Re: [PATCH 1/1] board: sifive: unmatched: enlarge CONFIG_SYS_SPL_MALLOC_SIZE

Hi Bin,
From: Bin Meng bmeng.cn@gmail.com Sent: Tuesday, October 19, 2021 4:55 PM To: Alexandre Ghiti alexandre.ghiti@canonical.com Cc: Heinrich Schuchardt heinrich.schuchardt@canonical.com; Tom Rini trini@konsulko.com; Leo Yu-Chi Liang(梁育齊) ycliang@andestech.com; Rick Jian-Zhi Chen(陳建志) rick@andestech.com; Pragnesh Patel pragnesh.patel@sifive.com; Dimitri John Ledkov dimitri.ledkov@canonical.com; Zong Li zong.li@sifive.com; Green Wan green.wan@sifive.com; U-Boot Mailing List u-boot@lists.denx.de Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/1] board: sifive: unmatched: enlarge CONFIG_SYS_SPL_MALLOC_SIZE
On Tue, Oct 19, 2021 at 4:32 PM Alexandre Ghiti alexandre.ghiti@canonical.com wrote:
Hi,
On Fri, Oct 1, 2021 at 5:35 PM Bin Meng bmeng.cn@gmail.com wrote:
Hi Heinrich,
On Fri, Oct 1, 2021 at 7:37 PM Heinrich Schuchardt heinrich.schuchardt@canonical.com wrote:
Avoid an error like
Could not get FIT buffer of 1725952 bytes check CONFIG_SYS_SPL_MALLOC_SIZE No device tree specified in SPL image ### ERROR ### Please RESET the board ###
Signed-off-by: Heinrich Schuchardt
heinrich.schuchardt@canonical.com
include/configs/sifive-unmatched.h | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/include/configs/sifive-unmatched.h b/include/configs/sifive-unmatched.h index f8ad2cce1f..8d3deabdd3 100644 --- a/include/configs/sifive-unmatched.h +++ b/include/configs/sifive-unmatched.h @@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ #define CONFIG_SPL_BSS_MAX_SIZE 0x00100000 #define CONFIG_SYS_SPL_MALLOC_START (CONFIG_SPL_BSS_START_ADDR + \ CONFIG_SPL_BSS_MAX_SIZE) -#define CONFIG_SYS_SPL_MALLOC_SIZE 0x00100000 +#define CONFIG_SYS_SPL_MALLOC_SIZE 0x00200000
#define CONFIG_SPL_STACK (0x08000000 + 0x001D0000 - \ GENERATED_GBL_DATA_SIZE)
What caused this?
Last time this was seen on Ax25-AE350, CONFIG_SPL_SYS_MALLOC_F_LEN was increased, instead of CONFIG_SYS_SPL_MALLOC_SIZE which the error messages point to
I fell into the same issue this morning and increasing CONFIG_SYS_SPL_MALLOC_SIZE fixed it, though I had to increase it even more than Heinrich.
Is this default build that caused Unmatched boot failure?
@Rick Chen can you comment on why CONFIG_SPL_SYS_MALLOC_F_LEN was needed on AE350?
It is needed for limited memory cases on AE350 platforms.
Thanks, Rick
Regards, Bin

Hi Rick,
On Mon, Oct 25, 2021 at 9:49 AM Rick Chen rickchen36@gmail.com wrote:
Hi Bin,
From: Bin Meng bmeng.cn@gmail.com Sent: Tuesday, October 19, 2021 4:55 PM To: Alexandre Ghiti alexandre.ghiti@canonical.com Cc: Heinrich Schuchardt heinrich.schuchardt@canonical.com; Tom Rini trini@konsulko.com; Leo Yu-Chi Liang(梁育齊) ycliang@andestech.com; Rick Jian-Zhi Chen(陳建志) rick@andestech.com; Pragnesh Patel pragnesh.patel@sifive.com; Dimitri John Ledkov dimitri.ledkov@canonical.com; Zong Li zong.li@sifive.com; Green Wan green.wan@sifive.com; U-Boot Mailing List u-boot@lists.denx.de Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/1] board: sifive: unmatched: enlarge CONFIG_SYS_SPL_MALLOC_SIZE
On Tue, Oct 19, 2021 at 4:32 PM Alexandre Ghiti alexandre.ghiti@canonical.com wrote:
Hi,
On Fri, Oct 1, 2021 at 5:35 PM Bin Meng bmeng.cn@gmail.com wrote:
Hi Heinrich,
On Fri, Oct 1, 2021 at 7:37 PM Heinrich Schuchardt heinrich.schuchardt@canonical.com wrote:
Avoid an error like
Could not get FIT buffer of 1725952 bytes check CONFIG_SYS_SPL_MALLOC_SIZE No device tree specified in SPL image ### ERROR ### Please RESET the board ###
Signed-off-by: Heinrich Schuchardt
heinrich.schuchardt@canonical.com
include/configs/sifive-unmatched.h | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/include/configs/sifive-unmatched.h b/include/configs/sifive-unmatched.h index f8ad2cce1f..8d3deabdd3 100644 --- a/include/configs/sifive-unmatched.h +++ b/include/configs/sifive-unmatched.h @@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ #define CONFIG_SPL_BSS_MAX_SIZE 0x00100000 #define CONFIG_SYS_SPL_MALLOC_START (CONFIG_SPL_BSS_START_ADDR + \ CONFIG_SPL_BSS_MAX_SIZE) -#define CONFIG_SYS_SPL_MALLOC_SIZE 0x00100000 +#define CONFIG_SYS_SPL_MALLOC_SIZE 0x00200000
#define CONFIG_SPL_STACK (0x08000000 + 0x001D0000 - \ GENERATED_GBL_DATA_SIZE)
What caused this?
