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-rw-r--r--cmd/booti.c40
-rw-r--r--doc/README.distro12
-rw-r--r--doc/board/sifive/fu540.rst58
3 files changed, 109 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/cmd/booti.c b/cmd/booti.c
index de50582..4fff8cf 100644
--- a/cmd/booti.c
+++ b/cmd/booti.c
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
#include <linux/kernel.h>
#include <linux/sizes.h>
+DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR;
/*
* Image booting support
*/
@@ -24,6 +25,12 @@ static int booti_start(cmd_tbl_t *cmdtp, int flag, int argc,
ulong ld;
ulong relocated_addr;
ulong image_size;
+ uint8_t *temp;
+ ulong dest;
+ ulong dest_end;
+ unsigned long comp_len;
+ unsigned long decomp_len;
+ int ctype;
ret = do_bootm_states(cmdtp, flag, argc, argv, BOOTM_STATE_START,
images, 1);
@@ -38,6 +45,33 @@ static int booti_start(cmd_tbl_t *cmdtp, int flag, int argc,
debug("* kernel: cmdline image address = 0x%08lx\n", ld);
}
+ temp = map_sysmem(ld, 0);
+ ctype = image_decomp_type(temp, 2);
+ if (ctype > 0) {
+ dest = env_get_ulong("kernel_comp_addr_r", 16, 0);
+ comp_len = env_get_ulong("kernel_comp_size", 16, 0);
+ if (!dest || !comp_len) {
+ puts("kernel_comp_addr_r or kernel_comp_size is not provided!\n");
+ return -EINVAL;
+ }
+ if (dest < gd->ram_base || dest > gd->ram_top) {
+ puts("kernel_comp_addr_r is outside of DRAM range!\n");
+ return -EINVAL;
+ }
+
+ debug("kernel image compression type %d size = 0x%08lx address = 0x%08lx\n",
+ ctype, comp_len, (ulong)dest);
+ decomp_len = comp_len * 10;
+ ret = image_decomp(ctype, 0, ld, IH_TYPE_KERNEL,
+ (void *)dest, (void *)ld, comp_len,
+ decomp_len, &dest_end);
+ if (ret)
+ return ret;
+ /* dest_end contains the uncompressed Image size */
+ memmove((void *) ld, (void *)dest, dest_end);
+ }
+ unmap_sysmem((void *)ld);
+
ret = booti_setup(ld, &relocated_addr, &image_size, false);
if (ret != 0)
return 1;
@@ -100,10 +134,14 @@ int do_booti(cmd_tbl_t *cmdtp, int flag, int argc, char * const argv[])
#ifdef CONFIG_SYS_LONGHELP
static char booti_help_text[] =
"[addr [initrd[:size]] [fdt]]\n"
- " - boot Linux 'Image' stored at 'addr'\n"
+ " - boot Linux flat or compressed 'Image' stored at 'addr'\n"
"\tThe argument 'initrd' is optional and specifies the address\n"
"\tof an initrd in memory. The optional parameter ':size' allows\n"
"\tspecifying the size of a RAW initrd.\n"
+ "\tCurrently only booting from gz, bz2, lzma and lz4 compression\n"
+ "\ttypes are supported. In order to boot from any of these compressed\n"
+ "\timages, user have to set kernel_comp_addr_r and kernel_comp_size enviornment\n"
+ "\tvariables beforehand.\n"
#if defined(CONFIG_OF_LIBFDT)
"\tSince booting a Linux kernel requires a flat device-tree, a\n"
"\tthird argument providing the address of the device-tree blob\n"
diff --git a/doc/README.distro b/doc/README.distro
index ab6e6f4..5076beb 100644
--- a/doc/README.distro
+++ b/doc/README.distro
@@ -246,6 +246,18 @@ kernel_addr_r:
A size of 16MB for the kernel is likely adequate.
+kernel_comp_addr_r:
+ Optional. This is only required if user wants to boot Linux from a compressed
+ Image(.gz, .bz2, .lzma, .lzo) using booti command. It represents the location
+ in RAM where the compressed Image will be decompressed temporarily. Once the
+ decompression is complete, decompressed data will be moved kernel_addr_r for
+ booting.
+
+kernel_comp_size:
+ Optional. This is only required if user wants to boot Linux from a compressed
+ Image using booti command. It represents the size of the compressed file. The
+ size has to at least the size of loaded image for decompression to succeed.
+
pxefile_addr_r:
Mandatory. The location in RAM where extlinux.conf will be loaded to prior
diff --git a/doc/board/sifive/fu540.rst b/doc/board/sifive/fu540.rst
index 3937222..610ba87 100644
--- a/doc/board/sifive/fu540.rst
+++ b/doc/board/sifive/fu540.rst
@@ -135,6 +135,11 @@ load uImage.
=> setenv netmask 255.255.252.0
=> setenv serverip 10.206.4.143
=> setenv gateway 10.206.4.1
+
+If you want to use a flat kernel image such as Image file
+
+.. code-block:: none
+
=> tftpboot ${kernel_addr_r} /sifive/fu540/Image
ethernet@10090000: PHY present at 0
ethernet@10090000: Starting autonegotiation...
@@ -174,6 +179,59 @@ load uImage.
1.2 MiB/s
done
Bytes transferred = 8867100 (874d1c hex)
+
+Or if you want to use a compressed kernel image file such as Image.gz
+
+.. code-block:: none
+
+ => tftpboot ${kernel_addr_r} /sifive/fu540/Image.gz
+ ethernet@10090000: PHY present at 0
+ ethernet@10090000: Starting autonegotiation...
+ ethernet@10090000: Autonegotiation complete
+ ethernet@10090000: link up, 1000Mbps full-duplex (lpa: 0x3c00)
+ Using ethernet@10090000 device
+ TFTP from server 10.206.4.143; our IP address is 10.206.7.133
+ Filename '/sifive/fu540/Image.gz'.
+ Load address: 0x84000000
+ Loading: #################################################################
+ #################################################################
+ #################################################################
+ #################################################################
+ #################################################################
+ #################################################################
+ #################################################################
+ #################################################################
+ #################################################################
+ #################################################################
+ #################################################################
+ #################################################################
+ #################################################################
+ #################################################################
+ #################################################################
+ #################################################################
+ #################################################################
+ #################################################################
+ #################################################################
+ #################################################################
+ #################################################################
+ #################################################################
+ #################################################################
+ #################################################################
+ #################################################################
+ #################################################################
+ ##########################################
+ 1.2 MiB/s
+ done
+ Bytes transferred = 4809458 (4962f2 hex)
+ =>setenv kernel_comp_addr_r 0x90000000
+ =>setenv kernel_comp_size 0x500000
+
+By this time, correct kernel image is loaded and required enviornment variables
+are set. You can proceed to load the ramdisk and device tree from the tftp server
+as well.
+
+.. code-block:: none
+
=> tftpboot ${ramdisk_addr_r} /sifive/fu540/uRamdisk
ethernet@10090000: PHY present at 0
ethernet@10090000: Starting autonegotiation...