Re: [PATCH v9 2/2] arm64: boot: Support Flat Image Tree

From: Simon Glass
Date: Thu Jan 25 2024 - 11:04:10 EST

Hi,

On Wed, 17 Jan 2024 at 06:14, Simon Glass <sjg@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Hi Masahiro, Tom,
>
> On Tue, 9 Jan 2024 at 07:33, Tom Rini <trini@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > On Tue, Jan 09, 2024 at 11:01:42PM +0900, Masahiro Yamada wrote:
> > > Hi Simon,
> > >
> > >
> > > On Wed, Jan 3, 2024 at 8:47 AM Simon Glass <sjg@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Hi Masahiro,
> > > >
> > > > On Wed, Dec 13, 2023 at 5:14 AM Will Deacon <will@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > On Fri, Dec 01, 2023 at 08:54:42PM -0700, Simon Glass wrote:
> > > > > > Add a script which produces a Flat Image Tree (FIT), a single file
> > > > > > containing the built kernel and associated devicetree files.
> > > > > > Compression defaults to gzip which gives a good balance of size and
> > > > > > performance.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > The files compress from about 86MB to 24MB using this approach.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > The FIT can be used by bootloaders which support it, such as U-Boot
> > > > > > and Linuxboot. It permits automatic selection of the correct
> > > > > > devicetree, matching the compatible string of the running board with
> > > > > > the closest compatible string in the FIT. There is no need for
> > > > > > filenames or other workarounds.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Add a 'make image.fit' build target for arm64, as well. Use
> > > > > > FIT_COMPRESSION to select a different algorithm.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > The FIT can be examined using 'dumpimage -l'.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > This features requires pylibfdt (use 'pip install libfdt'). It also
> > > > > > requires compression utilities for the algorithm being used. Supported
> > > > > > compression options are the same as the Image.xxx files. For now there
> > > > > > is no way to change the compression other than by editing the rule for
> > > > > > $(obj)/image.fit
> > > > > >
> > > > > > While FIT supports a ramdisk / initrd, no attempt is made to support
> > > > > > this here, since it must be built separately from the Linux build.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Signed-off-by: Simon Glass <sjg@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > > > ---
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Changes in v9:
> > > > > > - Move the compression control into Makefile.lib
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Changes in v8:
> > > > > > - Drop compatible string in FDT node
> > > > > > - Correct sorting of MAINTAINERS to before ARM64 PORT
> > > > > > - Turn compress part of the make_fit.py comment in to a sentence
> > > > > > - Add two blank lines before parse_args() and setup_fit()
> > > > > > - Use 'image.fit: dtbs' instead of BUILD_DTBS var
> > > > > > - Use '$(<D)/dts' instead of '$(dir $<)dts'
> > > > > > - Add 'mkimage' details Documentation/process/changes.rst
> > > > > > - Allow changing the compression used
> > > > > > - Tweak cover letter since there is only one clean-up patch
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Changes in v7:
> > > > > > - Add Image as a dependency of image.fit
> > > > > > - Drop kbuild tag
> > > > > > - Add dependency on dtbs
> > > > > > - Drop unnecessary path separator for dtbs
> > > > > > - Rebase to -next
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Changes in v5:
> > > > > > - Drop patch previously applied
> > > > > > - Correct compression rule which was broken in v4
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Changes in v4:
> > > > > > - Use single quotes for UIMAGE_NAME
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Changes in v3:
> > > > > > - Drop temporary file image.itk
> > > > > > - Drop patch 'Use double quotes for image name'
> > > > > > - Drop double quotes in use of UIMAGE_NAME
> > > > > > - Drop unnecessary CONFIG_EFI_ZBOOT condition for help
> > > > > > - Avoid hard-coding "arm64" for the DT architecture
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Changes in v2:
> > > > > > - Drop patch previously applied
> > > > > > - Add .gitignore file
> > > > > > - Move fit rule to Makefile.lib using an intermediate file
> > > > > > - Drop dependency on CONFIG_EFI_ZBOOT
> > > > > > - Pick up .dtb files separately from the kernel
> > > > > > - Correct pylint too-many-args warning for write_kernel()
> > > > > > - Include the kernel image in the file count
> > > > > > - Add a pointer to the FIT spec and mention of its wide industry usage
> > > > > > - Mention the kernel version in the FIT description
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Documentation/process/changes.rst | 9 +
> > > > > > MAINTAINERS | 7 +
> > > > > > arch/arm64/Makefile | 7 +-
> > > > > > arch/arm64/boot/.gitignore | 1 +
> > > > > > arch/arm64/boot/Makefile | 6 +-
> > > > > > scripts/Makefile.lib | 16 ++
> > > > > > scripts/make_fit.py | 291 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> > > > > > 7 files changed, 334 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
> > > > > > create mode 100755 scripts/make_fit.py
> > > > >
> > > > > I'll need Masahiro's Ack on the scripts/ changes before I can take this
> > > > > one.
> > > >
> > > > Any thoughts on this request, please?
> > > >
> > > > Regards,
> > > > Simon
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > As I mentioned before, I am concerned with having
> > > the same "compatible" entries, with different contents,
> > > as you use the "compatible" string as an ID to selecting
> > > the target config node, right?
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > $ fdtdump arch/arm64/boot/image.fit
> > >
> > > ...
> > >
> > > conf-10 {
> > > compatible = "tq,am642-tqma6442l-mbax4xxl",
> > > "tq,am642-tqma6442l", "ti,am642";
> > > description = "TQ-Systems TQMa64xxL SoM on MBax4xxL carrier board";
> > > fdt = "fdt-10";
> > > kernel = "kernel";
> > > };
> > >
> > > ...
> > >
> > > conf-25 {
> > > compatible = "tq,am642-tqma6442l-mbax4xxl",
> > > "tq,am642-tqma6442l", "ti,am642";
> > > description = "TQ-Systems TQMa64xxL SoM on MBax4xxL carrier board";
> > > fdt = "fdt-25";
> > > kernel = "kernel";
> > > };
> >
> > I had asked Rob a while ago about if having the same compatible for two
> > functionally different machines is a feature, or a bug, and I don't
> > think either of us fully agreed either way. I'd be leaning towards
> > saying the above example is a bug in the dts files, it's just not been a
> > bug people have worried about before due to (sadly) how little the
> > top-level compatible has been used.
>
> Yes I believe this is a bug in the files.
>
> What should the script do in this case? Print a warning, perhaps?

Is there anything I should do here? Would a warning be helpful, or
just confusing?

Regards,
Simon