[PATCH 5/5] at91sam9261ek: add first stage support

[Jean-Christophe PLAGNIOL-VILLARD]

On 00:14 Sun 27 Jan     , Jean-Christophe PLAGNIOL-VILLARD wrote:
> On 22:59 Sat 26 Jan     , Sascha Hauer wrote:
> > On Sat, Jan 26, 2013 at 07:19:59PM +0100, Jean-Christophe PLAGNIOL-VILLARD wrote:
> > > Signed-off-by: Jean-Christophe PLAGNIOL-VILLARD <plagnioj at jcrosoft.com>
> > > ---
> > >  arch/arm/boards/at91sam9261ek/env/config           |   10 ++-
> > >  arch/arm/boards/at91sam9261ek/init.c               |   15 ++++-
> > >  .../configs/at91sam9261ek_first_stage_defconfig    |   71 ++++++++++++++++++++
> > >  3 files changed, 92 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
> > >  create mode 100644 arch/arm/configs/at91sam9261ek_first_stage_defconfig
> > > 
> > > diff --git a/arch/arm/boards/at91sam9261ek/env/config b/arch/arm/boards/at91sam9261ek/env/config
> > > index 7d85577..cb3e847 100644
> > > --- a/arch/arm/boards/at91sam9261ek/env/config
> > > +++ b/arch/arm/boards/at91sam9261ek/env/config
> > > @@ -34,8 +34,14 @@ kernelimage=zImage
> > >  #kernelimage=Image.lzo
> > >  
> > >  nand_device=atmel_nand
> > > -nand_parts="128k(at91bootstrap),256k(barebox)ro,128k(bareboxenv),128k(bareboxenv2),128k(oftree),4M(kernel),120M(rootfs),-(data)"
> > > -rootfs_mtdblock_nand=6
> > > +if [ x$borebox_first_stage = x1 ]
> > 
> > LOL ;) Found a new name for the project?
> typo
> > 
> > > +then
> > > +	nand_parts="384k(barebox)ro,128k(bareboxenv),128k(bareboxenv2),128k(oftree),4M(kernel),120M(rootfs),-(data)"
> > > +	rootfs_mtdblock_nand=5
> > > +else
> > > +	nand_parts="128k(at91bootstrap),256k(barebox)ro,128k(bareboxenv),128k(bareboxenv2),128k(oftree),4M(kernel),120M(rootfs),-(data)"
> > > +	rootfs_mtdblock_nand=6
> > > +fi
> > 
> > I find this rather confusing. Now we have a bootstrap config, a first
> > stage config and a regular config, two different partition layouts and
> > no indication how these play together.
> > 
> > I think it's dangerous to have two different partition layouts. What's
> > the reason to concatenate the at91bootstrap and barebox partition
> > together for the first stage case?
> yes because the 9261 can only load 156K into sram
> 
> so it's more than the first block
> > 
> > What I would understand is:
> > 
> > - have a 128k first stage barebox which either
> >   - loads the kernel directly
> >   - or loads the second stage (bigger) barebox
> > 
> >   The decision could be made by the environment or maybe a button/key
> > 
> > However, this makes for two defconfigs, not three.
> > 
> > BTW your at91 bootstrap code has:
> > 
> > 	bootstrap_read_devfs("nand0", true, SZ_128K, SZ_256K, SZ_1M);
> > 
> > Which means that you will use up to 1MB of Nand if you have bad blocks.
> > This conflicts with your partition layout above.
> > 
> > I suggest that you combine the first stage and bootstrap config into one
> > by adding some switch in the environment to optionally start the second
> > stage loader or directly boot through to the kernel.
> 
> if you do this the first stage will be limited artificially at 128KiB where we
> can go to 156KiB
> 
> and later
> when we can have the support of the mini nand laod we will use the 384KiB for
> barebox first stage
> 
> so I prefer to have 2 layout onthe ref board
> as it's here for dev not production

is it ok with you?

Best Regards,
J.
> 
> Best Regards,
> J.
> > 
> > Sascha
> > 
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