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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  - 74xx_7xx	Files specific to Motorola MPC74xx and 7xx CPUs
126  - arm720t	Files specific to ARM 720 CPUs
127  - arm920t	Files specific to ARM 920 CPUs
128  - arm925t	Files specific to ARM 925 CPUs
129  - arm926ejs	Files specific to ARM 926 CPUs
130  - at91rm9200	Files specific to Atmel AT91RM9200 CPUs
131  - i386	Files specific to i386 CPUs
132  - ixp		Files specific to Intel XScale IXP CPUs
133  - mcf52x2	Files specific to Motorola ColdFire MCF52x2 CPUs
134  - mips	Files specific to MIPS CPUs
135  - mpc5xx	Files specific to Motorola MPC5xx  CPUs
136  - mpc5xxx	Files specific to Motorola MPC5xxx CPUs
137  - mpc8xx	Files specific to Motorola MPC8xx  CPUs
138  - mpc824x	Files specific to Motorola MPC824x CPUs
139  - mpc8260	Files specific to Motorola MPC8260 CPUs
140  - mpc85xx	Files specific to Motorola MPC85xx CPUs
141  - nios	Files specific to Altera NIOS CPUs
142  - ppc4xx	Files specific to IBM PowerPC 4xx CPUs
143  - pxa		Files specific to Intel XScale PXA CPUs
144  - s3c44b0	Files specific to Samsung S3C44B0 CPUs
145  - sa1100	Files specific to Intel StrongARM SA1100 CPUs
146- disk		Code for disk drive partition handling
147- doc		Documentation (don't expect too much)
148- drivers	Commonly used device drivers
149- dtt		Digital Thermometer and Thermostat drivers
150- examples	Example code for standalone applications, etc.
151- include	Header Files
152- lib_arm	Files generic to ARM	 architecture
153- lib_generic	Files generic to all	 architectures
154- lib_i386	Files generic to i386	 architecture
155- lib_m68k	Files generic to m68k	 architecture
156- lib_mips	Files generic to MIPS	 architecture
157- lib_nios	Files generic to NIOS	 architecture
158- lib_ppc	Files generic to PowerPC architecture
159- net		Networking code
160- post		Power On Self Test
161- rtc		Real Time Clock drivers
162- tools		Tools to build S-Record or U-Boot images, etc.
163
164Software Configuration:
165=======================
166
167Configuration is usually done using C preprocessor defines; the
168rationale behind that is to avoid dead code whenever possible.
169
170There are two classes of configuration variables:
171
172* Configuration _OPTIONS_:
173  These are selectable by the user and have names beginning with
174  "CONFIG_".
175
176* Configuration _SETTINGS_:
177  These depend on the hardware etc. and should not be meddled with if
178  you don't know what you're doing; they have names beginning with
179  "CFG_".
180
181Later we will add a configuration tool - probably similar to or even
182identical to what's used for the Linux kernel. Right now, we have to
183do the configuration by hand, which means creating some symbolic
184links and editing some configuration files. We use the TQM8xxL boards
185as an example here.
186
187
188Selection of Processor Architecture and Board Type:
189---------------------------------------------------
190
191For all supported boards there are ready-to-use default
192configurations available; just type "make <board_name>_config".
193
194Example: For a TQM823L module type:
195
196	cd u-boot
197	make TQM823L_config
198
199For the Cogent platform, you need to specify the cpu type as well;
200e.g. "make cogent_mpc8xx_config". And also configure the cogent
201directory according to the instructions in cogent/README.
202
203
204Configuration Options:
205----------------------
206
207Configuration depends on the combination of board and CPU type; all
208such information is kept in a configuration file
209"include/configs/<board_name>.h".
210
211Example: For a TQM823L module, all configuration settings are in
212"include/configs/TQM823L.h".
213
214
215Many of the options are named exactly as the corresponding Linux
216kernel configuration options. The intention is to make it easier to
217build a config tool - later.
218
219
220The following options need to be configured:
221
222- CPU Type:	Define exactly one of
223
224		PowerPC based CPUs:
225		-------------------
226		CONFIG_MPC823,	CONFIG_MPC850,	CONFIG_MPC855,	CONFIG_MPC860
227	or	CONFIG_MPC5xx
228	or	CONFIG_MPC824X, CONFIG_MPC8260
229	or	CONFIG_MPC85xx
230	or	CONFIG_IOP480
231	or	CONFIG_405GP
232	or	CONFIG_405EP
233	or	CONFIG_440
234	or	CONFIG_MPC74xx
235	or	CONFIG_750FX
236
237		ARM based CPUs:
238		---------------
239		CONFIG_SA1110
240		CONFIG_ARM7
241		CONFIG_PXA250
242
243		MicroBlaze based CPUs:
244		----------------------
245		CONFIG_MICROBLAZE
246
247
248- Board Type:	Define exactly one of
249
250		PowerPC based boards:
251		---------------------
252
253		CONFIG_ADCIOP		CONFIG_GEN860T		CONFIG_PCI405
254		CONFIG_ADS860		CONFIG_GENIETV		CONFIG_PCIPPC2
255		CONFIG_AMX860		CONFIG_GTH		CONFIG_PCIPPC6
256		CONFIG_AR405		CONFIG_gw8260		CONFIG_pcu_e
257		CONFIG_BAB7xx		CONFIG_hermes		CONFIG_PIP405
258		CONFIG_c2mon		CONFIG_hymod		CONFIG_PM826
259		CONFIG_CANBT		CONFIG_IAD210		CONFIG_ppmc8260
260		CONFIG_CCM		CONFIG_ICU862		CONFIG_QS823
261		CONFIG_CMI		CONFIG_IP860		CONFIG_QS850
262		CONFIG_cogent_mpc8260	CONFIG_IPHASE4539	CONFIG_QS860T
263		CONFIG_cogent_mpc8xx	CONFIG_IVML24		CONFIG_RBC823
264		CONFIG_CPCI405		CONFIG_IVML24_128	CONFIG_RPXClassic
265		CONFIG_CPCI4052		CONFIG_IVML24_256	CONFIG_RPXlite
266		CONFIG_CPCIISER4	CONFIG_IVMS8		CONFIG_RPXsuper
267		CONFIG_CPU86		CONFIG_IVMS8_128	CONFIG_rsdproto
268		CONFIG_CRAYL1		CONFIG_IVMS8_256	CONFIG_sacsng
269		CONFIG_CSB272		CONFIG_JSE		CONFIG_Sandpoint8240
270		CONFIG_CU824		CONFIG_LANTEC		CONFIG_Sandpoint8245
271		CONFIG_DASA_SIM		CONFIG_lwmon		CONFIG_sbc8260
272		CONFIG_DB64360		CONFIG_MBX		CONFIG_sbc8560
273		CONFIG_DB64460		CONFIG_MBX860T		CONFIG_SM850
274		CONFIG_DU405		CONFIG_MHPC		CONFIG_SPD823TS
275		CONFIG_DUET_ADS		CONFIG_MIP405		CONFIG_STXGP3
276		CONFIG_EBONY		CONFIG_MOUSSE		CONFIG_SXNI855T
277		CONFIG_ELPPC		CONFIG_MPC8260ADS	CONFIG_TQM823L
278		CONFIG_ELPT860		CONFIG_MPC8540ADS	CONFIG_TQM8260
279		CONFIG_ep8260		CONFIG_MPC8560ADS	CONFIG_TQM850L
280		CONFIG_ERIC		CONFIG_MUSENKI		CONFIG_TQM855L
281		CONFIG_ESTEEM192E	CONFIG_MVS1		CONFIG_TQM860L
282		CONFIG_ETX094		CONFIG_NETPHONE		CONFIG_TTTech
283		CONFIG_EVB64260		CONFIG_NETTA		CONFIG_UTX8245
284		CONFIG_FADS823		CONFIG_NETVIA		CONFIG_V37
285		CONFIG_FADS850SAR	CONFIG_NX823		CONFIG_W7OLMC
286		CONFIG_FADS860T		CONFIG_OCRTC		CONFIG_W7OLMG
287		CONFIG_FLAGADM		CONFIG_ORSG		CONFIG_WALNUT405
288		CONFIG_FPS850L		CONFIG_OXC		CONFIG_ZPC1900
289		CONFIG_FPS860L					CONFIG_ZUMA
290
291		ARM based boards:
292		-----------------
293
294		CONFIG_AT91RM9200DK,		CONFIG_CERF250,		CONFIG_DNP1110,
295		CONFIG_EP7312,			CONFIG_H2_OMAP1610,	CONFIG_HHP_CRADLE,
296		CONFIG_IMPA7,		CONFIG_INNOVATOROMAP1510,	CONFIG_INNOVATOROMAP1610,
297		CONFIG_LART,			CONFIG_LPD7A400		CONFIG_LUBBOCK,
298		CONFIG_OSK_OMAP5912,		CONFIG_SHANNON,		CONFIG_P2_OMAP730,
299		CONFIG_SMDK2400,		CONFIG_SMDK2410,	CONFIG_TRAB,
300		CONFIG_VCMA9
301
302		MicroBlaze based boards:
303		------------------------
304
305		CONFIG_SUZAKU
306
307
308- CPU Module Type: (if CONFIG_COGENT is defined)
309		Define exactly one of
310		CONFIG_CMA286_60_OLD
311--- FIXME --- not tested yet:
312		CONFIG_CMA286_60, CONFIG_CMA286_21, CONFIG_CMA286_60P,
313		CONFIG_CMA287_23, CONFIG_CMA287_50
314
315- Motherboard Type: (if CONFIG_COGENT is defined)
316		Define exactly one of
317		CONFIG_CMA101, CONFIG_CMA102
318
319- Motherboard I/O Modules: (if CONFIG_COGENT is defined)
320		Define one or more of
321		CONFIG_CMA302
322
323- Motherboard Options: (if CONFIG_CMA101 or CONFIG_CMA102 are defined)
324		Define one or more of
325		CONFIG_LCD_HEARTBEAT	- update a character position on
326					  the lcd display every second with
327					  a "rotator" |\-/|\-/
328
329- Board flavour: (if CONFIG_MPC8260ADS is defined)
330		CONFIG_ADSTYPE
331		Possible values are:
332			CFG_8260ADS	- original MPC8260ADS
333			CFG_8266ADS	- MPC8266ADS
334			CFG_PQ2FADS	- PQ2FADS-ZU or PQ2FADS-VR
335			CFG_8272ADS	- MPC8272ADS
336
337- MPC824X Family Member (if CONFIG_MPC824X is defined)
338		Define exactly one of
339		CONFIG_MPC8240, CONFIG_MPC8245
340
341- 8xx CPU Options: (if using an MPC8xx cpu)
342		Define one or more of
343		CONFIG_8xx_GCLK_FREQ	- if get_gclk_freq() cannot work
344					  e.g. if there is no 32KHz
345					  reference PIT/RTC clock
346
347- 859/866 CPU options: (if using a MPC859 or MPC866 CPU):
348		CFG_866_OSCCLK
349		CFG_866_CPUCLK_MIN
350		CFG_866_CPUCLK_MAX
351		CFG_866_CPUCLK_DEFAULT
352			See doc/README.MPC866
353
354		CFG_MEASURE_CPUCLK
355
356		Define this to measure the actual CPU clock instead
357		of relying on the correctness of the configured
358		values. Mostly useful for board bringup to make sure
359		the PLL is locked at the intended frequency. Note
360		that this requires a (stable) reference clock (32 kHz
361		RTC clock),
362
363- Linux Kernel Interface:
364		CONFIG_CLOCKS_IN_MHZ
365
366		U-Boot stores all clock information in Hz
367		internally. For binary compatibility with older Linux
368		kernels (which expect the clocks passed in the
369		bd_info data to be in MHz) the environment variable
370		"clocks_in_mhz" can be defined so that U-Boot
371		converts clock data to MHZ before passing it to the
372		Linux kernel.
373		When CONFIG_CLOCKS_IN_MHZ is defined, a definition of
374		"clocks_in_mhz=1" is  automatically  included  in  the
375		default environment.
376
377		CONFIG_MEMSIZE_IN_BYTES		[relevant for MIPS only]
378
379		When transfering memsize parameter to linux, some versions
380		expect it to be in bytes, others in MB.
381		Define CONFIG_MEMSIZE_IN_BYTES to make it in bytes.
382
383- Serial Ports:
384		CFG_PL010_SERIAL
385
386		Define this if you want support for Amba PrimeCell PL010 UARTs.
387
388		CFG_PL011_SERIAL
389
390		Define this if you want support for Amba PrimeCell PL011 UARTs.
391
392		CONFIG_PL011_CLOCK
393
394		If you have Amba PrimeCell PL011 UARTs, set this variable to
395		the clock speed of the UARTs.
396
397		CONFIG_PL01x_PORTS
398
399		If you have Amba PrimeCell PL010 or PL011 UARTs on your board,
400		define this to a list of base addresses for each (supported)
401		port. See e.g. include/configs/versatile.h
402
403
404- Console Interface:
405		Depending on board, define exactly one serial port
406		(like CONFIG_8xx_CONS_SMC1, CONFIG_8xx_CONS_SMC2,
407		CONFIG_8xx_CONS_SCC1, ...), or switch off the serial
408		console by defining CONFIG_8xx_CONS_NONE
409
410		Note: if CONFIG_8xx_CONS_NONE is defined, the serial
411		port routines must be defined elsewhere
412		(i.e. serial_init(), serial_getc(), ...)
413
414		CONFIG_CFB_CONSOLE
415		Enables console device for a color framebuffer. Needs following
416		defines (cf. smiLynxEM, i8042, board/eltec/bab7xx)
417			VIDEO_FB_LITTLE_ENDIAN	graphic memory organisation
418						(default big endian)
419			VIDEO_HW_RECTFILL	graphic chip supports
420						rectangle fill
421						(cf. smiLynxEM)
422			VIDEO_HW_BITBLT		graphic chip supports
423						bit-blit (cf. smiLynxEM)
424			VIDEO_VISIBLE_COLS	visible pixel columns
425						(cols=pitch)
426			VIDEO_VISIBLE_ROWS	visible pixel rows
427			VIDEO_PIXEL_SIZE	bytes per pixel
428			VIDEO_DATA_FORMAT	graphic data format
429						(0-5, cf. cfb_console.c)
430			VIDEO_FB_ADRS		framebuffer address
431			VIDEO_KBD_INIT_FCT	keyboard int fct
432						(i.e. i8042_kbd_init())
433			VIDEO_TSTC_FCT		test char fct
434						(i.e. i8042_tstc)
435			VIDEO_GETC_FCT		get char fct
436						(i.e. i8042_getc)
437			CONFIG_CONSOLE_CURSOR	cursor drawing on/off
438						(requires blink timer
439						cf. i8042.c)
440			CFG_CONSOLE_BLINK_COUNT blink interval (cf. i8042.c)
441			CONFIG_CONSOLE_TIME	display time/date info in
442						upper right corner
443						(requires CFG_CMD_DATE)
444			CONFIG_VIDEO_LOGO	display Linux logo in
445						upper left corner
446			CONFIG_VIDEO_BMP_LOGO	use bmp_logo.h instead of
447						linux_logo.h for logo.
448						Requires CONFIG_VIDEO_LOGO
449			CONFIG_CONSOLE_EXTRA_INFO
450						addional board info beside
451						the logo
452
453		When CONFIG_CFB_CONSOLE is defined, video console is
454		default i/o. Serial console can be forced with
455		environment 'console=serial'.
456
457		When CONFIG_SILENT_CONSOLE is defined, all console
458		messages (by U-Boot and Linux!) can be silenced with
459		the "silent" environment variable. See
460		doc/README.silent for more information.
461
462- Console Baudrate:
463		CONFIG_BAUDRATE - in bps
464		Select one of the baudrates listed in
465		CFG_BAUDRATE_TABLE, see below.
466		CFG_BRGCLK_PRESCALE, baudrate prescale
467
468- Interrupt driven serial port input:
469		CONFIG_SERIAL_SOFTWARE_FIFO
470
471		PPC405GP only.
472		Use an interrupt handler for receiving data on the
473		serial port. It also enables using hardware handshake
474		(RTS/CTS) and UART's built-in FIFO. Set the number of
475		bytes the interrupt driven input buffer should have.
476
477		Leave undefined to disable this feature, including
478		disable the buffer and hardware handshake.
479
480- Console UART Number:
481		CONFIG_UART1_CONSOLE
482
483		IBM PPC4xx only.
484		If defined internal UART1 (and not UART0) is used
485		as default U-Boot console.
486
487- Boot Delay:	CONFIG_BOOTDELAY - in seconds
488		Delay before automatically booting the default image;
489		set to -1 to disable autoboot.
