[PATCH v4 0/3] Add i.MX94 remoteproc support and reset vector handling improvements
Mathieu Poirier
mathieu.poirier at linaro.org
Tue Apr 28 08:05:57 PDT 2026
On Mon, Apr 27, 2026 at 10:41:23AM +0800, Peng Fan (OSS) wrote:
> This series adds remoteproc support for the i.MX94 family, including the
> CM70, CM71, and CM33S cores, and derive the hardware reset vector for
> Cortex‑M processors whose ELF entry point does not directly correspond to
> the actual reset address.
>
> Background:
> Cortex‑M processors fetch their initial SP and PC from a fixed reset vector
> table. While ELF images embed the entry point (e_entry), this value is
> not always aligned to the hardware reset address. On platforms such as
> i.MX94 CM33S, masking is required to compute the correct reset vector
> address before programming the SoC reset registers.
>
> Similarly, on i.MX95, the existing implementation always programs a reset
> vector of 0x0, which only works when executing entirely from TCM. When
> firmware is loaded into DDR, the driver must pass the correct reset vector
> to the SM CPU/LMM interfaces.
>
> Summary of patches:
> [1]dt-bindings: remoteproc: imx-rproc: Introduce fsl,reset-vector-mask
> Adds a new DT property allowing SoCs to specify a mask for deriving the
> hardware reset vector from the ELF entry point.
>
> [2]remoteproc: imx_rproc: Program non-zero SM CPU/LMM reset vector
> Ensures the correct reset vector is passed to SM APIs by introducing a
> helper (imx_rproc_sm_get_reset_vector()) that applies the reset‑vector
> mask.
>
> [3]remoteproc: imx_rproc: Add support for i.MX94 remoteproc
> Adds address translation tables and configuration data for CM70, CM71,
> and CM33S, enabling full remoteproc operation on i.MX94.
>
> Signed-off-by: Peng Fan <peng.fan at nxp.com>
> ---
> Changes in v4:
> - Daniel raised the M33S secure region was not included, but since I not
> have image to test secure region, so drop the Secure alias region for
> all. Updated DDR region. R-b kept since this is a minor change.
> - Add R-b for patch 2
> - Link to v3: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20260415-imx943-rproc-v3-0-9fa7528db8ca@nxp.com
>
I have applied this set.
> Changes in v3:
> - Patch 2:
> Drop R-b because of changes in V3
>
> Following suggestion from Mathieu that apply reset vector in
> scmi_imx_[cpu,lmm]_reset_vector_set(), not change the meaning of
> rproc->bootaddr, add helper imx_rproc_sm_get_reset_vector() to get reset
> vector and use the hlper in scmi_imx_[cpu,lmm]_reset_vector_set().
>
> Add reset-vector-mask for i.MX95 CM7 to avoid breaking i.MX95 CM7
> boot.
>
> - Link to v2: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20260327-imx943-rproc-v2-0-a547a3588730@nxp.com
>
> Changes in v2:
> - Drop fsl,reset-vector-mask by using fixed value in driver for per device
> - Add R-b for i.MX94 dt-binding
> - Update commit log to include dev addr and sys addr
> - Link to v1: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20260312-imx943-rproc-v1-0-3e66596592a8@nxp.com
>
> ---
> Peng Fan (3):
> dt-bindings: remoteproc: imx-rproc: Support i.MX94
> remoteproc: imx_rproc: Program non-zero SM CPU/LMM reset vector
> remoteproc: imx_rproc: Add support for i.MX94
>
> .../bindings/remoteproc/fsl,imx-rproc.yaml | 3 +
> drivers/remoteproc/imx_rproc.c | 92 +++++++++++++++++++++-
> drivers/remoteproc/imx_rproc.h | 2 +
> 3 files changed, 95 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> ---
> base-commit: 724699d8d0523909da51fda8d1e10c1ff867b280
> change-id: 20260311-imx943-rproc-2050e00b65f7
>
> Best regards,
> --
> Peng Fan <peng.fan at nxp.com>
>
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