[U-Boot-Users] How can I get board information(u-boot saved) from linux kernel

[U-Boot-Users] How can I get board information(u-boot saved) from linux kernel

[jie han]

I am new to U-Boot, I checked
file:\include\asm\u-boot.h,it's defined struct
bd_info,this struct store board information passed to
linux kernel.How can I get this struct from linux
kernel? 
If anyone knows of a way to get U-Boot saved board
information from linux kernel,give me a hint,thanks
advance.

Sincerely,

Jie

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[U-Boot-Users] How can I get board information(u-boot saved) from linux kernel

[Clemens Koller]

Hi, jie!

Well, almost off-topic as you asked in the u-boot-list
But just browse the source: checkout some platform code for i.e.

"bd_t" and "__res"

Depending on your platform, it's picked up in the platform-setup file. i.e.:
in arch/ppc/syslib/ppc4xx_setup.c lines:

218 /*
219  * Input(s):
220  *   r3 - Optional pointer to a board information structure.
221  *   r4 - Optional pointer to the physical starting address of the init RAM
222  *        disk.
223  *   r5 - Optional pointer to the physical ending address of the init RAM
224  *        disk.
225  *   r6 - Optional pointer to the physical starting address of any kernel
226  *        command-line parameters.
227  *   r7 - Optional pointer to the physical ending address of any kernel
228  *        command-line parameters.
229  */
230 void __init
231 ppc4xx_init(unsigned long r3, unsigned long r4, unsigned long r5,
232             unsigned long r6, unsigned long r7)
233 {
234         parse_bootinfo(find_bootinfo());
235 
236         /*
237          * If we were passed in a board information, copy it into the
238          * residual data area.
239          */
240         if (r3)
241                 __res = *(bd_t *)(r3 + KERNELBASE);
and so on...

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To use it in your code try something like:
#include <linux/init.h>
#include <asm/io.h>
#include <asm/mpc85xx.h>

...
        bd_t *binfo=(bd_t *) __res;

        DBG("Size of BoardInfo structure: %i\n",sizeof(bd_t));

        DBG("CPU Frequency:      %luMHz\n",binfo->bi_intfreq/1000000);
        DBG("DRAM start:         %0lX\n",binfo->bi_memstart);
        DBG("DRAM size (bytes):  %0lX\n",binfo->bi_memsize);
        DBG("FLASH start:        %0lX\n",binfo->bi_flashstart);
        DBG("FLASH size (bytes): %0lX\n",binfo->bi_flashsize);
        DBG("FLASH offset:       %0lX\n",binfo->bi_flashoffset);
        DBG("SRAM start:         %0lX\n",binfo->bi_sramstart);
        DBG("SRAM size (bytes):  %0lX\n",binfo->bi_sramsize);
        DBG("IMMR base:          %0lX\n",binfo->bi_immr_base);

        DBG("PVR                 %0X\n",mfspr(PVR));
        DBG("SVR                 %0X\n",mfspr(SVR));

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But you might consider using the new OpenFirmware structure
to acces bios/boot information on ppc and friends... checkout
the lastest OF Patches for that.

Greets,

Clemens Koller
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jie han wrote:
> I am new to U-Boot, I checked
> file:\include\asm\u-boot.h,it's defined struct
> bd_info,this struct store board information passed to
> linux kernel.How can I get this struct from linux
> kernel? 
> If anyone knows of a way to get U-Boot saved board
> information from linux kernel,give me a hint,thanks
> advance.
> 
> Sincerely,
> 
> Jie
> 
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