490
491		See doc/README.autoboot for these options that
492		work with CONFIG_BOOTDELAY. None are required.
493		CONFIG_BOOT_RETRY_TIME
494		CONFIG_BOOT_RETRY_MIN
495		CONFIG_AUTOBOOT_KEYED
496		CONFIG_AUTOBOOT_PROMPT
497		CONFIG_AUTOBOOT_DELAY_STR
498		CONFIG_AUTOBOOT_STOP_STR
499		CONFIG_AUTOBOOT_DELAY_STR2
500		CONFIG_AUTOBOOT_STOP_STR2
501		CONFIG_ZERO_BOOTDELAY_CHECK
502		CONFIG_RESET_TO_RETRY
503
504- Autoboot Command:
505		CONFIG_BOOTCOMMAND
506		Only needed when CONFIG_BOOTDELAY is enabled;
507		define a command string that is automatically executed
508		when no character is read on the console interface
509		within "Boot Delay" after reset.
510
511		CONFIG_BOOTARGS
512		This can be used to pass arguments to the bootm
513		command. The value of CONFIG_BOOTARGS goes into the
514		environment value "bootargs".
515
516		CONFIG_RAMBOOT and CONFIG_NFSBOOT
517		The value of these goes into the environment as
518		"ramboot" and "nfsboot" respectively, and can be used
519		as a convenience, when switching between booting from
520		ram and nfs.
521
522- Pre-Boot Commands:
523		CONFIG_PREBOOT
524
525		When this option is #defined, the existence of the
526		environment variable "preboot" will be checked
527		immediately before starting the CONFIG_BOOTDELAY
528		countdown and/or running the auto-boot command resp.
529		entering interactive mode.
530
531		This feature is especially useful when "preboot" is
532		automatically generated or modified. For an example
533		see the LWMON board specific code: here "preboot" is
534		modified when the user holds down a certain
535		combination of keys on the (special) keyboard when
536		booting the systems
537
538- Serial Download Echo Mode:
539		CONFIG_LOADS_ECHO
540		If defined to 1, all characters received during a
541		serial download (using the "loads" command) are
542		echoed back. This might be needed by some terminal
543		emulations (like "cu"), but may as well just take
544		time on others. This setting #define's the initial
545		value of the "loads_echo" environment variable.
546
547- Kgdb Serial Baudrate: (if CFG_CMD_KGDB is defined)
548		CONFIG_KGDB_BAUDRATE
549		Select one of the baudrates listed in
550		CFG_BAUDRATE_TABLE, see below.
551
552- Monitor Functions:
553		CONFIG_COMMANDS
554		Most monitor functions can be selected (or
555		de-selected) by adjusting the definition of
556		CONFIG_COMMANDS; to select individual functions,
557		#define CONFIG_COMMANDS by "OR"ing any of the
558		following values:
559
560		#define enables commands:
561		-------------------------
562		CFG_CMD_ASKENV	* ask for env variable
563		CFG_CMD_AUTOSCRIPT Autoscript Support
564		CFG_CMD_BDI	  bdinfo
565		CFG_CMD_BEDBUG	* Include BedBug Debugger
566		CFG_CMD_BMP	* BMP support
567		CFG_CMD_BSP	* Board specific commands
568		CFG_CMD_BOOTD	  bootd
569		CFG_CMD_CACHE	* icache, dcache
570		CFG_CMD_CONSOLE	  coninfo
571		CFG_CMD_DATE	* support for RTC, date/time...
572		CFG_CMD_DHCP	* DHCP support
573		CFG_CMD_DIAG	* Diagnostics
574		CFG_CMD_DOC	* Disk-On-Chip Support
575		CFG_CMD_DTT	* Digital Therm and Thermostat
576		CFG_CMD_ECHO	* echo arguments
577		CFG_CMD_EEPROM	* EEPROM read/write support
578		CFG_CMD_ELF	* bootelf, bootvx
579		CFG_CMD_ENV	  saveenv
580		CFG_CMD_FDC	* Floppy Disk Support
581		CFG_CMD_FAT	* FAT partition support
582		CFG_CMD_FDOS	* Dos diskette Support
583		CFG_CMD_FLASH	  flinfo, erase, protect
584		CFG_CMD_FPGA	  FPGA device initialization support
585		CFG_CMD_HWFLOW	* RTS/CTS hw flow control
586		CFG_CMD_I2C	* I2C serial bus support
587		CFG_CMD_IDE	* IDE harddisk support
588		CFG_CMD_IMI	  iminfo
589		CFG_CMD_IMLS	  List all found images
590		CFG_CMD_IMMAP	* IMMR dump support
591		CFG_CMD_IRQ	* irqinfo
592		CFG_CMD_ITEST	  Integer/string test of 2 values
593		CFG_CMD_JFFS2	* JFFS2 Support
594		CFG_CMD_KGDB	* kgdb
595		CFG_CMD_LOADB	  loadb
596		CFG_CMD_LOADS	  loads
597		CFG_CMD_MEMORY	  md, mm, nm, mw, cp, cmp, crc, base,
598				  loop, loopw, mtest
599		CFG_CMD_MISC	  Misc functions like sleep etc
600		CFG_CMD_MMC	* MMC memory mapped support
601		CFG_CMD_MII	* MII utility commands
602		CFG_CMD_NAND	* NAND support
603		CFG_CMD_NET	  bootp, tftpboot, rarpboot
604		CFG_CMD_PCI	* pciinfo
605		CFG_CMD_PCMCIA	* PCMCIA support
606		CFG_CMD_PING	* send ICMP ECHO_REQUEST to network host
607		CFG_CMD_PORTIO	* Port I/O
608		CFG_CMD_REGINFO * Register dump
609		CFG_CMD_RUN	  run command in env variable
610		CFG_CMD_SAVES	* save S record dump
611		CFG_CMD_SCSI	* SCSI Support
612		CFG_CMD_SDRAM	* print SDRAM configuration information
613		CFG_CMD_SETGETDCR Support for DCR Register access (4xx only)
614		CFG_CMD_SPI	* SPI serial bus support
615		CFG_CMD_USB	* USB support
616		CFG_CMD_VFD	* VFD support (TRAB)
617		CFG_CMD_BSP	* Board SPecific functions
618		CFG_CMD_CDP	* Cisco Discover Protocol support
619		-----------------------------------------------
620		CFG_CMD_ALL	all
621
622		CONFIG_CMD_DFL	Default configuration; at the moment
623				this is includes all commands, except
624				the ones marked with "*" in the list
625				above.
626
627		If you don't define CONFIG_COMMANDS it defaults to
628		CONFIG_CMD_DFL in include/cmd_confdefs.h. A board can
629		override the default settings in the respective
630		include file.
631
632		EXAMPLE: If you want all functions except of network
633		support you can write:
634
635		#define CONFIG_COMMANDS (CFG_CMD_ALL & ~CFG_CMD_NET)
636
637
638	Note:	Don't enable the "icache" and "dcache" commands
639		(configuration option CFG_CMD_CACHE) unless you know
640		what you (and your U-Boot users) are doing. Data
641		cache cannot be enabled on systems like the 8xx or
642		8260 (where accesses to the IMMR region must be
643		uncached), and it cannot be disabled on all other
644		systems where we (mis-) use the data cache to hold an
645		initial stack and some data.
646
647
648		XXX - this list needs to get updated!
649
650- Watchdog:
651		CONFIG_WATCHDOG
652		If this variable is defined, it enables watchdog
653		support. There must be support in the platform specific
654		code for a watchdog. For the 8xx and 8260 CPUs, the
655		SIU Watchdog feature is enabled in the SYPCR
656		register.
657
658- U-Boot Version:
659		CONFIG_VERSION_VARIABLE
660		If this variable is defined, an environment variable
661		named "ver" is created by U-Boot showing the U-Boot
662		version as printed by the "version" command.
663		This variable is readonly.
664
665- Real-Time Clock:
666
667		When CFG_CMD_DATE is selected, the type of the RTC
668		has to be selected, too. Define exactly one of the
669		following options:
670
671		CONFIG_RTC_MPC8xx	- use internal RTC of MPC8xx
672		CONFIG_RTC_PCF8563	- use Philips PCF8563 RTC
673		CONFIG_RTC_MC146818	- use MC146818 RTC
674		CONFIG_RTC_DS1307	- use Maxim, Inc. DS1307 RTC
675		CONFIG_RTC_DS1337	- use Maxim, Inc. DS1337 RTC
676		CONFIG_RTC_DS1338	- use Maxim, Inc. DS1338 RTC
677		CONFIG_RTC_DS164x	- use Dallas DS164x RTC
678		CONFIG_RTC_MAX6900	- use Maxim, Inc. MAX6900 RTC
679
680		Note that if the RTC uses I2C, then the I2C interface
681		must also be configured. See I2C Support, below.
682
683- Timestamp Support:
684
685		When CONFIG_TIMESTAMP is selected, the timestamp
686		(date and time) of an image is printed by image
687		commands like bootm or iminfo. This option is
688		automatically enabled when you select CFG_CMD_DATE .
689
690- Partition Support:
691		CONFIG_MAC_PARTITION and/or CONFIG_DOS_PARTITION
692		and/or CONFIG_ISO_PARTITION
693
694		If IDE or SCSI support	is  enabled  (CFG_CMD_IDE  or
695		CFG_CMD_SCSI) you must configure support for at least
696		one partition type as well.
697
698- IDE Reset method:
699		CONFIG_IDE_RESET_ROUTINE - this is defined in several
700		board configurations files but used nowhere!
701
702		CONFIG_IDE_RESET - is this is defined, IDE Reset will
703		be performed by calling the function
704			ide_set_reset(int reset)
705		which has to be defined in a board specific file
706
707- ATAPI Support:
708		CONFIG_ATAPI
709
710		Set this to enable ATAPI support.
711
712- LBA48 Support
713		CONFIG_LBA48
714
715		Set this to enable support for disks larger than 137GB
716		Also look at CFG_64BIT_LBA ,CFG_64BIT_VSPRINTF and CFG_64BIT_STRTOUL
717		Whithout these , LBA48 support uses 32bit variables and will 'only'
718		support disks up to 2.1TB.
719
720		CFG_64BIT_LBA:
721			When enabled, makes the IDE subsystem use 64bit sector addresses.
722			Default is 32bit.
723
724- SCSI Support:
725		At the moment only there is only support for the
726		SYM53C8XX SCSI controller; define
727		CONFIG_SCSI_SYM53C8XX to enable it.
728
729		CFG_SCSI_MAX_LUN [8], CFG_SCSI_MAX_SCSI_ID [7] and
730		CFG_SCSI_MAX_DEVICE [CFG_SCSI_MAX_SCSI_ID *
731		CFG_SCSI_MAX_LUN] can be adjusted to define the
732		maximum numbers of LUNs, SCSI ID's and target
733		devices.
734		CFG_SCSI_SYM53C8XX_CCF to fix clock timing (80Mhz)
735
736- NETWORK Support (PCI):
737		CONFIG_E1000
738		Support for Intel 8254x gigabit chips.
739
740		CONFIG_EEPRO100
741		Support for Intel 82557/82559/82559ER chips.
742		Optional CONFIG_EEPRO100_SROM_WRITE enables eeprom
743		write routine for first time initialisation.
744
745		CONFIG_TULIP
746		Support for Digital 2114x chips.
747		Optional CONFIG_TULIP_SELECT_MEDIA for board specific
748		modem chip initialisation (KS8761/QS6611).
749
750		CONFIG_NATSEMI
751		Support for National dp83815 chips.
752
753		CONFIG_NS8382X
754		Support for National dp8382[01] gigabit chips.
755
756- NETWORK Support (other):
757
758		CONFIG_DRIVER_LAN91C96
759		Support for SMSC's LAN91C96 chips.
760
761			CONFIG_LAN91C96_BASE
762			Define this to hold the physical address
763			of the LAN91C96's I/O space
764
765			CONFIG_LAN91C96_USE_32_BIT
766			Define this to enable 32 bit addressing
767
768		CONFIG_DRIVER_SMC91111
769		Support for SMSC's LAN91C111 chip
770
771			CONFIG_SMC91111_BASE
772			Define this to hold the physical address
773			of the device (I/O space)
774
775			CONFIG_SMC_USE_32_BIT
776			Define this if data bus is 32 bits
777
778			CONFIG_SMC_USE_IOFUNCS
779			Define this to use i/o functions instead of macros
780			(some hardware wont work with macros)
781
782- USB Support:
783		At the moment only the UHCI host controller is
784		supported (PIP405, MIP405, MPC5200); define
785		CONFIG_USB_UHCI to enable it.
786		define CONFIG_USB_KEYBOARD to enable the USB Keyboard
787		end define CONFIG_USB_STORAGE to enable the USB
788		storage devices.
789		Note:
790		Supported are USB Keyboards and USB Floppy drives
791		(TEAC FD-05PUB).
792		MPC5200 USB requires additional defines:
793			CONFIG_USB_CLOCK
794				for 528 MHz Clock: 0x0001bbbb
795			CONFIG_USB_CONFIG
796				for differential drivers: 0x00001000
797				for single ended drivers: 0x00005000
798
799
800- MMC Support:
801		The MMC controller on the Intel PXA is supported. To
802		enable this define CONFIG_MMC. The MMC can be
803		accessed from the boot prompt by mapping the device
804		to physical memory similar to flash. Command line is
805		enabled with CFG_CMD_MMC. The MMC driver also works with
806		the FAT fs. This is enabled with CFG_CMD_FAT.
807
808- Journaling Flash filesystem support:
809		CONFIG_JFFS2_NAND, CONFIG_JFFS2_NAND_OFF, CONFIG_JFFS2_NAND_SIZE,
810		CONFIG_JFFS2_NAND_DEV
811		Define these for a default partition on a NAND device
812
813		CFG_JFFS2_FIRST_SECTOR,
814		CFG_JFFS2_FIRST_BANK, CFG_JFFS2_NUM_BANKS
815		Define these for a default partition on a NOR device
816
817		CFG_JFFS_CUSTOM_PART
818		Define this to create an own partition. You have to provide a
819		function struct part_info* jffs2_part_info(int part_num)
820
821		If you define only one JFFS2 partition you may also want to
822		#define CFG_JFFS_SINGLE_PART    1
823		to disable the command chpart. This is the default when you
824		have not defined a custom partition
825
826- Keyboard Support:
827		CONFIG_ISA_KEYBOARD
828
829		Define this to enable standard (PC-Style) keyboard
830		support
831
832		CONFIG_I8042_KBD
833		Standard PC keyboard driver with US (is default) and
834		GERMAN key layout (switch via environment 'keymap=de') support.
835		Export function i8042_kbd_init, i8042_tstc and i8042_getc
836		for cfb_console. Supports cursor blinking.
837
838- Video support:
839		CONFIG_VIDEO
840
841		Define this to enable video support (for output to
842		video).
843
844		CONFIG_VIDEO_CT69000
845
846		Enable Chips & Technologies 69000 Video chip
847
848		CONFIG_VIDEO_SMI_LYNXEM
849		Enable Silicon Motion SMI 712/710/810 Video chip. The
850		video output is selected via environment 'videoout'
851		(1 = LCD and 2 = CRT). If videoout is undefined, CRT is
852		assumed.
853
854		For the CT69000 and SMI_LYNXEM drivers, videomode is
855		selected via environment 'videomode'. Two diferent ways
856		are possible:
857		- "videomode=num"   'num' is a standard LiLo mode numbers.
858		Following standard modes are supported	(* is default):
859
860		      Colors	640x480 800x600 1024x768 1152x864 1280x1024
861		-------------+---------------------------------------------
862		      8 bits |	0x301*	0x303	 0x305	  0x161	    0x307
863		     15 bits |	0x310	0x313	 0x316	  0x162	    0x319
864		     16 bits |	0x311	0x314	 0x317	  0x163	    0x31A
865		     24 bits |	0x312	0x315	 0x318	    ?	    0x31B
866		-------------+---------------------------------------------
867		(i.e. setenv videomode 317; saveenv; reset;)
868
869		- "videomode=bootargs" all the video parameters are parsed
870		from the bootargs. (See drivers/videomodes.c)
871
872
873		CONFIG_VIDEO_SED13806
874		Enable Epson SED13806 driver. This driver supports 8bpp
875		and 16bpp modes defined by CONFIG_VIDEO_SED13806_8BPP
876		or CONFIG_VIDEO_SED13806_16BPP
877
878- Keyboard Support:
879		CONFIG_KEYBOARD
880
881		Define this to enable a custom keyboard support.
882		This simply calls drv_keyboard_init() which must be
883		defined in your board-specific files.
