board/qemu-mips/README - filogic/uboot - Gitiles

 By Vlad Lungu vlad.lungu@windriver.com 2007-Oct-01
 ----------------------------------------
 Qemu is a full system emulator. See

 http://www.nongnu.org/qemu/

 Limitations & comments
 ----------------------
 Supports the "-M mips" configuration of qemu: serial,NE2000,IDE.
 Support is big endian only for now (or at least this is what I tested).
 Derived from au1x00 with a lot of things cut out.

 Supports emulated flash (patch Jean-Christophe PLAGNIOL-VILLARD) with
 recent qemu versions. When using emulated flash, launch with
 -pflash <filename> and erase mips_bios.bin.


 Notes for the Qemu MIPS port
 ----------------------------

 I) Example usage:

 # ln -s u-boot.bin mips_bios.bin
 start it:
 qemu-system-mips -L . /dev/null -nographic

 or

 if you use a qemu version after commit 4224

 create image:
 # dd of=flash bs=1k count=4k if=/dev/zero
 # dd of=flash bs=1k conv=notrunc if=u-boot.bin
 start it:
 # qemu-system-mips -M mips -pflash flash -monitor null -nographic

 2) Download kernel + initrd

 On ftp://ftp.denx.de/pub/contrib/Jean-Christophe_Plagniol-Villard/qemu_mips/
 you can downland

 #config to build the kernel
 qemu_mips_defconfig
 #patch to fix mips interrupt init on 2.6.24.y kernel
 qemu_mips_kernel.patch
 initrd.gz
 vmlinux
 vmlinux.bin
 System.map

 4) Generate uImage

 # tools/mkimage -A mips -O linux -T kernel -C gzip -a 0x80010000 -e 0x80245650 -n "Linux 2.6.24.y" -d vmlinux.bin.gz uImage

 5) Copy uImage to Flash
 # dd if=uImage bs=1k conv=notrunc seek=224 of=flash

 6) Generate Ide Disk

 # dd of=ide bs=1k cout=100k if=/dev/zero

 # sfdisk -C 261 -d ide
 # partition table of ide
 unit: sectors

      ide1 : start=       63, size=    32067, Id=83
      ide2 : start=    32130, size=    32130, Id=83
      ide3 : start=    64260, size=  4128705, Id=83
      ide4 : start=        0, size=        0, Id= 0

 7) Copy to ide

 # dd if=uImage bs=512 conv=notrunc seek=63 of=ide

 8) Generate ext2 on part 2 on Copy uImage and initrd.gz

 # Attached as loop device ide offset = 32130 * 512
 # losetup -o 16450560 -f ide
 # Format as ext2 ( arg2 : nb blocks)
 # mke2fs /dev/loop0 16065
 # losetup -d /dev/loop0
 # Mount and copy uImage and initrd.gz to it
 # mount -o loop,offset=16450560 -t ext2 ide /mnt
 # mkdir /mnt/boot
 # cp {initrd.gz,uImage} /mnt/boot/
 # Umount it
 # umount /mnt

