2 # (C) Copyright 2000 - 2013
3 # Wolfgang Denk, DENX Software Engineering, wd@denx.de.
5 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+
11 This directory contains the source code for U-Boot, a boot loader for
12 Embedded boards based on PowerPC, ARM, MIPS and several other
13 processors, which can be installed in a boot ROM and used to
14 initialize and test the hardware or to download and run application
17 The development of U-Boot is closely related to Linux: some parts of
18 the source code originate in the Linux source tree, we have some
19 header files in common, and special provision has been made to
20 support booting of Linux images.
22 Some attention has been paid to make this software easily
23 configurable and extendable. For instance, all monitor commands are
24 implemented with the same call interface, so that it's very easy to
25 add new commands. Also, instead of permanently adding rarely used
26 code (for instance hardware test utilities) to the monitor, you can
27 load and run it dynamically.
33 In general, all boards for which a configuration option exists in the
34 Makefile have been tested to some extent and can be considered
35 "working". In fact, many of them are used in production systems.
37 In case of problems see the CHANGELOG file to find out who contributed
38 the specific port. In addition, there are various MAINTAINERS files
39 scattered throughout the U-Boot source identifying the people or
40 companies responsible for various boards and subsystems.
42 Note: As of August, 2010, there is no longer a CHANGELOG file in the
43 actual U-Boot source tree; however, it can be created dynamically
44 from the Git log using:
52 In case you have questions about, problems with or contributions for
53 U-Boot, you should send a message to the U-Boot mailing list at
54 <u-boot@lists.denx.de>. There is also an archive of previous traffic
55 on the mailing list - please search the archive before asking FAQ's.
56 Please see http://lists.denx.de/pipermail/u-boot and
57 http://dir.gmane.org/gmane.comp.boot-loaders.u-boot
60 Where to get source code:
61 =========================
63 The U-Boot source code is maintained in the Git repository at
64 git://www.denx.de/git/u-boot.git ; you can browse it online at
65 http://www.denx.de/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?p=u-boot.git;a=summary
67 The "snapshot" links on this page allow you to download tarballs of
68 any version you might be interested in. Official releases are also
69 available for FTP download from the ftp://ftp.denx.de/pub/u-boot/
72 Pre-built (and tested) images are available from
73 ftp://ftp.denx.de/pub/u-boot/images/
79 - start from 8xxrom sources
80 - create PPCBoot project (http://sourceforge.net/projects/ppcboot)
82 - make it easier to add custom boards
83 - make it possible to add other [PowerPC] CPUs
84 - extend functions, especially:
85 * Provide extended interface to Linux boot loader
88 * PCMCIA / CompactFlash / ATA disk / SCSI ... boot
89 - create ARMBoot project (http://sourceforge.net/projects/armboot)
90 - add other CPU families (starting with ARM)
91 - create U-Boot project (http://sourceforge.net/projects/u-boot)
92 - current project page: see http://www.denx.de/wiki/U-Boot
98 The "official" name of this project is "Das U-Boot". The spelling
99 "U-Boot" shall be used in all written text (documentation, comments
100 in source files etc.). Example:
102 This is the README file for the U-Boot project.
104 File names etc. shall be based on the string "u-boot". Examples:
106 include/asm-ppc/u-boot.h
108 #include <asm/u-boot.h>
110 Variable names, preprocessor constants etc. shall be either based on
111 the string "u_boot" or on "U_BOOT". Example:
113 U_BOOT_VERSION u_boot_logo
114 IH_OS_U_BOOT u_boot_hush_start
120 Starting with the release in October 2008, the names of the releases
121 were changed from numerical release numbers without deeper meaning
122 into a time stamp based numbering. Regular releases are identified by
123 names consisting of the calendar year and month of the release date.
124 Additional fields (if present) indicate release candidates or bug fix
125 releases in "stable" maintenance trees.
128 U-Boot v2009.11 - Release November 2009
129 U-Boot v2009.11.1 - Release 1 in version November 2009 stable tree
130 U-Boot v2010.09-rc1 - Release candidate 1 for September 2010 release
136 /arch Architecture specific files
137 /arc Files generic to ARC architecture
138 /arm Files generic to ARM architecture
139 /m68k Files generic to m68k architecture
140 /microblaze Files generic to microblaze architecture
141 /mips Files generic to MIPS architecture
142 /nds32 Files generic to NDS32 architecture
143 /nios2 Files generic to Altera NIOS2 architecture
144 /openrisc Files generic to OpenRISC architecture
145 /powerpc Files generic to PowerPC architecture
146 /riscv Files generic to RISC-V architecture
147 /sandbox Files generic to HW-independent "sandbox"
148 /sh Files generic to SH architecture
149 /x86 Files generic to x86 architecture
150 /api Machine/arch independent API for external apps
151 /board Board dependent files
152 /cmd U-Boot commands functions
153 /common Misc architecture independent functions
154 /configs Board default configuration files
155 /disk Code for disk drive partition handling
156 /doc Documentation (don't expect too much)
157 /drivers Commonly used device drivers
158 /dts Contains Makefile for building internal U-Boot fdt.
159 /examples Example code for standalone applications, etc.
160 /fs Filesystem code (cramfs, ext2, jffs2, etc.)
161 /include Header Files
162 /lib Library routines generic to all architectures
163 /Licenses Various license files
165 /post Power On Self Test
166 /scripts Various build scripts and Makefiles
167 /test Various unit test files
168 /tools Tools to build S-Record or U-Boot images, etc.
170 Software Configuration:
171 =======================
173 Configuration is usually done using C preprocessor defines; the
174 rationale behind that is to avoid dead code whenever possible.
176 There are two classes of configuration variables:
178 * Configuration _OPTIONS_:
179 These are selectable by the user and have names beginning with
182 * Configuration _SETTINGS_:
183 These depend on the hardware etc. and should not be meddled with if
184 you don't know what you're doing; they have names beginning with
187 Previously, all configuration was done by hand, which involved creating
188 symbolic links and editing configuration files manually. More recently,
189 U-Boot has added the Kbuild infrastructure used by the Linux kernel,
190 allowing you to use the "make menuconfig" command to configure your
194 Selection of Processor Architecture and Board Type:
195 ---------------------------------------------------
197 For all supported boards there are ready-to-use default
198 configurations available; just type "make <board_name>_defconfig".
200 Example: For a TQM823L module type:
203 make TQM823L_defconfig
205 Note: If you're looking for the default configuration file for a board
206 you're sure used to be there but is now missing, check the file
207 doc/README.scrapyard for a list of no longer supported boards.
212 U-Boot can be built natively to run on a Linux host using the 'sandbox'
213 board. This allows feature development which is not board- or architecture-
214 specific to be undertaken on a native platform. The sandbox is also used to
215 run some of U-Boot's tests.
217 See board/sandbox/README.sandbox for more details.
220 Board Initialisation Flow:
221 --------------------------
223 This is the intended start-up flow for boards. This should apply for both
224 SPL and U-Boot proper (i.e. they both follow the same rules).
226 Note: "SPL" stands for "Secondary Program Loader," which is explained in
227 more detail later in this file.
229 At present, SPL mostly uses a separate code path, but the function names
230 and roles of each function are the same. Some boards or architectures
231 may not conform to this. At least most ARM boards which use
232 CONFIG_SPL_FRAMEWORK conform to this.
234 Execution typically starts with an architecture-specific (and possibly
235 CPU-specific) start.S file, such as:
237 - arch/arm/cpu/armv7/start.S
238 - arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc83xx/start.S
239 - arch/mips/cpu/start.S
241 and so on. From there, three functions are called; the purpose and
242 limitations of each of these functions are described below.
245 - purpose: essential init to permit execution to reach board_init_f()
246 - no global_data or BSS
247 - there is no stack (ARMv7 may have one but it will soon be removed)
248 - must not set up SDRAM or use console
249 - must only do the bare minimum to allow execution to continue to
251 - this is almost never needed
252 - return normally from this function
255 - purpose: set up the machine ready for running board_init_r():
256 i.e. SDRAM and serial UART
257 - global_data is available
259 - BSS is not available, so you cannot use global/static variables,
260 only stack variables and global_data
262 Non-SPL-specific notes:
263 - dram_init() is called to set up DRAM. If already done in SPL this
267 - you can override the entire board_init_f() function with your own
269 - preloader_console_init() can be called here in extremis
270 - should set up SDRAM, and anything needed to make the UART work
271 - these is no need to clear BSS, it will be done by crt0.S
272 - must return normally from this function (don't call board_init_r()
275 Here the BSS is cleared. For SPL, if CONFIG_SPL_STACK_R is defined, then at
276 this point the stack and global_data are relocated to below
277 CONFIG_SPL_STACK_R_ADDR. For non-SPL, U-Boot is relocated to run at the top of
281 - purpose: main execution, common code
282 - global_data is available
284 - BSS is available, all static/global variables can be used
285 - execution eventually continues to main_loop()
287 Non-SPL-specific notes:
288 - U-Boot is relocated to the top of memory and is now running from
292 - stack is optionally in SDRAM, if CONFIG_SPL_STACK_R is defined and
293 CONFIG_SPL_STACK_R_ADDR points into SDRAM
294 - preloader_console_init() can be called here - typically this is
295 done by selecting CONFIG_SPL_BOARD_INIT and then supplying a
296 spl_board_init() function containing this call
297 - loads U-Boot or (in falcon mode) Linux
301 Configuration Options:
302 ----------------------
304 Configuration depends on the combination of board and CPU type; all
305 such information is kept in a configuration file
306 "include/configs/<board_name>.h".
308 Example: For a TQM823L module, all configuration settings are in
309 "include/configs/TQM823L.h".
312 Many of the options are named exactly as the corresponding Linux
313 kernel configuration options. The intention is to make it easier to
314 build a config tool - later.
316 - ARM Platform Bus Type(CCI):
317 CoreLink Cache Coherent Interconnect (CCI) is ARM BUS which
318 provides full cache coherency between two clusters of multi-core
319 CPUs and I/O coherency for devices and I/O masters
321 CONFIG_SYS_FSL_HAS_CCI400
323 Defined For SoC that has cache coherent interconnect
326 CONFIG_SYS_FSL_HAS_CCN504
328 Defined for SoC that has cache coherent interconnect CCN-504
330 The following options need to be configured:
332 - CPU Type: Define exactly one, e.g. CONFIG_MPC85XX.
334 - Board Type: Define exactly one, e.g. CONFIG_MPC8540ADS.
336 - Marvell Family Member
337 CONFIG_SYS_MVFS - define it if you want to enable
338 multiple fs option at one time
339 for marvell soc family
344 Specifies that the core is a 64-bit PowerPC implementation (implements
345 the "64" category of the Power ISA). This is necessary for ePAPR
346 compliance, among other possible reasons.
348 CONFIG_SYS_FSL_TBCLK_DIV
350 Defines the core time base clock divider ratio compared to the
351 system clock. On most PQ3 devices this is 8, on newer QorIQ
352 devices it can be 16 or 32. The ratio varies from SoC to Soc.
354 CONFIG_SYS_FSL_PCIE_COMPAT
356 Defines the string to utilize when trying to match PCIe device
357 tree nodes for the given platform.
359 CONFIG_SYS_FSL_ERRATUM_A004510
361 Enables a workaround for erratum A004510. If set,
362 then CONFIG_SYS_FSL_ERRATUM_A004510_SVR_REV and
363 CONFIG_SYS_FSL_CORENET_SNOOPVEC_COREONLY must be set.
365 CONFIG_SYS_FSL_ERRATUM_A004510_SVR_REV
366 CONFIG_SYS_FSL_ERRATUM_A004510_SVR_REV2 (optional)
368 Defines one or two SoC revisions (low 8 bits of SVR)
369 for which the A004510 workaround should be applied.
371 The rest of SVR is either not relevant to the decision
372 of whether the erratum is present (e.g. p2040 versus
373 p2041) or is implied by the build target, which controls
374 whether CONFIG_SYS_FSL_ERRATUM_A004510 is set.
376 See Freescale App Note 4493 for more information about
379 CONFIG_A003399_NOR_WORKAROUND
380 Enables a workaround for IFC erratum A003399. It is only
381 required during NOR boot.
383 CONFIG_A008044_WORKAROUND
384 Enables a workaround for T1040/T1042 erratum A008044. It is only
385 required during NAND boot and valid for Rev 1.0 SoC revision
387 CONFIG_SYS_FSL_CORENET_SNOOPVEC_COREONLY
389 This is the value to write into CCSR offset 0x18600
390 according to the A004510 workaround.
392 CONFIG_SYS_FSL_DSP_DDR_ADDR
393 This value denotes start offset of DDR memory which is
394 connected exclusively to the DSP cores.
396 CONFIG_SYS_FSL_DSP_M2_RAM_ADDR
397 This value denotes start offset of M2 memory
398 which is directly connected to the DSP core.
400 CONFIG_SYS_FSL_DSP_M3_RAM_ADDR
401 This value denotes start offset of M3 memory which is directly
402 connected to the DSP core.
404 CONFIG_SYS_FSL_DSP_CCSRBAR_DEFAULT
405 This value denotes start offset of DSP CCSR space.
407 CONFIG_SYS_FSL_SINGLE_SOURCE_CLK
408 Single Source Clock is clocking mode present in some of FSL SoC's.
409 In this mode, a single differential clock is used to supply
410 clocks to the sysclock, ddrclock and usbclock.
412 CONFIG_SYS_CPC_REINIT_F
413 This CONFIG is defined when the CPC is configured as SRAM at the
414 time of U-Boot entry and is required to be re-initialized.
417 Indicates this SoC supports deep sleep feature. If deep sleep is
418 supported, core will start to execute uboot when wakes up.
420 - Generic CPU options:
421 CONFIG_SYS_BIG_ENDIAN, CONFIG_SYS_LITTLE_ENDIAN
423 Defines the endianess of the CPU. Implementation of those
424 values is arch specific.
427 Freescale DDR driver in use. This type of DDR controller is
428 found in mpc83xx, mpc85xx, mpc86xx as well as some ARM core
431 CONFIG_SYS_FSL_DDR_ADDR
432 Freescale DDR memory-mapped register base.
434 CONFIG_SYS_FSL_DDR_EMU
435 Specify emulator support for DDR. Some DDR features such as
436 deskew training are not available.
438 CONFIG_SYS_FSL_DDRC_GEN1
439 Freescale DDR1 controller.
441 CONFIG_SYS_FSL_DDRC_GEN2
442 Freescale DDR2 controller.
444 CONFIG_SYS_FSL_DDRC_GEN3
445 Freescale DDR3 controller.
447 CONFIG_SYS_FSL_DDRC_GEN4
448 Freescale DDR4 controller.
450 CONFIG_SYS_FSL_DDRC_ARM_GEN3
451 Freescale DDR3 controller for ARM-based SoCs.
454 Board config to use DDR1. It can be enabled for SoCs with
455 Freescale DDR1 or DDR2 controllers, depending on the board
459 Board config to use DDR2. It can be enabled for SoCs with
460 Freescale DDR2 or DDR3 controllers, depending on the board
464 Board config to use DDR3. It can be enabled for SoCs with
465 Freescale DDR3 or DDR3L controllers.
468 Board config to use DDR3L. It can be enabled for SoCs with
472 Board config to use DDR4. It can be enabled for SoCs with
475 CONFIG_SYS_FSL_IFC_BE
476 Defines the IFC controller register space as Big Endian
478 CONFIG_SYS_FSL_IFC_LE
479 Defines the IFC controller register space as Little Endian
481 CONFIG_SYS_FSL_IFC_CLK_DIV
482 Defines divider of platform clock(clock input to IFC controller).
484 CONFIG_SYS_FSL_LBC_CLK_DIV
485 Defines divider of platform clock(clock input to eLBC controller).
487 CONFIG_SYS_FSL_PBL_PBI
488 It enables addition of RCW (Power on reset configuration) in built image.
489 Please refer doc/README.pblimage for more details
491 CONFIG_SYS_FSL_PBL_RCW
492 It adds PBI(pre-boot instructions) commands in u-boot build image.
493 PBI commands can be used to configure SoC before it starts the execution.
494 Please refer doc/README.pblimage for more details
497 It adds a target to create boot binary having SPL binary in PBI format
498 concatenated with u-boot binary.
500 CONFIG_SYS_FSL_DDR_BE
501 Defines the DDR controller register space as Big Endian
503 CONFIG_SYS_FSL_DDR_LE
504 Defines the DDR controller register space as Little Endian
506 CONFIG_SYS_FSL_DDR_SDRAM_BASE_PHY
507 Physical address from the view of DDR controllers. It is the
508 same as CONFIG_SYS_DDR_SDRAM_BASE for all Power SoCs. But
509 it could be different for ARM SoCs.
511 CONFIG_SYS_FSL_DDR_INTLV_256B
512 DDR controller interleaving on 256-byte. This is a special
513 interleaving mode, handled by Dickens for Freescale layerscape
516 CONFIG_SYS_FSL_DDR_MAIN_NUM_CTRLS
517 Number of controllers used as main memory.
519 CONFIG_SYS_FSL_OTHER_DDR_NUM_CTRLS
520 Number of controllers used for other than main memory.
522 CONFIG_SYS_FSL_HAS_DP_DDR
523 Defines the SoC has DP-DDR used for DPAA.
525 CONFIG_SYS_FSL_SEC_BE
526 Defines the SEC controller register space as Big Endian
528 CONFIG_SYS_FSL_SEC_LE
529 Defines the SEC controller register space as Little Endian
532 CONFIG_SYS_INIT_SP_OFFSET
534 Offset relative to CONFIG_SYS_SDRAM_BASE for initial stack
535 pointer. This is needed for the temporary stack before
538 CONFIG_SYS_MIPS_CACHE_MODE
540 Cache operation mode for the MIPS CPU.
541 See also arch/mips/include/asm/mipsregs.h.
543 CONF_CM_CACHABLE_NO_WA
546 CONF_CM_CACHABLE_NONCOHERENT
550 CONF_CM_CACHABLE_ACCELERATED
552 CONFIG_SYS_XWAY_EBU_BOOTCFG
554 Special option for Lantiq XWAY SoCs for booting from NOR flash.
555 See also arch/mips/cpu/mips32/start.S.
557 CONFIG_XWAY_SWAP_BYTES
559 Enable compilation of tools/xway-swap-bytes needed for Lantiq
560 XWAY SoCs for booting from NOR flash. The U-Boot image needs to
561 be swapped if a flash programmer is used.
564 CONFIG_SYS_EXCEPTION_VECTORS_HIGH
566 Select high exception vectors of the ARM core, e.g., do not
567 clear the V bit of the c1 register of CP15.
570 Generic timer clock source frequency.
572 COUNTER_FREQUENCY_REAL
573 Generic timer clock source frequency if the real clock is
574 different from COUNTER_FREQUENCY, and can only be determined
578 CONFIG_TEGRA_SUPPORT_NON_SECURE
580 Support executing U-Boot in non-secure (NS) mode. Certain
581 impossible actions will be skipped if the CPU is in NS mode,
582 such as ARM architectural timer initialization.
584 - Linux Kernel Interface:
587 U-Boot stores all clock information in Hz
588 internally. For binary compatibility with older Linux
589 kernels (which expect the clocks passed in the
590 bd_info data to be in MHz) the environment variable
591 "clocks_in_mhz" can be defined so that U-Boot
592 converts clock data to MHZ before passing it to the
594 When CONFIG_CLOCKS_IN_MHZ is defined, a definition of
595 "clocks_in_mhz=1" is automatically included in the
598 CONFIG_MEMSIZE_IN_BYTES [relevant for MIPS only]
600 When transferring memsize parameter to Linux, some versions
601 expect it to be in bytes, others in MB.
602 Define CONFIG_MEMSIZE_IN_BYTES to make it in bytes.
606 New kernel versions are expecting firmware settings to be
607 passed using flattened device trees (based on open firmware
611 * New libfdt-based support
612 * Adds the "fdt" command
613 * The bootm command automatically updates the fdt
615 OF_TBCLK - The timebase frequency.
616 OF_STDOUT_PATH - The path to the console device
618 boards with QUICC Engines require OF_QE to set UCC MAC
621 CONFIG_OF_BOARD_SETUP
623 Board code has addition modification that it wants to make
624 to the flat device tree before handing it off to the kernel
626 CONFIG_OF_SYSTEM_SETUP
628 Other code has addition modification that it wants to make
629 to the flat device tree before handing it off to the kernel.
630 This causes ft_system_setup() to be called before booting
635 U-Boot can detect if an IDE device is present or not.
636 If not, and this new config option is activated, U-Boot
637 removes the ATA node from the DTS before booting Linux,
638 so the Linux IDE driver does not probe the device and
639 crash. This is needed for buggy hardware (uc101) where
640 no pull down resistor is connected to the signal IDE5V_DD7.
642 CONFIG_MACH_TYPE [relevant for ARM only][mandatory]
644 This setting is mandatory for all boards that have only one
645 machine type and must be used to specify the machine type
646 number as it appears in the ARM machine registry
647 (see http://www.arm.linux.org.uk/developer/machines/).
648 Only boards that have multiple machine types supported
649 in a single configuration file and the machine type is
650 runtime discoverable, do not have to use this setting.
652 - vxWorks boot parameters:
654 bootvx constructs a valid bootline using the following
655 environments variables: bootdev, bootfile, ipaddr, netmask,
656 serverip, gatewayip, hostname, othbootargs.
657 It loads the vxWorks image pointed bootfile.
659 Note: If a "bootargs" environment is defined, it will overwride
660 the defaults discussed just above.
662 - Cache Configuration:
663 CONFIG_SYS_ICACHE_OFF - Do not enable instruction cache in U-Boot
664 CONFIG_SYS_DCACHE_OFF - Do not enable data cache in U-Boot
665 CONFIG_SYS_L2CACHE_OFF- Do not enable L2 cache in U-Boot
667 - Cache Configuration for ARM:
668 CONFIG_SYS_L2_PL310 - Enable support for ARM PL310 L2 cache
670 CONFIG_SYS_PL310_BASE - Physical base address of PL310
671 controller register space
676 Define this if you want support for Amba PrimeCell PL010 UARTs.
680 Define this if you want support for Amba PrimeCell PL011 UARTs.
684 If you have Amba PrimeCell PL011 UARTs, set this variable to
685 the clock speed of the UARTs.
689 If you have Amba PrimeCell PL010 or PL011 UARTs on your board,
690 define this to a list of base addresses for each (supported)
691 port. See e.g. include/configs/versatile.h
693 CONFIG_SERIAL_HW_FLOW_CONTROL
695 Define this variable to enable hw flow control in serial driver.
696 Current user of this option is drivers/serial/nsl16550.c driver
699 CONFIG_BAUDRATE - in bps
700 Select one of the baudrates listed in
701 CONFIG_SYS_BAUDRATE_TABLE, see below.
705 Only needed when CONFIG_BOOTDELAY is enabled;
706 define a command string that is automatically executed
707 when no character is read on the console interface
708 within "Boot Delay" after reset.
710 CONFIG_RAMBOOT and CONFIG_NFSBOOT
711 The value of these goes into the environment as
712 "ramboot" and "nfsboot" respectively, and can be used
713 as a convenience, when switching between booting from
719 When this option is #defined, the existence of the
720 environment variable "preboot" will be checked
721 immediately before starting the CONFIG_BOOTDELAY
722 countdown and/or running the auto-boot command resp.
723 entering interactive mode.
725 This feature is especially useful when "preboot" is
726 automatically generated or modified. For an example
727 see the LWMON board specific code: here "preboot" is
728 modified when the user holds down a certain
729 combination of keys on the (special) keyboard when
732 - Serial Download Echo Mode:
734 If defined to 1, all characters received during a
735 serial download (using the "loads" command) are
736 echoed back. This might be needed by some terminal
737 emulations (like "cu"), but may as well just take
738 time on others. This setting #define's the initial
739 value of the "loads_echo" environment variable.
741 - Kgdb Serial Baudrate: (if CONFIG_CMD_KGDB is defined)
743 Select one of the baudrates listed in
744 CONFIG_SYS_BAUDRATE_TABLE, see below.
746 - Removal of commands
747 If no commands are needed to boot, you can disable
748 CONFIG_CMDLINE to remove them. In this case, the command line
749 will not be available, and when U-Boot wants to execute the
750 boot command (on start-up) it will call board_run_command()
751 instead. This can reduce image size significantly for very
752 simple boot procedures.