Last time this was seen on Ax25-AE350, CONFIG_SPL_SYS_MALLOC_F_LEN was increased, instead of CONFIG_SYS_SPL_MALLOC_SIZE which the error messages point to
I fell into the same issue this morning and increasing CONFIG_SYS_SPL_MALLOC_SIZE fixed it, though I had to increase it even more than Heinrich.
Is this default build that caused Unmatched boot failure?
@Rick Chen can you comment on why CONFIG_SPL_SYS_MALLOC_F_LEN was needed on AE350?
It is needed for limited memory cases on AE350 platforms.
But the error message indicates that CONFIG_SYS_SPL_MALLOC_SIZE should be increased, which is what this patch doing.
Why is CONFIG_SYS_SPL_MALLOC_SIZE not working on AE350?
Regards, Bin

Hi, Bin
Hi Rick,
On Mon, Oct 25, 2021 at 9:49 AM Rick Chen rickchen36@gmail.com wrote:
Hi Bin,
From: Bin Meng bmeng.cn@gmail.com Sent: Tuesday, October 19, 2021 4:55 PM To: Alexandre Ghiti alexandre.ghiti@canonical.com Cc: Heinrich Schuchardt heinrich.schuchardt@canonical.com; Tom Rini trini@konsulko.com; Leo Yu-Chi Liang(梁育齊) ycliang@andestech.com; Rick Jian-Zhi Chen(陳建志) rick@andestech.com; Pragnesh Patel pragnesh.patel@sifive.com; Dimitri John Ledkov dimitri.ledkov@canonical.com; Zong Li zong.li@sifive.com; Green Wan green.wan@sifive.com; U-Boot Mailing List u-boot@lists.denx.de Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/1] board: sifive: unmatched: enlarge CONFIG_SYS_SPL_MALLOC_SIZE
On Tue, Oct 19, 2021 at 4:32 PM Alexandre Ghiti alexandre.ghiti@canonical.com wrote:
Hi,
On Fri, Oct 1, 2021 at 5:35 PM Bin Meng bmeng.cn@gmail.com wrote:
Hi Heinrich,
On Fri, Oct 1, 2021 at 7:37 PM Heinrich Schuchardt heinrich.schuchardt@canonical.com wrote:
Avoid an error like
Could not get FIT buffer of 1725952 bytes check CONFIG_SYS_SPL_MALLOC_SIZE No device tree specified in SPL image ### ERROR ### Please RESET the board ###
Signed-off-by: Heinrich Schuchardt
heinrich.schuchardt@canonical.com
include/configs/sifive-unmatched.h | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/include/configs/sifive-unmatched.h b/include/configs/sifive-unmatched.h index f8ad2cce1f..8d3deabdd3 100644 --- a/include/configs/sifive-unmatched.h +++ b/include/configs/sifive-unmatched.h @@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ #define CONFIG_SPL_BSS_MAX_SIZE 0x00100000 #define CONFIG_SYS_SPL_MALLOC_START (CONFIG_SPL_BSS_START_ADDR + \ CONFIG_SPL_BSS_MAX_SIZE) -#define CONFIG_SYS_SPL_MALLOC_SIZE 0x00100000 +#define CONFIG_SYS_SPL_MALLOC_SIZE 0x00200000
#define CONFIG_SPL_STACK (0x08000000 + 0x001D0000 - \ GENERATED_GBL_DATA_SIZE)
What caused this?
Last time this was seen on Ax25-AE350, CONFIG_SPL_SYS_MALLOC_F_LEN was increased, instead of CONFIG_SYS_SPL_MALLOC_SIZE which the error messages point to
I fell into the same issue this morning and increasing CONFIG_SYS_SPL_MALLOC_SIZE fixed it, though I had to increase it even more than Heinrich.
Is this default build that caused Unmatched boot failure?
