@@ -28,12 +28,65 @@ where either a standard or Real-Time Linux kernel (PREEMPT\_RT) can be built
and run:
- boot-wrapper-aarch64: provides PSCI support
+ - U-Boot: v2021.07 - provides UEFI services
- Linux kernel: linux-yocto-5.14
- Linux kernel with PREEMPT\_RT support: linux-yocto-rt-5.14
Note that the Real-Time Linux kernel (PREEMPT\_RT) does not use the real-time
architectural extensions of the Armv8-R feature set.
+High-Level Architecture
+-----------------------
+
+The diagram below shows the current boot flow:
+
+ +---------------------------------------------------------------+
+ | Linux kernel |
+ +---------------------------------------------------------------+
+ /|\ /|\
+ | |
+ | UEFI services |
+ | PSCI services |
+ \|/ |
+ +----------------+ | S-EL1
+ ----| U-Boot |------------------------------|-----------
+ +----------------+ | S-EL2
+ /|\ |
+ | |
+ | |
+ | |
+ +--------------------------------------------------\|/----------+
+ | +----------------+ +----------------+ |
+ | boot-wrapper-aarch64 | Device tree | | PSCI handler | |
+ | +----------------+ +----------------+ |
+ +---------------------------------------------------------------+
+
+
+The firmware binary (generated as `linux-system.axf`) includes
+boot-wrapper-aarch64, the flattened device tree and U-Boot. U-Boot is configured
+to automatically detect a virtio block device and boot the UEFI payload at the
+path `/efi/boot/bootaa64.efi`. Using the standard build, the first partition
+contains a Grub image at this path, which boots the Linux kernel at `/Image` on
+the same partition. The second partition of the image contains the Linux root
+file system.
+
+There is no EL3 or non-secure world in the Armv8-R AArch64 architecture, so the
+reset vector starts boot-wrapper-aarch64 at S-EL2. Boot-wrapper-aarch64 is
+compiled with the `--enable-keep-el` flag, which causes it to boot U-Boot at
+S-EL2 too. U-Boot is compiled with the `CONFIG_ARMV8_SWITCH_TO_EL1` flag, which
+causes it to switch to S-EL1 before booting Linux.
+
+The bundled device tree is passed to U-Boot via register x0. U-Boot passes the
+same device tree to Linux via the UEFI system table.
+
+Power state management is provided by PSCI services in boot-wrapper-aarch64.
+Linux accesses the PSCI handler via HVC calls to S-EL2. U-Boot has been patched
+to prevent it from overriding the exception vector at S-EL2. The PSCI handler
+memory region is added to a `/memreserve/` node in the device tree.
+
+Please note that the final firmware architecture for the fvp-baser-aemv8r64 is
+not yet stabilized. The patches in this layer are provided for development and
+evaluation purposes only, and should not be used in production firmware.
Quick start: Howto Build and Run
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@@ -167,6 +220,12 @@ Known Issues and Limitations
Change Log
----------
+- Added U-Boot v2021.07 for UEFI support.
+- Updated boot-wrapper-aarch64 revision and added support for booting U-Boot.
+- Included boot-wrapper-aarch64 PSCI services in /memreserve/ region.
+- Fixed the counter frequency initialization in boot-wrapper-aarch64.
+- Configured the FVP to use the default RAM size of 4 Gb
+- Fixed PL011 and SP805 register sizes in the device tree.
- Added virtio_net User Networking mode by default and removed instructions
about tap networking setup.
- Updated Linux kernel version from 5.10 to 5.14 for both standard and