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| author | Damien Le Moal <damien.lemoal@wdc.com> | 2019-01-23 16:00:35 +0900 |
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| committer | Anup Patel <anup@brainfault.org> | 2019-01-24 18:45:01 +0530 |
| commit | fff48ee2bf9abd804fe828a75fcce3e046b7d3cc (patch) | |
| tree | f0f0b5e4f121dc29500f3a259f6356cb1bb59284 /docs | |
| parent | 808fe4b82a68fd0c99b3a4cc9185adba817e03d0 (diff) | |
docs/firmware: Update FW_JUMP documentation
Reformatting, typos, and various corrections.
Signed-off-by: Damien Le Moal <damien.lemoal@wdc.com>
Diffstat (limited to 'docs')
| -rw-r--r-- | docs/firmware/fw_jump.md | 69 |
1 files changed, 41 insertions, 28 deletions
diff --git a/docs/firmware/fw_jump.md b/docs/firmware/fw_jump.md index c776aa9..39d3f74 100644 --- a/docs/firmware/fw_jump.md +++ b/docs/firmware/fw_jump.md @@ -1,39 +1,52 @@ -OpenSBI Firmware with Jump Address (FW_JUMP) +OpenSBI Firmware with Jump Address *FW_JUMP* ============================================ -The **OpenSBI firmware with Jump Address (FW_JUMP)** is a -firmware which only know the address of next booting stage -(i.e. bootloader/kernel). +OpenSBI **firmware with Jump Address (FW_JUMP)** is a firmware which only +handles the address of the next booting stage entry, e.g. a bootloader or an OS +kernel, without directly including the binary code for this next stage. -This **FW_JUMP** firmware is particularly useful when booting -stage prior to OpenSBI firmware is capable of loading OpenSBI -firmware and booting stage after OpenSBI firmware separately. +A *FW_JUMP* firmware is particularly useful when the booting stage executed +prior to OpenSBI firmware is capable of loading both the OpenSBI firmware and +the booting stage binary to follow OpenSBI firmware. -How to Enable? --------------- +*FW_JUMP* Compilation +--------------------- -The **FW_JUMP** firmware can be enabled by any of the following -methods: +A platform *FW_JUMP* firmware can be enabled by any of the following methods. -1. Passing `FW_JUMP=y` command-line parameter to -top-level `make` -2. Setting `FW_JUMP=y` in platform `config.mk` +1. Spedifying `FW_JUMP=y` on the top level `make` command line. +2. Specifying `FW_JUMP=y` in the target platform *config.mk* configuration file. -Config Options --------------- +The compiled *FW_JUMP* firmware ELF file is named *fw_jump.elf*. Its expanded +image file is *fw_jump.bin*. Both files are created in the platform specific +build directory under the *build/platform/<platform_subdir>/firmware* directory. -We need more config details for **FW_JUMP** firmware to work -correctly. These configuration details can be passed as parameters to -top-level `make` or can be set in platform `config.mk`. +*FW_JUMP* Firmware Configuration Options +---------------------------------------- -Following are the configuration options for a **FW_JUMP** firmware: +To operate correctly, a *FW_JUMP* firmware requires some configuration +parameters to be defined using either the top level `make` command line or the +target platform *config.mk* configuration file. The possible parameters are as +follows. -* **FW_JUMP_ADDR** - Address where next booting stage is -located. This is a mandatory config option and will result -in compile error if not provided. +* **FW_JUMP_ADDR** - Address of the entry point of the booting stage to be + executed following OpenSBI firmware. This address generally correspond + exactly to the address where this next booting stage was loaded. This is a + mandatory parameter. Compilation errors will result from not defining this + address. -* **FW_JUMP_FDT_ADDR** - Address where the FDT passed by the prior -booting stage will be placed before passing to the next booting -stage. If this option is not provided then the firmware will pass -zero as the FDT address to the next booting stage. ->>>>>>> 2c0dc4dc... docs: Typo fixes. +* **FW_JUMP_FDT_ADDR** - Address where the *flattened device tree (FDT file)* + passed by the prior booting stage will be placed in memory before executing + the booting stage following OpenSBI firmware. If this option is not provided + then OpenSBI firmware will pass zero as the FDT address to the following + booting stage. + +*FW_JUMP* Example +----------------- + +The *[qemu/virt]* and *[qemu/sifive_u]* platforms illustrates how to configure +and use a *FW_JUMP* firmware. Detailed information regarding these platforms +can be found in the platforms documentation files. + +[qemu/virt]: ../platform/qemu_virt.md +[qemu/sifive_u]: ../platform/qemu_sifive_u.md |