[PATCH v2] docs: Correct FW_JUMP_FDT_ADDR calculation example

Andrew Jones ajones at ventanamicro.com
Fri Mar 24 04:37:39 PDT 2023


On Fri, Mar 24, 2023 at 07:07:16AM -0400, Gabriel L. Somlo wrote:
> On Fri, Mar 24, 2023 at 09:35:31AM +0100, Andrew Jones wrote:
> > On Thu, Mar 23, 2023 at 08:42:16PM -0400, Gabriel Somlo wrote:
> > > When using `PLATFORM=generic` defaults, the kernel is loaded at
> > > `FW_JUMP_ADDR`, and the FDT is loaded at `FW_JUMP_FDT_ADDR.
> > > 
> > > Therefore, the maximum kernel size before `FW_JUMP_FDT_ADDR` must
> > > be increased is `$(( FW_JUMP_FDT_ADDR - FW_JUMP_ADDR ))`.
> > > 
> > > The example calculation assumes `rv64`, and is wrong to boot
> > > (off by 0x200000). Fix it and update it for the general case.
> > > 
> > > Signed-off-by: Gabriel Somlo <gsomlo at gmail.com>
> > > ---
> > >  docs/firmware/fw_jump.md | 8 ++++----
> > >  1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
> > > 
> > > diff --git a/docs/firmware/fw_jump.md b/docs/firmware/fw_jump.md
> > > index 956897e..03ddf96 100644
> > > --- a/docs/firmware/fw_jump.md
> > > +++ b/docs/firmware/fw_jump.md
> > > @@ -48,13 +48,13 @@ follows:
> > >    ```
> > >    ${CROSS_COMPILE}objdump -h $KERNEL_ELF | sort -k 5,5 | awk -n '/^ +[0-9]+ /\
> > >    {addr="0x"$3; size="0x"$5; printf "0x""%x\n",addr+size}' \
> > > -  | (( `tail -1` > 0x2200000 )) && echo fdt overlaps kernel,\
> > > -  increase FW_JUMP_FDT_ADDR
> > > +  | (( `tail -1` > (FW_JUMP_FDT_ADDR - FW_JUMP_ADDR) )) && \
> > > +  echo fdt overlaps kernel, increase FW_JUMP_FDT_ADDR
> > >  
> > >    ${LLVM}objdump -h --show-lma $KERNEL_ELF | sort -k 5,5 | \
> > >    awk -n '/^ +[0-9]+ / {addr="0x"$3; size="0x"$5; printf "0x""%x\n",addr+size}'\
> > > -  | (( `tail -1` > 0x2200000 )) && echo fdt overlaps kernel,\
> > > -  increase FW_JUMP_FDT_ADDR
> > > +  | (( `tail -1` > (FW_JUMP_FDT_ADDR - FW_JUMP_ADDR) )) && \
> > > +  echo fdt overlaps kernel, increase FW_JUMP_FDT_ADDR
> > >    ```
> > 
> > nit: We can put a bit of lipstick on this pig by rewriting as
> > 
> >   ${CROSS_COMPILE}objdump -h $KERNEL_ELF | sort -k 5,5 | awk -n '
> >   /^ +[0-9]+ / {addr="0x"$3; size="0x"$5; printf "0x""%x\n",addr+size}' |
> >   (( `tail -1` > (FW_JUMP_FDT_ADDR - FW_JUMP_ADDR) )) &&
> >   echo fdt overlaps kernel, increase FW_JUMP_FDT_ADDR
> > 
> >   ${LLVM}objdump -h --show-lma $KERNEL_ELF | sort -k 5,5 | awk -n '
> >   /^ +[0-9]+ / {addr="0x"$3; size="0x"$5; printf "0x""%x\n",addr+size}' |
> >   (( `tail -1` > (FW_JUMP_FDT_ADDR - FW_JUMP_ADDR) )) &&
> >   echo fdt overlaps kernel, increase FW_JUMP_FDT_ADDR
> > 
> > which drops the unnecessary '\'s and makes the gcc and llvm versions more
> > consistent.
> 
> Sounds good to me -- you wanna just do that directly while applying,
> or should I send a v3? :)

It sounds reasonable to do while applying to me, but that's up to a
maintainer, like Anup.

Thanks,
drew

>  
> > >  
> > >  *FW_JUMP* Example
> > > -- 
> > > 2.39.2
> > >
> > 
> > Anyway,
> > 
> > Reviewed-by: Andrew Jones <ajones at ventanamicro.com>
> 
> Thanks,
> --Gabriel



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