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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/Marvell Files specific to Marvell development boards
201- board/Marvell/db64360 Files specific to db64360 board
202- board/Marvell/db64460 Files specific to db64460 board
203- board/mbx8xx	Files specific to MBX	     boards
204- board/mpc8260ads
205		Files specific to MPC826xADS and PQ2FADS-ZU/VR boards
206- board/mpc8540ads
207		Files specific to MPC8540ADS boards
208- board/mpc8560ads
209		Files specific to MPC8560ADS boards
210- board/mpl/	Files specific to boards manufactured by MPL
211- board/mpl/common	Common files for MPL boards
212- board/mpl/pip405	Files specific to PIP405     boards
213- board/mpl/mip405	Files specific to MIP405     boards
214- board/mpl/vcma9	Files specific to VCMA9	     boards
215- board/musenki Files specific to MUSEKNI    boards
216- board/mvs1	Files specific to MVS1	     boards
217- board/nx823	Files specific to NX823	     boards
218- board/oxc	Files specific to OXC	     boards
219- board/omap1510inn
220		Files specific to OMAP 1510 Innovator boards
221- board/omap1610inn
222		Files specific to OMAP 1610 Innovator boards
223- board/pcippc2 Files specific to PCIPPC2/PCIPPC6 boards
224- board/pm826	Files specific to PM826	     boards
225- board/ppmc8260
226		Files specific to PPMC8260   boards
227- board/snmc/qs850	Files specific to QS850/823  boards
228- board/snmc/qs860t	Files specific to QS860T     boards
229- board/rpxsuper
230		Files specific to RPXsuper   boards
231- board/rsdproto
232		Files specific to RSDproto   boards
233- board/sandpoint
234		Files specific to Sandpoint  boards
235- board/sbc8260 Files specific to SBC8260    boards
236- board/sacsng	Files specific to SACSng     boards
237- board/siemens Files specific to boards manufactured by Siemens AG
238- board/siemens/CCM	Files specific to CCM	     boards
239- board/siemens/IAD210	Files specific to IAD210     boards
240- board/siemens/SCM	Files specific to SCM	     boards
241- board/siemens/pcu_e	Files specific to PCU_E	     boards
242- board/sixnet	Files specific to SIXNET     boards
243- board/spd8xx	Files specific to SPD8xxTS   boards
244- board/tqm8260 Files specific to TQM8260    boards
245- board/tqm8xx	Files specific to TQM8xxL    boards
246- board/w7o	Files specific to W7O	     boards
247- board/walnut405
248		Files specific to Walnut405  boards
249- board/westel/ Files specific to boards manufactured by Westel Wireless
250- board/westel/amx860	Files specific to AMX860     boards
251- board/utx8245 Files specific to UTX8245   boards
252- board/zpc1900 Files specific to Zephyr Engineering ZPC.1900 board
253
254Software Configuration:
255=======================
256
257Configuration is usually done using C preprocessor defines; the
258rationale behind that is to avoid dead code whenever possible.
259
260There are two classes of configuration variables:
261
262* Configuration _OPTIONS_:
263  These are selectable by the user and have names beginning with
264  "CONFIG_".
265
266* Configuration _SETTINGS_:
267  These depend on the hardware etc. and should not be meddled with if
268  you don't know what you're doing; they have names beginning with
269  "CFG_".
270
271Later we will add a configuration tool - probably similar to or even
272identical to what's used for the Linux kernel. Right now, we have to
273do the configuration by hand, which means creating some symbolic
274links and editing some configuration files. We use the TQM8xxL boards
275as an example here.
276
277
278Selection of Processor Architecture and Board Type:
279---------------------------------------------------
280
281For all supported boards there are ready-to-use default
282configurations available; just type "make <board_name>_config".
283
284Example: For a TQM823L module type:
285
286	cd u-boot
287	make TQM823L_config
288
289For the Cogent platform, you need to specify the cpu type as well;
290e.g. "make cogent_mpc8xx_config". And also configure the cogent
291directory according to the instructions in cogent/README.
292
293
294Configuration Options:
295----------------------
296
297Configuration depends on the combination of board and CPU type; all
298such information is kept in a configuration file
299"include/configs/<board_name>.h".
300
301Example: For a TQM823L module, all configuration settings are in
302"include/configs/TQM823L.h".
303
304
305Many of the options are named exactly as the corresponding Linux
306kernel configuration options. The intention is to make it easier to
307build a config tool - later.
308
309
310The following options need to be configured:
311
312- CPU Type:	Define exactly one of
313
314		PowerPC based CPUs:
315		-------------------
316		CONFIG_MPC823,	CONFIG_MPC850,	CONFIG_MPC855,	CONFIG_MPC860
317	or	CONFIG_MPC5xx
318	or	CONFIG_MPC824X, CONFIG_MPC8260
319	or	CONFIG_MPC85xx
320	or	CONFIG_IOP480
321	or	CONFIG_405GP
322	or	CONFIG_405EP
323	or	CONFIG_440
324	or	CONFIG_MPC74xx
325	or	CONFIG_750FX
326
327		ARM based CPUs:
328		---------------
329		CONFIG_SA1110
330		CONFIG_ARM7
331		CONFIG_PXA250
332
333
334- Board Type:	Define exactly one of
335
336		PowerPC based boards:
337		---------------------
338
339		CONFIG_ADCIOP,	   CONFIG_ICU862      CONFIG_RPXsuper,
340		CONFIG_ADS860,	   CONFIG_IP860,      CONFIG_SM850,
341		CONFIG_AMX860,	   CONFIG_IPHASE4539, CONFIG_SPD823TS,
342		CONFIG_AR405,	   CONFIG_IVML24,     CONFIG_SXNI855T,
343		CONFIG_BAB7xx,	   CONFIG_IVML24_128, CONFIG_Sandpoint8240,
344		CONFIG_CANBT,	   CONFIG_IVML24_256, CONFIG_Sandpoint8245,
345		CONFIG_CCM,	   CONFIG_IVMS8,      CONFIG_TQM823L,
346		CONFIG_CPCI405,	   CONFIG_IVMS8_128,  CONFIG_TQM850L,
347		CONFIG_CPCI4052,   CONFIG_IVMS8_256,  CONFIG_TQM855L,
348		CONFIG_CPCIISER4,  CONFIG_LANTEC,     CONFIG_TQM860L,
349		CONFIG_CPU86,	   CONFIG_MBX,	      CONFIG_TQM8260,
350		CONFIG_CRAYL1,	   CONFIG_MBX860T,    CONFIG_TTTech,
351		CONFIG_CU824,	   CONFIG_MHPC,	      CONFIG_UTX8245,
352		CONFIG_DASA_SIM,   CONFIG_MIP405,     CONFIG_W7OLMC,
353		CONFIG_DU405,	   CONFIG_MOUSSE,     CONFIG_W7OLMG,
354		CONFIG_ELPPC,	   CONFIG_MPC8260ADS, CONFIG_WALNUT405,
355		CONFIG_ERIC,	   CONFIG_MUSENKI,    CONFIG_ZUMA,
356		CONFIG_ESTEEM192E, CONFIG_MVS1,	      CONFIG_c2mon,
357		CONFIG_ETX094,	   CONFIG_NX823,      CONFIG_cogent_mpc8260,
358		CONFIG_EVB64260,   CONFIG_OCRTC,      CONFIG_cogent_mpc8xx,
359		CONFIG_FADS823,	   CONFIG_ORSG,	      CONFIG_ep8260,
360		CONFIG_FADS850SAR, CONFIG_OXC,	      CONFIG_gw8260,
361		CONFIG_FADS860T,   CONFIG_PCI405,     CONFIG_hermes,
362		CONFIG_FLAGADM,	   CONFIG_PCIPPC2,    CONFIG_hymod,
363		CONFIG_FPS850L,	   CONFIG_PCIPPC6,    CONFIG_lwmon,
364		CONFIG_GEN860T,	   CONFIG_PIP405,     CONFIG_pcu_e,
365		CONFIG_GENIETV,	   CONFIG_PM826,      CONFIG_ppmc8260,
366		CONFIG_GTH,	   CONFIG_RPXClassic, CONFIG_rsdproto,
367		CONFIG_IAD210,	   CONFIG_RPXlite,    CONFIG_sbc8260,
368		CONFIG_EBONY,	   CONFIG_sacsng,     CONFIG_FPS860L,
369		CONFIG_V37,	   CONFIG_ELPT860,    CONFIG_CMI,
370		CONFIG_NETVIA,	   CONFIG_RBC823,     CONFIG_ZPC1900,
371		CONFIG_MPC8540ADS, CONFIG_MPC8560ADS, CONFIG_QS850,
372		CONFIG_QS823,	   CONFIG_QS860T,     CONFIG_DB64360,
373		CONFIG_DB64460,	   CONFIG_DUET_ADS
374
375		ARM based boards:
376		-----------------
377
378		CONFIG_HHP_CRADLE,  CONFIG_DNP1110,    CONFIG_EP7312,
379		CONFIG_IMPA7,	    CONFIG_LART,       CONFIG_LUBBOCK,
380		CONFIG_INNOVATOROMAP1510,	CONFIG_INNOVATOROMAP1610
381		CONFIG_SHANNON,	    CONFIG_SMDK2400,   CONFIG_SMDK2410,
382		CONFIG_TRAB,	    CONFIG_VCMA9,      CONFIG_AT91RM9200DK
383
384
385- CPU Module Type: (if CONFIG_COGENT is defined)
386		Define exactly one of
387		CONFIG_CMA286_60_OLD
388--- FIXME --- not tested yet:
389		CONFIG_CMA286_60, CONFIG_CMA286_21, CONFIG_CMA286_60P,
390		CONFIG_CMA287_23, CONFIG_CMA287_50
391
392- Motherboard Type: (if CONFIG_COGENT is defined)
393		Define exactly one of
394		CONFIG_CMA101, CONFIG_CMA102
395
396- Motherboard I/O Modules: (if CONFIG_COGENT is defined)
397		Define one or more of
398		CONFIG_CMA302
399
400- Motherboard Options: (if CONFIG_CMA101 or CONFIG_CMA102 are defined)
401		Define one or more of
402		CONFIG_LCD_HEARTBEAT	- update a character position on
403					  the lcd display every second with
404					  a "rotator" |\-/|\-/
405
406- Board flavour: (if CONFIG_MPC8260ADS is defined)
407		CONFIG_ADSTYPE
408		Possible values are:
409			CFG_8260ADS	- original MPC8260ADS
410			CFG_8266ADS	- MPC8266ADS
411			CFG_PQ2FADS	- PQ2FADS-ZU or PQ2FADS-VR
412
413
414- MPC824X Family Member (if CONFIG_MPC824X is defined)
415		Define exactly one of
416		CONFIG_MPC8240, CONFIG_MPC8245
417
418- 8xx CPU Options: (if using an MPC8xx cpu)
419		Define one or more of
420		CONFIG_8xx_GCLK_FREQ	- if get_gclk_freq() cannot work
421					  e.g. if there is no 32KHz
422					  reference PIT/RTC clock
423
424- 859/866 CPU options: (if using a MPC859 or MPC866 CPU):
425		CFG_866_OSCCLK
426		CFG_866_CPUCLK_MIN
427		CFG_866_CPUCLK_MAX
428		CFG_866_CPUCLK_DEFAULT
429			See doc/README.MPC866
430
431		CFG_MEASURE_CPUCLK
432
433		Define this to measure the actual CPU clock instead
434		of relying on the correctness of the configured
435		values. Mostly useful for board bringup to make sure
436		the PLL is locked at the intended frequency. Note
437		that this requires a (stable) reference clock (32 kHz
438		RTC clock),
439
440- Linux Kernel Interface:
441		CONFIG_CLOCKS_IN_MHZ
442
443		U-Boot stores all clock information in Hz
444		internally. For binary compatibility with older Linux
445		kernels (which expect the clocks passed in the
446		bd_info data to be in MHz) the environment variable
447		"clocks_in_mhz" can be defined so that U-Boot
448		converts clock data to MHZ before passing it to the
449		Linux kernel.
450		When CONFIG_CLOCKS_IN_MHZ is defined, a definition of
451		"clocks_in_mhz=1" is  automatically  included  in  the
452		default environment.
453
454		CONFIG_MEMSIZE_IN_BYTES		[relevant for MIPS only]
455
456		When transfering memsize parameter to linux, some versions
457		expect it to be in bytes, others in MB.
458		Define CONFIG_MEMSIZE_IN_BYTES to make it in bytes.
459
460- Console Interface:
461		Depending on board, define exactly one serial port
462		(like CONFIG_8xx_CONS_SMC1, CONFIG_8xx_CONS_SMC2,
463		CONFIG_8xx_CONS_SCC1, ...), or switch off the serial
464		console by defining CONFIG_8xx_CONS_NONE
465
466		Note: if CONFIG_8xx_CONS_NONE is defined, the serial
467		port routines must be defined elsewhere
468		(i.e. serial_init(), serial_getc(), ...)
469
470		CONFIG_CFB_CONSOLE
471		Enables console device for a color framebuffer. Needs following
472		defines (cf. smiLynxEM, i8042, board/eltec/bab7xx)
473			VIDEO_FB_LITTLE_ENDIAN	graphic memory organisation
474						(default big endian)
475			VIDEO_HW_RECTFILL	graphic chip supports
476						rectangle fill
477						(cf. smiLynxEM)
478			VIDEO_HW_BITBLT		graphic chip supports
479						bit-blit (cf. smiLynxEM)
480			VIDEO_VISIBLE_COLS	visible pixel columns
481						(cols=pitch)
482			VIDEO_VISIBLE_ROWS	visible pixel rows
483			VIDEO_PIXEL_SIZE	bytes per pixel
484			VIDEO_DATA_FORMAT	graphic data format
485						(0-5, cf. cfb_console.c)
486			VIDEO_FB_ADRS		framebuffer address
487			VIDEO_KBD_INIT_FCT	keyboard int fct
488						(i.e. i8042_kbd_init())
489			VIDEO_TSTC_FCT		test char fct
490						(i.e. i8042_tstc)
491			VIDEO_GETC_FCT		get char fct
492						(i.e. i8042_getc)
493			CONFIG_CONSOLE_CURSOR	cursor drawing on/off
494						(requires blink timer
495						cf. i8042.c)
496			CFG_CONSOLE_BLINK_COUNT blink interval (cf. i8042.c)
497			CONFIG_CONSOLE_TIME	display time/date info in
498						upper right corner
499						(requires CFG_CMD_DATE)
500			CONFIG_VIDEO_LOGO	display Linux logo in
501						upper left corner
502			CONFIG_VIDEO_BMP_LOGO	use bmp_logo.h instead of
503						linux_logo.h for logo.
504						Requires CONFIG_VIDEO_LOGO
505			CONFIG_CONSOLE_EXTRA_INFO
506						addional board info beside
507						the logo
508
509		When CONFIG_CFB_CONSOLE is defined, video console is
510		default i/o. Serial console can be forced with
511		environment 'console=serial'.
512
513		When CONFIG_SILENT_CONSOLE is defined, all console
514		messages (by U-Boot and Linux!) can be silenced with
515		the "silent" environment variable. See
516		doc/README.silent for more information.
517
518- Console Baudrate:
519		CONFIG_BAUDRATE - in bps
520		Select one of the baudrates listed in
521		CFG_BAUDRATE_TABLE, see below.
522		CFG_BRGCLK_PRESCALE, baudrate prescale
523
524- Interrupt driven serial port input:
525		CONFIG_SERIAL_SOFTWARE_FIFO
526
527		PPC405GP only.
528		Use an interrupt handler for receiving data on the
529		serial port. It also enables using hardware handshake
530		(RTS/CTS) and UART's built-in FIFO. Set the number of
531		bytes the interrupt driven input buffer should have.
