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23
24Summary:
25========
26
27This directory contains the source code for U-Boot, a boot loader for
28Embedded boards based on PowerPC and ARM processors, which can be
29installed in a boot ROM and used to initialize and test the hardware
30or to download and run application code.
31
32The development of U-Boot is closely related to Linux: some parts of
33the source code originate in the Linux source tree, we have some
34header files in common, and special provision has been made to
35support booting of Linux images.
36
37Some attention has been paid to make this software easily
38configurable and extendable. For instance, all monitor commands are
39implemented with the same call interface, so that it's very easy to
40add new commands. Also, instead of permanently adding rarely used
41code (for instance hardware test utilities) to the monitor, you can
42load and run it dynamically.
43
44
45Status:
46=======
47
48In general, all boards for which a configuration option exists in the
49Makefile have been tested to some extent and can be considered
50"working". In fact, many of them are used in production systems.
51
52In case of problems see the CHANGELOG and CREDITS files to find out
53who contributed the specific port.
54
55
56Where to get help:
57==================
58
59In case you have questions about, problems with or contributions for
60U-Boot you should send a message to the U-Boot mailing list at
61<u-boot-users@lists.sourceforge.net>. There is also an archive of
62previous traffic on the mailing list - please search the archive
63before asking FAQ's. Please see
64http://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/u-boot-users/
65
66
67Where we come from:
68===================
69
70- start from 8xxrom sources
71- create PPCBoot project (http://sourceforge.net/projects/ppcboot)
72- clean up code
73- make it easier to add custom boards
74- make it possible to add other [PowerPC] CPUs
75- extend functions, especially:
76  * Provide extended interface to Linux boot loader
77  * S-Record download
78  * network boot
79  * PCMCIA / CompactFLash / ATA disk / SCSI ... boot
80- create ARMBoot project (http://sourceforge.net/projects/armboot)
81- add other CPU families (starting with ARM)
82- create U-Boot project (http://sourceforge.net/projects/u-boot)
83
84
85Names and Spelling:
86===================
87
88The "official" name of this project is "Das U-Boot". The spelling
89"U-Boot" shall be used in all written text (documentation, comments
90in source files etc.). Example:
91
92	This is the README file for the U-Boot project.
93
94File names etc. shall be based on the string "u-boot". Examples:
95
96	include/asm-ppc/u-boot.h
97
98	#include <asm/u-boot.h>
99
100Variable names, preprocessor constants etc. shall be either based on
101the string "u_boot" or on "U_BOOT". Example:
102
103	U_BOOT_VERSION		u_boot_logo
104	IH_OS_U_BOOT		u_boot_hush_start
105
106
107Versioning:
108===========
109
110U-Boot uses a 3 level version number containing a version, a
111sub-version, and a patchlevel: "U-Boot-2.34.5" means version "2",
112sub-version "34", and patchlevel "4".
113
114The patchlevel is used to indicate certain stages of development
115between released versions, i. e. officially released versions of
116U-Boot will always have a patchlevel of "0".
117
118
119Directory Hierarchy:
120====================
121
122- board		Board dependent files
123- common	Misc architecture independent functions
124- cpu		CPU specific files
125- disk		Code for disk drive partition handling
126- doc		Documentation (don't expect too much)
127- drivers	Commonly used device drivers
128- dtt		Digital Thermometer and Thermostat drivers
129- examples	Example code for standalone applications, etc.
130- include	Header Files
131- disk		Harddisk interface code
132- net		Networking code
133- ppc		Files generic to PowerPC architecture
134- post		Power On Self Test
135- post/arch		Symlink to architecture specific Power On Self Test
136- post/arch-ppc		PowerPC architecture specific Power On Self Test
137- post/cpu/mpc8260	MPC8260 CPU specific Power On Self Test
138- post/cpu/mpc8xx	MPC8xx CPU specific Power On Self Test
139- rtc		Real Time Clock drivers
140- tools		Tools to build S-Record or U-Boot images, etc.
141
142- cpu/74xx_7xx	Files specific to Motorola MPC74xx and 7xx CPUs
143- cpu/arm925t	Files specific to ARM	   925	   CPUs
144- cpu/arm926ejs	Files specific to ARM	926	CPUs
145- cpu/mpc5xx	Files specific to Motorola MPC5xx  CPUs
146- cpu/mpc8xx	Files specific to Motorola MPC8xx  CPUs
147- cpu/mpc824x	Files specific to Motorola MPC824x CPUs
148- cpu/mpc8260	Files specific to Motorola MPC8260 CPU
149- cpu/mpc85xx	Files specific to Motorola MPC85xx CPUs
150- cpu/ppc4xx	Files specific to IBM	   4xx	   CPUs
151
152
153- board/LEOX/   Files specific to boards manufactured by The LEOX team
154- board/LEOX/elpt860	Files specific to ELPT860 boards
155- board/RPXClassic
156		Files specific to RPXClassic boards
157- board/RPXlite	Files specific to RPXlite    boards
158- board/at91rm9200dk Files specific to AT91RM9200DK boards
159- board/c2mon	Files specific to c2mon	     boards
160- board/cmi	Files specific to cmi        boards
161- board/cogent	Files specific to Cogent     boards
162		(need further configuration)
163		Files specific to CPCIISER4  boards
164- board/cpu86	Files specific to CPU86      boards
165- board/cray/	Files specific to boards manufactured by Cray
166- board/cray/L1		Files specific to L1         boards
167- board/cu824	Files specific to CU824	     boards
168- board/ebony   Files specific to IBM Ebony board
169- board/eric	Files specific to ERIC	     boards
170- board/esd/	Files specific to boards manufactured by ESD
171- board/esd/adciop	Files specific to ADCIOP     boards
172- board/esd/ar405	Files specific to AR405	     boards
173- board/esd/canbt	Files specific to CANBT	     boards
174- board/esd/cpci405	Files specific to CPCI405    boards
175- board/esd/cpciiser4	Files specific to CPCIISER4  boards
176- board/esd/common	Common files for ESD boards
177- board/esd/dasa_sim	Files specific to DASA_SIM   boards
178- board/esd/du405	Files specific to DU405      boards
179- board/esd/ocrtc	Files specific to OCRTC      boards
180- board/esd/pci405	Files specific to PCI405     boards
181- board/esteem192e
182		Files specific to ESTEEM192E boards
183- board/etx094	Files specific to ETX_094    boards
184- board/evb64260
185		Files specific to EVB64260   boards
186- board/fads	Files specific to FADS	     boards
187- board/flagadm Files specific to FLAGADM    boards
188- board/gen860t Files specific to GEN860T and GEN860T_SC    boards
189- board/genietv Files specific to GENIETV    boards
190- board/gth	Files specific to GTH	     boards
191- board/hermes	Files specific to HERMES     boards
192- board/hymod	Files specific to HYMOD	     boards
193- board/icu862	Files specific to ICU862     boards
194- board/ip860	Files specific to IP860	     boards
195- board/iphase4539
196		Files specific to Interphase4539 boards
197- board/ivm	Files specific to IVMS8/IVML24 boards
198- board/lantec	Files specific to LANTEC     boards
199- board/lwmon	Files specific to LWMON	     boards
200- board/mbx8xx	Files specific to MBX	     boards
201- board/mpc8260ads
202		Files specific to MPC8260ADS and PQ2FADS-ZU boards
203- board/mpc8540ads
204		Files specific to MPC8540ADS boards
205- board/mpc8560ads
206		Files specific to MPC8560ADS boards
207- board/mpl/	Files specific to boards manufactured by MPL
208- board/mpl/common	Common files for MPL boards
209- board/mpl/pip405	Files specific to PIP405     boards
210- board/mpl/mip405	Files specific to MIP405     boards
211- board/mpl/vcma9	Files specific to VCMA9      boards
212- board/musenki	Files specific to MUSEKNI    boards
213- board/mvs1	Files specific to MVS1       boards
214- board/nx823   Files specific to NX823      boards
215- board/oxc	Files specific to OXC        boards
216- board/omap1510inn
217		Files specific to OMAP 1510 Innovator boards
218- board/omap1610inn
219		Files specific to OMAP 1610 Innovator boards
220- board/pcippc2	Files specific to PCIPPC2/PCIPPC6 boards
221- board/pm826	Files specific to PM826      boards
222- board/ppmc8260
223		Files specific to PPMC8260   boards
224- board/rpxsuper
225		Files specific to RPXsuper   boards
226- board/rsdproto
227		Files specific to RSDproto   boards
228- board/sandpoint
229		Files specific to Sandpoint  boards
230- board/sbc8260	Files specific to SBC8260    boards
231- board/sacsng	Files specific to SACSng     boards
232- board/siemens Files specific to boards manufactured by Siemens AG
233- board/siemens/CCM	Files specific to CCM	     boards
234- board/siemens/IAD210	Files specific to IAD210     boards
235- board/siemens/SCM	Files specific to SCM        boards
236- board/siemens/pcu_e	Files specific to PCU_E	     boards
237- board/sixnet	Files specific to SIXNET     boards
238- board/spd8xx	Files specific to SPD8xxTS   boards
239- board/tqm8260 Files specific to TQM8260    boards
240- board/tqm8xx	Files specific to TQM8xxL    boards
241- board/w7o	Files specific to W7O        boards
242- board/walnut405
243		Files specific to Walnut405  boards
244- board/westel/	Files specific to boards manufactured by Westel Wireless
245- board/westel/amx860	Files specific to AMX860     boards
246- board/utx8245	Files specific to UTX8245   boards
247- board/zpc1900	Files specific to Zephyr Engineering ZPC.1900 board
248
249Software Configuration:
250=======================
251
252Configuration is usually done using C preprocessor defines; the
253rationale behind that is to avoid dead code whenever possible.
254
255There are two classes of configuration variables:
256
257* Configuration _OPTIONS_:
258  These are selectable by the user and have names beginning with
259  "CONFIG_".
260
261* Configuration _SETTINGS_:
262  These depend on the hardware etc. and should not be meddled with if
263  you don't know what you're doing; they have names beginning with
264  "CFG_".
265
266Later we will add a configuration tool - probably similar to or even
267identical to what's used for the Linux kernel. Right now, we have to
268do the configuration by hand, which means creating some symbolic
269links and editing some configuration files. We use the TQM8xxL boards
270as an example here.
271
272
273Selection of Processor Architecture and Board Type:
274---------------------------------------------------
275
276For all supported boards there are ready-to-use default
277configurations available; just type "make <board_name>_config".
278
279Example: For a TQM823L module type:
280
281	cd u-boot
282	make TQM823L_config
283
284For the Cogent platform, you need to specify the cpu type as well;
285e.g. "make cogent_mpc8xx_config". And also configure the cogent
286directory according to the instructions in cogent/README.
287
288
289Configuration Options:
290----------------------
291
292Configuration depends on the combination of board and CPU type; all
293such information is kept in a configuration file
294"include/configs/<board_name>.h".
295
296Example: For a TQM823L module, all configuration settings are in
297"include/configs/TQM823L.h".
298
299
300Many of the options are named exactly as the corresponding Linux
301kernel configuration options. The intention is to make it easier to
302build a config tool - later.
303
304
305The following options need to be configured:
306
307- CPU Type:	Define exactly one of
308
309		PowerPC based CPUs:
310		-------------------
311		CONFIG_MPC823,	CONFIG_MPC850,	CONFIG_MPC855,	CONFIG_MPC860
312	or	CONFIG_MPC5xx
313	or	CONFIG_MPC824X, CONFIG_MPC8260
314	or	CONFIG_MPC85xx
315	or	CONFIG_IOP480
316	or	CONFIG_405GP
317	or	CONFIG_405EP
318	or	CONFIG_440
319	or	CONFIG_MPC74xx
320	or	CONFIG_750FX
321
322		ARM based CPUs:
323		---------------
324		CONFIG_SA1110
325		CONFIG_ARM7
326		CONFIG_PXA250
327
328
329- Board Type:	Define exactly one of
330
331		PowerPC based boards:
332		---------------------
333
334		CONFIG_ADCIOP,     CONFIG_ICU862      CONFIG_RPXsuper,
335		CONFIG_ADS860,     CONFIG_IP860,      CONFIG_SM850,
336		CONFIG_AMX860,     CONFIG_IPHASE4539, CONFIG_SPD823TS,
337		CONFIG_AR405,      CONFIG_IVML24,     CONFIG_SXNI855T,
338		CONFIG_BAB7xx,     CONFIG_IVML24_128, CONFIG_Sandpoint8240,
339		CONFIG_CANBT,      CONFIG_IVML24_256, CONFIG_Sandpoint8245,
340		CONFIG_CCM,        CONFIG_IVMS8,      CONFIG_TQM823L,
341		CONFIG_CPCI405,    CONFIG_IVMS8_128,  CONFIG_TQM850L,
342		CONFIG_CPCI4052,   CONFIG_IVMS8_256,  CONFIG_TQM855L,
343		CONFIG_CPCIISER4,  CONFIG_LANTEC,     CONFIG_TQM860L,
344		CONFIG_CPU86,      CONFIG_MBX,        CONFIG_TQM8260,
345		CONFIG_CRAYL1,     CONFIG_MBX860T,    CONFIG_TTTech,
346		CONFIG_CU824,      CONFIG_MHPC,       CONFIG_UTX8245,
347		CONFIG_DASA_SIM,   CONFIG_MIP405,     CONFIG_W7OLMC,
348		CONFIG_DU405,      CONFIG_MOUSSE,     CONFIG_W7OLMG,
349		CONFIG_ELPPC,      CONFIG_MPC8260ADS, CONFIG_WALNUT405,
350		CONFIG_ERIC,       CONFIG_MUSENKI,    CONFIG_ZUMA,
351		CONFIG_ESTEEM192E, CONFIG_MVS1,       CONFIG_c2mon,
352		CONFIG_ETX094,     CONFIG_NX823,      CONFIG_cogent_mpc8260,
353		CONFIG_EVB64260,   CONFIG_OCRTC,      CONFIG_cogent_mpc8xx,
354		CONFIG_FADS823,    CONFIG_ORSG,       CONFIG_ep8260,
355		CONFIG_FADS850SAR, CONFIG_OXC,        CONFIG_gw8260,
356		CONFIG_FADS860T,   CONFIG_PCI405,     CONFIG_hermes,
357		CONFIG_FLAGADM,    CONFIG_PCIPPC2,    CONFIG_hymod,
358		CONFIG_FPS850L,    CONFIG_PCIPPC6,    CONFIG_lwmon,
359		CONFIG_GEN860T,    CONFIG_PIP405,     CONFIG_pcu_e,
360		CONFIG_GENIETV,    CONFIG_PM826,      CONFIG_ppmc8260,
361		CONFIG_GTH,        CONFIG_RPXClassic, CONFIG_rsdproto,
362		CONFIG_IAD210,     CONFIG_RPXlite,    CONFIG_sbc8260,
363		CONFIG_EBONY,      CONFIG_sacsng,     CONFIG_FPS860L,
364		CONFIG_V37,        CONFIG_ELPT860,    CONFIG_CMI,
365		CONFIG_NETVIA,     CONFIG_RBC823,     CONFIG_ZPC1900,
366		CONFIG_MPC8540ADS, CONFIG_MPC8560ADS
367
368		ARM based boards:
369		-----------------
370
371		CONFIG_HHP_CRADLE,  CONFIG_DNP1110,    CONFIG_EP7312,
372		CONFIG_IMPA7,       CONFIG_LART,       CONFIG_LUBBOCK,
373		CONFIG_INNOVATOROMAP1510,	CONFIG_INNOVATOROMAP1610
374		CONFIG_SHANNON,     CONFIG_SMDK2400,   CONFIG_SMDK2410,
375		CONFIG_TRAB,	    CONFIG_VCMA9,      CONFIG_AT91RM9200DK
376
377
378- CPU Module Type: (if CONFIG_COGENT is defined)
379		Define exactly one of
380		CONFIG_CMA286_60_OLD
381--- FIXME --- not tested yet:
382		CONFIG_CMA286_60, CONFIG_CMA286_21, CONFIG_CMA286_60P,
383		CONFIG_CMA287_23, CONFIG_CMA287_50
384
385- Motherboard Type: (if CONFIG_COGENT is defined)
386		Define exactly one of
387		CONFIG_CMA101, CONFIG_CMA102
388
389- Motherboard I/O Modules: (if CONFIG_COGENT is defined)
390		Define one or more of
391		CONFIG_CMA302
392
393- Motherboard Options: (if CONFIG_CMA101 or CONFIG_CMA102 are defined)
394		Define one or more of
395		CONFIG_LCD_HEARTBEAT	- update a character position on
396					  the lcd display every second with
397					  a "rotator" |\-/|\-/
398
399- Board flavour: (if CONFIG_MPC8260ADS is defined)
400		CONFIG_ADSTYPE
401		Possible values are:
402			CFG_8260ADS	- original MPC8260ADS
403			CFG_8266ADS	- MPC8266ADS (untested)
404			CFG_PQ2FADS	- PQ2FADS-ZU or PQ2FADS-VR
405
406
407- MPC824X Family Member (if CONFIG_MPC824X is defined)
408		Define exactly one of
409		CONFIG_MPC8240, CONFIG_MPC8245
410
411- 8xx CPU Options: (if using an 8xx cpu)
412		Define one or more of
413		CONFIG_8xx_GCLK_FREQ	- if get_gclk_freq() cannot work
414					  e.g. if there is no 32KHz
415					  reference PIT/RTC clock
416
417- Linux Kernel Interface:
418		CONFIG_CLOCKS_IN_MHZ
419
420		U-Boot stores all clock information in Hz
421		internally. For binary compatibility with older Linux
422		kernels (which expect the clocks passed in the
423		bd_info data to be in MHz) the environment variable
424		"clocks_in_mhz" can be defined so that U-Boot
425		converts clock data to MHZ before passing it to the
426		Linux kernel.
427		When CONFIG_CLOCKS_IN_MHZ is defined, a definition of
428		"clocks_in_mhz=1" is  automatically  included  in  the
429		default environment.