884		The only board using this so far is RBC823.
885
886- LCD Support:	CONFIG_LCD
887
888		Define this to enable LCD support (for output to LCD
889		display); also select one of the supported displays
890		by defining one of these:
891
892		CONFIG_NEC_NL6448AC33:
893
894			NEC NL6448AC33-18. Active, color, single scan.
895
896		CONFIG_NEC_NL6448BC20
897
898			NEC NL6448BC20-08. 6.5", 640x480.
899			Active, color, single scan.
900
901		CONFIG_NEC_NL6448BC33_54
902
903			NEC NL6448BC33-54. 10.4", 640x480.
904			Active, color, single scan.
905
906		CONFIG_SHARP_16x9
907
908			Sharp 320x240. Active, color, single scan.
909			It isn't 16x9, and I am not sure what it is.
910
911		CONFIG_SHARP_LQ64D341
912
913			Sharp LQ64D341 display, 640x480.
914			Active, color, single scan.
915
916		CONFIG_HLD1045
917
918			HLD1045 display, 640x480.
919			Active, color, single scan.
920
921		CONFIG_OPTREX_BW
922
923			Optrex	 CBL50840-2 NF-FW 99 22 M5
924			or
925			Hitachi	 LMG6912RPFC-00T
926			or
927			Hitachi	 SP14Q002
928
929			320x240. Black & white.
930
931		Normally display is black on white background; define
932		CFG_WHITE_ON_BLACK to get it inverted.
933
934- Splash Screen Support: CONFIG_SPLASH_SCREEN
935
936		If this option is set, the environment is checked for
937		a variable "splashimage". If found, the usual display
938		of logo, copyright and system information on the LCD
939		is suppressed and the BMP image at the address
940		specified in "splashimage" is loaded instead. The
941		console is redirected to the "nulldev", too. This
942		allows for a "silent" boot where a splash screen is
943		loaded very quickly after power-on.
944
945- Compression support:
946		CONFIG_BZIP2
947
948		If this option is set, support for bzip2 compressed
949		images is included. If not, only uncompressed and gzip
950		compressed images are supported.
951
952		NOTE: the bzip2 algorithm requires a lot of RAM, so
953		the malloc area (as defined by CFG_MALLOC_LEN) should
954		be at least 4MB.
955
956- MII/PHY support:
957		CONFIG_PHY_ADDR
958
959		The address of PHY on MII bus.
960
961		CONFIG_PHY_CLOCK_FREQ (ppc4xx)
962
963		The clock frequency of the MII bus
964
965		CONFIG_PHY_GIGE
966
967		If this option is set, support for speed/duplex
968		detection of Gigabit PHY is included.
969
970		CONFIG_PHY_RESET_DELAY
971
972		Some PHY like Intel LXT971A need extra delay after
973		reset before any MII register access is possible.
974		For such PHY, set this option to the usec delay
975		required. (minimum 300usec for LXT971A)
976
977		CONFIG_PHY_CMD_DELAY (ppc4xx)
978
979		Some PHY like Intel LXT971A need extra delay after
980		command issued before MII status register can be read
981
982- Ethernet address:
983		CONFIG_ETHADDR
984		CONFIG_ETH2ADDR
985		CONFIG_ETH3ADDR
986
987		Define a default value for ethernet address to use
988		for the respective ethernet interface, in case this
989		is not determined automatically.
990
991- IP address:
992		CONFIG_IPADDR
993
994		Define a default value for the IP address to use for
995		the default ethernet interface, in case this is not
996		determined through e.g. bootp.
997
998- Server IP address:
999		CONFIG_SERVERIP
1000
1001		Defines a default value for theIP address of a TFTP
1002		server to contact when using the "tftboot" command.
1003
1004- BOOTP Recovery Mode:
1005		CONFIG_BOOTP_RANDOM_DELAY
1006
1007		If you have many targets in a network that try to
1008		boot using BOOTP, you may want to avoid that all
1009		systems send out BOOTP requests at precisely the same
1010		moment (which would happen for instance at recovery
1011		from a power failure, when all systems will try to
1012		boot, thus flooding the BOOTP server. Defining
1013		CONFIG_BOOTP_RANDOM_DELAY causes a random delay to be
1014		inserted before sending out BOOTP requests. The
1015		following delays are insterted then:
1016
1017		1st BOOTP request:	delay 0 ... 1 sec
1018		2nd BOOTP request:	delay 0 ... 2 sec
1019		3rd BOOTP request:	delay 0 ... 4 sec
1020		4th and following
1021		BOOTP requests:		delay 0 ... 8 sec
1022
1023- DHCP Advanced Options:
1024		CONFIG_BOOTP_MASK
1025
1026		You can fine tune the DHCP functionality by adding
1027		these flags to the CONFIG_BOOTP_MASK define:
1028
1029		CONFIG_BOOTP_DNS2 - If a DHCP client requests the DNS
1030		serverip from a DHCP server, it is possible that more
1031		than one DNS serverip is offered to the client.
1032		If CONFIG_BOOTP_DNS2 is enabled, the secondary DNS
1033		serverip will be stored in the additional environment
1034		variable "dnsip2". The first DNS serverip is always
1035		stored in the variable "dnsip", when CONFIG_BOOTP_DNS
1036		is added to the CONFIG_BOOTP_MASK.
1037
1038		CONFIG_BOOTP_SEND_HOSTNAME - Some DHCP servers are capable
1039		to do a dynamic update of a DNS server. To do this, they
1040		need the hostname of the DHCP requester.
1041		If CONFIG_BOOP_SEND_HOSTNAME is added to the
1042		CONFIG_BOOTP_MASK, the content of the "hostname"
1043		environment variable is passed as option 12 to
1044		the DHCP server.
1045
1046 - CDP Options:
1047		CONFIG_CDP_DEVICE_ID
1048
1049		The device id used in CDP trigger frames.
1050
1051		CONFIG_CDP_DEVICE_ID_PREFIX
1052
1053		A two character string which is prefixed to the MAC address
1054		of the device.
1055
1056		CONFIG_CDP_PORT_ID
1057
1058		A printf format string which contains the ascii name of
1059		the port. Normally is set to "eth%d" which sets
1060		eth0 for the first ethernet, eth1 for the second etc.
1061
1062		CONFIG_CDP_CAPABILITIES
1063
1064		A 32bit integer which indicates the device capabilities;
1065		0x00000010 for a normal host which does not forwards.
1066
1067		CONFIG_CDP_VERSION
1068
1069		An ascii string containing the version of the software.
1070
1071		CONFIG_CDP_PLATFORM
1072
1073		An ascii string containing the name of the platform.
1074
1075		CONFIG_CDP_TRIGGER
1076
1077		A 32bit integer sent on the trigger.
1078
1079		CONFIG_CDP_POWER_CONSUMPTION
1080
1081		A 16bit integer containing the power consumption of the
1082		device in .1 of milliwatts.
1083
1084		CONFIG_CDP_APPLIANCE_VLAN_TYPE
1085
1086		A byte containing the id of the VLAN.
1087
1088- Status LED:	CONFIG_STATUS_LED
1089
1090		Several configurations allow to display the current
1091		status using a LED. For instance, the LED will blink
1092		fast while running U-Boot code, stop blinking as
1093		soon as a reply to a BOOTP request was received, and
1094		start blinking slow once the Linux kernel is running
1095		(supported by a status LED driver in the Linux
1096		kernel). Defining CONFIG_STATUS_LED enables this
1097		feature in U-Boot.
1098
1099- CAN Support:	CONFIG_CAN_DRIVER
1100
1101		Defining CONFIG_CAN_DRIVER enables CAN driver support
1102		on those systems that support this (optional)
1103		feature, like the TQM8xxL modules.
1104
1105- I2C Support:	CONFIG_HARD_I2C | CONFIG_SOFT_I2C
1106
1107		These enable I2C serial bus commands. Defining either of
1108		(but not both of) CONFIG_HARD_I2C or CONFIG_SOFT_I2C will
1109		include the appropriate I2C driver for the selected cpu.
1110
1111		This will allow you to use i2c commands at the u-boot
1112		command line (as long as you set CFG_CMD_I2C in
1113		CONFIG_COMMANDS) and communicate with i2c based realtime
1114		clock chips. See common/cmd_i2c.c for a description of the
1115		command line interface.
1116
1117		CONFIG_HARD_I2C selects the CPM hardware driver for I2C.
1118
1119		CONFIG_SOFT_I2C configures u-boot to use a software (aka
1120		bit-banging) driver instead of CPM or similar hardware
1121		support for I2C.
1122
1123		There are several other quantities that must also be
1124		defined when you define CONFIG_HARD_I2C or CONFIG_SOFT_I2C.
1125
1126		In both cases you will need to define CFG_I2C_SPEED
1127		to be the frequency (in Hz) at which you wish your i2c bus
1128		to run and CFG_I2C_SLAVE to be the address of this node (ie
1129		the cpu's i2c node address).
1130
1131		Now, the u-boot i2c code for the mpc8xx (cpu/mpc8xx/i2c.c)
1132		sets the cpu up as a master node and so its address should
1133		therefore be cleared to 0 (See, eg, MPC823e User's Manual
1134		p.16-473). So, set CFG_I2C_SLAVE to 0.
1135
1136		That's all that's required for CONFIG_HARD_I2C.
1137
1138		If you use the software i2c interface (CONFIG_SOFT_I2C)
1139		then the following macros need to be defined (examples are
1140		from include/configs/lwmon.h):
1141
1142		I2C_INIT
1143
1144		(Optional). Any commands necessary to enable the I2C
1145		controller or configure ports.
1146
1147		eg: #define I2C_INIT (immr->im_cpm.cp_pbdir |=	PB_SCL)
1148
1149		I2C_PORT
1150
1151		(Only for MPC8260 CPU). The I/O port to use (the code
1152		assumes both bits are on the same port). Valid values
1153		are 0..3 for ports A..D.
1154
1155		I2C_ACTIVE
1156
1157		The code necessary to make the I2C data line active
1158		(driven).  If the data line is open collector, this
1159		define can be null.
1160
1161		eg: #define I2C_ACTIVE (immr->im_cpm.cp_pbdir |=  PB_SDA)
1162
1163		I2C_TRISTATE
1164
1165		The code necessary to make the I2C data line tri-stated
1166		(inactive).  If the data line is open collector, this
1167		define can be null.
1168
1169		eg: #define I2C_TRISTATE (immr->im_cpm.cp_pbdir &= ~PB_SDA)
1170
1171		I2C_READ
1172
1173		Code that returns TRUE if the I2C data line is high,
1174		FALSE if it is low.
1175
1176		eg: #define I2C_READ ((immr->im_cpm.cp_pbdat & PB_SDA) != 0)
1177
1178		I2C_SDA(bit)
1179
1180		If <bit> is TRUE, sets the I2C data line high. If it
1181		is FALSE, it clears it (low).
1182
1183		eg: #define I2C_SDA(bit) \
1184			if(bit) immr->im_cpm.cp_pbdat |=  PB_SDA; \
1185			else	immr->im_cpm.cp_pbdat &= ~PB_SDA
1186
1187		I2C_SCL(bit)
1188
1189		If <bit> is TRUE, sets the I2C clock line high. If it
1190		is FALSE, it clears it (low).
1191
1192		eg: #define I2C_SCL(bit) \
1193			if(bit) immr->im_cpm.cp_pbdat |=  PB_SCL; \
1194			else	immr->im_cpm.cp_pbdat &= ~PB_SCL
1195
1196		I2C_DELAY
1197
1198		This delay is invoked four times per clock cycle so this
1199		controls the rate of data transfer.  The data rate thus
1200		is 1 / (I2C_DELAY * 4). Often defined to be something
1201		like:
1202
1203		#define I2C_DELAY  udelay(2)
1204
1205		CFG_I2C_INIT_BOARD
1206
1207		When a board is reset during an i2c bus transfer
1208		chips might think that the current transfer is still
1209		in progress. On some boards it is possible to access
1210		the i2c SCLK line directly, either by using the
1211		processor pin as a GPIO or by having a second pin
1212		connected to the bus. If this option is defined a
1213		custom i2c_init_board() routine in boards/xxx/board.c
1214		is run early in the boot sequence.
1215
1216		CONFIG_I2CFAST (PPC405GP|PPC405EP only)
1217
1218		This option enables configuration of bi_iic_fast[] flags
1219		in u-boot bd_info structure based on u-boot environment
1220		variable "i2cfast". (see also i2cfast)
1221
1222- SPI Support:	CONFIG_SPI
1223
1224		Enables SPI driver (so far only tested with
1225		SPI EEPROM, also an instance works with Crystal A/D and
1226		D/As on the SACSng board)
1227
1228		CONFIG_SPI_X
1229
1230		Enables extended (16-bit) SPI EEPROM addressing.
1231		(symmetrical to CONFIG_I2C_X)
1232
1233		CONFIG_SOFT_SPI
1234
1235		Enables a software (bit-bang) SPI driver rather than
1236		using hardware support. This is a general purpose
1237		driver that only requires three general I/O port pins
1238		(two outputs, one input) to function. If this is
1239		defined, the board configuration must define several
1240		SPI configuration items (port pins to use, etc). For
1241		an example, see include/configs/sacsng.h.
1242
1243- FPGA Support: CONFIG_FPGA_COUNT
1244
1245		Specify the number of FPGA devices to support.
1246
1247		CONFIG_FPGA
1248
1249		Used to specify the types of FPGA devices.  For example,
1250		#define CONFIG_FPGA  CFG_XILINX_VIRTEX2
1251
1252		CFG_FPGA_PROG_FEEDBACK
1253
1254		Enable printing of hash marks during FPGA configuration.
1255
1256		CFG_FPGA_CHECK_BUSY
1257
1258		Enable checks on FPGA configuration interface busy
1259		status by the configuration function. This option
1260		will require a board or device specific function to
1261		be written.
1262
1263		CONFIG_FPGA_DELAY
1264
1265		If defined, a function that provides delays in the FPGA
1266		configuration driver.
1267
1268		CFG_FPGA_CHECK_CTRLC
1269		Allow Control-C to interrupt FPGA configuration
1270
1271		CFG_FPGA_CHECK_ERROR
1272
1273		Check for configuration errors during FPGA bitfile
1274		loading. For example, abort during Virtex II
1275		configuration if the INIT_B line goes low (which
1276		indicated a CRC error).
1277
1278		CFG_FPGA_WAIT_INIT
1279
1280		Maximum time to wait for the INIT_B line to deassert
1281		after PROB_B has been deasserted during a Virtex II
1282		FPGA configuration sequence. The default time is 500
1283		mS.
1284
1285		CFG_FPGA_WAIT_BUSY
1286
1287		Maximum time to wait for BUSY to deassert during
1288		Virtex II FPGA configuration. The default is 5 mS.
1289
1290		CFG_FPGA_WAIT_CONFIG
1291
1292		Time to wait after FPGA configuration. The default is
1293		200 mS.
1294
1295- Configuration Management:
1296		CONFIG_IDENT_STRING
1297
1298		If defined, this string will be added to the U-Boot
1299		version information (U_BOOT_VERSION)
1300
1301- Vendor Parameter Protection:
1302
1303		U-Boot considers the values of the environment
1304		variables "serial#" (Board Serial Number) and
1305		"ethaddr" (Ethernet Address) to be parameters that
1306		are set once by the board vendor / manufacturer, and
1307		protects these variables from casual modification by
1308		the user. Once set, these variables are read-only,
1309		and write or delete attempts are rejected. You can
1310		change this behviour:
1311
1312		If CONFIG_ENV_OVERWRITE is #defined in your config
1313		file, the write protection for vendor parameters is
1314		completely disabled. Anybody can change or delete
1315		these parameters.
1316
1317		Alternatively, if you #define _both_ CONFIG_ETHADDR
1318		_and_ CONFIG_OVERWRITE_ETHADDR_ONCE, a default
1319		ethernet address is installed in the environment,
1320		which can be changed exactly ONCE by the user. [The
1321		serial# is unaffected by this, i. e. it remains
1322		read-only.]
1323
1324- Protected RAM:
1325		CONFIG_PRAM
1326
1327		Define this variable to enable the reservation of
1328		"protected RAM", i. e. RAM which is not overwritten
1329		by U-Boot. Define CONFIG_PRAM to hold the number of
1330		kB you want to reserve for pRAM. You can overwrite
1331		this default value by defining an environment
1332		variable "pram" to the number of kB you want to
1333		reserve. Note that the board info structure will
1334		still show the full amount of RAM. If pRAM is
1335		reserved, a new environment variable "mem" will
1336		automatically be defined to hold the amount of
1337		remaining RAM in a form that can be passed as boot
1338		argument to Linux, for instance like that:
1339
1340			setenv bootargs ... mem=\$(mem)
1341			saveenv
1342
1343		This way you can tell Linux not to use this memory,
1344		either, which results in a memory region that will
1345		not be affected by reboots.