532
533		Set to 0 to disable this feature (this is the default).
534		This will also disable hardware handshake.
535
536- Console UART Number:
537		CONFIG_UART1_CONSOLE
538
539		IBM PPC4xx only.
540		If defined internal UART1 (and not UART0) is used
541		as default U-Boot console.
542
543- Boot Delay:	CONFIG_BOOTDELAY - in seconds
544		Delay before automatically booting the default image;
545		set to -1 to disable autoboot.
546
547		See doc/README.autoboot for these options that
548		work with CONFIG_BOOTDELAY. None are required.
549		CONFIG_BOOT_RETRY_TIME
550		CONFIG_BOOT_RETRY_MIN
551		CONFIG_AUTOBOOT_KEYED
552		CONFIG_AUTOBOOT_PROMPT
553		CONFIG_AUTOBOOT_DELAY_STR
554		CONFIG_AUTOBOOT_STOP_STR
555		CONFIG_AUTOBOOT_DELAY_STR2
556		CONFIG_AUTOBOOT_STOP_STR2
557		CONFIG_ZERO_BOOTDELAY_CHECK
558		CONFIG_RESET_TO_RETRY
559
560- Autoboot Command:
561		CONFIG_BOOTCOMMAND
562		Only needed when CONFIG_BOOTDELAY is enabled;
563		define a command string that is automatically executed
564		when no character is read on the console interface
565		within "Boot Delay" after reset.
566
567		CONFIG_BOOTARGS
568		This can be used to pass arguments to the bootm
569		command. The value of CONFIG_BOOTARGS goes into the
570		environment value "bootargs".
571
572		CONFIG_RAMBOOT and CONFIG_NFSBOOT
573		The value of these goes into the environment as
574		"ramboot" and "nfsboot" respectively, and can be used
575		as a convenience, when switching between booting from
576		ram and nfs.
577
578- Pre-Boot Commands:
579		CONFIG_PREBOOT
580
581		When this option is #defined, the existence of the
582		environment variable "preboot" will be checked
583		immediately before starting the CONFIG_BOOTDELAY
584		countdown and/or running the auto-boot command resp.
585		entering interactive mode.
586
587		This feature is especially useful when "preboot" is
588		automatically generated or modified. For an example
589		see the LWMON board specific code: here "preboot" is
590		modified when the user holds down a certain
591		combination of keys on the (special) keyboard when
592		booting the systems
593
594- Serial Download Echo Mode:
595		CONFIG_LOADS_ECHO
596		If defined to 1, all characters received during a
597		serial download (using the "loads" command) are
598		echoed back. This might be needed by some terminal
599		emulations (like "cu"), but may as well just take
600		time on others. This setting #define's the initial
601		value of the "loads_echo" environment variable.
602
603- Kgdb Serial Baudrate: (if CFG_CMD_KGDB is defined)
604		CONFIG_KGDB_BAUDRATE
605		Select one of the baudrates listed in
606		CFG_BAUDRATE_TABLE, see below.
607
608- Monitor Functions:
609		CONFIG_COMMANDS
610		Most monitor functions can be selected (or
611		de-selected) by adjusting the definition of
612		CONFIG_COMMANDS; to select individual functions,
613		#define CONFIG_COMMANDS by "OR"ing any of the
614		following values:
615
616		#define enables commands:
617		-------------------------
618		CFG_CMD_ASKENV	* ask for env variable
619		CFG_CMD_AUTOSCRIPT Autoscript Support
620		CFG_CMD_BDI	  bdinfo
621		CFG_CMD_BEDBUG	  Include BedBug Debugger
622		CFG_CMD_BMP	* BMP support
623		CFG_CMD_BOOTD	  bootd
624		CFG_CMD_CACHE	  icache, dcache
625		CFG_CMD_CONSOLE	  coninfo
626		CFG_CMD_DATE	* support for RTC, date/time...
627		CFG_CMD_DHCP	  DHCP support
628		CFG_CMD_DIAG	* Diagnostics
629		CFG_CMD_DOC	* Disk-On-Chip Support
630		CFG_CMD_DTT	  Digital Therm and Thermostat
631		CFG_CMD_ECHO	* echo arguments
632		CFG_CMD_EEPROM	* EEPROM read/write support
633		CFG_CMD_ELF	  bootelf, bootvx
634		CFG_CMD_ENV	  saveenv
635		CFG_CMD_FDC	* Floppy Disk Support
636		CFG_CMD_FAT	  FAT partition support
637		CFG_CMD_FDOS	* Dos diskette Support
638		CFG_CMD_FLASH	  flinfo, erase, protect
639		CFG_CMD_FPGA	  FPGA device initialization support
640		CFG_CMD_HWFLOW	* RTS/CTS hw flow control
641		CFG_CMD_I2C	* I2C serial bus support
642		CFG_CMD_IDE	* IDE harddisk support
643		CFG_CMD_IMI	  iminfo
644		CFG_CMD_IMLS	  List all found images
645		CFG_CMD_IMMAP	* IMMR dump support
646		CFG_CMD_IRQ	* irqinfo
647		CFG_CMD_ITEST	* Integer/string test of 2 values
648		CFG_CMD_JFFS2	* JFFS2 Support
649		CFG_CMD_KGDB	* kgdb
650		CFG_CMD_LOADB	  loadb
651		CFG_CMD_LOADS	  loads
652		CFG_CMD_MEMORY	  md, mm, nm, mw, cp, cmp, crc, base,
653				  loop, mtest
654		CFG_CMD_MISC	  Misc functions like sleep etc
655		CFG_CMD_MMC	  MMC memory mapped support
656		CFG_CMD_MII	  MII utility commands
657		CFG_CMD_NAND	* NAND support
658		CFG_CMD_NET	  bootp, tftpboot, rarpboot
659		CFG_CMD_PCI	* pciinfo
660		CFG_CMD_PCMCIA	* PCMCIA support
661		CFG_CMD_PING	* send ICMP ECHO_REQUEST to network host
662		CFG_CMD_PORTIO	* Port I/O
663		CFG_CMD_REGINFO * Register dump
664		CFG_CMD_RUN	  run command in env variable
665		CFG_CMD_SAVES	  save S record dump
666		CFG_CMD_SCSI	* SCSI Support
667		CFG_CMD_SDRAM	* print SDRAM configuration information
668		CFG_CMD_SETGETDCR Support for DCR Register access (4xx only)
669		CFG_CMD_SPI	* SPI serial bus support
670		CFG_CMD_USB	* USB support
671		CFG_CMD_VFD	* VFD support (TRAB)
672		CFG_CMD_BSP	* Board SPecific functions
673		-----------------------------------------------
674		CFG_CMD_ALL	all
675
676		CFG_CMD_DFL	Default configuration; at the moment
677				this is includes all commands, except
678				the ones marked with "*" in the list
679				above.
680
681		If you don't define CONFIG_COMMANDS it defaults to
682		CFG_CMD_DFL in include/cmd_confdefs.h. A board can
683		override the default settings in the respective
684		include file.
685
686		EXAMPLE: If you want all functions except of network
687		support you can write:
688
689		#define CONFIG_COMMANDS (CFG_CMD_ALL & ~CFG_CMD_NET)
690
691
692	Note:	Don't enable the "icache" and "dcache" commands
693		(configuration option CFG_CMD_CACHE) unless you know
694		what you (and your U-Boot users) are doing. Data
695		cache cannot be enabled on systems like the 8xx or
696		8260 (where accesses to the IMMR region must be
697		uncached), and it cannot be disabled on all other
698		systems where we (mis-) use the data cache to hold an
699		initial stack and some data.
700
701
702		XXX - this list needs to get updated!
703
704- Watchdog:
705		CONFIG_WATCHDOG
706		If this variable is defined, it enables watchdog
707		support. There must be support in the platform specific
708		code for a watchdog. For the 8xx and 8260 CPUs, the
709		SIU Watchdog feature is enabled in the SYPCR
710		register.
711
712- U-Boot Version:
713		CONFIG_VERSION_VARIABLE
714		If this variable is defined, an environment variable
715		named "ver" is created by U-Boot showing the U-Boot
716		version as printed by the "version" command.
717		This variable is readonly.
718
719- Real-Time Clock:
720
721		When CFG_CMD_DATE is selected, the type of the RTC
722		has to be selected, too. Define exactly one of the
723		following options:
724
725		CONFIG_RTC_MPC8xx	- use internal RTC of MPC8xx
726		CONFIG_RTC_PCF8563	- use Philips PCF8563 RTC
727		CONFIG_RTC_MC146818	- use MC146818 RTC
728		CONFIG_RTC_DS1307	- use Maxim, Inc. DS1307 RTC
729		CONFIG_RTC_DS1337	- use Maxim, Inc. DS1337 RTC
730		CONFIG_RTC_DS1338	- use Maxim, Inc. DS1338 RTC
731		CONFIG_RTC_DS164x	- use Dallas DS164x RTC
732
733		Note that if the RTC uses I2C, then the I2C interface
734		must also be configured. See I2C Support, below.
735
736- Timestamp Support:
737
738		When CONFIG_TIMESTAMP is selected, the timestamp
739		(date and time) of an image is printed by image
740		commands like bootm or iminfo. This option is
741		automatically enabled when you select CFG_CMD_DATE .
742
743- Partition Support:
744		CONFIG_MAC_PARTITION and/or CONFIG_DOS_PARTITION
745		and/or CONFIG_ISO_PARTITION
746
747		If IDE or SCSI support	is  enabled  (CFG_CMD_IDE  or
748		CFG_CMD_SCSI) you must configure support for at least
749		one partition type as well.
750
751- IDE Reset method:
752		CONFIG_IDE_RESET_ROUTINE
753
754		Set this to define that instead of a reset Pin, the
755		routine ide_set_reset(int idereset) will be used.
756
757- ATAPI Support:
758		CONFIG_ATAPI
759
760		Set this to enable ATAPI support.
761
762- SCSI Support:
763		At the moment only there is only support for the
764		SYM53C8XX SCSI controller; define
765		CONFIG_SCSI_SYM53C8XX to enable it.
766
767		CFG_SCSI_MAX_LUN [8], CFG_SCSI_MAX_SCSI_ID [7] and
768		CFG_SCSI_MAX_DEVICE [CFG_SCSI_MAX_SCSI_ID *
769		CFG_SCSI_MAX_LUN] can be adjusted to define the
770		maximum numbers of LUNs, SCSI ID's and target
771		devices.
772		CFG_SCSI_SYM53C8XX_CCF to fix clock timing (80Mhz)
773
774- NETWORK Support (PCI):
775		CONFIG_E1000
776		Support for Intel 8254x gigabit chips.
777
778		CONFIG_EEPRO100
779		Support for Intel 82557/82559/82559ER chips.
780		Optional CONFIG_EEPRO100_SROM_WRITE enables eeprom
781		write routine for first time initialisation.
782
783		CONFIG_TULIP
784		Support for Digital 2114x chips.
785		Optional CONFIG_TULIP_SELECT_MEDIA for board specific
786		modem chip initialisation (KS8761/QS6611).
787
788		CONFIG_NATSEMI
789		Support for National dp83815 chips.
790
791		CONFIG_NS8382X
792		Support for National dp8382[01] gigabit chips.
793
794- NETWORK Support (other):
795
796		CONFIG_DRIVER_LAN91C96
797		Support for SMSC's LAN91C96 chips.
798
799			CONFIG_LAN91C96_BASE
800			Define this to hold the physical address
801			of the LAN91C96's I/O space
802
803			CONFIG_LAN91C96_USE_32_BIT
804			Define this to enable 32 bit addressing
805
806- USB Support:
807		At the moment only the UHCI host controller is
808		supported (PIP405, MIP405); define
809		CONFIG_USB_UHCI to enable it.
810		define CONFIG_USB_KEYBOARD to enable the USB Keyboard
811		end define CONFIG_USB_STORAGE to enable the USB
812		storage devices.
813		Note:
814		Supported are USB Keyboards and USB Floppy drives
815		(TEAC FD-05PUB).
816
817- MMC Support:
818		The MMC controller on the Intel PXA is supported. To
819		enable this define CONFIG_MMC. The MMC can be
820		accessed from the boot prompt by mapping the device
821		to physical memory similar to flash. Command line is
822		enabled with CFG_CMD_MMC. The MMC driver also works with
823		the FAT fs. This is enabled with CFG_CMD_FAT.
824
825- Keyboard Support:
826		CONFIG_ISA_KEYBOARD
827
828		Define this to enable standard (PC-Style) keyboard
829		support
830
831		CONFIG_I8042_KBD
832		Standard PC keyboard driver with US (is default) and
833		GERMAN key layout (switch via environment 'keymap=de') support.
834		Export function i8042_kbd_init, i8042_tstc and i8042_getc
835		for cfb_console. Supports cursor blinking.
836
837- Video support:
838		CONFIG_VIDEO
839
840		Define this to enable video support (for output to
841		video).
842
843		CONFIG_VIDEO_CT69000
844
845		Enable Chips & Technologies 69000 Video chip
846
847		CONFIG_VIDEO_SMI_LYNXEM
848		Enable Silicon Motion SMI 712/710/810 Video chip
849		Videomode are selected via environment 'videomode' with
850		standard LiLo mode numbers.
851		Following modes are supported  (* is default):
852
853			    800x600  1024x768  1280x1024
854	      256  (8bit)     303*	305	  307
855	    65536 (16bit)     314	317	  31a
856	16,7 Mill (24bit)     315	318	  31b
857		(i.e. setenv videomode 317; saveenv; reset;)
858
859		CONFIG_VIDEO_SED13806
860		Enable Epson SED13806 driver. This driver supports 8bpp
861		and 16bpp modes defined by CONFIG_VIDEO_SED13806_8BPP
862		or CONFIG_VIDEO_SED13806_16BPP
863
864- Keyboard Support:
865		CONFIG_KEYBOARD
866
867		Define this to enable a custom keyboard support.
868		This simply calls drv_keyboard_init() which must be
869		defined in your board-specific files.
870		The only board using this so far is RBC823.
871
872- LCD Support:	CONFIG_LCD
873
874		Define this to enable LCD support (for output to LCD
875		display); also select one of the supported displays
876		by defining one of these:
877
878		CONFIG_NEC_NL6448AC33:
879
880			NEC NL6448AC33-18. Active, color, single scan.
881
882		CONFIG_NEC_NL6448BC20
883
884			NEC NL6448BC20-08. 6.5", 640x480.
885			Active, color, single scan.
886
887		CONFIG_NEC_NL6448BC33_54
888
889			NEC NL6448BC33-54. 10.4", 640x480.
890			Active, color, single scan.
891
892		CONFIG_SHARP_16x9
893
894			Sharp 320x240. Active, color, single scan.
895			It isn't 16x9, and I am not sure what it is.
896
897		CONFIG_SHARP_LQ64D341
898
899			Sharp LQ64D341 display, 640x480.
900			Active, color, single scan.
901
902		CONFIG_HLD1045
903
904			HLD1045 display, 640x480.
905			Active, color, single scan.
906
907		CONFIG_OPTREX_BW
908
909			Optrex	 CBL50840-2 NF-FW 99 22 M5
910			or
911			Hitachi	 LMG6912RPFC-00T
912			or
913			Hitachi	 SP14Q002
914
915			320x240. Black & white.
916
917		Normally display is black on white background; define
918		CFG_WHITE_ON_BLACK to get it inverted.
919
920- Splash Screen Support: CONFIG_SPLASH_SCREEN
921
922		If this option is set, the environment is checked for
923		a variable "splashimage". If found, the usual display
924		of logo, copyright and system information on the LCD
925		is supressed and the BMP image at the address
926		specified in "splashimage" is loaded instead. The
927		console is redirected to the "nulldev", too. This
928		allows for a "silent" boot where a splash screen is
929		loaded very quickly after power-on.