754 - Regular expression support:
756 If this variable is defined, U-Boot is linked against
757 the SLRE (Super Light Regular Expression) library,
758 which adds regex support to some commands, as for
759 example "env grep" and "setexpr".
763 If this variable is defined, U-Boot will use a device tree
764 to configure its devices, instead of relying on statically
765 compiled #defines in the board file. This option is
766 experimental and only available on a few boards. The device
767 tree is available in the global data as gd->fdt_blob.
769 U-Boot needs to get its device tree from somewhere. This can
770 be done using one of the three options below:
773 If this variable is defined, U-Boot will embed a device tree
774 binary in its image. This device tree file should be in the
775 board directory and called <soc>-<board>.dts. The binary file
776 is then picked up in board_init_f() and made available through
777 the global data structure as gd->fdt_blob.
780 If this variable is defined, U-Boot will build a device tree
781 binary. It will be called u-boot.dtb. Architecture-specific
782 code will locate it at run-time. Generally this works by:
784 cat u-boot.bin u-boot.dtb >image.bin
786 and in fact, U-Boot does this for you, creating a file called
787 u-boot-dtb.bin which is useful in the common case. You can
788 still use the individual files if you need something more
792 If this variable is defined, U-Boot will use the device tree
793 provided by the board at runtime instead of embedding one with
794 the image. Only boards defining board_fdt_blob_setup() support
795 this option (see include/fdtdec.h file).
799 If this variable is defined, it enables watchdog
800 support for the SoC. There must be support in the SoC
801 specific code for a watchdog. For the 8xx
802 CPUs, the SIU Watchdog feature is enabled in the SYPCR
803 register. When supported for a specific SoC is
804 available, then no further board specific code should
808 When using a watchdog circuitry external to the used
809 SoC, then define this variable and provide board
810 specific code for the "hw_watchdog_reset" function.
812 CONFIG_AT91_HW_WDT_TIMEOUT
813 specify the timeout in seconds. default 2 seconds.
816 CONFIG_VERSION_VARIABLE
817 If this variable is defined, an environment variable
818 named "ver" is created by U-Boot showing the U-Boot
819 version as printed by the "version" command.
820 Any change to this variable will be reverted at the
825 When CONFIG_CMD_DATE is selected, the type of the RTC
826 has to be selected, too. Define exactly one of the
829 CONFIG_RTC_PCF8563 - use Philips PCF8563 RTC
830 CONFIG_RTC_MC13XXX - use MC13783 or MC13892 RTC
831 CONFIG_RTC_MC146818 - use MC146818 RTC
832 CONFIG_RTC_DS1307 - use Maxim, Inc. DS1307 RTC
833 CONFIG_RTC_DS1337 - use Maxim, Inc. DS1337 RTC
834 CONFIG_RTC_DS1338 - use Maxim, Inc. DS1338 RTC
835 CONFIG_RTC_DS1339 - use Maxim, Inc. DS1339 RTC
836 CONFIG_RTC_DS164x - use Dallas DS164x RTC
837 CONFIG_RTC_ISL1208 - use Intersil ISL1208 RTC
838 CONFIG_RTC_MAX6900 - use Maxim, Inc. MAX6900 RTC
839 CONFIG_RTC_DS1337_NOOSC - Turn off the OSC output for DS1337
840 CONFIG_SYS_RV3029_TCR - enable trickle charger on
843 Note that if the RTC uses I2C, then the I2C interface
844 must also be configured. See I2C Support, below.
847 CONFIG_PCA953X - use NXP's PCA953X series I2C GPIO
849 The CONFIG_SYS_I2C_PCA953X_WIDTH option specifies a list of
850 chip-ngpio pairs that tell the PCA953X driver the number of
851 pins supported by a particular chip.
853 Note that if the GPIO device uses I2C, then the I2C interface
854 must also be configured. See I2C Support, below.
857 When CONFIG_IO_TRACE is selected, U-Boot intercepts all I/O
858 accesses and can checksum them or write a list of them out
859 to memory. See the 'iotrace' command for details. This is
860 useful for testing device drivers since it can confirm that
861 the driver behaves the same way before and after a code
862 change. Currently this is supported on sandbox and arm. To
863 add support for your architecture, add '#include <iotrace.h>'
864 to the bottom of arch/<arch>/include/asm/io.h and test.
866 Example output from the 'iotrace stats' command is below.
867 Note that if the trace buffer is exhausted, the checksum will
868 still continue to operate.
871 Start: 10000000 (buffer start address)
872 Size: 00010000 (buffer size)
873 Offset: 00000120 (current buffer offset)
874 Output: 10000120 (start + offset)
875 Count: 00000018 (number of trace records)
876 CRC32: 9526fb66 (CRC32 of all trace records)
880 When CONFIG_TIMESTAMP is selected, the timestamp
881 (date and time) of an image is printed by image
882 commands like bootm or iminfo. This option is
883 automatically enabled when you select CONFIG_CMD_DATE .
885 - Partition Labels (disklabels) Supported:
886 Zero or more of the following:
887 CONFIG_MAC_PARTITION Apple's MacOS partition table.
888 CONFIG_ISO_PARTITION ISO partition table, used on CDROM etc.
889 CONFIG_EFI_PARTITION GPT partition table, common when EFI is the
890 bootloader. Note 2TB partition limit; see
892 CONFIG_MTD_PARTITIONS Memory Technology Device partition table.
894 If IDE or SCSI support is enabled (CONFIG_IDE or
895 CONFIG_SCSI) you must configure support for at
896 least one non-MTD partition type as well.
899 CONFIG_IDE_RESET_ROUTINE - this is defined in several
900 board configurations files but used nowhere!
902 CONFIG_IDE_RESET - is this is defined, IDE Reset will
903 be performed by calling the function
904 ide_set_reset(int reset)
905 which has to be defined in a board specific file
910 Set this to enable ATAPI support.
915 Set this to enable support for disks larger than 137GB
916 Also look at CONFIG_SYS_64BIT_LBA.
917 Whithout these , LBA48 support uses 32bit variables and will 'only'
918 support disks up to 2.1TB.
920 CONFIG_SYS_64BIT_LBA:
921 When enabled, makes the IDE subsystem use 64bit sector addresses.
925 CONFIG_SYS_SCSI_MAX_LUN [8], CONFIG_SYS_SCSI_MAX_SCSI_ID [7] and
926 CONFIG_SYS_SCSI_MAX_DEVICE [CONFIG_SYS_SCSI_MAX_SCSI_ID *
927 CONFIG_SYS_SCSI_MAX_LUN] can be adjusted to define the
928 maximum numbers of LUNs, SCSI ID's and target
931 The environment variable 'scsidevs' is set to the number of
932 SCSI devices found during the last scan.
934 - NETWORK Support (PCI):
936 Support for Intel 8254x/8257x gigabit chips.
939 Utility code for direct access to the SPI bus on Intel 8257x.
940 This does not do anything useful unless you set at least one
941 of CONFIG_CMD_E1000 or CONFIG_E1000_SPI_GENERIC.
943 CONFIG_E1000_SPI_GENERIC
944 Allow generic access to the SPI bus on the Intel 8257x, for
945 example with the "sspi" command.
948 Support for Intel 82557/82559/82559ER chips.
949 Optional CONFIG_EEPRO100_SROM_WRITE enables EEPROM
950 write routine for first time initialisation.
953 Support for Digital 2114x chips.
954 Optional CONFIG_TULIP_SELECT_MEDIA for board specific
955 modem chip initialisation (KS8761/QS6611).
958 Support for National dp83815 chips.
961 Support for National dp8382[01] gigabit chips.
963 - NETWORK Support (other):
965 CONFIG_DRIVER_AT91EMAC
966 Support for AT91RM9200 EMAC.
969 Define this to use reduced MII inteface
971 CONFIG_DRIVER_AT91EMAC_QUIET
972 If this defined, the driver is quiet.
973 The driver doen't show link status messages.
976 Support for the Calxeda XGMAC device
979 Support for SMSC's LAN91C96 chips.
981 CONFIG_LAN91C96_USE_32_BIT
982 Define this to enable 32 bit addressing
985 Support for SMSC's LAN91C111 chip
988 Define this to hold the physical address
989 of the device (I/O space)
991 CONFIG_SMC_USE_32_BIT
992 Define this if data bus is 32 bits
994 CONFIG_SMC_USE_IOFUNCS
995 Define this to use i/o functions instead of macros
996 (some hardware wont work with macros)
998 CONFIG_DRIVER_TI_EMAC
999 Support for davinci emac
1001 CONFIG_SYS_DAVINCI_EMAC_PHY_COUNT
1002 Define this if you have more then 3 PHYs.
1005 Support for Faraday's FTGMAC100 Gigabit SoC Ethernet
1007 CONFIG_FTGMAC100_EGIGA
1008 Define this to use GE link update with gigabit PHY.
1009 Define this if FTGMAC100 is connected to gigabit PHY.
1010 If your system has 10/100 PHY only, it might not occur
1011 wrong behavior. Because PHY usually return timeout or
1012 useless data when polling gigabit status and gigabit
1013 control registers. This behavior won't affect the
1014 correctnessof 10/100 link speed update.
1017 Support for Renesas on-chip Ethernet controller
1019 CONFIG_SH_ETHER_USE_PORT
1020 Define the number of ports to be used
1022 CONFIG_SH_ETHER_PHY_ADDR
1023 Define the ETH PHY's address
1025 CONFIG_SH_ETHER_CACHE_WRITEBACK
1026 If this option is set, the driver enables cache flush.
1030 Support for PWM module on the imx6.
1034 Support TPM devices.
1036 CONFIG_TPM_TIS_INFINEON
1037 Support for Infineon i2c bus TPM devices. Only one device
1038 per system is supported at this time.
1040 CONFIG_TPM_TIS_I2C_BURST_LIMITATION
1041 Define the burst count bytes upper limit
1044 Support for STMicroelectronics TPM devices. Requires DM_TPM support.
1046 CONFIG_TPM_ST33ZP24_I2C
1047 Support for STMicroelectronics ST33ZP24 I2C devices.
1048 Requires TPM_ST33ZP24 and I2C.
1050 CONFIG_TPM_ST33ZP24_SPI
1051 Support for STMicroelectronics ST33ZP24 SPI devices.
1052 Requires TPM_ST33ZP24 and SPI.
1054 CONFIG_TPM_ATMEL_TWI
1055 Support for Atmel TWI TPM device. Requires I2C support.
1058 Support for generic parallel port TPM devices. Only one device
1059 per system is supported at this time.
1061 CONFIG_TPM_TIS_BASE_ADDRESS
1062 Base address where the generic TPM device is mapped
1063 to. Contemporary x86 systems usually map it at
1067 Define this to enable the TPM support library which provides
1068 functional interfaces to some TPM commands.
1069 Requires support for a TPM device.
1071 CONFIG_TPM_AUTH_SESSIONS
1072 Define this to enable authorized functions in the TPM library.
1073 Requires CONFIG_TPM and CONFIG_SHA1.
1076 At the moment only the UHCI host controller is
1077 supported (PIP405, MIP405); define
1078 CONFIG_USB_UHCI to enable it.
1079 define CONFIG_USB_KEYBOARD to enable the USB Keyboard
1080 and define CONFIG_USB_STORAGE to enable the USB
1083 Supported are USB Keyboards and USB Floppy drives
1086 CONFIG_USB_EHCI_TXFIFO_THRESH enables setting of the
1087 txfilltuning field in the EHCI controller on reset.
1089 CONFIG_USB_DWC2_REG_ADDR the physical CPU address of the DWC2
1090 HW module registers.
1093 Define the below if you wish to use the USB console.
1094 Once firmware is rebuilt from a serial console issue the
1095 command "setenv stdin usbtty; setenv stdout usbtty" and
1096 attach your USB cable. The Unix command "dmesg" should print
1097 it has found a new device. The environment variable usbtty
1098 can be set to gserial or cdc_acm to enable your device to
1099 appear to a USB host as a Linux gserial device or a
1100 Common Device Class Abstract Control Model serial device.
1101 If you select usbtty = gserial you should be able to enumerate
1103 # modprobe usbserial vendor=0xVendorID product=0xProductID
1104 else if using cdc_acm, simply setting the environment
1105 variable usbtty to be cdc_acm should suffice. The following
1106 might be defined in YourBoardName.h
1109 Define this to build a UDC device
1112 Define this to have a tty type of device available to
1113 talk to the UDC device
1116 Define this to enable the high speed support for usb
1117 device and usbtty. If this feature is enabled, a routine
1118 int is_usbd_high_speed(void)
1119 also needs to be defined by the driver to dynamically poll
1120 whether the enumeration has succeded at high speed or full
1123 CONFIG_SYS_CONSOLE_IS_IN_ENV
1124 Define this if you want stdin, stdout &/or stderr to
1127 If you have a USB-IF assigned VendorID then you may wish to
1128 define your own vendor specific values either in BoardName.h
1129 or directly in usbd_vendor_info.h. If you don't define
1130 CONFIG_USBD_MANUFACTURER, CONFIG_USBD_PRODUCT_NAME,
1131 CONFIG_USBD_VENDORID and CONFIG_USBD_PRODUCTID, then U-Boot
1132 should pretend to be a Linux device to it's target host.
1134 CONFIG_USBD_MANUFACTURER
1135 Define this string as the name of your company for
1136 - CONFIG_USBD_MANUFACTURER "my company"
1138 CONFIG_USBD_PRODUCT_NAME
1139 Define this string as the name of your product
1140 - CONFIG_USBD_PRODUCT_NAME "acme usb device"
1142 CONFIG_USBD_VENDORID
1143 Define this as your assigned Vendor ID from the USB
1144 Implementors Forum. This *must* be a genuine Vendor ID
1145 to avoid polluting the USB namespace.
1146 - CONFIG_USBD_VENDORID 0xFFFF
1148 CONFIG_USBD_PRODUCTID
1149 Define this as the unique Product ID
1151 - CONFIG_USBD_PRODUCTID 0xFFFF
1153 - ULPI Layer Support:
1154 The ULPI (UTMI Low Pin (count) Interface) PHYs are supported via
1155 the generic ULPI layer. The generic layer accesses the ULPI PHY
1156 via the platform viewport, so you need both the genric layer and
1157 the viewport enabled. Currently only Chipidea/ARC based
1158 viewport is supported.
1159 To enable the ULPI layer support, define CONFIG_USB_ULPI and
1160 CONFIG_USB_ULPI_VIEWPORT in your board configuration file.
1161 If your ULPI phy needs a different reference clock than the
1162 standard 24 MHz then you have to define CONFIG_ULPI_REF_CLK to
1163 the appropriate value in Hz.
1166 The MMC controller on the Intel PXA is supported. To
1167 enable this define CONFIG_MMC. The MMC can be
1168 accessed from the boot prompt by mapping the device
1169 to physical memory similar to flash. Command line is
1170 enabled with CONFIG_CMD_MMC. The MMC driver also works with
1171 the FAT fs. This is enabled with CONFIG_CMD_FAT.
1174 Support for Renesas on-chip MMCIF controller
1176 CONFIG_SH_MMCIF_ADDR
1177 Define the base address of MMCIF registers
1180 Define the clock frequency for MMCIF
1182 CONFIG_SUPPORT_EMMC_BOOT
1183 Enable some additional features of the eMMC boot partitions.
1185 CONFIG_SUPPORT_EMMC_RPMB
1186 Enable the commands for reading, writing and programming the
1187 key for the Replay Protection Memory Block partition in eMMC.
1189 - USB Device Firmware Update (DFU) class support:
1191 This enables the USB portion of the DFU USB class
1194 This enables support for exposing (e)MMC devices via DFU.
1197 This enables support for exposing NAND devices via DFU.
1200 This enables support for exposing RAM via DFU.
1201 Note: DFU spec refer to non-volatile memory usage, but
1202 allow usages beyond the scope of spec - here RAM usage,
1203 one that would help mostly the developer.
1205 CONFIG_SYS_DFU_DATA_BUF_SIZE
1206 Dfu transfer uses a buffer before writing data to the
1207 raw storage device. Make the size (in bytes) of this buffer
1208 configurable. The size of this buffer is also configurable
1209 through the "dfu_bufsiz" environment variable.
1211 CONFIG_SYS_DFU_MAX_FILE_SIZE
1212 When updating files rather than the raw storage device,
1213 we use a static buffer to copy the file into and then write
1214 the buffer once we've been given the whole file. Define
1215 this to the maximum filesize (in bytes) for the buffer.
1216 Default is 4 MiB if undefined.
1218 DFU_DEFAULT_POLL_TIMEOUT
1219 Poll timeout [ms], is the timeout a device can send to the
1220 host. The host must wait for this timeout before sending
1221 a subsequent DFU_GET_STATUS request to the device.
1223 DFU_MANIFEST_POLL_TIMEOUT
1224 Poll timeout [ms], which the device sends to the host when
1225 entering dfuMANIFEST state. Host waits this timeout, before
1226 sending again an USB request to the device.
1228 - Journaling Flash filesystem support:
1230 Define these for a default partition on a NAND device
1232 CONFIG_SYS_JFFS2_FIRST_SECTOR,
1233 CONFIG_SYS_JFFS2_FIRST_BANK, CONFIG_SYS_JFFS2_NUM_BANKS
1234 Define these for a default partition on a NOR device
1237 See Kconfig help for available keyboard drivers.
1241 Define this to enable a custom keyboard support.
1242 This simply calls drv_keyboard_init() which must be
1243 defined in your board-specific files. This option is deprecated
1244 and is only used by novena. For new boards, use driver model
1249 Enable the Freescale DIU video driver. Reference boards for
1250 SOCs that have a DIU should define this macro to enable DIU
1251 support, and should also define these other macros:
1256 CONFIG_VIDEO_SW_CURSOR
1257 CONFIG_VGA_AS_SINGLE_DEVICE
1259 CONFIG_VIDEO_BMP_LOGO
1261 The DIU driver will look for the 'video-mode' environment
1262 variable, and if defined, enable the DIU as a console during
1263 boot. See the documentation file doc/README.video for a
1264 description of this variable.
1266 - LCD Support: CONFIG_LCD
1268 Define this to enable LCD support (for output to LCD
1269 display); also select one of the supported displays
1270 by defining one of these:
1274 HITACHI TX09D70VM1CCA, 3.5", 240x320.
1276 CONFIG_NEC_NL6448AC33:
1278 NEC NL6448AC33-18. Active, color, single scan.
1280 CONFIG_NEC_NL6448BC20
1282 NEC NL6448BC20-08. 6.5", 640x480.
1283 Active, color, single scan.
1285 CONFIG_NEC_NL6448BC33_54
1287 NEC NL6448BC33-54. 10.4", 640x480.
1288 Active, color, single scan.
1292 Sharp 320x240. Active, color, single scan.
1293 It isn't 16x9, and I am not sure what it is.
1295 CONFIG_SHARP_LQ64D341
1297 Sharp LQ64D341 display, 640x480.
1298 Active, color, single scan.
1302 HLD1045 display, 640x480.
1303 Active, color, single scan.
1307 Optrex CBL50840-2 NF-FW 99 22 M5
1309 Hitachi LMG6912RPFC-00T
1313 320x240. Black & white.
1315 CONFIG_LCD_ALIGNMENT
1317 Normally the LCD is page-aligned (typically 4KB). If this is
1318 defined then the LCD will be aligned to this value instead.
1319 For ARM it is sometimes useful to use MMU_SECTION_SIZE
1320 here, since it is cheaper to change data cache settings on
1321 a per-section basis.
1326 Sometimes, for example if the display is mounted in portrait
1327 mode or even if it's mounted landscape but rotated by 180degree,
1328 we need to rotate our content of the display relative to the
1329 framebuffer, so that user can read the messages which are
1331 Once CONFIG_LCD_ROTATION is defined, the lcd_console will be
1332 initialized with a given rotation from "vl_rot" out of
1333 "vidinfo_t" which is provided by the board specific code.
1334 The value for vl_rot is coded as following (matching to
1335 fbcon=rotate:<n> linux-kernel commandline):
1336 0 = no rotation respectively 0 degree
1337 1 = 90 degree rotation
1338 2 = 180 degree rotation
1339 3 = 270 degree rotation
1341 If CONFIG_LCD_ROTATION is not defined, the console will be
1342 initialized with 0degree rotation.
1346 Support drawing of RLE8-compressed bitmaps on the LCD.
1350 Enables an 'i2c edid' command which can read EDID
1351 information over I2C from an attached LCD display.
1353 - Splash Screen Support: CONFIG_SPLASH_SCREEN
1355 If this option is set, the environment is checked for
1356 a variable "splashimage". If found, the usual display
1357 of logo, copyright and system information on the LCD
1358 is suppressed and the BMP image at the address
1359 specified in "splashimage" is loaded instead. The
1360 console is redirected to the "nulldev", too. This
1361 allows for a "silent" boot where a splash screen is
1362 loaded very quickly after power-on.
1364 CONFIG_SPLASHIMAGE_GUARD
1366 If this option is set, then U-Boot will prevent the environment
1367 variable "splashimage" from being set to a problematic address
1368 (see doc/README.displaying-bmps).
1369 This option is useful for targets where, due to alignment
1370 restrictions, an improperly aligned BMP image will cause a data
1371 abort. If you think you will not have problems with unaligned
1372 accesses (for example because your toolchain prevents them)
1373 there is no need to set this option.
1375 CONFIG_SPLASH_SCREEN_ALIGN
1377 If this option is set the splash image can be freely positioned
1378 on the screen. Environment variable "splashpos" specifies the
1379 position as "x,y". If a positive number is given it is used as
1380 number of pixel from left/top. If a negative number is given it
1381 is used as number of pixel from right/bottom. You can also
1382 specify 'm' for centering the image.
1385 setenv splashpos m,m
1386 => image at center of screen
1388 setenv splashpos 30,20
1389 => image at x = 30 and y = 20
1391 setenv splashpos -10,m
1392 => vertically centered image
1393 at x = dspWidth - bmpWidth - 9
1395 - Gzip compressed BMP image support: CONFIG_VIDEO_BMP_GZIP
1397 If this option is set, additionally to standard BMP
1398 images, gzipped BMP images can be displayed via the
1399 splashscreen support or the bmp command.
1401 - Run length encoded BMP image (RLE8) support: CONFIG_VIDEO_BMP_RLE8
1403 If this option is set, 8-bit RLE compressed BMP images
1404 can be displayed via the splashscreen support or the
1407 - Compression support:
1410 Enabled by default to support gzip compressed images.
1414 If this option is set, support for bzip2 compressed
1415 images is included. If not, only uncompressed and gzip
1416 compressed images are supported.
1418 NOTE: the bzip2 algorithm requires a lot of RAM, so
1419 the malloc area (as defined by CONFIG_SYS_MALLOC_LEN) should
1423 CONFIG_PHY_CLOCK_FREQ (ppc4xx)
1425 The clock frequency of the MII bus
1427 CONFIG_PHY_RESET_DELAY
1429 Some PHY like Intel LXT971A need extra delay after
1430 reset before any MII register access is possible.
1431 For such PHY, set this option to the usec delay
1432 required. (minimum 300usec for LXT971A)
1434 CONFIG_PHY_CMD_DELAY (ppc4xx)
1436 Some PHY like Intel LXT971A need extra delay after
1437 command issued before MII status register can be read
1442 Define a default value for the IP address to use for
1443 the default Ethernet interface, in case this is not
1444 determined through e.g. bootp.
1445 (Environment variable "ipaddr")
1447 - Server IP address:
1450 Defines a default value for the IP address of a TFTP
1451 server to contact when using the "tftboot" command.
1452 (Environment variable "serverip")
1454 CONFIG_KEEP_SERVERADDR
1456 Keeps the server's MAC address, in the env 'serveraddr'
1457 for passing to bootargs (like Linux's netconsole option)
1459 - Gateway IP address:
1462 Defines a default value for the IP address of the
1463 default router where packets to other networks are
1465 (Environment variable "gatewayip")
1470 Defines a default value for the subnet mask (or
1471 routing prefix) which is used to determine if an IP
1472 address belongs to the local subnet or needs to be
1473 forwarded through a router.