1346
1347		*WARNING* If your board configuration uses automatic
1348		detection of the RAM size, you must make sure that
1349		this memory test is non-destructive. So far, the
1350		following board configurations are known to be
1351		"pRAM-clean":
1352
1353			ETX094, IVMS8, IVML24, SPD8xx, TQM8xxL,
1354			HERMES, IP860, RPXlite, LWMON, LANTEC,
1355			PCU_E, FLAGADM, TQM8260
1356
1357- Error Recovery:
1358		CONFIG_PANIC_HANG
1359
1360		Define this variable to stop the system in case of a
1361		fatal error, so that you have to reset it manually.
1362		This is probably NOT a good idea for an embedded
1363		system where you want to system to reboot
1364		automatically as fast as possible, but it may be
1365		useful during development since you can try to debug
1366		the conditions that lead to the situation.
1367
1368		CONFIG_NET_RETRY_COUNT
1369
1370		This variable defines the number of retries for
1371		network operations like ARP, RARP, TFTP, or BOOTP
1372		before giving up the operation. If not defined, a
1373		default value of 5 is used.
1374
1375- Command Interpreter:
1376		CFG_AUTO_COMPLETE
1377
1378		Enable auto completion of commands using TAB.
1379
1380		CFG_HUSH_PARSER
1381
1382		Define this variable to enable the "hush" shell (from
1383		Busybox) as command line interpreter, thus enabling
1384		powerful command line syntax like
1385		if...then...else...fi conditionals or `&&' and '||'
1386		constructs ("shell scripts").
1387
1388		If undefined, you get the old, much simpler behaviour
1389		with a somewhat smaller memory footprint.
1390
1391
1392		CFG_PROMPT_HUSH_PS2
1393
1394		This defines the secondary prompt string, which is
1395		printed when the command interpreter needs more input
1396		to complete a command. Usually "> ".
1397
1398	Note:
1399
1400		In the current implementation, the local variables
1401		space and global environment variables space are
1402		separated. Local variables are those you define by
1403		simply typing `name=value'. To access a local
1404		variable later on, you have write `$name' or
1405		`${name}'; to execute the contents of a variable
1406		directly type `$name' at the command prompt.
1407
1408		Global environment variables are those you use
1409		setenv/printenv to work with. To run a command stored
1410		in such a variable, you need to use the run command,
1411		and you must not use the '$' sign to access them.
1412
1413		To store commands and special characters in a
1414		variable, please use double quotation marks
1415		surrounding the whole text of the variable, instead
1416		of the backslashes before semicolons and special
1417		symbols.
1418
1419- Default Environment:
1420		CONFIG_EXTRA_ENV_SETTINGS
1421
1422		Define this to contain any number of null terminated
1423		strings (variable = value pairs) that will be part of
1424		the default environment compiled into the boot image.
1425
1426		For example, place something like this in your
1427		board's config file:
1428
1429		#define CONFIG_EXTRA_ENV_SETTINGS \
1430			"myvar1=value1\0" \
1431			"myvar2=value2\0"
1432
1433		Warning: This method is based on knowledge about the
1434		internal format how the environment is stored by the
1435		U-Boot code. This is NOT an official, exported
1436		interface! Although it is unlikely that this format
1437		will change soon, there is no guarantee either.
1438		You better know what you are doing here.
1439
1440		Note: overly (ab)use of the default environment is
1441		discouraged. Make sure to check other ways to preset
1442		the environment like the autoscript function or the
1443		boot command first.
1444
1445- DataFlash Support:
1446		CONFIG_HAS_DATAFLASH
1447
1448		Defining this option enables DataFlash features and
1449		allows to read/write in Dataflash via the standard
1450		commands cp, md...
1451
1452- SystemACE Support:
1453		CONFIG_SYSTEMACE
1454
1455		Adding this option adds support for Xilinx SystemACE
1456		chips attached via some sort of local bus. The address
1457		of the chip must alsh be defined in the
1458		CFG_SYSTEMACE_BASE macro. For example:
1459
1460		#define CONFIG_SYSTEMACE
1461		#define CFG_SYSTEMACE_BASE 0xf0000000
1462
1463		When SystemACE support is added, the "ace" device type
1464		becomes available to the fat commands, i.e. fatls.
1465
1466- Show boot progress:
1467		CONFIG_SHOW_BOOT_PROGRESS
1468
1469		Defining this option allows to add some board-
1470		specific code (calling a user-provided function
1471		"show_boot_progress(int)") that enables you to show
1472		the system's boot progress on some display (for
1473		example, some LED's) on your board. At the moment,
1474		the following checkpoints are implemented:
1475
1476  Arg	Where			When
1477    1	common/cmd_bootm.c	before attempting to boot an image
1478   -1	common/cmd_bootm.c	Image header has bad	 magic number
1479    2	common/cmd_bootm.c	Image header has correct magic number
1480   -2	common/cmd_bootm.c	Image header has bad	 checksum
1481    3	common/cmd_bootm.c	Image header has correct checksum
1482   -3	common/cmd_bootm.c	Image data   has bad	 checksum
1483    4	common/cmd_bootm.c	Image data   has correct checksum
1484   -4	common/cmd_bootm.c	Image is for unsupported architecture
1485    5	common/cmd_bootm.c	Architecture check OK
1486   -5	common/cmd_bootm.c	Wrong Image Type (not kernel, multi, standalone)
1487    6	common/cmd_bootm.c	Image Type check OK
1488   -6	common/cmd_bootm.c	gunzip uncompression error
1489   -7	common/cmd_bootm.c	Unimplemented compression type
1490    7	common/cmd_bootm.c	Uncompression OK
1491   -8	common/cmd_bootm.c	Wrong Image Type (not kernel, multi, standalone)
1492    8	common/cmd_bootm.c	Image Type check OK
1493   -9	common/cmd_bootm.c	Unsupported OS (not Linux, BSD, VxWorks, QNX)
1494    9	common/cmd_bootm.c	Start initial ramdisk verification
1495  -10	common/cmd_bootm.c	Ramdisk header has bad	   magic number
1496  -11	common/cmd_bootm.c	Ramdisk header has bad	   checksum
1497   10	common/cmd_bootm.c	Ramdisk header is OK
1498  -12	common/cmd_bootm.c	Ramdisk data   has bad	   checksum
1499   11	common/cmd_bootm.c	Ramdisk data   has correct checksum
1500   12	common/cmd_bootm.c	Ramdisk verification complete, start loading
1501  -13	common/cmd_bootm.c	Wrong Image Type (not PPC Linux Ramdisk)
1502   13	common/cmd_bootm.c	Start multifile image verification
1503   14	common/cmd_bootm.c	No initial ramdisk, no multifile, continue.
1504   15	common/cmd_bootm.c	All preparation done, transferring control to OS
1505
1506  -30	lib_ppc/board.c		Fatal error, hang the system
1507  -31	post/post.c		POST test failed, detected by post_output_backlog()
1508  -32	post/post.c		POST test failed, detected by post_run_single()
1509
1510   -1	common/cmd_doc.c	Bad usage of "doc" command
1511   -1	common/cmd_doc.c	No boot device
1512   -1	common/cmd_doc.c	Unknown Chip ID on boot device
1513   -1	common/cmd_doc.c	Read Error on boot device
1514   -1	common/cmd_doc.c	Image header has bad magic number
1515
1516   -1	common/cmd_ide.c	Bad usage of "ide" command
1517   -1	common/cmd_ide.c	No boot device
1518   -1	common/cmd_ide.c	Unknown boot device
1519   -1	common/cmd_ide.c	Unknown partition table
1520   -1	common/cmd_ide.c	Invalid partition type
1521   -1	common/cmd_ide.c	Read Error on boot device
1522   -1	common/cmd_ide.c	Image header has bad magic number
1523
1524   -1	common/cmd_nand.c	Bad usage of "nand" command
1525   -1	common/cmd_nand.c	No boot device
1526   -1	common/cmd_nand.c	Unknown Chip ID on boot device
1527   -1	common/cmd_nand.c	Read Error on boot device
1528   -1	common/cmd_nand.c	Image header has bad magic number
1529
1530   -1	common/env_common.c	Environment has a bad CRC, using default
1531
1532
1533Modem Support:
1534--------------
1535
1536[so far only for SMDK2400 and TRAB boards]
1537
1538- Modem support endable:
1539		CONFIG_MODEM_SUPPORT
1540
1541- RTS/CTS Flow control enable:
1542		CONFIG_HWFLOW
1543
1544- Modem debug support:
1545		CONFIG_MODEM_SUPPORT_DEBUG
1546
1547		Enables debugging stuff (char screen[1024], dbg())
1548		for modem support. Useful only with BDI2000.
1549
1550- Interrupt support (PPC):
1551
1552		There are common interrupt_init() and timer_interrupt()
1553		for all PPC archs. interrupt_init() calls interrupt_init_cpu()
1554		for cpu specific initialization. interrupt_init_cpu()
1555		should set decrementer_count to appropriate value. If
1556		cpu resets decrementer automatically after interrupt
1557		(ppc4xx) it should set decrementer_count to zero.
1558		timer_interrupt() calls timer_interrupt_cpu() for cpu
1559		specific handling. If board has watchdog / status_led
1560		/ other_activity_monitor it works automatically from
1561		general timer_interrupt().
1562
1563- General:
1564
1565		In the target system modem support is enabled when a
1566		specific key (key combination) is pressed during
1567		power-on. Otherwise U-Boot will boot normally
1568		(autoboot). The key_pressed() fuction is called from
1569		board_init(). Currently key_pressed() is a dummy
1570		function, returning 1 and thus enabling modem
1571		initialization.
1572
1573		If there are no modem init strings in the
1574		environment, U-Boot proceed to autoboot; the
1575		previous output (banner, info printfs) will be
1576		supressed, though.
1577
1578		See also: doc/README.Modem
1579
1580
1581Configuration Settings:
1582-----------------------
1583
1584- CFG_LONGHELP: Defined when you want long help messages included;
1585		undefine this when you're short of memory.
1586
1587- CFG_PROMPT:	This is what U-Boot prints on the console to
1588		prompt for user input.
1589
1590- CFG_CBSIZE:	Buffer size for input from the Console
1591
1592- CFG_PBSIZE:	Buffer size for Console output
1593
1594- CFG_MAXARGS:	max. Number of arguments accepted for monitor commands
1595
1596- CFG_BARGSIZE: Buffer size for Boot Arguments which are passed to
1597		the application (usually a Linux kernel) when it is
1598		booted
1599
1600- CFG_BAUDRATE_TABLE:
1601		List of legal baudrate settings for this board.
1602
1603- CFG_CONSOLE_INFO_QUIET
1604		Suppress display of console information at boot.
1605
1606- CFG_CONSOLE_IS_IN_ENV
1607		If the board specific function
1608			extern int overwrite_console (void);
1609		returns 1, the stdin, stderr and stdout are switched to the
1610		serial port, else the settings in the environment are used.
1611
1612- CFG_CONSOLE_OVERWRITE_ROUTINE
1613		Enable the call to overwrite_console().
1614
1615- CFG_CONSOLE_ENV_OVERWRITE
1616		Enable overwrite of previous console environment settings.
1617
1618- CFG_MEMTEST_START, CFG_MEMTEST_END:
1619		Begin and End addresses of the area used by the
1620		simple memory test.
1621
1622- CFG_ALT_MEMTEST:
1623		Enable an alternate, more extensive memory test.
1624
1625- CFG_MEMTEST_SCRATCH:
1626		Scratch address used by the alternate memory test
1627		You only need to set this if address zero isn't writeable
1628
1629- CFG_TFTP_LOADADDR:
1630		Default load address for network file downloads
1631
1632- CFG_LOADS_BAUD_CHANGE:
1633		Enable temporary baudrate change while serial download
1634
1635- CFG_SDRAM_BASE:
1636		Physical start address of SDRAM. _Must_ be 0 here.
1637
1638- CFG_MBIO_BASE:
1639		Physical start address of Motherboard I/O (if using a
1640		Cogent motherboard)
1641
1642- CFG_FLASH_BASE:
1643		Physical start address of Flash memory.
1644
1645- CFG_MONITOR_BASE:
1646		Physical start address of boot monitor code (set by
1647		make config files to be same as the text base address
1648		(TEXT_BASE) used when linking) - same as
1649		CFG_FLASH_BASE when booting from flash.
1650
1651- CFG_MONITOR_LEN:
1652		Size of memory reserved for monitor code, used to
1653		determine _at_compile_time_ (!) if the environment is
1654		embedded within the U-Boot image, or in a separate
1655		flash sector.
1656
1657- CFG_MALLOC_LEN:
1658		Size of DRAM reserved for malloc() use.
1659
1660- CFG_BOOTMAPSZ:
1661		Maximum size of memory mapped by the startup code of
1662		the Linux kernel; all data that must be processed by
1663		the Linux kernel (bd_info, boot arguments, eventually
1664		initrd image) must be put below this limit.
1665
1666- CFG_MAX_FLASH_BANKS:
1667		Max number of Flash memory banks
1668
1669- CFG_MAX_FLASH_SECT:
1670		Max number of sectors on a Flash chip
1671
1672- CFG_FLASH_ERASE_TOUT:
1673		Timeout for Flash erase operations (in ms)
1674
1675- CFG_FLASH_WRITE_TOUT:
1676		Timeout for Flash write operations (in ms)
1677
1678- CFG_FLASH_LOCK_TOUT
1679		Timeout for Flash set sector lock bit operation (in ms)
1680
1681- CFG_FLASH_UNLOCK_TOUT
1682		Timeout for Flash clear lock bits operation (in ms)
1683
1684- CFG_FLASH_PROTECTION
1685		If defined, hardware flash sectors protection is used
1686		instead of U-Boot software protection.
1687
1688- CFG_DIRECT_FLASH_TFTP:
1689
1690		Enable TFTP transfers directly to flash memory;
1691		without this option such a download has to be
1692		performed in two steps: (1) download to RAM, and (2)
1693		copy from RAM to flash.
1694
1695		The two-step approach is usually more reliable, since
1696		you can check if the download worked before you erase
1697		the flash, but in some situations (when sytem RAM is
1698		too limited to allow for a tempory copy of the
1699		downloaded image) this option may be very useful.
1700
1701- CFG_FLASH_CFI:
1702		Define if the flash driver uses extra elements in the
1703		common flash structure for storing flash geometry.
1704
1705- CFG_FLASH_CFI_DRIVER
1706		This option also enables the building of the cfi_flash driver
1707		in the drivers directory
1708
1709- CFG_RX_ETH_BUFFER:
1710		Defines the number of ethernet receive buffers. On some
1711		ethernet controllers it is recommended to set this value
1712		to 8 or even higher (EEPRO100 or 405 EMAC), since all
1713		buffers can be full shortly after enabling the interface
1714		on high ethernet traffic.
1715		Defaults to 4 if not defined.
1716
1717The following definitions that deal with the placement and management
1718of environment data (variable area); in general, we support the
1719following configurations:
1720
1721- CFG_ENV_IS_IN_FLASH:
1722
1723	Define this if the environment is in flash memory.
1724
1725	a) The environment occupies one whole flash sector, which is
1726	   "embedded" in the text segment with the U-Boot code. This
1727	   happens usually with "bottom boot sector" or "top boot
1728	   sector" type flash chips, which have several smaller
1729	   sectors at the start or the end. For instance, such a
1730	   layout can have sector sizes of 8, 2x4, 16, Nx32 kB. In
1731	   such a case you would place the environment in one of the
1732	   4 kB sectors - with U-Boot code before and after it. With
1733	   "top boot sector" type flash chips, you would put the
1734	   environment in one of the last sectors, leaving a gap
1735	   between U-Boot and the environment.
1736
1737	- CFG_ENV_OFFSET:
1738
1739	   Offset of environment data (variable area) to the
1740	   beginning of flash memory; for instance, with bottom boot
1741	   type flash chips the second sector can be used: the offset
1742	   for this sector is given here.
1743
1744	   CFG_ENV_OFFSET is used relative to CFG_FLASH_BASE.
1745
1746	- CFG_ENV_ADDR:
1747
1748	   This is just another way to specify the start address of
1749	   the flash sector containing the environment (instead of
1750	   CFG_ENV_OFFSET).
1751
1752	- CFG_ENV_SECT_SIZE:
1753
1754	   Size of the sector containing the environment.
1755
1756
1757	b) Sometimes flash chips have few, equal sized, BIG sectors.
1758	   In such a case you don't want to spend a whole sector for
1759	   the environment.
