From: Jamin Lin <jamin_lin@aspeedtech.com>
To: "Cédric Le Goater" <clg@kaod.org>,
"Peter Maydell" <peter.maydell@linaro.org>,
"Steven Lee" <steven_lee@aspeedtech.com>,
"Troy Lee" <leetroy@gmail.com>,
"Kane Chen" <kane_chen@aspeedtech.com>,
"Andrew Jeffery" <andrew@codeconstruct.com.au>,
"Joel Stanley" <joel@jms.id.au>,
"Pierrick Bouvier" <pierrick.bouvier@oss.qualcomm.com>,
"open list:ASPEED BMCs" <qemu-arm@nongnu.org>,
"open list:All patches CC here" <qemu-devel@nongnu.org>
Cc: Jamin Lin <jamin_lin@aspeedtech.com>, Troy Lee <troy_lee@aspeedtech.com>
Subject: [PATCH v5 10/10] docs: Add support vbootrom and update Manual boot for ast2700fc
Date: Wed, 8 Jul 2026 09:20:39 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260708092023.3826159-11-jamin_lin@aspeedtech.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260708092023.3826159-1-jamin_lin@aspeedtech.com>
Signed-off-by: Jamin Lin <jamin_lin@aspeedtech.com>
---
docs/system/arm/aspeed.rst | 42 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-------
1 file changed, 35 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
diff --git a/docs/system/arm/aspeed.rst b/docs/system/arm/aspeed.rst
index 2d51ceeb84..b6dd757f6e 100644
--- a/docs/system/arm/aspeed.rst
+++ b/docs/system/arm/aspeed.rst
@@ -386,18 +386,25 @@ Booting the ast2700fc machine
AST2700 features four Cortex-A35 primary processors and two Cortex-M4 coprocessors.
**ast2700-evb** machine focuses on emulating the four Cortex-A35 primary processors,
**ast2700fc** machine extends **ast2700-evb** by adding support for the two Cortex-M4 coprocessors.
+There are two methods to boot the ast2700fc machine.
+
+Manual boot using ``-device loader``:
+
+In this approach, users manually load firmware and assign entry points via QEMU loader devices.
+By default, the PSP begins execution at address ``0x430000000``, the load address of the bl31
+firmware. The SSP and TSP start in the powered-off state and must be explicitly enabled by the
+PSP through writes to SCU registers.
Steps to boot the AST2700fc machine:
-1. Ensure you have the following AST2700A1 binaries available in a directory
+1. Ensure you have the following AST2700 binaries available in a directory
- * u-boot-nodtb.bin
- * u-boot.dtb
+ * u-boot.bin
* bl31.bin
* optee/tee-raw.bin
* image-bmc
- * zephyr-aspeed-ssp.elf (for SSP firmware, CPU 5)
- * zephyr-aspeed-tsp.elf (for TSP firmware, CPU 6)
+ * zephyr-aspeed-ssp.bin (for SSP firmware, CPU 5)
+ * zephyr-aspeed-tsp.bin (for TSP firmware, CPU 6)
2. Execute the following command to start ``ast2700fc`` machine:
@@ -407,6 +414,8 @@ Steps to boot the AST2700fc machine:
$ qemu-system-aarch64 -M ast2700fc \
-device loader,force-raw=on,addr=0x400000000,file=${IMGDIR}/u-boot.bin \
+ -device loader,force-raw=on,addr=0x42C000000,file=${IMGDIR}/zephyr-aspeed-ssp.bin \
+ -device loader,force-raw=on,addr=0x42E000000,file=${IMGDIR}/zephyr-aspeed-tsp.bin \
-device loader,force-raw=on,addr=0x430000000,file=${IMGDIR}/bl31.bin \
-device loader,force-raw=on,addr=0x430080000,file=${IMGDIR}/optee/tee-raw.bin \
-device loader,cpu-num=0,addr=0x430000000 \
@@ -414,12 +423,31 @@ Steps to boot the AST2700fc machine:
-device loader,cpu-num=2,addr=0x430000000 \
-device loader,cpu-num=3,addr=0x430000000 \
-drive file=${IMGDIR}/image-bmc,if=mtd,format=raw \
- -device loader,file=${IMGDIR}/zephyr-aspeed-ssp.elf,cpu-num=4 \
- -device loader,file=${IMGDIR}/zephyr-aspeed-tsp.elf,cpu-num=5 \
-serial pty -serial pty -serial pty \
-snapshot \
-S -nographic
+Boot using a virtual boot ROM (-bios):
+
+In this method, the virtual boot ROM (vbootrom) handles the full initialization sequence.
+It starts the PSP, which then enables the SSP and TSP by programming the appropriate SCU
+registers, following the hardware behavior.
+
+Execute the following command to start ``ast2700fc`` machine:
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+
+ IMGDIR=ast2700-default
+
+ $ qemu-system-aarch64 -M ast2700fc \
+ -bios ast27x0_bootrom.bin \
+ -drive file=${IMGDIR}/image-bmc,if=mtd,format=raw \
+ -serial pty -serial pty -serial pty \
+ -snapshot \
+ -S -nographic
+
+Serial Console Redirection:
+
After launching QEMU, serial devices will be automatically redirected.
Example output:
--
2.43.0
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-07-08 9:21 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 17+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-07-08 9:20 [PATCH v5 00/10] Add SSP/TSP power control and DRAM remap support for AST2700 Jamin Lin
2026-07-08 9:20 ` [PATCH v5 01/10] hw/arm/ast27x0: Start SSP in powered-off state to match hardware behavior Jamin Lin
2026-07-08 9:20 ` [PATCH v5 02/10] hw/arm/ast27x0: Start TSP " Jamin Lin
2026-07-08 9:20 ` [PATCH v5 03/10] hw/arm/ast27x0: Add DRAM alias for SSP SDRAM remap Jamin Lin
2026-07-08 9:20 ` [PATCH v5 04/10] hw/arm/ast27x0: Add DRAM alias for TSP " Jamin Lin
2026-07-08 9:20 ` [PATCH v5 05/10] hw/misc/aspeed_scu: Implement SSP reset and power-on control via SCU registers Jamin Lin
2026-07-08 9:20 ` [PATCH v5 06/10] hw/misc/aspeed_scu: Implement TSP " Jamin Lin
2026-07-08 9:20 ` [PATCH v5 07/10] hw/misc/aspeed_scu: Add SCU support for SSP SDRAM remap Jamin Lin
2026-07-08 9:20 ` [PATCH v5 08/10] hw/misc/aspeed_scu: Add SCU support for TSP " Jamin Lin
2026-07-08 9:20 ` [PATCH v5 09/10] tests/functional/aarch64/test_aspeed_ast2700fc: Boot SSP/TSP via PSP and load binaries from DRAM Jamin Lin
2026-07-08 9:20 ` Jamin Lin [this message]
2026-07-08 22:55 ` [PATCH v5 10/10] docs: Add support vbootrom and update Manual boot for ast2700fc Philippe Mathieu-Daudé
2026-07-08 22:59 ` [PATCH v5 00/10] Add SSP/TSP power control and DRAM remap support for AST2700 Philippe Mathieu-Daudé
2026-07-09 1:03 ` Jamin Lin
2026-07-09 1:10 ` Jamin Lin
2026-07-09 1:16 ` Murray-Pitts, Lucien
2026-07-13 4:50 ` Jamin Lin
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