1474 (Environment variable "netmask")
1476 - Multicast TFTP Mode:
1479 Defines whether you want to support multicast TFTP as per
1480 rfc-2090; for example to work with atftp. Lets lots of targets
1481 tftp down the same boot image concurrently. Note: the Ethernet
1482 driver in use must provide a function: mcast() to join/leave a
1485 - BOOTP Recovery Mode:
1486 CONFIG_BOOTP_RANDOM_DELAY
1488 If you have many targets in a network that try to
1489 boot using BOOTP, you may want to avoid that all
1490 systems send out BOOTP requests at precisely the same
1491 moment (which would happen for instance at recovery
1492 from a power failure, when all systems will try to
1493 boot, thus flooding the BOOTP server. Defining
1494 CONFIG_BOOTP_RANDOM_DELAY causes a random delay to be
1495 inserted before sending out BOOTP requests. The
1496 following delays are inserted then:
1498 1st BOOTP request: delay 0 ... 1 sec
1499 2nd BOOTP request: delay 0 ... 2 sec
1500 3rd BOOTP request: delay 0 ... 4 sec
1502 BOOTP requests: delay 0 ... 8 sec
1504 CONFIG_BOOTP_ID_CACHE_SIZE
1506 BOOTP packets are uniquely identified using a 32-bit ID. The
1507 server will copy the ID from client requests to responses and
1508 U-Boot will use this to determine if it is the destination of
1509 an incoming response. Some servers will check that addresses
1510 aren't in use before handing them out (usually using an ARP
1511 ping) and therefore take up to a few hundred milliseconds to
1512 respond. Network congestion may also influence the time it
1513 takes for a response to make it back to the client. If that
1514 time is too long, U-Boot will retransmit requests. In order
1515 to allow earlier responses to still be accepted after these
1516 retransmissions, U-Boot's BOOTP client keeps a small cache of
1517 IDs. The CONFIG_BOOTP_ID_CACHE_SIZE controls the size of this
1518 cache. The default is to keep IDs for up to four outstanding
1519 requests. Increasing this will allow U-Boot to accept offers
1520 from a BOOTP client in networks with unusually high latency.
1522 - DHCP Advanced Options:
1523 You can fine tune the DHCP functionality by defining
1524 CONFIG_BOOTP_* symbols:
1526 CONFIG_BOOTP_NISDOMAIN
1527 CONFIG_BOOTP_BOOTFILESIZE
1528 CONFIG_BOOTP_SEND_HOSTNAME
1529 CONFIG_BOOTP_NTPSERVER
1530 CONFIG_BOOTP_TIMEOFFSET
1531 CONFIG_BOOTP_VENDOREX
1532 CONFIG_BOOTP_MAY_FAIL
1534 CONFIG_BOOTP_SERVERIP - TFTP server will be the serverip
1535 environment variable, not the BOOTP server.
1537 CONFIG_BOOTP_MAY_FAIL - If the DHCP server is not found
1538 after the configured retry count, the call will fail
1539 instead of starting over. This can be used to fail over
1540 to Link-local IP address configuration if the DHCP server
1543 CONFIG_BOOTP_SEND_HOSTNAME - Some DHCP servers are capable
1544 to do a dynamic update of a DNS server. To do this, they
1545 need the hostname of the DHCP requester.
1546 If CONFIG_BOOTP_SEND_HOSTNAME is defined, the content
1547 of the "hostname" environment variable is passed as
1548 option 12 to the DHCP server.
1550 CONFIG_BOOTP_DHCP_REQUEST_DELAY
1552 A 32bit value in microseconds for a delay between
1553 receiving a "DHCP Offer" and sending the "DHCP Request".
1554 This fixes a problem with certain DHCP servers that don't
1555 respond 100% of the time to a "DHCP request". E.g. On an
1556 AT91RM9200 processor running at 180MHz, this delay needed
1557 to be *at least* 15,000 usec before a Windows Server 2003
1558 DHCP server would reply 100% of the time. I recommend at
1559 least 50,000 usec to be safe. The alternative is to hope
1560 that one of the retries will be successful but note that
1561 the DHCP timeout and retry process takes a longer than
1564 - Link-local IP address negotiation:
1565 Negotiate with other link-local clients on the local network
1566 for an address that doesn't require explicit configuration.
1567 This is especially useful if a DHCP server cannot be guaranteed
1568 to exist in all environments that the device must operate.
1570 See doc/README.link-local for more information.
1572 - MAC address from environment variables
1574 FDT_SEQ_MACADDR_FROM_ENV
1576 Fix-up device tree with MAC addresses fetched sequentially from
1577 environment variables. This config work on assumption that
1578 non-usable ethernet node of device-tree are either not present
1579 or their status has been marked as "disabled".
1582 CONFIG_CDP_DEVICE_ID
1584 The device id used in CDP trigger frames.
1586 CONFIG_CDP_DEVICE_ID_PREFIX
1588 A two character string which is prefixed to the MAC address
1593 A printf format string which contains the ascii name of
1594 the port. Normally is set to "eth%d" which sets
1595 eth0 for the first Ethernet, eth1 for the second etc.
1597 CONFIG_CDP_CAPABILITIES
1599 A 32bit integer which indicates the device capabilities;
1600 0x00000010 for a normal host which does not forwards.
1604 An ascii string containing the version of the software.
1608 An ascii string containing the name of the platform.
1612 A 32bit integer sent on the trigger.
1614 CONFIG_CDP_POWER_CONSUMPTION
1616 A 16bit integer containing the power consumption of the
1617 device in .1 of milliwatts.
1619 CONFIG_CDP_APPLIANCE_VLAN_TYPE
1621 A byte containing the id of the VLAN.
1623 - Status LED: CONFIG_LED_STATUS
1625 Several configurations allow to display the current
1626 status using a LED. For instance, the LED will blink
1627 fast while running U-Boot code, stop blinking as
1628 soon as a reply to a BOOTP request was received, and
1629 start blinking slow once the Linux kernel is running
1630 (supported by a status LED driver in the Linux
1631 kernel). Defining CONFIG_LED_STATUS enables this
1636 CONFIG_LED_STATUS_GPIO
1637 The status LED can be connected to a GPIO pin.
1638 In such cases, the gpio_led driver can be used as a
1639 status LED backend implementation. Define CONFIG_LED_STATUS_GPIO
1640 to include the gpio_led driver in the U-Boot binary.
1642 CONFIG_GPIO_LED_INVERTED_TABLE
1643 Some GPIO connected LEDs may have inverted polarity in which
1644 case the GPIO high value corresponds to LED off state and
1645 GPIO low value corresponds to LED on state.
1646 In such cases CONFIG_GPIO_LED_INVERTED_TABLE may be defined
1647 with a list of GPIO LEDs that have inverted polarity.
1649 - I2C Support: CONFIG_SYS_I2C
1651 This enable the NEW i2c subsystem, and will allow you to use
1652 i2c commands at the u-boot command line (as long as you set
1653 CONFIG_CMD_I2C in CONFIG_COMMANDS) and communicate with i2c
1654 based realtime clock chips or other i2c devices. See
1655 common/cmd_i2c.c for a description of the command line
1658 ported i2c driver to the new framework:
1659 - drivers/i2c/soft_i2c.c:
1660 - activate first bus with CONFIG_SYS_I2C_SOFT define
1661 CONFIG_SYS_I2C_SOFT_SPEED and CONFIG_SYS_I2C_SOFT_SLAVE
1662 for defining speed and slave address
1663 - activate second bus with I2C_SOFT_DECLARATIONS2 define
1664 CONFIG_SYS_I2C_SOFT_SPEED_2 and CONFIG_SYS_I2C_SOFT_SLAVE_2
1665 for defining speed and slave address
1666 - activate third bus with I2C_SOFT_DECLARATIONS3 define
1667 CONFIG_SYS_I2C_SOFT_SPEED_3 and CONFIG_SYS_I2C_SOFT_SLAVE_3
1668 for defining speed and slave address
1669 - activate fourth bus with I2C_SOFT_DECLARATIONS4 define
1670 CONFIG_SYS_I2C_SOFT_SPEED_4 and CONFIG_SYS_I2C_SOFT_SLAVE_4
1671 for defining speed and slave address
1673 - drivers/i2c/fsl_i2c.c:
1674 - activate i2c driver with CONFIG_SYS_I2C_FSL
1675 define CONFIG_SYS_FSL_I2C_OFFSET for setting the register
1676 offset CONFIG_SYS_FSL_I2C_SPEED for the i2c speed and
1677 CONFIG_SYS_FSL_I2C_SLAVE for the slave addr of the first
1679 - If your board supports a second fsl i2c bus, define
1680 CONFIG_SYS_FSL_I2C2_OFFSET for the register offset
1681 CONFIG_SYS_FSL_I2C2_SPEED for the speed and
1682 CONFIG_SYS_FSL_I2C2_SLAVE for the slave address of the
1685 - drivers/i2c/tegra_i2c.c:
1686 - activate this driver with CONFIG_SYS_I2C_TEGRA
1687 - This driver adds 4 i2c buses with a fix speed from
1688 100000 and the slave addr 0!
1690 - drivers/i2c/ppc4xx_i2c.c
1691 - activate this driver with CONFIG_SYS_I2C_PPC4XX
1692 - CONFIG_SYS_I2C_PPC4XX_CH0 activate hardware channel 0
1693 - CONFIG_SYS_I2C_PPC4XX_CH1 activate hardware channel 1
1695 - drivers/i2c/i2c_mxc.c
1696 - activate this driver with CONFIG_SYS_I2C_MXC
1697 - enable bus 1 with CONFIG_SYS_I2C_MXC_I2C1
1698 - enable bus 2 with CONFIG_SYS_I2C_MXC_I2C2
1699 - enable bus 3 with CONFIG_SYS_I2C_MXC_I2C3
1700 - enable bus 4 with CONFIG_SYS_I2C_MXC_I2C4
1701 - define speed for bus 1 with CONFIG_SYS_MXC_I2C1_SPEED
1702 - define slave for bus 1 with CONFIG_SYS_MXC_I2C1_SLAVE
1703 - define speed for bus 2 with CONFIG_SYS_MXC_I2C2_SPEED
1704 - define slave for bus 2 with CONFIG_SYS_MXC_I2C2_SLAVE
1705 - define speed for bus 3 with CONFIG_SYS_MXC_I2C3_SPEED
1706 - define slave for bus 3 with CONFIG_SYS_MXC_I2C3_SLAVE
1707 - define speed for bus 4 with CONFIG_SYS_MXC_I2C4_SPEED
1708 - define slave for bus 4 with CONFIG_SYS_MXC_I2C4_SLAVE
1709 If those defines are not set, default value is 100000
1710 for speed, and 0 for slave.
1712 - drivers/i2c/rcar_i2c.c:
1713 - activate this driver with CONFIG_SYS_I2C_RCAR
1714 - This driver adds 4 i2c buses
1716 - CONFIG_SYS_RCAR_I2C0_BASE for setting the register channel 0
1717 - CONFIG_SYS_RCAR_I2C0_SPEED for for the speed channel 0
1718 - CONFIG_SYS_RCAR_I2C1_BASE for setting the register channel 1
1719 - CONFIG_SYS_RCAR_I2C1_SPEED for for the speed channel 1
1720 - CONFIG_SYS_RCAR_I2C2_BASE for setting the register channel 2
1721 - CONFIG_SYS_RCAR_I2C2_SPEED for for the speed channel 2
1722 - CONFIG_SYS_RCAR_I2C3_BASE for setting the register channel 3
1723 - CONFIG_SYS_RCAR_I2C3_SPEED for for the speed channel 3
1724 - CONFIF_SYS_RCAR_I2C_NUM_CONTROLLERS for number of i2c buses
1726 - drivers/i2c/sh_i2c.c:
1727 - activate this driver with CONFIG_SYS_I2C_SH
1728 - This driver adds from 2 to 5 i2c buses
1730 - CONFIG_SYS_I2C_SH_BASE0 for setting the register channel 0
1731 - CONFIG_SYS_I2C_SH_SPEED0 for for the speed channel 0
1732 - CONFIG_SYS_I2C_SH_BASE1 for setting the register channel 1
1733 - CONFIG_SYS_I2C_SH_SPEED1 for for the speed channel 1
1734 - CONFIG_SYS_I2C_SH_BASE2 for setting the register channel 2
1735 - CONFIG_SYS_I2C_SH_SPEED2 for for the speed channel 2
1736 - CONFIG_SYS_I2C_SH_BASE3 for setting the register channel 3
1737 - CONFIG_SYS_I2C_SH_SPEED3 for for the speed channel 3
1738 - CONFIG_SYS_I2C_SH_BASE4 for setting the register channel 4
1739 - CONFIG_SYS_I2C_SH_SPEED4 for for the speed channel 4
1740 - CONFIG_SYS_I2C_SH_NUM_CONTROLLERS for number of i2c buses
1742 - drivers/i2c/omap24xx_i2c.c
1743 - activate this driver with CONFIG_SYS_I2C_OMAP24XX
1744 - CONFIG_SYS_OMAP24_I2C_SPEED speed channel 0
1745 - CONFIG_SYS_OMAP24_I2C_SLAVE slave addr channel 0
1746 - CONFIG_SYS_OMAP24_I2C_SPEED1 speed channel 1
1747 - CONFIG_SYS_OMAP24_I2C_SLAVE1 slave addr channel 1
1748 - CONFIG_SYS_OMAP24_I2C_SPEED2 speed channel 2
1749 - CONFIG_SYS_OMAP24_I2C_SLAVE2 slave addr channel 2
1750 - CONFIG_SYS_OMAP24_I2C_SPEED3 speed channel 3
1751 - CONFIG_SYS_OMAP24_I2C_SLAVE3 slave addr channel 3
1752 - CONFIG_SYS_OMAP24_I2C_SPEED4 speed channel 4
1753 - CONFIG_SYS_OMAP24_I2C_SLAVE4 slave addr channel 4
1755 - drivers/i2c/zynq_i2c.c
1756 - activate this driver with CONFIG_SYS_I2C_ZYNQ
1757 - set CONFIG_SYS_I2C_ZYNQ_SPEED for speed setting
1758 - set CONFIG_SYS_I2C_ZYNQ_SLAVE for slave addr
1760 - drivers/i2c/s3c24x0_i2c.c:
1761 - activate this driver with CONFIG_SYS_I2C_S3C24X0
1762 - This driver adds i2c buses (11 for Exynos5250, Exynos5420
1763 9 i2c buses for Exynos4 and 1 for S3C24X0 SoCs from Samsung)
1764 with a fix speed from 100000 and the slave addr 0!
1766 - drivers/i2c/ihs_i2c.c
1767 - activate this driver with CONFIG_SYS_I2C_IHS
1768 - CONFIG_SYS_I2C_IHS_CH0 activate hardware channel 0
1769 - CONFIG_SYS_I2C_IHS_SPEED_0 speed channel 0
1770 - CONFIG_SYS_I2C_IHS_SLAVE_0 slave addr channel 0
1771 - CONFIG_SYS_I2C_IHS_CH1 activate hardware channel 1
1772 - CONFIG_SYS_I2C_IHS_SPEED_1 speed channel 1
1773 - CONFIG_SYS_I2C_IHS_SLAVE_1 slave addr channel 1
1774 - CONFIG_SYS_I2C_IHS_CH2 activate hardware channel 2
1775 - CONFIG_SYS_I2C_IHS_SPEED_2 speed channel 2
1776 - CONFIG_SYS_I2C_IHS_SLAVE_2 slave addr channel 2
1777 - CONFIG_SYS_I2C_IHS_CH3 activate hardware channel 3
1778 - CONFIG_SYS_I2C_IHS_SPEED_3 speed channel 3
1779 - CONFIG_SYS_I2C_IHS_SLAVE_3 slave addr channel 3
1780 - activate dual channel with CONFIG_SYS_I2C_IHS_DUAL
1781 - CONFIG_SYS_I2C_IHS_SPEED_0_1 speed channel 0_1
1782 - CONFIG_SYS_I2C_IHS_SLAVE_0_1 slave addr channel 0_1
1783 - CONFIG_SYS_I2C_IHS_SPEED_1_1 speed channel 1_1
1784 - CONFIG_SYS_I2C_IHS_SLAVE_1_1 slave addr channel 1_1
1785 - CONFIG_SYS_I2C_IHS_SPEED_2_1 speed channel 2_1
1786 - CONFIG_SYS_I2C_IHS_SLAVE_2_1 slave addr channel 2_1
1787 - CONFIG_SYS_I2C_IHS_SPEED_3_1 speed channel 3_1
1788 - CONFIG_SYS_I2C_IHS_SLAVE_3_1 slave addr channel 3_1
1792 CONFIG_SYS_NUM_I2C_BUSES
1793 Hold the number of i2c buses you want to use.
1795 CONFIG_SYS_I2C_DIRECT_BUS
1796 define this, if you don't use i2c muxes on your hardware.
1797 if CONFIG_SYS_I2C_MAX_HOPS is not defined or == 0 you can
1800 CONFIG_SYS_I2C_MAX_HOPS
1801 define how many muxes are maximal consecutively connected
1802 on one i2c bus. If you not use i2c muxes, omit this
1805 CONFIG_SYS_I2C_BUSES
1806 hold a list of buses you want to use, only used if
1807 CONFIG_SYS_I2C_DIRECT_BUS is not defined, for example
1808 a board with CONFIG_SYS_I2C_MAX_HOPS = 1 and
1809 CONFIG_SYS_NUM_I2C_BUSES = 9:
1811 CONFIG_SYS_I2C_BUSES {{0, {I2C_NULL_HOP}}, \
1812 {0, {{I2C_MUX_PCA9547, 0x70, 1}}}, \
1813 {0, {{I2C_MUX_PCA9547, 0x70, 2}}}, \
1814 {0, {{I2C_MUX_PCA9547, 0x70, 3}}}, \
1815 {0, {{I2C_MUX_PCA9547, 0x70, 4}}}, \
1816 {0, {{I2C_MUX_PCA9547, 0x70, 5}}}, \
1817 {1, {I2C_NULL_HOP}}, \
1818 {1, {{I2C_MUX_PCA9544, 0x72, 1}}}, \
1819 {1, {{I2C_MUX_PCA9544, 0x72, 2}}}, \
1823 bus 0 on adapter 0 without a mux
1824 bus 1 on adapter 0 with a PCA9547 on address 0x70 port 1
1825 bus 2 on adapter 0 with a PCA9547 on address 0x70 port 2
1826 bus 3 on adapter 0 with a PCA9547 on address 0x70 port 3
1827 bus 4 on adapter 0 with a PCA9547 on address 0x70 port 4
1828 bus 5 on adapter 0 with a PCA9547 on address 0x70 port 5
1829 bus 6 on adapter 1 without a mux
1830 bus 7 on adapter 1 with a PCA9544 on address 0x72 port 1
1831 bus 8 on adapter 1 with a PCA9544 on address 0x72 port 2
1833 If you do not have i2c muxes on your board, omit this define.
1835 - Legacy I2C Support:
1836 If you use the software i2c interface (CONFIG_SYS_I2C_SOFT)
1837 then the following macros need to be defined (examples are
1838 from include/configs/lwmon.h):
1842 (Optional). Any commands necessary to enable the I2C
1843 controller or configure ports.
1845 eg: #define I2C_INIT (immr->im_cpm.cp_pbdir |= PB_SCL)
1849 The code necessary to make the I2C data line active
1850 (driven). If the data line is open collector, this
1853 eg: #define I2C_ACTIVE (immr->im_cpm.cp_pbdir |= PB_SDA)
1857 The code necessary to make the I2C data line tri-stated
1858 (inactive). If the data line is open collector, this
1861 eg: #define I2C_TRISTATE (immr->im_cpm.cp_pbdir &= ~PB_SDA)
1865 Code that returns true if the I2C data line is high,
1868 eg: #define I2C_READ ((immr->im_cpm.cp_pbdat & PB_SDA) != 0)
1872 If <bit> is true, sets the I2C data line high. If it
1873 is false, it clears it (low).
1875 eg: #define I2C_SDA(bit) \
1876 if(bit) immr->im_cpm.cp_pbdat |= PB_SDA; \
1877 else immr->im_cpm.cp_pbdat &= ~PB_SDA
1881 If <bit> is true, sets the I2C clock line high. If it
1882 is false, it clears it (low).
1884 eg: #define I2C_SCL(bit) \
1885 if(bit) immr->im_cpm.cp_pbdat |= PB_SCL; \
1886 else immr->im_cpm.cp_pbdat &= ~PB_SCL
1890 This delay is invoked four times per clock cycle so this
1891 controls the rate of data transfer. The data rate thus
1892 is 1 / (I2C_DELAY * 4). Often defined to be something
1895 #define I2C_DELAY udelay(2)
1897 CONFIG_SOFT_I2C_GPIO_SCL / CONFIG_SOFT_I2C_GPIO_SDA
1899 If your arch supports the generic GPIO framework (asm/gpio.h),
1900 then you may alternatively define the two GPIOs that are to be
1901 used as SCL / SDA. Any of the previous I2C_xxx macros will
1902 have GPIO-based defaults assigned to them as appropriate.
1904 You should define these to the GPIO value as given directly to
1905 the generic GPIO functions.
1907 CONFIG_SYS_I2C_INIT_BOARD
1909 When a board is reset during an i2c bus transfer
1910 chips might think that the current transfer is still
1911 in progress. On some boards it is possible to access
1912 the i2c SCLK line directly, either by using the
1913 processor pin as a GPIO or by having a second pin
1914 connected to the bus. If this option is defined a
1915 custom i2c_init_board() routine in boards/xxx/board.c
1916 is run early in the boot sequence.
1918 CONFIG_I2C_MULTI_BUS
1920 This option allows the use of multiple I2C buses, each of which
1921 must have a controller. At any point in time, only one bus is
1922 active. To switch to a different bus, use the 'i2c dev' command.
1923 Note that bus numbering is zero-based.
1925 CONFIG_SYS_I2C_NOPROBES
1927 This option specifies a list of I2C devices that will be skipped
1928 when the 'i2c probe' command is issued. If CONFIG_I2C_MULTI_BUS
1929 is set, specify a list of bus-device pairs. Otherwise, specify
1930 a 1D array of device addresses
1933 #undef CONFIG_I2C_MULTI_BUS
1934 #define CONFIG_SYS_I2C_NOPROBES {0x50,0x68}
1936 will skip addresses 0x50 and 0x68 on a board with one I2C bus
1938 #define CONFIG_I2C_MULTI_BUS
1939 #define CONFIG_SYS_I2C_NOPROBES {{0,0x50},{0,0x68},{1,0x54}}
1941 will skip addresses 0x50 and 0x68 on bus 0 and address 0x54 on bus 1
1943 CONFIG_SYS_SPD_BUS_NUM
1945 If defined, then this indicates the I2C bus number for DDR SPD.
1946 If not defined, then U-Boot assumes that SPD is on I2C bus 0.
1948 CONFIG_SYS_RTC_BUS_NUM
1950 If defined, then this indicates the I2C bus number for the RTC.
1951 If not defined, then U-Boot assumes that RTC is on I2C bus 0.
1953 CONFIG_SOFT_I2C_READ_REPEATED_START
1955 defining this will force the i2c_read() function in
1956 the soft_i2c driver to perform an I2C repeated start
1957 between writing the address pointer and reading the
1958 data. If this define is omitted the default behaviour
1959 of doing a stop-start sequence will be used. Most I2C
1960 devices can use either method, but some require one or
1963 - SPI Support: CONFIG_SPI
1965 Enables SPI driver (so far only tested with
1966 SPI EEPROM, also an instance works with Crystal A/D and
1967 D/As on the SACSng board)
1971 Enables a software (bit-bang) SPI driver rather than
1972 using hardware support. This is a general purpose
1973 driver that only requires three general I/O port pins
1974 (two outputs, one input) to function. If this is
1975 defined, the board configuration must define several
1976 SPI configuration items (port pins to use, etc). For
1977 an example, see include/configs/sacsng.h.