1760
1761	- CFG_ENV_SIZE:
1762
1763	   If you use this in combination with CFG_ENV_IS_IN_FLASH
1764	   and CFG_ENV_SECT_SIZE, you can specify to use only a part
1765	   of this flash sector for the environment. This saves
1766	   memory for the RAM copy of the environment.
1767
1768	   It may also save flash memory if you decide to use this
1769	   when your environment is "embedded" within U-Boot code,
1770	   since then the remainder of the flash sector could be used
1771	   for U-Boot code. It should be pointed out that this is
1772	   STRONGLY DISCOURAGED from a robustness point of view:
1773	   updating the environment in flash makes it always
1774	   necessary to erase the WHOLE sector. If something goes
1775	   wrong before the contents has been restored from a copy in
1776	   RAM, your target system will be dead.
1777
1778	- CFG_ENV_ADDR_REDUND
1779	  CFG_ENV_SIZE_REDUND
1780
1781	   These settings describe a second storage area used to hold
1782	   a redundand copy of the environment data, so that there is
1783	   a valid backup copy in case there is a power failure during
1784	   a "saveenv" operation.
1785
1786BE CAREFUL! Any changes to the flash layout, and some changes to the
1787source code will make it necessary to adapt <board>/u-boot.lds*
1788accordingly!
1789
1790
1791- CFG_ENV_IS_IN_NVRAM:
1792
1793	Define this if you have some non-volatile memory device
1794	(NVRAM, battery buffered SRAM) which you want to use for the
1795	environment.
1796
1797	- CFG_ENV_ADDR:
1798	- CFG_ENV_SIZE:
1799
1800	  These two #defines are used to determin the memory area you
1801	  want to use for environment. It is assumed that this memory
1802	  can just be read and written to, without any special
1803	  provision.
1804
1805BE CAREFUL! The first access to the environment happens quite early
1806in U-Boot initalization (when we try to get the setting of for the
1807console baudrate). You *MUST* have mappend your NVRAM area then, or
1808U-Boot will hang.
1809
1810Please note that even with NVRAM we still use a copy of the
1811environment in RAM: we could work on NVRAM directly, but we want to
1812keep settings there always unmodified except somebody uses "saveenv"
1813to save the current settings.
1814
1815
1816- CFG_ENV_IS_IN_EEPROM:
1817
1818	Use this if you have an EEPROM or similar serial access
1819	device and a driver for it.
1820
1821	- CFG_ENV_OFFSET:
1822	- CFG_ENV_SIZE:
1823
1824	  These two #defines specify the offset and size of the
1825	  environment area within the total memory of your EEPROM.
1826
1827	- CFG_I2C_EEPROM_ADDR:
1828	  If defined, specified the chip address of the EEPROM device.
1829	  The default address is zero.
1830
1831	- CFG_EEPROM_PAGE_WRITE_BITS:
1832	  If defined, the number of bits used to address bytes in a
1833	  single page in the EEPROM device.  A 64 byte page, for example
1834	  would require six bits.
1835
1836	- CFG_EEPROM_PAGE_WRITE_DELAY_MS:
1837	  If defined, the number of milliseconds to delay between
1838	  page writes.	The default is zero milliseconds.
1839
1840	- CFG_I2C_EEPROM_ADDR_LEN:
1841	  The length in bytes of the EEPROM memory array address.  Note
1842	  that this is NOT the chip address length!
1843
1844	- CFG_I2C_EEPROM_ADDR_OVERFLOW:
1845	  EEPROM chips that implement "address overflow" are ones
1846	  like Catalyst 24WC04/08/16 which has 9/10/11 bits of
1847	  address and the extra bits end up in the "chip address" bit
1848	  slots. This makes a 24WC08 (1Kbyte) chip look like four 256
1849	  byte chips.
1850
1851	  Note that we consider the length of the address field to
1852	  still be one byte because the extra address bits are hidden
1853	  in the chip address.
1854
1855	- CFG_EEPROM_SIZE:
1856	  The size in bytes of the EEPROM device.
1857
1858
1859- CFG_ENV_IS_IN_DATAFLASH:
1860
1861	Define this if you have a DataFlash memory device which you
1862	want to use for the environment.
1863
1864	- CFG_ENV_OFFSET:
1865	- CFG_ENV_ADDR:
1866	- CFG_ENV_SIZE:
1867
1868	  These three #defines specify the offset and size of the
1869	  environment area within the total memory of your DataFlash placed
1870	  at the specified address.
1871
1872- CFG_ENV_IS_IN_NAND:
1873
1874	Define this if you have a NAND device which you want to use
1875	for the environment.
1876
1877	- CFG_ENV_OFFSET:
1878	- CFG_ENV_SIZE:
1879
1880	  These two #defines specify the offset and size of the environment
1881	  area within the first NAND device.
1882
1883- CFG_SPI_INIT_OFFSET
1884
1885	Defines offset to the initial SPI buffer area in DPRAM. The
1886	area is used at an early stage (ROM part) if the environment
1887	is configured to reside in the SPI EEPROM: We need a 520 byte
1888	scratch DPRAM area. It is used between the two initialization
1889	calls (spi_init_f() and spi_init_r()). A value of 0xB00 seems
1890	to be a good choice since it makes it far enough from the
1891	start of the data area as well as from the stack pointer.
1892
1893Please note that the environment is read-only as long as the monitor
1894has been relocated to RAM and a RAM copy of the environment has been
1895created; also, when using EEPROM you will have to use getenv_r()
1896until then to read environment variables.
1897
1898The environment is protected by a CRC32 checksum. Before the monitor
1899is relocated into RAM, as a result of a bad CRC you will be working
1900with the compiled-in default environment - *silently*!!! [This is
1901necessary, because the first environment variable we need is the
1902"baudrate" setting for the console - if we have a bad CRC, we don't
1903have any device yet where we could complain.]
1904
1905Note: once the monitor has been relocated, then it will complain if
1906the default environment is used; a new CRC is computed as soon as you
1907use the "saveenv" command to store a valid environment.
1908
1909- CFG_FAULT_ECHO_LINK_DOWN:
1910		Echo the inverted Ethernet link state to the fault LED.
1911
1912		Note: If this option is active, then CFG_FAULT_MII_ADDR
1913		      also needs to be defined.
1914
1915- CFG_FAULT_MII_ADDR:
1916		MII address of the PHY to check for the Ethernet link state.
1917
1918- CFG_64BIT_VSPRINTF:
1919		Makes vsprintf (and all *printf functions) support printing
1920		of 64bit values by using the L quantifier
1921
1922- CFG_64BIT_STRTOUL:
1923		Adds simple_strtoull that returns a 64bit value
1924
1925Low Level (hardware related) configuration options:
1926---------------------------------------------------
1927
1928- CFG_CACHELINE_SIZE:
1929		Cache Line Size of the CPU.
1930
1931- CFG_DEFAULT_IMMR:
1932		Default address of the IMMR after system reset.
1933
1934		Needed on some 8260 systems (MPC8260ADS, PQ2FADS-ZU,
1935		and RPXsuper) to be able to adjust the position of
1936		the IMMR register after a reset.
1937
1938- Floppy Disk Support:
1939		CFG_FDC_DRIVE_NUMBER
1940
1941		the default drive number (default value 0)
1942
1943		CFG_ISA_IO_STRIDE
1944
1945		defines the spacing between fdc chipset registers
1946		(default value 1)
1947
1948		CFG_ISA_IO_OFFSET
1949
1950		defines the offset of register from address. It
1951		depends on which part of the data bus is connected to
1952		the fdc chipset. (default value 0)
1953
1954		If CFG_ISA_IO_STRIDE CFG_ISA_IO_OFFSET and
1955		CFG_FDC_DRIVE_NUMBER are undefined, they take their
1956		default value.
1957
1958		if CFG_FDC_HW_INIT is defined, then the function
1959		fdc_hw_init() is called at the beginning of the FDC
1960		setup. fdc_hw_init() must be provided by the board
1961		source code. It is used to make hardware dependant
1962		initializations.
1963
1964- CFG_IMMR:	Physical address of the Internal Memory Mapped
1965		Register; DO NOT CHANGE! (11-4)
1966		[MPC8xx systems only]
1967
1968- CFG_INIT_RAM_ADDR:
1969
1970		Start address of memory area that can be used for
1971		initial data and stack; please note that this must be
1972		writable memory that is working WITHOUT special
1973		initialization, i. e. you CANNOT use normal RAM which
1974		will become available only after programming the
1975		memory controller and running certain initialization
1976		sequences.
1977
1978		U-Boot uses the following memory types:
1979		- MPC8xx and MPC8260: IMMR (internal memory of the CPU)
1980		- MPC824X: data cache
1981		- PPC4xx:  data cache
1982
1983- CFG_GBL_DATA_OFFSET:
1984
1985		Offset of the initial data structure in the memory
1986		area defined by CFG_INIT_RAM_ADDR. Usually
1987		CFG_GBL_DATA_OFFSET is chosen such that the initial
1988		data is located at the end of the available space
1989		(sometimes written as (CFG_INIT_RAM_END -
1990		CFG_INIT_DATA_SIZE), and the initial stack is just
1991		below that area (growing from (CFG_INIT_RAM_ADDR +
1992		CFG_GBL_DATA_OFFSET) downward.
1993
1994	Note:
1995		On the MPC824X (or other systems that use the data
1996		cache for initial memory) the address chosen for
1997		CFG_INIT_RAM_ADDR is basically arbitrary - it must
1998		point to an otherwise UNUSED address space between
1999		the top of RAM and the start of the PCI space.
2000
2001- CFG_SIUMCR:	SIU Module Configuration (11-6)
2002
2003- CFG_SYPCR:	System Protection Control (11-9)
2004
2005- CFG_TBSCR:	Time Base Status and Control (11-26)
2006
2007- CFG_PISCR:	Periodic Interrupt Status and Control (11-31)
2008
2009- CFG_PLPRCR:	PLL, Low-Power, and Reset Control Register (15-30)
2010
2011- CFG_SCCR:	System Clock and reset Control Register (15-27)
2012
2013- CFG_OR_TIMING_SDRAM:
2014		SDRAM timing
2015
2016- CFG_MAMR_PTA:
2017		periodic timer for refresh
2018
2019- CFG_DER:	Debug Event Register (37-47)
2020
2021- FLASH_BASE0_PRELIM, FLASH_BASE1_PRELIM, CFG_REMAP_OR_AM,
2022  CFG_PRELIM_OR_AM, CFG_OR_TIMING_FLASH, CFG_OR0_REMAP,
2023  CFG_OR0_PRELIM, CFG_BR0_PRELIM, CFG_OR1_REMAP, CFG_OR1_PRELIM,
2024  CFG_BR1_PRELIM:
2025		Memory Controller Definitions: BR0/1 and OR0/1 (FLASH)
2026
2027- SDRAM_BASE2_PRELIM, SDRAM_BASE3_PRELIM, SDRAM_MAX_SIZE,
2028  CFG_OR_TIMING_SDRAM, CFG_OR2_PRELIM, CFG_BR2_PRELIM,
2029  CFG_OR3_PRELIM, CFG_BR3_PRELIM:
2030		Memory Controller Definitions: BR2/3 and OR2/3 (SDRAM)
2031
2032- CFG_MAMR_PTA, CFG_MPTPR_2BK_4K, CFG_MPTPR_1BK_4K, CFG_MPTPR_2BK_8K,
2033  CFG_MPTPR_1BK_8K, CFG_MAMR_8COL, CFG_MAMR_9COL:
2034		Machine Mode Register and Memory Periodic Timer
2035		Prescaler definitions (SDRAM timing)
2036
2037- CFG_I2C_UCODE_PATCH, CFG_I2C_DPMEM_OFFSET [0x1FC0]:
2038		enable I2C microcode relocation patch (MPC8xx);
2039		define relocation offset in DPRAM [DSP2]
2040
2041- CFG_SPI_UCODE_PATCH, CFG_SPI_DPMEM_OFFSET [0x1FC0]:
2042		enable SPI microcode relocation patch (MPC8xx);
2043		define relocation offset in DPRAM [SCC4]
2044
2045- CFG_USE_OSCCLK:
2046		Use OSCM clock mode on MBX8xx board. Be careful,
2047		wrong setting might damage your board. Read
2048		doc/README.MBX before setting this variable!
2049
2050- CFG_CPM_POST_WORD_ADDR: (MPC8xx, MPC8260 only)
2051		Offset of the bootmode word in DPRAM used by post
2052		(Power On Self Tests). This definition overrides
2053		#define'd default value in commproc.h resp.
2054		cpm_8260.h.
2055
2056- CFG_PCI_SLV_MEM_LOCAL, CFG_PCI_SLV_MEM_BUS, CFG_PICMR0_MASK_ATTRIB,
2057  CFG_PCI_MSTR0_LOCAL, CFG_PCIMSK0_MASK, CFG_PCI_MSTR1_LOCAL,
2058  CFG_PCIMSK1_MASK, CFG_PCI_MSTR_MEM_LOCAL, CFG_PCI_MSTR_MEM_BUS,
2059  CFG_CPU_PCI_MEM_START, CFG_PCI_MSTR_MEM_SIZE, CFG_POCMR0_MASK_ATTRIB,
2060  CFG_PCI_MSTR_MEMIO_LOCAL, CFG_PCI_MSTR_MEMIO_BUS, CPU_PCI_MEMIO_START,
2061  CFG_PCI_MSTR_MEMIO_SIZE, CFG_POCMR1_MASK_ATTRIB, CFG_PCI_MSTR_IO_LOCAL,
2062  CFG_PCI_MSTR_IO_BUS, CFG_CPU_PCI_IO_START, CFG_PCI_MSTR_IO_SIZE,
2063  CFG_POCMR2_MASK_ATTRIB: (MPC826x only)
2064		Overrides the default PCI memory map in cpu/mpc8260/pci.c if set.
2065
2066- CONFIG_ETHER_ON_FEC[12]
2067		Define to enable FEC[12] on a 8xx series processor.
2068
2069- CONFIG_FEC[12]_PHY
2070		Define to the hardcoded PHY address which corresponds
2071		to the given FEC; i. e.
2072			#define CONFIG_FEC1_PHY 4
2073		means that the PHY with address 4 is connected to FEC1
2074
2075		When set to -1, means to probe for first available.
2076
2077- CONFIG_FEC[12]_PHY_NORXERR
2078		The PHY does not have a RXERR line (RMII only).
2079		(so program the FEC to ignore it).
2080
2081- CONFIG_RMII
2082		Enable RMII mode for all FECs.
2083		Note that this is a global option, we can't
2084		have one FEC in standard MII mode and another in RMII mode.
2085
2086- CONFIG_CRC32_VERIFY
2087		Add a verify option to the crc32 command.
2088		The syntax is:
2089
2090		=> crc32 -v <address> <count> <crc32>
2091
2092		Where address/count indicate a memory area
2093		and crc32 is the correct crc32 which the
2094		area should have.
2095
2096- CONFIG_LOOPW
2097		Add the "loopw" memory command. This only takes effect if
2098		the memory commands are activated globally (CFG_CMD_MEM).
2099
2100Building the Software:
2101======================
2102
2103Building U-Boot has been tested in native PPC environments (on a
2104PowerBook G3 running LinuxPPC 2000) and in cross environments
2105(running RedHat 6.x and 7.x Linux on x86, Solaris 2.6 on a SPARC, and
2106NetBSD 1.5 on x86).
2107
2108If you are not using a native PPC environment, it is assumed that you
2109have the GNU cross compiling tools available in your path and named
2110with a prefix of "powerpc-linux-". If this is not the case, (e.g. if
2111you are using Monta Vista's Hard Hat Linux CDK 1.2) you must change
2112the definition of CROSS_COMPILE in Makefile. For HHL on a 4xx CPU,
2113change it to:
2114
2115	CROSS_COMPILE = ppc_4xx-
2116
2117
2118U-Boot is intended to be  simple  to  build.  After  installing	 the
2119sources	 you must configure U-Boot for one specific board type. This
2120is done by typing:
2121
2122	make NAME_config
2123
2124where "NAME_config" is the name of one of the existing
2125configurations; the following names are supported:
2126
2127	ADCIOP_config		FPS860L_config		omap730p2_config
2128	ADS860_config		GEN860T_config		pcu_e_config
2129	AR405_config		GENIETV_config		PIP405_config
2130	at91rm9200dk_config	GTH_config		QS823_config
2131	CANBT_config		hermes_config		QS850_config
2132	cmi_mpc5xx_config	hymod_config		QS860T_config
2133	cogent_common_config	IP860_config		RPXlite_config
2134	cogent_mpc8260_config	IVML24_config		RPXlite_DW_config
2135	cogent_mpc8xx_config	IVMS8_config		RPXsuper_config
2136	CPCI405_config		JSE_config		rsdproto_config
2137	CPCIISER4_config	LANTEC_config		Sandpoint8240_config
2138	csb272_config		lwmon_config		sbc8260_config
2139	CU824_config		MBX860T_config		sbc8560_33_config
2140	DUET_ADS_config		MBX_config		sbc8560_66_config
2141	EBONY_config		MPC8260ADS_config	SM850_config
2142	ELPT860_config		MPC8540ADS_config	SPD823TS_config
2143	ESTEEM192E_config	MPC8560ADS_config	stxgp3_config
2144	ETX094_config		NETVIA_config		SXNI855T_config
2145	FADS823_config		omap1510inn_config	TQM823L_config
2146	FADS850SAR_config	omap1610h2_config	TQM850L_config
2147	FADS860T_config		omap1610inn_config	TQM855L_config
2148	FPS850L_config		omap5912osk_config	TQM860L_config
2149							WALNUT405_config
2150							ZPC1900_config
2151
2152Note: for some board special configuration names may exist; check if
2153      additional information is available from the board vendor; for
2154      instance, the TQM823L systems are available without (standard)
2155      or with LCD support. You can select such additional "features"
2156      when chosing the configuration, i. e.
