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diff --git a/doc/README.mpc8572ds b/doc/README.mpc8572ds deleted file mode 100644 index 57fd2ad616..0000000000 --- a/doc/README.mpc8572ds +++ /dev/null @@ -1,166 +0,0 @@ -Overview --------- -MPC8572DS is a high-performance computing, evaluation and development platform -supporting the mpc8572 PowerTM processor. - -Building U-boot ------------ - make MPC8572DS_config - make - -Flash Banks ------------ -MPC8572DS board has two flash banks. They are both present on boot, but their -locations can be swapped using the dip-switch SW9[1:2]. - -Booting is always from the boot bank at 0xec00_0000. - - -Memory Map ----------- - -0xe800_0000 - 0xebff_ffff Alternate bank 64MB -0xec00_0000 - 0xefff_ffff Boot bank 64MB - -0xebf8_0000 - 0xebff_ffff Alternate u-boot address 512KB -0xeff8_0000 - 0xefff_ffff Boot u-boot address 512KB - - -Flashing Images ---------------- - -To place a new u-boot image in the alternate flash bank and then reset with that - new image temporarily, use this: - - tftp 1000000 u-boot.bin - erase ebf80000 ebffffff - cp.b 1000000 ebf80000 80000 - pixis_reset altbank - - -To program the image in the boot flash bank: - - tftp 1000000 u-boot.bin - protect off all - erase eff80000 ffffffff - cp.b 1000000 eff80000 80000 - - -The pixis_reset command ------------------------ -The command - "pixis_reset", is introduced to reset mpc8572ds board -using the FPGA sequencer. When the board restarts, it has the option -of using either the current or alternate flash bank as the boot -image, with or without the watchdog timer enabled, and finally with -or without frequency changes. - -Usage is; - - pixis_reset - pixis_reset altbank - pixis_reset altbank wd - pixis_reset altbank cf <SYSCLK freq> <COREPLL ratio> <MPXPLL ratio> - pixis_reset cf <SYSCLK freq> <COREPLL ratio> <MPXPLL ratio> - -Examples: - - /* reset to current bank, like "reset" command */ - pixis_reset - - /* reset board but use the to alternate flash bank */ - pixis_reset altbank - - -Using the Device Tree Source File ---------------------------------- -To create the DTB (Device Tree Binary) image file, -use a command similar to this: - - dtc -b 0 -f -I dts -O dtb mpc8572ds.dts > mpc8572ds.dtb - -Likely, that .dts file will come from here; - - linux-2.6/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/mpc8572ds.dts - - -Booting Linux -------------- - -Place a linux uImage in the TFTP disk area. - - tftp 1000000 uImage.8572 - tftp c00000 mpc8572ds.dtb - bootm 1000000 - c00000 - - -Implementing AMP(Asymmetric MultiProcessing) -------------- -1. Build kernel image for core0: - - a. $ make 85xx/mpc8572_ds_defconfig - - b. $ make menuconfig - - un-select "Processor support"->"Symetric multi-processing support" - - c. $ make uImage - - d. $ cp arch/powerpc/boot/uImage /tftpboot/uImage.core0 - -2. Build kernel image for core1: - - a. $ make 85xx/mpc8572_ds_defconfig - - b. $ make menuconfig - - Un-select "Processor support"->"Symetric multi-processing support" - - Select "Advanced setup" -> " Prompt for advanced kernel - configuration options" - - Select "Set physical address where the kernel is loaded" and - set it to 0x20000000, assuming core1 will start from 512MB. - - Select "Set custom page offset address" - - Select "Set custom kernel base address" - - Select "Set maximum low memory" - - "Exit" and save the selection. - - c. $ make uImage - - d. $ cp arch/powerpc/boot/uImage /tftpboot/uImage.core1 - -3. Create dtb for core0: - - $ dtc -I dts -O dtb -f -b 0 arch/powerpc/boot/dts/mpc8572ds_core0.dts > /tftpboot/mpc8572ds_core0.dtb - -4. Create dtb for core1: - - $ dtc -I dts -O dtb -f -b 1 arch/powerpc/boot/dts/mpc8572ds_core1.dts > /tftpboot/mpc8572ds_core1.dtb - -5. Bring up two cores separately: - - a. Power on the board, under u-boot prompt: - => setenv <serverip> - => setenv <ipaddr> - => setenv bootargs root=/dev/ram rw console=ttyS0,115200 - b. Bring up core1's kernel first: - => setenv bootm_low 0x20000000 - => setenv bootm_size 0x10000000 - => tftp 21000000 8572/uImage.core1 - => tftp 22000000 8572/ramdiskfile - => tftp 20c00000 8572/mpc8572ds_core1.dtb - => interrupts off - => bootm start 21000000 22000000 20c00000 - => bootm loados - => bootm ramdisk - => bootm fdt - => fdt boardsetup - => fdt chosen $initrd_start $initrd_end - => bootm prep - => cpu 1 release $bootm_low - $fdtaddr - - c. Bring up core0's kernel(on the same u-boot console): - => setenv bootm_low 0 - => setenv bootm_size 0x20000000 - => tftp 1000000 8572/uImage.core0 - => tftp 2000000 8572/ramdiskfile - => tftp c00000 8572/mpc8572ds_core0.dtb - => bootm 1000000 2000000 c00000 - -Please note only core0 will run u-boot, core1 starts kernel directly after -"cpu release" command is issued. |