 9) Set Environment

 setenv rd_start 0x80800000
 setenv rd_size 2663940
 setenv kernel BFC38000
 setenv oad_addr 80500000
 setenv load_addr2 80F00000
 setenv kernel_flash BFC38000
 setenv load_addr_hello 80200000
 setenv bootargs 'root=/dev/ram0 init=/bin/sh'
 setenv load_rd_ext2 'ide res; ext2load ide 0:2 ${rd_start} /boot/initrd.gz'
 setenv load_rd_tftp 'tftp ${rd_start} /initrd.gz'
 setenv load_kernel_hda 'ide res; diskboot ${load_addr} 0:2'
 setenv load_kernel_ext2 'ide res; ext2load ide 0:2 ${load_addr} /boot/uImage'
 setenv load_kernel_tftp 'tftp ${load_addr} /qemu_mips/uImage'
 setenv boot_ext2_ext2 'run load_rd_ext2; run load_kernel_ext2; run addmisc; bootm ${load_addr}'
 setenv boot_ext2_flash 'run load_rd_ext2; run addmisc; bootm ${kernel_flash}'
 setenv boot_ext2_hda 'run load_rd_ext2; run load_kernel_hda; run addmisc; bootm ${load_addr}'
 setenv boot_ext2_tftp 'run load_rd_ext2; run load_kernel_tftp; run addmisc; bootm ${load_addr}'
 setenv boot_tftp_hda 'run load_rd_tftp; run load_kernel_hda; run addmisc; bootm ${load_addr}'
 setenv boot_tftp_ext2 'run load_rd_tftp; run load_kernel_ext2; run addmisc; bootm ${load_addr}'
 setenv boot_tftp_flash 'run load_rd_tftp; run addmisc; bootm ${kernel_flash}'
 setenv boot_tftp_tftp 'run load_rd_tftp; run load_kernel_tftp; run addmisc; bootm ${load_addr}'
 setenv load_hello_tftp 'tftp ${load_addr_hello} /examples/hello_world.bin'
 setenv go_tftp 'run load_hello_tftp; go ${load_addr_hello}'
 setenv addmisc 'setenv bootargs ${bootargs} console=ttyS0,${baudrate} rd_start=${rd_start} rd_size=${rd_size} ethaddr=${ethaddr}'
 setenv bootcmd 'run boot_tftp_flash'

 10) Now you can boot from flash, ide, ide+ext2 and tfp

 # qemu-system-mips -M mips -pflash flash -monitor null -nographic -net nic -net user -tftp `pwd` -hda ide

 II) How to debug U-Boot

 In order to debug U-Boot you need to start qemu with gdb server support (-s)
 and waiting the connection to start the CPU (-S)

 # qemu-system-mips -S -s -M mips -pflash flash -monitor null -nographic -net nic -net user -tftp `pwd` -hda ide

 in an other console you start gdb

 1) Debugging of U-Boot Before Relocation

 Before relocation, the addresses in the ELF file can be used without any problems
 by connecting to the gdb server localhost:1234

 # mipsel-unknown-linux-gnu-gdb u-boot
 GNU gdb 6.6
 Copyright (C) 2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 GDB is free software, covered by the GNU General Public License, and you are
 welcome to change it and/or distribute copies of it under certain conditions.
 Type "show copying" to see the conditions.
 There is absolutely no warranty for GDB.  Type "show warranty" for details.
 This GDB was configured as "--host=i486-linux-gnu --target=mipsel-unknown-linux-gnu"...
 (gdb)  target remote localhost:1234
 Remote debugging using localhost:1234
 _start () at start.S:64
 64		RVECENT(reset,0)	/* U-boot entry point */
 Current language:  auto; currently asm
 (gdb)  b board.c:289
 Breakpoint 1 at 0xbfc00cc8: file board.c, line 289.
 (gdb) c
 Continuing.

 Breakpoint 1, board_init_f (bootflag=<value optimized out>) at board.c:290
 290		relocate_code (addr_sp, id, addr);
 Current language:  auto; currently c
 (gdb) p/x addr
 $1 = 0x87fa0000

 2) Debugging of U-Boot After Relocation

 For debugging U-Boot after relocation we need to know the address to which
 U-Boot relocates itself to 0x87fa0000 by default.
 And replace the symbol table to this offset.

 (gdb) symbol-file
 Discard symbol table from `/private/u-boot-arm/u-boot'? (y or n) y
 Error in re-setting breakpoint 1:
 No symbol table is loaded.  Use the "file" command.
 No symbol file now.
 (gdb) add-symbol-file u-boot 0x87fa0000
 add symbol table from file "u-boot" at
 	.text_addr = 0x87fa0000
 (y or n) y
 Reading symbols from /private/u-boot-arm/u-boot...done.
 Breakpoint 1 at 0x87fa0cc8: file board.c, line 289.
 (gdb) c
 Continuing.

