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author | Simon Glass <sjg@chromium.org> | 2021-10-14 21:48:10 +0300 |
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committer | Tom Rini <trini@konsulko.com> | 2021-11-12 03:02:41 +0300 |
commit | 37c5195dfcd15781db9e9f7f414611dc1af3bd2e (patch) | |
tree | bc14b7c9351e95ac412448f2620dd209d3ccf80c | |
parent | 81a2f8d34b4ef38f8a4dbb9013ab65476644603a (diff) | |
download | u-boot-37c5195dfcd15781db9e9f7f414611dc1af3bd2e.tar.xz |
doc: Move distro boot doc to rST
Move this over to the new rST format.
Signed-off-by: Simon Glass <sjg@chromium.org>
Reviewed-by: Artem Lapkin <email2tema@gmail.com>
Reviewed-by: Ramon Fried <rfried.dev@gmail.com>
-rw-r--r-- | doc/develop/distro.rst (renamed from doc/README.distro) | 177 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | doc/develop/index.rst | 1 |
2 files changed, 80 insertions, 98 deletions
diff --git a/doc/README.distro b/doc/develop/distro.rst index fa8cec1102..c522be6934 100644 --- a/doc/README.distro +++ b/doc/develop/distro.rst @@ -1,9 +1,4 @@ -SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+ -/* - * (C) Copyright 2014 Red Hat Inc. - * Copyright (c) 2014-2015, NVIDIA CORPORATION. All rights reserved. - * Copyright (C) 2015 K. Merker <merker@debian.org> - */ +.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+ Generic Distro Configuration Concept ==================================== @@ -73,9 +68,8 @@ Boot Configuration Files The standard format for boot configuration files is that of extlinux.conf, as handled by U-Boot's "syslinux" (disk) or "pxe boot" (network). This is roughly -as specified at: +as specified at BootLoaderSpec_: -http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Specifications/BootLoaderSpec/ ... with the exceptions that the BootLoaderSpec document: @@ -87,73 +81,70 @@ http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Specifications/BootLoaderSpec/ * Does not document the fdtdir option, which automatically selects the DTB to pass to the kernel. -One example extlinux.conf generated by the Fedora installer is: +One example extlinux.conf generated by the Fedora installer is:: ------------------------------------------------------------- -# extlinux.conf generated by anaconda + # extlinux.conf generated by anaconda -ui menu.c32 + ui menu.c32 -menu autoboot Welcome to Fedora. Automatic boot in # second{,s}. Press a key for options. -menu title Fedora Boot Options. -menu hidden + menu autoboot Welcome to Fedora. Automatic boot in # second{,s}. Press a key for options. + menu title Fedora Boot Options. + menu hidden -timeout 50 -#totaltimeout 9000 + timeout 50 + #totaltimeout 9000 -default Fedora (3.17.0-0.rc4.git2.1.fc22.armv7hl+lpae) 22 (Rawhide) + default Fedora (3.17.0-0.rc4.git2.1.fc22.armv7hl+lpae) 22 (Rawhide) -label Fedora (3.17.0-0.rc4.git2.1.fc22.armv7hl) 22 (Rawhide) - kernel /boot/vmlinuz-3.17.0-0.rc4.git2.1.fc22.armv7hl - append ro root=UUID=8eac677f-8ea8-4270-8479-d5ddbb797450 console=ttyS0,115200n8 LANG=en_US.UTF-8 drm.debug=0xf - fdtdir /boot/dtb-3.17.0-0.rc4.git2.1.fc22.armv7hl - initrd /boot/initramfs-3.17.0-0.rc4.git2.1.fc22.armv7hl.img + label Fedora (3.17.0-0.rc4.git2.1.fc22.armv7hl) 22 (Rawhide) + kernel /boot/vmlinuz-3.17.0-0.rc4.git2.1.fc22.armv7hl + append ro root=UUID=8eac677f-8ea8-4270-8479-d5ddbb797450 console=ttyS0,115200n8 LANG=en_US.UTF-8 drm.debug=0xf + fdtdir /boot/dtb-3.17.0-0.rc4.git2.1.fc22.armv7hl + initrd /boot/initramfs-3.17.0-0.rc4.git2.1.fc22.armv7hl.img -label Fedora (3.17.0-0.rc4.git2.1.fc22.armv7hl+lpae) 22 (Rawhide) - kernel /boot/vmlinuz-3.17.0-0.rc4.git2.1.fc22.armv7hl+lpae - append ro root=UUID=8eac677f-8ea8-4270-8479-d5ddbb797450 console=ttyS0,115200n8 LANG=en_US.UTF-8 drm.debug=0xf - fdtdir /boot/dtb-3.17.0-0.rc4.git2.1.fc22.armv7hl+lpae - initrd /boot/initramfs-3.17.0-0.rc4.git2.1.fc22.armv7hl+lpae.img + label Fedora (3.17.0-0.rc4.git2.1.fc22.armv7hl+lpae) 22 (Rawhide) + kernel /boot/vmlinuz-3.17.0-0.rc4.git2.1.fc22.armv7hl+lpae + append ro root=UUID=8eac677f-8ea8-4270-8479-d5ddbb797450 console=ttyS0,115200n8 LANG=en_US.UTF-8 drm.debug=0xf + fdtdir /boot/dtb-3.17.0-0.rc4.git2.1.fc22.armv7hl+lpae + initrd /boot/initramfs-3.17.0-0.rc4.git2.1.fc22.armv7hl+lpae.img -label Fedora-0-rescue-8f6ba7b039524e0eb957d2c9203f04bc (0-rescue-8f6ba7b039524e0eb957d2c9203f04bc) - kernel /boot/vmlinuz-0-rescue-8f6ba7b039524e0eb957d2c9203f04bc - initrd /boot/initramfs-0-rescue-8f6ba7b039524e0eb957d2c9203f04bc.img - append ro root=UUID=8eac677f-8ea8-4270-8479-d5ddbb797450 console=ttyS0,115200n8 - fdtdir /boot/dtb-3.16.0-0.rc6.git1.1.fc22.armv7hl+lpae ------------------------------------------------------------- + label Fedora-0-rescue-8f6ba7b039524e0eb957d2c9203f04bc (0-rescue-8f6ba7b039524e0eb957d2c9203f04bc) + kernel /boot/vmlinuz-0-rescue-8f6ba7b039524e0eb957d2c9203f04bc + initrd /boot/initramfs-0-rescue-8f6ba7b039524e0eb957d2c9203f04bc.img + append ro root=UUID=8eac677f-8ea8-4270-8479-d5ddbb797450 console=ttyS0,115200n8 + fdtdir /boot/dtb-3.16.0-0.rc6.git1.1.fc22.armv7hl+lpae -Another hand-crafted network boot configuration file is: ------------------------------------------------------------- -TIMEOUT 100 +Another hand-crafted network boot configuration file is:: -MENU TITLE TFTP boot options + TIMEOUT 100 -LABEL jetson-tk1-emmc - MENU LABEL ../zImage root on Jetson TK1 eMMC - LINUX ../zImage - FDTDIR ../ - APPEND console=ttyS0,115200n8 console=tty1 loglevel=8 rootwait rw earlyprintk root=PARTUUID=80a5a8e9-c744-491a-93c1-4f4194fd690b + MENU TITLE TFTP boot options -LABEL venice2-emmc - MENU LABEL ../zImage root on Venice2 eMMC - LINUX ../zImage - FDTDIR ../ - APPEND console=ttyS0,115200n8 console=tty1 loglevel=8 rootwait rw earlyprintk root=PARTUUID=5f71e06f-be08-48ed-b1ef-ee4800cc860f + LABEL jetson-tk1-emmc + MENU LABEL ../zImage root on Jetson TK1 eMMC + LINUX ../zImage + FDTDIR ../ + APPEND console=ttyS0,115200n8 console=tty1 loglevel=8 rootwait rw earlyprintk root=PARTUUID=80a5a8e9-c744-491a-93c1-4f4194fd690b -LABEL sdcard - MENU LABEL ../zImage, root on 2GB sdcard - LINUX ../zImage - FDTDIR ../ - APPEND console=ttyS0,115200n8 console=tty1 loglevel=8 rootwait rw earlyprintk root=PARTUUID=b2f82cda-2535-4779-b467-094a210fbae7 + LABEL venice2-emmc + MENU LABEL ../zImage root on Venice2 eMMC + LINUX ../zImage + FDTDIR ../ + APPEND console=ttyS0,115200n8 console=tty1 loglevel=8 rootwait rw earlyprintk root=PARTUUID=5f71e06f-be08-48ed-b1ef-ee4800cc860f -LABEL fedora-installer-fk - MENU LABEL Fedora installer w/ Fedora kernel - LINUX fedora-installer/vmlinuz - INITRD fedora-installer/initrd.img.orig - FDTDIR fedora-installer/dtb - APPEND loglevel=8 ip=dhcp inst.repo=http://10.0.0.2/mirrors/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/armhfp/os/ rd.shell cma=64M ------------------------------------------------------------- + LABEL sdcard + MENU LABEL ../zImage, root on 2GB sdcard + LINUX ../zImage + FDTDIR ../ + APPEND console=ttyS0,115200n8 console=tty1 loglevel=8 rootwait rw earlyprintk root=PARTUUID=b2f82cda-2535-4779-b467-094a210fbae7 + + LABEL fedora-installer-fk + MENU LABEL Fedora installer w/ Fedora kernel + LINUX fedora-installer/vmlinuz + INITRD fedora-installer/initrd.img.orig + FDTDIR fedora-installer/dtb + APPEND loglevel=8 ip=dhcp inst.repo=http://10.0.0.2/mirrors/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/armhfp/os/ rd.shell cma=64M U-Boot Implementation ===================== @@ -166,13 +157,11 @@ a line with "CONFIG_DISTRO_DEFAULTS=y". If you want to enable this from Kconfig itself, for e.g. all boards using a specific SoC then add a "imply DISTRO_DEFAULTS" to your SoC CONFIG option. -In your board configuration file, include the following: +In your board configuration file, include the following:: ------------------------------------------------------------- -#ifndef CONFIG_SPL_BUILD -#include <config_distro_bootcmd.h> -#endif ------------------------------------------------------------- + #ifndef CONFIG_SPL_BUILD + #include <config_distro_bootcmd.h> + #endif The first of those headers primarily enables a core set of U-Boot features, such as support for MBR and GPT partitions, ext* and FAT filesystems, booting @@ -205,7 +194,6 @@ CONFIG_EXTRA_ENV_SETTINGS in the board's U-Boot configuration file, so that the user doesn't have to configure them. fdt_addr: - Mandatory for any system that provides the DTB in HW (e.g. ROM) and wishes to pass that DTB to Linux, rather than loading a DTB from the boot filesystem. Prohibited for any other system. @@ -214,7 +202,6 @@ fdt_addr: address. fdt_addr_r: - Mandatory. The location in RAM where the DTB will be loaded or copied to when processing the fdtdir/devicetreedir or fdt/devicetree options in extlinux.conf. @@ -225,7 +212,6 @@ fdt_addr_r: A size of 1MB for the FDT/DTB seems reasonable. fdtfile: - Mandatory. the name of the DTB file for the specific board for instance the espressobin v5 board the value is "marvell/armada-3720-espressobin.dtb" while on a clearfog pro it is "armada-388-clearfog-pro.dtb" in the case of @@ -236,16 +222,14 @@ fdtfile: SoC vendor directories. ramdisk_addr_r: - Mandatory. The location in RAM where the initial ramdisk will be loaded to when processing the initrd option in extlinux.conf. - It is recommended that this location be highest in RAM out of fdt_addr_, + It is recommended that this location be highest in RAM out of fdt_addr_r, kernel_addr_r, and ramdisk_addr_r, so that the RAM disk can vary in size and use any available RAM. kernel_addr_r: - Mandatory. The location in RAM where the kernel will be loaded to when processing the kernel option in the extlinux.conf. @@ -270,14 +254,12 @@ kernel_comp_size: size has to at least the size of loaded image for decompression to succeed. pxefile_addr_r: - Mandatory. The location in RAM where extlinux.conf will be loaded to prior to processing. A size of 1MB for extlinux.conf is more than adequate. scriptaddr: - Mandatory, if the boot script is boot.scr rather than extlinux.conf. The location in RAM where boot.scr will be loaded to prior to execution. @@ -292,24 +274,22 @@ MEM_LAYOUT_ENV_SETTINGS in include/configs/tegra124-common.h. Boot Target Configuration ------------------------- -<config_distro_bootcmd.h> defines $bootcmd and many helper command variables -that automatically search attached disks for boot configuration files and -execute them. Boards must provide configure <config_distro_bootcmd.h> so that -it supports the correct set of possible boot device types. To provide this +The `config_distro_bootcmd.h` file defines $bootcmd and many helper command +variables that automatically search attached disks for boot configuration files +and execute them. Boards must provide configure <config_distro_bootcmd.h> so +that it supports the correct set of possible boot device types. To