430
431		CONFIG_MEMSIZE_IN_BYTES		[relevant for MIPS only]
432
433		When transfering memsize parameter to linux, some versions
434		expect it to be in bytes, others in MB.
435		Define CONFIG_MEMSIZE_IN_BYTES to make it in bytes.
436
437- Console Interface:
438		Depending on board, define exactly one serial port
439		(like CONFIG_8xx_CONS_SMC1, CONFIG_8xx_CONS_SMC2,
440		CONFIG_8xx_CONS_SCC1, ...), or switch off the serial
441		console by defining CONFIG_8xx_CONS_NONE
442
443		Note: if CONFIG_8xx_CONS_NONE is defined, the serial
444		port routines must be defined elsewhere
445		(i.e. serial_init(), serial_getc(), ...)
446
447		CONFIG_CFB_CONSOLE
448		Enables console device for a color framebuffer. Needs following
449		defines (cf. smiLynxEM, i8042, board/eltec/bab7xx)
450			VIDEO_FB_LITTLE_ENDIAN	graphic memory organisation
451						(default big endian)
452			VIDEO_HW_RECTFILL	graphic chip supports
453						rectangle fill
454						(cf. smiLynxEM)
455			VIDEO_HW_BITBLT		graphic chip supports
456						bit-blit (cf. smiLynxEM)
457			VIDEO_VISIBLE_COLS	visible pixel columns
458						(cols=pitch)
459			VIDEO_VISIBLE_ROWS      visible pixel rows
460			VIDEO_PIXEL_SIZE        bytes per pixel
461			VIDEO_DATA_FORMAT	graphic data format
462						(0-5, cf. cfb_console.c)
463			VIDEO_FB_ADRS           framebuffer address
464			VIDEO_KBD_INIT_FCT	keyboard int fct
465						(i.e. i8042_kbd_init())
466			VIDEO_TSTC_FCT		test char fct
467						(i.e. i8042_tstc)
468			VIDEO_GETC_FCT		get char fct
469						(i.e. i8042_getc)
470			CONFIG_CONSOLE_CURSOR	cursor drawing on/off
471						(requires blink timer
472						cf. i8042.c)
473			CFG_CONSOLE_BLINK_COUNT blink interval (cf. i8042.c)
474			CONFIG_CONSOLE_TIME	display time/date info in
475						upper right corner
476						(requires CFG_CMD_DATE)
477			CONFIG_VIDEO_LOGO	display Linux logo in
478						upper left corner
479			CONFIG_VIDEO_BMP_LOGO	use bmp_logo.h instead of
480						linux_logo.h for logo.
481						Requires CONFIG_VIDEO_LOGO
482			CONFIG_CONSOLE_EXTRA_INFO
483						addional board info beside
484						the logo
485
486		When CONFIG_CFB_CONSOLE is defined, video console is
487		default i/o. Serial console can be forced with
488		environment 'console=serial'.
489
490                When CONFIG_SILENT_CONSOLE is defined, all console
491                messages (by U-Boot and Linux!) can be silenced with
492                the "silent" environment variable. See
493                doc/README.silent for more information.
494
495- Console Baudrate:
496		CONFIG_BAUDRATE - in bps
497		Select one of the baudrates listed in
498		CFG_BAUDRATE_TABLE, see below.
499
500- Interrupt driven serial port input:
501		CONFIG_SERIAL_SOFTWARE_FIFO
502
503		PPC405GP only.
504		Use an interrupt handler for receiving data on the
505		serial port. It also enables using hardware handshake
506		(RTS/CTS) and UART's built-in FIFO. Set the number of
507		bytes the interrupt driven input buffer should have.
508
509		Set to 0 to disable this feature (this is the default).
510		This will also disable hardware handshake.
511
512- Console UART Number:
513		CONFIG_UART1_CONSOLE
514
515		IBM PPC4xx only.
516		If defined internal UART1 (and not UART0) is used
517		as default U-Boot console.
518
519- Boot Delay:	CONFIG_BOOTDELAY - in seconds
520		Delay before automatically booting the default image;
521		set to -1 to disable autoboot.
522
523		See doc/README.autoboot for these options that
524		work with CONFIG_BOOTDELAY. None are required.
525		CONFIG_BOOT_RETRY_TIME
526		CONFIG_BOOT_RETRY_MIN
527		CONFIG_AUTOBOOT_KEYED
528		CONFIG_AUTOBOOT_PROMPT
529		CONFIG_AUTOBOOT_DELAY_STR
530		CONFIG_AUTOBOOT_STOP_STR
531		CONFIG_AUTOBOOT_DELAY_STR2
532		CONFIG_AUTOBOOT_STOP_STR2
533		CONFIG_ZERO_BOOTDELAY_CHECK
534		CONFIG_RESET_TO_RETRY
535
536- Autoboot Command:
537		CONFIG_BOOTCOMMAND
538		Only needed when CONFIG_BOOTDELAY is enabled;
539		define a command string that is automatically executed
540		when no character is read on the console interface
541		within "Boot Delay" after reset.
542
543		CONFIG_BOOTARGS
544		This can be used to pass arguments to the bootm
545		command. The value of CONFIG_BOOTARGS goes into the
546		environment value "bootargs".
547
548		CONFIG_RAMBOOT and CONFIG_NFSBOOT
549		The value of these goes into the environment as
550		"ramboot" and "nfsboot" respectively, and can be used
551		as a convenience, when switching between booting from
552		ram and nfs.
553
554- Pre-Boot Commands:
555		CONFIG_PREBOOT
556
557		When this option is #defined, the existence of the
558		environment variable "preboot" will be checked
559		immediately before starting the CONFIG_BOOTDELAY
560		countdown and/or running the auto-boot command resp.
561		entering interactive mode.
562
563		This feature is especially useful when "preboot" is
564		automatically generated or modified. For an example
565		see the LWMON board specific code: here "preboot" is
566		modified when the user holds down a certain
567		combination of keys on the (special) keyboard when
568		booting the systems
569
570- Serial Download Echo Mode:
571		CONFIG_LOADS_ECHO
572		If defined to 1, all characters received during a
573		serial download (using the "loads" command) are
574		echoed back. This might be needed by some terminal
575		emulations (like "cu"), but may as well just take
576		time on others. This setting #define's the initial
577		value of the "loads_echo" environment variable.
578
579- Kgdb Serial Baudrate: (if CFG_CMD_KGDB is defined)
580		CONFIG_KGDB_BAUDRATE
581		Select one of the baudrates listed in
582		CFG_BAUDRATE_TABLE, see below.
583
584- Monitor Functions:
585		CONFIG_COMMANDS
586		Most monitor functions can be selected (or
587		de-selected) by adjusting the definition of
588		CONFIG_COMMANDS; to select individual functions,
589		#define CONFIG_COMMANDS by "OR"ing any of the
590		following values:
591
592		#define enables commands:
593		-------------------------
594		CFG_CMD_ASKENV	* ask for env variable
595		CFG_CMD_AUTOSCRIPT Autoscript Support
596		CFG_CMD_BDI	  bdinfo
597		CFG_CMD_BEDBUG	  Include BedBug Debugger
598		CFG_CMD_BMP     * BMP support
599		CFG_CMD_BOOTD	  bootd
600		CFG_CMD_CACHE	  icache, dcache
601		CFG_CMD_CONSOLE	  coninfo
602		CFG_CMD_DATE	* support for RTC, date/time...
603		CFG_CMD_DHCP	  DHCP support
604		CFG_CMD_DIAG    * Diagnostics
605		CFG_CMD_DOC     * Disk-On-Chip Support
606		CFG_CMD_DTT       Digital Therm and Thermostat
607		CFG_CMD_ECHO	* echo arguments
608		CFG_CMD_EEPROM	* EEPROM read/write support
609		CFG_CMD_ELF	  bootelf, bootvx
610		CFG_CMD_ENV	  saveenv
611		CFG_CMD_FDC	* Floppy Disk Support
612		CFG_CMD_FAT	  FAT partition support
613		CFG_CMD_FDOS	* Dos diskette Support
614		CFG_CMD_FLASH	  flinfo, erase, protect
615		CFG_CMD_FPGA	  FPGA device initialization support
616		CFG_CMD_HWFLOW  * RTS/CTS hw flow control
617		CFG_CMD_I2C	* I2C serial bus support
618		CFG_CMD_IDE	* IDE harddisk support
619		CFG_CMD_IMI	  iminfo
620		CFG_CMD_IMLS      List all found images
621		CFG_CMD_IMMAP	* IMMR dump support
622		CFG_CMD_IRQ	* irqinfo
623		CFG_CMD_JFFS2   * JFFS2 Support
624		CFG_CMD_KGDB	* kgdb
625		CFG_CMD_LOADB	  loadb
626		CFG_CMD_LOADS	  loads
627		CFG_CMD_MEMORY	  md, mm, nm, mw, cp, cmp, crc, base,
628				  loop, mtest
629		CFG_CMD_MISC      Misc functions like sleep etc
630		CFG_CMD_MMC	  MMC memory mapped support
631		CFG_CMD_MII	  MII utility commands
632		CFG_CMD_NAND    * NAND support
633		CFG_CMD_NET	  bootp, tftpboot, rarpboot
634		CFG_CMD_PCI	* pciinfo
635		CFG_CMD_PCMCIA	* PCMCIA support
636		CFG_CMD_PING    * send ICMP ECHO_REQUEST to network host
637		CFG_CMD_PORTIO  * Port I/O
638		CFG_CMD_REGINFO * Register dump
639		CFG_CMD_RUN	  run command in env variable
640		CFG_CMD_SAVES     save S record dump
641		CFG_CMD_SCSI	* SCSI Support
642		CFG_CMD_SDRAM   * print SDRAM configuration information
643		CFG_CMD_SETGETDCR Support for DCR Register access (4xx only)
644		CFG_CMD_SPI	* SPI serial bus support
645		CFG_CMD_USB	* USB support
646		CFG_CMD_VFD     * VFD support (TRAB)
647		CFG_CMD_BSP	* Board SPecific functions
648		-----------------------------------------------
649		CFG_CMD_ALL	all
650
651		CFG_CMD_DFL	Default configuration; at the moment
652				this is includes all commands, except
653				the ones marked with "*" in the list
654				above.
655
656		If you don't define CONFIG_COMMANDS it defaults to
657		CFG_CMD_DFL in include/cmd_confdefs.h. A board can
658		override the default settings in the respective
659		include file.
660
661		EXAMPLE: If you want all functions except of network
662		support you can write:
663
664		#define CONFIG_COMMANDS (CFG_CMD_ALL & ~CFG_CMD_NET)
665
666
667	Note:	Don't enable the "icache" and "dcache" commands
668		(configuration option CFG_CMD_CACHE) unless you know
669		what you (and your U-Boot users) are doing. Data
670		cache cannot be enabled on systems like the 8xx or
671		8260 (where accesses to the IMMR region must be
672		uncached), and it cannot be disabled on all other
673		systems where we (mis-) use the data cache to hold an
674		initial stack and some data.
675
676
677		XXX - this list needs to get updated!
678
679- Watchdog:
680		CONFIG_WATCHDOG
681		If this variable is defined, it enables watchdog
682		support. There must be support in the platform specific
683		code for a watchdog. For the 8xx and 8260 CPUs, the
684		SIU Watchdog feature is enabled in the SYPCR
685		register.
686
687- U-Boot Version:
688		CONFIG_VERSION_VARIABLE
689		If this variable is defined, an environment variable
690		named "ver" is created by U-Boot showing the U-Boot
691		version as printed by the "version" command.
692		This variable is readonly.
693
694- Real-Time Clock:
695
696		When CFG_CMD_DATE is selected, the type of the RTC
697		has to be selected, too. Define exactly one of the
698		following options:
699
700		CONFIG_RTC_MPC8xx	- use internal RTC of MPC8xx
701		CONFIG_RTC_PCF8563	- use Philips PCF8563 RTC
702		CONFIG_RTC_MC146818	- use MC146818 RTC
703		CONFIG_RTC_DS1307	- use Maxim, Inc. DS1307 RTC
704		CONFIG_RTC_DS1337	- use Maxim, Inc. DS1337 RTC
705		CONFIG_RTC_DS1338	- use Maxim, Inc. DS1338 RTC
706		CONFIG_RTC_DS164x	- use Dallas DS164x RTC
707
708		Note that if the RTC uses I2C, then the I2C interface
709		must also be configured. See I2C Support, below.
710
711- Timestamp Support:
712
713		When CONFIG_TIMESTAMP is selected, the timestamp
714		(date and time) of an image is printed by image
715		commands like bootm or iminfo. This option is
716		automatically enabled when you select CFG_CMD_DATE .
717
718- Partition Support:
719		CONFIG_MAC_PARTITION and/or CONFIG_DOS_PARTITION
720		and/or CONFIG_ISO_PARTITION
721
722		If IDE or SCSI support	is  enabled  (CFG_CMD_IDE  or
723		CFG_CMD_SCSI) you must configure support for at least
724		one partition type as well.
725
726- IDE Reset method:
727		CONFIG_IDE_RESET_ROUTINE
728
729		Set this to define that instead of a reset Pin, the
730		routine ide_set_reset(int idereset) will be used.
731
732- ATAPI Support:
733		CONFIG_ATAPI
734
735		Set this to enable ATAPI support.
736
737- SCSI Support:
738		At the moment only there is only support for the
739		SYM53C8XX SCSI controller; define
740		CONFIG_SCSI_SYM53C8XX to enable it.
741
742		CFG_SCSI_MAX_LUN [8], CFG_SCSI_MAX_SCSI_ID [7] and
743		CFG_SCSI_MAX_DEVICE [CFG_SCSI_MAX_SCSI_ID *
744		CFG_SCSI_MAX_LUN] can be adjusted to define the
745		maximum numbers of LUNs, SCSI ID's and target
746		devices.
747		CFG_SCSI_SYM53C8XX_CCF to fix clock timing (80Mhz)
748
749- NETWORK Support (PCI):
750		CONFIG_E1000
751		Support for Intel 8254x gigabit chips.
752
753		CONFIG_EEPRO100
754		Support for Intel 82557/82559/82559ER chips.
755		Optional CONFIG_EEPRO100_SROM_WRITE enables eeprom
756		write routine for first time initialisation.
757
758		CONFIG_TULIP
759		Support for Digital 2114x chips.
760		Optional CONFIG_TULIP_SELECT_MEDIA for board specific
761		modem chip initialisation (KS8761/QS6611).