1981 Enables a hardware SPI driver for general-purpose reads
1982 and writes. As with CONFIG_SOFT_SPI, the board configuration
1983 must define a list of chip-select function pointers.
1984 Currently supported on some MPC8xxx processors. For an
1985 example, see include/configs/mpc8349emds.h.
1987 CONFIG_SYS_SPI_MXC_WAIT
1988 Timeout for waiting until spi transfer completed.
1989 default: (CONFIG_SYS_HZ/100) /* 10 ms */
1991 - FPGA Support: CONFIG_FPGA
1993 Enables FPGA subsystem.
1995 CONFIG_FPGA_<vendor>
1997 Enables support for specific chip vendors.
2000 CONFIG_FPGA_<family>
2002 Enables support for FPGA family.
2003 (SPARTAN2, SPARTAN3, VIRTEX2, CYCLONE2, ACEX1K, ACEX)
2007 Specify the number of FPGA devices to support.
2009 CONFIG_SYS_FPGA_PROG_FEEDBACK
2011 Enable printing of hash marks during FPGA configuration.
2013 CONFIG_SYS_FPGA_CHECK_BUSY
2015 Enable checks on FPGA configuration interface busy
2016 status by the configuration function. This option
2017 will require a board or device specific function to
2022 If defined, a function that provides delays in the FPGA
2023 configuration driver.
2025 CONFIG_SYS_FPGA_CHECK_CTRLC
2026 Allow Control-C to interrupt FPGA configuration
2028 CONFIG_SYS_FPGA_CHECK_ERROR
2030 Check for configuration errors during FPGA bitfile
2031 loading. For example, abort during Virtex II
2032 configuration if the INIT_B line goes low (which
2033 indicated a CRC error).
2035 CONFIG_SYS_FPGA_WAIT_INIT
2037 Maximum time to wait for the INIT_B line to de-assert
2038 after PROB_B has been de-asserted during a Virtex II
2039 FPGA configuration sequence. The default time is 500
2042 CONFIG_SYS_FPGA_WAIT_BUSY
2044 Maximum time to wait for BUSY to de-assert during
2045 Virtex II FPGA configuration. The default is 5 ms.
2047 CONFIG_SYS_FPGA_WAIT_CONFIG
2049 Time to wait after FPGA configuration. The default is
2052 - Configuration Management:
2055 Some SoCs need special image types (e.g. U-Boot binary
2056 with a special header) as build targets. By defining
2057 CONFIG_BUILD_TARGET in the SoC / board header, this
2058 special image will be automatically built upon calling
2063 If defined, this string will be added to the U-Boot
2064 version information (U_BOOT_VERSION)
2066 - Vendor Parameter Protection:
2068 U-Boot considers the values of the environment
2069 variables "serial#" (Board Serial Number) and
2070 "ethaddr" (Ethernet Address) to be parameters that
2071 are set once by the board vendor / manufacturer, and
2072 protects these variables from casual modification by
2073 the user. Once set, these variables are read-only,
2074 and write or delete attempts are rejected. You can
2075 change this behaviour:
2077 If CONFIG_ENV_OVERWRITE is #defined in your config
2078 file, the write protection for vendor parameters is
2079 completely disabled. Anybody can change or delete
2082 Alternatively, if you define _both_ an ethaddr in the
2083 default env _and_ CONFIG_OVERWRITE_ETHADDR_ONCE, a default
2084 Ethernet address is installed in the environment,
2085 which can be changed exactly ONCE by the user. [The
2086 serial# is unaffected by this, i. e. it remains
2089 The same can be accomplished in a more flexible way
2090 for any variable by configuring the type of access
2091 to allow for those variables in the ".flags" variable
2092 or define CONFIG_ENV_FLAGS_LIST_STATIC.
2097 Define this variable to enable the reservation of
2098 "protected RAM", i. e. RAM which is not overwritten
2099 by U-Boot. Define CONFIG_PRAM to hold the number of
2100 kB you want to reserve for pRAM. You can overwrite
2101 this default value by defining an environment
2102 variable "pram" to the number of kB you want to
2103 reserve. Note that the board info structure will
2104 still show the full amount of RAM. If pRAM is
2105 reserved, a new environment variable "mem" will
2106 automatically be defined to hold the amount of
2107 remaining RAM in a form that can be passed as boot
2108 argument to Linux, for instance like that:
2110 setenv bootargs ... mem=\${mem}
2113 This way you can tell Linux not to use this memory,
2114 either, which results in a memory region that will
2115 not be affected by reboots.
2117 *WARNING* If your board configuration uses automatic
2118 detection of the RAM size, you must make sure that
2119 this memory test is non-destructive. So far, the
2120 following board configurations are known to be
2123 IVMS8, IVML24, SPD8xx,
2124 HERMES, IP860, RPXlite, LWMON,
2127 - Access to physical memory region (> 4GB)
2128 Some basic support is provided for operations on memory not
2129 normally accessible to U-Boot - e.g. some architectures
2130 support access to more than 4GB of memory on 32-bit
2131 machines using physical address extension or similar.
2132 Define CONFIG_PHYSMEM to access this basic support, which
2133 currently only supports clearing the memory.
2136 CONFIG_NET_RETRY_COUNT
2138 This variable defines the number of retries for
2139 network operations like ARP, RARP, TFTP, or BOOTP
2140 before giving up the operation. If not defined, a
2141 default value of 5 is used.
2145 Timeout waiting for an ARP reply in milliseconds.
2149 Timeout in milliseconds used in NFS protocol.
2150 If you encounter "ERROR: Cannot umount" in nfs command,
2151 try longer timeout such as
2152 #define CONFIG_NFS_TIMEOUT 10000UL
2154 - Command Interpreter:
2155 CONFIG_SYS_PROMPT_HUSH_PS2
2157 This defines the secondary prompt string, which is
2158 printed when the command interpreter needs more input
2159 to complete a command. Usually "> ".
2163 In the current implementation, the local variables
2164 space and global environment variables space are
2165 separated. Local variables are those you define by
2166 simply typing `name=value'. To access a local
2167 variable later on, you have write `$name' or
2168 `${name}'; to execute the contents of a variable
2169 directly type `$name' at the command prompt.
2171 Global environment variables are those you use
2172 setenv/printenv to work with. To run a command stored
2173 in such a variable, you need to use the run command,
2174 and you must not use the '$' sign to access them.
2176 To store commands and special characters in a
2177 variable, please use double quotation marks
2178 surrounding the whole text of the variable, instead
2179 of the backslashes before semicolons and special
2182 - Command Line Editing and History:
2183 CONFIG_CMDLINE_PS_SUPPORT
2185 Enable support for changing the command prompt string
2186 at run-time. Only static string is supported so far.
2187 The string is obtained from environment variables PS1
2190 - Default Environment:
2191 CONFIG_EXTRA_ENV_SETTINGS
2193 Define this to contain any number of null terminated
2194 strings (variable = value pairs) that will be part of
2195 the default environment compiled into the boot image.
2197 For example, place something like this in your
2198 board's config file:
2200 #define CONFIG_EXTRA_ENV_SETTINGS \
2204 Warning: This method is based on knowledge about the
2205 internal format how the environment is stored by the
2206 U-Boot code. This is NOT an official, exported
2207 interface! Although it is unlikely that this format
2208 will change soon, there is no guarantee either.
2209 You better know what you are doing here.
2211 Note: overly (ab)use of the default environment is
2212 discouraged. Make sure to check other ways to preset
2213 the environment like the "source" command or the
2216 CONFIG_ENV_VARS_UBOOT_RUNTIME_CONFIG
2218 Define this in order to add variables describing certain
2219 run-time determined information about the hardware to the
2220 environment. These will be named board_name, board_rev.
2222 CONFIG_DELAY_ENVIRONMENT
2224 Normally the environment is loaded when the board is
2225 initialised so that it is available to U-Boot. This inhibits
2226 that so that the environment is not available until
2227 explicitly loaded later by U-Boot code. With CONFIG_OF_CONTROL
2228 this is instead controlled by the value of
2229 /config/load-environment.
2231 - Serial Flash support
2232 Usage requires an initial 'sf probe' to define the serial
2233 flash parameters, followed by read/write/erase/update
2236 The following defaults may be provided by the platform
2237 to handle the common case when only a single serial
2238 flash is present on the system.
2240 CONFIG_SF_DEFAULT_BUS Bus identifier
2241 CONFIG_SF_DEFAULT_CS Chip-select
2242 CONFIG_SF_DEFAULT_MODE (see include/spi.h)
2243 CONFIG_SF_DEFAULT_SPEED in Hz
2246 - TFTP Fixed UDP Port:
2249 If this is defined, the environment variable tftpsrcp
2250 is used to supply the TFTP UDP source port value.
2251 If tftpsrcp isn't defined, the normal pseudo-random port
2252 number generator is used.
2254 Also, the environment variable tftpdstp is used to supply
2255 the TFTP UDP destination port value. If tftpdstp isn't
2256 defined, the normal port 69 is used.
2258 The purpose for tftpsrcp is to allow a TFTP server to
2259 blindly start the TFTP transfer using the pre-configured
2260 target IP address and UDP port. This has the effect of
2261 "punching through" the (Windows XP) firewall, allowing
2262 the remainder of the TFTP transfer to proceed normally.
2263 A better solution is to properly configure the firewall,
2264 but sometimes that is not allowed.
2266 - Show boot progress:
2267 CONFIG_SHOW_BOOT_PROGRESS
2269 Defining this option allows to add some board-
2270 specific code (calling a user-provided function
2271 "show_boot_progress(int)") that enables you to show
2272 the system's boot progress on some display (for
2273 example, some LED's) on your board. At the moment,
2274 the following checkpoints are implemented:
2277 Legacy uImage format:
2280 1 common/cmd_bootm.c before attempting to boot an image
2281 -1 common/cmd_bootm.c Image header has bad magic number
2282 2 common/cmd_bootm.c Image header has correct magic number
2283 -2 common/cmd_bootm.c Image header has bad checksum
2284 3 common/cmd_bootm.c Image header has correct checksum
2285 -3 common/cmd_bootm.c Image data has bad checksum
2286 4 common/cmd_bootm.c Image data has correct checksum
2287 -4 common/cmd_bootm.c Image is for unsupported architecture
2288 5 common/cmd_bootm.c Architecture check OK
2289 -5 common/cmd_bootm.c Wrong Image Type (not kernel, multi)
2290 6 common/cmd_bootm.c Image Type check OK
2291 -6 common/cmd_bootm.c gunzip uncompression error
2292 -7 common/cmd_bootm.c Unimplemented compression type
2293 7 common/cmd_bootm.c Uncompression OK
2294 8 common/cmd_bootm.c No uncompress/copy overwrite error
2295 -9 common/cmd_bootm.c Unsupported OS (not Linux, BSD, VxWorks, QNX)
2297 9 common/image.c Start initial ramdisk verification
2298 -10 common/image.c Ramdisk header has bad magic number
2299 -11 common/image.c Ramdisk header has bad checksum
2300 10 common/image.c Ramdisk header is OK
2301 -12 common/image.c Ramdisk data has bad checksum
2302 11 common/image.c Ramdisk data has correct checksum
2303 12 common/image.c Ramdisk verification complete, start loading
2304 -13 common/image.c Wrong Image Type (not PPC Linux ramdisk)
2305 13 common/image.c Start multifile image verification
2306 14 common/image.c No initial ramdisk, no multifile, continue.
2308 15 arch/<arch>/lib/bootm.c All preparation done, transferring control to OS
2310 -30 arch/powerpc/lib/board.c Fatal error, hang the system
2311 -31 post/post.c POST test failed, detected by post_output_backlog()
2312 -32 post/post.c POST test failed, detected by post_run_single()
2314 34 common/cmd_doc.c before loading a Image from a DOC device
2315 -35 common/cmd_doc.c Bad usage of "doc" command
2316 35 common/cmd_doc.c correct usage of "doc" command
2317 -36 common/cmd_doc.c No boot device
2318 36 common/cmd_doc.c correct boot device
2319 -37 common/cmd_doc.c Unknown Chip ID on boot device
2320 37 common/cmd_doc.c correct chip ID found, device available
2321 -38 common/cmd_doc.c Read Error on boot device
2322 38 common/cmd_doc.c reading Image header from DOC device OK
2323 -39 common/cmd_doc.c Image header has bad magic number
2324 39 common/cmd_doc.c Image header has correct magic number
2325 -40 common/cmd_doc.c Error reading Image from DOC device
2326 40 common/cmd_doc.c Image header has correct magic number
2327 41 common/cmd_ide.c before loading a Image from a IDE device
2328 -42 common/cmd_ide.c Bad usage of "ide" command
2329 42 common/cmd_ide.c correct usage of "ide" command
2330 -43 common/cmd_ide.c No boot device
2331 43 common/cmd_ide.c boot device found
2332 -44 common/cmd_ide.c Device not available
2333 44 common/cmd_ide.c Device available
2334 -45 common/cmd_ide.c wrong partition selected
2335 45 common/cmd_ide.c partition selected
2336 -46 common/cmd_ide.c Unknown partition table
2337 46 common/cmd_ide.c valid partition table found
2338 -47 common/cmd_ide.c Invalid partition type
2339 47 common/cmd_ide.c correct partition type
2340 -48 common/cmd_ide.c Error reading Image Header on boot device
2341 48 common/cmd_ide.c reading Image Header from IDE device OK
2342 -49 common/cmd_ide.c Image header has bad magic number
2343 49 common/cmd_ide.c Image header has correct magic number
2344 -50 common/cmd_ide.c Image header has bad checksum
2345 50 common/cmd_ide.c Image header has correct checksum
2346 -51 common/cmd_ide.c Error reading Image from IDE device
2347 51 common/cmd_ide.c reading Image from IDE device OK
2348 52 common/cmd_nand.c before loading a Image from a NAND device
2349 -53 common/cmd_nand.c Bad usage of "nand" command
2350 53 common/cmd_nand.c correct usage of "nand" command
2351 -54 common/cmd_nand.c No boot device
2352 54 common/cmd_nand.c boot device found
2353 -55 common/cmd_nand.c Unknown Chip ID on boot device
2354 55 common/cmd_nand.c correct chip ID found, device available
2355 -56 common/cmd_nand.c Error reading Image Header on boot device
2356 56 common/cmd_nand.c reading Image Header from NAND device OK
2357 -57 common/cmd_nand.c Image header has bad magic number
2358 57 common/cmd_nand.c Image header has correct magic number
2359 -58 common/cmd_nand.c Error reading Image from NAND device
2360 58 common/cmd_nand.c reading Image from NAND device OK
2362 -60 common/env_common.c Environment has a bad CRC, using default
2364 64 net/eth.c starting with Ethernet configuration.
2365 -64 net/eth.c no Ethernet found.
2366 65 net/eth.c Ethernet found.
2368 -80 common/cmd_net.c usage wrong
2369 80 common/cmd_net.c before calling net_loop()
2370 -81 common/cmd_net.c some error in net_loop() occurred
2371 81 common/cmd_net.c net_loop() back without error
2372 -82 common/cmd_net.c size == 0 (File with size 0 loaded)
2373 82 common/cmd_net.c trying automatic boot
2374 83 common/cmd_net.c running "source" command
2375 -83 common/cmd_net.c some error in automatic boot or "source" command
2376 84 common/cmd_net.c end without errors
2381 100 common/cmd_bootm.c Kernel FIT Image has correct format
2382 -100 common/cmd_bootm.c Kernel FIT Image has incorrect format
2383 101 common/cmd_bootm.c No Kernel subimage unit name, using configuration
2384 -101 common/cmd_bootm.c Can't get configuration for kernel subimage
2385 102 common/cmd_bootm.c Kernel unit name specified
2386 -103 common/cmd_bootm.c Can't get kernel subimage node offset
2387 103 common/cmd_bootm.c Found configuration node
2388 104 common/cmd_bootm.c Got kernel subimage node offset
2389 -104 common/cmd_bootm.c Kernel subimage hash verification failed
2390 105 common/cmd_bootm.c Kernel subimage hash verification OK
2391 -105 common/cmd_bootm.c Kernel subimage is for unsupported architecture
2392 106 common/cmd_bootm.c Architecture check OK
2393 -106 common/cmd_bootm.c Kernel subimage has wrong type
2394 107 common/cmd_bootm.c Kernel subimage type OK
2395 -107 common/cmd_bootm.c Can't get kernel subimage data/size
2396 108 common/cmd_bootm.c Got kernel subimage data/size
2397 -108 common/cmd_bootm.c Wrong image type (not legacy, FIT)
2398 -109 common/cmd_bootm.c Can't get kernel subimage type
2399 -110 common/cmd_bootm.c Can't get kernel subimage comp
2400 -111 common/cmd_bootm.c Can't get kernel subimage os
2401 -112 common/cmd_bootm.c Can't get kernel subimage load address
2402 -113 common/cmd_bootm.c Image uncompress/copy overwrite error
2404 120 common/image.c Start initial ramdisk verification
2405 -120 common/image.c Ramdisk FIT image has incorrect format
2406 121 common/image.c Ramdisk FIT image has correct format
2407 122 common/image.c No ramdisk subimage unit name, using configuration
2408 -122 common/image.c Can't get configuration for ramdisk subimage
2409 123 common/image.c Ramdisk unit name specified
2410 -124 common/image.c Can't get ramdisk subimage node offset
2411 125 common/image.c Got ramdisk subimage node offset
2412 -125 common/image.c Ramdisk subimage hash verification failed
2413 126 common/image.c Ramdisk subimage hash verification OK
2414 -126 common/image.c Ramdisk subimage for unsupported architecture
2415 127 common/image.c Architecture check OK
2416 -127 common/image.c Can't get ramdisk subimage data/size
2417 128 common/image.c Got ramdisk subimage data/size
2418 129 common/image.c Can't get ramdisk load address
2419 -129 common/image.c Got ramdisk load address
2421 -130 common/cmd_doc.c Incorrect FIT image format
2422 131 common/cmd_doc.c FIT image format OK
2424 -140 common/cmd_ide.c Incorrect FIT image format
2425 141 common/cmd_ide.c FIT image format OK
2427 -150 common/cmd_nand.c Incorrect FIT image format
2428 151 common/cmd_nand.c FIT image format OK
2430 - legacy image format:
2431 CONFIG_IMAGE_FORMAT_LEGACY
2432 enables the legacy image format support in U-Boot.
2435 enabled if CONFIG_FIT_SIGNATURE is not defined.
2437 CONFIG_DISABLE_IMAGE_LEGACY
2438 disable the legacy image format
2440 This define is introduced, as the legacy image format is
2441 enabled per default for backward compatibility.
2443 - Standalone program support:
2444 CONFIG_STANDALONE_LOAD_ADDR
2446 This option defines a board specific value for the
2447 address where standalone program gets loaded, thus
2448 overwriting the architecture dependent default
2451 - Frame Buffer Address:
2454 Define CONFIG_FB_ADDR if you want to use specific
2455 address for frame buffer. This is typically the case
2456 when using a graphics controller has separate video
2457 memory. U-Boot will then place the frame buffer at
2458 the given address instead of dynamically reserving it
2459 in system RAM by calling lcd_setmem(), which grabs
2460 the memory for the frame buffer depending on the
2461 configured panel size.
2463 Please see board_init_f function.
2465 - Automatic software updates via TFTP server
2467 CONFIG_UPDATE_TFTP_CNT_MAX
2468 CONFIG_UPDATE_TFTP_MSEC_MAX
2470 These options enable and control the auto-update feature;
2471 for a more detailed description refer to doc/README.update.
2473 - MTD Support (mtdparts command, UBI support)
2476 Adds the MTD device infrastructure from the Linux kernel.
2477 Needed for mtdparts command support.
2479 CONFIG_MTD_PARTITIONS
2481 Adds the MTD partitioning infrastructure from the Linux
2482 kernel. Needed for UBI support.
2485 CONFIG_MTD_UBI_WL_THRESHOLD
2486 This parameter defines the maximum difference between the highest
2487 erase counter value and the lowest erase counter value of eraseblocks
2488 of UBI devices. When this threshold is exceeded, UBI starts performing
2489 wear leveling by means of moving data from eraseblock with low erase
2490 counter to eraseblocks with high erase counter.
2492 The default value should be OK for SLC NAND flashes, NOR flashes and
2493 other flashes which have eraseblock life-cycle 100000 or more.
2494 However, in case of MLC NAND flashes which typically have eraseblock
2495 life-cycle less than 10000, the threshold should be lessened (e.g.,
2496 to 128 or 256, although it does not have to be power of 2).
2500 CONFIG_MTD_UBI_BEB_LIMIT
2501 This option specifies the maximum bad physical eraseblocks UBI
2502 expects on the MTD device (per 1024 eraseblocks). If the
2503 underlying flash does not admit of bad eraseblocks (e.g. NOR
2504 flash), this value is ignored.
2506 NAND datasheets often specify the minimum and maximum NVM
2507 (Number of Valid Blocks) for the flashes' endurance lifetime.
2508 The maximum expected bad eraseblocks per 1024 eraseblocks
2509 then can be calculated as "1024 * (1 - MinNVB / MaxNVB)",
2510 which gives 20 for most NANDs (MaxNVB is basically the total
2511 count of eraseblocks on the chip).
2513 To put it differently, if this value is 20, UBI will try to
2514 reserve about 1.9% of physical eraseblocks for bad blocks
2515 handling. And that will be 1.9% of eraseblocks on the entire
2516 NAND chip, not just the MTD partition UBI attaches. This means
2517 that if you have, say, a NAND flash chip admits maximum 40 bad
2518 eraseblocks, and it is split on two MTD partitions of the same
2519 size, UBI will reserve 40 eraseblocks when attaching a
2524 CONFIG_MTD_UBI_FASTMAP
2525 Fastmap is a mechanism which allows attaching an UBI device
2526 in nearly constant time. Instead of scanning the whole MTD device it
2527 only has to locate a checkpoint (called fastmap) on the device.
2528 The on-flash fastmap contains all information needed to attach
2529 the device. Using fastmap makes only sense on large devices where
2530 attaching by scanning takes long. UBI will not automatically install
2531 a fastmap on old images, but you can set the UBI parameter
2532 CONFIG_MTD_UBI_FASTMAP_AUTOCONVERT to 1 if you want so. Please note
2533 that fastmap-enabled images are still usable with UBI implementations
2534 without fastmap support. On typical flash devices the whole fastmap
2535 fits into one PEB. UBI will reserve PEBs to hold two fastmaps.
2537 CONFIG_MTD_UBI_FASTMAP_AUTOCONVERT
2538 Set this parameter to enable fastmap automatically on images
2542 CONFIG_MTD_UBI_FM_DEBUG
2543 Enable UBI fastmap debug
2548 Enable building of SPL globally.
2551 LDSCRIPT for linking the SPL binary.
2553 CONFIG_SPL_MAX_FOOTPRINT
2554 Maximum size in memory allocated to the SPL, BSS included.
2555 When defined, the linker checks that the actual memory
2556 used by SPL from _start to __bss_end does not exceed it.
2557 CONFIG_SPL_MAX_FOOTPRINT and CONFIG_SPL_BSS_MAX_SIZE
2558 must not be both defined at the same time.
2561 Maximum size of the SPL image (text, data, rodata, and
2562 linker lists sections), BSS excluded.
2563 When defined, the linker checks that the actual size does
2566 CONFIG_SPL_TEXT_BASE
2567 TEXT_BASE for linking the SPL binary.
2569 CONFIG_SPL_RELOC_TEXT_BASE
2570 Address to relocate to. If unspecified, this is equal to
2571 CONFIG_SPL_TEXT_BASE (i.e. no relocation is done).
2573 CONFIG_SPL_BSS_START_ADDR
2574 Link address for the BSS within the SPL binary.
2576 CONFIG_SPL_BSS_MAX_SIZE
2577 Maximum size in memory allocated to the SPL BSS.
2578 When defined, the linker checks that the actual memory used
2579 by SPL from __bss_start to __bss_end does not exceed it.
2580 CONFIG_SPL_MAX_FOOTPRINT and CONFIG_SPL_BSS_MAX_SIZE
2581 must not be both defined at the same time.