2157
2158      make TQM823L_config
2159	- will configure for a plain TQM823L, i. e. no LCD support
2160
2161      make TQM823L_LCD_config
2162	- will configure for a TQM823L with U-Boot console on LCD
2163
2164      etc.
2165
2166
2167Finally, type "make all", and you should get some working U-Boot
2168images ready for download to / installation on your system:
2169
2170- "u-boot.bin" is a raw binary image
2171- "u-boot" is an image in ELF binary format
2172- "u-boot.srec" is in Motorola S-Record format
2173
2174
2175Please be aware that the Makefiles assume you are using GNU make, so
2176for instance on NetBSD you might need to use "gmake" instead of
2177native "make".
2178
2179
2180If the system board that you have is not listed, then you will need
2181to port U-Boot to your hardware platform. To do this, follow these
2182steps:
2183
21841.  Add a new configuration option for your board to the toplevel
2185    "Makefile" and to the "MAKEALL" script, using the existing
2186    entries as examples. Note that here and at many other places
2187    boards and other names are listed in alphabetical sort order. Please
2188    keep this order.
21892.  Create a new directory to hold your board specific code. Add any
2190    files you need. In your board directory, you will need at least
2191    the "Makefile", a "<board>.c", "flash.c" and "u-boot.lds".
21923.  Create a new configuration file "include/configs/<board>.h" for
2193    your board
21943.  If you're porting U-Boot to a new CPU, then also create a new
2195    directory to hold your CPU specific code. Add any files you need.
21964.  Run "make <board>_config" with your new name.
21975.  Type "make", and you should get a working "u-boot.srec" file
2198    to be installed on your target system.
21996.  Debug and solve any problems that might arise.
2200    [Of course, this last step is much harder than it sounds.]
2201
2202
2203Testing of U-Boot Modifications, Ports to New Hardware, etc.:
2204==============================================================
2205
2206If you have modified U-Boot sources (for instance added a new	board
2207or  support  for  new  devices,	 a new CPU, etc.) you are expected to
2208provide feedback to the other developers. The feedback normally takes
2209the form of a "patch", i. e. a context diff against a certain (latest
2210official or latest in CVS) version of U-Boot sources.
2211
2212But before you submit such a patch, please verify that	your  modifi-
2213cation	did not break existing code. At least make sure that *ALL* of
2214the supported boards compile WITHOUT ANY compiler warnings. To do so,
2215just run the "MAKEALL" script, which will configure and build U-Boot
2216for ALL supported system. Be warned, this will take a while. You  can
2217select	which  (cross)	compiler  to use by passing a `CROSS_COMPILE'
2218environment variable to the script, i. e. to use the cross tools from
2219MontaVista's Hard Hat Linux you can type
2220
2221	CROSS_COMPILE=ppc_8xx- MAKEALL
2222
2223or to build on a native PowerPC system you can type
2224
2225	CROSS_COMPILE=' ' MAKEALL
2226
2227See also "U-Boot Porting Guide" below.
2228
2229
2230Monitor Commands - Overview:
2231============================
2232
2233go	- start application at address 'addr'
2234run	- run commands in an environment variable
2235bootm	- boot application image from memory
2236bootp	- boot image via network using BootP/TFTP protocol
2237tftpboot- boot image via network using TFTP protocol
2238	       and env variables "ipaddr" and "serverip"
2239	       (and eventually "gatewayip")
2240rarpboot- boot image via network using RARP/TFTP protocol
2241diskboot- boot from IDE devicebootd   - boot default, i.e., run 'bootcmd'
2242loads	- load S-Record file over serial line
2243loadb	- load binary file over serial line (kermit mode)
2244md	- memory display
2245mm	- memory modify (auto-incrementing)
2246nm	- memory modify (constant address)
2247mw	- memory write (fill)
2248cp	- memory copy
2249cmp	- memory compare
2250crc32	- checksum calculation
2251imd	- i2c memory display
2252imm	- i2c memory modify (auto-incrementing)
2253inm	- i2c memory modify (constant address)
2254imw	- i2c memory write (fill)
2255icrc32	- i2c checksum calculation
2256iprobe	- probe to discover valid I2C chip addresses
2257iloop	- infinite loop on address range
2258isdram	- print SDRAM configuration information
2259sspi	- SPI utility commands
2260base	- print or set address offset
2261printenv- print environment variables
2262setenv	- set environment variables
2263saveenv - save environment variables to persistent storage
2264protect - enable or disable FLASH write protection
2265erase	- erase FLASH memory
2266flinfo	- print FLASH memory information
2267bdinfo	- print Board Info structure
2268iminfo	- print header information for application image
2269coninfo - print console devices and informations
2270ide	- IDE sub-system
2271loop	- infinite loop on address range
2272loopw	- infinite write loop on address range
2273mtest	- simple RAM test
2274icache	- enable or disable instruction cache
2275dcache	- enable or disable data cache
2276reset	- Perform RESET of the CPU
2277echo	- echo args to console
2278version - print monitor version
2279help	- print online help
2280?	- alias for 'help'
2281
2282
2283Monitor Commands - Detailed Description:
2284========================================
2285
2286TODO.
2287
2288For now: just type "help <command>".
2289
2290
2291Environment Variables:
2292======================
2293
2294U-Boot supports user configuration using Environment Variables which
2295can be made persistent by saving to Flash memory.
2296
2297Environment Variables are set using "setenv", printed using
2298"printenv", and saved to Flash using "saveenv". Using "setenv"
2299without a value can be used to delete a variable from the
2300environment. As long as you don't save the environment you are
2301working with an in-memory copy. In case the Flash area containing the
2302environment is erased by accident, a default environment is provided.
2303
2304Some configuration options can be set using Environment Variables:
2305
2306  baudrate	- see CONFIG_BAUDRATE
2307
2308  bootdelay	- see CONFIG_BOOTDELAY
2309
2310  bootcmd	- see CONFIG_BOOTCOMMAND
2311
2312  bootargs	- Boot arguments when booting an RTOS image
2313
2314  bootfile	- Name of the image to load with TFTP
2315
2316  autoload	- if set to "no" (any string beginning with 'n'),
2317		  "bootp" will just load perform a lookup of the
2318		  configuration from the BOOTP server, but not try to
2319		  load any image using TFTP
2320
2321  autostart	- if set to "yes", an image loaded using the "bootp",
2322		  "rarpboot", "tftpboot" or "diskboot" commands will
2323		  be automatically started (by internally calling
2324		  "bootm")
2325
2326		  If set to "no", a standalone image passed to the
2327		  "bootm" command will be copied to the load address
2328		  (and eventually uncompressed), but NOT be started.
2329		  This can be used to load and uncompress arbitrary
2330		  data.
2331
2332  i2cfast	- (PPC405GP|PPC405EP only)
2333		  if set to 'y' configures Linux I2C driver for fast
2334		  mode (400kHZ). This environment variable is used in
2335		  initialization code. So, for changes to be effective
2336		  it must be saved and board must be reset.
2337
2338  initrd_high	- restrict positioning of initrd images:
2339		  If this variable is not set, initrd images will be
2340		  copied to the highest possible address in RAM; this
2341		  is usually what you want since it allows for
2342		  maximum initrd size. If for some reason you want to
2343		  make sure that the initrd image is loaded below the
2344		  CFG_BOOTMAPSZ limit, you can set this environment
2345		  variable to a value of "no" or "off" or "0".
2346		  Alternatively, you can set it to a maximum upper
2347		  address to use (U-Boot will still check that it
2348		  does not overwrite the U-Boot stack and data).
2349
2350		  For instance, when you have a system with 16 MB
2351		  RAM, and want to reserve 4 MB from use by Linux,
2352		  you can do this by adding "mem=12M" to the value of
2353		  the "bootargs" variable. However, now you must make
2354		  sure that the initrd image is placed in the first
2355		  12 MB as well - this can be done with
2356
2357		  setenv initrd_high 00c00000
2358
2359		  If you set initrd_high to 0xFFFFFFFF, this is an
2360		  indication to U-Boot that all addresses are legal
2361		  for the Linux kernel, including addresses in flash
2362		  memory. In this case U-Boot will NOT COPY the
2363		  ramdisk at all. This may be useful to reduce the
2364		  boot time on your system, but requires that this
2365		  feature is supported by your Linux kernel.
2366
2367  ipaddr	- IP address; needed for tftpboot command
2368
2369  loadaddr	- Default load address for commands like "bootp",
2370		  "rarpboot", "tftpboot", "loadb" or "diskboot"
2371
2372  loads_echo	- see CONFIG_LOADS_ECHO
2373
2374  serverip	- TFTP server IP address; needed for tftpboot command
2375
2376  bootretry	- see CONFIG_BOOT_RETRY_TIME
2377
2378  bootdelaykey	- see CONFIG_AUTOBOOT_DELAY_STR
2379
2380  bootstopkey	- see CONFIG_AUTOBOOT_STOP_STR
2381
2382  ethprime	- When CONFIG_NET_MULTI is enabled controls which
2383		  interface is used first.
2384
2385  ethact	- When CONFIG_NET_MULTI is enabled controls which
2386		  interface is currently active. For example you
2387		  can do the following
2388
2389		  => setenv ethact FEC ETHERNET
2390		  => ping 192.168.0.1 # traffic sent on FEC ETHERNET
2391		  => setenv ethact SCC ETHERNET
2392		  => ping 10.0.0.1 # traffic sent on SCC ETHERNET
2393
2394   netretry	- When set to "no" each network operation will
2395		  either succeed or fail without retrying.
2396		  When set to "once" the network operation will
2397		  fail when all the available network interfaces
2398		  are tried once without success.
2399		  Useful on scripts which control the retry operation
2400		  themselves.
2401
2402   vlan		- When set to a value < 4095 the traffic over
2403		  ethernet is encapsulated/received over 802.1q
2404		  VLAN tagged frames.
2405
2406The following environment variables may be used and automatically
2407updated by the network boot commands ("bootp" and "rarpboot"),
2408depending the information provided by your boot server:
2409
2410  bootfile	- see above
2411  dnsip		- IP address of your Domain Name Server
2412  dnsip2	- IP address of your secondary Domain Name Server
2413  gatewayip	- IP address of the Gateway (Router) to use
2414  hostname	- Target hostname
2415  ipaddr	- see above
2416  netmask	- Subnet Mask
2417  rootpath	- Pathname of the root filesystem on the NFS server
2418  serverip	- see above
2419
2420
2421There are two special Environment Variables:
2422
2423  serial#	- contains hardware identification information such
2424		  as type string and/or serial number
2425  ethaddr	- Ethernet address
2426
2427These variables can be set only once (usually during manufacturing of
2428the board). U-Boot refuses to delete or overwrite these variables
2429once they have been set once.
2430
2431
2432Further special Environment Variables:
2433
2434  ver		- Contains the U-Boot version string as printed
2435		  with the "version" command. This variable is
2436		  readonly (see CONFIG_VERSION_VARIABLE).
2437
2438
2439Please note that changes to some configuration parameters may take
2440only effect after the next boot (yes, that's just like Windoze :-).
2441
2442
2443Command Line Parsing:
2444=====================
2445
2446There are two different command line parsers available with U-Boot:
2447the old "simple" one, and the much more powerful "hush" shell:
2448
2449Old, simple command line parser:
2450--------------------------------
2451
2452- supports environment variables (through setenv / saveenv commands)
2453- several commands on one line, separated by ';'
2454- variable substitution using "... $(name) ..." syntax
2455- special characters ('$', ';') can be escaped by prefixing with '\',
2456  for example:
2457	setenv bootcmd bootm \$(address)
2458- You can also escape text by enclosing in single apostrophes, for example:
2459	setenv addip 'setenv bootargs $bootargs ip=$ipaddr:$serverip:$gatewayip:$netmask:$hostname::off'
2460
2461Hush shell:
2462-----------
2463
2464- similar to Bourne shell, with control structures like
2465  if...then...else...fi, for...do...done; while...do...done,
2466  until...do...done, ...
2467- supports environment ("global") variables (through setenv / saveenv
2468  commands) and local shell variables (through standard shell syntax
2469  "name=value"); only environment variables can be used with "run"
2470  command
2471
2472General rules:
2473--------------
2474
2475(1) If a command line (or an environment variable executed by a "run"
2476    command) contains several commands separated by semicolon, and
2477    one of these commands fails, then the remaining commands will be
2478    executed anyway.
2479
2480(2) If you execute several variables with one call to run (i. e.
2481    calling run with a list af variables as arguments), any failing
2482    command will cause "run" to terminate, i. e. the remaining
2483    variables are not executed.
2484
2485Note for Redundant Ethernet Interfaces:
2486=======================================
2487
2488Some boards come with redundant ethernet interfaces; U-Boot supports
2489such configurations and is capable of automatic selection of a
2490"working" interface when needed. MAC assignment works as follows:
2491
2492Network interfaces are numbered eth0, eth1, eth2, ... Corresponding
2493MAC addresses can be stored in the environment as "ethaddr" (=>eth0),
2494"eth1addr" (=>eth1), "eth2addr", ...
2495
2496If the network interface stores some valid MAC address (for instance
2497in SROM), this is used as default address if there is NO correspon-
2498ding setting in the environment; if the corresponding environment
2499variable is set, this overrides the settings in the card; that means:
2500
2501o If the SROM has a valid MAC address, and there is no address in the
2502  environment, the SROM's address is used.
2503
2504o If there is no valid address in the SROM, and a definition in the
2505  environment exists, then the value from the environment variable is
2506  used.
2507
2508o If both the SROM and the environment contain a MAC address, and
2509  both addresses are the same, this MAC address is used.
2510
2511o If both the SROM and the environment contain a MAC address, and the
2512  addresses differ, the value from the environment is used and a
2513  warning is printed.
2514
2515o If neither SROM nor the environment contain a MAC address, an error
2516  is raised.
2517
2518
2519Image Formats:
2520==============
2521
2522The "boot" commands of this monitor operate on "image" files which
2523can be basicly anything, preceeded by a special header; see the
2524definitions in include/image.h for details; basicly, the header
2525defines the following image properties:
2526
2527* Target Operating System (Provisions for OpenBSD, NetBSD, FreeBSD,
2528  4.4BSD, Linux, SVR4, Esix, Solaris, Irix, SCO, Dell, NCR, VxWorks,
2529  LynxOS, pSOS, QNX, RTEMS, ARTOS;
2530  Currently supported: Linux, NetBSD, VxWorks, QNX, RTEMS, ARTOS, LynxOS).
2531* Target CPU Architecture (Provisions for Alpha, ARM, Intel x86,
2532  IA64, MIPS, NIOS, PowerPC, IBM S390, SuperH, Sparc, Sparc 64 Bit;
2533  Currently supported: ARM, Intel x86, MIPS, NIOS, PowerPC).
2534* Compression Type (uncompressed, gzip, bzip2)
2535* Load Address
2536* Entry Point
2537* Image Name
2538* Image Timestamp
2539
2540The header is marked by a special Magic Number, and both the header
2541and the data portions of the image are secured against corruption by
2542CRC32 checksums.
2543
2544
2545Linux Support:
2546==============
2547
2548Although U-Boot should support any OS or standalone application
2549easily, the main focus has always been on Linux during the design of
2550U-Boot.