930
931- Compression support:
932		CONFIG_BZIP2
933
934		If this option is set, support for bzip2 compressed
935		images is included. If not, only uncompressed and gzip
936		compressed images are supported.
937
938		NOTE: the bzip2 algorithm requires a lot of RAM, so
939		the malloc area (as defined by CFG_MALLOC_LEN) should
940		be at least 4MB.
941
942- Ethernet address:
943		CONFIG_ETHADDR
944		CONFIG_ETH2ADDR
945		CONFIG_ETH3ADDR
946
947		Define a default value for ethernet address to use
948		for the respective ethernet interface, in case this
949		is not determined automatically.
950
951- IP address:
952		CONFIG_IPADDR
953
954		Define a default value for the IP address to use for
955		the default ethernet interface, in case this is not
956		determined through e.g. bootp.
957
958- Server IP address:
959		CONFIG_SERVERIP
960
961		Defines a default value for theIP address of a TFTP
962		server to contact when using the "tftboot" command.
963
964- BOOTP Recovery Mode:
965		CONFIG_BOOTP_RANDOM_DELAY
966
967		If you have many targets in a network that try to
968		boot using BOOTP, you may want to avoid that all
969		systems send out BOOTP requests at precisely the same
970		moment (which would happen for instance at recovery
971		from a power failure, when all systems will try to
972		boot, thus flooding the BOOTP server. Defining
973		CONFIG_BOOTP_RANDOM_DELAY causes a random delay to be
974		inserted before sending out BOOTP requests. The
975		following delays are insterted then:
976
977		1st BOOTP request:	delay 0 ... 1 sec
978		2nd BOOTP request:	delay 0 ... 2 sec
979		3rd BOOTP request:	delay 0 ... 4 sec
980		4th and following
981		BOOTP requests:		delay 0 ... 8 sec
982
983- DHCP Advanced Options:
984		CONFIG_BOOTP_MASK
985
986		You can fine tune the DHCP functionality by adding
987		these flags to the CONFIG_BOOTP_MASK define:
988
989		CONFIG_BOOTP_DNS2 - If a DHCP client requests the DNS
990		serverip from a DHCP server, it is possible that more
991		than one DNS serverip is offered to the client.
992		If CONFIG_BOOTP_DNS2 is enabled, the secondary DNS
993		serverip will be stored in the additional environment
994		variable "dnsip2". The first DNS serverip is always
995		stored in the variable "dnsip", when CONFIG_BOOTP_DNS
996		is added to the CONFIG_BOOTP_MASK.
997
998		CONFIG_BOOTP_SEND_HOSTNAME - Some DHCP servers are capable
999		to do a dynamic update of a DNS server. To do this, they
1000		need the hostname of the DHCP requester.
1001		If CONFIG_BOOP_SEND_HOSTNAME is added to the
1002		CONFIG_BOOTP_MASK, the content of the "hostname"
1003		environment variable is passed as option 12 to
1004		the DHCP server.
1005
1006- Status LED:	CONFIG_STATUS_LED
1007
1008		Several configurations allow to display the current
1009		status using a LED. For instance, the LED will blink
1010		fast while running U-Boot code, stop blinking as
1011		soon as a reply to a BOOTP request was received, and
1012		start blinking slow once the Linux kernel is running
1013		(supported by a status LED driver in the Linux
1014		kernel). Defining CONFIG_STATUS_LED enables this
1015		feature in U-Boot.
1016
1017- CAN Support:	CONFIG_CAN_DRIVER
1018
1019		Defining CONFIG_CAN_DRIVER enables CAN driver support
1020		on those systems that support this (optional)
1021		feature, like the TQM8xxL modules.
1022
1023- I2C Support:	CONFIG_HARD_I2C | CONFIG_SOFT_I2C
1024
1025		These enable I2C serial bus commands. Defining either of
1026		(but not both of) CONFIG_HARD_I2C or CONFIG_SOFT_I2C will
1027		include the appropriate I2C driver for the selected cpu.
1028
1029		This will allow you to use i2c commands at the u-boot
1030		command line (as long as you set CFG_CMD_I2C in
1031		CONFIG_COMMANDS) and communicate with i2c based realtime
1032		clock chips. See common/cmd_i2c.c for a description of the
1033		command line interface.
1034
1035		CONFIG_HARD_I2C selects the CPM hardware driver for I2C.
1036
1037		CONFIG_SOFT_I2C configures u-boot to use a software (aka
1038		bit-banging) driver instead of CPM or similar hardware
1039		support for I2C.
1040
1041		There are several other quantities that must also be
1042		defined when you define CONFIG_HARD_I2C or CONFIG_SOFT_I2C.
1043
1044		In both cases you will need to define CFG_I2C_SPEED
1045		to be the frequency (in Hz) at which you wish your i2c bus
1046		to run and CFG_I2C_SLAVE to be the address of this node (ie
1047		the cpu's i2c node address).
1048
1049		Now, the u-boot i2c code for the mpc8xx (cpu/mpc8xx/i2c.c)
1050		sets the cpu up as a master node and so its address should
1051		therefore be cleared to 0 (See, eg, MPC823e User's Manual
1052		p.16-473). So, set CFG_I2C_SLAVE to 0.
1053
1054		That's all that's required for CONFIG_HARD_I2C.
1055
1056		If you use the software i2c interface (CONFIG_SOFT_I2C)
1057		then the following macros need to be defined (examples are
1058		from include/configs/lwmon.h):
1059
1060		I2C_INIT
1061
1062		(Optional). Any commands necessary to enable the I2C
1063		controller or configure ports.
1064
1065		eg: #define I2C_INIT (immr->im_cpm.cp_pbdir |=	PB_SCL)
1066
1067		I2C_PORT
1068
1069		(Only for MPC8260 CPU). The I/O port to use (the code
1070		assumes both bits are on the same port). Valid values
1071		are 0..3 for ports A..D.
1072
1073		I2C_ACTIVE
1074
1075		The code necessary to make the I2C data line active
1076		(driven).  If the data line is open collector, this
1077		define can be null.
1078
1079		eg: #define I2C_ACTIVE (immr->im_cpm.cp_pbdir |=  PB_SDA)
1080
1081		I2C_TRISTATE
1082
1083		The code necessary to make the I2C data line tri-stated
1084		(inactive).  If the data line is open collector, this
1085		define can be null.
1086
1087		eg: #define I2C_TRISTATE (immr->im_cpm.cp_pbdir &= ~PB_SDA)
1088
1089		I2C_READ
1090
1091		Code that returns TRUE if the I2C data line is high,
1092		FALSE if it is low.
1093
1094		eg: #define I2C_READ ((immr->im_cpm.cp_pbdat & PB_SDA) != 0)
1095
1096		I2C_SDA(bit)
1097
1098		If <bit> is TRUE, sets the I2C data line high. If it
1099		is FALSE, it clears it (low).
1100
1101		eg: #define I2C_SDA(bit) \
1102			if(bit) immr->im_cpm.cp_pbdat |=  PB_SDA; \
1103			else	immr->im_cpm.cp_pbdat &= ~PB_SDA
1104
1105		I2C_SCL(bit)
1106
1107		If <bit> is TRUE, sets the I2C clock line high. If it
1108		is FALSE, it clears it (low).
1109
1110		eg: #define I2C_SCL(bit) \
1111			if(bit) immr->im_cpm.cp_pbdat |=  PB_SCL; \
1112			else	immr->im_cpm.cp_pbdat &= ~PB_SCL
1113
1114		I2C_DELAY
1115
1116		This delay is invoked four times per clock cycle so this
1117		controls the rate of data transfer.  The data rate thus
1118		is 1 / (I2C_DELAY * 4). Often defined to be something
1119		like:
1120
1121		#define I2C_DELAY  udelay(2)
1122
1123		CFG_I2C_INIT_BOARD
1124
1125		When a board is reset during an i2c bus transfer
1126		chips might think that the current transfer is still
1127		in progress. On some boards it is possible to access
1128		the i2c SCLK line directly, either by using the
1129		processor pin as a GPIO or by having a second pin
1130		connected to the bus. If this option is defined a
1131		custom i2c_init_board() routine in boards/xxx/board.c
1132		is run early in the boot sequence.
1133
1134- SPI Support:	CONFIG_SPI
1135
1136		Enables SPI driver (so far only tested with
1137		SPI EEPROM, also an instance works with Crystal A/D and
1138		D/As on the SACSng board)
1139
1140		CONFIG_SPI_X
1141
1142		Enables extended (16-bit) SPI EEPROM addressing.
1143		(symmetrical to CONFIG_I2C_X)
1144
1145		CONFIG_SOFT_SPI
1146
1147		Enables a software (bit-bang) SPI driver rather than
1148		using hardware support. This is a general purpose
1149		driver that only requires three general I/O port pins
1150		(two outputs, one input) to function. If this is
1151		defined, the board configuration must define several
1152		SPI configuration items (port pins to use, etc). For
1153		an example, see include/configs/sacsng.h.
1154
1155- FPGA Support: CONFIG_FPGA_COUNT
1156
1157		Specify the number of FPGA devices to support.
1158
1159		CONFIG_FPGA
1160
1161		Used to specify the types of FPGA devices. For
1162		example,
1163		#define CONFIG_FPGA  CFG_XILINX_VIRTEX2
1164
1165		CFG_FPGA_PROG_FEEDBACK
1166
1167		Enable printing of hash marks during FPGA
1168		configuration.
1169
1170		CFG_FPGA_CHECK_BUSY
1171
1172		Enable checks on FPGA configuration interface busy
1173		status by the configuration function. This option
1174		will require a board or device specific function to
1175		be written.
1176
1177		CONFIG_FPGA_DELAY
1178
1179		If defined, a function that provides delays in the
1180		FPGA configuration driver.
1181
1182		CFG_FPGA_CHECK_CTRLC
1183
1184		Allow Control-C to interrupt FPGA configuration
1185
1186		CFG_FPGA_CHECK_ERROR
1187
1188		Check for configuration errors during FPGA bitfile
1189		loading. For example, abort during Virtex II
1190		configuration if the INIT_B line goes low (which
1191		indicated a CRC error).
1192
1193		CFG_FPGA_WAIT_INIT
1194
1195		Maximum time to wait for the INIT_B line to deassert
1196		after PROB_B has been deasserted during a Virtex II
1197		FPGA configuration sequence. The default time is 500 mS.
1198
1199		CFG_FPGA_WAIT_BUSY
1200
1201		Maximum time to wait for BUSY to deassert during
1202		Virtex II FPGA configuration. The default is 5 mS.
1203
1204		CFG_FPGA_WAIT_CONFIG
1205
1206		Time to wait after FPGA configuration. The default is
1207		200 mS.
1208
1209- FPGA Support: CONFIG_FPGA_COUNT
1210
1211		Specify the number of FPGA devices to support.
1212
1213		CONFIG_FPGA
1214
1215		Used to specify the types of FPGA devices.  For example,
1216		#define CONFIG_FPGA  CFG_XILINX_VIRTEX2
1217
1218		CFG_FPGA_PROG_FEEDBACK
1219
1220		Enable printing of hash marks during FPGA configuration.
1221
1222		CFG_FPGA_CHECK_BUSY
1223
1224		Enable checks on FPGA configuration interface busy
1225		status by the configuration function. This option
1226		will require a board or device specific function to
1227		be written.
1228
1229		CONFIG_FPGA_DELAY
1230
1231		If defined, a function that provides delays in the FPGA
1232		configuration driver.
1233
1234		CFG_FPGA_CHECK_CTRLC
1235		Allow Control-C to interrupt FPGA configuration
1236
1237		CFG_FPGA_CHECK_ERROR
1238
1239		Check for configuration errors during FPGA bitfile
1240		loading. For example, abort during Virtex II
1241		configuration if the INIT_B line goes low (which
1242		indicated a CRC error).
1243
1244		CFG_FPGA_WAIT_INIT
1245
1246		Maximum time to wait for the INIT_B line to deassert
1247		after PROB_B has been deasserted during a Virtex II
1248		FPGA configuration sequence. The default time is 500
1249		mS.
1250
1251		CFG_FPGA_WAIT_BUSY
1252
1253		Maximum time to wait for BUSY to deassert during
1254		Virtex II FPGA configuration. The default is 5 mS.
1255
1256		CFG_FPGA_WAIT_CONFIG
1257
1258		Time to wait after FPGA configuration. The default is
1259		200 mS.
1260
1261- Configuration Management:
1262		CONFIG_IDENT_STRING
1263
1264		If defined, this string will be added to the U-Boot
1265		version information (U_BOOT_VERSION)
1266
1267- Vendor Parameter Protection:
1268
1269		U-Boot considers the values of the environment
1270		variables "serial#" (Board Serial Number) and
1271		"ethaddr" (Ethernet Address) to be parameters that
1272		are set once by the board vendor / manufacturer, and
1273		protects these variables from casual modification by
1274		the user. Once set, these variables are read-only,
1275		and write or delete attempts are rejected. You can
1276		change this behviour:
1277
1278		If CONFIG_ENV_OVERWRITE is #defined in your config
1279		file, the write protection for vendor parameters is
1280		completely disabled. Anybody can change or delete
1281		these parameters.
1282
1283		Alternatively, if you #define _both_ CONFIG_ETHADDR
1284		_and_ CONFIG_OVERWRITE_ETHADDR_ONCE, a default
1285		ethernet address is installed in the environment,
1286		which can be changed exactly ONCE by the user. [The
1287		serial# is unaffected by this, i. e. it remains
1288		read-only.]
1289
1290- Protected RAM:
1291		CONFIG_PRAM
1292
1293		Define this variable to enable the reservation of
1294		"protected RAM", i. e. RAM which is not overwritten
1295		by U-Boot. Define CONFIG_PRAM to hold the number of
1296		kB you want to reserve for pRAM. You can overwrite
1297		this default value by defining an environment
1298		variable "pram" to the number of kB you want to
1299		reserve. Note that the board info structure will
1300		still show the full amount of RAM. If pRAM is
1301		reserved, a new environment variable "mem" will
1302		automatically be defined to hold the amount of
1303		remaining RAM in a form that can be passed as boot
1304		argument to Linux, for instance like that:
1305
1306			setenv bootargs ... mem=\$(mem)
1307			saveenv
1308
1309		This way you can tell Linux not to use this memory,
1310		either, which results in a memory region that will
1311		not be affected by reboots.
1312
1313		*WARNING* If your board configuration uses automatic
1314		detection of the RAM size, you must make sure that
1315		this memory test is non-destructive. So far, the
1316		following board configurations are known to be
1317		"pRAM-clean":
1318
1319			ETX094, IVMS8, IVML24, SPD8xx, TQM8xxL,
1320			HERMES, IP860, RPXlite, LWMON, LANTEC,
1321			PCU_E, FLAGADM, TQM8260
1322
1323- Error Recovery:
1324		CONFIG_PANIC_HANG
1325
1326		Define this variable to stop the system in case of a
1327		fatal error, so that you have to reset it manually.
1328		This is probably NOT a good idea for an embedded
1329		system where you want to system to reboot
1330		automatically as fast as possible, but it may be
1331		useful during development since you can try to debug
1332		the conditions that lead to the situation.
1333
1334		CONFIG_NET_RETRY_COUNT
1335
1336		This variable defines the number of retries for
1337		network operations like ARP, RARP, TFTP, or BOOTP
1338		before giving up the operation. If not defined, a
1339		default value of 5 is used.
1340
1341- Command Interpreter:
1342		CFG_HUSH_PARSER
1343
1344		Define this variable to enable the "hush" shell (from
1345		Busybox) as command line interpreter, thus enabling
1346		powerful command line syntax like
1347		if...then...else...fi conditionals or `&&' and '||'
1348		constructs ("shell scripts").