762
763		CONFIG_NATSEMI
764		Support for National dp83815 chips.
765
766		CONFIG_NS8382X
767		Support for National dp8382[01] gigabit chips.
768
769- NETWORK Support (other):
770
771		CONFIG_DRIVER_LAN91C96
772		Support for SMSC's LAN91C96 chips.
773
774			CONFIG_LAN91C96_BASE
775			Define this to hold the physical address
776			of the LAN91C96's I/O space
777
778			CONFIG_LAN91C96_USE_32_BIT
779			Define this to enable 32 bit addressing
780
781- USB Support:
782		At the moment only the UHCI host controller is
783		supported (PIP405, MIP405); define
784		CONFIG_USB_UHCI to enable it.
785		define CONFIG_USB_KEYBOARD to enable the USB Keyboard
786		end define CONFIG_USB_STORAGE to enable the USB
787		storage devices.
788		Note:
789		Supported are USB Keyboards and USB Floppy drives
790		(TEAC FD-05PUB).
791
792- MMC Support:
793		The MMC controller on the Intel PXA is supported. To
794		enable this define CONFIG_MMC. The MMC can be
795		accessed from the boot prompt by mapping the device
796		to physical memory similar to flash. Command line is
797		enabled with CFG_CMD_MMC. The MMC driver also works with
798		the FAT fs. This is enabled with CFG_CMD_FAT.
799
800- Keyboard Support:
801		CONFIG_ISA_KEYBOARD
802
803		Define this to enable standard (PC-Style) keyboard
804		support
805
806		CONFIG_I8042_KBD
807		Standard PC keyboard driver with US (is default) and
808		GERMAN key layout (switch via environment 'keymap=de') support.
809		Export function i8042_kbd_init, i8042_tstc and i8042_getc
810		for cfb_console. Supports cursor blinking.
811
812- Video support:
813		CONFIG_VIDEO
814
815		Define this to enable video support (for output to
816		video).
817
818		CONFIG_VIDEO_CT69000
819
820		Enable Chips & Technologies 69000 Video chip
821
822		CONFIG_VIDEO_SMI_LYNXEM
823		Enable Silicon Motion SMI 712/710/810 Video chip
824		Videomode are selected via environment 'videomode' with
825		standard LiLo mode numbers.
826		Following modes are supported  (* is default):
827
828			    800x600  1024x768  1280x1024
829	      256  (8bit)     303*      305       307
830	    65536 (16bit)     314       317       31a
831	16,7 Mill (24bit)     315       318       31b
832		(i.e. setenv videomode 317; saveenv; reset;)
833
834		CONFIG_VIDEO_SED13806
835		Enable Epson SED13806 driver. This driver supports 8bpp
836		and 16bpp modes defined by CONFIG_VIDEO_SED13806_8BPP
837		or CONFIG_VIDEO_SED13806_16BPP
838
839- Keyboard Support:
840		CONFIG_KEYBOARD
841
842		Define this to enable a custom keyboard support.
843		This simply calls drv_keyboard_init() which must be
844		defined in your board-specific files.
845		The only board using this so far is RBC823.
846
847- LCD Support:	CONFIG_LCD
848
849		Define this to enable LCD support (for output to LCD
850		display); also select one of the supported displays
851		by defining one of these:
852
853		CONFIG_NEC_NL6448AC33:
854
855			NEC NL6448AC33-18. Active, color, single scan.
856
857		CONFIG_NEC_NL6448BC20
858
859			NEC NL6448BC20-08. 6.5", 640x480.
860			Active, color, single scan.
861
862		CONFIG_NEC_NL6448BC33_54
863
864			NEC NL6448BC33-54. 10.4", 640x480.
865			Active, color, single scan.
866
867		CONFIG_SHARP_16x9
868
869			Sharp 320x240. Active, color, single scan.
870			It isn't 16x9, and I am not sure what it is.
871
872		CONFIG_SHARP_LQ64D341
873
874			Sharp LQ64D341 display, 640x480.
875			Active, color, single scan.
876
877		CONFIG_HLD1045
878
879			HLD1045 display, 640x480.
880			Active, color, single scan.
881
882		CONFIG_OPTREX_BW
883
884			Optrex	 CBL50840-2 NF-FW 99 22 M5
885			or
886			Hitachi	 LMG6912RPFC-00T
887			or
888			Hitachi	 SP14Q002
889
890			320x240. Black & white.
891
892		Normally display is black on white background; define
893		CFG_WHITE_ON_BLACK to get it inverted.
894
895- Splash Screen Support: CONFIG_SPLASH_SCREEN
896
897		If this option is set, the environment is checked for
898		a variable "splashimage". If found, the usual display
899		of logo, copyright and system information on the LCD
900		is supressed and the BMP image at the address
901		specified in "splashimage" is loaded instead. The
902		console is redirected to the "nulldev", too. This
903		allows for a "silent" boot where a splash screen is
904		loaded very quickly after power-on.
905
906- Compression support:
907		CONFIG_BZIP2
908
909		If this option is set, support for bzip2 compressed
910		images is included. If not, only uncompressed and gzip
911		compressed images are supported.
912
913		NOTE: the bzip2 algorithm requires a lot of RAM, so
914		the malloc area (as defined by CFG_MALLOC_LEN) should
915		be at least 4MB.
916
917- Ethernet address:
918		CONFIG_ETHADDR
919		CONFIG_ETH2ADDR
920		CONFIG_ETH3ADDR
921
922		Define a default value for ethernet address to use
923		for the respective ethernet interface, in case this
924		is not determined automatically.
925
926- IP address:
927		CONFIG_IPADDR
928
929		Define a default value for the IP address to use for
930		the default ethernet interface, in case this is not
931		determined through e.g. bootp.
932
933- Server IP address:
934		CONFIG_SERVERIP
935
936		Defines a default value for theIP address of a TFTP
937		server to contact when using the "tftboot" command.
938
939- BOOTP Recovery Mode:
940		CONFIG_BOOTP_RANDOM_DELAY
941
942		If you have many targets in a network that try to
943		boot using BOOTP, you may want to avoid that all
944		systems send out BOOTP requests at precisely the same
945		moment (which would happen for instance at recovery
946		from a power failure, when all systems will try to
947		boot, thus flooding the BOOTP server. Defining
948		CONFIG_BOOTP_RANDOM_DELAY causes a random delay to be
949		inserted before sending out BOOTP requests. The
950		following delays are insterted then:
951
952		1st BOOTP request:	delay 0 ... 1 sec
953		2nd BOOTP request:	delay 0 ... 2 sec
954		3rd BOOTP request:	delay 0 ... 4 sec
955		4th and following
956		BOOTP requests:		delay 0 ... 8 sec
957
958- DHCP Advanced Options:
959		CONFIG_BOOTP_MASK
960
961		You can fine tune the DHCP functionality by adding
962		these flags to the CONFIG_BOOTP_MASK define:
963
964		CONFIG_BOOTP_DNS2 - If a DHCP client requests the DNS
965		serverip from a DHCP server, it is possible that more
966		than one DNS serverip is offered to the client.
967		If CONFIG_BOOTP_DNS2 is enabled, the secondary DNS
968		serverip will be stored in the additional environment
969		variable "dnsip2". The first DNS serverip is always
970		stored in the variable "dnsip", when CONFIG_BOOTP_DNS
971		is added to the CONFIG_BOOTP_MASK.
972
973		CONFIG_BOOTP_SEND_HOSTNAME - Some DHCP servers are capable
974		to do a dynamic update of a DNS server. To do this, they
975		need the hostname of the DHCP requester.
976		If CONFIG_BOOP_SEND_HOSTNAME is added to the
977		CONFIG_BOOTP_MASK, the content of the "hostname"
978		environment variable is passed as option 12 to
979		the DHCP server.
980
981- Status LED:	CONFIG_STATUS_LED
982
983		Several configurations allow to display the current
984		status using a LED. For instance, the LED will blink
985		fast while running U-Boot code, stop blinking as
986		soon as a reply to a BOOTP request was received, and
987		start blinking slow once the Linux kernel is running
988		(supported by a status LED driver in the Linux
989		kernel). Defining CONFIG_STATUS_LED enables this
990		feature in U-Boot.
991
992- CAN Support:	CONFIG_CAN_DRIVER
993
994		Defining CONFIG_CAN_DRIVER enables CAN driver support
995		on those systems that support this (optional)
996		feature, like the TQM8xxL modules.
997
998- I2C Support:	CONFIG_HARD_I2C | CONFIG_SOFT_I2C
999
1000		These enable I2C serial bus commands. Defining either of
1001		(but not both of) CONFIG_HARD_I2C or CONFIG_SOFT_I2C will
1002		include the appropriate I2C driver for the selected cpu.
1003
1004		This will allow you to use i2c commands at the u-boot
1005		command line (as long as you set CFG_CMD_I2C in
1006		CONFIG_COMMANDS) and communicate with i2c based realtime
1007		clock chips. See common/cmd_i2c.c for a description of the
1008		command line interface.
1009
1010		CONFIG_HARD_I2C	selects the CPM hardware driver for I2C.
1011
1012		CONFIG_SOFT_I2C configures u-boot to use a software (aka
1013		bit-banging) driver instead of CPM or similar hardware
1014		support for I2C.
1015
1016		There are several other quantities that must also be
1017		defined when you define CONFIG_HARD_I2C or CONFIG_SOFT_I2C.
1018
1019		In both cases you will need to define CFG_I2C_SPEED
1020		to be the frequency (in Hz) at which you wish your i2c bus
1021		to run and CFG_I2C_SLAVE to be the address of this node (ie
1022		the cpu's i2c node address).
1023
1024		Now, the u-boot i2c code for the mpc8xx (cpu/mpc8xx/i2c.c)
1025		sets the cpu up as a master node and so its address should
1026		therefore be cleared to 0 (See, eg, MPC823e User's Manual
1027		p.16-473). So, set CFG_I2C_SLAVE to 0.
1028
1029		That's all that's required for CONFIG_HARD_I2C.
1030
1031		If you use the software i2c interface (CONFIG_SOFT_I2C)
1032		then the following macros need to be defined (examples are
1033		from include/configs/lwmon.h):
1034
1035		I2C_INIT
1036
1037		(Optional). Any commands necessary to enable the I2C
1038		controller or configure ports.
1039
1040		eg: #define I2C_INIT (immr->im_cpm.cp_pbdir |=  PB_SCL)
1041
1042		I2C_PORT
1043
1044		(Only for MPC8260 CPU). The I/O port to use (the code
1045		assumes both bits are on the same port). Valid values
1046		are 0..3 for ports A..D.
1047
1048		I2C_ACTIVE
1049
1050		The code necessary to make the I2C data line active
1051		(driven).  If the data line is open collector, this
1052		define can be null.
1053
1054		eg: #define I2C_ACTIVE (immr->im_cpm.cp_pbdir |=  PB_SDA)
1055
1056		I2C_TRISTATE
1057
1058		The code necessary to make the I2C data line tri-stated
1059		(inactive).  If the data line is open collector, this
1060		define can be null.
1061
1062		eg: #define I2C_TRISTATE (immr->im_cpm.cp_pbdir &= ~PB_SDA)
1063
1064		I2C_READ
1065
1066		Code that returns TRUE if the I2C data line is high,
1067		FALSE if it is low.
1068
1069		eg: #define I2C_READ ((immr->im_cpm.cp_pbdat & PB_SDA) != 0)
1070
1071		I2C_SDA(bit)
1072
1073		If <bit> is TRUE, sets the I2C data line high. If it
1074		is FALSE, it clears it (low).
1075
1076		eg: #define I2C_SDA(bit) \
1077			if(bit) immr->im_cpm.cp_pbdat |=  PB_SDA; \
1078			else    immr->im_cpm.cp_pbdat &= ~PB_SDA
1079
1080		I2C_SCL(bit)
1081
1082		If <bit> is TRUE, sets the I2C clock line high. If it
1083		is FALSE, it clears it (low).
1084
1085		eg: #define I2C_SCL(bit) \
1086			if(bit) immr->im_cpm.cp_pbdat |=  PB_SCL; \
1087			else    immr->im_cpm.cp_pbdat &= ~PB_SCL
1088
1089		I2C_DELAY
1090
1091		This delay is invoked four times per clock cycle so this
1092		controls the rate of data transfer.  The data rate thus
1093		is 1 / (I2C_DELAY * 4). Often defined to be something
1094		like:
1095
1096		#define I2C_DELAY  udelay(2)
1097
1098		CFG_I2C_INIT_BOARD
1099
1100		When a board is reset during an i2c bus transfer
1101		chips might think that the current transfer is still
1102		in progress. On some boards it is possible to access
1103		the i2c SCLK line directly, either by using the
1104		processor pin as a GPIO or by having a second pin
1105		connected to the bus. If this option is defined a
1106		custom i2c_init_board() routine in boards/xxx/board.c
1107		is run early in the boot sequence.
1108
1109- SPI Support:	CONFIG_SPI
1110
1111		Enables SPI driver (so far only tested with
1112		SPI EEPROM, also an instance works with Crystal A/D and
1113		D/As on the SACSng board)
1114
1115		CONFIG_SPI_X
1116
1117		Enables extended (16-bit) SPI EEPROM addressing.
1118		(symmetrical to CONFIG_I2C_X)
1119
1120		CONFIG_SOFT_SPI
1121
1122		Enables a software (bit-bang) SPI driver rather than
1123		using hardware support. This is a general purpose
1124		driver that only requires three general I/O port pins
1125		(two outputs, one input) to function. If this is
1126		defined, the board configuration must define several
1127		SPI configuration items (port pins to use, etc). For
1128		an example, see include/configs/sacsng.h.
1129
1130- FPGA Support: CONFIG_FPGA_COUNT
1131
1132		Specify the number of FPGA devices to support.
1133
1134		CONFIG_FPGA
1135
1136		Used to specify the types of FPGA devices. For
1137		example,
1138		#define CONFIG_FPGA  CFG_XILINX_VIRTEX2
1139
1140		CFG_FPGA_PROG_FEEDBACK
1141
1142		Enable printing of hash marks during FPGA
1143		configuration.
1144
1145		CFG_FPGA_CHECK_BUSY
1146
1147		Enable checks on FPGA configuration interface busy
1148		status by the configuration function. This option
1149		will require a board or device specific function to
1150		be written.
1151
1152		CONFIG_FPGA_DELAY
1153
1154		If defined, a function that provides delays in the
1155		FPGA configuration driver.
1156
1157		CFG_FPGA_CHECK_CTRLC
1158
1159		Allow Control-C to interrupt FPGA configuration
1160
1161		CFG_FPGA_CHECK_ERROR
1162
1163		Check for configuration errors during FPGA bitfile
1164		loading. For example, abort during Virtex II
1165		configuration if the INIT_B line goes low (which
1166		indicated a CRC error).
1167
1168		CFG_FPGA_WAIT_INIT
1169
1170		Maximum time to wait for the INIT_B line to deassert
1171		after PROB_B has been deasserted during a Virtex II
1172		FPGA configuration sequence. The default time is 500 mS.
1173
1174		CFG_FPGA_WAIT_BUSY
1175
1176		Maximum time to wait for BUSY to deassert during
1177		Virtex II FPGA configuration. The default is 5 mS.
1178
1179		CFG_FPGA_WAIT_CONFIG
1180
1181		Time to wait after FPGA configuration. The default is
1182		200 mS.
1183
1184- FPGA Support:	CONFIG_FPGA_COUNT
1185
1186		Specify the number of FPGA devices to support.
1187
1188		CONFIG_FPGA
1189
1190		Used to specify the types of FPGA devices.  For example,
1191		#define CONFIG_FPGA  CFG_XILINX_VIRTEX2
1192
1193		CFG_FPGA_PROG_FEEDBACK
1194
1195		Enable printing of hash marks during FPGA configuration.
1196
1197		CFG_FPGA_CHECK_BUSY
1198
1199		Enable checks on FPGA configuration interface busy
1200		status by the configuration function. This option
1201		will require a board or device specific function to
1202		be written.
1203
1204		CONFIG_FPGA_DELAY
1205
1206		If defined, a function that provides delays in the FPGA
1207		configuration driver.
1208
1209		CFG_FPGA_CHECK_CTRLC
1210		Allow Control-C to interrupt FPGA configuration
1211
1212		CFG_FPGA_CHECK_ERROR
1213
1214		Check for configuration errors during FPGA bitfile
1215		loading. For example, abort during Virtex II
1216		configuration if the INIT_B line goes low (which
1217		indicated a CRC error).
