[U-Boot-Users] how to make a core uboot?
Dear all: I get an arm platform from my friend and it is not in the list of boards in include folder. I intend to make a pure uboot, without including any driver but only basic cpu setting and uboot commands supported. But I cannot see any config option in Makefile. I know I may choose any config in boards and truncate those things I don't need at all. But I send this mail and want to know is there already a config option or some fast way I can meet my requirement? appreciate your help, miloody
Hello!
loody mil schrieb:
I intend to make a pure uboot, without including any driver but only basic cpu setting and uboot commands supported. But I cannot see any config option in Makefile.
If you need a really minimalistic bootloader U-Boot will not be the first choice. The smallest possible U-Boot will be around 100KByte in size and contain much more than just basic CPU initialisation.
I know I may choose any config in boards and truncate those things I don't need at all.
That's the right way if you want to use U-Boot.
But I send this mail and want to know is there already a config option or some fast way I can meet my requirement?
Nobody knows what are you requirements. If you need a really minimalistic bootloader you should take a look at some sample initialization code from the processor manufacturer.
On certain platforms (e.g. Atmel AT91) even U-Boot will just be used as a second or third level bootloader. The basic CPU setup has been done before starting U-Boot.
With best regards Andreas Schweigstill
Andreas Schweigstill wrote:
On certain platforms (e.g. Atmel AT91) even U-Boot will just be used as a second or third level bootloader. The basic CPU setup has been done before starting U-Boot.
Qualification: The following is true for all AT91SAM9 processors. It probably also applies to AT91CAP9 processors. I'm not sure it applies to other AT91 processors though.
This is only true of Atmel AT91 processors with BMS set to 1. Execution starts in the Atmel AT91's internal ROM. The ROM loads code from a SPI NOR flash (Dataflash) into internal SRAM or external SDRAM. (If the SRAM step is skipped, U-Boot would be the second stage bootloader.) With an SRAM bootloader stage (AT91Bootstrap) as the second stage bootloader, that would make U-Boot the third stage bootloader.
With BMS=0, execution of AT91 processors will start with the EBI chip select 0 device, usually (EBI) NOR flash. The AT91's internal ROM is completely bypassed.
It just happens that official U-Boot for AT91 uses the AT91's internal ROM to boot via SPI NOR flash. There is a patch by Rubini to Atmel's U-Boot 1.1.5 version that runs U-Boot from an AT91SAM9263-EK board with BMS=0. It is technically a two stage bootloader with AT91Bootstrap code being loaded into SRAM and U-Boot loaded into SDRAM by AT91Bootstrap.
Does the new AT91 code in U-Boot handle BMS=0 properly?
If so, ignore the following paragraph:
I've not heard of a single stage U-Boot for Atmel AT91, but it is just as easy to do as any other single stage U-Boot for any other processor. It should be easier to do than a U-Boot port to a new architecture.
Sincerely,
Ken Fuchs
-----Original Message----- From: u-boot-users-bounces@lists.sourceforge.net [mailto:u-boot-users-bounces@lists.sourceforge.net] On Behalf Of Andreas Schweigstill Sent: Monday, April 28, 2008 04:51 To: u-boot-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [U-Boot-Users] how to make a core uboot?
Hello!
loody mil schrieb:
I intend to make a pure uboot, without including any driver
but only
basic cpu setting and uboot commands supported. But I
cannot see any
config option in Makefile.
If you need a really minimalistic bootloader U-Boot will not be the first choice. The smallest possible U-Boot will be around 100KByte in size and contain much more than just basic CPU initialisation.
I know I may choose any config in boards and truncate those
things I
don't need at all.
That's the right way if you want to use U-Boot.
But I send this mail and want to know is there already a
config option
or some fast way I can meet my requirement?
Nobody knows what are you requirements. If you need a really minimalistic bootloader you should take a look at some sample initialization code from the processor manufacturer.
On certain platforms (e.g. Atmel AT91) even U-Boot will just be used as a second or third level bootloader. The basic CPU setup has been done before starting U-Boot.
With best regards Andreas Schweigstill
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In message AA28F077645B324881335614E4F7C428034CEF@win-ex01.bench.com you wrote:
It just happens that official U-Boot for AT91 uses the AT91's internal ROM to boot via SPI NOR flash. There is a patch by
Define "official".
To me it means what's in mainline. And here we support booting from NOR flash.
I've not heard of a single stage U-Boot for Atmel AT91, but it is just as easy to do as any other single stage U-Boot for any other processor. It should be easier to do than a U-Boot port to a new architecture.
You may just want to use plain standard mainline code.
Best regards,
Wolfgang Denk
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