[U-Boot] [PATCH] board_f: skip timer_init() on Coldfire archs

Coldfire arch is not happy with timer_init since interrupt handlers are still not set at that stage, and the boot hangs silently.
Signed-off-by: Angelo Dureghello angelo@sysam.it --- common/board_f.c | 2 ++ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)
diff --git a/common/board_f.c b/common/board_f.c index d9431ee79a..30e588e213 100644 --- a/common/board_f.c +++ b/common/board_f.c @@ -740,7 +740,9 @@ static const init_fnc_t init_sequence_f[] = { /* get CPU and bus clocks according to the environment variable */ get_clocks, /* get CPU and bus clocks (etc.) */ #endif +#if !defined(CONFIG_M68K) timer_init, /* initialize timer */ +#endif #if defined(CONFIG_BOARD_POSTCLK_INIT) board_postclk_init, #endif

Hi Angelo,
On 10 May 2017 at 15:58, Angelo Dureghello angelo@sysam.it wrote:
Coldfire arch is not happy with timer_init since interrupt handlers are still not set at that stage, and the boot hangs silently.
Signed-off-by: Angelo Dureghello angelo@sysam.it
common/board_f.c | 2 ++ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)
diff --git a/common/board_f.c b/common/board_f.c index d9431ee79a..30e588e213 100644 --- a/common/board_f.c +++ b/common/board_f.c @@ -740,7 +740,9 @@ static const init_fnc_t init_sequence_f[] = { /* get CPU and bus clocks according to the environment variable */ get_clocks, /* get CPU and bus clocks (etc.) */ #endif +#if !defined(CONFIG_M68K) timer_init, /* initialize timer */ +#endif #if defined(CONFIG_BOARD_POSTCLK_INIT) board_postclk_init,
#endif
2.11.0
I'm really hoping we can get rid of all arch-specific things from the init sequence.
Is there no way that m68k can init its timer here? Or perhaps it could be a nop function?
Regards, Simon

Hi Simon,
On 11/05/2017 00:03, Simon Glass wrote:
Hi Angelo,
On 10 May 2017 at 15:58, Angelo Dureghello angelo@sysam.it wrote:
Coldfire arch is not happy with timer_init since interrupt handlers are still not set at that stage, and the boot hangs silently.
Signed-off-by: Angelo Dureghello angelo@sysam.it
common/board_f.c | 2 ++ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)
diff --git a/common/board_f.c b/common/board_f.c index d9431ee79a..30e588e213 100644 --- a/common/board_f.c +++ b/common/board_f.c @@ -740,7 +740,9 @@ static const init_fnc_t init_sequence_f[] = { /* get CPU and bus clocks according to the environment variable */ get_clocks, /* get CPU and bus clocks (etc.) */ #endif +#if !defined(CONFIG_M68K) timer_init, /* initialize timer */ +#endif #if defined(CONFIG_BOARD_POSTCLK_INIT) board_postclk_init,
#endif
2.11.0
I'm really hoping we can get rid of all arch-specific things from the init sequence.
Yes, i have seen you unified that step for all archs, and unfortunately i discovered the issue now only updating u-boot on my mcf5307 based board.
Is there no way that m68k can init its timer here? Or perhaps it could be a nop function?
I checked now all the cpu/xxx/start.S. At that early stage, all the vector handlers are set to _fault thats is just and endless loop.
In Coldfire arch, timer_init() is implemented in lib/time.c, as to setup and start the system timer overflow interrupt. It is called later from board_init_r(), line 863, after interrupt_init().
So, no :( unless you don't have some suggestion, i don't see any easy way to keep that timer_init() call enabled in board_init_f().
Regards, Simon
Regards, angelo