1218
1219		CFG_FPGA_WAIT_INIT
1220
1221		Maximum time to wait for the INIT_B line to deassert
1222		after PROB_B has been deasserted during a Virtex II
1223		FPGA configuration sequence. The default time is 500
1224		mS.
1225
1226		CFG_FPGA_WAIT_BUSY
1227
1228		Maximum time to wait for BUSY to deassert during
1229		Virtex II FPGA configuration. The default is 5 mS.
1230
1231		CFG_FPGA_WAIT_CONFIG
1232
1233		Time to wait after FPGA configuration. The default is
1234		200 mS.
1235
1236- Configuration Management:
1237		CONFIG_IDENT_STRING
1238
1239		If defined, this string will be added to the U-Boot
1240		version information (U_BOOT_VERSION)
1241
1242- Vendor Parameter Protection:
1243
1244		U-Boot considers the values of the environment
1245		variables "serial#" (Board Serial Number) and
1246		"ethaddr" (Ethernet Address) to be parameters that
1247		are set once by the board vendor / manufacturer, and
1248		protects these variables from casual modification by
1249		the user. Once set, these variables are read-only,
1250		and write or delete attempts are rejected. You can
1251		change this behviour:
1252
1253		If CONFIG_ENV_OVERWRITE is #defined in your config
1254		file, the write protection for vendor parameters is
1255		completely disabled. Anybody can change or delete
1256		these parameters.
1257
1258		Alternatively, if you #define _both_ CONFIG_ETHADDR
1259		_and_ CONFIG_OVERWRITE_ETHADDR_ONCE, a default
1260		ethernet address is installed in the environment,
1261		which can be changed exactly ONCE by the user. [The
1262		serial# is unaffected by this, i. e. it remains
1263		read-only.]
1264
1265- Protected RAM:
1266		CONFIG_PRAM
1267
1268		Define this variable to enable the reservation of
1269		"protected RAM", i. e. RAM which is not overwritten
1270		by U-Boot. Define CONFIG_PRAM to hold the number of
1271		kB you want to reserve for pRAM. You can overwrite
1272		this default value by defining an environment
1273		variable "pram" to the number of kB you want to
1274		reserve. Note that the board info structure will
1275		still show the full amount of RAM. If pRAM is
1276		reserved, a new environment variable "mem" will
1277		automatically be defined to hold the amount of
1278		remaining RAM in a form that can be passed as boot
1279		argument to Linux, for instance like that:
1280
1281			setenv bootargs ... mem=\$(mem)
1282			saveenv
1283
1284		This way you can tell Linux not to use this memory,
1285		either, which results in a memory region that will
1286		not be affected by reboots.
1287
1288		*WARNING* If your board configuration uses automatic
1289		detection of the RAM size, you must make sure that
1290		this memory test is non-destructive. So far, the
1291		following board configurations are known to be
1292		"pRAM-clean":
1293
1294			ETX094, IVMS8, IVML24, SPD8xx, TQM8xxL,
1295			HERMES, IP860, RPXlite, LWMON, LANTEC,
1296			PCU_E, FLAGADM, TQM8260
1297
1298- Error Recovery:
1299		CONFIG_PANIC_HANG
1300
1301		Define this variable to stop the system in case of a
1302		fatal error, so that you have to reset it manually.
1303		This is probably NOT a good idea for an embedded
1304		system where you want to system to reboot
1305		automatically as fast as possible, but it may be
1306		useful during development since you can try to debug
1307		the conditions that lead to the situation.
1308
1309		CONFIG_NET_RETRY_COUNT
1310
1311		This variable defines the number of retries for
1312		network operations like ARP, RARP, TFTP, or BOOTP
1313		before giving up the operation. If not defined, a
1314		default value of 5 is used.
1315
1316- Command Interpreter:
1317		CFG_HUSH_PARSER
1318
1319		Define this variable to enable the "hush" shell (from
1320		Busybox) as command line interpreter, thus enabling
1321		powerful command line syntax like
1322		if...then...else...fi conditionals or `&&' and '||'
1323		constructs ("shell scripts").
1324
1325		If undefined, you get the old, much simpler behaviour
1326		with a somewhat smaller memory footprint.
1327
1328
1329		CFG_PROMPT_HUSH_PS2
1330
1331		This defines the secondary prompt string, which is
1332		printed when the command interpreter needs more input
1333		to complete a command. Usually "> ".
1334
1335	Note:
1336
1337		In the current implementation, the local variables
1338		space and global environment variables space are
1339		separated. Local variables are those you define by
1340		simply typing `name=value'. To access a local
1341		variable later on, you have write `$name' or
1342		`${name}'; to execute the contents of a variable
1343		directly type `$name' at the command prompt.
1344
1345		Global environment variables are those you use
1346		setenv/printenv to work with. To run a command stored
1347		in such a variable, you need to use the run command,
1348		and you must not use the '$' sign to access them.
1349
1350		To store commands and special characters in a
1351		variable, please use double quotation marks
1352		surrounding the whole text of the variable, instead
1353		of the backslashes before semicolons and special
1354		symbols.
1355
1356- Default Environment:
1357		CONFIG_EXTRA_ENV_SETTINGS
1358
1359		Define this to contain any number of null terminated
1360		strings (variable = value pairs) that will be part of
1361		the default environment compiled into the boot image.
1362
1363		For example, place something like this in your
1364		board's config file:
1365
1366		#define CONFIG_EXTRA_ENV_SETTINGS \
1367			"myvar1=value1\0" \
1368			"myvar2=value2\0"
1369
1370		Warning: This method is based on knowledge about the
1371		internal format how the environment is stored by the
1372		U-Boot code. This is NOT an official, exported
1373		interface! Although it is unlikely that this format
1374		will change soon, there is no guarantee either.
1375		You better know what you are doing here.
1376
1377		Note: overly (ab)use of the default environment is
1378		discouraged. Make sure to check other ways to preset
1379		the environment like the autoscript function or the
1380		boot command first.
1381
1382- DataFlash Support:
1383		CONFIG_HAS_DATAFLASH
1384
1385		Defining this option enables DataFlash features and
1386		allows to read/write in Dataflash via the standard
1387		commands cp, md...
1388
1389- Show boot progress:
1390		CONFIG_SHOW_BOOT_PROGRESS
1391
1392		Defining this option allows to add some board-
1393		specific code (calling a user-provided function
1394		"show_boot_progress(int)") that enables you to show
1395		the system's boot progress on some display (for
1396		example, some LED's) on your board. At the moment,
1397		the following checkpoints are implemented:
1398
1399  Arg	Where			When
1400    1	common/cmd_bootm.c	before attempting to boot an image
1401   -1	common/cmd_bootm.c	Image header has bad     magic number
1402    2	common/cmd_bootm.c	Image header has correct magic number
1403   -2	common/cmd_bootm.c	Image header has bad     checksum
1404    3	common/cmd_bootm.c	Image header has correct checksum
1405   -3	common/cmd_bootm.c	Image data   has bad     checksum
1406    4	common/cmd_bootm.c	Image data   has correct checksum
1407   -4	common/cmd_bootm.c	Image is for unsupported architecture
1408    5	common/cmd_bootm.c	Architecture check OK
1409   -5	common/cmd_bootm.c	Wrong Image Type (not kernel, multi, standalone)
1410    6	common/cmd_bootm.c	Image Type check OK
1411   -6	common/cmd_bootm.c	gunzip uncompression error
1412   -7	common/cmd_bootm.c	Unimplemented compression type
1413    7	common/cmd_bootm.c	Uncompression OK
1414   -8	common/cmd_bootm.c	Wrong Image Type (not kernel, multi, standalone)
1415    8	common/cmd_bootm.c	Image Type check OK
1416   -9	common/cmd_bootm.c	Unsupported OS (not Linux, BSD, VxWorks, QNX)
1417    9	common/cmd_bootm.c	Start initial ramdisk verification
1418  -10	common/cmd_bootm.c	Ramdisk header has bad     magic number
1419  -11	common/cmd_bootm.c	Ramdisk header has bad     checksum
1420   10	common/cmd_bootm.c	Ramdisk header is OK
1421  -12	common/cmd_bootm.c	Ramdisk data   has bad     checksum
1422   11	common/cmd_bootm.c	Ramdisk data   has correct checksum
1423   12	common/cmd_bootm.c	Ramdisk verification complete, start loading
1424  -13	common/cmd_bootm.c	Wrong Image Type (not PPC Linux Ramdisk)
1425   13	common/cmd_bootm.c	Start multifile image verification
1426   14	common/cmd_bootm.c	No initial ramdisk, no multifile, continue.
1427   15	common/cmd_bootm.c	All preparation done, transferring control to OS
1428
1429   -1	common/cmd_doc.c	Bad usage of "doc" command
1430   -1	common/cmd_doc.c	No boot device
1431   -1	common/cmd_doc.c	Unknown Chip ID on boot device
1432   -1	common/cmd_doc.c	Read Error on boot device
1433   -1	common/cmd_doc.c	Image header has bad magic number
1434
1435   -1	common/cmd_ide.c	Bad usage of "ide" command
1436   -1	common/cmd_ide.c	No boot device
1437   -1	common/cmd_ide.c	Unknown boot device
1438   -1	common/cmd_ide.c	Unknown partition table
1439   -1	common/cmd_ide.c	Invalid partition type
1440   -1	common/cmd_ide.c	Read Error on boot device
1441   -1	common/cmd_ide.c	Image header has bad magic number
1442
1443   -1	common/cmd_nand.c	Bad usage of "nand" command
1444   -1	common/cmd_nand.c	No boot device
1445   -1	common/cmd_nand.c	Unknown Chip ID on boot device
1446   -1	common/cmd_nand.c	Read Error on boot device
1447   -1	common/cmd_nand.c	Image header has bad magic number
1448
1449   -1	common/env_common.c     Environment has a bad CRC, using default
1450
1451
1452Modem Support:
1453--------------
1454
1455[so far only for SMDK2400 and TRAB boards]
1456
1457- Modem support endable:
1458		CONFIG_MODEM_SUPPORT
1459
1460- RTS/CTS Flow control enable:
1461		CONFIG_HWFLOW
1462
1463- Modem debug support:
1464		CONFIG_MODEM_SUPPORT_DEBUG
1465
1466		Enables debugging stuff (char screen[1024], dbg())
1467		for modem support. Useful only with BDI2000.
1468
1469- Interrupt support (PPC):
1470
1471                There are common interrupt_init() and timer_interrupt()
1472                for all PPC archs. interrupt_init() calls interrupt_init_cpu()
1473                for cpu specific initialization. interrupt_init_cpu()
1474                should set decrementer_count to appropriate value. If
1475                cpu resets decrementer automatically after interrupt
1476                (ppc4xx) it should set decrementer_count to zero.
1477                timer_interrupt() calls timer_interrupt_cpu() for cpu
1478                specific handling. If board has watchdog / status_led
1479                / other_activity_monitor it works automatically from
1480                general timer_interrupt().
1481
1482- General:
1483
1484		In the target system modem support is enabled when a
1485		specific key (key combination) is pressed during
1486		power-on. Otherwise U-Boot will boot normally
1487		(autoboot). The key_pressed() fuction is called from
1488		board_init(). Currently key_pressed() is a dummy
1489		function, returning 1 and thus enabling modem
1490		initialization.
1491
1492		If there are no modem init strings in the
1493		environment, U-Boot proceed to autoboot; the
1494		previous output (banner, info printfs) will be
1495		supressed, though.
1496
1497		See also: doc/README.Modem
1498
1499
1500Configuration Settings:
1501-----------------------
1502
1503- CFG_LONGHELP: Defined when you want long help messages included;
1504		undefine this when you're short of memory.
1505
1506- CFG_PROMPT:	This is what U-Boot prints on the console to
1507		prompt for user input.
1508
1509- CFG_CBSIZE:	Buffer size for input from the Console
1510
1511- CFG_PBSIZE:	Buffer size for Console output
1512
1513- CFG_MAXARGS:	max. Number of arguments accepted for monitor commands
1514
1515- CFG_BARGSIZE: Buffer size for Boot Arguments which are passed to
1516		the application (usually a Linux kernel) when it is
1517		booted
1518
1519- CFG_BAUDRATE_TABLE:
1520		List of legal baudrate settings for this board.
1521
1522- CFG_CONSOLE_INFO_QUIET
1523		Suppress display of console information at boot.
1524
1525- CFG_CONSOLE_IS_IN_ENV
1526		If the board specific function
1527			extern int overwrite_console (void);
1528		returns 1, the stdin, stderr and stdout are switched to the
1529		serial port, else the settings in the environment are used.
1530
1531- CFG_CONSOLE_OVERWRITE_ROUTINE
1532		Enable the call to overwrite_console().
1533
1534- CFG_CONSOLE_ENV_OVERWRITE
1535		Enable overwrite of previous console environment settings.
1536
1537- CFG_MEMTEST_START, CFG_MEMTEST_END:
1538		Begin and End addresses of the area used by the
1539		simple memory test.
1540
1541- CFG_ALT_MEMTEST:
1542		Enable an alternate, more extensive memory test.
1543
1544- CFG_MEMTEST_SCRATCH:
1545		Scratch address used by the alternate memory test
1546		You only need to set this if address zero isn't writeable
1547
1548- CFG_TFTP_LOADADDR:
1549		Default load address for network file downloads
1550
1551- CFG_LOADS_BAUD_CHANGE:
1552		Enable temporary baudrate change while serial download
1553
1554- CFG_SDRAM_BASE:
1555		Physical start address of SDRAM. _Must_ be 0 here.
1556
1557- CFG_MBIO_BASE:
1558		Physical start address of Motherboard I/O (if using a
1559		Cogent motherboard)
1560
1561- CFG_FLASH_BASE:
1562		Physical start address of Flash memory.
1563
1564- CFG_MONITOR_BASE:
1565		Physical start address of boot monitor code (set by
1566		make config files to be same as the text base address
1567		(TEXT_BASE) used when linking) - same as
1568		CFG_FLASH_BASE when booting from flash.
1569
1570- CFG_MONITOR_LEN:
1571		Size of memory reserved for monitor code, used to
1572		determine _at_compile_time_ (!) if the environment is
1573		embedded within the U-Boot image, or in a separate
1574		flash sector.
1575
1576- CFG_MALLOC_LEN:
1577		Size of DRAM reserved for malloc() use.
1578
1579- CFG_BOOTMAPSZ:
1580		Maximum size of memory mapped by the startup code of
1581		the Linux kernel; all data that must be processed by
1582		the Linux kernel (bd_info, boot arguments, eventually
1583		initrd image) must be put below this limit.
1584
1585- CFG_MAX_FLASH_BANKS:
1586		Max number of Flash memory banks
1587
1588- CFG_MAX_FLASH_SECT:
1589		Max number of sectors on a Flash chip
1590
1591- CFG_FLASH_ERASE_TOUT:
1592		Timeout for Flash erase operations (in ms)
1593
1594- CFG_FLASH_WRITE_TOUT:
1595		Timeout for Flash write operations (in ms)
1596
1597- CFG_FLASH_LOCK_TOUT
1598		Timeout for Flash set sector lock bit operation (in ms)
1599
1600- CFG_FLASH_UNLOCK_TOUT
1601		Timeout for Flash clear lock bits operation (in ms)
1602
1603- CFG_FLASH_PROTECTION
1604		If defined, hardware flash sectors protection is used
1605		instead of U-Boot software protection.
1606
1607- CFG_DIRECT_FLASH_TFTP:
1608
1609		Enable TFTP transfers directly to flash memory;
1610		without this option such a download has to be
1611		performed in two steps: (1) download to RAM, and (2)
1612		copy from RAM to flash.
1613
1614		The two-step approach is usually more reliable, since
1615		you can check if the download worked before you erase
1616		the flash, but in some situations (when sytem RAM is
1617		too limited to allow for a tempory copy of the
1618		downloaded image) this option may be very useful.
1619
1620- CFG_FLASH_CFI:
1621		Define if the flash driver uses extra elements in the
1622		common flash structure for storing flash geometry
1623
1624- CFG_RX_ETH_BUFFER:
1625		Defines the number of ethernet receive buffers. On some
1626		ethernet controllers it is recommended to set this value
1627		to 8 or even higher (EEPRO100 or 405 EMAC), since all
1628		buffers can be full shortly after enabling the interface
1629		on high ethernet traffic.