@Rick Chen can you comment on why CONFIG_SPL_SYS_MALLOC_F_LEN was needed on AE350?
It is needed for limited memory cases on AE350 platforms.
But the error message indicates that CONFIG_SYS_SPL_MALLOC_SIZE should be increased, which is what this patch doing.
Why is CONFIG_SYS_SPL_MALLOC_SIZE not working on AE350?
I review why I increase SPL_SYS_MALLOC_F_LEN and recall that it will report memory size problem in spl_get_fit_load_buffer() of spl_fit.c. But Increase CONFIG_SYS_SPL_MALLOC_SIZE is helpful for boards with CONFIG_SYS_SPL_MALLOC_SIZE definition, On Ae350 it is not define SYS_SPL_MALLOC_SIZE, so I increase SPL_SYS_MALLOC_F_LEN instead.
Thanks, Rick
Regards, Bin

Hi Rick,
On Mon, Oct 25, 2021 at 10:24 AM Rick Chen rickchen36@gmail.com wrote:
Hi, Bin
Hi Rick,
On Mon, Oct 25, 2021 at 9:49 AM Rick Chen rickchen36@gmail.com wrote:
Hi Bin,
From: Bin Meng bmeng.cn@gmail.com Sent: Tuesday, October 19, 2021 4:55 PM To: Alexandre Ghiti alexandre.ghiti@canonical.com Cc: Heinrich Schuchardt heinrich.schuchardt@canonical.com; Tom Rini trini@konsulko.com; Leo Yu-Chi Liang(梁育齊) ycliang@andestech.com; Rick Jian-Zhi Chen(陳建志) rick@andestech.com; Pragnesh Patel pragnesh.patel@sifive.com; Dimitri John Ledkov dimitri.ledkov@canonical.com; Zong Li zong.li@sifive.com; Green Wan green.wan@sifive.com; U-Boot Mailing List u-boot@lists.denx.de Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/1] board: sifive: unmatched: enlarge CONFIG_SYS_SPL_MALLOC_SIZE
On Tue, Oct 19, 2021 at 4:32 PM Alexandre Ghiti alexandre.ghiti@canonical.com wrote:
Hi,
On Fri, Oct 1, 2021 at 5:35 PM Bin Meng bmeng.cn@gmail.com wrote:
Hi Heinrich,
On Fri, Oct 1, 2021 at 7:37 PM Heinrich Schuchardt heinrich.schuchardt@canonical.com wrote: > > Avoid an error like > > Could not get FIT buffer of 1725952 bytes > check CONFIG_SYS_SPL_MALLOC_SIZE > No device tree specified in SPL image > ### ERROR ### Please RESET the board ### > > Signed-off-by: Heinrich Schuchardt > heinrich.schuchardt@canonical.com > --- > include/configs/sifive-unmatched.h | 2 +- > 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) > > diff --git a/include/configs/sifive-unmatched.h > b/include/configs/sifive-unmatched.h > index f8ad2cce1f..8d3deabdd3 100644 > --- a/include/configs/sifive-unmatched.h > +++ b/include/configs/sifive-unmatched.h > @@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ > #define CONFIG_SPL_BSS_MAX_SIZE 0x00100000 > #define CONFIG_SYS_SPL_MALLOC_START (CONFIG_SPL_BSS_START_ADDR + \ > CONFIG_SPL_BSS_MAX_SIZE) > -#define CONFIG_SYS_SPL_MALLOC_SIZE 0x00100000 > +#define CONFIG_SYS_SPL_MALLOC_SIZE 0x00200000 > > #define CONFIG_SPL_STACK (0x08000000 + 0x001D0000 - \ > GENERATED_GBL_DATA_SIZE)
What caused this?
Last time this was seen on Ax25-AE350, CONFIG_SPL_SYS_MALLOC_F_LEN was increased, instead of CONFIG_SYS_SPL_MALLOC_SIZE which the error messages point to
I fell into the same issue this morning and increasing CONFIG_SYS_SPL_MALLOC_SIZE fixed it, though I had to increase it even more than Heinrich.
Is this default build that caused Unmatched boot failure?
@Rick Chen can you comment on why CONFIG_SPL_SYS_MALLOC_F_LEN was needed on AE350?
It is needed for limited memory cases on AE350 platforms.
But the error message indicates that CONFIG_SYS_SPL_MALLOC_SIZE should be increased, which is what this patch doing.
Why is CONFIG_SYS_SPL_MALLOC_SIZE not working on AE350?
I review why I increase SPL_SYS_MALLOC_F_LEN and recall that it will report memory size problem in spl_get_fit_load_buffer() of spl_fit.c. But Increase CONFIG_SYS_SPL_MALLOC_SIZE is helpful for boards with CONFIG_SYS_SPL_MALLOC_SIZE definition, On Ae350 it is not define SYS_SPL_MALLOC_SIZE, so I increase SPL_SYS_MALLOC_F_LEN instead.
