| .. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+ OR BSD-3-Clause |
| .. sectionauthor:: Bryan Brattlof <bb@ti.com> |
| |
| K3 Generation |
| ============= |
| |
| Summary |
| ------- |
| |
| Texas Instrument's K3 family of SoCs utilize a heterogeneous multicore |
| and highly integrated device architecture targeted to maximize |
| performance and power efficiency for a wide range of industrial, |
| automotive and other broad market segments. |
| |
| Typically the processing cores and the peripherals for these devices are |
| partitioned into three functional domains to provide ultra-low power |
| modes as well as accommodating application and industrial safety systems |
| on the same SoC. These functional domains are typically called the: |
| |
| * Wakeup (WKUP) domain |
| * Micro-controller (MCU) domain |
| * Main domain |
| |
| For a more detailed view of what peripherals are attached to each |
| domain, consult the device specific documentation. |
| |
| K3 Based SoCs |
| ------------- |
| |
| .. toctree:: |
| :maxdepth: 1 |
| |
| j721e_evm |
| am62x_sk |
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| Boot Flow Overview |
| ------------------ |
| |
| For all K3 SoCs the first core started will be inside the Security |
| Management Subsystem (SMS) which will secure the device and start a core |
| in the wakeup domain to run the ROM code. ROM will then initialize the |
| boot media needed to load the binaries packaged inside `tiboot3.bin`, |
| including a 32bit U-Boot SPL, (called the wakup SPL) that ROM will jump |
| to after it has finished loading everything into internal SRAM. |
| |
| .. code-block:: text |
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| | WKUP Domain |
| ROM -> WKUP SPL -> |
| |
| The wakeup SPL, running on a wakeup domain core, will initialize DDR and |
| any peripherals needed load the larger binaries inside the `tispl.bin` |
| into DDR. Once loaded the wakeup SPL will start one of the 'big' |
| application cores inside the main domain to initialize the main domain, |
| starting with ARM Trusted Firmware (ATF), before moving on to start |
| OPTEE and the main domain's U-Boot SPL. |
| |
| .. code-block:: text |
| |
| | WKUP Domain | Main Domain -> |
| ROM -> WKUP SPL -> ATF -> OPTEE -> Main SPL |
| |
| The main domain's SPL, running on a 64bit application core, has |
| virtually unlimited space (billions of bytes now that DDR is working) to |
| initialize even more peripherals needed to load in the `u-boot.img` |
| which loads more firmware into the micro-controller & wakeup domains and |
| finally prepare the main domain to run Linux. |
| |
| .. code-block:: text |
| |
| | WKUP Domain | Main Domain -> |
| ROM -> WKUP SPL -> ATF -> OPTEE -> Main SPL -> UBoot -> Linux |
| |
| This is the typical boot flow for all K3 based SoCs, however this flow |
| offers quite a lot in the terms of flexibility, especially on High |
| Security (HS) SoCs. |
| |
| Boot Flow Variations |
| ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ |
| |
| All K3 SoCs will generally use the above boot flow with two main |
| differences depending on the capabilities of the boot ROM and the number |
| of cores inside the device. These differences split the bootflow into |
| essentially 4 unique but very similar flows: |
| |
| * Split binary with a combined firmware: (eg: AM65) |
| * Combined binary with a combined firmware: (eg: AM64) |
| * Split binary with a split firmware: (eg: J721E) |
| * Combined binary with a split firmware: (eg: AM62) |
| |
| For devices that utilize the split binary approach, ROM is not capable |
| of loading the firmware into the SoC requiring the wakeup domain's |
| U-Boot SPL to load the firmware. |
| |
| Devices with a split firmware will have two firmwares loaded into the |
| device at different times during the bootup process. TI's Foundational |
| Security (TIFS), needed to operate the Security Management Subsystem, |
| will either be loaded by ROM or the WKUP U-Boot SPL, then once the |
| wakeup U-Boot SPL has completed, the second Device Management (DM) |
| firmware can be loaded on the now free core in the wakeup domain. |
| |
| For more information on the bootup process of your SoC, consult the |
| device specific boot flow documentation. |
| |
| Software Sources |
| ---------------- |
| |
| All scripts and code needed to build the `tiboot3.bin`, `tispl.bin` and |
| `u-boot.img` for all K3 SoCs can be located at the following places |
| online |
| |
| * **Das U-Boot** |
| |
| | **source:** https://source.denx.de/u-boot/u-boot.git |
| | **branch:** master |
| |
| * **K3 Image Gen** |
| |
| | **source:** https://git.ti.com/git/k3-image-gen/k3-image-gen.git |
| | **branch:** master |
| |
| * **ARM Trusted Firmware (ATF)** |
| |
| | **source:** https://github.com/ARM-software/arm-trusted-firmware.git |
| | **branch:** master |
| |
| * **Open Portable Trusted Execution Environment (OPTEE)** |
| |
| | **source:** https://github.com/OP-TEE/optee_os.git |
| | **branch:** master |
| |
| * **TI Firmware (TIFS, DM, DSMC)** |
