[Buildroot] [Patch V2] board/friendlyarm: Add support fot RK3399 NanoPi M4 board

Shyam Saini shyam.saini at amarulasolutions.com
Fri Apr 19 08:29:54 UTC 2019


This initial support includes:
	Custom u-boot
	Linux v5.1-rc1
	ATF v2.0
	Buildroot default packages

Mainline uboot does not automatically builds itb image for rk3398, so
add u-boot patch to fix this

Rk3399 soc based board uses python pyelftools library in uboot so make it
is as uboot dependency.

Signed-off-by: Shyam Saini <shyam.saini at amarulasolutions.com>
---
This support is added on top of these two patches because of python
pyelftools library dependency on uboot
[1] https://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/1087590/
[2] https://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/1087591/

Here are complete test boots logs for this support:
https://paste.ubuntu.com/p/hYcwB5KqkR/

Changelogs:

V1->V2:
	Fix extra white space and extra new line
	Remove wrong uboot patch
	Rename uboot patch appropriately
	Add NanoPi M4 official wiki
	Improve commit message
---
---
 .gitlab-ci.yml                                     |  1 +
 DEVELOPERS                                         |  4 ++
 board/friendlyarm/nanopi-m4/extlinux.conf          |  4 ++
 board/friendlyarm/nanopi-m4/genimage.cfg           | 22 +++++++++
 .../0001-autobuild-itb-image-for-rk3399-socs.patch | 13 +++++
 board/friendlyarm/nanopi-m4/post-build.sh          |  8 +++
 board/friendlyarm/nanopi-m4/readme.txt             | 46 +++++++++++++++++
 configs/nanopi_m4_defconfig                        | 57 ++++++++++++++++++++++
 8 files changed, 155 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 board/friendlyarm/nanopi-m4/extlinux.conf
 create mode 100644 board/friendlyarm/nanopi-m4/genimage.cfg
 create mode 100644 board/friendlyarm/nanopi-m4/patches/uboot/0001-autobuild-itb-image-for-rk3399-socs.patch
 create mode 100755 board/friendlyarm/nanopi-m4/post-build.sh
 create mode 100644 board/friendlyarm/nanopi-m4/readme.txt
 create mode 100644 configs/nanopi_m4_defconfig

diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index ef16b73bfb..4a425900c0 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -175,6 +175,7 @@ mx6sx_udoo_neo_defconfig: { extends: .defconfig }
 mx6udoo_defconfig: { extends: .defconfig }
 nanopi_m1_defconfig: { extends: .defconfig }
 nanopi_m1_plus_defconfig: { extends: .defconfig }
+nanopi_m4_defconfig: {extends: .defconfig}
 nanopi_neo_defconfig: { extends: .defconfig }
 nexbox_a95x_defconfig: { extends: .defconfig }
 nitrogen6sx_defconfig: { extends: .defconfig }
diff --git a/DEVELOPERS b/DEVELOPERS
index c91325e284..cca869af9e 100644
--- a/DEVELOPERS
+++ b/DEVELOPERS
@@ -2000,6 +2000,10 @@ F:	package/tunctl/
 F:	package/ubus/
 F:	package/wolfssl/
 