1349
1350		If undefined, you get the old, much simpler behaviour
1351		with a somewhat smaller memory footprint.
1352
1353
1354		CFG_PROMPT_HUSH_PS2
1355
1356		This defines the secondary prompt string, which is
1357		printed when the command interpreter needs more input
1358		to complete a command. Usually "> ".
1359
1360	Note:
1361
1362		In the current implementation, the local variables
1363		space and global environment variables space are
1364		separated. Local variables are those you define by
1365		simply typing `name=value'. To access a local
1366		variable later on, you have write `$name' or
1367		`${name}'; to execute the contents of a variable
1368		directly type `$name' at the command prompt.
1369
1370		Global environment variables are those you use
1371		setenv/printenv to work with. To run a command stored
1372		in such a variable, you need to use the run command,
1373		and you must not use the '$' sign to access them.
1374
1375		To store commands and special characters in a
1376		variable, please use double quotation marks
1377		surrounding the whole text of the variable, instead
1378		of the backslashes before semicolons and special
1379		symbols.
1380
1381- Default Environment:
1382		CONFIG_EXTRA_ENV_SETTINGS
1383
1384		Define this to contain any number of null terminated
1385		strings (variable = value pairs) that will be part of
1386		the default environment compiled into the boot image.
1387
1388		For example, place something like this in your
1389		board's config file:
1390
1391		#define CONFIG_EXTRA_ENV_SETTINGS \
1392			"myvar1=value1\0" \
1393			"myvar2=value2\0"
1394
1395		Warning: This method is based on knowledge about the
1396		internal format how the environment is stored by the
1397		U-Boot code. This is NOT an official, exported
1398		interface! Although it is unlikely that this format
1399		will change soon, there is no guarantee either.
1400		You better know what you are doing here.
1401
1402		Note: overly (ab)use of the default environment is
1403		discouraged. Make sure to check other ways to preset
1404		the environment like the autoscript function or the
1405		boot command first.
1406
1407- DataFlash Support:
1408		CONFIG_HAS_DATAFLASH
1409
1410		Defining this option enables DataFlash features and
1411		allows to read/write in Dataflash via the standard
1412		commands cp, md...
1413
1414- SystemACE Support:
1415		CONFIG_SYSTEMACE
1416
1417		Adding this option adds support for Xilinx SystemACE
1418		chips attached via some sort of local bus. The address
1419		of the chip must alsh be defined in the
1420		CFG_SYSTEMACE_BASE macro. For example:
1421
1422		#define CONFIG_SYSTEMACE
1423		#define CFG_SYSTEMACE_BASE 0xf0000000
1424
1425		When SystemACE support is added, the "ace" device type
1426		becomes available to the fat commands, i.e. fatls.
1427
1428- Show boot progress:
1429		CONFIG_SHOW_BOOT_PROGRESS
1430
1431		Defining this option allows to add some board-
1432		specific code (calling a user-provided function
1433		"show_boot_progress(int)") that enables you to show
1434		the system's boot progress on some display (for
1435		example, some LED's) on your board. At the moment,
1436		the following checkpoints are implemented:
1437
1438  Arg	Where			When
1439    1	common/cmd_bootm.c	before attempting to boot an image
1440   -1	common/cmd_bootm.c	Image header has bad	 magic number
1441    2	common/cmd_bootm.c	Image header has correct magic number
1442   -2	common/cmd_bootm.c	Image header has bad	 checksum
1443    3	common/cmd_bootm.c	Image header has correct checksum
1444   -3	common/cmd_bootm.c	Image data   has bad	 checksum
1445    4	common/cmd_bootm.c	Image data   has correct checksum
1446   -4	common/cmd_bootm.c	Image is for unsupported architecture
1447    5	common/cmd_bootm.c	Architecture check OK
1448   -5	common/cmd_bootm.c	Wrong Image Type (not kernel, multi, standalone)
1449    6	common/cmd_bootm.c	Image Type check OK
1450   -6	common/cmd_bootm.c	gunzip uncompression error
1451   -7	common/cmd_bootm.c	Unimplemented compression type
1452    7	common/cmd_bootm.c	Uncompression OK
1453   -8	common/cmd_bootm.c	Wrong Image Type (not kernel, multi, standalone)
1454    8	common/cmd_bootm.c	Image Type check OK
1455   -9	common/cmd_bootm.c	Unsupported OS (not Linux, BSD, VxWorks, QNX)
1456    9	common/cmd_bootm.c	Start initial ramdisk verification
1457  -10	common/cmd_bootm.c	Ramdisk header has bad	   magic number
1458  -11	common/cmd_bootm.c	Ramdisk header has bad	   checksum
1459   10	common/cmd_bootm.c	Ramdisk header is OK
1460  -12	common/cmd_bootm.c	Ramdisk data   has bad	   checksum
1461   11	common/cmd_bootm.c	Ramdisk data   has correct checksum
1462   12	common/cmd_bootm.c	Ramdisk verification complete, start loading
1463  -13	common/cmd_bootm.c	Wrong Image Type (not PPC Linux Ramdisk)
1464   13	common/cmd_bootm.c	Start multifile image verification
1465   14	common/cmd_bootm.c	No initial ramdisk, no multifile, continue.
1466   15	common/cmd_bootm.c	All preparation done, transferring control to OS
1467
1468   -1	common/cmd_doc.c	Bad usage of "doc" command
1469   -1	common/cmd_doc.c	No boot device
1470   -1	common/cmd_doc.c	Unknown Chip ID on boot device
1471   -1	common/cmd_doc.c	Read Error on boot device
1472   -1	common/cmd_doc.c	Image header has bad magic number
1473
1474   -1	common/cmd_ide.c	Bad usage of "ide" command
1475   -1	common/cmd_ide.c	No boot device
1476   -1	common/cmd_ide.c	Unknown boot device
1477   -1	common/cmd_ide.c	Unknown partition table
1478   -1	common/cmd_ide.c	Invalid partition type
1479   -1	common/cmd_ide.c	Read Error on boot device
1480   -1	common/cmd_ide.c	Image header has bad magic number
1481
1482   -1	common/cmd_nand.c	Bad usage of "nand" command
1483   -1	common/cmd_nand.c	No boot device
1484   -1	common/cmd_nand.c	Unknown Chip ID on boot device
1485   -1	common/cmd_nand.c	Read Error on boot device
1486   -1	common/cmd_nand.c	Image header has bad magic number
1487
1488   -1	common/env_common.c	Environment has a bad CRC, using default
1489
1490
1491Modem Support:
1492--------------
1493
1494[so far only for SMDK2400 and TRAB boards]
1495
1496- Modem support endable:
1497		CONFIG_MODEM_SUPPORT
1498
1499- RTS/CTS Flow control enable:
1500		CONFIG_HWFLOW
1501
1502- Modem debug support:
1503		CONFIG_MODEM_SUPPORT_DEBUG
1504
1505		Enables debugging stuff (char screen[1024], dbg())
1506		for modem support. Useful only with BDI2000.
1507
1508- Interrupt support (PPC):
1509
1510		There are common interrupt_init() and timer_interrupt()
1511		for all PPC archs. interrupt_init() calls interrupt_init_cpu()
1512		for cpu specific initialization. interrupt_init_cpu()
1513		should set decrementer_count to appropriate value. If
1514		cpu resets decrementer automatically after interrupt
1515		(ppc4xx) it should set decrementer_count to zero.
1516		timer_interrupt() calls timer_interrupt_cpu() for cpu
1517		specific handling. If board has watchdog / status_led
1518		/ other_activity_monitor it works automatically from
1519		general timer_interrupt().
1520
1521- General:
1522
1523		In the target system modem support is enabled when a
1524		specific key (key combination) is pressed during
1525		power-on. Otherwise U-Boot will boot normally
1526		(autoboot). The key_pressed() fuction is called from
1527		board_init(). Currently key_pressed() is a dummy
1528		function, returning 1 and thus enabling modem
1529		initialization.
1530
1531		If there are no modem init strings in the
1532		environment, U-Boot proceed to autoboot; the
1533		previous output (banner, info printfs) will be
1534		supressed, though.
1535
1536		See also: doc/README.Modem
1537
1538
1539Configuration Settings:
1540-----------------------
1541
1542- CFG_LONGHELP: Defined when you want long help messages included;
1543		undefine this when you're short of memory.
1544
1545- CFG_PROMPT:	This is what U-Boot prints on the console to
1546		prompt for user input.
1547
1548- CFG_CBSIZE:	Buffer size for input from the Console
1549
1550- CFG_PBSIZE:	Buffer size for Console output
1551
1552- CFG_MAXARGS:	max. Number of arguments accepted for monitor commands
1553
1554- CFG_BARGSIZE: Buffer size for Boot Arguments which are passed to
1555		the application (usually a Linux kernel) when it is
1556		booted
1557
1558- CFG_BAUDRATE_TABLE:
1559		List of legal baudrate settings for this board.
1560
1561- CFG_CONSOLE_INFO_QUIET
1562		Suppress display of console information at boot.
1563
1564- CFG_CONSOLE_IS_IN_ENV
1565		If the board specific function
1566			extern int overwrite_console (void);
1567		returns 1, the stdin, stderr and stdout are switched to the
1568		serial port, else the settings in the environment are used.
1569
1570- CFG_CONSOLE_OVERWRITE_ROUTINE
1571		Enable the call to overwrite_console().
1572
1573- CFG_CONSOLE_ENV_OVERWRITE
1574		Enable overwrite of previous console environment settings.
1575
1576- CFG_MEMTEST_START, CFG_MEMTEST_END:
1577		Begin and End addresses of the area used by the
1578		simple memory test.
1579
1580- CFG_ALT_MEMTEST:
1581		Enable an alternate, more extensive memory test.
1582
1583- CFG_MEMTEST_SCRATCH:
1584		Scratch address used by the alternate memory test
1585		You only need to set this if address zero isn't writeable
1586
1587- CFG_TFTP_LOADADDR:
1588		Default load address for network file downloads
1589
1590- CFG_LOADS_BAUD_CHANGE:
1591		Enable temporary baudrate change while serial download
1592
1593- CFG_SDRAM_BASE:
1594		Physical start address of SDRAM. _Must_ be 0 here.
1595
1596- CFG_MBIO_BASE:
1597		Physical start address of Motherboard I/O (if using a
1598		Cogent motherboard)
1599
1600- CFG_FLASH_BASE:
1601		Physical start address of Flash memory.
1602
1603- CFG_MONITOR_BASE:
1604		Physical start address of boot monitor code (set by
1605		make config files to be same as the text base address
1606		(TEXT_BASE) used when linking) - same as
1607		CFG_FLASH_BASE when booting from flash.
1608
1609- CFG_MONITOR_LEN:
1610		Size of memory reserved for monitor code, used to
1611		determine _at_compile_time_ (!) if the environment is
1612		embedded within the U-Boot image, or in a separate
1613		flash sector.
1614
1615- CFG_MALLOC_LEN:
1616		Size of DRAM reserved for malloc() use.
1617
1618- CFG_BOOTMAPSZ:
1619		Maximum size of memory mapped by the startup code of
1620		the Linux kernel; all data that must be processed by
1621		the Linux kernel (bd_info, boot arguments, eventually
1622		initrd image) must be put below this limit.
1623
1624- CFG_MAX_FLASH_BANKS:
1625		Max number of Flash memory banks
1626
1627- CFG_MAX_FLASH_SECT:
1628		Max number of sectors on a Flash chip
1629
1630- CFG_FLASH_ERASE_TOUT:
1631		Timeout for Flash erase operations (in ms)
1632
1633- CFG_FLASH_WRITE_TOUT:
1634		Timeout for Flash write operations (in ms)
1635
1636- CFG_FLASH_LOCK_TOUT
1637		Timeout for Flash set sector lock bit operation (in ms)
1638
1639- CFG_FLASH_UNLOCK_TOUT
1640		Timeout for Flash clear lock bits operation (in ms)
1641
1642- CFG_FLASH_PROTECTION
1643		If defined, hardware flash sectors protection is used
1644		instead of U-Boot software protection.
1645
1646- CFG_DIRECT_FLASH_TFTP:
1647
1648		Enable TFTP transfers directly to flash memory;
1649		without this option such a download has to be
1650		performed in two steps: (1) download to RAM, and (2)
1651		copy from RAM to flash.
1652
1653		The two-step approach is usually more reliable, since
1654		you can check if the download worked before you erase
1655		the flash, but in some situations (when sytem RAM is
1656		too limited to allow for a tempory copy of the
1657		downloaded image) this option may be very useful.
1658
1659- CFG_FLASH_CFI:
1660		Define if the flash driver uses extra elements in the
1661		common flash structure for storing flash geometry.
1662
1663- CFG_FLASH_CFI_DRIVER
1664		This option also enables the building of the cfi_flash driver
1665		in the drivers directory
1666
1667- CFG_RX_ETH_BUFFER:
1668		Defines the number of ethernet receive buffers. On some
1669		ethernet controllers it is recommended to set this value
1670		to 8 or even higher (EEPRO100 or 405 EMAC), since all
1671		buffers can be full shortly after enabling the interface
1672		on high ethernet traffic.
1673		Defaults to 4 if not defined.
1674
1675The following definitions that deal with the placement and management
1676of environment data (variable area); in general, we support the
1677following configurations:
1678
1679- CFG_ENV_IS_IN_FLASH:
1680
1681	Define this if the environment is in flash memory.
1682
1683	a) The environment occupies one whole flash sector, which is
1684	   "embedded" in the text segment with the U-Boot code. This
1685	   happens usually with "bottom boot sector" or "top boot
1686	   sector" type flash chips, which have several smaller
1687	   sectors at the start or the end. For instance, such a
1688	   layout can have sector sizes of 8, 2x4, 16, Nx32 kB. In
1689	   such a case you would place the environment in one of the
1690	   4 kB sectors - with U-Boot code before and after it. With
1691	   "top boot sector" type flash chips, you would put the
1692	   environment in one of the last sectors, leaving a gap
1693	   between U-Boot and the environment.
1694
1695	- CFG_ENV_OFFSET:
1696
1697	   Offset of environment data (variable area) to the
1698	   beginning of flash memory; for instance, with bottom boot
1699	   type flash chips the second sector can be used: the offset
1700	   for this sector is given here.
1701
1702	   CFG_ENV_OFFSET is used relative to CFG_FLASH_BASE.
1703
1704	- CFG_ENV_ADDR:
1705
1706	   This is just another way to specify the start address of
1707	   the flash sector containing the environment (instead of
1708	   CFG_ENV_OFFSET).
1709
1710	- CFG_ENV_SECT_SIZE:
1711
1712	   Size of the sector containing the environment.
1713
1714
1715	b) Sometimes flash chips have few, equal sized, BIG sectors.
1716	   In such a case you don't want to spend a whole sector for
1717	   the environment.
1718
1719	- CFG_ENV_SIZE:
1720
1721	   If you use this in combination with CFG_ENV_IS_IN_FLASH
1722	   and CFG_ENV_SECT_SIZE, you can specify to use only a part
1723	   of this flash sector for the environment. This saves
1724	   memory for the RAM copy of the environment.
1725
1726	   It may also save flash memory if you decide to use this
1727	   when your environment is "embedded" within U-Boot code,
1728	   since then the remainder of the flash sector could be used
1729	   for U-Boot code. It should be pointed out that this is
1730	   STRONGLY DISCOURAGED from a robustness point of view:
1731	   updating the environment in flash makes it always
1732	   necessary to erase the WHOLE sector. If something goes
1733	   wrong before the contents has been restored from a copy in
1734	   RAM, your target system will be dead.
1735
1736	- CFG_ENV_ADDR_REDUND
1737	  CFG_ENV_SIZE_REDUND
1738
1739	   These settings describe a second storage area used to hold
1740	   a redundand copy of the environment data, so that there is
1741	   a valid backup copy in case there is a power failure during
1742	   a "saveenv" operation.