| |
| | **source:** https://git.ti.com/git/processor-firmware/ti-linux-firmware.git |
| | **branch:** ti-linux-firmware |
| |
| * **TI's Security Development Tools** |
| |
| | **source:** https://git.ti.com/git/security-development-tools/core-secdev-k3.git |
| | **branch:** master |
| |
| Build Procedure |
| --------------- |
| |
| Depending on the specifics of your device, you will need three or more |
| binaries to boot your SoC. |
| |
| * `tiboot3.bin` (bootloader for the wakeup domain) |
| * `tispl.bin` (bootloader for the main domain) |
| * `u-boot.img` |
| |
| During the bootup process, both the 32bit wakeup domain and the 64bit |
| main domains will be involved. This means everything inside the |
| `tiboot3.bin` running in the wakeup domain will need to be compiled for |
| 32bit cores and most binaries in the `tispl.bin` will need to be |
| compiled for 64bit main domain CPU cores. |
| |
| All of that to say you will need both a 32bit and 64bit cross compiler |
| (assuming you're using an x86 desktop) |
| |
| .. code-block:: bash |
| |
| export CC32=arm-linux-gnueabihf- |
| export CC64=aarch64-linux-gnu- |
| |
| Building tiboot3.bin |
| ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ |
| |
| 1. To generate the U-Boot SPL for the wakeup domain, use the following |
| commands, substituting :code:`{SOC}` for the name of your device (eg: |
| am62x) |
| |
| .. code-block:: bash |
| |
| # inside u-boot source |
| make ARCH=arm O=build/wkup CROSS_COMPILE=$CC32 {SOC}_evm_r5_defconfig |
| make ARCH=arm O=build/wkup CROSS_COMPILE=$CC32 |
| |
| 2. Next we will use the K3 Image Gen scripts to package the various |
| firmware and the wakeup UBoot SPL into the final `tiboot3.bin` |
| binary. (or the `sysfw.itb` if your device uses the split binary |
| flow) |
| |
| .. code-block:: bash |
| |
| # inside k3-image-gen source |
| make CROSS_COMPILE=$CC32 SOC={SOC} SOC_TYPE={hs,gp} \ |
| TI_SECURE_DEV_PKG=<path/to/securit-development-tools> \ |
| SYSFW_PATH=<path/to/ti-sysfw/ti-fs-firmware-{SOC}-{hs|gp}.bin> \ |
| SYSFW_HS_INNER_CERT_PATH=<path/to/ti-sysfw/ti-fs-firmware-{SOC}-hs-cert.bin |
| |
| For devices that use the *combined binary flow*, you will also need to |
| supply the location of the SPL we created in step 1 above, so it can be |
| packaged into the final `tiboot3.bin`. |
| |
| .. code-block:: bash |
| |
| SBL=<path/to/wakeup/u-boot-spl.bin> |
| |
| At this point you should have all the needed binaries to boot the wakeup |
| domain of your K3 SoC. |
| |
| **Combined Binary Boot Flow** (eg: am62x, am64x, ... ) |
| |
| `k3-image-gen/tiboot3-{SOC}-{hs,gp}-evm.bin` |
| |
| **Split Binary Boot Flow** (eg: j721e, am65x) |
| |
| | `u-boot/build/wkup/tiboot3.bin` |
| | `k3-image-gen/sysfw-{SOC}-evm.bin` |
| |
| .. note :: |
| |
| It's important to rename the generated `tiboot3.bin` and `sysfw.itb` |
| to match exactly `tiboot3.bin` and `sysfw.itb` as ROM and the wakeup |
| UBoot SPL will only look for and load the files with these names. |
| |
| Building tispl.bin |
| ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ |
| |
| The `tispl.bin` is a standard fitImage combining the firmware need for |
| the main domain to function properly as well as Device Management (DM) |
| firmware if your device using a split firmware. |
| |
| 3. We will first need ATF, as it's the first thing to run on the 'big' |
| application cores on the main domain. |
| |
| .. code-block:: bash |
| |
| # inside arm-trusted-firmware source |
| make CROSS_COMPILE=$CC64 ARCH=aarch64 PLAT=k3 \ |
| TARGET_BOARD={lite|generic} \ |
| SPD=opteed \ |
| |
| Typically all `j7*` devices will use `TARGET_BOARD=generic` while all |
| Sitara (`am6*`) devices use the `lite` option. |
| |
| 4. The Open Portable Trusted Execution Environment (OPTEE) is designed |
| to run as a companion to a non-secure Linux kernel for Cortex-A cores |
| using the TrustZone technology built into the core. |
| |
| .. code-block:: bash |
| |
| # inside optee_os source |
| make CROSS_COMPILE=$CC32 CROSS_COMPILE64=$CC64 \ |
| PLATFORM=k3 CFG_ARM64_core=y |
| |
| 5. Finally, after ATF has initialized the main domain and OPTEE has |
| finished, we can jump back into U-Boot again, this time running on a |
| 64bit core in the main domain. |
| |
| .. code-block:: bash |
| |
| # inside u-boot source |
| make ARCH=arm O=build/main CROSS_COMPILE=$CC64 {SOC}_evm_a{53,72}_defconfig |
| make ARCH=arm O=build/main CROSS_COMPILE=$CC64 \ |
| ATF=<path/to/atf/bl31.bin \ |
| TEE=<path/to/optee/tee-pager_v2.bin |
| |
| If your device uses a split firmware, you will also need to supply the |
| path to the Device Management (DM) Firmware to be included in the final |
| `tispl.bin` binary |
| |
| .. code-block:: bash |
| |
| DM=<path/to/ti-linux-firmware/ti-dm/ipc_echo_testb_mcu1_0_release_strip.xer5f> |
| |
| At this point you should have every binary needed initialize both the |
| wakeup and main domain and to boot to the U-Boot prompt |
| |
| **Main Domain Bootloader** |
| |
| | `u-boot/build/main/tispl.bin` |
| | `u-boot/build/main/u-boot.img` |