2551
2552U-Boot includes many features that so far have been part of some
2553special "boot loader" code within the Linux kernel. Also, any
2554"initrd" images to be used are no longer part of one big Linux image;
2555instead, kernel and "initrd" are separate images. This implementation
2556serves several purposes:
2557
2558- the same features can be used for other OS or standalone
2559  applications (for instance: using compressed images to reduce the
2560  Flash memory footprint)
2561
2562- it becomes much easier to port new Linux kernel versions because
2563  lots of low-level, hardware dependent stuff are done by U-Boot
2564
2565- the same Linux kernel image can now be used with different "initrd"
2566  images; of course this also means that different kernel images can
2567  be run with the same "initrd". This makes testing easier (you don't
2568  have to build a new "zImage.initrd" Linux image when you just
2569  change a file in your "initrd"). Also, a field-upgrade of the
2570  software is easier now.
2571
2572
2573Linux HOWTO:
2574============
2575
2576Porting Linux to U-Boot based systems:
2577---------------------------------------
2578
2579U-Boot cannot save you from doing all the necessary modifications to
2580configure the Linux device drivers for use with your target hardware
2581(no, we don't intend to provide a full virtual machine interface to
2582Linux :-).
2583
2584But now you can ignore ALL boot loader code (in arch/ppc/mbxboot).
2585
2586Just make sure your machine specific header file (for instance
2587include/asm-ppc/tqm8xx.h) includes the same definition of the Board
2588Information structure as we define in include/u-boot.h, and make
2589sure that your definition of IMAP_ADDR uses the same value as your
2590U-Boot configuration in CFG_IMMR.
2591
2592
2593Configuring the Linux kernel:
2594-----------------------------
2595
2596No specific requirements for U-Boot. Make sure you have some root
2597device (initial ramdisk, NFS) for your target system.
2598
2599
2600Building a Linux Image:
2601-----------------------
2602
2603With U-Boot, "normal" build targets like "zImage" or "bzImage" are
2604not used. If you use recent kernel source, a new build target
2605"uImage" will exist which automatically builds an image usable by
2606U-Boot. Most older kernels also have support for a "pImage" target,
2607which was introduced for our predecessor project PPCBoot and uses a
2608100% compatible format.
2609
2610Example:
2611
2612	make TQM850L_config
2613	make oldconfig
2614	make dep
2615	make uImage
2616
2617The "uImage" build target uses a special tool (in 'tools/mkimage') to
2618encapsulate a compressed Linux kernel image with header	 information,
2619CRC32 checksum etc. for use with U-Boot. This is what we are doing:
2620
2621* build a standard "vmlinux" kernel image (in ELF binary format):
2622
2623* convert the kernel into a raw binary image:
2624
2625	${CROSS_COMPILE}-objcopy -O binary \
2626				 -R .note -R .comment \
2627				 -S vmlinux linux.bin
2628
2629* compress the binary image:
2630
2631	gzip -9 linux.bin
2632
2633* package compressed binary image for U-Boot:
2634
2635	mkimage -A ppc -O linux -T kernel -C gzip \
2636		-a 0 -e 0 -n "Linux Kernel Image" \
2637		-d linux.bin.gz uImage
2638
2639
2640The "mkimage" tool can also be used to create ramdisk images for use
2641with U-Boot, either separated from the Linux kernel image, or
2642combined into one file. "mkimage" encapsulates the images with a 64
2643byte header containing information about target architecture,
2644operating system, image type, compression method, entry points, time
2645stamp, CRC32 checksums, etc.
2646
2647"mkimage" can be called in two ways: to verify existing images and
2648print the header information, or to build new images.
2649
2650In the first form (with "-l" option) mkimage lists the information
2651contained in the header of an existing U-Boot image; this includes
2652checksum verification:
2653
2654	tools/mkimage -l image
2655	  -l ==> list image header information
2656
2657The second form (with "-d" option) is used to build a U-Boot image
2658from a "data file" which is used as image payload:
2659
2660	tools/mkimage -A arch -O os -T type -C comp -a addr -e ep \
2661		      -n name -d data_file image
2662	  -A ==> set architecture to 'arch'
2663	  -O ==> set operating system to 'os'
2664	  -T ==> set image type to 'type'
2665	  -C ==> set compression type 'comp'
2666	  -a ==> set load address to 'addr' (hex)
2667	  -e ==> set entry point to 'ep' (hex)
2668	  -n ==> set image name to 'name'
2669	  -d ==> use image data from 'datafile'
2670
2671Right now, all Linux kernels for PowerPC systems use the same load
2672address (0x00000000), but the entry point address depends on the
2673kernel version:
2674
2675- 2.2.x kernels have the entry point at 0x0000000C,
2676- 2.3.x and later kernels have the entry point at 0x00000000.
2677
2678So a typical call to build a U-Boot image would read:
2679
2680	-> tools/mkimage -n '2.4.4 kernel for TQM850L' \
2681	> -A ppc -O linux -T kernel -C gzip -a 0 -e 0 \
2682	> -d /opt/elsk/ppc_8xx/usr/src/linux-2.4.4/arch/ppc/coffboot/vmlinux.gz \
2683	> examples/uImage.TQM850L
2684	Image Name:   2.4.4 kernel for TQM850L
2685	Created:      Wed Jul 19 02:34:59 2000
2686	Image Type:   PowerPC Linux Kernel Image (gzip compressed)
2687	Data Size:    335725 Bytes = 327.86 kB = 0.32 MB
2688	Load Address: 0x00000000
2689	Entry Point:  0x00000000
2690
2691To verify the contents of the image (or check for corruption):
2692
2693	-> tools/mkimage -l examples/uImage.TQM850L
2694	Image Name:   2.4.4 kernel for TQM850L
2695	Created:      Wed Jul 19 02:34:59 2000
2696	Image Type:   PowerPC Linux Kernel Image (gzip compressed)
2697	Data Size:    335725 Bytes = 327.86 kB = 0.32 MB
2698	Load Address: 0x00000000
2699	Entry Point:  0x00000000
2700
2701NOTE: for embedded systems where boot time is critical you can trade
2702speed for memory and install an UNCOMPRESSED image instead: this
2703needs more space in Flash, but boots much faster since it does not
2704need to be uncompressed:
2705
2706	-> gunzip /opt/elsk/ppc_8xx/usr/src/linux-2.4.4/arch/ppc/coffboot/vmlinux.gz
2707	-> tools/mkimage -n '2.4.4 kernel for TQM850L' \
2708	> -A ppc -O linux -T kernel -C none -a 0 -e 0 \
2709	> -d /opt/elsk/ppc_8xx/usr/src/linux-2.4.4/arch/ppc/coffboot/vmlinux \
2710	> examples/uImage.TQM850L-uncompressed
2711	Image Name:   2.4.4 kernel for TQM850L
2712	Created:      Wed Jul 19 02:34:59 2000
2713	Image Type:   PowerPC Linux Kernel Image (uncompressed)
2714	Data Size:    792160 Bytes = 773.59 kB = 0.76 MB
2715	Load Address: 0x00000000
2716	Entry Point:  0x00000000
2717
2718
2719Similar you can build U-Boot images from a 'ramdisk.image.gz' file
2720when your kernel is intended to use an initial ramdisk:
2721
2722	-> tools/mkimage -n 'Simple Ramdisk Image' \
2723	> -A ppc -O linux -T ramdisk -C gzip \
2724	> -d /LinuxPPC/images/SIMPLE-ramdisk.image.gz examples/simple-initrd
2725	Image Name:   Simple Ramdisk Image
2726	Created:      Wed Jan 12 14:01:50 2000
2727	Image Type:   PowerPC Linux RAMDisk Image (gzip compressed)
2728	Data Size:    566530 Bytes = 553.25 kB = 0.54 MB
2729	Load Address: 0x00000000
2730	Entry Point:  0x00000000
2731
2732
2733Installing a Linux Image:
2734-------------------------
2735
2736To downloading a U-Boot image over the serial (console) interface,
2737you must convert the image to S-Record format:
2738
2739	objcopy -I binary -O srec examples/image examples/image.srec
2740
2741The 'objcopy' does not understand the information in the U-Boot
2742image header, so the resulting S-Record file will be relative to
2743address 0x00000000. To load it to a given address, you need to
2744specify the target address as 'offset' parameter with the 'loads'
2745command.
2746
2747Example: install the image to address 0x40100000 (which on the
2748TQM8xxL is in the first Flash bank):
2749
2750	=> erase 40100000 401FFFFF
2751
2752	.......... done
2753	Erased 8 sectors
2754
2755	=> loads 40100000
2756	## Ready for S-Record download ...
2757	~>examples/image.srec
2758	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 ...
2759	...
2760	15989 15990 15991 15992
2761	[file transfer complete]
2762	[connected]
2763	## Start Addr = 0x00000000
2764
2765
2766You can check the success of the download using the 'iminfo' command;
2767this includes a checksum verification so you  can  be  sure  no	 data
2768corruption happened:
2769
2770	=> imi 40100000
2771
2772	## Checking Image at 40100000 ...
2773	   Image Name:	 2.2.13 for initrd on TQM850L
2774	   Image Type:	 PowerPC Linux Kernel Image (gzip compressed)
2775	   Data Size:	 335725 Bytes = 327 kB = 0 MB
2776	   Load Address: 00000000
2777	   Entry Point:	 0000000c
2778	   Verifying Checksum ... OK
2779
2780
2781Boot Linux:
2782-----------
2783
2784The "bootm" command is used to boot an application that is stored in
2785memory (RAM or Flash). In case of a Linux kernel image, the contents
2786of the "bootargs" environment variable is passed to the kernel as
2787parameters. You can check and modify this variable using the
2788"printenv" and "setenv" commands:
2789
2790
2791	=> printenv bootargs
2792	bootargs=root=/dev/ram
2793
2794	=> setenv bootargs root=/dev/nfs rw nfsroot=10.0.0.2:/LinuxPPC nfsaddrs=10.0.0.99:10.0.0.2
2795
2796	=> printenv bootargs
2797	bootargs=root=/dev/nfs rw nfsroot=10.0.0.2:/LinuxPPC nfsaddrs=10.0.0.99:10.0.0.2
2798
2799	=> bootm 40020000
2800	## Booting Linux kernel at 40020000 ...
2801	   Image Name:	 2.2.13 for NFS on TQM850L
2802	   Image Type:	 PowerPC Linux Kernel Image (gzip compressed)
2803	   Data Size:	 381681 Bytes = 372 kB = 0 MB
2804	   Load Address: 00000000
2805	   Entry Point:	 0000000c
2806	   Verifying Checksum ... OK
2807	   Uncompressing Kernel Image ... OK
2808	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
2809	Boot arguments: root=/dev/nfs rw nfsroot=10.0.0.2:/LinuxPPC nfsaddrs=10.0.0.99:10.0.0.2
2810	time_init: decrementer frequency = 187500000/60
2811	Calibrating delay loop... 49.77 BogoMIPS
2812	Memory: 15208k available (700k kernel code, 444k data, 32k init) [c0000000,c1000000]
2813	...
2814
2815If you want to boot a Linux kernel with initial ram disk, you pass
2816the memory addresses of both the kernel and the initrd image (PPBCOOT
2817format!) to the "bootm" command:
2818
2819	=> imi 40100000 40200000
2820
2821	## Checking Image at 40100000 ...
2822	   Image Name:	 2.2.13 for initrd on TQM850L
2823	   Image Type:	 PowerPC Linux Kernel Image (gzip compressed)
2824	   Data Size:	 335725 Bytes = 327 kB = 0 MB
2825	   Load Address: 00000000
2826	   Entry Point:	 0000000c
2827	   Verifying Checksum ... OK
2828
2829	## Checking Image at 40200000 ...
2830	   Image Name:	 Simple Ramdisk Image
2831	   Image Type:	 PowerPC Linux RAMDisk Image (gzip compressed)
2832	   Data Size:	 566530 Bytes = 553 kB = 0 MB
2833	   Load Address: 00000000
2834	   Entry Point:	 00000000
2835	   Verifying Checksum ... OK
2836
2837	=> bootm 40100000 40200000
2838	## Booting Linux kernel at 40100000 ...
2839	   Image Name:	 2.2.13 for initrd on TQM850L
2840	   Image Type:	 PowerPC Linux Kernel Image (gzip compressed)
2841	   Data Size:	 335725 Bytes = 327 kB = 0 MB
2842	   Load Address: 00000000
2843	   Entry Point:	 0000000c
2844	   Verifying Checksum ... OK
2845	   Uncompressing Kernel Image ... OK
2846	## Loading RAMDisk Image at 40200000 ...
2847	   Image Name:	 Simple Ramdisk Image
2848	   Image Type:	 PowerPC Linux RAMDisk Image (gzip compressed)
2849	   Data Size:	 566530 Bytes = 553 kB = 0 MB
2850	   Load Address: 00000000
2851	   Entry Point:	 00000000
2852	   Verifying Checksum ... OK
2853	   Loading Ramdisk ... OK
2854	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
2855	Boot arguments: root=/dev/ram
2856	time_init: decrementer frequency = 187500000/60
2857	Calibrating delay loop... 49.77 BogoMIPS
2858	...
2859	RAMDISK: Compressed image found at block 0
2860	VFS: Mounted root (ext2 filesystem).
2861
2862	bash#
2863
2864More About U-Boot Image Types:
2865------------------------------
2866
2867U-Boot supports the following image types:
2868
2869   "Standalone Programs" are directly runnable in the environment
2870	provided by U-Boot; it is expected that (if they behave
2871	well) you can continue to work in U-Boot after return from
2872	the Standalone Program.
2873   "OS Kernel Images" are usually images of some Embedded OS which
2874	will take over control completely. Usually these programs
2875	will install their own set of exception handlers, device
2876	drivers, set up the MMU, etc. - this means, that you cannot
2877	expect to re-enter U-Boot except by resetting the CPU.
2878   "RAMDisk Images" are more or less just data blocks, and their
2879	parameters (address, size) are passed to an OS kernel that is
2880	being started.
2881   "Multi-File Images" contain several images, typically an OS
2882	(Linux) kernel image and one or more data images like
2883	RAMDisks. This construct is useful for instance when you want
2884	to boot over the network using BOOTP etc., where the boot
2885	server provides just a single image file, but you want to get
2886	for instance an OS kernel and a RAMDisk image.
2887
2888	"Multi-File Images" start with a list of image sizes, each
2889	image size (in bytes) specified by an "uint32_t" in network
2890	byte order. This list is terminated by an "(uint32_t)0".
2891	Immediately after the terminating 0 follow the images, one by
2892	one, all aligned on "uint32_t" boundaries (size rounded up to
2893	a multiple of 4 bytes).
2894
2895   "Firmware Images" are binary images containing firmware (like
2896	U-Boot or FPGA images) which usually will be programmed to
2897	flash memory.
2898
2899   "Script files" are command sequences that will be executed by
2900	U-Boot's command interpreter; this feature is especially
2901	useful when you configure U-Boot to use a real shell (hush)
2902	as command interpreter.
2903
2904
2905Standalone HOWTO:
2906=================
2907
2908One of the features of U-Boot is that you can dynamically load and
2909run "standalone" applications, which can use some resources of
2910U-Boot like console I/O functions or interrupt services.
2911
2912Two simple examples are included with the sources:
2913
2914"Hello World" Demo:
2915-------------------
2916
2917'examples/hello_world.c' contains a small "Hello World" Demo
2918application; it is automatically compiled when you build U-Boot.
2919It's configured to run at address 0x00040004, so you can play with it
2920like that:
2921
2922	=> loads
2923	## Ready for S-Record download ...
2924	~>examples/hello_world.srec
2925	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 ...
2926	[file transfer complete]
2927	[connected]
2928	## Start Addr = 0x00040004
2929
2930	=> go 40004 Hello World! This is a test.
2931	## Starting application at 0x00040004 ...
2932	Hello World
2933	argc = 7
2934	argv[0] = "40004"
2935	argv[1] = "Hello"
2936	argv[2] = "World!"
2937	argv[3] = "This"
2938	argv[4] = "is"
2939	argv[5] = "a"
2940	argv[6] = "test."
2941	argv[7] = "<NULL>"
2942	Hit any key to exit ...
2943
2944	## Application terminated, rc = 0x0
2945
2946Another example, which demonstrates how to register a CPM interrupt
2947handler with the U-Boot code, can be found in 'examples/timer.c'.
2948Here, a CPM timer is set up to generate an interrupt every second.
2949The interrupt service routine is trivial, just printing a '.'
2950character, but this is just a demo program. The application can be
2951controlled by the following keys:
2952
2953	? - print current values og the CPM Timer registers
2954	b - enable interrupts and start timer
2955	e - stop timer and disable interrupts
2956	q - quit application
2957
2958	=> loads
2959	## Ready for S-Record download ...
2960	~>examples/timer.srec
2961	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 ...