1630		Defaults to 4 if not defined.
1631
1632The following definitions that deal with the placement and management
1633of environment data (variable area); in general, we support the
1634following configurations:
1635
1636- CFG_ENV_IS_IN_FLASH:
1637
1638	Define this if the environment is in flash memory.
1639
1640	a) The environment occupies one whole flash sector, which is
1641	   "embedded" in the text segment with the U-Boot code. This
1642	   happens usually with "bottom boot sector" or "top boot
1643	   sector" type flash chips, which have several smaller
1644	   sectors at the start or the end. For instance, such a
1645	   layout can have sector sizes of 8, 2x4, 16, Nx32 kB. In
1646	   such a case you would place the environment in one of the
1647	   4 kB sectors - with U-Boot code before and after it. With
1648	   "top boot sector" type flash chips, you would put the
1649	   environment in one of the last sectors, leaving a gap
1650	   between U-Boot and the environment.
1651
1652	- CFG_ENV_OFFSET:
1653
1654	   Offset of environment data (variable area) to the
1655	   beginning of flash memory; for instance, with bottom boot
1656	   type flash chips the second sector can be used: the offset
1657	   for this sector is given here.
1658
1659	   CFG_ENV_OFFSET is used relative to CFG_FLASH_BASE.
1660
1661	- CFG_ENV_ADDR:
1662
1663	   This is just another way to specify the start address of
1664	   the flash sector containing the environment (instead of
1665	   CFG_ENV_OFFSET).
1666
1667	- CFG_ENV_SECT_SIZE:
1668
1669	   Size of the sector containing the environment.
1670
1671
1672	b) Sometimes flash chips have few, equal sized, BIG sectors.
1673	   In such a case you don't want to spend a whole sector for
1674	   the environment.
1675
1676	- CFG_ENV_SIZE:
1677
1678	   If you use this in combination with CFG_ENV_IS_IN_FLASH
1679	   and CFG_ENV_SECT_SIZE, you can specify to use only a part
1680	   of this flash sector for the environment. This saves
1681	   memory for the RAM copy of the environment.
1682
1683	   It may also save flash memory if you decide to use this
1684	   when your environment is "embedded" within U-Boot code,
1685	   since then the remainder of the flash sector could be used
1686	   for U-Boot code. It should be pointed out that this is
1687	   STRONGLY DISCOURAGED from a robustness point of view:
1688	   updating the environment in flash makes it always
1689	   necessary to erase the WHOLE sector. If something goes
1690	   wrong before the contents has been restored from a copy in
1691	   RAM, your target system will be dead.
1692
1693	- CFG_ENV_ADDR_REDUND
1694	  CFG_ENV_SIZE_REDUND
1695
1696	   These settings describe a second storage area used to hold
1697	   a redundand copy of the environment data, so that there is
1698	   a valid backup copy in case there is a power failure during
1699	   a "saveenv" operation.
1700
1701BE CAREFUL! Any changes to the flash layout, and some changes to the
1702source code will make it necessary to adapt <board>/u-boot.lds*
1703accordingly!
1704
1705
1706- CFG_ENV_IS_IN_NVRAM:
1707
1708	Define this if you have some non-volatile memory device
1709	(NVRAM, battery buffered SRAM) which you want to use for the
1710	environment.
1711
1712	- CFG_ENV_ADDR:
1713	- CFG_ENV_SIZE:
1714
1715	  These two #defines are used to determin the memory area you
1716	  want to use for environment. It is assumed that this memory
1717	  can just be read and written to, without any special
1718	  provision.
1719
1720BE CAREFUL! The first access to the environment happens quite early
1721in U-Boot initalization (when we try to get the setting of for the
1722console baudrate). You *MUST* have mappend your NVRAM area then, or
1723U-Boot will hang.
1724
1725Please note that even with NVRAM we still use a copy of the
1726environment in RAM: we could work on NVRAM directly, but we want to
1727keep settings there always unmodified except somebody uses "saveenv"
1728to save the current settings.
1729
1730
1731- CFG_ENV_IS_IN_EEPROM:
1732
1733	Use this if you have an EEPROM or similar serial access
1734	device and a driver for it.
1735
1736	- CFG_ENV_OFFSET:
1737	- CFG_ENV_SIZE:
1738
1739	  These two #defines specify the offset and size of the
1740	  environment area within the total memory of your EEPROM.
1741
1742	- CFG_I2C_EEPROM_ADDR:
1743	  If defined, specified the chip address of the EEPROM device.
1744	  The default address is zero.
1745
1746	- CFG_EEPROM_PAGE_WRITE_BITS:
1747	  If defined, the number of bits used to address bytes in a
1748	  single page in the EEPROM device.  A 64 byte page, for example
1749	  would require six bits.
1750
1751	- CFG_EEPROM_PAGE_WRITE_DELAY_MS:
1752	  If defined, the number of milliseconds to delay between
1753	  page writes.  The default is zero milliseconds.
1754
1755	- CFG_I2C_EEPROM_ADDR_LEN:
1756	  The length in bytes of the EEPROM memory array address.  Note
1757	  that this is NOT the chip address length!
1758
1759	- CFG_EEPROM_SIZE:
1760	  The size in bytes of the EEPROM device.
1761
1762
1763- CFG_ENV_IS_IN_DATAFLASH:
1764
1765	Define this if you have a DataFlash memory device which you
1766	want to use for the environment.
1767
1768	- CFG_ENV_OFFSET:
1769	- CFG_ENV_ADDR:
1770	- CFG_ENV_SIZE:
1771
1772	  These three #defines specify the offset and size of the
1773	  environment area within the total memory of your DataFlash placed
1774	  at the specified address.
1775
1776
1777- CFG_SPI_INIT_OFFSET
1778
1779	Defines offset to the initial SPI buffer area in DPRAM. The
1780	area is used at an early stage (ROM part) if the environment
1781	is configured to reside in the SPI EEPROM: We need a 520 byte
1782	scratch DPRAM area. It is used between the two initialization
1783	calls (spi_init_f() and spi_init_r()). A value of 0xB00 seems
1784	to be a good choice since it makes it far enough from the
1785	start of the data area as well as from the stack pointer.
1786
1787Please note that the environment is read-only as long as the monitor
1788has been relocated to RAM and a RAM copy of the environment has been
1789created; also, when using EEPROM you will have to use getenv_r()
1790until then to read environment variables.
1791
1792The environment is protected by a CRC32 checksum. Before the monitor
1793is relocated into RAM, as a result of a bad CRC you will be working
1794with the compiled-in default environment - *silently*!!! [This is
1795necessary, because the first environment variable we need is the
1796"baudrate" setting for the console - if we have a bad CRC, we don't
1797have any device yet where we could complain.]
1798
1799Note: once the monitor has been relocated, then it will complain if
1800the default environment is used; a new CRC is computed as soon as you
1801use the "saveenv" command to store a valid environment.
1802
1803- CFG_FAULT_ECHO_LINK_DOWN:
1804		Echo the inverted Ethernet link state to the fault LED.
1805
1806		Note: If this option is active, then CFG_FAULT_MII_ADDR
1807		      also needs to be defined.
1808
1809- CFG_FAULT_MII_ADDR:
1810		MII address of the PHY to check for the Ethernet link state.
1811
1812Low Level (hardware related) configuration options:
1813---------------------------------------------------
1814
1815- CFG_CACHELINE_SIZE:
1816		Cache Line Size of the CPU.
1817
1818- CFG_DEFAULT_IMMR:
1819		Default address of the IMMR after system reset.
1820
1821		Needed on some 8260 systems (MPC8260ADS, PQ2FADS-ZU,
1822		and RPXsuper) to be able to adjust the position of
1823		the IMMR register after a reset.
1824
1825- Floppy Disk Support:
1826		CFG_FDC_DRIVE_NUMBER
1827
1828		the default drive number (default value 0)
1829
1830		CFG_ISA_IO_STRIDE
1831
1832		defines the spacing between fdc chipset registers
1833		(default value 1)
1834
1835		CFG_ISA_IO_OFFSET
1836
1837		defines the offset of register from address. It
1838		depends on which part of the data bus is connected to
1839		the fdc chipset. (default value 0)
1840
1841		If CFG_ISA_IO_STRIDE CFG_ISA_IO_OFFSET and
1842		CFG_FDC_DRIVE_NUMBER are undefined, they take their
1843		default value.
1844
1845		if CFG_FDC_HW_INIT is defined, then the function
1846		fdc_hw_init() is called at the beginning of the FDC
1847		setup. fdc_hw_init() must be provided by the board
1848		source code. It is used to make hardware dependant
1849		initializations.
1850
1851- CFG_IMMR:	Physical address of the Internal Memory Mapped
1852		Register; DO NOT CHANGE! (11-4)
1853		[MPC8xx systems only]
1854
1855- CFG_INIT_RAM_ADDR:
1856
1857		Start address of memory area that can be used for
1858		initial data and stack; please note that this must be
1859		writable memory that is working WITHOUT special
1860		initialization, i. e. you CANNOT use normal RAM which
1861		will become available only after programming the
1862		memory controller and running certain initialization
1863		sequences.
1864
1865		U-Boot uses the following memory types:
1866		- MPC8xx and MPC8260: IMMR (internal memory of the CPU)
1867		- MPC824X: data cache
1868		- PPC4xx:  data cache
1869
1870- CFG_GBL_DATA_OFFSET:
1871
1872		Offset of the initial data structure in the memory
1873		area defined by CFG_INIT_RAM_ADDR. Usually
1874		CFG_GBL_DATA_OFFSET is chosen such that the initial
1875		data is located at the end of the available space
1876		(sometimes written as (CFG_INIT_RAM_END -
1877		CFG_INIT_DATA_SIZE), and the initial stack is just
1878		below that area (growing from (CFG_INIT_RAM_ADDR +
1879		CFG_GBL_DATA_OFFSET) downward.
1880
1881	Note:
1882		On the MPC824X (or other systems that use the data
1883		cache for initial memory) the address chosen for
1884		CFG_INIT_RAM_ADDR is basically arbitrary - it must
1885		point to an otherwise UNUSED address space between
1886		the top of RAM and the start of the PCI space.
1887
1888- CFG_SIUMCR:	SIU Module Configuration (11-6)
1889
1890- CFG_SYPCR:	System Protection Control (11-9)
1891
1892- CFG_TBSCR:	Time Base Status and Control (11-26)
1893
1894- CFG_PISCR:	Periodic Interrupt Status and Control (11-31)
1895
1896- CFG_PLPRCR:	PLL, Low-Power, and Reset Control Register (15-30)
1897
1898- CFG_SCCR:	System Clock and reset Control Register (15-27)
1899
1900- CFG_OR_TIMING_SDRAM:
1901		SDRAM timing
1902
1903- CFG_MAMR_PTA:
1904		periodic timer for refresh
1905
1906- CFG_DER:	Debug Event Register (37-47)
1907
1908- FLASH_BASE0_PRELIM, FLASH_BASE1_PRELIM, CFG_REMAP_OR_AM,
1909  CFG_PRELIM_OR_AM, CFG_OR_TIMING_FLASH, CFG_OR0_REMAP,
1910  CFG_OR0_PRELIM, CFG_BR0_PRELIM, CFG_OR1_REMAP, CFG_OR1_PRELIM,
1911  CFG_BR1_PRELIM:
1912		Memory Controller Definitions: BR0/1 and OR0/1 (FLASH)
1913
1914- SDRAM_BASE2_PRELIM, SDRAM_BASE3_PRELIM, SDRAM_MAX_SIZE,
1915  CFG_OR_TIMING_SDRAM, CFG_OR2_PRELIM, CFG_BR2_PRELIM,
1916  CFG_OR3_PRELIM, CFG_BR3_PRELIM:
1917		Memory Controller Definitions: BR2/3 and OR2/3 (SDRAM)
1918
1919- CFG_MAMR_PTA, CFG_MPTPR_2BK_4K, CFG_MPTPR_1BK_4K, CFG_MPTPR_2BK_8K,
1920  CFG_MPTPR_1BK_8K, CFG_MAMR_8COL, CFG_MAMR_9COL:
1921		Machine Mode Register and Memory Periodic Timer
1922		Prescaler definitions (SDRAM timing)
1923
1924- CFG_I2C_UCODE_PATCH, CFG_I2C_DPMEM_OFFSET [0x1FC0]:
1925		enable I2C microcode relocation patch (MPC8xx);
1926		define relocation offset in DPRAM [DSP2]
1927
1928- CFG_SPI_UCODE_PATCH, CFG_SPI_DPMEM_OFFSET [0x1FC0]:
1929		enable SPI microcode relocation patch (MPC8xx);
1930		define relocation offset in DPRAM [SCC4]
1931
1932- CFG_USE_OSCCLK:
1933		Use OSCM clock mode on MBX8xx board. Be careful,
1934		wrong setting might damage your board. Read
1935		doc/README.MBX before setting this variable!
1936
1937- CFG_CPM_POST_WORD_ADDR: (MPC8xx, MPC8260 only)
1938		Offset of the bootmode word in DPRAM used by post
1939		(Power On Self Tests). This definition overrides
1940		#define'd default value in commproc.h resp.
1941		cpm_8260.h.
1942
1943- CFG_PCI_SLV_MEM_LOCAL, CFG_PCI_SLV_MEM_BUS, CFG_PICMR0_MASK_ATTRIB,
1944  CFG_PCI_MSTR0_LOCAL, CFG_PCIMSK0_MASK, CFG_PCI_MSTR1_LOCAL,
1945  CFG_PCIMSK1_MASK, CFG_PCI_MSTR_MEM_LOCAL, CFG_PCI_MSTR_MEM_BUS,
1946  CFG_CPU_PCI_MEM_START, CFG_PCI_MSTR_MEM_SIZE, CFG_POCMR0_MASK_ATTRIB,
1947  CFG_PCI_MSTR_MEMIO_LOCAL, CFG_PCI_MSTR_MEMIO_BUS, CPU_PCI_MEMIO_START,
1948  CFG_PCI_MSTR_MEMIO_SIZE, CFG_POCMR1_MASK_ATTRIB, CFG_PCI_MSTR_IO_LOCAL,
1949  CFG_PCI_MSTR_IO_BUS, CFG_CPU_PCI_IO_START, CFG_PCI_MSTR_IO_SIZE,
1950  CFG_POCMR2_MASK_ATTRIB: (MPC826x only)
1951		Overrides the default PCI memory map in cpu/mpc8260/pci.c if set.
1952
1953Building the Software:
1954======================
1955
1956Building U-Boot has been tested in native PPC environments (on a
1957PowerBook G3 running LinuxPPC 2000) and in cross environments
1958(running RedHat 6.x and 7.x Linux on x86, Solaris 2.6 on a SPARC, and
1959NetBSD 1.5 on x86).
1960
1961If you are not using a native PPC environment, it is assumed that you
1962have the GNU cross compiling tools available in your path and named
1963with a prefix of "powerpc-linux-". If this is not the case, (e.g. if
1964you are using Monta Vista's Hard Hat Linux CDK 1.2) you must change
1965the definition of CROSS_COMPILE in Makefile. For HHL on a 4xx CPU,
1966change it to:
1967
1968	CROSS_COMPILE = ppc_4xx-
1969
1970
1971U-Boot is intended to be  simple  to  build.  After  installing  the
1972sources	 you must configure U-Boot for one specific board type. This
1973is done by typing:
1974
1975	make NAME_config
1976
1977where "NAME_config" is the name of one of the existing
1978configurations; the following names are supported:
1979
1980    ADCIOP_config	  GTH_config		TQM850L_config
1981    ADS860_config	  IP860_config		TQM855L_config
1982    AR405_config	  IVML24_config		TQM860L_config
1983    CANBT_config	  IVMS8_config		WALNUT405_config
1984    CPCI405_config	  LANTEC_config		cogent_common_config
1985    CPCIISER4_config	  MBX_config		cogent_mpc8260_config
1986    CU824_config	  MBX860T_config	cogent_mpc8xx_config
1987    ESTEEM192E_config	  RPXlite_config	hermes_config
1988    ETX094_config	  RPXsuper_config	hymod_config
1989    FADS823_config	  SM850_config		lwmon_config
1990    FADS850SAR_config	  SPD823TS_config	pcu_e_config
1991    FADS860T_config	  SXNI855T_config	rsdproto_config
1992    FPS850L_config	  Sandpoint8240_config	sbc8260_config
1993    GENIETV_config	  TQM823L_config	PIP405_config
1994    GEN860T_config	  EBONY_config		FPS860L_config
1995    ELPT860_config	  cmi_mpc5xx_config	NETVIA_config
1996    at91rm9200dk_config	  omap1510inn_config	MPC8260ADS_config
1997    omap1610inn_config	  ZPC1900_config	MPC8540ADS_config
1998    MPC8560ADS_config
1999
2000Note: for some board special configuration names may exist; check  if
2001      additional  information is available from the board vendor; for
2002      instance, the TQM8xxL systems run normally at 50 MHz and use  a
2003      SCC  for	10baseT	 ethernet; there are also systems with 80 MHz
2004      CPU clock, and an optional Fast Ethernet	module	is  available
2005      for  CPU's  with FEC. You can select such additional "features"
2006      when chosing the configuration, i. e.