Hi Angelo,
On 10 May 2017 at 16:36, Angelo Dureghello angelo@sysam.it wrote:
Hi Simon,
On 11/05/2017 00:03, Simon Glass wrote:
Hi Angelo,
On 10 May 2017 at 15:58, Angelo Dureghello angelo@sysam.it wrote:
Coldfire arch is not happy with timer_init since interrupt handlers are still not set at that stage, and the boot hangs silently.
Signed-off-by: Angelo Dureghello angelo@sysam.it
common/board_f.c | 2 ++ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)
diff --git a/common/board_f.c b/common/board_f.c index d9431ee79a..30e588e213 100644 --- a/common/board_f.c +++ b/common/board_f.c @@ -740,7 +740,9 @@ static const init_fnc_t init_sequence_f[] = { /* get CPU and bus clocks according to the environment variable */ get_clocks, /* get CPU and bus clocks (etc.) */ #endif +#if !defined(CONFIG_M68K) timer_init, /* initialize timer */ +#endif #if defined(CONFIG_BOARD_POSTCLK_INIT) board_postclk_init,
#endif
2.11.0
I'm really hoping we can get rid of all arch-specific things from the init sequence.
Yes, i have seen you unified that step for all archs, and unfortunately i discovered the issue now only updating u-boot on my mcf5307 based board.
Is there no way that m68k can init its timer here? Or perhaps it could be a nop function?
I checked now all the cpu/xxx/start.S. At that early stage, all the vector handlers are set to _fault thats is just and endless loop.
In Coldfire arch, timer_init() is implemented in lib/time.c, as to setup and start the system timer overflow interrupt. It is called later from board_init_r(), line 863, after interrupt_init().
So, no :( unless you don't have some suggestion, i don't see any easy way to keep that timer_init() call enabled in board_init_f().
My only ideas are:
- user driver model for timer and then call the interrupt init from your driver's probe() method - make timer_init() a nop for you arch
Regards, Simon

Hi Simon.
On 17/05/2017 03:38, Simon Glass wrote:
Hi Angelo,
On 10 May 2017 at 16:36, Angelo Dureghello angelo@sysam.it wrote:
Hi Simon,
On 11/05/2017 00:03, Simon Glass wrote:
Hi Angelo,
On 10 May 2017 at 15:58, Angelo Dureghello angelo@sysam.it wrote:
Coldfire arch is not happy with timer_init since interrupt handlers are still not set at that stage, and the boot hangs silently.
Signed-off-by: Angelo Dureghello angelo@sysam.it
common/board_f.c | 2 ++ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)
diff --git a/common/board_f.c b/common/board_f.c index d9431ee79a..30e588e213 100644 --- a/common/board_f.c +++ b/common/board_f.c @@ -740,7 +740,9 @@ static const init_fnc_t init_sequence_f[] = { /* get CPU and bus clocks according to the environment variable */ get_clocks, /* get CPU and bus clocks (etc.) */ #endif +#if !defined(CONFIG_M68K) timer_init, /* initialize timer */ +#endif #if defined(CONFIG_BOARD_POSTCLK_INIT) board_postclk_init,
#endif
2.11.0
I'm really hoping we can get rid of all arch-specific things from the init sequence.
Yes, i have seen you unified that step for all archs, and unfortunately i discovered the issue now only updating u-boot on my mcf5307 based board.
Is there no way that m68k can init its timer here? Or perhaps it could be a nop function?
I checked now all the cpu/xxx/start.S. At that early stage, all the vector handlers are set to _fault thats is just and endless loop.
In Coldfire arch, timer_init() is implemented in lib/time.c, as to setup and start the system timer overflow interrupt. It is called later from board_init_r(), line 863, after interrupt_init().
So, no :( unless you don't have some suggestion, i don't see any easy way to keep that timer_init() call enabled in board_init_f().
My only ideas are:
- user driver model for timer and then call the interrupt init from
your driver's probe() method
- make timer_init() a nop for you arch
thanks, it sounds good.
Ok, i see the patch has been applied to master so we have the things working for now.
I'll try to do the change above in the next future, i keep it in the todo list.
Regards, Angelo
Regards, Simon

On Wed, May 10, 2017 at 11:58:06PM +0200, Angelo Dureghello wrote:
Coldfire arch is not happy with timer_init since interrupt handlers are still not set at that stage, and the boot hangs silently.
Signed-off-by: Angelo Dureghello angelo@sysam.it
Applied to u-boot/master, thanks!
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