Thanks. So this suggests we should fix the message in spl_get_fit_load_buffer() to provide different hints for different configurations?
Regards, Bin

Hi Rick,
On Mon, Oct 25, 2021 at 10:24 AM Rick Chen rickchen36@gmail.com wrote:
Hi, Bin
Hi Rick,
On Mon, Oct 25, 2021 at 9:49 AM Rick Chen rickchen36@gmail.com wrote:
Hi Bin,
From: Bin Meng bmeng.cn@gmail.com Sent: Tuesday, October 19, 2021 4:55 PM To: Alexandre Ghiti alexandre.ghiti@canonical.com Cc: Heinrich Schuchardt heinrich.schuchardt@canonical.com; Tom Rini trini@konsulko.com; Leo Yu-Chi Liang(梁育齊) ycliang@andestech.com; Rick Jian-Zhi Chen(陳建志) rick@andestech.com; Pragnesh Patel pragnesh.patel@sifive.com; Dimitri John Ledkov dimitri.ledkov@canonical.com; Zong Li zong.li@sifive.com; Green Wan green.wan@sifive.com; U-Boot Mailing List u-boot@lists.denx.de Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/1] board: sifive: unmatched: enlarge CONFIG_SYS_SPL_MALLOC_SIZE
On Tue, Oct 19, 2021 at 4:32 PM Alexandre Ghiti alexandre.ghiti@canonical.com wrote:
Hi,
On Fri, Oct 1, 2021 at 5:35 PM Bin Meng bmeng.cn@gmail.com wrote: > > Hi Heinrich, > > On Fri, Oct 1, 2021 at 7:37 PM Heinrich Schuchardt > heinrich.schuchardt@canonical.com wrote: > > > > Avoid an error like > > > > Could not get FIT buffer of 1725952 bytes > > check CONFIG_SYS_SPL_MALLOC_SIZE > > No device tree specified in SPL image > > ### ERROR ### Please RESET the board ### > > > > Signed-off-by: Heinrich Schuchardt > > heinrich.schuchardt@canonical.com > > --- > > include/configs/sifive-unmatched.h | 2 +- > > 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) > > > > diff --git a/include/configs/sifive-unmatched.h > > b/include/configs/sifive-unmatched.h > > index f8ad2cce1f..8d3deabdd3 100644 > > --- a/include/configs/sifive-unmatched.h > > +++ b/include/configs/sifive-unmatched.h > > @@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ > > #define CONFIG_SPL_BSS_MAX_SIZE 0x00100000 > > #define CONFIG_SYS_SPL_MALLOC_START (CONFIG_SPL_BSS_START_ADDR + \ > > CONFIG_SPL_BSS_MAX_SIZE) > > -#define CONFIG_SYS_SPL_MALLOC_SIZE 0x00100000 > > +#define CONFIG_SYS_SPL_MALLOC_SIZE 0x00200000 > > > > #define CONFIG_SPL_STACK (0x08000000 + 0x001D0000 - \ > > GENERATED_GBL_DATA_SIZE) > > What caused this? > > Last time this was seen on Ax25-AE350, CONFIG_SPL_SYS_MALLOC_F_LEN > was increased, instead of CONFIG_SYS_SPL_MALLOC_SIZE which the error > messages point to > > https://lists.denx.de/pipermail/u-boot/2021-May/449447.html >
I fell into the same issue this morning and increasing CONFIG_SYS_SPL_MALLOC_SIZE fixed it, though I had to increase it even more than Heinrich.
Is this default build that caused Unmatched boot failure?
@Rick Chen can you comment on why CONFIG_SPL_SYS_MALLOC_F_LEN was needed on AE350?
It is needed for limited memory cases on AE350 platforms.
But the error message indicates that CONFIG_SYS_SPL_MALLOC_SIZE should be increased, which is what this patch doing.
Why is CONFIG_SYS_SPL_MALLOC_SIZE not working on AE350?
I review why I increase SPL_SYS_MALLOC_F_LEN and recall that it will report memory size problem in spl_get_fit_load_buffer() of spl_fit.c. But Increase CONFIG_SYS_SPL_MALLOC_SIZE is helpful for boards with CONFIG_SYS_SPL_MALLOC_SIZE definition, On Ae350 it is not define SYS_SPL_MALLOC_SIZE, so I increase SPL_SYS_MALLOC_F_LEN instead.
Thanks. So this suggests we should fix the message in spl_get_fit_load_buffer() to provide different hints for different configurations?
Yes, maybe we can add #if CONFIG_VAL(SYS_MALLOC_F_LEN) to distinguish CONFIG_SYS_SPL_MALLOC_SIZE and get better hints here.
Thanks, Rick
Regards, Bin
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