2962	[file transfer complete]
2963	[connected]
2964	## Start Addr = 0x00040004
2965
2966	=> go 40004
2967	## Starting application at 0x00040004 ...
2968	TIMERS=0xfff00980
2969	Using timer 1
2970	  tgcr @ 0xfff00980, tmr @ 0xfff00990, trr @ 0xfff00994, tcr @ 0xfff00998, tcn @ 0xfff0099c, ter @ 0xfff009b0
2971
2972Hit 'b':
2973	[q, b, e, ?] Set interval 1000000 us
2974	Enabling timer
2975Hit '?':
2976	[q, b, e, ?] ........
2977	tgcr=0x1, tmr=0xff1c, trr=0x3d09, tcr=0x0, tcn=0xef6, ter=0x0
2978Hit '?':
2979	[q, b, e, ?] .
2980	tgcr=0x1, tmr=0xff1c, trr=0x3d09, tcr=0x0, tcn=0x2ad4, ter=0x0
2981Hit '?':
2982	[q, b, e, ?] .
2983	tgcr=0x1, tmr=0xff1c, trr=0x3d09, tcr=0x0, tcn=0x1efc, ter=0x0
2984Hit '?':
2985	[q, b, e, ?] .
2986	tgcr=0x1, tmr=0xff1c, trr=0x3d09, tcr=0x0, tcn=0x169d, ter=0x0
2987Hit 'e':
2988	[q, b, e, ?] ...Stopping timer
2989Hit 'q':
2990	[q, b, e, ?] ## Application terminated, rc = 0x0
2991
2992
2993Minicom warning:
2994================
2995
2996Over time, many people have reported problems when trying to use the
2997"minicom" terminal emulation program for serial download. I (wd)
2998consider minicom to be broken, and recommend not to use it. Under
2999Unix, I recommend to use C-Kermit for general purpose use (and
3000especially for kermit binary protocol download ("loadb" command), and
3001use "cu" for S-Record download ("loads" command).
3002
3003Nevertheless, if you absolutely want to use it try adding this
3004configuration to your "File transfer protocols" section:
3005
3006	   Name	   Program			Name U/D FullScr IO-Red. Multi
3007	X  kermit  /usr/bin/kermit -i -l %l -s	 Y    U	   Y	   N	  N
3008	Y  kermit  /usr/bin/kermit -i -l %l -r	 N    D	   Y	   N	  N
3009
3010
3011NetBSD Notes:
3012=============
3013
3014Starting at version 0.9.2, U-Boot supports NetBSD both as host
3015(build U-Boot) and target system (boots NetBSD/mpc8xx).
3016
3017Building requires a cross environment; it is known to work on
3018NetBSD/i386 with the cross-powerpc-netbsd-1.3 package (you will also
3019need gmake since the Makefiles are not compatible with BSD make).
3020Note that the cross-powerpc package does not install include files;
3021attempting to build U-Boot will fail because <machine/ansi.h> is
3022missing.  This file has to be installed and patched manually:
3023
3024	# cd /usr/pkg/cross/powerpc-netbsd/include
3025	# mkdir powerpc
3026	# ln -s powerpc machine
3027	# cp /usr/src/sys/arch/powerpc/include/ansi.h powerpc/ansi.h
3028	# ${EDIT} powerpc/ansi.h	## must remove __va_list, _BSD_VA_LIST
3029
3030Native builds *don't* work due to incompatibilities between native
3031and U-Boot include files.
3032
3033Booting assumes that (the first part of) the image booted is a
3034stage-2 loader which in turn loads and then invokes the kernel
3035proper. Loader sources will eventually appear in the NetBSD source
3036tree (probably in sys/arc/mpc8xx/stand/u-boot_stage2/); in the
3037meantime, send mail to bruno@exet-ag.de and/or wd@denx.de for
3038details.
3039
3040
3041Implementation Internals:
3042=========================
3043
3044The following is not intended to be a complete description of every
3045implementation detail. However, it should help to understand the
3046inner workings of U-Boot and make it easier to port it to custom
3047hardware.
3048
3049
3050Initial Stack, Global Data:
3051---------------------------
3052
3053The implementation of U-Boot is complicated by the fact that U-Boot
3054starts running out of ROM (flash memory), usually without access to
3055system RAM (because the memory controller is not initialized yet).
3056This means that we don't have writable Data or BSS segments, and BSS
3057is not initialized as zero. To be able to get a C environment working
3058at all, we have to allocate at least a minimal stack. Implementation
3059options for this are defined and restricted by the CPU used: Some CPU
3060models provide on-chip memory (like the IMMR area on MPC8xx and
3061MPC826x processors), on others (parts of) the data cache can be
3062locked as (mis-) used as memory, etc.
3063
3064	Chris Hallinan posted a good summary of	 these	issues	to  the
3065	u-boot-users mailing list:
3066
3067	Subject: RE: [U-Boot-Users] RE: More On Memory Bank x (nothingness)?
3068	From: "Chris Hallinan" <clh@net1plus.com>
3069	Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2003 16:43:46 -0500 (22:43 MET)
3070	...
3071
3072	Correct me if I'm wrong, folks, but the way I understand it
3073	is this: Using DCACHE as initial RAM for Stack, etc, does not
3074	require any physical RAM backing up the cache. The cleverness
3075	is that the cache is being used as a temporary supply of
3076	necessary storage before the SDRAM controller is setup. It's
3077	beyond the scope of this list to expain the details, but you
3078	can see how this works by studying the cache architecture and
3079	operation in the architecture and processor-specific manuals.
3080
3081	OCM is On Chip Memory, which I believe the 405GP has 4K. It
3082	is another option for the system designer to use as an
3083	initial stack/ram area prior to SDRAM being available. Either
3084	option should work for you. Using CS 4 should be fine if your
3085	board designers haven't used it for something that would
3086	cause you grief during the initial boot! It is frequently not
3087	used.
3088
3089	CFG_INIT_RAM_ADDR should be somewhere that won't interfere
3090	with your processor/board/system design. The default value
3091	you will find in any recent u-boot distribution in
3092	Walnut405.h should work for you. I'd set it to a value larger
3093	than your SDRAM module. If you have a 64MB SDRAM module, set
3094	it above 400_0000. Just make sure your board has no resources
3095	that are supposed to respond to that address! That code in
3096	start.S has been around a while and should work as is when
3097	you get the config right.
3098
3099	-Chris Hallinan
3100	DS4.COM, Inc.
3101
3102It is essential to remember this, since it has some impact on the C
3103code for the initialization procedures:
3104
3105* Initialized global data (data segment) is read-only. Do not attempt
3106  to write it.
3107
3108* Do not use any unitialized global data (or implicitely initialized
3109  as zero data - BSS segment) at all - this is undefined, initiali-
3110  zation is performed later (when relocating to RAM).
3111
3112* Stack space is very limited. Avoid big data buffers or things like
3113  that.
3114
3115Having only the stack as writable memory limits means we cannot use
3116normal global data to share information beween the code. But it
3117turned out that the implementation of U-Boot can be greatly
3118simplified by making a global data structure (gd_t) available to all
3119functions. We could pass a pointer to this data as argument to _all_
3120functions, but this would bloat the code. Instead we use a feature of
3121the GCC compiler (Global Register Variables) to share the data: we
3122place a pointer (gd) to the global data into a register which we
3123reserve for this purpose.
3124
3125When choosing a register for such a purpose we are restricted by the
3126relevant  (E)ABI  specifications for the current architecture, and by
3127GCC's implementation.
3128
3129For PowerPC, the following registers have specific use:
3130	R1:	stack pointer
3131	R2:	TOC pointer
3132	R3-R4:	parameter passing and return values
3133	R5-R10: parameter passing
3134	R13:	small data area pointer
3135	R30:	GOT pointer
3136	R31:	frame pointer
3137
3138	(U-Boot also uses R14 as internal GOT pointer.)
3139
3140    ==> U-Boot will use R29 to hold a pointer to the global data
3141
3142    Note: on PPC, we could use a static initializer (since the
3143    address of the global data structure is known at compile time),
3144    but it turned out that reserving a register results in somewhat
3145    smaller code - although the code savings are not that big (on
3146    average for all boards 752 bytes for the whole U-Boot image,
3147    624 text + 127 data).
3148
3149On ARM, the following registers are used:
3150
3151	R0:	function argument word/integer result
3152	R1-R3:	function argument word
3153	R9:	GOT pointer
3154	R10:	stack limit (used only if stack checking if enabled)
3155	R11:	argument (frame) pointer
3156	R12:	temporary workspace
3157	R13:	stack pointer
3158	R14:	link register
3159	R15:	program counter
3160
3161    ==> U-Boot will use R8 to hold a pointer to the global data
3162
3163
3164Memory Management:
3165------------------
3166
3167U-Boot runs in system state and uses physical addresses, i.e. the
3168MMU is not used either for address mapping nor for memory protection.
3169
3170The available memory is mapped to fixed addresses using the memory
3171controller. In this process, a contiguous block is formed for each
3172memory type (Flash, SDRAM, SRAM), even when it consists of several
3173physical memory banks.
3174
3175U-Boot is installed in the first 128 kB of the first Flash bank (on
3176TQM8xxL modules this is the range 0x40000000 ... 0x4001FFFF). After
3177booting and sizing and initializing DRAM, the code relocates itself
3178to the upper end of DRAM. Immediately below the U-Boot code some
3179memory is reserved for use by malloc() [see CFG_MALLOC_LEN
3180configuration setting]. Below that, a structure with global Board
3181Info data is placed, followed by the stack (growing downward).
3182
3183Additionally, some exception handler code is copied to the low 8 kB
3184of DRAM (0x00000000 ... 0x00001FFF).
3185
3186So a typical memory configuration with 16 MB of DRAM could look like
3187this:
3188
3189	0x0000 0000	Exception Vector code
3190	      :
3191	0x0000 1FFF
3192	0x0000 2000	Free for Application Use
3193	      :
3194	      :
3195
3196	      :
3197	      :
3198	0x00FB FF20	Monitor Stack (Growing downward)
3199	0x00FB FFAC	Board Info Data and permanent copy of global data
3200	0x00FC 0000	Malloc Arena
3201	      :
3202	0x00FD FFFF
3203	0x00FE 0000	RAM Copy of Monitor Code
3204	...		eventually: LCD or video framebuffer
3205	...		eventually: pRAM (Protected RAM - unchanged by reset)
3206	0x00FF FFFF	[End of RAM]
3207
3208
3209System Initialization:
3210----------------------
3211
3212In the reset configuration, U-Boot starts at the reset entry point
3213(on most PowerPC systens at address 0x00000100). Because of the reset
3214configuration for CS0# this is a mirror of the onboard Flash memory.
3215To be able to re-map memory U-Boot then jumps to its link address.
3216To be able to implement the initialization code in C, a (small!)
3217initial stack is set up in the internal Dual Ported RAM (in case CPUs
3218which provide such a feature like MPC8xx or MPC8260), or in a locked
3219part of the data cache. After that, U-Boot initializes the CPU core,
3220the caches and the SIU.
3221
3222Next, all (potentially) available memory banks are mapped using a
3223preliminary mapping. For example, we put them on 512 MB boundaries
3224(multiples of 0x20000000: SDRAM on 0x00000000 and 0x20000000, Flash
3225on 0x40000000 and 0x60000000, SRAM on 0x80000000). Then UPM A is
3226programmed for SDRAM access. Using the temporary configuration, a
3227simple memory test is run that determines the size of the SDRAM
3228banks.
3229
3230When there is more than one SDRAM bank, and the banks are of
3231different size, the largest is mapped first. For equal size, the first
3232bank (CS2#) is mapped first. The first mapping is always for address
32330x00000000, with any additional banks following immediately to create
3234contiguous memory starting from 0.
3235
3236Then, the monitor installs itself at the upper end of the SDRAM area
3237and allocates memory for use by malloc() and for the global Board
3238Info data; also, the exception vector code is copied to the low RAM
3239pages, and the final stack is set up.
3240
3241Only after this relocation will you have a "normal" C environment;
3242until that you are restricted in several ways, mostly because you are
3243running from ROM, and because the code will have to be relocated to a
3244new address in RAM.
3245
3246
3247U-Boot Porting Guide:
3248----------------------
3249
3250[Based on messages by Jerry Van Baren in the U-Boot-Users mailing
3251list, October 2002]
3252
3253
3254int main (int argc, char *argv[])
3255{
3256	sighandler_t no_more_time;
3257
3258	signal (SIGALRM, no_more_time);
3259	alarm (PROJECT_DEADLINE - toSec (3 * WEEK));
3260
3261	if (available_money > available_manpower) {
3262		pay consultant to port U-Boot;
3263		return 0;
3264	}
3265
3266	Download latest U-Boot source;
3267
3268	Subscribe to u-boot-users mailing list;
3269
3270	if (clueless) {
3271		email ("Hi, I am new to U-Boot, how do I get started?");
3272	}
3273
3274	while (learning) {
3275		Read the README file in the top level directory;
3276		Read http://www.denx.de/twiki/bin/view/DULG/Manual ;
3277		Read the source, Luke;
3278	}
3279
3280	if (available_money > toLocalCurrency ($2500)) {
3281		Buy a BDI2000;
3282	} else {
3283		Add a lot of aggravation and time;
3284	}
3285
3286	Create your own board support subdirectory;
3287
3288	Create your own board config file;
3289
3290	while (!running) {
3291		do {
3292			Add / modify source code;
3293		} until (compiles);
3294		Debug;
3295		if (clueless)
3296			email ("Hi, I am having problems...");
3297	}
3298	Send patch file to Wolfgang;
3299
3300	return 0;
3301}
3302
3303void no_more_time (int sig)
3304{
3305      hire_a_guru();
3306}
3307
3308
3309Coding Standards:
3310-----------------
3311
3312All contributions to U-Boot should conform to the Linux kernel
3313coding style; see the file "Documentation/CodingStyle" in your Linux
3314kernel source directory.
3315
3316Please note that U-Boot is implemented in C (and to some small parts
3317in Assembler); no C++ is used, so please do not use C++ style
3318comments (//) in your code.
3319
3320Please also stick to the following formatting rules:
3321- remove any trailing white space
3322- use TAB characters for indentation, not spaces
3323- make sure NOT to use DOS '\r\n' line feeds
3324- do not add more than 2 empty lines to source files
3325- do not add trailing empty lines to source files
3326
3327Submissions which do not conform to the standards may be returned
3328with a request to reformat the changes.
3329
3330
3331Submitting Patches:
3332-------------------
3333
3334Since the number of patches for U-Boot is growing, we need to
3335establish some rules. Submissions which do not conform to these rules
3336may be rejected, even when they contain important and valuable stuff.
3337
3338
3339When you send a patch, please include the following information with
3340it:
3341
3342* For bug fixes: a description of the bug and how your patch fixes
3343  this bug. Please try to include a way of demonstrating that the
3344  patch actually fixes something.
3345
3346* For new features: a description of the feature and your
3347  implementation.
3348
3349* A CHANGELOG entry as plaintext (separate from the patch)
3350
3351* For major contributions, your entry to the CREDITS file
3352
3353* When you add support for a new board, don't forget to add this
3354  board to the MAKEALL script, too.
3355
3356* If your patch adds new configuration options, don't forget to
3357  document these in the README file.
3358
3359* The patch itself. If you are accessing the CVS repository use "cvs
3360  update; cvs diff -puRN"; else, use "diff -purN OLD NEW". If your
3361  version of diff does not support these options, then get the latest
3362  version of GNU diff.
3363
3364  The current directory when running this command shall be the top
3365  level directory of the U-Boot source tree, or it's parent directory
3366  (i. e. please make sure that your patch includes sufficient
3367  directory information for the affected files).
3368
3369  We accept patches as plain text, MIME attachments or as uuencoded
3370  gzipped text.
3371
3372* If one logical set of modifications affects or creates several
3373  files, all these changes shall be submitted in a SINGLE patch file.
3374
3375* Changesets that contain different, unrelated modifications shall be
3376  submitted as SEPARATE patches, one patch per changeset.
3377
3378
3379Notes:
3380
3381* Before sending the patch, run the MAKEALL script on your patched
3382  source tree and make sure that no errors or warnings are reported
3383  for any of the boards.
3384
3385* Keep your modifications to the necessary minimum: A patch
3386  containing several unrelated changes or arbitrary reformats will be
3387  returned with a request to re-formatting / split it.
3388
3389* If you modify existing code, make sure that your new code does not
3390  add to the memory footprint of the code ;-) Small is beautiful!
3391  When adding new features, these should compile conditionally only
3392  (using #ifdef), and the resulting code with the new feature
3393  disabled must not need more memory than the old code without your
3394  modification.
3395