--------------------------------------------- UBL image Boot Image generation using mkimage --------------------------------------------- This document describes how to set up an U-Boot image that can be directly booted by a DaVinci processor via NAND boot mode, using an UBL header, but without need for UBL. For more details see section 11.2 "ARM ROM Boot Modes" of http://focus.ti.com/lit/ug/sprufg5a/sprufg5a.pdf Command syntax: -------------- ./tools/mkimage -l <u-boot_file> to list the UBL image file details ./tools/mkimage -T ublimage \ -n <board specific configuration file> \ -d <u-boot binary> <output image file> For example, for the davinci dm365evm board: ./tools/mkimage -n ./board/davinci/dm365evm/ublimage.cfg \ -T ublimage \ -d u-boot-nand.bin u-boot.ubl You can generate the image directly when you compile u-boot with: $ make u-boot.ubl The output image can be flashed into the NAND. Please check the DaVinci documentation for further details. Board specific configuration file specifications: ------------------------------------------------- 1. This file must present in the $(BOARDDIR) and the name should be ublimage.cfg (since this is used in Makefile). 2. This file can have empty lines and lines starting with "#" as first character to put comments. 3. This file can have configuration command lines as mentioned below, any other information in this file is treated as invalid. Configuration command line syntax: --------------------------------- 1. Each command line must have two strings, first one command or address and second one data string 2. Following are the valid command strings and associated data strings:- Command string data string -------------- ----------- MODE UBL special mode, on of: safe Example: MODE safe ENTRY Entry point address for the user bootloader (absolute address) = TEXT_BASE nand_spl loader. Example: ENTRY 0x00000020 PAGES Number of pages (size of user bootloader in number of pages) Example: PAGES 27 START_BLOCK Block number where user bootloader is present Example: START_BLOCK 5 START_PAGE Page number where user bootloader is present (for RBL always 0) Example: START_PAGE 0 ------------------------------------------------ Structure of the u-boot.ubl binary: compile steps: 1) nand_spl code compile, with pad_to = (TEXT_BASE + (CONFIG_SYS_NROF_PAGES_NAND_SPL * pagesize)) Example: cam_enc_4xx pad_to = 0x20 + (6 * 0x800) = 0x3020 = 12320 -> u-boot-spl-16k.bin !! TEXT_BASE = 0x20, as the RBL starts at 0x20 2) compile u-boot.bin ("normal" u-boot) -> u-boot.bin 3) create u-boot-nand.bin = u-boot-spl-16k.bin + u-boot.bin 4) create u-boot.ubl, size = 1 page size NAND create UBL header and paste it before u-boot.bin This steps are done automagically if you do a "make all" -> You get an u-boot.ubl binary, which you can flash into your NAND. Structure of this binary (Example for the cam_enc_4xx board with a NAND page size = 0x800): offset : 0x00000 | 0x800 | 0x3800 content: UBL | nand_spl | u-boot code Header | code | The NAND layout looks for example like this: (Example for the cam_enc_4xx board with a NAND page size = 0x800, block size = 0x20000 and CONFIG_SYS_NROF_UBL_HEADER 5): offset : 0x80000 | 0xa0000 | 0xa3000 content: UBL | nand_spl | u-boot code Header | code | ^ ^ ^ 0xa0000 = CONFIG_SYS_NROF_UBL_HEADER * 0x20000 ^ 0x80000 = Block 4 * 0x20000 If the cpu starts in NAND boot mode, it checks the UBL descriptor starting with block 1 (page 0). When a valid UBL signature is found, the corresponding block number (from 1 to 24) is written to the last 32 bits of ARM internal memory (0x7ffc-0x8000). This feature is provided as a basic debug mechanism. If not found, it continues with block 2 ... last possible block is 24 If a valid UBL descriptor is found, the UBL descriptor is read and processed. The descriptor gives the information required for loading and control transfer to the nand_spl code. The nand_spl code is then read and processed. Once the user-specified start-up conditions are set, the RBL copies the nand_spl into ARM internal RAM, starting at address 0x0000: 0020. ^^^^ The nand_spl code itself now does necessary intializations, and at least, copies the u-boot code from NAND into RAM, and jumps to it ... ------------------------------------------------ Author: Heiko Schocher <hs@denx.de>