2007
2008      make TQM860L_config
2009	- will configure for a plain TQM860L, i. e. 50MHz, no FEC
2010
2011      make TQM860L_FEC_config
2012	- will configure for a TQM860L at 50MHz with FEC for ethernet
2013
2014      make TQM860L_80MHz_config
2015	- will configure for a TQM860L at 80 MHz, with normal 10baseT
2016	  interface
2017
2018      make TQM860L_FEC_80MHz_config
2019	- will configure for a TQM860L at 80 MHz with FEC for ethernet
2020
2021      make TQM823L_LCD_config
2022	- will configure for a TQM823L with U-Boot console on LCD
2023
2024      make TQM823L_LCD_80MHz_config
2025	- will configure for a TQM823L at 80 MHz with U-Boot console on LCD
2026
2027      etc.
2028
2029
2030Finally, type "make all", and you should get some working U-Boot
2031images ready for download to / installation on your system:
2032
2033- "u-boot.bin" is a raw binary image
2034- "u-boot" is an image in ELF binary format
2035- "u-boot.srec" is in Motorola S-Record format
2036
2037
2038Please be aware that the Makefiles assume you are using GNU make, so
2039for instance on NetBSD you might need to use "gmake" instead of
2040native "make".
2041
2042
2043If the system board that you have is not listed, then you will need
2044to port U-Boot to your hardware platform. To do this, follow these
2045steps:
2046
20471.  Add a new configuration option for your board to the toplevel
2048    "Makefile" and to the "MAKEALL" script, using the existing
2049    entries as examples. Note that here and at many other places
2050    boards and other names are listed in alphabetical sort order. Please
2051    keep this order.
20522.  Create a new directory to hold your board specific code. Add any
2053    files you need. In your board directory, you will need at least
2054    the "Makefile", a "<board>.c", "flash.c" and "u-boot.lds".
20553.  Create a new configuration file "include/configs/<board>.h" for
2056    your board
20573.  If you're porting U-Boot to a new CPU, then also create a new
2058    directory to hold your CPU specific code. Add any files you need.
20594.  Run "make <board>_config" with your new name.
20605.  Type "make", and you should get a working "u-boot.srec" file
2061    to be installed on your target system.
20626.  Debug and solve any problems that might arise.
2063    [Of course, this last step is much harder than it sounds.]
2064
2065
2066Testing of U-Boot Modifications, Ports to New Hardware, etc.:
2067==============================================================
2068
2069If you have modified U-Boot sources (for instance added a new	board
2070or  support  for  new  devices,	 a new CPU, etc.) you are expected to
2071provide feedback to the other developers. The feedback normally takes
2072the form of a "patch", i. e. a context diff against a certain (latest
2073official or latest in CVS) version of U-Boot sources.
2074
2075But before you submit such a patch, please verify that	your  modifi-
2076cation	did not break existing code. At least make sure that *ALL* of
2077the supported boards compile WITHOUT ANY compiler warnings. To do so,
2078just run the "MAKEALL" script, which will configure and build U-Boot
2079for ALL supported system. Be warned, this will take a while. You  can
2080select	which  (cross)	compiler  to use by passing a `CROSS_COMPILE'
2081environment variable to the script, i. e. to use the cross tools from
2082MontaVista's Hard Hat Linux you can type
2083
2084	CROSS_COMPILE=ppc_8xx- MAKEALL
2085
2086or to build on a native PowerPC system you can type
2087
2088	CROSS_COMPILE=' ' MAKEALL
2089
2090See also "U-Boot Porting Guide" below.
2091
2092
2093Monitor Commands - Overview:
2094============================
2095
2096go	- start application at address 'addr'
2097run	- run commands in an environment variable
2098bootm	- boot application image from memory
2099bootp	- boot image via network using BootP/TFTP protocol
2100tftpboot- boot image via network using TFTP protocol
2101	       and env variables "ipaddr" and "serverip"
2102	       (and eventually "gatewayip")
2103rarpboot- boot image via network using RARP/TFTP protocol
2104diskboot- boot from IDE devicebootd   - boot default, i.e., run 'bootcmd'
2105loads	- load S-Record file over serial line
2106loadb	- load binary file over serial line (kermit mode)
2107md	- memory display
2108mm	- memory modify (auto-incrementing)
2109nm	- memory modify (constant address)
2110mw	- memory write (fill)
2111cp	- memory copy
2112cmp	- memory compare
2113crc32	- checksum calculation
2114imd     - i2c memory display
2115imm     - i2c memory modify (auto-incrementing)
2116inm     - i2c memory modify (constant address)
2117imw     - i2c memory write (fill)
2118icrc32  - i2c checksum calculation
2119iprobe  - probe to discover valid I2C chip addresses
2120iloop   - infinite loop on address range
2121isdram  - print SDRAM configuration information
2122sspi    - SPI utility commands
2123base	- print or set address offset
2124printenv- print environment variables
2125setenv	- set environment variables
2126saveenv - save environment variables to persistent storage
2127protect - enable or disable FLASH write protection
2128erase	- erase FLASH memory
2129flinfo	- print FLASH memory information
2130bdinfo	- print Board Info structure
2131iminfo	- print header information for application image
2132coninfo - print console devices and informations
2133ide	- IDE sub-system
2134loop	- infinite loop on address range
2135mtest	- simple RAM test
2136icache	- enable or disable instruction cache
2137dcache	- enable or disable data cache
2138reset	- Perform RESET of the CPU
2139echo	- echo args to console
2140version - print monitor version
2141help	- print online help
2142?	- alias for 'help'
2143
2144
2145Monitor Commands - Detailed Description:
2146========================================
2147
2148TODO.
2149
2150For now: just type "help <command>".
2151
2152
2153Environment Variables:
2154======================
2155
2156U-Boot supports user configuration using Environment Variables which
2157can be made persistent by saving to Flash memory.
2158
2159Environment Variables are set using "setenv", printed using
2160"printenv", and saved to Flash using "saveenv". Using "setenv"
2161without a value can be used to delete a variable from the
2162environment. As long as you don't save the environment you are
2163working with an in-memory copy. In case the Flash area containing the
2164environment is erased by accident, a default environment is provided.
2165
2166Some configuration options can be set using Environment Variables:
2167
2168  baudrate	- see CONFIG_BAUDRATE
2169
2170  bootdelay	- see CONFIG_BOOTDELAY
2171
2172  bootcmd	- see CONFIG_BOOTCOMMAND
2173
2174  bootargs	- Boot arguments when booting an RTOS image
2175
2176  bootfile	- Name of the image to load with TFTP
2177
2178  autoload	- if set to "no" (any string beginning with 'n'),
2179		  "bootp" will just load perform a lookup of the
2180		  configuration from the BOOTP server, but not try to
2181		  load any image using TFTP
2182
2183  autostart	- if set to "yes", an image loaded using the "bootp",
2184		  "rarpboot", "tftpboot" or "diskboot" commands will
2185		  be automatically started (by internally calling
2186		  "bootm")
2187
2188		  If set to "no", a standalone image passed to the
2189		  "bootm" command will be copied to the load address
2190		  (and eventually uncompressed), but NOT be started.
2191		  This can be used to load and uncompress arbitrary
2192		  data.
2193
2194  initrd_high	- restrict positioning of initrd images:
2195		  If this variable is not set, initrd images will be
2196		  copied to the highest possible address in RAM; this
2197		  is usually what you want since it allows for
2198		  maximum initrd size. If for some reason you want to
2199		  make sure that the initrd image is loaded below the
2200		  CFG_BOOTMAPSZ limit, you can set this environment
2201		  variable to a value of "no" or "off" or "0".
2202		  Alternatively, you can set it to a maximum upper
2203		  address to use (U-Boot will still check that it
2204		  does not overwrite the U-Boot stack and data).
2205
2206		  For instance, when you have a system with 16 MB
2207		  RAM, and want to reserve 4 MB from use by Linux,
2208		  you can do this by adding "mem=12M" to the value of
2209		  the "bootargs" variable. However, now you must make
2210		  sure that the initrd image is placed in the first
2211		  12 MB as well - this can be done with
2212
2213		  setenv initrd_high 00c00000
2214
2215		  If you set initrd_high to 0xFFFFFFFF, this is an
2216		  indication to U-Boot that all addresses are legal
2217		  for the Linux kernel, including addresses in flash
2218		  memory. In this case U-Boot will NOT COPY the
2219		  ramdisk at all. This may be useful to reduce the
2220		  boot time on your system, but requires that this
2221		  feature is supported by your Linux kernel.
2222
2223  ipaddr	- IP address; needed for tftpboot command
2224
2225  loadaddr	- Default load address for commands like "bootp",
2226		  "rarpboot", "tftpboot", "loadb" or "diskboot"
2227
2228  loads_echo	- see CONFIG_LOADS_ECHO
2229
2230  serverip	- TFTP server IP address; needed for tftpboot command
2231
2232  bootretry	- see CONFIG_BOOT_RETRY_TIME
2233
2234  bootdelaykey	- see CONFIG_AUTOBOOT_DELAY_STR
2235
2236  bootstopkey	- see CONFIG_AUTOBOOT_STOP_STR
2237
2238
2239The following environment variables may be used and automatically
2240updated by the network boot commands ("bootp" and "rarpboot"),
2241depending the information provided by your boot server:
2242
2243  bootfile	- see above
2244  dnsip		- IP address of your Domain Name Server
2245  dnsip2	- IP address of your secondary Domain Name Server
2246  gatewayip	- IP address of the Gateway (Router) to use
2247  hostname	- Target hostname
2248  ipaddr	- see above
2249  netmask	- Subnet Mask
2250  rootpath	- Pathname of the root filesystem on the NFS server
2251  serverip	- see above
2252
2253
2254There are two special Environment Variables:
2255
2256  serial#	- contains hardware identification information such
2257		  as type string and/or serial number
2258  ethaddr	- Ethernet address
2259
2260These variables can be set only once (usually during manufacturing of
2261the board). U-Boot refuses to delete or overwrite these variables
2262once they have been set once.
2263
2264
2265Further special Environment Variables:
2266
2267  ver		- Contains the U-Boot version string as printed
2268		  with the "version" command. This variable is
2269		  readonly (see CONFIG_VERSION_VARIABLE).
2270
2271
2272Please note that changes to some configuration parameters may take
2273only effect after the next boot (yes, that's just like Windoze :-).
2274
2275
2276Command Line Parsing:
2277=====================
2278
2279There are two different command line parsers available with U-Boot:
2280the old "simple" one, and the much more powerful "hush" shell:
2281
2282Old, simple command line parser:
2283--------------------------------
2284
2285- supports environment variables (through setenv / saveenv commands)
2286- several commands on one line, separated by ';'
2287- variable substitution using "... $(name) ..." syntax
2288- special characters ('$', ';') can be escaped by prefixing with '\',
2289  for example:
2290	setenv bootcmd bootm \$(address)
2291- You can also escape text by enclosing in single apostrophes, for example:
2292	setenv addip 'setenv bootargs $bootargs ip=$ipaddr:$serverip:$gatewayip:$netmask:$hostname::off'
2293
2294Hush shell:
2295-----------
2296
2297- similar to Bourne shell, with control structures like
2298  if...then...else...fi, for...do...done; while...do...done,
2299  until...do...done, ...
2300- supports environment ("global") variables (through setenv / saveenv
2301  commands) and local shell variables (through standard shell syntax
2302  "name=value"); only environment variables can be used with "run"
2303  command
2304
2305General rules:
2306--------------
2307
2308(1) If a command line (or an environment variable executed by a "run"
2309    command) contains several commands separated by semicolon, and
2310    one of these commands fails, then the remaining commands will be
2311    executed anyway.
2312
2313(2) If you execute several variables with one call to run (i. e.
2314    calling run with a list af variables as arguments), any failing
2315    command will cause "run" to terminate, i. e. the remaining
2316    variables are not executed.
2317
2318Note for Redundant Ethernet Interfaces:
2319=======================================
2320
2321Some boards come with redundant ethernet interfaces; U-Boot supports
2322such configurations and is capable of automatic selection of a
2323"working" interface when needed. MAC assignment works as follows:
2324
2325Network interfaces are numbered eth0, eth1, eth2, ... Corresponding
2326MAC addresses can be stored in the environment as "ethaddr" (=>eth0),
2327"eth1addr" (=>eth1), "eth2addr", ...
2328
2329If the network interface stores some valid MAC address (for instance
2330in SROM), this is used as default address if there is NO correspon-
2331ding setting in the environment; if the corresponding environment
2332variable is set, this overrides the settings in the card; that means:
2333
2334o If the SROM has a valid MAC address, and there is no address in the
2335  environment, the SROM's address is used.
2336
2337o If there is no valid address in the SROM, and a definition in the
2338  environment exists, then the value from the environment variable is
2339  used.
2340
2341o If both the SROM and the environment contain a MAC address, and
2342  both addresses are the same, this MAC address is used.
2343
2344o If both the SROM and the environment contain a MAC address, and the
2345  addresses differ, the value from the environment is used and a
2346  warning is printed.
2347
2348o If neither SROM nor the environment contain a MAC address, an error
2349  is raised.
2350
2351
2352Image Formats:
2353==============
2354
2355The "boot" commands of this monitor operate on "image" files which
2356can be basicly anything, preceeded by a special header; see the
2357definitions in include/image.h for details; basicly, the header
2358defines the following image properties:
2359
2360* Target Operating System (Provisions for OpenBSD, NetBSD, FreeBSD,
2361  4.4BSD, Linux, SVR4, Esix, Solaris, Irix, SCO, Dell, NCR, VxWorks,
2362  LynxOS, pSOS, QNX, RTEMS, ARTOS;
2363  Currently supported: Linux, NetBSD, VxWorks, QNX, RTEMS, ARTOS, LynxOS).
2364* Target CPU Architecture (Provisions for Alpha, ARM, Intel x86,
2365  IA64, MIPS, NIOS, PowerPC, IBM S390, SuperH, Sparc, Sparc 64 Bit;
2366  Currently supported: ARM, Intel x86, MIPS, NIOS, PowerPC).
2367* Compression Type (uncompressed, gzip, bzip2)
2368* Load Address
2369* Entry Point
2370* Image Name
2371* Image Timestamp
2372
2373The header is marked by a special Magic Number, and both the header
2374and the data portions of the image are secured against corruption by
2375CRC32 checksums.
2376
2377
2378Linux Support:
2379==============
2380
2381Although U-Boot should support any OS or standalone application
2382easily, the main focus has always been on Linux during the design of
2383U-Boot.
2384
2385U-Boot includes many features that so far have been part of some
2386special "boot loader" code within the Linux kernel. Also, any
2387"initrd" images to be used are no longer part of one big Linux image;
2388instead, kernel and "initrd" are separate images. This implementation
2389serves several purposes:
2390
2391- the same features can be used for other OS or standalone
2392  applications (for instance: using compressed images to reduce the
2393  Flash memory footprint)
2394
2395- it becomes much easier to port new Linux kernel versions because
2396  lots of low-level, hardware dependent stuff are done by U-Boot
2397
2398- the same Linux kernel image can now be used with different "initrd"
2399  images; of course this also means that different kernel images can
2400  be run with the same "initrd". This makes testing easier (you don't
2401  have to build a new "zImage.initrd" Linux image when you just
2402  change a file in your "initrd"). Also, a field-upgrade of the
2403  software is easier now.
