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| author | Timur Tabi | 2011-11-22 09:21:25 -0600 |
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| committer | Kumar Gala | 2011-11-29 08:48:06 -0600 |
| commit | f2717b47eac74fe262d89c6d8f6bb5a047a77229 (patch) | |
| tree | dc8e99ad4b37a8247e944d4edf668de97517f623 /README | |
| parent | fbc20aab119b70119a2c1db7dfbecb4a6ee0f6a5 (diff) | |
powerpc/85xx: clean up and document the QE/FMAN microcode macros
Several macros are used to identify and locate the microcode binary image
that U-boot needs to upload to the QE or Fman. Both the QE and the Fman
use the QE Firmware binary format to package their respective microcode data,
which is why the same macros are used for both. A given SOC will only have
a QE or an Fman, so this is safe.
Unfortunately, the current macro definition and usage has inconsistencies.
For example, CONFIG_SYS_FMAN_FW_ADDR was used to define the address of Fman
firmware in NOR flash, but CONFIG_SYS_QE_FW_IN_NAND contains the address
of NAND. There's no way to know by looking at a variable how it's supposed
to be used.
In the future, the code which uploads QE firmware and Fman firmware will
be merged.
Signed-off-by: Timur Tabi <timur@freescale.com>
Signed-off-by: Kumar Gala <galak@kernel.crashing.org>
Diffstat (limited to 'README')
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@@ -3274,6 +3274,44 @@ Low Level (hardware related) configuration options: be used if available. These functions may be faster under some conditions but may increase the binary size. +Freescale QE/FMAN Firmware Support: +----------------------------------- + +The Freescale QUICCEngine (QE) and Frame Manager (FMAN) both support the +loading of "firmware", which is encoded in the QE firmware binary format. +This firmware often needs to be loaded during U-Boot booting, so macros +are used to identify the storage device (NOR flash, SPI, etc) and the address +within that device. + +- CONFIG_SYS_QE_FMAN_FW_ADDR + The address in the storage device where the firmware is located. The + meaning of this address depends on which CONFIG_SYS_QE_FW_IN_xxx macro + is also specified. + +- CONFIG_SYS_QE_FMAN_FW_LENGTH + The maximum possible size of the firmware. The firmware binary format + has a field that specifies the actual size of the firmware, but it + might not be possible to read any part of the firmware unless some + local storage is allocated to hold the entire firmware first. + +- CONFIG_SYS_QE_FMAN_FW_IN_NOR + Specifies that QE/FMAN firmware is located in NOR flash, mapped as + normal addressable memory via the LBC. CONFIG_SYS_FMAN_FW_ADDR is the + virtual address in NOR flash. + +- CONFIG_SYS_QE_FMAN_FW_IN_NAND + Specifies that QE/FMAN firmware is located in NAND flash. + CONFIG_SYS_FMAN_FW_ADDR is the offset within NAND flash. + +- CONFIG_SYS_QE_FMAN_FW_IN_MMC + Specifies that QE/FMAN firmware is located on the primary SD/MMC + device. CONFIG_SYS_FMAN_FW_ADDR is the byte offset on that device. + +- CONFIG_SYS_QE_FMAN_FW_IN_SPIFLASH + Specifies that QE/FMAN firmware is located on the primary SPI + device. CONFIG_SYS_FMAN_FW_ADDR is the byte offset on that device. + + Building the Software: ====================== |