 Program received signal SIGINT, Interrupt.
 0xffffffff87fa0de4 in udelay (usec=<value optimized out>) at time.c:78
 78		while ((tmo - read_c0_count()) < 0x7fffffff)
	By Vlad Lungu vlad.lungu@windriver.com 2007-Oct-01
	----------------------------------------
	Qemu is a full system emulator. See

	http://www.nongnu.org/qemu/

	Limitations & comments
	----------------------
	Supports the "-M mips" configuration of qemu: serial,NE2000,IDE.
	Support is big endian only for now (or at least this is what I tested).
	Derived from au1x00 with a lot of things cut out.

	Supports emulated flash (patch Jean-Christophe PLAGNIOL-VILLARD) with
	recent qemu versions. When using emulated flash, launch with
	-pflash <filename> and erase mips_bios.bin.



	Notes for the Qemu MIPS port
	----------------------------

	I) Example usage:

	# ln -s u-boot.bin mips_bios.bin
	start it:
	qemu-system-mips -L . /dev/null -nographic

	or

	if you use a qemu version after commit 4224

	create image:
	# dd of=flash bs=1k count=4k if=/dev/zero
	# dd of=flash bs=1k conv=notrunc if=u-boot.bin
	start it:
	# qemu-system-mips -M mips -pflash flash -monitor null -nographic

	2) Download kernel + initrd

	On ftp://ftp.denx.de/pub/contrib/Jean-Christophe_Plagniol-Villard/qemu_mips/
	you can downland

	#config to build the kernel
	qemu_mips_defconfig
	#patch to fix mips interrupt init on 2.6.24.y kernel
	qemu_mips_kernel.patch
	initrd.gz
	vmlinux
	vmlinux.bin
	System.map

	4) Generate uImage

	# tools/mkimage -A mips -O linux -T kernel -C gzip -a 0x80010000 -e 0x80245650 -n "Linux 2.6.24.y" -d vmlinux.bin.gz uImage

	5) Copy uImage to Flash
	# dd if=uImage bs=1k conv=notrunc seek=224 of=flash

	6) Generate Ide Disk

	# dd of=ide bs=1k cout=100k if=/dev/zero

	# sfdisk -C 261 -d ide
	# partition table of ide
	unit: sectors

	ide1 : start= 63, size= 32067, Id=83
	ide2 : start= 32130, size= 32130, Id=83
	ide3 : start= 64260, size= 4128705, Id=83
	ide4 : start= 0, size= 0, Id= 0

	7) Copy to ide

	# dd if=uImage bs=512 conv=notrunc seek=63 of=ide

	8) Generate ext2 on part 2 on Copy uImage and initrd.gz

	# Attached as loop device ide offset = 32130 * 512
	# losetup -o 16450560 -f ide
	# Format as ext2 ( arg2 : nb blocks)
	# mke2fs /dev/loop0 16065
	# losetup -d /dev/loop0
	# Mount and copy uImage and initrd.gz to it
	# mount -o loop,offset=16450560 -t ext2 ide /mnt
	# mkdir /mnt/boot
	# cp {initrd.gz,uImage} /mnt/boot/
	# Umount it
	# umount /mnt