provide this configuration, simply define macro BOOT_TARGET_DEVICES prior to including -<config_distro_bootcmd.h>. For example: - ------------------------------------------------------------- -#ifndef CONFIG_SPL_BUILD -#define BOOT_TARGET_DEVICES(func) \ - func(MMC, mmc, 1) \ - func(MMC, mmc, 0) \ - func(USB, usb, 0) \ - func(PXE, pxe, na) \ - func(DHCP, dhcp, na) -#include <config_distro_bootcmd.h> -#endif ------------------------------------------------------------- +<config_distro_bootcmd.h>. For example:: + + #ifndef CONFIG_SPL_BUILD + #define BOOT_TARGET_DEVICES(func) \ + func(MMC, mmc, 1) \ + func(MMC, mmc, 0) \ + func(USB, usb, 0) \ + func(PXE, pxe, na) \ + func(DHCP, dhcp, na) + #include <config_distro_bootcmd.h> + #endif Each entry in the macro defines a single boot device (e.g. a specific eMMC device or SD card) or type of boot device (e.g. USB disk). The parameters to @@ -328,7 +308,6 @@ up by <config_distro_bootcmd.h>. After this, various environment variables may be altered to influence the boot process: boot_targets: - The list of boot locations searched. Example: mmc0, mmc1, usb, pxe @@ -336,7 +315,6 @@ boot_targets: Entries may be removed or re-ordered in this list to affect the boot order. boot_prefixes: - For disk-based booting, the list of directories within a partition that are searched for boot configuration files (extlinux.conf, boot.scr). @@ -346,7 +324,6 @@ boot_prefixes: directories which are searched. boot_scripts: - The name of U-Boot style boot.scr files that $bootcmd searches for. Example: boot.scr.uimg boot.scr @@ -358,17 +335,14 @@ boot_scripts: filenames which are supported. scan_dev_for_extlinux: - If you want to disable extlinux.conf on all disks, set the value to something innocuous, e.g. setenv scan_dev_for_extlinux true. scan_dev_for_scripts: - If you want to disable boot.scr on all disks, set the value to something innocuous, e.g. setenv scan_dev_for_scripts true. boot_net_usb_start: - If you want to prevent USB enumeration by distro boot commands which execute network operations, set the value to something innocuous, e.g. setenv boot_net_usb_start true. This would be useful if you know your Ethernet @@ -376,7 +350,6 @@ boot_net_usb_start: avoiding unnecessary actions. boot_net_pci_enum: - If you want to prevent PCI enumeration by distro boot commands which execute network operations, set the value to something innocuous, e.g. setenv boot_net_pci_enum true. This would be useful if you know your Ethernet @@ -412,10 +385,12 @@ Examples: The list of possible targets consists of: - network targets + * dhcp * pxe - storage targets (to which a device number must be appended) + * mmc * sata * scsi @@ -428,3 +403,9 @@ of the boot environment and are not guaranteed to exist or work in the same way in future u-boot versions. In particular the <device type>_boot variables (e.g. mmc_boot, usb_boot) are a strictly internal implementation detail and must not be used as a public interface. + +.. _BootLoaderSpec: http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Specifications/BootLoaderSpec/ + +.. sectionauthor:: (C) Copyright 2014 Red Hat Inc. +.. sectionauthor:: Copyright (c) 2014-2015, NVIDIA CORPORATION. All rights reserved. +.. sectionauthor:: Copyright (C) 2015 K. Merker <merker@debian.org> diff --git a/doc/develop/index.rst b/doc/develop/index.rst index 5e064a4dac..b3871b16f3 100644 --- a/doc/develop/index.rst +++ b/doc/develop/index.rst @@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ Implementation commands config_binding devicetree/index + distro driver-model/index global_data logging |