2584 Adress of the start of the stack SPL will use
2586 CONFIG_SPL_PANIC_ON_RAW_IMAGE
2587 When defined, SPL will panic() if the image it has
2588 loaded does not have a signature.
2589 Defining this is useful when code which loads images
2590 in SPL cannot guarantee that absolutely all read errors
2592 An example is the LPC32XX MLC NAND driver, which will
2593 consider that a completely unreadable NAND block is bad,
2594 and thus should be skipped silently.
2596 CONFIG_SPL_RELOC_STACK
2597 Adress of the start of the stack SPL will use after
2598 relocation. If unspecified, this is equal to
2601 CONFIG_SYS_SPL_MALLOC_START
2602 Starting address of the malloc pool used in SPL.
2603 When this option is set the full malloc is used in SPL and
2604 it is set up by spl_init() and before that, the simple malloc()
2605 can be used if CONFIG_SYS_MALLOC_F is defined.
2607 CONFIG_SYS_SPL_MALLOC_SIZE
2608 The size of the malloc pool used in SPL.
2611 Enable booting directly to an OS from SPL.
2612 See also: doc/README.falcon
2614 CONFIG_SPL_DISPLAY_PRINT
2615 For ARM, enable an optional function to print more information
2616 about the running system.
2618 CONFIG_SPL_INIT_MINIMAL
2619 Arch init code should be built for a very small image
2621 CONFIG_SYS_MMCSD_RAW_MODE_U_BOOT_PARTITION
2622 Partition on the MMC to load U-Boot from when the MMC is being
2625 CONFIG_SYS_MMCSD_RAW_MODE_KERNEL_SECTOR
2626 Sector to load kernel uImage from when MMC is being
2627 used in raw mode (for Falcon mode)
2629 CONFIG_SYS_MMCSD_RAW_MODE_ARGS_SECTOR,
2630 CONFIG_SYS_MMCSD_RAW_MODE_ARGS_SECTORS
2631 Sector and number of sectors to load kernel argument
2632 parameters from when MMC is being used in raw mode
2635 CONFIG_SYS_MMCSD_FS_BOOT_PARTITION
2636 Partition on the MMC to load U-Boot from when the MMC is being
2639 CONFIG_SPL_FS_LOAD_PAYLOAD_NAME
2640 Filename to read to load U-Boot when reading from filesystem
2642 CONFIG_SPL_FS_LOAD_KERNEL_NAME
2643 Filename to read to load kernel uImage when reading
2644 from filesystem (for Falcon mode)
2646 CONFIG_SPL_FS_LOAD_ARGS_NAME
2647 Filename to read to load kernel argument parameters
2648 when reading from filesystem (for Falcon mode)
2650 CONFIG_SPL_MPC83XX_WAIT_FOR_NAND
2651 Set this for NAND SPL on PPC mpc83xx targets, so that
2652 start.S waits for the rest of the SPL to load before
2653 continuing (the hardware starts execution after just
2654 loading the first page rather than the full 4K).
2656 CONFIG_SPL_SKIP_RELOCATE
2657 Avoid SPL relocation
2659 CONFIG_SPL_NAND_BASE
2660 Include nand_base.c in the SPL. Requires
2661 CONFIG_SPL_NAND_DRIVERS.
2663 CONFIG_SPL_NAND_DRIVERS
2664 SPL uses normal NAND drivers, not minimal drivers.
2667 Include standard software ECC in the SPL
2669 CONFIG_SPL_NAND_SIMPLE
2670 Support for NAND boot using simple NAND drivers that
2671 expose the cmd_ctrl() interface.
2674 Support for a lightweight UBI (fastmap) scanner and
2677 CONFIG_SPL_NAND_RAW_ONLY
2678 Support to boot only raw u-boot.bin images. Use this only
2679 if you need to save space.
2681 CONFIG_SPL_COMMON_INIT_DDR
2682 Set for common ddr init with serial presence detect in
2685 CONFIG_SYS_NAND_5_ADDR_CYCLE, CONFIG_SYS_NAND_PAGE_COUNT,
2686 CONFIG_SYS_NAND_PAGE_SIZE, CONFIG_SYS_NAND_OOBSIZE,
2687 CONFIG_SYS_NAND_BLOCK_SIZE, CONFIG_SYS_NAND_BAD_BLOCK_POS,
2688 CONFIG_SYS_NAND_ECCPOS, CONFIG_SYS_NAND_ECCSIZE,
2689 CONFIG_SYS_NAND_ECCBYTES
2690 Defines the size and behavior of the NAND that SPL uses
2693 CONFIG_SPL_NAND_BOOT
2694 Add support NAND boot
2696 CONFIG_SYS_NAND_U_BOOT_OFFS
2697 Location in NAND to read U-Boot from
2699 CONFIG_SYS_NAND_U_BOOT_DST
2700 Location in memory to load U-Boot to
2702 CONFIG_SYS_NAND_U_BOOT_SIZE
2703 Size of image to load
2705 CONFIG_SYS_NAND_U_BOOT_START
2706 Entry point in loaded image to jump to
2708 CONFIG_SYS_NAND_HW_ECC_OOBFIRST
2709 Define this if you need to first read the OOB and then the
2710 data. This is used, for example, on davinci platforms.
2712 CONFIG_SPL_RAM_DEVICE
2713 Support for running image already present in ram, in SPL binary
2716 Image offset to which the SPL should be padded before appending
2717 the SPL payload. By default, this is defined as
2718 CONFIG_SPL_MAX_SIZE, or 0 if CONFIG_SPL_MAX_SIZE is undefined.
2719 CONFIG_SPL_PAD_TO must be either 0, meaning to append the SPL
2720 payload without any padding, or >= CONFIG_SPL_MAX_SIZE.
2723 Final target image containing SPL and payload. Some SPLs
2724 use an arch-specific makefile fragment instead, for
2725 example if more than one image needs to be produced.
2727 CONFIG_FIT_SPL_PRINT
2728 Printing information about a FIT image adds quite a bit of
2729 code to SPL. So this is normally disabled in SPL. Use this
2730 option to re-enable it. This will affect the output of the
2731 bootm command when booting a FIT image.
2735 Enable building of TPL globally.
2738 Image offset to which the TPL should be padded before appending
2739 the TPL payload. By default, this is defined as
2740 CONFIG_SPL_MAX_SIZE, or 0 if CONFIG_SPL_MAX_SIZE is undefined.
2741 CONFIG_SPL_PAD_TO must be either 0, meaning to append the SPL
2742 payload without any padding, or >= CONFIG_SPL_MAX_SIZE.
2744 - Interrupt support (PPC):
2746 There are common interrupt_init() and timer_interrupt()
2747 for all PPC archs. interrupt_init() calls interrupt_init_cpu()
2748 for CPU specific initialization. interrupt_init_cpu()
2749 should set decrementer_count to appropriate value. If
2750 CPU resets decrementer automatically after interrupt
2751 (ppc4xx) it should set decrementer_count to zero.
2752 timer_interrupt() calls timer_interrupt_cpu() for CPU
2753 specific handling. If board has watchdog / status_led
2754 / other_activity_monitor it works automatically from
2755 general timer_interrupt().
2758 Board initialization settings:
2759 ------------------------------
2761 During Initialization u-boot calls a number of board specific functions
2762 to allow the preparation of board specific prerequisites, e.g. pin setup
2763 before drivers are initialized. To enable these callbacks the
2764 following configuration macros have to be defined. Currently this is
2765 architecture specific, so please check arch/your_architecture/lib/board.c
2766 typically in board_init_f() and board_init_r().
2768 - CONFIG_BOARD_EARLY_INIT_F: Call board_early_init_f()
2769 - CONFIG_BOARD_EARLY_INIT_R: Call board_early_init_r()
2770 - CONFIG_BOARD_LATE_INIT: Call board_late_init()
2771 - CONFIG_BOARD_POSTCLK_INIT: Call board_postclk_init()
2773 Configuration Settings:
2774 -----------------------
2776 - CONFIG_SYS_SUPPORT_64BIT_DATA: Defined automatically if compiled as 64-bit.
2777 Optionally it can be defined to support 64-bit memory commands.
2779 - CONFIG_SYS_LONGHELP: Defined when you want long help messages included;
2780 undefine this when you're short of memory.
2782 - CONFIG_SYS_HELP_CMD_WIDTH: Defined when you want to override the default
2783 width of the commands listed in the 'help' command output.
2785 - CONFIG_SYS_PROMPT: This is what U-Boot prints on the console to
2786 prompt for user input.
2788 - CONFIG_SYS_CBSIZE: Buffer size for input from the Console
2790 - CONFIG_SYS_PBSIZE: Buffer size for Console output
2792 - CONFIG_SYS_MAXARGS: max. Number of arguments accepted for monitor commands
2794 - CONFIG_SYS_BARGSIZE: Buffer size for Boot Arguments which are passed to
2795 the application (usually a Linux kernel) when it is
2798 - CONFIG_SYS_BAUDRATE_TABLE:
2799 List of legal baudrate settings for this board.
2801 - CONFIG_SYS_MEMTEST_START, CONFIG_SYS_MEMTEST_END:
2802 Begin and End addresses of the area used by the
2805 - CONFIG_SYS_MEMTEST_SCRATCH:
2806 Scratch address used by the alternate memory test
2807 You only need to set this if address zero isn't writeable
2809 - CONFIG_SYS_MEM_RESERVE_SECURE
2810 Only implemented for ARMv8 for now.
2811 If defined, the size of CONFIG_SYS_MEM_RESERVE_SECURE memory
2812 is substracted from total RAM and won't be reported to OS.
2813 This memory can be used as secure memory. A variable
2814 gd->arch.secure_ram is used to track the location. In systems
2815 the RAM base is not zero, or RAM is divided into banks,
2816 this variable needs to be recalcuated to get the address.
2818 - CONFIG_SYS_MEM_TOP_HIDE:
2819 If CONFIG_SYS_MEM_TOP_HIDE is defined in the board config header,
2820 this specified memory area will get subtracted from the top
2821 (end) of RAM and won't get "touched" at all by U-Boot. By
2822 fixing up gd->ram_size the Linux kernel should gets passed
2823 the now "corrected" memory size and won't touch it either.
2824 This should work for arch/ppc and arch/powerpc. Only Linux
2825 board ports in arch/powerpc with bootwrapper support that
2826 recalculate the memory size from the SDRAM controller setup
2827 will have to get fixed in Linux additionally.
2829 This option can be used as a workaround for the 440EPx/GRx
2830 CHIP 11 errata where the last 256 bytes in SDRAM shouldn't
2833 WARNING: Please make sure that this value is a multiple of
2834 the Linux page size (normally 4k). If this is not the case,
2835 then the end address of the Linux memory will be located at a
2836 non page size aligned address and this could cause major
2839 - CONFIG_SYS_LOADS_BAUD_CHANGE:
2840 Enable temporary baudrate change while serial download
2842 - CONFIG_SYS_SDRAM_BASE:
2843 Physical start address of SDRAM. _Must_ be 0 here.
2845 - CONFIG_SYS_FLASH_BASE:
2846 Physical start address of Flash memory.
2848 - CONFIG_SYS_MONITOR_BASE:
2849 Physical start address of boot monitor code (set by
2850 make config files to be same as the text base address
2851 (CONFIG_SYS_TEXT_BASE) used when linking) - same as
2852 CONFIG_SYS_FLASH_BASE when booting from flash.
2854 - CONFIG_SYS_MONITOR_LEN:
2855 Size of memory reserved for monitor code, used to
2856 determine _at_compile_time_ (!) if the environment is
2857 embedded within the U-Boot image, or in a separate
2860 - CONFIG_SYS_MALLOC_LEN:
2861 Size of DRAM reserved for malloc() use.
2863 - CONFIG_SYS_MALLOC_F_LEN
2864 Size of the malloc() pool for use before relocation. If
2865 this is defined, then a very simple malloc() implementation
2866 will become available before relocation. The address is just
2867 below the global data, and the stack is moved down to make
2870 This feature allocates regions with increasing addresses
2871 within the region. calloc() is supported, but realloc()
2872 is not available. free() is supported but does nothing.
2873 The memory will be freed (or in fact just forgotten) when
2874 U-Boot relocates itself.
2876 - CONFIG_SYS_MALLOC_SIMPLE
2877 Provides a simple and small malloc() and calloc() for those
2878 boards which do not use the full malloc in SPL (which is
2879 enabled with CONFIG_SYS_SPL_MALLOC_START).
2881 - CONFIG_SYS_NONCACHED_MEMORY:
2882 Size of non-cached memory area. This area of memory will be
2883 typically located right below the malloc() area and mapped
2884 uncached in the MMU. This is useful for drivers that would
2885 otherwise require a lot of explicit cache maintenance. For
2886 some drivers it's also impossible to properly maintain the
2887 cache. For example if the regions that need to be flushed
2888 are not a multiple of the cache-line size, *and* padding
2889 cannot be allocated between the regions to align them (i.e.
2890 if the HW requires a contiguous array of regions, and the
2891 size of each region is not cache-aligned), then a flush of
2892 one region may result in overwriting data that hardware has
2893 written to another region in the same cache-line. This can
2894 happen for example in network drivers where descriptors for
2895 buffers are typically smaller than the CPU cache-line (e.g.
2896 16 bytes vs. 32 or 64 bytes).
2898 Non-cached memory is only supported on 32-bit ARM at present.
2900 - CONFIG_SYS_BOOTM_LEN:
2901 Normally compressed uImages are limited to an
2902 uncompressed size of 8 MBytes. If this is not enough,
2903 you can define CONFIG_SYS_BOOTM_LEN in your board config file
2904 to adjust this setting to your needs.
2906 - CONFIG_SYS_BOOTMAPSZ:
2907 Maximum size of memory mapped by the startup code of
2908 the Linux kernel; all data that must be processed by
2909 the Linux kernel (bd_info, boot arguments, FDT blob if
2910 used) must be put below this limit, unless "bootm_low"
2911 environment variable is defined and non-zero. In such case
2912 all data for the Linux kernel must be between "bootm_low"
2913 and "bootm_low" + CONFIG_SYS_BOOTMAPSZ. The environment
2914 variable "bootm_mapsize" will override the value of
2915 CONFIG_SYS_BOOTMAPSZ. If CONFIG_SYS_BOOTMAPSZ is undefined,
2916 then the value in "bootm_size" will be used instead.
2918 - CONFIG_SYS_BOOT_RAMDISK_HIGH:
2919 Enable initrd_high functionality. If defined then the
2920 initrd_high feature is enabled and the bootm ramdisk subcommand
2923 - CONFIG_SYS_BOOT_GET_CMDLINE:
2924 Enables allocating and saving kernel cmdline in space between
2925 "bootm_low" and "bootm_low" + BOOTMAPSZ.
2927 - CONFIG_SYS_BOOT_GET_KBD:
2928 Enables allocating and saving a kernel copy of the bd_info in
2929 space between "bootm_low" and "bootm_low" + BOOTMAPSZ.
2931 - CONFIG_SYS_MAX_FLASH_BANKS:
2932 Max number of Flash memory banks
2934 - CONFIG_SYS_MAX_FLASH_SECT:
2935 Max number of sectors on a Flash chip
2937 - CONFIG_SYS_FLASH_ERASE_TOUT:
2938 Timeout for Flash erase operations (in ms)
2940 - CONFIG_SYS_FLASH_WRITE_TOUT:
2941 Timeout for Flash write operations (in ms)
2943 - CONFIG_SYS_FLASH_LOCK_TOUT
2944 Timeout for Flash set sector lock bit operation (in ms)
2946 - CONFIG_SYS_FLASH_UNLOCK_TOUT
2947 Timeout for Flash clear lock bits operation (in ms)
2949 - CONFIG_SYS_FLASH_PROTECTION
2950 If defined, hardware flash sectors protection is used
2951 instead of U-Boot software protection.
2953 - CONFIG_SYS_DIRECT_FLASH_TFTP:
2955 Enable TFTP transfers directly to flash memory;
2956 without this option such a download has to be
2957 performed in two steps: (1) download to RAM, and (2)
2958 copy from RAM to flash.
2960 The two-step approach is usually more reliable, since
2961 you can check if the download worked before you erase
2962 the flash, but in some situations (when system RAM is
2963 too limited to allow for a temporary copy of the
2964 downloaded image) this option may be very useful.
2966 - CONFIG_SYS_FLASH_CFI:
2967 Define if the flash driver uses extra elements in the
2968 common flash structure for storing flash geometry.
2970 - CONFIG_FLASH_CFI_DRIVER
2971 This option also enables the building of the cfi_flash driver
2972 in the drivers directory
2974 - CONFIG_FLASH_CFI_MTD
2975 This option enables the building of the cfi_mtd driver
2976 in the drivers directory. The driver exports CFI flash
2979 - CONFIG_SYS_FLASH_USE_BUFFER_WRITE
2980 Use buffered writes to flash.
2982 - CONFIG_FLASH_SPANSION_S29WS_N
2983 s29ws-n MirrorBit flash has non-standard addresses for buffered
2986 - CONFIG_SYS_FLASH_QUIET_TEST
2987 If this option is defined, the common CFI flash doesn't
2988 print it's warning upon not recognized FLASH banks. This
2989 is useful, if some of the configured banks are only
2990 optionally available.
2992 - CONFIG_FLASH_SHOW_PROGRESS
2993 If defined (must be an integer), print out countdown
2994 digits and dots. Recommended value: 45 (9..1) for 80
2995 column displays, 15 (3..1) for 40 column displays.
2997 - CONFIG_FLASH_VERIFY
2998 If defined, the content of the flash (destination) is compared
2999 against the source after the write operation. An error message
3000 will be printed when the contents are not identical.
3001 Please note that this option is useless in nearly all cases,
3002 since such flash programming errors usually are detected earlier
3003 while unprotecting/erasing/programming. Please only enable
3004 this option if you really know what you are doing.
3006 - CONFIG_SYS_RX_ETH_BUFFER:
3007 Defines the number of Ethernet receive buffers. On some
3008 Ethernet controllers it is recommended to set this value
3009 to 8 or even higher (EEPRO100 or 405 EMAC), since all
3010 buffers can be full shortly after enabling the interface
3011 on high Ethernet traffic.
3012 Defaults to 4 if not defined.
3014 - CONFIG_ENV_MAX_ENTRIES
3016 Maximum number of entries in the hash table that is used
3017 internally to store the environment settings. The default
3018 setting is supposed to be generous and should work in most
3019 cases. This setting can be used to tune behaviour; see
3020 lib/hashtable.c for details.
3022 - CONFIG_ENV_FLAGS_LIST_DEFAULT
3023 - CONFIG_ENV_FLAGS_LIST_STATIC
3024 Enable validation of the values given to environment variables when
3025 calling env set. Variables can be restricted to only decimal,
3026 hexadecimal, or boolean. If CONFIG_CMD_NET is also defined,
3027 the variables can also be restricted to IP address or MAC address.
3029 The format of the list is:
3030 type_attribute = [s|d|x|b|i|m]
3031 access_attribute = [a|r|o|c]
3032 attributes = type_attribute[access_attribute]
3033 entry = variable_name[:attributes]
3036 The type attributes are:
3037 s - String (default)
3040 b - Boolean ([1yYtT|0nNfF])
3044 The access attributes are:
3050 - CONFIG_ENV_FLAGS_LIST_DEFAULT
3051 Define this to a list (string) to define the ".flags"
3052 environment variable in the default or embedded environment.
3054 - CONFIG_ENV_FLAGS_LIST_STATIC
3055 Define this to a list (string) to define validation that
3056 should be done if an entry is not found in the ".flags"
3057 environment variable. To override a setting in the static
3058 list, simply add an entry for the same variable name to the
3061 If CONFIG_REGEX is defined, the variable_name above is evaluated as a
3062 regular expression. This allows multiple variables to define the same
3063 flags without explicitly listing them for each variable.
3065 - CONFIG_ENV_ACCESS_IGNORE_FORCE
3066 If defined, don't allow the -f switch to env set override variable
3070 If stdint.h is available with your toolchain you can define this
3071 option to enable it. You can provide option 'USE_STDINT=1' when
3072 building U-Boot to enable this.
3074 The following definitions that deal with the placement and management
3075 of environment data (variable area); in general, we support the
3076 following configurations:
3078 - CONFIG_BUILD_ENVCRC:
3080 Builds up envcrc with the target environment so that external utils
3081 may easily extract it and embed it in final U-Boot images.
3083 BE CAREFUL! The first access to the environment happens quite early
3084 in U-Boot initialization (when we try to get the setting of for the
3085 console baudrate). You *MUST* have mapped your NVRAM area then, or
3088 Please note that even with NVRAM we still use a copy of the
3089 environment in RAM: we could work on NVRAM directly, but we want to
3090 keep settings there always unmodified except somebody uses "saveenv"
3091 to save the current settings.
3093 BE CAREFUL! For some special cases, the local device can not use
3094 "saveenv" command. For example, the local device will get the
3095 environment stored in a remote NOR flash by SRIO or PCIE link,
3096 but it can not erase, write this NOR flash by SRIO or PCIE interface.
3098 - CONFIG_NAND_ENV_DST
3100 Defines address in RAM to which the nand_spl code should copy the
3101 environment. If redundant environment is used, it will be copied to
3102 CONFIG_NAND_ENV_DST + CONFIG_ENV_SIZE.
3104 Please note that the environment is read-only until the monitor
3105 has been relocated to RAM and a RAM copy of the environment has been
3106 created; also, when using EEPROM you will have to use env_get_f()
3107 until then to read environment variables.
3109 The environment is protected by a CRC32 checksum. Before the monitor
3110 is relocated into RAM, as a result of a bad CRC you will be working
3111 with the compiled-in default environment - *silently*!!! [This is
3112 necessary, because the first environment variable we need is the
3113 "baudrate" setting for the console - if we have a bad CRC, we don't
3114 have any device yet where we could complain.]
3116 Note: once the monitor has been relocated, then it will complain if
3117 the default environment is used; a new CRC is computed as soon as you
3118 use the "saveenv" command to store a valid environment.
3120 - CONFIG_SYS_FAULT_ECHO_LINK_DOWN:
3121 Echo the inverted Ethernet link state to the fault LED.
3123 Note: If this option is active, then CONFIG_SYS_FAULT_MII_ADDR
3124 also needs to be defined.
3126 - CONFIG_SYS_FAULT_MII_ADDR:
3127 MII address of the PHY to check for the Ethernet link state.
3129 - CONFIG_NS16550_MIN_FUNCTIONS:
3130 Define this if you desire to only have use of the NS16550_init
3131 and NS16550_putc functions for the serial driver located at
3132 drivers/serial/ns16550.c. This option is useful for saving
3133 space for already greatly restricted images, including but not
3134 limited to NAND_SPL configurations.
3136 - CONFIG_DISPLAY_BOARDINFO
3137 Display information about the board that U-Boot is running on
3138 when U-Boot starts up. The board function checkboard() is called
3141 - CONFIG_DISPLAY_BOARDINFO_LATE
3142 Similar to the previous option, but display this information
3143 later, once stdio is running and output goes to the LCD, if
3146 - CONFIG_BOARD_SIZE_LIMIT:
3147 Maximum size of the U-Boot image. When defined, the
3148 build system checks that the actual size does not
3151 Low Level (hardware related) configuration options:
3152 ---------------------------------------------------
3154 - CONFIG_SYS_CACHELINE_SIZE:
3155 Cache Line Size of the CPU.
3157 - CONFIG_SYS_CCSRBAR_DEFAULT:
3158 Default (power-on reset) physical address of CCSR on Freescale
3161 - CONFIG_SYS_CCSRBAR:
3162 Virtual address of CCSR. On a 32-bit build, this is typically
3163 the same value as CONFIG_SYS_CCSRBAR_DEFAULT.