2404
2405
2406Linux HOWTO:
2407============
2408
2409Porting Linux to U-Boot based systems:
2410---------------------------------------
2411
2412U-Boot cannot save you from doing all the necessary modifications to
2413configure the Linux device drivers for use with your target hardware
2414(no, we don't intend to provide a full virtual machine interface to
2415Linux :-).
2416
2417But now you can ignore ALL boot loader code (in arch/ppc/mbxboot).
2418
2419Just make sure your machine specific header file (for instance
2420include/asm-ppc/tqm8xx.h) includes the same definition of the Board
2421Information structure as we define in include/u-boot.h, and make
2422sure that your definition of IMAP_ADDR uses the same value as your
2423U-Boot configuration in CFG_IMMR.
2424
2425
2426Configuring the Linux kernel:
2427-----------------------------
2428
2429No specific requirements for U-Boot. Make sure you have some root
2430device (initial ramdisk, NFS) for your target system.
2431
2432
2433Building a Linux Image:
2434-----------------------
2435
2436With U-Boot, "normal" build targets like "zImage" or "bzImage" are
2437not used. If you use recent kernel source, a new build target
2438"uImage" will exist which automatically builds an image usable by
2439U-Boot. Most older kernels also have support for a "pImage" target,
2440which was introduced for our predecessor project PPCBoot and uses a
2441100% compatible format.
2442
2443Example:
2444
2445	make TQM850L_config
2446	make oldconfig
2447	make dep
2448	make uImage
2449
2450The "uImage" build target uses a special tool (in 'tools/mkimage') to
2451encapsulate a compressed Linux kernel image with header  information,
2452CRC32 checksum etc. for use with U-Boot. This is what we are doing:
2453
2454* build a standard "vmlinux" kernel image (in ELF binary format):
2455
2456* convert the kernel into a raw binary image:
2457
2458	${CROSS_COMPILE}-objcopy -O binary \
2459				 -R .note -R .comment \
2460				 -S vmlinux linux.bin
2461
2462* compress the binary image:
2463
2464	gzip -9 linux.bin
2465
2466* package compressed binary image for U-Boot:
2467
2468	mkimage -A ppc -O linux -T kernel -C gzip \
2469		-a 0 -e 0 -n "Linux Kernel Image" \
2470		-d linux.bin.gz uImage
2471
2472
2473The "mkimage" tool can also be used to create ramdisk images for use
2474with U-Boot, either separated from the Linux kernel image, or
2475combined into one file. "mkimage" encapsulates the images with a 64
2476byte header containing information about target architecture,
2477operating system, image type, compression method, entry points, time
2478stamp, CRC32 checksums, etc.
2479
2480"mkimage" can be called in two ways: to verify existing images and
2481print the header information, or to build new images.
2482
2483In the first form (with "-l" option) mkimage lists the information
2484contained in the header of an existing U-Boot image; this includes
2485checksum verification:
2486
2487	tools/mkimage -l image
2488	  -l ==> list image header information
2489
2490The second form (with "-d" option) is used to build a U-Boot image
2491from a "data file" which is used as image payload:
2492
2493	tools/mkimage -A arch -O os -T type -C comp -a addr -e ep \
2494		      -n name -d data_file image
2495	  -A ==> set architecture to 'arch'
2496	  -O ==> set operating system to 'os'
2497	  -T ==> set image type to 'type'
2498	  -C ==> set compression type 'comp'
2499	  -a ==> set load address to 'addr' (hex)
2500	  -e ==> set entry point to 'ep' (hex)
2501	  -n ==> set image name to 'name'
2502	  -d ==> use image data from 'datafile'
2503
2504Right now, all Linux kernels use the same load address	(0x00000000),
2505but the entry point address depends on the kernel version:
2506
2507- 2.2.x kernels have the entry point at 0x0000000C,
2508- 2.3.x and later kernels have the entry point at 0x00000000.
2509
2510So a typical call to build a U-Boot image would read:
2511
2512	-> tools/mkimage -n '2.4.4 kernel for TQM850L' \
2513	> -A ppc -O linux -T kernel -C gzip -a 0 -e 0 \
2514	> -d /opt/elsk/ppc_8xx/usr/src/linux-2.4.4/arch/ppc/coffboot/vmlinux.gz \
2515	> examples/uImage.TQM850L
2516	Image Name:   2.4.4 kernel for TQM850L
2517	Created:      Wed Jul 19 02:34:59 2000
2518	Image Type:   PowerPC Linux Kernel Image (gzip compressed)
2519	Data Size:    335725 Bytes = 327.86 kB = 0.32 MB
2520	Load Address: 0x00000000
2521	Entry Point:  0x00000000
2522
2523To verify the contents of the image (or check for corruption):
2524
2525	-> tools/mkimage -l examples/uImage.TQM850L
2526	Image Name:   2.4.4 kernel for TQM850L
2527	Created:      Wed Jul 19 02:34:59 2000
2528	Image Type:   PowerPC Linux Kernel Image (gzip compressed)
2529	Data Size:    335725 Bytes = 327.86 kB = 0.32 MB
2530	Load Address: 0x00000000
2531	Entry Point:  0x00000000
2532
2533NOTE: for embedded systems where boot time is critical you can trade
2534speed for memory and install an UNCOMPRESSED image instead: this
2535needs more space in Flash, but boots much faster since it does not
2536need to be uncompressed:
2537
2538	-> gunzip /opt/elsk/ppc_8xx/usr/src/linux-2.4.4/arch/ppc/coffboot/vmlinux.gz
2539	-> tools/mkimage -n '2.4.4 kernel for TQM850L' \
2540	> -A ppc -O linux -T kernel -C none -a 0 -e 0 \
2541	> -d /opt/elsk/ppc_8xx/usr/src/linux-2.4.4/arch/ppc/coffboot/vmlinux \
2542	> examples/uImage.TQM850L-uncompressed
2543	Image Name:   2.4.4 kernel for TQM850L
2544	Created:      Wed Jul 19 02:34:59 2000
2545	Image Type:   PowerPC Linux Kernel Image (uncompressed)
2546	Data Size:    792160 Bytes = 773.59 kB = 0.76 MB
2547	Load Address: 0x00000000
2548	Entry Point:  0x00000000
2549
2550
2551Similar you can build U-Boot images from a 'ramdisk.image.gz' file
2552when your kernel is intended to use an initial ramdisk:
2553
2554	-> tools/mkimage -n 'Simple Ramdisk Image' \
2555	> -A ppc -O linux -T ramdisk -C gzip \
2556	> -d /LinuxPPC/images/SIMPLE-ramdisk.image.gz examples/simple-initrd
2557	Image Name:   Simple Ramdisk Image
2558	Created:      Wed Jan 12 14:01:50 2000
2559	Image Type:   PowerPC Linux RAMDisk Image (gzip compressed)
2560	Data Size:    566530 Bytes = 553.25 kB = 0.54 MB
2561	Load Address: 0x00000000
2562	Entry Point:  0x00000000
2563
2564
2565Installing a Linux Image:
2566-------------------------
2567
2568To downloading a U-Boot image over the serial (console) interface,
2569you must convert the image to S-Record format:
2570
2571	objcopy -I binary -O srec examples/image examples/image.srec
2572
2573The 'objcopy' does not understand the information in the U-Boot
2574image header, so the resulting S-Record file will be relative to
2575address 0x00000000. To load it to a given address, you need to
2576specify the target address as 'offset' parameter with the 'loads'
2577command.
2578
2579Example: install the image to address 0x40100000 (which on the
2580TQM8xxL is in the first Flash bank):
2581
2582	=> erase 40100000 401FFFFF
2583
2584	.......... done
2585	Erased 8 sectors
2586
2587	=> loads 40100000
2588	## Ready for S-Record download ...
2589	~>examples/image.srec
2590	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 ...
2591	...
2592	15989 15990 15991 15992
2593	[file transfer complete]
2594	[connected]
2595	## Start Addr = 0x00000000
2596
2597
2598You can check the success of the download using the 'iminfo' command;
2599this includes a checksum verification so you  can  be  sure  no	 data
2600corruption happened:
2601
2602	=> imi 40100000
2603
2604	## Checking Image at 40100000 ...
2605	   Image Name:	 2.2.13 for initrd on TQM850L
2606	   Image Type:	 PowerPC Linux Kernel Image (gzip compressed)
2607	   Data Size:	 335725 Bytes = 327 kB = 0 MB
2608	   Load Address: 00000000
2609	   Entry Point:	 0000000c
2610	   Verifying Checksum ... OK
2611
2612
2613Boot Linux:
2614-----------
2615
2616The "bootm" command is used to boot an application that is stored in
2617memory (RAM or Flash). In case of a Linux kernel image, the contents
2618of the "bootargs" environment variable is passed to the kernel as
2619parameters. You can check and modify this variable using the
2620"printenv" and "setenv" commands:
2621
2622
2623	=> printenv bootargs
2624	bootargs=root=/dev/ram
2625
2626	=> setenv bootargs root=/dev/nfs rw nfsroot=10.0.0.2:/LinuxPPC nfsaddrs=10.0.0.99:10.0.0.2
2627
2628	=> printenv bootargs
2629	bootargs=root=/dev/nfs rw nfsroot=10.0.0.2:/LinuxPPC nfsaddrs=10.0.0.99:10.0.0.2
2630
2631	=> bootm 40020000
2632	## Booting Linux kernel at 40020000 ...
2633	   Image Name:	 2.2.13 for NFS on TQM850L
2634	   Image Type:	 PowerPC Linux Kernel Image (gzip compressed)
2635	   Data Size:	 381681 Bytes = 372 kB = 0 MB
2636	   Load Address: 00000000
2637	   Entry Point:	 0000000c
2638	   Verifying Checksum ... OK
2639	   Uncompressing Kernel Image ... OK
2640	Linux version 2.2.13 (wd@denx.local.net) (gcc version 2.95.2 19991024 (release)) #1 Wed Jul 19 02:35:17 MEST 2000
2641	Boot arguments: root=/dev/nfs rw nfsroot=10.0.0.2:/LinuxPPC nfsaddrs=10.0.0.99:10.0.0.2
2642	time_init: decrementer frequency = 187500000/60
2643	Calibrating delay loop... 49.77 BogoMIPS
2644	Memory: 15208k available (700k kernel code, 444k data, 32k init) [c0000000,c1000000]
2645	...
2646
2647If you want to boot a Linux kernel with initial ram disk, you pass
2648the memory addresses of both the kernel and the initrd image (PPBCOOT
2649format!) to the "bootm" command:
2650
2651	=> imi 40100000 40200000
2652
2653	## Checking Image at 40100000 ...
2654	   Image Name:	 2.2.13 for initrd on TQM850L
2655	   Image Type:	 PowerPC Linux Kernel Image (gzip compressed)
2656	   Data Size:	 335725 Bytes = 327 kB = 0 MB
2657	   Load Address: 00000000
2658	   Entry Point:	 0000000c
2659	   Verifying Checksum ... OK
2660
2661	## Checking Image at 40200000 ...
2662	   Image Name:	 Simple Ramdisk Image
2663	   Image Type:	 PowerPC Linux RAMDisk Image (gzip compressed)
2664	   Data Size:	 566530 Bytes = 553 kB = 0 MB
2665	   Load Address: 00000000
2666	   Entry Point:	 00000000
2667	   Verifying Checksum ... OK
2668
2669	=> bootm 40100000 40200000
2670	## Booting Linux kernel at 40100000 ...
2671	   Image Name:	 2.2.13 for initrd on TQM850L
2672	   Image Type:	 PowerPC Linux Kernel Image (gzip compressed)
2673	   Data Size:	 335725 Bytes = 327 kB = 0 MB
2674	   Load Address: 00000000
2675	   Entry Point:	 0000000c
2676	   Verifying Checksum ... OK
2677	   Uncompressing Kernel Image ... OK
2678	## Loading RAMDisk Image at 40200000 ...
2679	   Image Name:	 Simple Ramdisk Image
2680	   Image Type:	 PowerPC Linux RAMDisk Image (gzip compressed)
2681	   Data Size:	 566530 Bytes = 553 kB = 0 MB
2682	   Load Address: 00000000
2683	   Entry Point:	 00000000
2684	   Verifying Checksum ... OK
2685	   Loading Ramdisk ... OK
2686	Linux version 2.2.13 (wd@denx.local.net) (gcc version 2.95.2 19991024 (release)) #1 Wed Jul 19 02:32:08 MEST 2000
2687	Boot arguments: root=/dev/ram
2688	time_init: decrementer frequency = 187500000/60
2689	Calibrating delay loop... 49.77 BogoMIPS
2690	...
2691	RAMDISK: Compressed image found at block 0
2692	VFS: Mounted root (ext2 filesystem).
2693
2694	bash#
2695
2696More About U-Boot Image Types:
2697------------------------------
2698
2699U-Boot supports the following image types:
2700
2701   "Standalone Programs" are directly runnable in the environment
2702	provided by U-Boot; it is expected that (if they behave
2703	well) you can continue to work in U-Boot after return from
2704	the Standalone Program.
2705   "OS Kernel Images" are usually images of some Embedded OS which
2706	will take over control completely. Usually these programs
2707	will install their own set of exception handlers, device
2708	drivers, set up the MMU, etc. - this means, that you cannot
2709	expect to re-enter U-Boot except by resetting the CPU.
2710   "RAMDisk Images" are more or less just data blocks, and their
2711	parameters (address, size) are passed to an OS kernel that is
2712	being started.
2713   "Multi-File Images" contain several images, typically an OS
2714	(Linux) kernel image and one or more data images like
2715	RAMDisks. This construct is useful for instance when you want
2716	to boot over the network using BOOTP etc., where the boot
2717	server provides just a single image file, but you want to get
2718	for instance an OS kernel and a RAMDisk image.
2719
2720	"Multi-File Images" start with a list of image sizes, each
2721	image size (in bytes) specified by an "uint32_t" in network
2722	byte order. This list is terminated by an "(uint32_t)0".
2723	Immediately after the terminating 0 follow the images, one by
2724	one, all aligned on "uint32_t" boundaries (size rounded up to
2725	a multiple of 4 bytes).
2726
2727   "Firmware Images" are binary images containing firmware (like
2728	U-Boot or FPGA images) which usually will be programmed to
2729	flash memory.
2730
2731   "Script files" are command sequences that will be executed by
2732	U-Boot's command interpreter; this feature is especially
2733	useful when you configure U-Boot to use a real shell (hush)
2734	as command interpreter.
2735
2736
2737Standalone HOWTO:
2738=================
2739
2740One of the features of U-Boot is that you can dynamically load and
2741run "standalone" applications, which can use some resources of
2742U-Boot like console I/O functions or interrupt services.
2743
2744Two simple examples are included with the sources:
2745
2746"Hello World" Demo:
2747-------------------
2748
2749'examples/hello_world.c' contains a small "Hello World" Demo
2750application; it is automatically compiled when you build U-Boot.
2751It's configured to run at address 0x00040004, so you can play with it
2752like that:
2753
2754	=> loads
2755	## Ready for S-Record download ...
2756	~>examples/hello_world.srec
2757	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 ...
2758	[file transfer complete]
2759	[connected]
2760	## Start Addr = 0x00040004
2761
2762	=> go 40004 Hello World! This is a test.
2763	## Starting application at 0x00040004 ...
2764	Hello World
2765	argc = 7
2766	argv[0] = "40004"
2767	argv[1] = "Hello"
2768	argv[2] = "World!"
2769	argv[3] = "This"
2770	argv[4] = "is"
2771	argv[5] = "a"
2772	argv[6] = "test."
2773	argv[7] = "<NULL>"
2774	Hit any key to exit ...
2775
2776	## Application terminated, rc = 0x0
2777
2778Another example, which demonstrates how to register a CPM interrupt
2779handler with the U-Boot code, can be found in 'examples/timer.c'.
2780Here, a CPM timer is set up to generate an interrupt every second.
2781The interrupt service routine is trivial, just printing a '.'
2782character, but this is just a demo program. The application can be
2783controlled by the following keys:
2784
2785	? - print current values og the CPM Timer registers
2786	b - enable interrupts and start timer
2787	e - stop timer and disable interrupts
2788	q - quit application
2789
2790	=> loads
2791	## Ready for S-Record download ...
2792	~>examples/timer.srec
2793	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 ...