	9) Set Environment

	setenv rd_start 0x80800000
	setenv rd_size 2663940
	setenv kernel BFC38000
	setenv oad_addr 80500000
	setenv load_addr2 80F00000
	setenv kernel_flash BFC38000
	setenv load_addr_hello 80200000
	setenv bootargs 'root=/dev/ram0 init=/bin/sh'
	setenv load_rd_ext2 'ide res; ext2load ide 0:2 ${rd_start} /boot/initrd.gz'
	setenv load_rd_tftp 'tftp ${rd_start} /initrd.gz'
	setenv load_kernel_hda 'ide res; diskboot ${load_addr} 0:2'
	setenv load_kernel_ext2 'ide res; ext2load ide 0:2 ${load_addr} /boot/uImage'
	setenv load_kernel_tftp 'tftp ${load_addr} /qemu_mips/uImage'
	setenv boot_ext2_ext2 'run load_rd_ext2; run load_kernel_ext2; run addmisc; bootm ${load_addr}'
	setenv boot_ext2_flash 'run load_rd_ext2; run addmisc; bootm ${kernel_flash}'
	setenv boot_ext2_hda 'run load_rd_ext2; run load_kernel_hda; run addmisc; bootm ${load_addr}'
	setenv boot_ext2_tftp 'run load_rd_ext2; run load_kernel_tftp; run addmisc; bootm ${load_addr}'
	setenv boot_tftp_hda 'run load_rd_tftp; run load_kernel_hda; run addmisc; bootm ${load_addr}'
	setenv boot_tftp_ext2 'run load_rd_tftp; run load_kernel_ext2; run addmisc; bootm ${load_addr}'
	setenv boot_tftp_flash 'run load_rd_tftp; run addmisc; bootm ${kernel_flash}'
	setenv boot_tftp_tftp 'run load_rd_tftp; run load_kernel_tftp; run addmisc; bootm ${load_addr}'
	setenv load_hello_tftp 'tftp ${load_addr_hello} /examples/hello_world.bin'
	setenv go_tftp 'run load_hello_tftp; go ${load_addr_hello}'
	setenv addmisc 'setenv bootargs ${bootargs} console=ttyS0,${baudrate} rd_start=${rd_start} rd_size=${rd_size} ethaddr=${ethaddr}'
	setenv bootcmd 'run boot_tftp_flash'

	10) Now you can boot from flash, ide, ide+ext2 and tfp

	# qemu-system-mips -M mips -pflash flash -monitor null -nographic -net nic -net user -tftp `pwd` -hda ide

	II) How to debug U-Boot

	In order to debug U-Boot you need to start qemu with gdb server support (-s)
	and waiting the connection to start the CPU (-S)

	# qemu-system-mips -S -s -M mips -pflash flash -monitor null -nographic -net nic -net user -tftp `pwd` -hda ide

	in an other console you start gdb

	1) Debugging of U-Boot Before Relocation

	Before relocation, the addresses in the ELF file can be used without any problems
	by connecting to the gdb server localhost:1234

	# mipsel-unknown-linux-gnu-gdb u-boot
	GNU gdb 6.6
	Copyright (C) 2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
	GDB is free software, covered by the GNU General Public License, and you are
	welcome to change it and/or distribute copies of it under certain conditions.
	Type "show copying" to see the conditions.
	There is absolutely no warranty for GDB. Type "show warranty" for details.
	This GDB was configured as "--host=i486-linux-gnu --target=mipsel-unknown-linux-gnu"...
	(gdb) target remote localhost:1234
	Remote debugging using localhost:1234
	_start () at start.S:64
	64 RVECENT(reset,0) /* U-boot entry point */
	Current language: auto; currently asm
	(gdb) b board.c:289
	Breakpoint 1 at 0xbfc00cc8: file board.c, line 289.
	(gdb) c
	Continuing.

	Breakpoint 1, board_init_f (bootflag=<value optimized out>) at board.c:290
	290 relocate_code (addr_sp, id, addr);
	Current language: auto; currently c
	(gdb) p/x addr
	$1 = 0x87fa0000

	2) Debugging of U-Boot After Relocation

	For debugging U-Boot after relocation we need to know the address to which
	U-Boot relocates itself to 0x87fa0000 by default.
	And replace the symbol table to this offset.

	(gdb) symbol-file
	Discard symbol table from `/private/u-boot-arm/u-boot'? (y or n) y
	Error in re-setting breakpoint 1:
	No symbol table is loaded. Use the "file" command.
	No symbol file now.
	(gdb) add-symbol-file u-boot 0x87fa0000
	add symbol table from file "u-boot" at
	.text_addr = 0x87fa0000
	(y or n) y
	Reading symbols from /private/u-boot-arm/u-boot...done.
	Breakpoint 1 at 0x87fa0cc8: file board.c, line 289.
	(gdb) c
	Continuing.

	Program received signal SIGINT, Interrupt.
	0xffffffff87fa0de4 in udelay (usec=<value optimized out>) at time.c:78
	78 while ((tmo - read_c0_count()) < 0x7fffffff)