[U-Boot] [PATCH v7 1/7] ARM: socfpga: Description on FPGA bitstream type and file name for Arria 10

Chee, Tien Fong
2019-02-01T16:02:24Z

On Fri, 2019-02-01 at 09:25 +0100, Marek Vasut wrote:
> On 2/1/19 4:48 AM, Chee, Tien Fong wrote:
> >
> > On Thu, 2019-01-31 at 15:54 +0100, Marek Vasut wrote:
> > >
> > > On 1/31/19 3:51 PM, tien.fong.chee at intel.com wrote:
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > From: Tien Fong Chee <tien.fong.chee@intel.com>
> > > >
> > > > This patch adds description on properties about file name used
> > > > for
> > > > both
> > > > peripheral bitstream and core bitstream.
> > > >
> > > > Signed-off-by: Tien Fong Chee <tien.fong.chee@intel.com>
> > > >
> > > > ---
> > > >
> > > > changes for v7
> > > > - Provided example of setting FPGA FIT image for both early IO
> > > > release
> > > >   and full release FPGA configuration.
> > > > ---
> > > >  .../fpga/altera-socfpga-a10-fpga-mgr.txt           | 34
> > > > +++++++++++++++++++++-
> > > >  1 file changed, 33 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> > > >
> > > > diff --git a/doc/device-tree-bindings/fpga/altera-socfpga-a10-
> > > > fpga-
> > > > mgr.txt b/doc/device-tree-bindings/fpga/altera-socfpga-a10-
> > > > fpga-
> > > > mgr.txt
> > > > index 2fd8e7a..5f81a32 100644
> > > > --- a/doc/device-tree-bindings/fpga/altera-socfpga-a10-fpga-
> > > > mgr.txt
> > > > +++ b/doc/device-tree-bindings/fpga/altera-socfpga-a10-fpga-
> > > > mgr.txt
> > > > @@ -7,8 +7,39 @@ Required properties:
> > > >                 - The second index is for writing FPGA
> > > > configuration data.
> > > >  - resets     : Phandle and reset specifier for the device's
> > > > reset.
> > > >  - clocks     : Clocks used by the device.
> > > > +- altr,bitstream : File name for FPGA peripheral bitstream
> > > > which
> > > > is used
> > > > +    to initialize FPGA IOs, PLL, IO48 and DDR.
> > > > This
> > > > bitstream is
> > > > +    required to get DDR up running.
> > > > +    or
> > > > +    File name for full bitstream, consist of
> > > > peripheral bitstream
> > > > +    and core bitstream.
> > > > +- altr,bitstream-core(optional) : File name for core bitstream
> > > > which contains
> > > Is the name of the property 'altr,bitstream-core(optional)' ? I
> > > think
> > > the "optional" part should be in the description.
> > Yes, you are right.
> > >
> > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > +   FPGA design which is used to
> > > > program FPGA CRAM
> > > > +   and ERAM.
> > > >
> > > > -Example:
> > > > +Example: Bundles both peripheral bitstream and core bitstream
> > > > into
> > > > FIT image
> > > > +  called fit_spl_fpga.itb. This FIT image can be
> > > > created
> > > > through running
> > > > +  this command: tools/mkimage
> > > > +        -E -p 400
> > > > +        -f board/altera/arria10-
> > > > socdk/fit_spl_fpga.its
> > > > +        fit_spl_fpga.itb
> > > > +
> > > > +  For details of describing structure and contents of
> > > > the
> > > > FIT image,
> > > > +  please refer board/altera/arria10-
> > > > socdk/fit_spl_fpga.its
> > > > +
> > > > +- Examples for booting with early IO release, and enter early
> > > > user
> > > > mode:
> > > > +
> > > > + fpga_mgr: fpga-mgr at ffd03000 {
> > > > + compatible = "altr,socfpga-a10-fpga-mgr";
> > > > + reg = <0xffd03000 0x100
> > > > +        0xffcfe400 0x20>;
> > > > + clocks = <&l4_mp_clk>;
> > > > + resets = <&rst FPGAMGR_RESET>;
> > > > + altr,bitstream = "fit_spl_fpga.itb";
> > > > + altr,bitstream-core = "fit_spl_fpga.itb";
> > > It's the same file, why does it use two properties ?
> > 1. Allows user to run optional for program core. When "" is set to
> > altr,bitstream-core, then SPL would skip programming FPGA with
> > core, so
> > user can program it later on U-Boot or Linux.
> You can just pass in a fitImage with only the periph image in it in
> such
> a case.
What if user want to program the core on U-Boot? User need to create
two FIT images, one FIT with periph image, and another FIT with core
image only.

Current implementation supports one FIT image for above configuration.
>
> >
> > 2. Allows core in different FIT file.
> Is this really useful ?
Yes, for the use case which support different core image for different
revision of board but using same periph image.
>
> >
> > >
> > > And where is this
> > > file loaded from ?
> > You need to set the default source in DTS, for example "firmware-
> > loader
> > = &fs_loader0", that's for power boot up purpose. After that,
> > generic
> > firmware loader would go to the dsignated storage as described
> > below to
> > find the FPGA FIT image according description from above.
> >
> > fs_loader0: fs-loader at 0 {
> > u-boot,dm-pre-reloc;
> > compatible = "u-boot,fs-loader";
> > phandlepart = <&mmc 1>;
> > };
> How does the driver bound to fpga-mgr know which firmware loader
> instance to use ? There's no phandle.
Current firmware loader supports only one instance, that is default
instance described in chosen node. It is good enough to solve our
problem where to define a default storage for FPGA images and how to
tell the SPL to load it from the default storage when the board is
powered up. I don't see there is a need to support more than one
instance for fpga-mgr during SPL runtime, at least for now. User can
program the FPGA with core image from any storage with series of
commands such as fatload and socfpga load on U-Boot console.

It is good to improve the firmware loader to support
the DM_FLAG_PRE_RELOC, which allow user to choose different firmware
loader node through setting the right sequence number when creating the
firmare loader instance in the parent driver such as fpga mgr, but i
don't see there is urgency need to be done now.
>
> >
> > >
> > > >
> > > > + };
> > > > +
> > > > +- Examples for booting with full release, enter user mode with
> > > > full bitstream:
> > > >
> > > >   fpga_mgr: fpga-mgr at ffd03000 {
> > > >   compatible = "altr,socfpga-a10-fpga-mgr";
> > > > @@ -16,4 +47,5 @@ Example:
> > > >          0xffcfe400 0x20>;
> > > >   clocks = <&l4_mp_clk>;
> > > >   resets = <&rst FPGAMGR_RESET>;
> > > > + altr,bitstream = "fit_spl_fpga.itb";
> > > >   };
> > > >
>