1743
1744BE CAREFUL! Any changes to the flash layout, and some changes to the
1745source code will make it necessary to adapt <board>/u-boot.lds*
1746accordingly!
1747
1748
1749- CFG_ENV_IS_IN_NVRAM:
1750
1751	Define this if you have some non-volatile memory device
1752	(NVRAM, battery buffered SRAM) which you want to use for the
1753	environment.
1754
1755	- CFG_ENV_ADDR:
1756	- CFG_ENV_SIZE:
1757
1758	  These two #defines are used to determin the memory area you
1759	  want to use for environment. It is assumed that this memory
1760	  can just be read and written to, without any special
1761	  provision.
1762
1763BE CAREFUL! The first access to the environment happens quite early
1764in U-Boot initalization (when we try to get the setting of for the
1765console baudrate). You *MUST* have mappend your NVRAM area then, or
1766U-Boot will hang.
1767
1768Please note that even with NVRAM we still use a copy of the
1769environment in RAM: we could work on NVRAM directly, but we want to
1770keep settings there always unmodified except somebody uses "saveenv"
1771to save the current settings.
1772
1773
1774- CFG_ENV_IS_IN_EEPROM:
1775
1776	Use this if you have an EEPROM or similar serial access
1777	device and a driver for it.
1778
1779	- CFG_ENV_OFFSET:
1780	- CFG_ENV_SIZE:
1781
1782	  These two #defines specify the offset and size of the
1783	  environment area within the total memory of your EEPROM.
1784
1785	- CFG_I2C_EEPROM_ADDR:
1786	  If defined, specified the chip address of the EEPROM device.
1787	  The default address is zero.
1788
1789	- CFG_EEPROM_PAGE_WRITE_BITS:
1790	  If defined, the number of bits used to address bytes in a
1791	  single page in the EEPROM device.  A 64 byte page, for example
1792	  would require six bits.
1793
1794	- CFG_EEPROM_PAGE_WRITE_DELAY_MS:
1795	  If defined, the number of milliseconds to delay between
1796	  page writes.	The default is zero milliseconds.
1797
1798	- CFG_I2C_EEPROM_ADDR_LEN:
1799	  The length in bytes of the EEPROM memory array address.  Note
1800	  that this is NOT the chip address length!
1801
1802	- CFG_EEPROM_SIZE:
1803	  The size in bytes of the EEPROM device.
1804
1805
1806- CFG_ENV_IS_IN_DATAFLASH:
1807
1808	Define this if you have a DataFlash memory device which you
1809	want to use for the environment.
1810
1811	- CFG_ENV_OFFSET:
1812	- CFG_ENV_ADDR:
1813	- CFG_ENV_SIZE:
1814
1815	  These three #defines specify the offset and size of the
1816	  environment area within the total memory of your DataFlash placed
1817	  at the specified address.
1818
1819
1820- CFG_SPI_INIT_OFFSET
1821
1822	Defines offset to the initial SPI buffer area in DPRAM. The
1823	area is used at an early stage (ROM part) if the environment
1824	is configured to reside in the SPI EEPROM: We need a 520 byte
1825	scratch DPRAM area. It is used between the two initialization
1826	calls (spi_init_f() and spi_init_r()). A value of 0xB00 seems
1827	to be a good choice since it makes it far enough from the
1828	start of the data area as well as from the stack pointer.
1829
1830Please note that the environment is read-only as long as the monitor
1831has been relocated to RAM and a RAM copy of the environment has been
1832created; also, when using EEPROM you will have to use getenv_r()
1833until then to read environment variables.
1834
1835The environment is protected by a CRC32 checksum. Before the monitor
1836is relocated into RAM, as a result of a bad CRC you will be working
1837with the compiled-in default environment - *silently*!!! [This is
1838necessary, because the first environment variable we need is the
1839"baudrate" setting for the console - if we have a bad CRC, we don't
1840have any device yet where we could complain.]
1841
1842Note: once the monitor has been relocated, then it will complain if
1843the default environment is used; a new CRC is computed as soon as you
1844use the "saveenv" command to store a valid environment.
1845
1846- CFG_FAULT_ECHO_LINK_DOWN:
1847		Echo the inverted Ethernet link state to the fault LED.
1848
1849		Note: If this option is active, then CFG_FAULT_MII_ADDR
1850		      also needs to be defined.
1851
1852- CFG_FAULT_MII_ADDR:
1853		MII address of the PHY to check for the Ethernet link state.
1854
1855Low Level (hardware related) configuration options:
1856---------------------------------------------------
1857
1858- CFG_CACHELINE_SIZE:
1859		Cache Line Size of the CPU.
1860
1861- CFG_DEFAULT_IMMR:
1862		Default address of the IMMR after system reset.
1863
1864		Needed on some 8260 systems (MPC8260ADS, PQ2FADS-ZU,
1865		and RPXsuper) to be able to adjust the position of
1866		the IMMR register after a reset.
1867
1868- Floppy Disk Support:
1869		CFG_FDC_DRIVE_NUMBER
1870
1871		the default drive number (default value 0)
1872
1873		CFG_ISA_IO_STRIDE
1874
1875		defines the spacing between fdc chipset registers
1876		(default value 1)
1877
1878		CFG_ISA_IO_OFFSET
1879
1880		defines the offset of register from address. It
1881		depends on which part of the data bus is connected to
1882		the fdc chipset. (default value 0)
1883
1884		If CFG_ISA_IO_STRIDE CFG_ISA_IO_OFFSET and
1885		CFG_FDC_DRIVE_NUMBER are undefined, they take their
1886		default value.
1887
1888		if CFG_FDC_HW_INIT is defined, then the function
1889		fdc_hw_init() is called at the beginning of the FDC
1890		setup. fdc_hw_init() must be provided by the board
1891		source code. It is used to make hardware dependant
1892		initializations.
1893
1894- CFG_IMMR:	Physical address of the Internal Memory Mapped
1895		Register; DO NOT CHANGE! (11-4)
1896		[MPC8xx systems only]
1897
1898- CFG_INIT_RAM_ADDR:
1899
1900		Start address of memory area that can be used for
1901		initial data and stack; please note that this must be
1902		writable memory that is working WITHOUT special
1903		initialization, i. e. you CANNOT use normal RAM which
1904		will become available only after programming the
1905		memory controller and running certain initialization
1906		sequences.
1907
1908		U-Boot uses the following memory types:
1909		- MPC8xx and MPC8260: IMMR (internal memory of the CPU)
1910		- MPC824X: data cache
1911		- PPC4xx:  data cache
1912
1913- CFG_GBL_DATA_OFFSET:
1914
1915		Offset of the initial data structure in the memory
1916		area defined by CFG_INIT_RAM_ADDR. Usually
1917		CFG_GBL_DATA_OFFSET is chosen such that the initial
1918		data is located at the end of the available space
1919		(sometimes written as (CFG_INIT_RAM_END -
1920		CFG_INIT_DATA_SIZE), and the initial stack is just
1921		below that area (growing from (CFG_INIT_RAM_ADDR +
1922		CFG_GBL_DATA_OFFSET) downward.
1923
1924	Note:
1925		On the MPC824X (or other systems that use the data
1926		cache for initial memory) the address chosen for
1927		CFG_INIT_RAM_ADDR is basically arbitrary - it must
1928		point to an otherwise UNUSED address space between
1929		the top of RAM and the start of the PCI space.
1930
1931- CFG_SIUMCR:	SIU Module Configuration (11-6)
1932
1933- CFG_SYPCR:	System Protection Control (11-9)
1934
1935- CFG_TBSCR:	Time Base Status and Control (11-26)
1936
1937- CFG_PISCR:	Periodic Interrupt Status and Control (11-31)
1938
1939- CFG_PLPRCR:	PLL, Low-Power, and Reset Control Register (15-30)
1940
1941- CFG_SCCR:	System Clock and reset Control Register (15-27)
1942
1943- CFG_OR_TIMING_SDRAM:
1944		SDRAM timing
1945
1946- CFG_MAMR_PTA:
1947		periodic timer for refresh
1948
1949- CFG_DER:	Debug Event Register (37-47)
1950
1951- FLASH_BASE0_PRELIM, FLASH_BASE1_PRELIM, CFG_REMAP_OR_AM,
1952  CFG_PRELIM_OR_AM, CFG_OR_TIMING_FLASH, CFG_OR0_REMAP,
1953  CFG_OR0_PRELIM, CFG_BR0_PRELIM, CFG_OR1_REMAP, CFG_OR1_PRELIM,
1954  CFG_BR1_PRELIM:
1955		Memory Controller Definitions: BR0/1 and OR0/1 (FLASH)
1956
1957- SDRAM_BASE2_PRELIM, SDRAM_BASE3_PRELIM, SDRAM_MAX_SIZE,
1958  CFG_OR_TIMING_SDRAM, CFG_OR2_PRELIM, CFG_BR2_PRELIM,
1959  CFG_OR3_PRELIM, CFG_BR3_PRELIM:
1960		Memory Controller Definitions: BR2/3 and OR2/3 (SDRAM)
1961
1962- CFG_MAMR_PTA, CFG_MPTPR_2BK_4K, CFG_MPTPR_1BK_4K, CFG_MPTPR_2BK_8K,
1963  CFG_MPTPR_1BK_8K, CFG_MAMR_8COL, CFG_MAMR_9COL:
1964		Machine Mode Register and Memory Periodic Timer
1965		Prescaler definitions (SDRAM timing)
1966
1967- CFG_I2C_UCODE_PATCH, CFG_I2C_DPMEM_OFFSET [0x1FC0]:
1968		enable I2C microcode relocation patch (MPC8xx);
1969		define relocation offset in DPRAM [DSP2]
1970
1971- CFG_SPI_UCODE_PATCH, CFG_SPI_DPMEM_OFFSET [0x1FC0]:
1972		enable SPI microcode relocation patch (MPC8xx);
1973		define relocation offset in DPRAM [SCC4]
1974
1975- CFG_USE_OSCCLK:
1976		Use OSCM clock mode on MBX8xx board. Be careful,
1977		wrong setting might damage your board. Read
1978		doc/README.MBX before setting this variable!
1979
1980- CFG_CPM_POST_WORD_ADDR: (MPC8xx, MPC8260 only)
1981		Offset of the bootmode word in DPRAM used by post
1982		(Power On Self Tests). This definition overrides
1983		#define'd default value in commproc.h resp.
1984		cpm_8260.h.
1985
1986- CFG_PCI_SLV_MEM_LOCAL, CFG_PCI_SLV_MEM_BUS, CFG_PICMR0_MASK_ATTRIB,
1987  CFG_PCI_MSTR0_LOCAL, CFG_PCIMSK0_MASK, CFG_PCI_MSTR1_LOCAL,
1988  CFG_PCIMSK1_MASK, CFG_PCI_MSTR_MEM_LOCAL, CFG_PCI_MSTR_MEM_BUS,
1989  CFG_CPU_PCI_MEM_START, CFG_PCI_MSTR_MEM_SIZE, CFG_POCMR0_MASK_ATTRIB,
1990  CFG_PCI_MSTR_MEMIO_LOCAL, CFG_PCI_MSTR_MEMIO_BUS, CPU_PCI_MEMIO_START,
1991  CFG_PCI_MSTR_MEMIO_SIZE, CFG_POCMR1_MASK_ATTRIB, CFG_PCI_MSTR_IO_LOCAL,
1992  CFG_PCI_MSTR_IO_BUS, CFG_CPU_PCI_IO_START, CFG_PCI_MSTR_IO_SIZE,
1993  CFG_POCMR2_MASK_ATTRIB: (MPC826x only)
1994		Overrides the default PCI memory map in cpu/mpc8260/pci.c if set.
1995
1996Building the Software:
1997======================
1998
1999Building U-Boot has been tested in native PPC environments (on a
2000PowerBook G3 running LinuxPPC 2000) and in cross environments
2001(running RedHat 6.x and 7.x Linux on x86, Solaris 2.6 on a SPARC, and
2002NetBSD 1.5 on x86).
2003
2004If you are not using a native PPC environment, it is assumed that you
2005have the GNU cross compiling tools available in your path and named
2006with a prefix of "powerpc-linux-". If this is not the case, (e.g. if
2007you are using Monta Vista's Hard Hat Linux CDK 1.2) you must change
2008the definition of CROSS_COMPILE in Makefile. For HHL on a 4xx CPU,
2009change it to:
2010
2011	CROSS_COMPILE = ppc_4xx-
2012
2013
2014U-Boot is intended to be  simple  to  build.  After  installing	 the
2015sources	 you must configure U-Boot for one specific board type. This
2016is done by typing:
2017
2018	make NAME_config
2019
2020where "NAME_config" is the name of one of the existing
2021configurations; the following names are supported:
2022
2023    ADCIOP_config	  GTH_config		TQM850L_config
2024    ADS860_config	  IP860_config		TQM855L_config
2025    AR405_config	  IVML24_config		TQM860L_config
2026    CANBT_config	  IVMS8_config		WALNUT405_config
2027    CPCI405_config	  LANTEC_config		cogent_common_config
2028    CPCIISER4_config	  MBX_config		cogent_mpc8260_config
2029    CU824_config	  MBX860T_config	cogent_mpc8xx_config
2030    ESTEEM192E_config	  RPXlite_config	hermes_config
2031    ETX094_config	  RPXsuper_config	hymod_config
2032    FADS823_config	  SM850_config		lwmon_config
2033    FADS850SAR_config	  SPD823TS_config	pcu_e_config
2034    FADS860T_config	  SXNI855T_config	rsdproto_config
2035    FPS850L_config	  Sandpoint8240_config	sbc8260_config
2036    GENIETV_config	  TQM823L_config	PIP405_config
2037    GEN860T_config	  EBONY_config		FPS860L_config
2038    ELPT860_config	  cmi_mpc5xx_config	NETVIA_config
2039    at91rm9200dk_config	  omap1510inn_config	MPC8260ADS_config
2040    omap1610inn_config	  ZPC1900_config	MPC8540ADS_config
2041    MPC8560ADS_config	  QS850_config		QS823_config
2042    QS860T_config	  DUET_ADS_config
2043
2044Note: for some board special configuration names may exist; check  if
2045      additional  information is available from the board vendor; for
2046      instance, the TQM8xxL systems run normally at 50 MHz and use  a
2047      SCC  for	10baseT	 ethernet; there are also systems with 80 MHz
2048      CPU clock, and an optional Fast Ethernet	module	is  available
2049      for  CPU's  with FEC. You can select such additional "features"
2050      when chosing the configuration, i. e.
2051
2052      make TQM860L_config
2053	- will configure for a plain TQM860L, i. e. 50MHz, no FEC
2054
2055      make TQM860L_FEC_config
2056	- will configure for a TQM860L at 50MHz with FEC for ethernet
2057
2058      make TQM860L_80MHz_config
2059	- will configure for a TQM860L at 80 MHz, with normal 10baseT
2060	  interface
2061
2062      make TQM860L_FEC_80MHz_config
2063	- will configure for a TQM860L at 80 MHz with FEC for ethernet
2064
2065      make TQM823L_LCD_config
2066	- will configure for a TQM823L with U-Boot console on LCD
2067
2068      make TQM823L_LCD_80MHz_config
2069	- will configure for a TQM823L at 80 MHz with U-Boot console on LCD
2070
2071      etc.
