Re: [PATCH v3 0/3] A-core no-SPL Boot Support

[Gokul Praveen <g-praveen@ti.com>]

Hi Tom,

Apologies for the reminder. Hope I have clarified your queries.

Best Regards

Gokul Praveen

On 19/08/26 15:49, Gokul Praveen wrote:
> A-Core no-SPL Mode is a boot approach that bypasses
> the A Core SPL while retaining U-Boot in the boot flow.
> This mode provides faster boot times compared to normal boot
> while maintaining U-Boot's flexibility for kernel loading
> and system configuration..
>
> v3<==> v2
> ===========
> * Updated the naming convention used from "no-spl" to "A-core no-spl" to
> * make it more specific and clear..
> * Link to v2:https://lore.kernel.org/all/20260818115322.101705-1-g-praveen@ti.com/
>
> v2<==> v1
> ===========
> * Updated the naming convention used from "semi-falcon" to "no-spl".
> * Link to v1: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20260814102153.44487-1-g-praveen@ti.com/
>
> Boot logs link :
> https://gist.github.com/GokulPraveen2001/fef407a482e2dad30272006de557627c
>
> Gokul Praveen (3):
>    configs: add A-core no-SPL mode fragment for k3 devices
>    arm: k3-binman: add tinospl.bin for direct U-Boot boot
>    doc: ti: document A Core no-SPL boot mode for J784S4 EVM
>
>   Makefile                               |   2 +-
>   arch/arm/dts/k3-binman.dtsi            |  47 ++++++++
>   arch/arm/dts/k3-j784s4-binman.dtsi     |  65 +++++++++++
>   arch/arm/dts/k3-j784s4-evm-u-boot.dtsi |  14 +++
>   configs/k3_a72_nospl.config            |   1 +
>   configs/k3_r5_nospl.config             |   1 +
>   doc/board/ti/j784s4_evm.rst            | 143 +++++++++++++++++++++++++
>   7 files changed, 272 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>   create mode 100644 configs/k3_a72_nospl.config
>   create mode 100644 configs/k3_r5_nospl.config
>