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From: "Marek Behún" <kabel@kernel.org>
To: "Pali Rohár" <pali@kernel.org>
Cc: Stefan Roese <sr@denx.de>, u-boot@lists.denx.de
Subject: Re: [PATCH] arm: mvebu: Define env_sf_get_env_addr() for all Armada boards in SPL
Date: Tue, 9 Aug 2022 14:45:03 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20220809144503.4b2821ab@thinkpad> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20220809092709.7orpir5wreud5bxs@pali>

On Tue, 9 Aug 2022 11:27:09 +0200
Pali Rohár <pali@kernel.org> wrote:

> On Tuesday 09 August 2022 11:20:12 Marek Behún wrote:
> > On Mon,  8 Aug 2022 19:13:43 +0200
> > Pali Rohár <pali@kernel.org> wrote:
> >   
> > > SPI0 CS0 Flash is mapped to address range 0xD4000000 - 0xD7FFFFFF by BootROM.
> > > Proper U-Boot removes this direct mapping. So it is available only in SPL.
> > > This applies for all 32-bit Armada BootROMs. SPL mvebu code is used only on
> > > 32-bit Armada SoCs. So move env_sf_get_env_addr() function from Turris
> > > Omnia board to common SPL mvebu code and add proper checks for SPI0 CS0.
> > > 
> > > Signed-off-by: Pali Rohár <pali@kernel.org>  
> > 
> > Do we know that this will work for all flash memories used on those
> > other boards? Some boards may have non-compliant SPI-NORs soldered on.
> > 
> > But if BootROM on those boards also uses this mapping to read flash, it
> > should be okay...  
> 
> IIRC this range is used by BootROM for reading SPL.
> 
> Ok, I can imagine some very special configuration where SPL kwbimage is
> stored on eMMC, eMMC is used for BootROM booting, but ENV is stored on
> non-standard SPI flash, which BootROM cannot access, but U-Boot yes.
> 
> So maybe I should add another #ifdef guard e.g. ?
> 
>   #ifdef CONFIG_MVEBU_SPL_BOOT_DEVICE_SPI

I don't think such non-standard configurations are used :) Lets do that
only if someone complains.

Marek

  reply	other threads:[~2022-08-09 12:45 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2022-08-08 17:13 [PATCH] arm: mvebu: Define env_sf_get_env_addr() for all Armada boards in SPL Pali Rohár
2022-08-09  9:20 ` Marek Behún
2022-08-09  9:27   ` Pali Rohár
2022-08-09 12:45     ` Marek Behún [this message]
2022-08-09 13:12       ` Stefan Roese
2022-08-23 14:57 ` Stefan Roese

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