2072
2073
2074Finally, type "make all", and you should get some working U-Boot
2075images ready for download to / installation on your system:
2076
2077- "u-boot.bin" is a raw binary image
2078- "u-boot" is an image in ELF binary format
2079- "u-boot.srec" is in Motorola S-Record format
2080
2081
2082Please be aware that the Makefiles assume you are using GNU make, so
2083for instance on NetBSD you might need to use "gmake" instead of
2084native "make".
2085
2086
2087If the system board that you have is not listed, then you will need
2088to port U-Boot to your hardware platform. To do this, follow these
2089steps:
2090
20911.  Add a new configuration option for your board to the toplevel
2092    "Makefile" and to the "MAKEALL" script, using the existing
2093    entries as examples. Note that here and at many other places
2094    boards and other names are listed in alphabetical sort order. Please
2095    keep this order.
20962.  Create a new directory to hold your board specific code. Add any
2097    files you need. In your board directory, you will need at least
2098    the "Makefile", a "<board>.c", "flash.c" and "u-boot.lds".
20993.  Create a new configuration file "include/configs/<board>.h" for
2100    your board
21013.  If you're porting U-Boot to a new CPU, then also create a new
2102    directory to hold your CPU specific code. Add any files you need.
21034.  Run "make <board>_config" with your new name.
21045.  Type "make", and you should get a working "u-boot.srec" file
2105    to be installed on your target system.
21066.  Debug and solve any problems that might arise.
2107    [Of course, this last step is much harder than it sounds.]
2108
2109
2110Testing of U-Boot Modifications, Ports to New Hardware, etc.:
2111==============================================================
2112
2113If you have modified U-Boot sources (for instance added a new	board
2114or  support  for  new  devices,	 a new CPU, etc.) you are expected to
2115provide feedback to the other developers. The feedback normally takes
2116the form of a "patch", i. e. a context diff against a certain (latest
2117official or latest in CVS) version of U-Boot sources.
2118
2119But before you submit such a patch, please verify that	your  modifi-
2120cation	did not break existing code. At least make sure that *ALL* of
2121the supported boards compile WITHOUT ANY compiler warnings. To do so,
2122just run the "MAKEALL" script, which will configure and build U-Boot
2123for ALL supported system. Be warned, this will take a while. You  can
2124select	which  (cross)	compiler  to use by passing a `CROSS_COMPILE'
2125environment variable to the script, i. e. to use the cross tools from
2126MontaVista's Hard Hat Linux you can type
2127
2128	CROSS_COMPILE=ppc_8xx- MAKEALL
2129
2130or to build on a native PowerPC system you can type
2131
2132	CROSS_COMPILE=' ' MAKEALL
2133
2134See also "U-Boot Porting Guide" below.
2135
2136
2137Monitor Commands - Overview:
2138============================
2139
2140go	- start application at address 'addr'
2141run	- run commands in an environment variable
2142bootm	- boot application image from memory
2143bootp	- boot image via network using BootP/TFTP protocol
2144tftpboot- boot image via network using TFTP protocol
2145	       and env variables "ipaddr" and "serverip"
2146	       (and eventually "gatewayip")
2147rarpboot- boot image via network using RARP/TFTP protocol
2148diskboot- boot from IDE devicebootd   - boot default, i.e., run 'bootcmd'
2149loads	- load S-Record file over serial line
2150loadb	- load binary file over serial line (kermit mode)
2151md	- memory display
2152mm	- memory modify (auto-incrementing)
2153nm	- memory modify (constant address)
2154mw	- memory write (fill)
2155cp	- memory copy
2156cmp	- memory compare
2157crc32	- checksum calculation
2158imd	- i2c memory display
2159imm	- i2c memory modify (auto-incrementing)
2160inm	- i2c memory modify (constant address)
2161imw	- i2c memory write (fill)
2162icrc32	- i2c checksum calculation
2163iprobe	- probe to discover valid I2C chip addresses
2164iloop	- infinite loop on address range
2165isdram	- print SDRAM configuration information
2166sspi	- SPI utility commands
2167base	- print or set address offset
2168printenv- print environment variables
2169setenv	- set environment variables
2170saveenv - save environment variables to persistent storage
2171protect - enable or disable FLASH write protection
2172erase	- erase FLASH memory
2173flinfo	- print FLASH memory information
2174bdinfo	- print Board Info structure
2175iminfo	- print header information for application image
2176coninfo - print console devices and informations
2177ide	- IDE sub-system
2178loop	- infinite loop on address range
2179mtest	- simple RAM test
2180icache	- enable or disable instruction cache
2181dcache	- enable or disable data cache
2182reset	- Perform RESET of the CPU
2183echo	- echo args to console
2184version - print monitor version
2185help	- print online help
2186?	- alias for 'help'
2187
2188
2189Monitor Commands - Detailed Description:
2190========================================
2191
2192TODO.
2193
2194For now: just type "help <command>".
2195
2196
2197Environment Variables:
2198======================
2199
2200U-Boot supports user configuration using Environment Variables which
2201can be made persistent by saving to Flash memory.
2202
2203Environment Variables are set using "setenv", printed using
2204"printenv", and saved to Flash using "saveenv". Using "setenv"
2205without a value can be used to delete a variable from the
2206environment. As long as you don't save the environment you are
2207working with an in-memory copy. In case the Flash area containing the
2208environment is erased by accident, a default environment is provided.
2209
2210Some configuration options can be set using Environment Variables:
2211
2212  baudrate	- see CONFIG_BAUDRATE
2213
2214  bootdelay	- see CONFIG_BOOTDELAY
2215
2216  bootcmd	- see CONFIG_BOOTCOMMAND
2217
2218  bootargs	- Boot arguments when booting an RTOS image
2219
2220  bootfile	- Name of the image to load with TFTP
2221
2222  autoload	- if set to "no" (any string beginning with 'n'),
2223		  "bootp" will just load perform a lookup of the
2224		  configuration from the BOOTP server, but not try to
2225		  load any image using TFTP
2226
2227  autostart	- if set to "yes", an image loaded using the "bootp",
2228		  "rarpboot", "tftpboot" or "diskboot" commands will
2229		  be automatically started (by internally calling
2230		  "bootm")
2231
2232		  If set to "no", a standalone image passed to the
2233		  "bootm" command will be copied to the load address
2234		  (and eventually uncompressed), but NOT be started.
2235		  This can be used to load and uncompress arbitrary
2236		  data.
2237
2238  initrd_high	- restrict positioning of initrd images:
2239		  If this variable is not set, initrd images will be
2240		  copied to the highest possible address in RAM; this
2241		  is usually what you want since it allows for
2242		  maximum initrd size. If for some reason you want to
2243		  make sure that the initrd image is loaded below the
2244		  CFG_BOOTMAPSZ limit, you can set this environment
2245		  variable to a value of "no" or "off" or "0".
2246		  Alternatively, you can set it to a maximum upper
2247		  address to use (U-Boot will still check that it
2248		  does not overwrite the U-Boot stack and data).
2249
2250		  For instance, when you have a system with 16 MB
2251		  RAM, and want to reserve 4 MB from use by Linux,
2252		  you can do this by adding "mem=12M" to the value of
2253		  the "bootargs" variable. However, now you must make
2254		  sure that the initrd image is placed in the first
2255		  12 MB as well - this can be done with
2256
2257		  setenv initrd_high 00c00000
2258
2259		  If you set initrd_high to 0xFFFFFFFF, this is an
2260		  indication to U-Boot that all addresses are legal
2261		  for the Linux kernel, including addresses in flash
2262		  memory. In this case U-Boot will NOT COPY the
2263		  ramdisk at all. This may be useful to reduce the
2264		  boot time on your system, but requires that this
2265		  feature is supported by your Linux kernel.
2266
2267  ipaddr	- IP address; needed for tftpboot command
2268
2269  loadaddr	- Default load address for commands like "bootp",
2270		  "rarpboot", "tftpboot", "loadb" or "diskboot"
2271
2272  loads_echo	- see CONFIG_LOADS_ECHO
2273
2274  serverip	- TFTP server IP address; needed for tftpboot command
2275
2276  bootretry	- see CONFIG_BOOT_RETRY_TIME
2277
2278  bootdelaykey	- see CONFIG_AUTOBOOT_DELAY_STR
2279
2280  bootstopkey	- see CONFIG_AUTOBOOT_STOP_STR
2281
2282
2283The following environment variables may be used and automatically
2284updated by the network boot commands ("bootp" and "rarpboot"),
2285depending the information provided by your boot server:
2286
2287  bootfile	- see above
2288  dnsip		- IP address of your Domain Name Server
2289  dnsip2	- IP address of your secondary Domain Name Server
2290  gatewayip	- IP address of the Gateway (Router) to use
2291  hostname	- Target hostname
2292  ipaddr	- see above
2293  netmask	- Subnet Mask
2294  rootpath	- Pathname of the root filesystem on the NFS server
2295  serverip	- see above
2296
2297
2298There are two special Environment Variables:
2299
2300  serial#	- contains hardware identification information such
2301		  as type string and/or serial number
2302  ethaddr	- Ethernet address
2303
2304These variables can be set only once (usually during manufacturing of
2305the board). U-Boot refuses to delete or overwrite these variables
2306once they have been set once.
2307
2308
2309Further special Environment Variables:
2310
2311  ver		- Contains the U-Boot version string as printed
2312		  with the "version" command. This variable is
2313		  readonly (see CONFIG_VERSION_VARIABLE).
2314
2315
2316Please note that changes to some configuration parameters may take
2317only effect after the next boot (yes, that's just like Windoze :-).
2318
2319
2320Command Line Parsing:
2321=====================
2322
2323There are two different command line parsers available with U-Boot:
2324the old "simple" one, and the much more powerful "hush" shell:
2325
2326Old, simple command line parser:
2327--------------------------------
2328
2329- supports environment variables (through setenv / saveenv commands)
2330- several commands on one line, separated by ';'
2331- variable substitution using "... $(name) ..." syntax
2332- special characters ('$', ';') can be escaped by prefixing with '\',
2333  for example:
2334	setenv bootcmd bootm \$(address)
2335- You can also escape text by enclosing in single apostrophes, for example:
2336	setenv addip 'setenv bootargs $bootargs ip=$ipaddr:$serverip:$gatewayip:$netmask:$hostname::off'
2337
2338Hush shell:
2339-----------
2340
2341- similar to Bourne shell, with control structures like
2342  if...then...else...fi, for...do...done; while...do...done,
2343  until...do...done, ...
2344- supports environment ("global") variables (through setenv / saveenv
2345  commands) and local shell variables (through standard shell syntax
2346  "name=value"); only environment variables can be used with "run"
2347  command
2348
2349General rules:
2350--------------
2351
2352(1) If a command line (or an environment variable executed by a "run"
2353    command) contains several commands separated by semicolon, and
2354    one of these commands fails, then the remaining commands will be
2355    executed anyway.
2356
2357(2) If you execute several variables with one call to run (i. e.
2358    calling run with a list af variables as arguments), any failing
2359    command will cause "run" to terminate, i. e. the remaining
2360    variables are not executed.
2361
2362Note for Redundant Ethernet Interfaces:
2363=======================================
2364
2365Some boards come with redundant ethernet interfaces; U-Boot supports
2366such configurations and is capable of automatic selection of a
2367"working" interface when needed. MAC assignment works as follows:
2368
2369Network interfaces are numbered eth0, eth1, eth2, ... Corresponding
2370MAC addresses can be stored in the environment as "ethaddr" (=>eth0),
2371"eth1addr" (=>eth1), "eth2addr", ...
2372
2373If the network interface stores some valid MAC address (for instance
2374in SROM), this is used as default address if there is NO correspon-
2375ding setting in the environment; if the corresponding environment
2376variable is set, this overrides the settings in the card; that means:
2377
2378o If the SROM has a valid MAC address, and there is no address in the
2379  environment, the SROM's address is used.
2380
2381o If there is no valid address in the SROM, and a definition in the
2382  environment exists, then the value from the environment variable is
2383  used.
2384
2385o If both the SROM and the environment contain a MAC address, and
2386  both addresses are the same, this MAC address is used.
2387
2388o If both the SROM and the environment contain a MAC address, and the
2389  addresses differ, the value from the environment is used and a
2390  warning is printed.
2391
2392o If neither SROM nor the environment contain a MAC address, an error
2393  is raised.
2394
2395
2396Image Formats:
2397==============
2398
2399The "boot" commands of this monitor operate on "image" files which
2400can be basicly anything, preceeded by a special header; see the
2401definitions in include/image.h for details; basicly, the header
2402defines the following image properties:
2403
2404* Target Operating System (Provisions for OpenBSD, NetBSD, FreeBSD,
2405  4.4BSD, Linux, SVR4, Esix, Solaris, Irix, SCO, Dell, NCR, VxWorks,
2406  LynxOS, pSOS, QNX, RTEMS, ARTOS;
2407  Currently supported: Linux, NetBSD, VxWorks, QNX, RTEMS, ARTOS, LynxOS).
2408* Target CPU Architecture (Provisions for Alpha, ARM, Intel x86,
2409  IA64, MIPS, NIOS, PowerPC, IBM S390, SuperH, Sparc, Sparc 64 Bit;
2410  Currently supported: ARM, Intel x86, MIPS, NIOS, PowerPC).
2411* Compression Type (uncompressed, gzip, bzip2)
2412* Load Address
2413* Entry Point
2414* Image Name
2415* Image Timestamp
2416
2417The header is marked by a special Magic Number, and both the header
2418and the data portions of the image are secured against corruption by
2419CRC32 checksums.
2420
2421
2422Linux Support:
2423==============
2424
2425Although U-Boot should support any OS or standalone application
2426easily, the main focus has always been on Linux during the design of
2427U-Boot.
2428
2429U-Boot includes many features that so far have been part of some
2430special "boot loader" code within the Linux kernel. Also, any
2431"initrd" images to be used are no longer part of one big Linux image;
2432instead, kernel and "initrd" are separate images. This implementation
2433serves several purposes:
2434
2435- the same features can be used for other OS or standalone
2436  applications (for instance: using compressed images to reduce the
2437  Flash memory footprint)
2438
2439- it becomes much easier to port new Linux kernel versions because
2440  lots of low-level, hardware dependent stuff are done by U-Boot
2441
2442- the same Linux kernel image can now be used with different "initrd"
2443  images; of course this also means that different kernel images can
2444  be run with the same "initrd". This makes testing easier (you don't
2445  have to build a new "zImage.initrd" Linux image when you just
2446  change a file in your "initrd"). Also, a field-upgrade of the
2447  software is easier now.
2448
2449
2450Linux HOWTO:
2451============
2452
2453Porting Linux to U-Boot based systems:
2454---------------------------------------
2455
2456U-Boot cannot save you from doing all the necessary modifications to
2457configure the Linux device drivers for use with your target hardware
2458(no, we don't intend to provide a full virtual machine interface to
2459Linux :-).
2460
2461But now you can ignore ALL boot loader code (in arch/ppc/mbxboot).
2462
2463Just make sure your machine specific header file (for instance
2464include/asm-ppc/tqm8xx.h) includes the same definition of the Board
2465Information structure as we define in include/u-boot.h, and make
2466sure that your definition of IMAP_ADDR uses the same value as your
2467U-Boot configuration in CFG_IMMR.
2468
2469
2470Configuring the Linux kernel:
2471-----------------------------
2472
2473No specific requirements for U-Boot. Make sure you have some root
2474device (initial ramdisk, NFS) for your target system.
2475
2476
2477Building a Linux Image:
2478-----------------------
2479
2480With U-Boot, "normal" build targets like "zImage" or "bzImage" are
2481not used. If you use recent kernel source, a new build target
2482"uImage" will exist which automatically builds an image usable by
2483U-Boot. Most older kernels also have support for a "pImage" target,
2484which was introduced for our predecessor project PPCBoot and uses a
2485100% compatible format.