3165 - CONFIG_SYS_CCSRBAR_PHYS:
3166 Physical address of CCSR. CCSR can be relocated to a new
3167 physical address, if desired. In this case, this macro should
3168 be set to that address. Otherwise, it should be set to the
3169 same value as CONFIG_SYS_CCSRBAR_DEFAULT. For example, CCSR
3170 is typically relocated on 36-bit builds. It is recommended
3171 that this macro be defined via the _HIGH and _LOW macros:
3173 #define CONFIG_SYS_CCSRBAR_PHYS ((CONFIG_SYS_CCSRBAR_PHYS_HIGH
3174 * 1ull) << 32 | CONFIG_SYS_CCSRBAR_PHYS_LOW)
3176 - CONFIG_SYS_CCSRBAR_PHYS_HIGH:
3177 Bits 33-36 of CONFIG_SYS_CCSRBAR_PHYS. This value is typically
3178 either 0 (32-bit build) or 0xF (36-bit build). This macro is
3179 used in assembly code, so it must not contain typecasts or
3180 integer size suffixes (e.g. "ULL").
3182 - CONFIG_SYS_CCSRBAR_PHYS_LOW:
3183 Lower 32-bits of CONFIG_SYS_CCSRBAR_PHYS. This macro is
3184 used in assembly code, so it must not contain typecasts or
3185 integer size suffixes (e.g. "ULL").
3187 - CONFIG_SYS_CCSR_DO_NOT_RELOCATE:
3188 If this macro is defined, then CONFIG_SYS_CCSRBAR_PHYS will be
3189 forced to a value that ensures that CCSR is not relocated.
3191 - Floppy Disk Support:
3192 CONFIG_SYS_FDC_DRIVE_NUMBER
3194 the default drive number (default value 0)
3196 CONFIG_SYS_ISA_IO_STRIDE
3198 defines the spacing between FDC chipset registers
3201 CONFIG_SYS_ISA_IO_OFFSET
3203 defines the offset of register from address. It
3204 depends on which part of the data bus is connected to
3205 the FDC chipset. (default value 0)
3207 If CONFIG_SYS_ISA_IO_STRIDE CONFIG_SYS_ISA_IO_OFFSET and
3208 CONFIG_SYS_FDC_DRIVE_NUMBER are undefined, they take their
3211 if CONFIG_SYS_FDC_HW_INIT is defined, then the function
3212 fdc_hw_init() is called at the beginning of the FDC
3213 setup. fdc_hw_init() must be provided by the board
3214 source code. It is used to make hardware-dependent
3218 Most IDE controllers were designed to be connected with PCI
3219 interface. Only few of them were designed for AHB interface.
3220 When software is doing ATA command and data transfer to
3221 IDE devices through IDE-AHB controller, some additional
3222 registers accessing to these kind of IDE-AHB controller
3225 - CONFIG_SYS_IMMR: Physical address of the Internal Memory.
3226 DO NOT CHANGE unless you know exactly what you're
3227 doing! (11-4) [MPC8xx systems only]
3229 - CONFIG_SYS_INIT_RAM_ADDR:
3231 Start address of memory area that can be used for
3232 initial data and stack; please note that this must be
3233 writable memory that is working WITHOUT special
3234 initialization, i. e. you CANNOT use normal RAM which
3235 will become available only after programming the
3236 memory controller and running certain initialization
3239 U-Boot uses the following memory types:
3240 - MPC8xx: IMMR (internal memory of the CPU)
3242 - CONFIG_SYS_GBL_DATA_OFFSET:
3244 Offset of the initial data structure in the memory
3245 area defined by CONFIG_SYS_INIT_RAM_ADDR. Usually
3246 CONFIG_SYS_GBL_DATA_OFFSET is chosen such that the initial
3247 data is located at the end of the available space
3248 (sometimes written as (CONFIG_SYS_INIT_RAM_SIZE -
3249 GENERATED_GBL_DATA_SIZE), and the initial stack is just
3250 below that area (growing from (CONFIG_SYS_INIT_RAM_ADDR +
3251 CONFIG_SYS_GBL_DATA_OFFSET) downward.
3254 On the MPC824X (or other systems that use the data
3255 cache for initial memory) the address chosen for
3256 CONFIG_SYS_INIT_RAM_ADDR is basically arbitrary - it must
3257 point to an otherwise UNUSED address space between
3258 the top of RAM and the start of the PCI space.
3260 - CONFIG_SYS_SCCR: System Clock and reset Control Register (15-27)
3262 - CONFIG_SYS_OR_TIMING_SDRAM:
3265 - CONFIG_SYS_MAMR_PTA:
3266 periodic timer for refresh
3268 - FLASH_BASE0_PRELIM, FLASH_BASE1_PRELIM, CONFIG_SYS_REMAP_OR_AM,
3269 CONFIG_SYS_PRELIM_OR_AM, CONFIG_SYS_OR_TIMING_FLASH, CONFIG_SYS_OR0_REMAP,
3270 CONFIG_SYS_OR0_PRELIM, CONFIG_SYS_BR0_PRELIM, CONFIG_SYS_OR1_REMAP, CONFIG_SYS_OR1_PRELIM,
3271 CONFIG_SYS_BR1_PRELIM:
3272 Memory Controller Definitions: BR0/1 and OR0/1 (FLASH)
3274 - SDRAM_BASE2_PRELIM, SDRAM_BASE3_PRELIM, SDRAM_MAX_SIZE,
3275 CONFIG_SYS_OR_TIMING_SDRAM, CONFIG_SYS_OR2_PRELIM, CONFIG_SYS_BR2_PRELIM,
3276 CONFIG_SYS_OR3_PRELIM, CONFIG_SYS_BR3_PRELIM:
3277 Memory Controller Definitions: BR2/3 and OR2/3 (SDRAM)
3279 - CONFIG_PCI_ENUM_ONLY
3280 Only scan through and get the devices on the buses.
3281 Don't do any setup work, presumably because someone or
3282 something has already done it, and we don't need to do it
3283 a second time. Useful for platforms that are pre-booted
3284 by coreboot or similar.
3286 - CONFIG_PCI_INDIRECT_BRIDGE:
3287 Enable support for indirect PCI bridges.
3290 Chip has SRIO or not
3293 Board has SRIO 1 port available
3296 Board has SRIO 2 port available
3298 - CONFIG_SRIO_PCIE_BOOT_MASTER
3299 Board can support master function for Boot from SRIO and PCIE
3301 - CONFIG_SYS_SRIOn_MEM_VIRT:
3302 Virtual Address of SRIO port 'n' memory region
3304 - CONFIG_SYS_SRIOn_MEM_PHYS:
3305 Physical Address of SRIO port 'n' memory region
3307 - CONFIG_SYS_SRIOn_MEM_SIZE:
3308 Size of SRIO port 'n' memory region
3310 - CONFIG_SYS_NAND_BUSWIDTH_16BIT
3311 Defined to tell the NAND controller that the NAND chip is using
3313 Not all NAND drivers use this symbol.
3314 Example of drivers that use it:
3315 - drivers/mtd/nand/ndfc.c
3316 - drivers/mtd/nand/mxc_nand.c
3318 - CONFIG_SYS_NDFC_EBC0_CFG
3319 Sets the EBC0_CFG register for the NDFC. If not defined
3320 a default value will be used.
3323 Get DDR timing information from an I2C EEPROM. Common
3324 with pluggable memory modules such as SODIMMs
3327 I2C address of the SPD EEPROM
3329 - CONFIG_SYS_SPD_BUS_NUM
3330 If SPD EEPROM is on an I2C bus other than the first
3331 one, specify here. Note that the value must resolve
3332 to something your driver can deal with.
3334 - CONFIG_SYS_DDR_RAW_TIMING
3335 Get DDR timing information from other than SPD. Common with
3336 soldered DDR chips onboard without SPD. DDR raw timing
3337 parameters are extracted from datasheet and hard-coded into
3338 header files or board specific files.
3340 - CONFIG_FSL_DDR_INTERACTIVE
3341 Enable interactive DDR debugging. See doc/README.fsl-ddr.
3343 - CONFIG_FSL_DDR_SYNC_REFRESH
3344 Enable sync of refresh for multiple controllers.
3346 - CONFIG_FSL_DDR_BIST
3347 Enable built-in memory test for Freescale DDR controllers.
3349 - CONFIG_SYS_83XX_DDR_USES_CS0
3350 Only for 83xx systems. If specified, then DDR should
3351 be configured using CS0 and CS1 instead of CS2 and CS3.
3354 Enable RMII mode for all FECs.
3355 Note that this is a global option, we can't
3356 have one FEC in standard MII mode and another in RMII mode.
3358 - CONFIG_CRC32_VERIFY
3359 Add a verify option to the crc32 command.
3362 => crc32 -v <address> <count> <crc32>
3364 Where address/count indicate a memory area
3365 and crc32 is the correct crc32 which the
3369 Add the "loopw" memory command. This only takes effect if
3370 the memory commands are activated globally (CONFIG_CMD_MEMORY).
3373 Add the "mdc" and "mwc" memory commands. These are cyclic
3378 This command will print 4 bytes (10,11,12,13) each 500 ms.
3380 => mwc.l 100 12345678 10
3381 This command will write 12345678 to address 100 all 10 ms.
3383 This only takes effect if the memory commands are activated
3384 globally (CONFIG_CMD_MEMORY).
3386 - CONFIG_SKIP_LOWLEVEL_INIT
3387 [ARM, NDS32, MIPS, RISC-V only] If this variable is defined, then certain
3388 low level initializations (like setting up the memory
3389 controller) are omitted and/or U-Boot does not
3390 relocate itself into RAM.
3392 Normally this variable MUST NOT be defined. The only
3393 exception is when U-Boot is loaded (to RAM) by some
3394 other boot loader or by a debugger which performs
3395 these initializations itself.
3397 - CONFIG_SKIP_LOWLEVEL_INIT_ONLY
3398 [ARM926EJ-S only] This allows just the call to lowlevel_init()
3399 to be skipped. The normal CP15 init (such as enabling the
3400 instruction cache) is still performed.
3403 Modifies the behaviour of start.S when compiling a loader
3404 that is executed before the actual U-Boot. E.g. when
3405 compiling a NAND SPL.
3408 Modifies the behaviour of start.S when compiling a loader
3409 that is executed after the SPL and before the actual U-Boot.
3410 It is loaded by the SPL.
3412 - CONFIG_SYS_MPC85XX_NO_RESETVEC
3413 Only for 85xx systems. If this variable is specified, the section
3414 .resetvec is not kept and the section .bootpg is placed in the
3415 previous 4k of the .text section.
3417 - CONFIG_ARCH_MAP_SYSMEM
3418 Generally U-Boot (and in particular the md command) uses
3419 effective address. It is therefore not necessary to regard
3420 U-Boot address as virtual addresses that need to be translated
3421 to physical addresses. However, sandbox requires this, since
3422 it maintains its own little RAM buffer which contains all
3423 addressable memory. This option causes some memory accesses
3424 to be mapped through map_sysmem() / unmap_sysmem().
3426 - CONFIG_X86_RESET_VECTOR
3427 If defined, the x86 reset vector code is included. This is not
3428 needed when U-Boot is running from Coreboot.
3430 - CONFIG_SYS_NAND_NO_SUBPAGE_WRITE
3431 Option to disable subpage write in NAND driver
3432 driver that uses this:
3433 drivers/mtd/nand/davinci_nand.c
3435 Freescale QE/FMAN Firmware Support:
3436 -----------------------------------
3438 The Freescale QUICCEngine (QE) and Frame Manager (FMAN) both support the
3439 loading of "firmware", which is encoded in the QE firmware binary format.
3440 This firmware often needs to be loaded during U-Boot booting, so macros
3441 are used to identify the storage device (NOR flash, SPI, etc) and the address
3444 - CONFIG_SYS_FMAN_FW_ADDR
3445 The address in the storage device where the FMAN microcode is located. The
3446 meaning of this address depends on which CONFIG_SYS_QE_FW_IN_xxx macro
3449 - CONFIG_SYS_QE_FW_ADDR
3450 The address in the storage device where the QE microcode is located. The
3451 meaning of this address depends on which CONFIG_SYS_QE_FW_IN_xxx macro
3454 - CONFIG_SYS_QE_FMAN_FW_LENGTH
3455 The maximum possible size of the firmware. The firmware binary format
3456 has a field that specifies the actual size of the firmware, but it
3457 might not be possible to read any part of the firmware unless some
3458 local storage is allocated to hold the entire firmware first.
3460 - CONFIG_SYS_QE_FMAN_FW_IN_NOR
3461 Specifies that QE/FMAN firmware is located in NOR flash, mapped as
3462 normal addressable memory via the LBC. CONFIG_SYS_FMAN_FW_ADDR is the
3463 virtual address in NOR flash.
3465 - CONFIG_SYS_QE_FMAN_FW_IN_NAND
3466 Specifies that QE/FMAN firmware is located in NAND flash.
3467 CONFIG_SYS_FMAN_FW_ADDR is the offset within NAND flash.
3469 - CONFIG_SYS_QE_FMAN_FW_IN_MMC
3470 Specifies that QE/FMAN firmware is located on the primary SD/MMC
3471 device. CONFIG_SYS_FMAN_FW_ADDR is the byte offset on that device.
3473 - CONFIG_SYS_QE_FMAN_FW_IN_REMOTE
3474 Specifies that QE/FMAN firmware is located in the remote (master)
3475 memory space. CONFIG_SYS_FMAN_FW_ADDR is a virtual address which
3476 can be mapped from slave TLB->slave LAW->slave SRIO or PCIE outbound
3477 window->master inbound window->master LAW->the ucode address in
3478 master's memory space.
3480 Freescale Layerscape Management Complex Firmware Support:
3481 ---------------------------------------------------------
3482 The Freescale Layerscape Management Complex (MC) supports the loading of
3484 This firmware often needs to be loaded during U-Boot booting, so macros
3485 are used to identify the storage device (NOR flash, SPI, etc) and the address
3488 - CONFIG_FSL_MC_ENET
3489 Enable the MC driver for Layerscape SoCs.
3491 Freescale Layerscape Debug Server Support:
3492 -------------------------------------------
3493 The Freescale Layerscape Debug Server Support supports the loading of
3494 "Debug Server firmware" and triggering SP boot-rom.
3495 This firmware often needs to be loaded during U-Boot booting.
3497 - CONFIG_SYS_MC_RSV_MEM_ALIGN
3498 Define alignment of reserved memory MC requires
3503 In order to achieve reproducible builds, timestamps used in the U-Boot build
3504 process have to be set to a fixed value.
3506 This is done using the SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH environment variable.
3507 SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH is to be set on the build host's shell, not as a configuration
3508 option for U-Boot or an environment variable in U-Boot.
3510 SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH should be set to a number of seconds since the epoch, in UTC.
3512 Building the Software:
3513 ======================
3515 Building U-Boot has been tested in several native build environments
3516 and in many different cross environments. Of course we cannot support
3517 all possibly existing versions of cross development tools in all
3518 (potentially obsolete) versions. In case of tool chain problems we
3519 recommend to use the ELDK (see http://www.denx.de/wiki/DULG/ELDK)
3520 which is extensively used to build and test U-Boot.
3522 If you are not using a native environment, it is assumed that you
3523 have GNU cross compiling tools available in your path. In this case,
3524 you must set the environment variable CROSS_COMPILE in your shell.
3525 Note that no changes to the Makefile or any other source files are
3526 necessary. For example using the ELDK on a 4xx CPU, please enter:
3528 $ CROSS_COMPILE=ppc_4xx-
3529 $ export CROSS_COMPILE
3531 Note: If you wish to generate Windows versions of the utilities in
3532 the tools directory you can use the MinGW toolchain
3533 (http://www.mingw.org). Set your HOST tools to the MinGW
3534 toolchain and execute 'make tools'. For example:
3536 $ make HOSTCC=i586-mingw32msvc-gcc HOSTSTRIP=i586-mingw32msvc-strip tools
3538 Binaries such as tools/mkimage.exe will be created which can
3539 be executed on computers running Windows.
3541 U-Boot is intended to be simple to build. After installing the
3542 sources you must configure U-Boot for one specific board type. This
3547 where "NAME_defconfig" is the name of one of the existing configu-
3548 rations; see boards.cfg for supported names.
3550 Note: for some board special configuration names may exist; check if
3551 additional information is available from the board vendor; for
3552 instance, the TQM823L systems are available without (standard)
3553 or with LCD support. You can select such additional "features"
3554 when choosing the configuration, i. e.
3556 make TQM823L_defconfig
3557 - will configure for a plain TQM823L, i. e. no LCD support
3559 make TQM823L_LCD_defconfig
3560 - will configure for a TQM823L with U-Boot console on LCD
3565 Finally, type "make all", and you should get some working U-Boot
3566 images ready for download to / installation on your system:
3568 - "u-boot.bin" is a raw binary image
3569 - "u-boot" is an image in ELF binary format
3570 - "u-boot.srec" is in Motorola S-Record format
3572 By default the build is performed locally and the objects are saved
3573 in the source directory. One of the two methods can be used to change
3574 this behavior and build U-Boot to some external directory:
3576 1. Add O= to the make command line invocations:
3578 make O=/tmp/build distclean
3579 make O=/tmp/build NAME_defconfig
3580 make O=/tmp/build all
3582 2. Set environment variable KBUILD_OUTPUT to point to the desired location:
3584 export KBUILD_OUTPUT=/tmp/build
3589 Note that the command line "O=" setting overrides the KBUILD_OUTPUT environment
3592 User specific CPPFLAGS, AFLAGS and CFLAGS can be passed to the compiler by
3593 setting the according environment variables KCPPFLAGS, KAFLAGS and KCFLAGS.
3594 For example to treat all compiler warnings as errors:
3596 make KCFLAGS=-Werror
3598 Please be aware that the Makefiles assume you are using GNU make, so
3599 for instance on NetBSD you might need to use "gmake" instead of
3603 If the system board that you have is not listed, then you will need
3604 to port U-Boot to your hardware platform. To do this, follow these
3607 1. Create a new directory to hold your board specific code. Add any
3608 files you need. In your board directory, you will need at least
3609 the "Makefile" and a "<board>.c".
3610 2. Create a new configuration file "include/configs/<board>.h" for
3612 3. If you're porting U-Boot to a new CPU, then also create a new
3613 directory to hold your CPU specific code. Add any files you need.
3614 4. Run "make <board>_defconfig" with your new name.
3615 5. Type "make", and you should get a working "u-boot.srec" file
3616 to be installed on your target system.
3617 6. Debug and solve any problems that might arise.
3618 [Of course, this last step is much harder than it sounds.]
3621 Testing of U-Boot Modifications, Ports to New Hardware, etc.:
3622 ==============================================================
3624 If you have modified U-Boot sources (for instance added a new board
3625 or support for new devices, a new CPU, etc.) you are expected to
3626 provide feedback to the other developers. The feedback normally takes
3627 the form of a "patch", i. e. a context diff against a certain (latest
3628 official or latest in the git repository) version of U-Boot sources.
3630 But before you submit such a patch, please verify that your modifi-
3631 cation did not break existing code. At least make sure that *ALL* of
3632 the supported boards compile WITHOUT ANY compiler warnings. To do so,
3633 just run the buildman script (tools/buildman/buildman), which will
3634 configure and build U-Boot for ALL supported system. Be warned, this
3635 will take a while. Please see the buildman README, or run 'buildman -H'
3639 See also "U-Boot Porting Guide" below.
3642 Monitor Commands - Overview:
3643 ============================
3645 go - start application at address 'addr'
3646 run - run commands in an environment variable
3647 bootm - boot application image from memory
3648 bootp - boot image via network using BootP/TFTP protocol
3649 bootz - boot zImage from memory
3650 tftpboot- boot image via network using TFTP protocol
3651 and env variables "ipaddr" and "serverip"
3652 (and eventually "gatewayip")
3653 tftpput - upload a file via network using TFTP protocol
3654 rarpboot- boot image via network using RARP/TFTP protocol
3655 diskboot- boot from IDE devicebootd - boot default, i.e., run 'bootcmd'
3656 loads - load S-Record file over serial line
3657 loadb - load binary file over serial line (kermit mode)
3659 mm - memory modify (auto-incrementing)
3660 nm - memory modify (constant address)
3661 mw - memory write (fill)
3663 cmp - memory compare
3664 crc32 - checksum calculation
3665 i2c - I2C sub-system
3666 sspi - SPI utility commands
3667 base - print or set address offset
3668 printenv- print environment variables
3669 setenv - set environment variables
3670 saveenv - save environment variables to persistent storage
3671 protect - enable or disable FLASH write protection
3672 erase - erase FLASH memory
3673 flinfo - print FLASH memory information
3674 nand - NAND memory operations (see doc/README.nand)
3675 bdinfo - print Board Info structure
3676 iminfo - print header information for application image
3677 coninfo - print console devices and informations
3678 ide - IDE sub-system
3679 loop - infinite loop on address range
3680 loopw - infinite write loop on address range
3681 mtest - simple RAM test
3682 icache - enable or disable instruction cache
3683 dcache - enable or disable data cache
3684 reset - Perform RESET of the CPU
3685 echo - echo args to console
3686 version - print monitor version
3687 help - print online help
3688 ? - alias for 'help'
3691 Monitor Commands - Detailed Description:
3692 ========================================
3696 For now: just type "help <command>".
3699 Environment Variables:
3700 ======================
3702 U-Boot supports user configuration using Environment Variables which
3703 can be made persistent by saving to Flash memory.
3705 Environment Variables are set using "setenv", printed using
3706 "printenv", and saved to Flash using "saveenv". Using "setenv"
3707 without a value can be used to delete a variable from the
3708 environment. As long as you don't save the environment you are
3709 working with an in-memory copy. In case the Flash area containing the
3710 environment is erased by accident, a default environment is provided.
3712 Some configuration options can be set using Environment Variables.
3714 List of environment variables (most likely not complete):
3716 baudrate - see CONFIG_BAUDRATE
3718 bootdelay - see CONFIG_BOOTDELAY
3720 bootcmd - see CONFIG_BOOTCOMMAND
3722 bootargs - Boot arguments when booting an RTOS image
3724 bootfile - Name of the image to load with TFTP
3726 bootm_low - Memory range available for image processing in the bootm
3727 command can be restricted. This variable is given as
3728 a hexadecimal number and defines lowest address allowed
3729 for use by the bootm command. See also "bootm_size"
3730 environment variable. Address defined by "bootm_low" is
3731 also the base of the initial memory mapping for the Linux
3732 kernel -- see the description of CONFIG_SYS_BOOTMAPSZ and
3735 bootm_mapsize - Size of the initial memory mapping for the Linux kernel.
3736 This variable is given as a hexadecimal number and it
3737 defines the size of the memory region starting at base
3738 address bootm_low that is accessible by the Linux kernel
3739 during early boot. If unset, CONFIG_SYS_BOOTMAPSZ is used
3740 as the default value if it is defined, and bootm_size is
3743 bootm_size - Memory range available for image processing in the bootm
3744 command can be restricted. This variable is given as
3745 a hexadecimal number and defines the size of the region
3746 allowed for use by the bootm command. See also "bootm_low"
3747 environment variable.
3749 updatefile - Location of the software update file on a TFTP server, used
3750 by the automatic software update feature. Please refer to
3751 documentation in doc/README.update for more details.
3753 autoload - if set to "no" (any string beginning with 'n'),
3754 "bootp" will just load perform a lookup of the
3755 configuration from the BOOTP server, but not try to
3756 load any image using TFTP
3758 autostart - if set to "yes", an image loaded using the "bootp",
3759 "rarpboot", "tftpboot" or "diskboot" commands will
3760 be automatically started (by internally calling
3763 If set to "no", a standalone image passed to the
3764 "bootm" command will be copied to the load address
3765 (and eventually uncompressed), but NOT be started.
3766 This can be used to load and uncompress arbitrary
3769 fdt_high - if set this restricts the maximum address that the
3770 flattened device tree will be copied into upon boot.
3771 For example, if you have a system with 1 GB memory
3772 at physical address 0x10000000, while Linux kernel
3773 only recognizes the first 704 MB as low memory, you
3774 may need to set fdt_high as 0x3C000000 to have the
3775 device tree blob be copied to the maximum address
3776 of the 704 MB low memory, so that Linux kernel can
3777 access it during the boot procedure.
3779 If this is set to the special value 0xFFFFFFFF then
3780 the fdt will not be copied at all on boot. For this
3781 to work it must reside in writable memory, have
3782 sufficient padding on the end of it for u-boot to
3783 add the information it needs into it, and the memory
3784 must be accessible by the kernel.
