STM32MP15 U-Boot

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Applicable for STM32MP15x lines

This article briefly describes the STM32MP15x lines More info.png support in U-Boot.

1 STM32MP15x lines More info.png support[edit]

For detailed information, please read the file in the delivered U-Boot code = doc/board/st/stm32mp1.rst or the stm32mp1 documentation generated by make htlmdocs[1].

Also available in official U-Boot Git.

Code :

Configuration Files:

2 Selecting targets : choose defconfig and Device Tree[edit]

The STM32 MPU boot chain is supported by one U-Boot configuration with defconfig = stm32mp15_trusted_defconfig

Several boards are supported with the associated device-tree (same name as kernel):

Board part number Device tree Description
STM32MP157A-EV1 Evaluation board Warning.png stm32mp157a-ev1 MB1262+MB1263
STM32MP157C-EV1 Evaluation board Warning.png stm32mp157c-ev1
STM32MP157D-EV1 Evaluation board More info green.png stm32mp157d-ev1
STM32MP157F-EV1 Evaluation board More info green.png stm32mp157f-ev1
STM32MP157A-DK1 Discovery kit Warning.png stm32mp157a-dk1 MB1272
STM32MP157D-DK1 Discovery kit More info green.png stm32mp157d-dk1
STM32MP157C-DK2 Discovery kit Warning.png stm32mp157c-dk2 MB1272+MB1407
STM32MP157F-DK2 Discovery kit More info green.png stm32mp157f-dk2

For information the 'Evaluation' daughter-board only (MB1263 without MB1262) is also supported by stm32mp15*-ed1.dts device tree files.

3 Compilation[edit]

see U-Boot_overview#U-Boot_build

With the defconfig file: stm32mp15_trusted_defconfig

  make stm32mp15_trusted_defconfig
  make DEVICE_TREE=<Device tree> all

The supported variables are:

  • DEVICE_TREE: select in arch/arm/dts the device tree that is used
  • KBUILD_OUTPUT: change the destination directory for the build
  • EXT_DTB: select external device tree

The output files u-boot.dtb and u-boot-nodtb.bin are integrated in FIP.

Nota: All the compiled device tree are available in $KBUILD_OUTPUT/arch/arm/dts/*.dtb.
You can select them instead of u-boot.dtb without U-Boot recompilation.

The ouput file is u-boot.stm32 for ecosystem release ≤ v2.1.0 or if you activate CONFIG_STM32MP15x_STM32IMAGE in your defconfig for ecosystem release ≥ v3.0.0 (this temporary option is only introduced to facilitate the FIP migration but it will be removed in the next EcosystemRelease).

With FIP support for ecosystem release ≥ v3.0.0 , the offset on U-Boot environment in NOR are defined in the defconfig with:

 CONFIG_ENV_OFFSET=0x480000
 CONFIG_ENV_OFFSET_REDUND=0x4C0000

Without FIP support these MTD partition offsets in NOR for default flashlayout change and to reuse the ecosystem release ≤ v2.1.0 flashlayout the defconfig options become:

 CONFIG_STM32MP15x_STM32IMAGE=y
 CONFIG_ENV_OFFSET=0x280000
 CONFIG_ENV_OFFSET_REDUND=0x2C0000

4 U-Boot integration in FIP[edit]

U-Boot binary and its associated device tree are part of the FIP binary, created with TF-A Makefile option :

  • BL33_CFG = u-boot.dtb
  • BL33 = u-boot-nodtb.bin

or updated with fiptools:

  • --hw-config u-boot.dtb
  • --nt-fw u-boot-nodtb.bin

Example for FIP upddate of STM32MP157C-EV1 Evaluation board Warning.png:

  fiptool --verbose update --nt-fw u-boot-nodtb.bin \
             --hw-config  u-boot.dtb \
             tf-a-fip-stm32mp157c-ev1.bin
 
 DEBUG: Replacing nt-fw with.../u-boot-nodtb.bin
 DEBUG: Replacing hw-config with .../u-boot.dtb
 DEBUG: Metadata size: ... bytes
 DEBUG: Payload size: ... bytes

5 SPL compilation[edit]

The alternate boot chain with SPL is also supported by "stm32mp15_basic_defconfig" but only for U-Boot_SPL:_DDR_interactive_mode

With the defconfig file: stm32mp15_basic_defconfig

  make stm32mp15_basic_defconfig
  make DEVICE_TREE=<Device tree> all

The resulting U-Boot files are located in your build directory:

  • u-boot-spl.stm32 : FSBL = SPL binary with STM32 image header, loaded by ROM code
  • u-boot.img : SSBL = U-Boot binary with U-Boot image header (uImage), loaded by SPL
Warning white.png Warning
This alternate boot chain with SPL is not supported/promoted by STMicroelectronics to make product.

6 Examples[edit]

6.1 STM32MP157F-EV1 Evaluation board More info green.png[edit]

  make stm32mp15_trusted_defconfig
  make DEVICE_TREE=stm32mp157f-ev1 all

6.2 STM32MP157C-EV1 Evaluation board Warning.png[edit]

  make stm32mp15_trusted_defconfig
  make DEVICE_TREE=stm32mp157c-ev1 all

6.3 STM32MP157D-DK1 Discovery kit More info green.png[edit]

  make stm32mp15_trusted_defconfig
  make DEVICE_TREE=stm32mp157d-dk1 all

6.4 STM32MP157C-DK2 Discovery kit Warning.png[edit]

Using export to select the device tree

  export KBUILD_OUTPUT=../build/stm32mp15_trusted
  export DEVICE_TREE=stm32mp157c-dk2
  make stm32mp15_trusted_defconfig
  make all

6.5 Custom board with external device tree[edit]

  make stm32mp15_trusted_defconfig
  make EXT_DTB=stm32mp151a-myboard.dtb all

6.6 SPL for STM32MP157F-EV1 Evaluation board More info green.png[edit]

  make stm32mp15_basic_defconfig
  make DEVICE_TREE=stm32mp157f-ev1 all