2486
2487Example:
2488
2489	make TQM850L_config
2490	make oldconfig
2491	make dep
2492	make uImage
2493
2494The "uImage" build target uses a special tool (in 'tools/mkimage') to
2495encapsulate a compressed Linux kernel image with header	 information,
2496CRC32 checksum etc. for use with U-Boot. This is what we are doing:
2497
2498* build a standard "vmlinux" kernel image (in ELF binary format):
2499
2500* convert the kernel into a raw binary image:
2501
2502	${CROSS_COMPILE}-objcopy -O binary \
2503				 -R .note -R .comment \
2504				 -S vmlinux linux.bin
2505
2506* compress the binary image:
2507
2508	gzip -9 linux.bin
2509
2510* package compressed binary image for U-Boot:
2511
2512	mkimage -A ppc -O linux -T kernel -C gzip \
2513		-a 0 -e 0 -n "Linux Kernel Image" \
2514		-d linux.bin.gz uImage
2515
2516
2517The "mkimage" tool can also be used to create ramdisk images for use
2518with U-Boot, either separated from the Linux kernel image, or
2519combined into one file. "mkimage" encapsulates the images with a 64
2520byte header containing information about target architecture,
2521operating system, image type, compression method, entry points, time
2522stamp, CRC32 checksums, etc.
2523
2524"mkimage" can be called in two ways: to verify existing images and
2525print the header information, or to build new images.
2526
2527In the first form (with "-l" option) mkimage lists the information
2528contained in the header of an existing U-Boot image; this includes
2529checksum verification:
2530
2531	tools/mkimage -l image
2532	  -l ==> list image header information
2533
2534The second form (with "-d" option) is used to build a U-Boot image
2535from a "data file" which is used as image payload:
2536
2537	tools/mkimage -A arch -O os -T type -C comp -a addr -e ep \
2538		      -n name -d data_file image
2539	  -A ==> set architecture to 'arch'
2540	  -O ==> set operating system to 'os'
2541	  -T ==> set image type to 'type'
2542	  -C ==> set compression type 'comp'
2543	  -a ==> set load address to 'addr' (hex)
2544	  -e ==> set entry point to 'ep' (hex)
2545	  -n ==> set image name to 'name'
2546	  -d ==> use image data from 'datafile'
2547
2548Right now, all Linux kernels use the same load address	(0x00000000),
2549but the entry point address depends on the kernel version:
2550
2551- 2.2.x kernels have the entry point at 0x0000000C,
2552- 2.3.x and later kernels have the entry point at 0x00000000.
2553
2554So a typical call to build a U-Boot image would read:
2555
2556	-> tools/mkimage -n '2.4.4 kernel for TQM850L' \
2557	> -A ppc -O linux -T kernel -C gzip -a 0 -e 0 \
2558	> -d /opt/elsk/ppc_8xx/usr/src/linux-2.4.4/arch/ppc/coffboot/vmlinux.gz \
2559	> examples/uImage.TQM850L
2560	Image Name:   2.4.4 kernel for TQM850L
2561	Created:      Wed Jul 19 02:34:59 2000
2562	Image Type:   PowerPC Linux Kernel Image (gzip compressed)
2563	Data Size:    335725 Bytes = 327.86 kB = 0.32 MB
2564	Load Address: 0x00000000
2565	Entry Point:  0x00000000
2566
2567To verify the contents of the image (or check for corruption):
2568
2569	-> tools/mkimage -l examples/uImage.TQM850L
2570	Image Name:   2.4.4 kernel for TQM850L
2571	Created:      Wed Jul 19 02:34:59 2000
2572	Image Type:   PowerPC Linux Kernel Image (gzip compressed)
2573	Data Size:    335725 Bytes = 327.86 kB = 0.32 MB
2574	Load Address: 0x00000000
2575	Entry Point:  0x00000000
2576
2577NOTE: for embedded systems where boot time is critical you can trade
2578speed for memory and install an UNCOMPRESSED image instead: this
2579needs more space in Flash, but boots much faster since it does not
2580need to be uncompressed:
2581
2582	-> gunzip /opt/elsk/ppc_8xx/usr/src/linux-2.4.4/arch/ppc/coffboot/vmlinux.gz
2583	-> tools/mkimage -n '2.4.4 kernel for TQM850L' \
2584	> -A ppc -O linux -T kernel -C none -a 0 -e 0 \
2585	> -d /opt/elsk/ppc_8xx/usr/src/linux-2.4.4/arch/ppc/coffboot/vmlinux \
2586	> examples/uImage.TQM850L-uncompressed
2587	Image Name:   2.4.4 kernel for TQM850L
2588	Created:      Wed Jul 19 02:34:59 2000
2589	Image Type:   PowerPC Linux Kernel Image (uncompressed)
2590	Data Size:    792160 Bytes = 773.59 kB = 0.76 MB
2591	Load Address: 0x00000000
2592	Entry Point:  0x00000000
2593
2594
2595Similar you can build U-Boot images from a 'ramdisk.image.gz' file
2596when your kernel is intended to use an initial ramdisk:
2597
2598	-> tools/mkimage -n 'Simple Ramdisk Image' \
2599	> -A ppc -O linux -T ramdisk -C gzip \
2600	> -d /LinuxPPC/images/SIMPLE-ramdisk.image.gz examples/simple-initrd
2601	Image Name:   Simple Ramdisk Image
2602	Created:      Wed Jan 12 14:01:50 2000
2603	Image Type:   PowerPC Linux RAMDisk Image (gzip compressed)
2604	Data Size:    566530 Bytes = 553.25 kB = 0.54 MB
2605	Load Address: 0x00000000
2606	Entry Point:  0x00000000
2607
2608
2609Installing a Linux Image:
2610-------------------------
2611
2612To downloading a U-Boot image over the serial (console) interface,
2613you must convert the image to S-Record format:
2614
2615	objcopy -I binary -O srec examples/image examples/image.srec
2616
2617The 'objcopy' does not understand the information in the U-Boot
2618image header, so the resulting S-Record file will be relative to
2619address 0x00000000. To load it to a given address, you need to
2620specify the target address as 'offset' parameter with the 'loads'
2621command.
2622
2623Example: install the image to address 0x40100000 (which on the
2624TQM8xxL is in the first Flash bank):
2625
2626	=> erase 40100000 401FFFFF
2627
2628	.......... done
2629	Erased 8 sectors
2630
2631	=> loads 40100000
2632	## Ready for S-Record download ...
2633	~>examples/image.srec
2634	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 ...
2635	...
2636	15989 15990 15991 15992
2637	[file transfer complete]
2638	[connected]
2639	## Start Addr = 0x00000000
2640
2641
2642You can check the success of the download using the 'iminfo' command;
2643this includes a checksum verification so you  can  be  sure  no	 data
2644corruption happened:
2645
2646	=> imi 40100000
2647
2648	## Checking Image at 40100000 ...
2649	   Image Name:	 2.2.13 for initrd on TQM850L
2650	   Image Type:	 PowerPC Linux Kernel Image (gzip compressed)
2651	   Data Size:	 335725 Bytes = 327 kB = 0 MB
2652	   Load Address: 00000000
2653	   Entry Point:	 0000000c
2654	   Verifying Checksum ... OK
2655
2656
2657Boot Linux:
2658-----------
2659
2660The "bootm" command is used to boot an application that is stored in
2661memory (RAM or Flash). In case of a Linux kernel image, the contents
2662of the "bootargs" environment variable is passed to the kernel as
2663parameters. You can check and modify this variable using the
2664"printenv" and "setenv" commands:
2665
2666
2667	=> printenv bootargs
2668	bootargs=root=/dev/ram
2669
2670	=> setenv bootargs root=/dev/nfs rw nfsroot=10.0.0.2:/LinuxPPC nfsaddrs=10.0.0.99:10.0.0.2
2671
2672	=> printenv bootargs
2673	bootargs=root=/dev/nfs rw nfsroot=10.0.0.2:/LinuxPPC nfsaddrs=10.0.0.99:10.0.0.2
2674
2675	=> bootm 40020000
2676	## Booting Linux kernel at 40020000 ...
2677	   Image Name:	 2.2.13 for NFS on TQM850L
2678	   Image Type:	 PowerPC Linux Kernel Image (gzip compressed)
2679	   Data Size:	 381681 Bytes = 372 kB = 0 MB
2680	   Load Address: 00000000
2681	   Entry Point:	 0000000c
2682	   Verifying Checksum ... OK
2683	   Uncompressing Kernel Image ... OK
2684	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
2685	Boot arguments: root=/dev/nfs rw nfsroot=10.0.0.2:/LinuxPPC nfsaddrs=10.0.0.99:10.0.0.2
2686	time_init: decrementer frequency = 187500000/60
2687	Calibrating delay loop... 49.77 BogoMIPS
2688	Memory: 15208k available (700k kernel code, 444k data, 32k init) [c0000000,c1000000]
2689	...
2690
2691If you want to boot a Linux kernel with initial ram disk, you pass
2692the memory addresses of both the kernel and the initrd image (PPBCOOT
2693format!) to the "bootm" command:
2694
2695	=> imi 40100000 40200000
2696
2697	## Checking Image at 40100000 ...
2698	   Image Name:	 2.2.13 for initrd on TQM850L
2699	   Image Type:	 PowerPC Linux Kernel Image (gzip compressed)
2700	   Data Size:	 335725 Bytes = 327 kB = 0 MB
2701	   Load Address: 00000000
2702	   Entry Point:	 0000000c
2703	   Verifying Checksum ... OK
2704
2705	## Checking Image at 40200000 ...
2706	   Image Name:	 Simple Ramdisk Image
2707	   Image Type:	 PowerPC Linux RAMDisk Image (gzip compressed)
2708	   Data Size:	 566530 Bytes = 553 kB = 0 MB
2709	   Load Address: 00000000
2710	   Entry Point:	 00000000
2711	   Verifying Checksum ... OK
2712
2713	=> bootm 40100000 40200000
2714	## Booting Linux kernel at 40100000 ...
2715	   Image Name:	 2.2.13 for initrd on TQM850L
2716	   Image Type:	 PowerPC Linux Kernel Image (gzip compressed)
2717	   Data Size:	 335725 Bytes = 327 kB = 0 MB
2718	   Load Address: 00000000
2719	   Entry Point:	 0000000c
2720	   Verifying Checksum ... OK
2721	   Uncompressing Kernel Image ... OK
2722	## Loading RAMDisk Image at 40200000 ...
2723	   Image Name:	 Simple Ramdisk Image
2724	   Image Type:	 PowerPC Linux RAMDisk Image (gzip compressed)
2725	   Data Size:	 566530 Bytes = 553 kB = 0 MB
2726	   Load Address: 00000000
2727	   Entry Point:	 00000000
2728	   Verifying Checksum ... OK
2729	   Loading Ramdisk ... OK
2730	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
2731	Boot arguments: root=/dev/ram
2732	time_init: decrementer frequency = 187500000/60
2733	Calibrating delay loop... 49.77 BogoMIPS
2734	...
2735	RAMDISK: Compressed image found at block 0
2736	VFS: Mounted root (ext2 filesystem).
2737
2738	bash#
2739
2740More About U-Boot Image Types:
2741------------------------------
2742
2743U-Boot supports the following image types:
2744
2745   "Standalone Programs" are directly runnable in the environment
2746	provided by U-Boot; it is expected that (if they behave
2747	well) you can continue to work in U-Boot after return from
2748	the Standalone Program.
2749   "OS Kernel Images" are usually images of some Embedded OS which
2750	will take over control completely. Usually these programs
2751	will install their own set of exception handlers, device
2752	drivers, set up the MMU, etc. - this means, that you cannot
2753	expect to re-enter U-Boot except by resetting the CPU.
2754   "RAMDisk Images" are more or less just data blocks, and their
2755	parameters (address, size) are passed to an OS kernel that is
2756	being started.
2757   "Multi-File Images" contain several images, typically an OS
2758	(Linux) kernel image and one or more data images like
2759	RAMDisks. This construct is useful for instance when you want
2760	to boot over the network using BOOTP etc., where the boot
2761	server provides just a single image file, but you want to get
2762	for instance an OS kernel and a RAMDisk image.
2763
2764	"Multi-File Images" start with a list of image sizes, each
2765	image size (in bytes) specified by an "uint32_t" in network
2766	byte order. This list is terminated by an "(uint32_t)0".
2767	Immediately after the terminating 0 follow the images, one by
2768	one, all aligned on "uint32_t" boundaries (size rounded up to
2769	a multiple of 4 bytes).
2770
2771   "Firmware Images" are binary images containing firmware (like
2772	U-Boot or FPGA images) which usually will be programmed to
2773	flash memory.
2774
2775   "Script files" are command sequences that will be executed by
2776	U-Boot's command interpreter; this feature is especially
2777	useful when you configure U-Boot to use a real shell (hush)
2778	as command interpreter.
2779
2780
2781Standalone HOWTO:
2782=================
2783
2784One of the features of U-Boot is that you can dynamically load and
2785run "standalone" applications, which can use some resources of
2786U-Boot like console I/O functions or interrupt services.
2787
2788Two simple examples are included with the sources:
2789
2790"Hello World" Demo:
2791-------------------
2792
2793'examples/hello_world.c' contains a small "Hello World" Demo
2794application; it is automatically compiled when you build U-Boot.
2795It's configured to run at address 0x00040004, so you can play with it
2796like that:
2797
2798	=> loads
2799	## Ready for S-Record download ...
2800	~>examples/hello_world.srec
2801	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 ...
2802	[file transfer complete]
2803	[connected]
2804	## Start Addr = 0x00040004
2805
2806	=> go 40004 Hello World! This is a test.
2807	## Starting application at 0x00040004 ...
2808	Hello World
2809	argc = 7
2810	argv[0] = "40004"
2811	argv[1] = "Hello"
2812	argv[2] = "World!"
2813	argv[3] = "This"
2814	argv[4] = "is"
2815	argv[5] = "a"
2816	argv[6] = "test."
2817	argv[7] = "<NULL>"
2818	Hit any key to exit ...
2819
2820	## Application terminated, rc = 0x0
2821
2822Another example, which demonstrates how to register a CPM interrupt
2823handler with the U-Boot code, can be found in 'examples/timer.c'.
2824Here, a CPM timer is set up to generate an interrupt every second.
2825The interrupt service routine is trivial, just printing a '.'
2826character, but this is just a demo program. The application can be
2827controlled by the following keys:
2828
2829	? - print current values og the CPM Timer registers
2830	b - enable interrupts and start timer
2831	e - stop timer and disable interrupts
2832	q - quit application
2833
2834	=> loads
2835	## Ready for S-Record download ...
2836	~>examples/timer.srec
2837	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 ...
2838	[file transfer complete]
2839	[connected]
2840	## Start Addr = 0x00040004
2841
2842	=> go 40004
2843	## Starting application at 0x00040004 ...
2844	TIMERS=0xfff00980
2845	Using timer 1
2846	  tgcr @ 0xfff00980, tmr @ 0xfff00990, trr @ 0xfff00994, tcr @ 0xfff00998, tcn @ 0xfff0099c, ter @ 0xfff009b0
2847
2848Hit 'b':
2849	[q, b, e, ?] Set interval 1000000 us
2850	Enabling timer
2851Hit '?':
2852	[q, b, e, ?] ........
2853	tgcr=0x1, tmr=0xff1c, trr=0x3d09, tcr=0x0, tcn=0xef6, ter=0x0
2854Hit '?':
2855	[q, b, e, ?] .
2856	tgcr=0x1, tmr=0xff1c, trr=0x3d09, tcr=0x0, tcn=0x2ad4, ter=0x0
2857Hit '?':
2858	[q, b, e, ?] .