3786 fdtcontroladdr- if set this is the address of the control flattened
3787 device tree used by U-Boot when CONFIG_OF_CONTROL is
3790 i2cfast - (PPC405GP|PPC405EP only)
3791 if set to 'y' configures Linux I2C driver for fast
3792 mode (400kHZ). This environment variable is used in
3793 initialization code. So, for changes to be effective
3794 it must be saved and board must be reset.
3796 initrd_high - restrict positioning of initrd images:
3797 If this variable is not set, initrd images will be
3798 copied to the highest possible address in RAM; this
3799 is usually what you want since it allows for
3800 maximum initrd size. If for some reason you want to
3801 make sure that the initrd image is loaded below the
3802 CONFIG_SYS_BOOTMAPSZ limit, you can set this environment
3803 variable to a value of "no" or "off" or "0".
3804 Alternatively, you can set it to a maximum upper
3805 address to use (U-Boot will still check that it
3806 does not overwrite the U-Boot stack and data).
3808 For instance, when you have a system with 16 MB
3809 RAM, and want to reserve 4 MB from use by Linux,
3810 you can do this by adding "mem=12M" to the value of
3811 the "bootargs" variable. However, now you must make
3812 sure that the initrd image is placed in the first
3813 12 MB as well - this can be done with
3815 setenv initrd_high 00c00000
3817 If you set initrd_high to 0xFFFFFFFF, this is an
3818 indication to U-Boot that all addresses are legal
3819 for the Linux kernel, including addresses in flash
3820 memory. In this case U-Boot will NOT COPY the
3821 ramdisk at all. This may be useful to reduce the
3822 boot time on your system, but requires that this
3823 feature is supported by your Linux kernel.
3825 ipaddr - IP address; needed for tftpboot command
3827 loadaddr - Default load address for commands like "bootp",
3828 "rarpboot", "tftpboot", "loadb" or "diskboot"
3830 loads_echo - see CONFIG_LOADS_ECHO
3832 serverip - TFTP server IP address; needed for tftpboot command
3834 bootretry - see CONFIG_BOOT_RETRY_TIME
3836 bootdelaykey - see CONFIG_AUTOBOOT_DELAY_STR
3838 bootstopkey - see CONFIG_AUTOBOOT_STOP_STR
3840 ethprime - controls which interface is used first.
3842 ethact - controls which interface is currently active.
3843 For example you can do the following
3845 => setenv ethact FEC
3846 => ping 192.168.0.1 # traffic sent on FEC
3847 => setenv ethact SCC
3848 => ping 10.0.0.1 # traffic sent on SCC
3850 ethrotate - When set to "no" U-Boot does not go through all
3851 available network interfaces.
3852 It just stays at the currently selected interface.
3854 netretry - When set to "no" each network operation will
3855 either succeed or fail without retrying.
3856 When set to "once" the network operation will
3857 fail when all the available network interfaces
3858 are tried once without success.
3859 Useful on scripts which control the retry operation
3862 npe_ucode - set load address for the NPE microcode
3864 silent_linux - If set then Linux will be told to boot silently, by
3865 changing the console to be empty. If "yes" it will be
3866 made silent. If "no" it will not be made silent. If
3867 unset, then it will be made silent if the U-Boot console
3870 tftpsrcp - If this is set, the value is used for TFTP's
3873 tftpdstp - If this is set, the value is used for TFTP's UDP
3874 destination port instead of the Well Know Port 69.
3876 tftpblocksize - Block size to use for TFTP transfers; if not set,
3877 we use the TFTP server's default block size
3879 tftptimeout - Retransmission timeout for TFTP packets (in milli-
3880 seconds, minimum value is 1000 = 1 second). Defines
3881 when a packet is considered to be lost so it has to
3882 be retransmitted. The default is 5000 = 5 seconds.
3883 Lowering this value may make downloads succeed
3884 faster in networks with high packet loss rates or
3885 with unreliable TFTP servers.
3887 tftptimeoutcountmax - maximum count of TFTP timeouts (no
3888 unit, minimum value = 0). Defines how many timeouts
3889 can happen during a single file transfer before that
3890 transfer is aborted. The default is 10, and 0 means
3891 'no timeouts allowed'. Increasing this value may help
3892 downloads succeed with high packet loss rates, or with
3893 unreliable TFTP servers or client hardware.
3895 vlan - When set to a value < 4095 the traffic over
3896 Ethernet is encapsulated/received over 802.1q
3899 bootpretryperiod - Period during which BOOTP/DHCP sends retries.
3900 Unsigned value, in milliseconds. If not set, the period will
3901 be either the default (28000), or a value based on
3902 CONFIG_NET_RETRY_COUNT, if defined. This value has
3903 precedence over the valu based on CONFIG_NET_RETRY_COUNT.
3905 The following image location variables contain the location of images
3906 used in booting. The "Image" column gives the role of the image and is
3907 not an environment variable name. The other columns are environment
3908 variable names. "File Name" gives the name of the file on a TFTP
3909 server, "RAM Address" gives the location in RAM the image will be
3910 loaded to, and "Flash Location" gives the image's address in NOR
3911 flash or offset in NAND flash.
3913 *Note* - these variables don't have to be defined for all boards, some
3914 boards currently use other variables for these purposes, and some
3915 boards use these variables for other purposes.
3917 Image File Name RAM Address Flash Location
3918 ----- --------- ----------- --------------
3919 u-boot u-boot u-boot_addr_r u-boot_addr
3920 Linux kernel bootfile kernel_addr_r kernel_addr
3921 device tree blob fdtfile fdt_addr_r fdt_addr
3922 ramdisk ramdiskfile ramdisk_addr_r ramdisk_addr
3924 The following environment variables may be used and automatically
3925 updated by the network boot commands ("bootp" and "rarpboot"),
3926 depending the information provided by your boot server:
3928 bootfile - see above
3929 dnsip - IP address of your Domain Name Server
3930 dnsip2 - IP address of your secondary Domain Name Server
3931 gatewayip - IP address of the Gateway (Router) to use
3932 hostname - Target hostname
3934 netmask - Subnet Mask
3935 rootpath - Pathname of the root filesystem on the NFS server
3936 serverip - see above
3939 There are two special Environment Variables:
3941 serial# - contains hardware identification information such
3942 as type string and/or serial number
3943 ethaddr - Ethernet address
3945 These variables can be set only once (usually during manufacturing of
3946 the board). U-Boot refuses to delete or overwrite these variables
3947 once they have been set once.
3950 Further special Environment Variables:
3952 ver - Contains the U-Boot version string as printed
3953 with the "version" command. This variable is
3954 readonly (see CONFIG_VERSION_VARIABLE).
3957 Please note that changes to some configuration parameters may take
3958 only effect after the next boot (yes, that's just like Windoze :-).
3961 Callback functions for environment variables:
3962 ---------------------------------------------
3964 For some environment variables, the behavior of u-boot needs to change
3965 when their values are changed. This functionality allows functions to
3966 be associated with arbitrary variables. On creation, overwrite, or
3967 deletion, the callback will provide the opportunity for some side
3968 effect to happen or for the change to be rejected.
3970 The callbacks are named and associated with a function using the
3971 U_BOOT_ENV_CALLBACK macro in your board or driver code.
3973 These callbacks are associated with variables in one of two ways. The
3974 static list can be added to by defining CONFIG_ENV_CALLBACK_LIST_STATIC
3975 in the board configuration to a string that defines a list of
3976 associations. The list must be in the following format:
3978 entry = variable_name[:callback_name]
3981 If the callback name is not specified, then the callback is deleted.
3982 Spaces are also allowed anywhere in the list.
3984 Callbacks can also be associated by defining the ".callbacks" variable
3985 with the same list format above. Any association in ".callbacks" will
3986 override any association in the static list. You can define
3987 CONFIG_ENV_CALLBACK_LIST_DEFAULT to a list (string) to define the
3988 ".callbacks" environment variable in the default or embedded environment.
3990 If CONFIG_REGEX is defined, the variable_name above is evaluated as a
3991 regular expression. This allows multiple variables to be connected to
3992 the same callback without explicitly listing them all out.
3995 Command Line Parsing:
3996 =====================
3998 There are two different command line parsers available with U-Boot:
3999 the old "simple" one, and the much more powerful "hush" shell:
4001 Old, simple command line parser:
4002 --------------------------------
4004 - supports environment variables (through setenv / saveenv commands)
4005 - several commands on one line, separated by ';'
4006 - variable substitution using "... ${name} ..." syntax
4007 - special characters ('$', ';') can be escaped by prefixing with '\',
4009 setenv bootcmd bootm \${address}
4010 - You can also escape text by enclosing in single apostrophes, for example:
4011 setenv addip 'setenv bootargs $bootargs ip=$ipaddr:$serverip:$gatewayip:$netmask:$hostname::off'
4016 - similar to Bourne shell, with control structures like
4017 if...then...else...fi, for...do...done; while...do...done,
4018 until...do...done, ...
4019 - supports environment ("global") variables (through setenv / saveenv
4020 commands) and local shell variables (through standard shell syntax
4021 "name=value"); only environment variables can be used with "run"
4027 (1) If a command line (or an environment variable executed by a "run"
4028 command) contains several commands separated by semicolon, and
4029 one of these commands fails, then the remaining commands will be
4032 (2) If you execute several variables with one call to run (i. e.
4033 calling run with a list of variables as arguments), any failing
4034 command will cause "run" to terminate, i. e. the remaining
4035 variables are not executed.
4037 Note for Redundant Ethernet Interfaces:
4038 =======================================
4040 Some boards come with redundant Ethernet interfaces; U-Boot supports
4041 such configurations and is capable of automatic selection of a
4042 "working" interface when needed. MAC assignment works as follows:
4044 Network interfaces are numbered eth0, eth1, eth2, ... Corresponding
4045 MAC addresses can be stored in the environment as "ethaddr" (=>eth0),
4046 "eth1addr" (=>eth1), "eth2addr", ...
4048 If the network interface stores some valid MAC address (for instance
4049 in SROM), this is used as default address if there is NO correspon-
4050 ding setting in the environment; if the corresponding environment
4051 variable is set, this overrides the settings in the card; that means:
4053 o If the SROM has a valid MAC address, and there is no address in the
4054 environment, the SROM's address is used.
4056 o If there is no valid address in the SROM, and a definition in the
4057 environment exists, then the value from the environment variable is
4060 o If both the SROM and the environment contain a MAC address, and
4061 both addresses are the same, this MAC address is used.
4063 o If both the SROM and the environment contain a MAC address, and the
4064 addresses differ, the value from the environment is used and a
4067 o If neither SROM nor the environment contain a MAC address, an error
4068 is raised. If CONFIG_NET_RANDOM_ETHADDR is defined, then in this case
4069 a random, locally-assigned MAC is used.
4071 If Ethernet drivers implement the 'write_hwaddr' function, valid MAC addresses
4072 will be programmed into hardware as part of the initialization process. This
4073 may be skipped by setting the appropriate 'ethmacskip' environment variable.
4074 The naming convention is as follows:
4075 "ethmacskip" (=>eth0), "eth1macskip" (=>eth1) etc.
4080 U-Boot is capable of booting (and performing other auxiliary operations on)
4081 images in two formats:
4083 New uImage format (FIT)
4084 -----------------------
4086 Flexible and powerful format based on Flattened Image Tree -- FIT (similar
4087 to Flattened Device Tree). It allows the use of images with multiple
4088 components (several kernels, ramdisks, etc.), with contents protected by
4089 SHA1, MD5 or CRC32. More details are found in the doc/uImage.FIT directory.
4095 Old image format is based on binary files which can be basically anything,
4096 preceded by a special header; see the definitions in include/image.h for
4097 details; basically, the header defines the following image properties:
4099 * Target Operating System (Provisions for OpenBSD, NetBSD, FreeBSD,
4100 4.4BSD, Linux, SVR4, Esix, Solaris, Irix, SCO, Dell, NCR, VxWorks,
4101 LynxOS, pSOS, QNX, RTEMS, INTEGRITY;
4102 Currently supported: Linux, NetBSD, VxWorks, QNX, RTEMS, LynxOS,
4104 * Target CPU Architecture (Provisions for Alpha, ARM, Intel x86,
4105 IA64, MIPS, NDS32, Nios II, PowerPC, IBM S390, SuperH, Sparc, Sparc 64 Bit;
4106 Currently supported: ARM, Intel x86, MIPS, NDS32, Nios II, PowerPC).
4107 * Compression Type (uncompressed, gzip, bzip2)
4113 The header is marked by a special Magic Number, and both the header
4114 and the data portions of the image are secured against corruption by
4121 Although U-Boot should support any OS or standalone application
4122 easily, the main focus has always been on Linux during the design of
4125 U-Boot includes many features that so far have been part of some
4126 special "boot loader" code within the Linux kernel. Also, any
4127 "initrd" images to be used are no longer part of one big Linux image;
4128 instead, kernel and "initrd" are separate images. This implementation
4129 serves several purposes:
4131 - the same features can be used for other OS or standalone
4132 applications (for instance: using compressed images to reduce the
4133 Flash memory footprint)
4135 - it becomes much easier to port new Linux kernel versions because
4136 lots of low-level, hardware dependent stuff are done by U-Boot
4138 - the same Linux kernel image can now be used with different "initrd"
4139 images; of course this also means that different kernel images can
4140 be run with the same "initrd". This makes testing easier (you don't
4141 have to build a new "zImage.initrd" Linux image when you just
4142 change a file in your "initrd"). Also, a field-upgrade of the
4143 software is easier now.
4149 Porting Linux to U-Boot based systems:
4150 ---------------------------------------
4152 U-Boot cannot save you from doing all the necessary modifications to
4153 configure the Linux device drivers for use with your target hardware
4154 (no, we don't intend to provide a full virtual machine interface to
4157 But now you can ignore ALL boot loader code (in arch/powerpc/mbxboot).
4159 Just make sure your machine specific header file (for instance
4160 include/asm-ppc/tqm8xx.h) includes the same definition of the Board
4161 Information structure as we define in include/asm-<arch>/u-boot.h,
4162 and make sure that your definition of IMAP_ADDR uses the same value
4163 as your U-Boot configuration in CONFIG_SYS_IMMR.
4165 Note that U-Boot now has a driver model, a unified model for drivers.
4166 If you are adding a new driver, plumb it into driver model. If there
4167 is no uclass available, you are encouraged to create one. See
4171 Configuring the Linux kernel:
4172 -----------------------------
4174 No specific requirements for U-Boot. Make sure you have some root
4175 device (initial ramdisk, NFS) for your target system.
4178 Building a Linux Image:
4179 -----------------------
4181 With U-Boot, "normal" build targets like "zImage" or "bzImage" are
4182 not used. If you use recent kernel source, a new build target
4183 "uImage" will exist which automatically builds an image usable by
4184 U-Boot. Most older kernels also have support for a "pImage" target,
4185 which was introduced for our predecessor project PPCBoot and uses a
4186 100% compatible format.
4190 make TQM850L_defconfig
4195 The "uImage" build target uses a special tool (in 'tools/mkimage') to
4196 encapsulate a compressed Linux kernel image with header information,
4197 CRC32 checksum etc. for use with U-Boot. This is what we are doing:
4199 * build a standard "vmlinux" kernel image (in ELF binary format):
4201 * convert the kernel into a raw binary image:
4203 ${CROSS_COMPILE}-objcopy -O binary \
4204 -R .note -R .comment \
4205 -S vmlinux linux.bin
4207 * compress the binary image:
4211 * package compressed binary image for U-Boot:
4213 mkimage -A ppc -O linux -T kernel -C gzip \
4214 -a 0 -e 0 -n "Linux Kernel Image" \
4215 -d linux.bin.gz uImage
4218 The "mkimage" tool can also be used to create ramdisk images for use
4219 with U-Boot, either separated from the Linux kernel image, or
4220 combined into one file. "mkimage" encapsulates the images with a 64
4221 byte header containing information about target architecture,
4222 operating system, image type, compression method, entry points, time
4223 stamp, CRC32 checksums, etc.
4225 "mkimage" can be called in two ways: to verify existing images and
4226 print the header information, or to build new images.
4228 In the first form (with "-l" option) mkimage lists the information
4229 contained in the header of an existing U-Boot image; this includes
4230 checksum verification:
4232 tools/mkimage -l image
4233 -l ==> list image header information
4235 The second form (with "-d" option) is used to build a U-Boot image
4236 from a "data file" which is used as image payload:
4238 tools/mkimage -A arch -O os -T type -C comp -a addr -e ep \
4239 -n name -d data_file image
4240 -A ==> set architecture to 'arch'
4241 -O ==> set operating system to 'os'
4242 -T ==> set image type to 'type'
4243 -C ==> set compression type 'comp'
4244 -a ==> set load address to 'addr' (hex)
4245 -e ==> set entry point to 'ep' (hex)
4246 -n ==> set image name to 'name'
4247 -d ==> use image data from 'datafile'
4249 Right now, all Linux kernels for PowerPC systems use the same load
4250 address (0x00000000), but the entry point address depends on the
4253 - 2.2.x kernels have the entry point at 0x0000000C,
4254 - 2.3.x and later kernels have the entry point at 0x00000000.
4256 So a typical call to build a U-Boot image would read:
4258 -> tools/mkimage -n '2.4.4 kernel for TQM850L' \
4259 > -A ppc -O linux -T kernel -C gzip -a 0 -e 0 \
4260 > -d /opt/elsk/ppc_8xx/usr/src/linux-2.4.4/arch/powerpc/coffboot/vmlinux.gz \
4261 > examples/uImage.TQM850L
4262 Image Name: 2.4.4 kernel for TQM850L
4263 Created: Wed Jul 19 02:34:59 2000
4264 Image Type: PowerPC Linux Kernel Image (gzip compressed)
4265 Data Size: 335725 Bytes = 327.86 kB = 0.32 MB
4266 Load Address: 0x00000000
4267 Entry Point: 0x00000000
4269 To verify the contents of the image (or check for corruption):
4271 -> tools/mkimage -l examples/uImage.TQM850L
4272 Image Name: 2.4.4 kernel for TQM850L
4273 Created: Wed Jul 19 02:34:59 2000
4274 Image Type: PowerPC Linux Kernel Image (gzip compressed)
4275 Data Size: 335725 Bytes = 327.86 kB = 0.32 MB
4276 Load Address: 0x00000000
4277 Entry Point: 0x00000000
4279 NOTE: for embedded systems where boot time is critical you can trade
4280 speed for memory and install an UNCOMPRESSED image instead: this
4281 needs more space in Flash, but boots much faster since it does not
4282 need to be uncompressed:
4284 -> gunzip /opt/elsk/ppc_8xx/usr/src/linux-2.4.4/arch/powerpc/coffboot/vmlinux.gz
4285 -> tools/mkimage -n '2.4.4 kernel for TQM850L' \
4286 > -A ppc -O linux -T kernel -C none -a 0 -e 0 \
4287 > -d /opt/elsk/ppc_8xx/usr/src/linux-2.4.4/arch/powerpc/coffboot/vmlinux \
4288 > examples/uImage.TQM850L-uncompressed
4289 Image Name: 2.4.4 kernel for TQM850L
4290 Created: Wed Jul 19 02:34:59 2000
4291 Image Type: PowerPC Linux Kernel Image (uncompressed)
4292 Data Size: 792160 Bytes = 773.59 kB = 0.76 MB
4293 Load Address: 0x00000000
4294 Entry Point: 0x00000000
4297 Similar you can build U-Boot images from a 'ramdisk.image.gz' file
4298 when your kernel is intended to use an initial ramdisk:
4300 -> tools/mkimage -n 'Simple Ramdisk Image' \
4301 > -A ppc -O linux -T ramdisk -C gzip \
4302 > -d /LinuxPPC/images/SIMPLE-ramdisk.image.gz examples/simple-initrd
4303 Image Name: Simple Ramdisk Image
4304 Created: Wed Jan 12 14:01:50 2000
4305 Image Type: PowerPC Linux RAMDisk Image (gzip compressed)
4306 Data Size: 566530 Bytes = 553.25 kB = 0.54 MB
4307 Load Address: 0x00000000
4308 Entry Point: 0x00000000
4310 The "dumpimage" is a tool to disassemble images built by mkimage. Its "-i"
4311 option performs the converse operation of the mkimage's second form (the "-d"
4312 option). Given an image built by mkimage, the dumpimage extracts a "data file"
4315 tools/dumpimage -i image -T type -p position data_file
4316 -i ==> extract from the 'image' a specific 'data_file'
4317 -T ==> set image type to 'type'
4318 -p ==> 'position' (starting at 0) of the 'data_file' inside the 'image'
4321 Installing a Linux Image:
4322 -------------------------
4324 To downloading a U-Boot image over the serial (console) interface,
4325 you must convert the image to S-Record format:
4327 objcopy -I binary -O srec examples/image examples/image.srec
4329 The 'objcopy' does not understand the information in the U-Boot
4330 image header, so the resulting S-Record file will be relative to
4331 address 0x00000000. To load it to a given address, you need to
4332 specify the target address as 'offset' parameter with the 'loads'
4335 Example: install the image to address 0x40100000 (which on the
4336 TQM8xxL is in the first Flash bank):
4338 => erase 40100000 401FFFFF
4344 ## Ready for S-Record download ...
4345 ~>examples/image.srec
4346 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 ...
4348 15989 15990 15991 15992
4349 [file transfer complete]
4351 ## Start Addr = 0x00000000
4354 You can check the success of the download using the 'iminfo' command;
4355 this includes a checksum verification so you can be sure no data
4356 corruption happened:
4360 ## Checking Image at 40100000 ...
4361 Image Name: 2.2.13 for initrd on TQM850L
4362 Image Type: PowerPC Linux Kernel Image (gzip compressed)
4363 Data Size: 335725 Bytes = 327 kB = 0 MB
4364 Load Address: 00000000
4365 Entry Point: 0000000c
4366 Verifying Checksum ... OK
4372 The "bootm" command is used to boot an application that is stored in
4373 memory (RAM or Flash). In case of a Linux kernel image, the contents
4374 of the "bootargs" environment variable is passed to the kernel as
4375 parameters. You can check and modify this variable using the
4376 "printenv" and "setenv" commands:
4379 => printenv bootargs
4380 bootargs=root=/dev/ram
4382 => setenv bootargs root=/dev/nfs rw nfsroot=10.0.0.2:/LinuxPPC nfsaddrs=10.0.0.99:10.0.0.2
4384 => printenv bootargs
4385 bootargs=root=/dev/nfs rw nfsroot=10.0.0.2:/LinuxPPC nfsaddrs=10.0.0.99:10.0.0.2
4388 ## Booting Linux kernel at 40020000 ...
4389 Image Name: 2.2.13 for NFS on TQM850L
4390 Image Type: PowerPC Linux Kernel Image (gzip compressed)
4391 Data Size: 381681 Bytes = 372 kB = 0 MB
4392 Load Address: 00000000
4393 Entry Point: 0000000c
4394 Verifying Checksum ... OK
4395 Uncompressing Kernel Image ... OK
4396 Linux version 2.2.13 (wd@denx.local.net) (gcc version 2.95.2 19991024 (release)) #1 Wed Jul 19 02:35:17 MEST 2000
4397 Boot arguments: root=/dev/nfs rw nfsroot=10.0.0.2:/LinuxPPC nfsaddrs=10.0.0.99:10.0.0.2
4398 time_init: decrementer frequency = 187500000/60
4399 Calibrating delay loop... 49.77 BogoMIPS
4400 Memory: 15208k available (700k kernel code, 444k data, 32k init) [c0000000,c1000000]
4403 If you want to boot a Linux kernel with initial RAM disk, you pass
4404 the memory addresses of both the kernel and the initrd image (PPBCOOT
4405 format!) to the "bootm" command:
4407 => imi 40100000 40200000
4409 ## Checking Image at 40100000 ...
4410 Image Name: 2.2.13 for initrd on TQM850L
4411 Image Type: PowerPC Linux Kernel Image (gzip compressed)
4412 Data Size: 335725 Bytes = 327 kB = 0 MB
4413 Load Address: 00000000
4414 Entry Point: 0000000c
4415 Verifying Checksum ... OK
4417 ## Checking Image at 40200000 ...