2794	[file transfer complete]
2795	[connected]
2796	## Start Addr = 0x00040004
2797
2798	=> go 40004
2799	## Starting application at 0x00040004 ...
2800	TIMERS=0xfff00980
2801	Using timer 1
2802	  tgcr @ 0xfff00980, tmr @ 0xfff00990, trr @ 0xfff00994, tcr @ 0xfff00998, tcn @ 0xfff0099c, ter @ 0xfff009b0
2803
2804Hit 'b':
2805	[q, b, e, ?] Set interval 1000000 us
2806	Enabling timer
2807Hit '?':
2808	[q, b, e, ?] ........
2809	tgcr=0x1, tmr=0xff1c, trr=0x3d09, tcr=0x0, tcn=0xef6, ter=0x0
2810Hit '?':
2811	[q, b, e, ?] .
2812	tgcr=0x1, tmr=0xff1c, trr=0x3d09, tcr=0x0, tcn=0x2ad4, ter=0x0
2813Hit '?':
2814	[q, b, e, ?] .
2815	tgcr=0x1, tmr=0xff1c, trr=0x3d09, tcr=0x0, tcn=0x1efc, ter=0x0
2816Hit '?':
2817	[q, b, e, ?] .
2818	tgcr=0x1, tmr=0xff1c, trr=0x3d09, tcr=0x0, tcn=0x169d, ter=0x0
2819Hit 'e':
2820	[q, b, e, ?] ...Stopping timer
2821Hit 'q':
2822	[q, b, e, ?] ## Application terminated, rc = 0x0
2823
2824
2825Minicom warning:
2826================
2827
2828Over time, many people have reported problems when trying to use the
2829"minicom" terminal emulation program for serial download. I (wd)
2830consider minicom to be broken, and recommend not to use it. Under
2831Unix, I recommend to use C-Kermit for general purpose use (and
2832especially for kermit binary protocol download ("loadb" command), and
2833use "cu" for S-Record download ("loads" command).
2834
2835Nevertheless, if you absolutely want to use it try adding this
2836configuration to your "File transfer protocols" section:
2837
2838	   Name    Program                      Name U/D FullScr IO-Red. Multi
2839	X  kermit  /usr/bin/kermit -i -l %l -s   Y    U    Y       N      N
2840	Y  kermit  /usr/bin/kermit -i -l %l -r   N    D    Y       N      N
2841
2842
2843NetBSD Notes:
2844=============
2845
2846Starting at version 0.9.2, U-Boot supports NetBSD both as host
2847(build U-Boot) and target system (boots NetBSD/mpc8xx).
2848
2849Building requires a cross environment; it is known to work on
2850NetBSD/i386 with the cross-powerpc-netbsd-1.3 package (you will also
2851need gmake since the Makefiles are not compatible with BSD make).
2852Note that the cross-powerpc package does not install include files;
2853attempting to build U-Boot will fail because <machine/ansi.h> is
2854missing.  This file has to be installed and patched manually:
2855
2856	# cd /usr/pkg/cross/powerpc-netbsd/include
2857	# mkdir powerpc
2858	# ln -s powerpc machine
2859	# cp /usr/src/sys/arch/powerpc/include/ansi.h powerpc/ansi.h
2860	# ${EDIT} powerpc/ansi.h	## must remove __va_list, _BSD_VA_LIST
2861
2862Native builds *don't* work due to incompatibilities between native
2863and U-Boot include files.
2864
2865Booting assumes that (the first part of) the image booted is a
2866stage-2 loader which in turn loads and then invokes the kernel
2867proper. Loader sources will eventually appear in the NetBSD source
2868tree (probably in sys/arc/mpc8xx/stand/u-boot_stage2/); in the
2869meantime, send mail to bruno@exet-ag.de and/or wd@denx.de for
2870details.
2871
2872
2873Implementation Internals:
2874=========================
2875
2876The following is not intended to be a complete description of every
2877implementation detail. However, it should help to understand the
2878inner workings of U-Boot and make it easier to port it to custom
2879hardware.
2880
2881
2882Initial Stack, Global Data:
2883---------------------------
2884
2885The implementation of U-Boot is complicated by the fact that U-Boot
2886starts running out of ROM (flash memory), usually without access to
2887system RAM (because the memory controller is not initialized yet).
2888This means that we don't have writable Data or BSS segments, and BSS
2889is not initialized as zero. To be able to get a C environment working
2890at all, we have to allocate at least a minimal stack. Implementation
2891options for this are defined and restricted by the CPU used: Some CPU
2892models provide on-chip memory (like the IMMR area on MPC8xx and
2893MPC826x processors), on others (parts of) the data cache can be
2894locked as (mis-) used as memory, etc.
2895
2896	Chris Hallinan posted a good summary of  these  issues  to  the
2897	u-boot-users mailing list:
2898
2899	Subject: RE: [U-Boot-Users] RE: More On Memory Bank x (nothingness)?
2900	From: "Chris Hallinan" <clh@net1plus.com>
2901	Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2003 16:43:46 -0500 (22:43 MET)
2902	...
2903
2904	Correct me if I'm wrong, folks, but the way I understand it
2905	is this: Using DCACHE as initial RAM for Stack, etc, does not
2906	require any physical RAM backing up the cache. The cleverness
2907	is that the cache is being used as a temporary supply of
2908	necessary storage before the SDRAM controller is setup. It's
2909	beyond the scope of this list to expain the details, but you
2910	can see how this works by studying the cache architecture and
2911	operation in the architecture and processor-specific manuals.
2912
2913	OCM is On Chip Memory, which I believe the 405GP has 4K. It
2914	is another option for the system designer to use as an
2915	initial stack/ram area prior to SDRAM being available. Either
2916	option should work for you. Using CS 4 should be fine if your
2917	board designers haven't used it for something that would
2918	cause you grief during the initial boot! It is frequently not
2919	used.
2920
2921	CFG_INIT_RAM_ADDR should be somewhere that won't interfere
2922	with your processor/board/system design. The default value
2923	you will find in any recent u-boot distribution in
2924	Walnut405.h should work for you. I'd set it to a value larger
2925	than your SDRAM module. If you have a 64MB SDRAM module, set
2926	it above 400_0000. Just make sure your board has no resources
2927	that are supposed to respond to that address! That code in
2928	start.S has been around a while and should work as is when
2929	you get the config right.
2930
2931	-Chris Hallinan
2932	DS4.COM, Inc.
2933
2934It is essential to remember this, since it has some impact on the C
2935code for the initialization procedures:
2936
2937* Initialized global data (data segment) is read-only. Do not attempt
2938  to write it.
2939
2940* Do not use any unitialized global data (or implicitely initialized
2941  as zero data - BSS segment) at all - this is undefined, initiali-
2942  zation is performed later (when relocating to RAM).
2943
2944* Stack space is very limited. Avoid big data buffers or things like
2945  that.
2946
2947Having only the stack as writable memory limits means we cannot use
2948normal global data to share information beween the code. But it
2949turned out that the implementation of U-Boot can be greatly
2950simplified by making a global data structure (gd_t) available to all
2951functions. We could pass a pointer to this data as argument to _all_
2952functions, but this would bloat the code. Instead we use a feature of
2953the GCC compiler (Global Register Variables) to share the data: we
2954place a pointer (gd) to the global data into a register which we
2955reserve for this purpose.
2956
2957When choosing a register for such a purpose we are restricted by the
2958relevant  (E)ABI  specifications for the current architecture, and by
2959GCC's implementation.
2960
2961For PowerPC, the following registers have specific use:
2962	R1:	stack pointer
2963	R2:	TOC pointer
2964	R3-R4:	parameter passing and return values
2965	R5-R10:	parameter passing
2966	R13:	small data area pointer
2967	R30:	GOT pointer
2968	R31:	frame pointer
2969
2970	(U-Boot also uses R14 as internal GOT pointer.)
2971
2972    ==> U-Boot will use R29 to hold a pointer to the global data
2973
2974    Note: on PPC, we could use a static initializer (since the
2975    address of the global data structure is known at compile time),
2976    but it turned out that reserving a register results in somewhat
2977    smaller code - although the code savings are not that big (on
2978    average for all boards 752 bytes for the whole U-Boot image,
2979    624 text + 127 data).
2980
2981On ARM, the following registers are used:
2982
2983	R0:	function argument word/integer result
2984	R1-R3:	function argument word
2985	R9:	GOT pointer
2986	R10:	stack limit (used only if stack checking if enabled)
2987	R11:	argument (frame) pointer
2988	R12:	temporary workspace
2989	R13:	stack pointer
2990	R14:	link register
2991	R15:	program counter
2992
2993    ==> U-Boot will use R8 to hold a pointer to the global data
2994
2995
2996Memory Management:
2997------------------
2998
2999U-Boot runs in system state and uses physical addresses, i.e. the
3000MMU is not used either for address mapping nor for memory protection.
3001
3002The available memory is mapped to fixed addresses using the memory
3003controller. In this process, a contiguous block is formed for each
3004memory type (Flash, SDRAM, SRAM), even when it consists of several
3005physical memory banks.
3006
3007U-Boot is installed in the first 128 kB of the first Flash bank (on
3008TQM8xxL modules this is the range 0x40000000 ... 0x4001FFFF). After
3009booting and sizing and initializing DRAM, the code relocates itself
3010to the upper end of DRAM. Immediately below the U-Boot code some
3011memory is reserved for use by malloc() [see CFG_MALLOC_LEN
3012configuration setting]. Below that, a structure with global Board
3013Info data is placed, followed by the stack (growing downward).
3014
3015Additionally, some exception handler code is copied to the low 8 kB
3016of DRAM (0x00000000 ... 0x00001FFF).
3017
3018So a typical memory configuration with 16 MB of DRAM could look like
3019this:
3020
3021	0x0000 0000	Exception Vector code
3022	      :
3023	0x0000 1FFF
3024	0x0000 2000	Free for Application Use
3025	      :
3026	      :
3027
3028	      :
3029	      :
3030	0x00FB FF20	Monitor Stack (Growing downward)
3031	0x00FB FFAC	Board Info Data and permanent copy of global data
3032	0x00FC 0000	Malloc Arena
3033	      :
3034	0x00FD FFFF
3035	0x00FE 0000	RAM Copy of Monitor Code
3036	...		eventually: LCD or video framebuffer
3037	...		eventually: pRAM (Protected RAM - unchanged by reset)
3038	0x00FF FFFF	[End of RAM]
3039
3040
3041System Initialization:
3042----------------------
3043
3044In the reset configuration, U-Boot starts at the reset entry point
3045(on most PowerPC systens at address 0x00000100). Because of the reset
3046configuration for CS0# this is a mirror of the onboard Flash memory.
3047To be able to re-map memory U-Boot then jumps to its link address.
3048To be able to implement the initialization code in C, a (small!)
3049initial stack is set up in the internal Dual Ported RAM (in case CPUs
3050which provide such a feature like MPC8xx or MPC8260), or in a locked
3051part of the data cache. After that, U-Boot initializes the CPU core,
3052the caches and the SIU.
3053
3054Next, all (potentially) available memory banks are mapped using a
3055preliminary mapping. For example, we put them on 512 MB boundaries
3056(multiples of 0x20000000: SDRAM on 0x00000000 and 0x20000000, Flash
3057on 0x40000000 and 0x60000000, SRAM on 0x80000000). Then UPM A is
3058programmed for SDRAM access. Using the temporary configuration, a
3059simple memory test is run that determines the size of the SDRAM
3060banks.
3061
3062When there is more than one SDRAM bank, and the banks are of
3063different size, the largest is mapped first. For equal size, the first
3064bank (CS2#) is mapped first. The first mapping is always for address
30650x00000000, with any additional banks following immediately to create
3066contiguous memory starting from 0.
3067
3068Then, the monitor installs itself at the upper end of the SDRAM area
3069and allocates memory for use by malloc() and for the global Board
3070Info data; also, the exception vector code is copied to the low RAM
3071pages, and the final stack is set up.
3072
3073Only after this relocation will you have a "normal" C environment;
3074until that you are restricted in several ways, mostly because you are
3075running from ROM, and because the code will have to be relocated to a
3076new address in RAM.
3077
3078
3079U-Boot Porting Guide:
3080----------------------
3081
3082[Based on messages by Jerry Van Baren in the U-Boot-Users mailing
3083list, October 2002]
3084
3085
3086int main (int argc, char *argv[])
3087{
3088	sighandler_t no_more_time;
3089
3090	signal (SIGALRM, no_more_time);
3091	alarm (PROJECT_DEADLINE - toSec (3 * WEEK));
3092
3093	if (available_money > available_manpower) {
3094		pay consultant to port U-Boot;
3095		return 0;
3096	}
3097
3098	Download latest U-Boot source;
3099
3100	Subscribe to u-boot-users mailing list;
3101
3102	if (clueless) {
3103		email ("Hi, I am new to U-Boot, how do I get started?");
3104	}
3105
3106	while (learning) {
3107		Read the README file in the top level directory;
3108		Read http://www.denx.de/re/DPLG.html
3109		Read the source, Luke;
3110	}
3111
3112	if (available_money > toLocalCurrency ($2500)) {
3113		Buy a BDI2000;
3114	} else {
3115		Add a lot of aggravation and time;
3116	}
3117
3118	Create your own board support subdirectory;
3119
3120	Create your own board config file;
3121
3122	while (!running) {
3123		do {
3124			Add / modify source code;
3125		} until (compiles);
3126		Debug;
3127		if (clueless)
3128			email ("Hi, I am having problems...");
3129	}
3130	Send patch file to Wolfgang;
3131
3132	return 0;
3133}
3134
3135void no_more_time (int sig)
3136{
3137      hire_a_guru();
3138}
3139
3140
3141Coding Standards:
3142-----------------
3143
3144All contributions to U-Boot should conform to the Linux kernel
3145coding style; see the file "Documentation/CodingStyle" in your Linux
3146kernel source directory.
3147
3148Please note that U-Boot is implemented in C (and to some small parts
3149in Assembler); no C++ is used, so please do not use C++ style
3150comments (//) in your code.
3151
3152Submissions which do not conform to the standards may be returned
3153with a request to reformat the changes.
3154
3155
3156Submitting Patches:
3157-------------------
3158
3159Since the number of patches for U-Boot is growing, we need to
3160establish some rules. Submissions which do not conform to these rules
3161may be rejected, even when they contain important and valuable stuff.
3162
3163
3164When you send a patch, please include the following information with
3165it:
3166
3167* For bug fixes: a description of the bug and how your patch fixes
3168  this bug. Please try to include a way of demonstrating that the
3169  patch actually fixes something.
3170
3171* For new features: a description of the feature and your
3172  implementation.
3173
3174* A CHANGELOG entry as plaintext (separate from the patch)
3175
3176* For major contributions, your entry to the CREDITS file
3177
3178* When you add support for a new board, don't forget to add this
3179  board to the MAKEALL script, too.
3180
3181* If your patch adds new configuration options, don't forget to
3182  document these in the README file.
3183
3184* The patch itself. If you are accessing the CVS repository use "cvs
3185  update; cvs diff -puRN"; else, use "diff -purN OLD NEW". If your
3186  version of diff does not support these options, then get the latest
3187  version of GNU diff.
3188
3189  The current directory when running this command shall be the top
3190  level directory of the U-Boot source tree, or it's parent directory
3191  (i. e. please make sure that your patch includes sufficient
3192  directory information for the affected files).
3193
3194  We accept patches as plain text, MIME attachments or as uuencoded
3195  gzipped text.
3196
3197* If one logical set of modifications affects or creates several
3198  files, all these changes shall be submitted in a SINGLE patch file.
3199
3200* Changesets that contain different, unrelated modifications shall be
3201  submitted as SEPARATE patches, one patch per changeset.
3202
3203
3204Notes:
3205
3206* Before sending the patch, run the MAKEALL script on your patched
3207  source tree and make sure that no errors or warnings are reported
3208  for any of the boards.
3209
3210* Keep your modifications to the necessary minimum: A patch
3211  containing several unrelated changes or arbitrary reformats will be
3212  returned with a request to re-formatting / split it.
3213
3214* If you modify existing code, make sure that your new code does not
3215  add to the memory footprint of the code ;-) Small is beautiful!
3216  When adding new features, these should compile conditionally only
3217  (using #ifdef), and the resulting code with the new feature
3218  disabled must not need more memory than the old code without your
3219  modification.
3220