2859	tgcr=0x1, tmr=0xff1c, trr=0x3d09, tcr=0x0, tcn=0x1efc, ter=0x0
2860Hit '?':
2861	[q, b, e, ?] .
2862	tgcr=0x1, tmr=0xff1c, trr=0x3d09, tcr=0x0, tcn=0x169d, ter=0x0
2863Hit 'e':
2864	[q, b, e, ?] ...Stopping timer
2865Hit 'q':
2866	[q, b, e, ?] ## Application terminated, rc = 0x0
2867
2868
2869Minicom warning:
2870================
2871
2872Over time, many people have reported problems when trying to use the
2873"minicom" terminal emulation program for serial download. I (wd)
2874consider minicom to be broken, and recommend not to use it. Under
2875Unix, I recommend to use C-Kermit for general purpose use (and
2876especially for kermit binary protocol download ("loadb" command), and
2877use "cu" for S-Record download ("loads" command).
2878
2879Nevertheless, if you absolutely want to use it try adding this
2880configuration to your "File transfer protocols" section:
2881
2882	   Name	   Program			Name U/D FullScr IO-Red. Multi
2883	X  kermit  /usr/bin/kermit -i -l %l -s	 Y    U	   Y	   N	  N
2884	Y  kermit  /usr/bin/kermit -i -l %l -r	 N    D	   Y	   N	  N
2885
2886
2887NetBSD Notes:
2888=============
2889
2890Starting at version 0.9.2, U-Boot supports NetBSD both as host
2891(build U-Boot) and target system (boots NetBSD/mpc8xx).
2892
2893Building requires a cross environment; it is known to work on
2894NetBSD/i386 with the cross-powerpc-netbsd-1.3 package (you will also
2895need gmake since the Makefiles are not compatible with BSD make).
2896Note that the cross-powerpc package does not install include files;
2897attempting to build U-Boot will fail because <machine/ansi.h> is
2898missing.  This file has to be installed and patched manually:
2899
2900	# cd /usr/pkg/cross/powerpc-netbsd/include
2901	# mkdir powerpc
2902	# ln -s powerpc machine
2903	# cp /usr/src/sys/arch/powerpc/include/ansi.h powerpc/ansi.h
2904	# ${EDIT} powerpc/ansi.h	## must remove __va_list, _BSD_VA_LIST
2905
2906Native builds *don't* work due to incompatibilities between native
2907and U-Boot include files.
2908
2909Booting assumes that (the first part of) the image booted is a
2910stage-2 loader which in turn loads and then invokes the kernel
2911proper. Loader sources will eventually appear in the NetBSD source
2912tree (probably in sys/arc/mpc8xx/stand/u-boot_stage2/); in the
2913meantime, send mail to bruno@exet-ag.de and/or wd@denx.de for
2914details.
2915
2916
2917Implementation Internals:
2918=========================
2919
2920The following is not intended to be a complete description of every
2921implementation detail. However, it should help to understand the
2922inner workings of U-Boot and make it easier to port it to custom
2923hardware.
2924
2925
2926Initial Stack, Global Data:
2927---------------------------
2928
2929The implementation of U-Boot is complicated by the fact that U-Boot
2930starts running out of ROM (flash memory), usually without access to
2931system RAM (because the memory controller is not initialized yet).
2932This means that we don't have writable Data or BSS segments, and BSS
2933is not initialized as zero. To be able to get a C environment working
2934at all, we have to allocate at least a minimal stack. Implementation
2935options for this are defined and restricted by the CPU used: Some CPU
2936models provide on-chip memory (like the IMMR area on MPC8xx and
2937MPC826x processors), on others (parts of) the data cache can be
2938locked as (mis-) used as memory, etc.
2939
2940	Chris Hallinan posted a good summary of	 these	issues	to  the
2941	u-boot-users mailing list:
2942
2943	Subject: RE: [U-Boot-Users] RE: More On Memory Bank x (nothingness)?
2944	From: "Chris Hallinan" <clh@net1plus.com>
2945	Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2003 16:43:46 -0500 (22:43 MET)
2946	...
2947
2948	Correct me if I'm wrong, folks, but the way I understand it
2949	is this: Using DCACHE as initial RAM for Stack, etc, does not
2950	require any physical RAM backing up the cache. The cleverness
2951	is that the cache is being used as a temporary supply of
2952	necessary storage before the SDRAM controller is setup. It's
2953	beyond the scope of this list to expain the details, but you
2954	can see how this works by studying the cache architecture and
2955	operation in the architecture and processor-specific manuals.
2956
2957	OCM is On Chip Memory, which I believe the 405GP has 4K. It
2958	is another option for the system designer to use as an
2959	initial stack/ram area prior to SDRAM being available. Either
2960	option should work for you. Using CS 4 should be fine if your
2961	board designers haven't used it for something that would
2962	cause you grief during the initial boot! It is frequently not
2963	used.
2964
2965	CFG_INIT_RAM_ADDR should be somewhere that won't interfere
2966	with your processor/board/system design. The default value
2967	you will find in any recent u-boot distribution in
2968	Walnut405.h should work for you. I'd set it to a value larger
2969	than your SDRAM module. If you have a 64MB SDRAM module, set
2970	it above 400_0000. Just make sure your board has no resources
2971	that are supposed to respond to that address! That code in
2972	start.S has been around a while and should work as is when
2973	you get the config right.
2974
2975	-Chris Hallinan
2976	DS4.COM, Inc.
2977
2978It is essential to remember this, since it has some impact on the C
2979code for the initialization procedures:
2980
2981* Initialized global data (data segment) is read-only. Do not attempt
2982  to write it.
2983
2984* Do not use any unitialized global data (or implicitely initialized
2985  as zero data - BSS segment) at all - this is undefined, initiali-
2986  zation is performed later (when relocating to RAM).
2987
2988* Stack space is very limited. Avoid big data buffers or things like
2989  that.
2990
2991Having only the stack as writable memory limits means we cannot use
2992normal global data to share information beween the code. But it
2993turned out that the implementation of U-Boot can be greatly
2994simplified by making a global data structure (gd_t) available to all
2995functions. We could pass a pointer to this data as argument to _all_
2996functions, but this would bloat the code. Instead we use a feature of
2997the GCC compiler (Global Register Variables) to share the data: we
2998place a pointer (gd) to the global data into a register which we
2999reserve for this purpose.
3000
3001When choosing a register for such a purpose we are restricted by the
3002relevant  (E)ABI  specifications for the current architecture, and by
3003GCC's implementation.
3004
3005For PowerPC, the following registers have specific use:
3006	R1:	stack pointer
3007	R2:	TOC pointer
3008	R3-R4:	parameter passing and return values
3009	R5-R10: parameter passing
3010	R13:	small data area pointer
3011	R30:	GOT pointer
3012	R31:	frame pointer
3013
3014	(U-Boot also uses R14 as internal GOT pointer.)
3015
3016    ==> U-Boot will use R29 to hold a pointer to the global data
3017
3018    Note: on PPC, we could use a static initializer (since the
3019    address of the global data structure is known at compile time),
3020    but it turned out that reserving a register results in somewhat
3021    smaller code - although the code savings are not that big (on
3022    average for all boards 752 bytes for the whole U-Boot image,
3023    624 text + 127 data).
3024
3025On ARM, the following registers are used:
3026
3027	R0:	function argument word/integer result
3028	R1-R3:	function argument word
3029	R9:	GOT pointer
3030	R10:	stack limit (used only if stack checking if enabled)
3031	R11:	argument (frame) pointer
3032	R12:	temporary workspace
3033	R13:	stack pointer
3034	R14:	link register
3035	R15:	program counter
3036
3037    ==> U-Boot will use R8 to hold a pointer to the global data
3038
3039
3040Memory Management:
3041------------------
3042
3043U-Boot runs in system state and uses physical addresses, i.e. the
3044MMU is not used either for address mapping nor for memory protection.
3045
3046The available memory is mapped to fixed addresses using the memory
3047controller. In this process, a contiguous block is formed for each
3048memory type (Flash, SDRAM, SRAM), even when it consists of several
3049physical memory banks.
3050
3051U-Boot is installed in the first 128 kB of the first Flash bank (on
3052TQM8xxL modules this is the range 0x40000000 ... 0x4001FFFF). After
3053booting and sizing and initializing DRAM, the code relocates itself
3054to the upper end of DRAM. Immediately below the U-Boot code some
3055memory is reserved for use by malloc() [see CFG_MALLOC_LEN
3056configuration setting]. Below that, a structure with global Board
3057Info data is placed, followed by the stack (growing downward).
3058
3059Additionally, some exception handler code is copied to the low 8 kB
3060of DRAM (0x00000000 ... 0x00001FFF).
3061
3062So a typical memory configuration with 16 MB of DRAM could look like
3063this:
3064
3065	0x0000 0000	Exception Vector code
3066	      :
3067	0x0000 1FFF
3068	0x0000 2000	Free for Application Use
3069	      :
3070	      :
3071
3072	      :
3073	      :
3074	0x00FB FF20	Monitor Stack (Growing downward)
3075	0x00FB FFAC	Board Info Data and permanent copy of global data
3076	0x00FC 0000	Malloc Arena
3077	      :
3078	0x00FD FFFF
3079	0x00FE 0000	RAM Copy of Monitor Code
3080	...		eventually: LCD or video framebuffer
3081	...		eventually: pRAM (Protected RAM - unchanged by reset)
3082	0x00FF FFFF	[End of RAM]
3083
3084
3085System Initialization:
3086----------------------
3087
3088In the reset configuration, U-Boot starts at the reset entry point
3089(on most PowerPC systens at address 0x00000100). Because of the reset
3090configuration for CS0# this is a mirror of the onboard Flash memory.
3091To be able to re-map memory U-Boot then jumps to its link address.
3092To be able to implement the initialization code in C, a (small!)
3093initial stack is set up in the internal Dual Ported RAM (in case CPUs
3094which provide such a feature like MPC8xx or MPC8260), or in a locked
3095part of the data cache. After that, U-Boot initializes the CPU core,
3096the caches and the SIU.
3097
3098Next, all (potentially) available memory banks are mapped using a
3099preliminary mapping. For example, we put them on 512 MB boundaries
3100(multiples of 0x20000000: SDRAM on 0x00000000 and 0x20000000, Flash
3101on 0x40000000 and 0x60000000, SRAM on 0x80000000). Then UPM A is
3102programmed for SDRAM access. Using the temporary configuration, a
3103simple memory test is run that determines the size of the SDRAM
3104banks.
3105
3106When there is more than one SDRAM bank, and the banks are of
3107different size, the largest is mapped first. For equal size, the first
3108bank (CS2#) is mapped first. The first mapping is always for address
31090x00000000, with any additional banks following immediately to create
3110contiguous memory starting from 0.
3111
3112Then, the monitor installs itself at the upper end of the SDRAM area
3113and allocates memory for use by malloc() and for the global Board
3114Info data; also, the exception vector code is copied to the low RAM
3115pages, and the final stack is set up.
3116
3117Only after this relocation will you have a "normal" C environment;
3118until that you are restricted in several ways, mostly because you are
3119running from ROM, and because the code will have to be relocated to a
3120new address in RAM.
3121
3122
3123U-Boot Porting Guide:
3124----------------------
3125
3126[Based on messages by Jerry Van Baren in the U-Boot-Users mailing
3127list, October 2002]
3128
3129
3130int main (int argc, char *argv[])
3131{
3132	sighandler_t no_more_time;
3133
3134	signal (SIGALRM, no_more_time);
3135	alarm (PROJECT_DEADLINE - toSec (3 * WEEK));
3136
3137	if (available_money > available_manpower) {
3138		pay consultant to port U-Boot;
3139		return 0;
3140	}
3141
3142	Download latest U-Boot source;
3143
3144	Subscribe to u-boot-users mailing list;
3145
3146	if (clueless) {
3147		email ("Hi, I am new to U-Boot, how do I get started?");
3148	}
3149
3150	while (learning) {
3151		Read the README file in the top level directory;
3152		Read http://www.denx.de/twiki/bin/view/DULG/Manual ;
3153		Read the source, Luke;
3154	}
3155
3156	if (available_money > toLocalCurrency ($2500)) {
3157		Buy a BDI2000;
3158	} else {
3159		Add a lot of aggravation and time;
3160	}
3161
3162	Create your own board support subdirectory;
3163
3164	Create your own board config file;
3165
3166	while (!running) {
3167		do {
3168			Add / modify source code;
3169		} until (compiles);
3170		Debug;
3171		if (clueless)
3172			email ("Hi, I am having problems...");
3173	}
3174	Send patch file to Wolfgang;
3175
3176	return 0;
3177}
3178
3179void no_more_time (int sig)
3180{
3181      hire_a_guru();
3182}
3183
3184
3185Coding Standards:
3186-----------------
3187
3188All contributions to U-Boot should conform to the Linux kernel
3189coding style; see the file "Documentation/CodingStyle" in your Linux
3190kernel source directory.
3191
3192Please note that U-Boot is implemented in C (and to some small parts
3193in Assembler); no C++ is used, so please do not use C++ style
3194comments (//) in your code.
3195
3196Please also stick to the following formatting rules:
3197- remove any trailing white space
3198- use TAB characters for indentation, not spaces
3199- make sure NOT to use DOS '\r\n' line feeds
3200- do not add more than 2 empty lines to source files
3201- do not add trailing empty lines to source files
3202
3203Submissions which do not conform to the standards may be returned
3204with a request to reformat the changes.
3205
3206
3207Submitting Patches:
3208-------------------
3209
3210Since the number of patches for U-Boot is growing, we need to
3211establish some rules. Submissions which do not conform to these rules
3212may be rejected, even when they contain important and valuable stuff.
3213
3214
3215When you send a patch, please include the following information with
3216it:
3217
3218* For bug fixes: a description of the bug and how your patch fixes
3219  this bug. Please try to include a way of demonstrating that the
3220  patch actually fixes something.
3221
3222* For new features: a description of the feature and your
3223  implementation.
3224
3225* A CHANGELOG entry as plaintext (separate from the patch)
3226
3227* For major contributions, your entry to the CREDITS file
3228
3229* When you add support for a new board, don't forget to add this
3230  board to the MAKEALL script, too.
3231
3232* If your patch adds new configuration options, don't forget to
3233  document these in the README file.
3234
3235* The patch itself. If you are accessing the CVS repository use "cvs
3236  update; cvs diff -puRN"; else, use "diff -purN OLD NEW". If your
3237  version of diff does not support these options, then get the latest
3238  version of GNU diff.
3239
3240  The current directory when running this command shall be the top
3241  level directory of the U-Boot source tree, or it's parent directory
3242  (i. e. please make sure that your patch includes sufficient
3243  directory information for the affected files).
3244
3245  We accept patches as plain text, MIME attachments or as uuencoded
3246  gzipped text.
3247
3248* If one logical set of modifications affects or creates several
3249  files, all these changes shall be submitted in a SINGLE patch file.
3250
3251* Changesets that contain different, unrelated modifications shall be
3252  submitted as SEPARATE patches, one patch per changeset.
3253
3254
3255Notes:
3256
3257* Before sending the patch, run the MAKEALL script on your patched
3258  source tree and make sure that no errors or warnings are reported
3259  for any of the boards.
3260
3261* Keep your modifications to the necessary minimum: A patch
3262  containing several unrelated changes or arbitrary reformats will be
3263  returned with a request to re-formatting / split it.
3264
3265* If you modify existing code, make sure that your new code does not
3266  add to the memory footprint of the code ;-) Small is beautiful!
3267  When adding new features, these should compile conditionally only
3268  (using #ifdef), and the resulting code with the new feature
3269  disabled must not need more memory than the old code without your
3270  modification.
3271