4418 Image Name: Simple Ramdisk Image
4419 Image Type: PowerPC Linux RAMDisk Image (gzip compressed)
4420 Data Size: 566530 Bytes = 553 kB = 0 MB
4421 Load Address: 00000000
4422 Entry Point: 00000000
4423 Verifying Checksum ... OK
4425 => bootm 40100000 40200000
4426 ## Booting Linux kernel at 40100000 ...
4427 Image Name: 2.2.13 for initrd on TQM850L
4428 Image Type: PowerPC Linux Kernel Image (gzip compressed)
4429 Data Size: 335725 Bytes = 327 kB = 0 MB
4430 Load Address: 00000000
4431 Entry Point: 0000000c
4432 Verifying Checksum ... OK
4433 Uncompressing Kernel Image ... OK
4434 ## Loading RAMDisk Image at 40200000 ...
4435 Image Name: Simple Ramdisk Image
4436 Image Type: PowerPC Linux RAMDisk Image (gzip compressed)
4437 Data Size: 566530 Bytes = 553 kB = 0 MB
4438 Load Address: 00000000
4439 Entry Point: 00000000
4440 Verifying Checksum ... OK
4441 Loading Ramdisk ... OK
4442 Linux version 2.2.13 (wd@denx.local.net) (gcc version 2.95.2 19991024 (release)) #1 Wed Jul 19 02:32:08 MEST 2000
4443 Boot arguments: root=/dev/ram
4444 time_init: decrementer frequency = 187500000/60
4445 Calibrating delay loop... 49.77 BogoMIPS
4447 RAMDISK: Compressed image found at block 0
4448 VFS: Mounted root (ext2 filesystem).
4452 Boot Linux and pass a flat device tree:
4455 First, U-Boot must be compiled with the appropriate defines. See the section
4456 titled "Linux Kernel Interface" above for a more in depth explanation. The
4457 following is an example of how to start a kernel and pass an updated
4463 oft=oftrees/mpc8540ads.dtb
4464 => tftp $oftaddr $oft
4465 Speed: 1000, full duplex
4467 TFTP from server 192.168.1.1; our IP address is 192.168.1.101
4468 Filename 'oftrees/mpc8540ads.dtb'.
4469 Load address: 0x300000
4472 Bytes transferred = 4106 (100a hex)
4473 => tftp $loadaddr $bootfile
4474 Speed: 1000, full duplex
4476 TFTP from server 192.168.1.1; our IP address is 192.168.1.2
4478 Load address: 0x200000
4479 Loading:############
4481 Bytes transferred = 1029407 (fb51f hex)
4486 => bootm $loadaddr - $oftaddr
4487 ## Booting image at 00200000 ...
4488 Image Name: Linux-2.6.17-dirty
4489 Image Type: PowerPC Linux Kernel Image (gzip compressed)
4490 Data Size: 1029343 Bytes = 1005.2 kB
4491 Load Address: 00000000
4492 Entry Point: 00000000
4493 Verifying Checksum ... OK
4494 Uncompressing Kernel Image ... OK
4495 Booting using flat device tree at 0x300000
4496 Using MPC85xx ADS machine description
4497 Memory CAM mapping: CAM0=256Mb, CAM1=256Mb, CAM2=0Mb residual: 0Mb
4501 More About U-Boot Image Types:
4502 ------------------------------
4504 U-Boot supports the following image types:
4506 "Standalone Programs" are directly runnable in the environment
4507 provided by U-Boot; it is expected that (if they behave
4508 well) you can continue to work in U-Boot after return from
4509 the Standalone Program.
4510 "OS Kernel Images" are usually images of some Embedded OS which
4511 will take over control completely. Usually these programs
4512 will install their own set of exception handlers, device
4513 drivers, set up the MMU, etc. - this means, that you cannot
4514 expect to re-enter U-Boot except by resetting the CPU.
4515 "RAMDisk Images" are more or less just data blocks, and their
4516 parameters (address, size) are passed to an OS kernel that is
4518 "Multi-File Images" contain several images, typically an OS
4519 (Linux) kernel image and one or more data images like
4520 RAMDisks. This construct is useful for instance when you want
4521 to boot over the network using BOOTP etc., where the boot
4522 server provides just a single image file, but you want to get
4523 for instance an OS kernel and a RAMDisk image.
4525 "Multi-File Images" start with a list of image sizes, each
4526 image size (in bytes) specified by an "uint32_t" in network
4527 byte order. This list is terminated by an "(uint32_t)0".
4528 Immediately after the terminating 0 follow the images, one by
4529 one, all aligned on "uint32_t" boundaries (size rounded up to
4530 a multiple of 4 bytes).
4532 "Firmware Images" are binary images containing firmware (like
4533 U-Boot or FPGA images) which usually will be programmed to
4536 "Script files" are command sequences that will be executed by
4537 U-Boot's command interpreter; this feature is especially
4538 useful when you configure U-Boot to use a real shell (hush)
4539 as command interpreter.
4541 Booting the Linux zImage:
4542 -------------------------
4544 On some platforms, it's possible to boot Linux zImage. This is done
4545 using the "bootz" command. The syntax of "bootz" command is the same
4546 as the syntax of "bootm" command.
4548 Note, defining the CONFIG_SUPPORT_RAW_INITRD allows user to supply
4549 kernel with raw initrd images. The syntax is slightly different, the
4550 address of the initrd must be augmented by it's size, in the following
4551 format: "<initrd addres>:<initrd size>".
4557 One of the features of U-Boot is that you can dynamically load and
4558 run "standalone" applications, which can use some resources of
4559 U-Boot like console I/O functions or interrupt services.
4561 Two simple examples are included with the sources:
4566 'examples/hello_world.c' contains a small "Hello World" Demo
4567 application; it is automatically compiled when you build U-Boot.
4568 It's configured to run at address 0x00040004, so you can play with it
4572 ## Ready for S-Record download ...
4573 ~>examples/hello_world.srec
4574 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 ...
4575 [file transfer complete]
4577 ## Start Addr = 0x00040004
4579 => go 40004 Hello World! This is a test.
4580 ## Starting application at 0x00040004 ...
4591 Hit any key to exit ...
4593 ## Application terminated, rc = 0x0
4595 Another example, which demonstrates how to register a CPM interrupt
4596 handler with the U-Boot code, can be found in 'examples/timer.c'.
4597 Here, a CPM timer is set up to generate an interrupt every second.
4598 The interrupt service routine is trivial, just printing a '.'
4599 character, but this is just a demo program. The application can be
4600 controlled by the following keys:
4602 ? - print current values og the CPM Timer registers
4603 b - enable interrupts and start timer
4604 e - stop timer and disable interrupts
4605 q - quit application
4608 ## Ready for S-Record download ...
4609 ~>examples/timer.srec
4610 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 ...
4611 [file transfer complete]
4613 ## Start Addr = 0x00040004
4616 ## Starting application at 0x00040004 ...
4619 tgcr @ 0xfff00980, tmr @ 0xfff00990, trr @ 0xfff00994, tcr @ 0xfff00998, tcn @ 0xfff0099c, ter @ 0xfff009b0
4622 [q, b, e, ?] Set interval 1000000 us
4625 [q, b, e, ?] ........
4626 tgcr=0x1, tmr=0xff1c, trr=0x3d09, tcr=0x0, tcn=0xef6, ter=0x0
4629 tgcr=0x1, tmr=0xff1c, trr=0x3d09, tcr=0x0, tcn=0x2ad4, ter=0x0
4632 tgcr=0x1, tmr=0xff1c, trr=0x3d09, tcr=0x0, tcn=0x1efc, ter=0x0
4635 tgcr=0x1, tmr=0xff1c, trr=0x3d09, tcr=0x0, tcn=0x169d, ter=0x0
4637 [q, b, e, ?] ...Stopping timer
4639 [q, b, e, ?] ## Application terminated, rc = 0x0
4645 Over time, many people have reported problems when trying to use the
4646 "minicom" terminal emulation program for serial download. I (wd)
4647 consider minicom to be broken, and recommend not to use it. Under
4648 Unix, I recommend to use C-Kermit for general purpose use (and
4649 especially for kermit binary protocol download ("loadb" command), and
4650 use "cu" for S-Record download ("loads" command). See
4651 http://www.denx.de/wiki/view/DULG/SystemSetup#Section_4.3.
4652 for help with kermit.
4655 Nevertheless, if you absolutely want to use it try adding this
4656 configuration to your "File transfer protocols" section:
4658 Name Program Name U/D FullScr IO-Red. Multi
4659 X kermit /usr/bin/kermit -i -l %l -s Y U Y N N
4660 Y kermit /usr/bin/kermit -i -l %l -r N D Y N N
4666 Starting at version 0.9.2, U-Boot supports NetBSD both as host
4667 (build U-Boot) and target system (boots NetBSD/mpc8xx).
4669 Building requires a cross environment; it is known to work on
4670 NetBSD/i386 with the cross-powerpc-netbsd-1.3 package (you will also
4671 need gmake since the Makefiles are not compatible with BSD make).
4672 Note that the cross-powerpc package does not install include files;
4673 attempting to build U-Boot will fail because <machine/ansi.h> is
4674 missing. This file has to be installed and patched manually:
4676 # cd /usr/pkg/cross/powerpc-netbsd/include
4678 # ln -s powerpc machine
4679 # cp /usr/src/sys/arch/powerpc/include/ansi.h powerpc/ansi.h
4680 # ${EDIT} powerpc/ansi.h ## must remove __va_list, _BSD_VA_LIST
4682 Native builds *don't* work due to incompatibilities between native
4683 and U-Boot include files.
4685 Booting assumes that (the first part of) the image booted is a
4686 stage-2 loader which in turn loads and then invokes the kernel
4687 proper. Loader sources will eventually appear in the NetBSD source
4688 tree (probably in sys/arc/mpc8xx/stand/u-boot_stage2/); in the
4689 meantime, see ftp://ftp.denx.de/pub/u-boot/ppcboot_stage2.tar.gz
4692 Implementation Internals:
4693 =========================
4695 The following is not intended to be a complete description of every
4696 implementation detail. However, it should help to understand the
4697 inner workings of U-Boot and make it easier to port it to custom
4701 Initial Stack, Global Data:
4702 ---------------------------
4704 The implementation of U-Boot is complicated by the fact that U-Boot
4705 starts running out of ROM (flash memory), usually without access to
4706 system RAM (because the memory controller is not initialized yet).
4707 This means that we don't have writable Data or BSS segments, and BSS
4708 is not initialized as zero. To be able to get a C environment working
4709 at all, we have to allocate at least a minimal stack. Implementation
4710 options for this are defined and restricted by the CPU used: Some CPU
4711 models provide on-chip memory (like the IMMR area on MPC8xx and
4712 MPC826x processors), on others (parts of) the data cache can be
4713 locked as (mis-) used as memory, etc.
4715 Chris Hallinan posted a good summary of these issues to the
4716 U-Boot mailing list:
4718 Subject: RE: [U-Boot-Users] RE: More On Memory Bank x (nothingness)?
4719 From: "Chris Hallinan" <clh@net1plus.com>
4720 Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2003 16:43:46 -0500 (22:43 MET)
4723 Correct me if I'm wrong, folks, but the way I understand it
4724 is this: Using DCACHE as initial RAM for Stack, etc, does not
4725 require any physical RAM backing up the cache. The cleverness
4726 is that the cache is being used as a temporary supply of
4727 necessary storage before the SDRAM controller is setup. It's
4728 beyond the scope of this list to explain the details, but you
4729 can see how this works by studying the cache architecture and
4730 operation in the architecture and processor-specific manuals.
4732 OCM is On Chip Memory, which I believe the 405GP has 4K. It
4733 is another option for the system designer to use as an
4734 initial stack/RAM area prior to SDRAM being available. Either
4735 option should work for you. Using CS 4 should be fine if your
4736 board designers haven't used it for something that would
4737 cause you grief during the initial boot! It is frequently not
4740 CONFIG_SYS_INIT_RAM_ADDR should be somewhere that won't interfere
4741 with your processor/board/system design. The default value
4742 you will find in any recent u-boot distribution in
4743 walnut.h should work for you. I'd set it to a value larger
4744 than your SDRAM module. If you have a 64MB SDRAM module, set
4745 it above 400_0000. Just make sure your board has no resources
4746 that are supposed to respond to that address! That code in
4747 start.S has been around a while and should work as is when
4748 you get the config right.
4753 It is essential to remember this, since it has some impact on the C
4754 code for the initialization procedures:
4756 * Initialized global data (data segment) is read-only. Do not attempt
4759 * Do not use any uninitialized global data (or implicitly initialized
4760 as zero data - BSS segment) at all - this is undefined, initiali-
4761 zation is performed later (when relocating to RAM).
4763 * Stack space is very limited. Avoid big data buffers or things like
4766 Having only the stack as writable memory limits means we cannot use
4767 normal global data to share information between the code. But it
4768 turned out that the implementation of U-Boot can be greatly
4769 simplified by making a global data structure (gd_t) available to all
4770 functions. We could pass a pointer to this data as argument to _all_
4771 functions, but this would bloat the code. Instead we use a feature of
4772 the GCC compiler (Global Register Variables) to share the data: we
4773 place a pointer (gd) to the global data into a register which we
4774 reserve for this purpose.
4776 When choosing a register for such a purpose we are restricted by the
4777 relevant (E)ABI specifications for the current architecture, and by
4778 GCC's implementation.
4780 For PowerPC, the following registers have specific use:
4782 R2: reserved for system use
4783 R3-R4: parameter passing and return values
4784 R5-R10: parameter passing
4785 R13: small data area pointer
4789 (U-Boot also uses R12 as internal GOT pointer. r12
4790 is a volatile register so r12 needs to be reset when
4791 going back and forth between asm and C)
4793 ==> U-Boot will use R2 to hold a pointer to the global data
4795 Note: on PPC, we could use a static initializer (since the
4796 address of the global data structure is known at compile time),
4797 but it turned out that reserving a register results in somewhat
4798 smaller code - although the code savings are not that big (on
4799 average for all boards 752 bytes for the whole U-Boot image,
4800 624 text + 127 data).
4802 On ARM, the following registers are used:
4804 R0: function argument word/integer result
4805 R1-R3: function argument word
4806 R9: platform specific
4807 R10: stack limit (used only if stack checking is enabled)
4808 R11: argument (frame) pointer
4809 R12: temporary workspace
4812 R15: program counter
4814 ==> U-Boot will use R9 to hold a pointer to the global data
4816 Note: on ARM, only R_ARM_RELATIVE relocations are supported.
4818 On Nios II, the ABI is documented here:
4819 http://www.altera.com/literature/hb/nios2/n2cpu_nii51016.pdf
4821 ==> U-Boot will use gp to hold a pointer to the global data
4823 Note: on Nios II, we give "-G0" option to gcc and don't use gp
4824 to access small data sections, so gp is free.
4826 On NDS32, the following registers are used:
4828 R0-R1: argument/return
4830 R15: temporary register for assembler
4831 R16: trampoline register
4832 R28: frame pointer (FP)
4833 R29: global pointer (GP)
4834 R30: link register (LP)
4835 R31: stack pointer (SP)
4836 PC: program counter (PC)
4838 ==> U-Boot will use R10 to hold a pointer to the global data
4840 NOTE: DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR must be used with file-global scope,
4841 or current versions of GCC may "optimize" the code too much.
4843 On RISC-V, the following registers are used:
4845 x0: hard-wired zero (zero)
4846 x1: return address (ra)
4847 x2: stack pointer (sp)
4848 x3: global pointer (gp)
4849 x4: thread pointer (tp)
4850 x5: link register (t0)
4851 x8: frame pointer (fp)
4852 x10-x11: arguments/return values (a0-1)
4853 x12-x17: arguments (a2-7)
4854 x28-31: temporaries (t3-6)
4855 pc: program counter (pc)
4857 ==> U-Boot will use gp to hold a pointer to the global data
4862 U-Boot runs in system state and uses physical addresses, i.e. the
4863 MMU is not used either for address mapping nor for memory protection.
4865 The available memory is mapped to fixed addresses using the memory
4866 controller. In this process, a contiguous block is formed for each
4867 memory type (Flash, SDRAM, SRAM), even when it consists of several
4868 physical memory banks.
4870 U-Boot is installed in the first 128 kB of the first Flash bank (on
4871 TQM8xxL modules this is the range 0x40000000 ... 0x4001FFFF). After
4872 booting and sizing and initializing DRAM, the code relocates itself
4873 to the upper end of DRAM. Immediately below the U-Boot code some
4874 memory is reserved for use by malloc() [see CONFIG_SYS_MALLOC_LEN
4875 configuration setting]. Below that, a structure with global Board
4876 Info data is placed, followed by the stack (growing downward).
4878 Additionally, some exception handler code is copied to the low 8 kB
4879 of DRAM (0x00000000 ... 0x00001FFF).
4881 So a typical memory configuration with 16 MB of DRAM could look like
4884 0x0000 0000 Exception Vector code
4887 0x0000 2000 Free for Application Use
4893 0x00FB FF20 Monitor Stack (Growing downward)
4894 0x00FB FFAC Board Info Data and permanent copy of global data
4895 0x00FC 0000 Malloc Arena
4898 0x00FE 0000 RAM Copy of Monitor Code
4899 ... eventually: LCD or video framebuffer
4900 ... eventually: pRAM (Protected RAM - unchanged by reset)
4901 0x00FF FFFF [End of RAM]
4904 System Initialization:
4905 ----------------------
4907 In the reset configuration, U-Boot starts at the reset entry point
4908 (on most PowerPC systems at address 0x00000100). Because of the reset
4909 configuration for CS0# this is a mirror of the on board Flash memory.
4910 To be able to re-map memory U-Boot then jumps to its link address.
4911 To be able to implement the initialization code in C, a (small!)
4912 initial stack is set up in the internal Dual Ported RAM (in case CPUs
4913 which provide such a feature like), or in a locked part of the data
4914 cache. After that, U-Boot initializes the CPU core, the caches and
4917 Next, all (potentially) available memory banks are mapped using a
4918 preliminary mapping. For example, we put them on 512 MB boundaries
4919 (multiples of 0x20000000: SDRAM on 0x00000000 and 0x20000000, Flash
4920 on 0x40000000 and 0x60000000, SRAM on 0x80000000). Then UPM A is
4921 programmed for SDRAM access. Using the temporary configuration, a
4922 simple memory test is run that determines the size of the SDRAM
4925 When there is more than one SDRAM bank, and the banks are of
4926 different size, the largest is mapped first. For equal size, the first
4927 bank (CS2#) is mapped first. The first mapping is always for address
4928 0x00000000, with any additional banks following immediately to create
4929 contiguous memory starting from 0.
4931 Then, the monitor installs itself at the upper end of the SDRAM area
4932 and allocates memory for use by malloc() and for the global Board
4933 Info data; also, the exception vector code is copied to the low RAM
4934 pages, and the final stack is set up.
4936 Only after this relocation will you have a "normal" C environment;
4937 until that you are restricted in several ways, mostly because you are
4938 running from ROM, and because the code will have to be relocated to a
4942 U-Boot Porting Guide:
4943 ----------------------
4945 [Based on messages by Jerry Van Baren in the U-Boot-Users mailing
4949 int main(int argc, char *argv[])
4951 sighandler_t no_more_time;
4953 signal(SIGALRM, no_more_time);
4954 alarm(PROJECT_DEADLINE - toSec (3 * WEEK));
4956 if (available_money > available_manpower) {
4957 Pay consultant to port U-Boot;
4961 Download latest U-Boot source;
4963 Subscribe to u-boot mailing list;
4966 email("Hi, I am new to U-Boot, how do I get started?");
4969 Read the README file in the top level directory;
4970 Read http://www.denx.de/twiki/bin/view/DULG/Manual;
4971 Read applicable doc/*.README;
4972 Read the source, Luke;
4973 /* find . -name "*.[chS]" | xargs grep -i <keyword> */
4976 if (available_money > toLocalCurrency ($2500))
4979 Add a lot of aggravation and time;
4981 if (a similar board exists) { /* hopefully... */
4982 cp -a board/<similar> board/<myboard>
4983 cp include/configs/<similar>.h include/configs/<myboard>.h
4985 Create your own board support subdirectory;
4986 Create your own board include/configs/<myboard>.h file;
4988 Edit new board/<myboard> files
4989 Edit new include/configs/<myboard>.h
4994 Add / modify source code;
4998 email("Hi, I am having problems...");
5000 Send patch file to the U-Boot email list;
5001 if (reasonable critiques)
5002 Incorporate improvements from email list code review;
5004 Defend code as written;
5010 void no_more_time (int sig)
5019 All contributions to U-Boot should conform to the Linux kernel
5020 coding style; see the kernel coding style guide at
5021 https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/process/coding-style.html, and the
5022 script "scripts/Lindent" in your Linux kernel source directory.
5024 Source files originating from a different project (for example the
5025 MTD subsystem) are generally exempt from these guidelines and are not
5026 reformatted to ease subsequent migration to newer versions of those
5029 Please note that U-Boot is implemented in C (and to some small parts in
5030 Assembler); no C++ is used, so please do not use C++ style comments (//)
5033 Please also stick to the following formatting rules:
5034 - remove any trailing white space
5035 - use TAB characters for indentation and vertical alignment, not spaces
5036 - make sure NOT to use DOS '\r\n' line feeds
5037 - do not add more than 2 consecutive empty lines to source files
5038 - do not add trailing empty lines to source files
5040 Submissions which do not conform to the standards may be returned
5041 with a request to reformat the changes.
5047 Since the number of patches for U-Boot is growing, we need to
5048 establish some rules. Submissions which do not conform to these rules
5049 may be rejected, even when they contain important and valuable stuff.
5051 Please see http://www.denx.de/wiki/U-Boot/Patches for details.
5053 Patches shall be sent to the u-boot mailing list <u-boot@lists.denx.de>;
5054 see https://lists.denx.de/listinfo/u-boot
5056 When you send a patch, please include the following information with
5059 * For bug fixes: a description of the bug and how your patch fixes
5060 this bug. Please try to include a way of demonstrating that the
5061 patch actually fixes something.
5063 * For new features: a description of the feature and your
5066 * A CHANGELOG entry as plaintext (separate from the patch)
5068 * For major contributions, add a MAINTAINERS file with your
5069 information and associated file and directory references.
5071 * When you add support for a new board, don't forget to add a
5072 maintainer e-mail address to the boards.cfg file, too.
5074 * If your patch adds new configuration options, don't forget to
5075 document these in the README file.
5077 * The patch itself. If you are using git (which is *strongly*
5078 recommended) you can easily generate the patch using the
5079 "git format-patch". If you then use "git send-email" to send it to
5080 the U-Boot mailing list, you will avoid most of the common problems
5081 with some other mail clients.
5083 If you cannot use git, use "diff -purN OLD NEW". If your version of
5084 diff does not support these options, then get the latest version of
5087 The current directory when running this command shall be the parent
5088 directory of the U-Boot source tree (i. e. please make sure that
5089 your patch includes sufficient directory information for the
5092 We prefer patches as plain text. MIME attachments are discouraged,
5093 and compressed attachments must not be used.
5095 * If one logical set of modifications affects or creates several
5096 files, all these changes shall be submitted in a SINGLE patch file.
5098 * Changesets that contain different, unrelated modifications shall be
5099 submitted as SEPARATE patches, one patch per changeset.
5104 * Before sending the patch, run the buildman script on your patched
5105 source tree and make sure that no errors or warnings are reported
5106 for any of the boards.
5108 * Keep your modifications to the necessary minimum: A patch
5109 containing several unrelated changes or arbitrary reformats will be
5110 returned with a request to re-formatting / split it.
5112 * If you modify existing code, make sure that your new code does not
5113 add to the memory footprint of the code ;-) Small is beautiful!
5114 When adding new features, these should compile conditionally only
5115 (using #ifdef), and the resulting code with the new feature
5116 disabled must not need more memory than the old code without your
5119 * Remember that there is a size limit of 100 kB per message on the
5120 u-boot mailing list. Bigger patches will be moderated. If they are
5121 reasonable and not too big, they will be acknowledged. But patches
5122 bigger than the size limit should be avoided.