+N:	Shyam Saini <shyam.saini at amarulasolutions.com>
+F:	board/friendlyarm/nanopi-m4/
+F:	configs/nanopi_m4_defconfig
+
 N:	Simon Dawson <spdawson at gmail.com>
 F:	boot/at91bootstrap3/
 F:	package/cppzmq/
diff --git a/board/friendlyarm/nanopi-m4/extlinux.conf b/board/friendlyarm/nanopi-m4/extlinux.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e5861cdcbe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/board/friendlyarm/nanopi-m4/extlinux.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+label NanoPi M4 5.1-rc1
+  kernel /boot/Image
+  devicetree /boot/rk3399-nanopi-m4.dtb
+  append earlycon=uart8250,mmio32,0xff1a0000 root=/dev/mmcblk1p1 rootwait
diff --git a/board/friendlyarm/nanopi-m4/genimage.cfg b/board/friendlyarm/nanopi-m4/genimage.cfg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6404b0ad3b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/board/friendlyarm/nanopi-m4/genimage.cfg
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+image sdcard.img {
+	hdimage {
+	}
+
+	partition u-boot-spl-dtb {
+		in-partition-table = "no"
+		image = "u-boot-spl-dtb.img"
+		offset = 32K
+	}
+
+	partition u-boot-dtb {
+		in-partition-table = "no"
+		image = "u-boot.itb"
+		offset = 8M
+		size = 30M
+	}
+
+	partition rootfs {
+		partition-type = 0x83
+		image = "rootfs.ext4"
+	}
+}
diff --git a/board/friendlyarm/nanopi-m4/patches/uboot/0001-autobuild-itb-image-for-rk3399-socs.patch b/board/friendlyarm/nanopi-m4/patches/uboot/0001-autobuild-itb-image-for-rk3399-socs.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ef363e0a96
--- /dev/null
+++ b/board/friendlyarm/nanopi-m4/patches/uboot/0001-autobuild-itb-image-for-rk3399-socs.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+diff --git a/Kconfig b/Kconfig
+index 5679a288ec..46f511123a 100644
+--- a/Kconfig
++++ b/Kconfig
+@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ config BUILD_TARGET
+ 	default "u-boot-with-spl.sfp" if TARGET_SOCFPGA_GEN5
+ 	default "u-boot-spl.kwb" if ARCH_MVEBU && SPL
+ 	default "u-boot-elf.srec" if RCAR_GEN3
+-	default "u-boot.itb" if SPL_LOAD_FIT && ARCH_SUNXI
++	default "u-boot.itb" if SPL_LOAD_FIT && (ARCH_ROCKCHIP || ARCH_SUNXI)
+ 	default "u-boot.kwb" if KIRKWOOD
+ 	help
+ 	  Some SoCs need special image types (e.g. U-Boot binary
diff --git a/board/friendlyarm/nanopi-m4/post-build.sh b/board/friendlyarm/nanopi-m4/post-build.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..9b0c4ecc83
--- /dev/null
+++ b/board/friendlyarm/nanopi-m4/post-build.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+MKIMAGE=$HOST_DIR/bin/mkimage
+BOARD_DIR="$(dirname $0)"
+
+$MKIMAGE -n rk3399 -T rksd -d $BINARIES_DIR/u-boot-spl-dtb.bin $BINARIES_DIR/u-boot-spl-dtb.img
+
+install -m 0644 -D $BOARD_DIR/extlinux.conf $TARGET_DIR/boot/extlinux/extlinux.conf
diff --git a/board/friendlyarm/nanopi-m4/readme.txt b/board/friendlyarm/nanopi-m4/readme.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..58917f642c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/board/friendlyarm/nanopi-m4/readme.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+Intro
+=====
+
+NanoPi M4 is a RK3399 SoC based ARM board.
+
+Official Wiki: http://wiki.friendlyarm.com/wiki/index.php/NanoPi_M4
+Wiki: https://wiki.amarulasolutions.com/bsp/rockchip/rk3399/nanopi_m4.html
+
+Build
+=====
+
+Run NanoPi M4 configuration
+
+  $ make nanopi_m4_defconfig
+
+To build, run make comamnd.
+
+  $ make
+
+Files created in output directory
+=================================
+output/images/
+├── bl31.bin
+├── Image
+├── rk3399-nanopi-m4.dtb
+├── rootfs.ext2
+├── rootfs.ext4 -> rootfs.ext2
+├── rootfs.tar
+├── sdcard.img
+├── u-boot.bin
+├── u-boot.itb
+├── u-boot-spl-dtb.bin
+└── u-boot-spl-dtb.img
+
+Creating bootable SD card:
+=========================
+
+Simply invoke (as root)
+
+  # dd if=output/images/sdcard.img of=/dev/sdX && sync
+
+Where X is your SD card device
+
+Serial console
+--------------
+Baudrate for this board is 1500000
diff --git a/configs/nanopi_m4_defconfig b/configs/nanopi_m4_defconfig
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c859dad337
--- /dev/null
+++ b/configs/nanopi_m4_defconfig
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+# Architecture
+BR2_aarch64=y
+BR2_cortex_a72_a53=y
+
+# Linux headers same as kernel, a 5.0 series
+BR2_KERNEL_HEADERS_5_0=y
+
+#Firmware
+BR2_TARGET_ARM_TRUSTED_FIRMWARE=y
+BR2_TARGET_ARM_TRUSTED_FIRMWARE_CUSTOM_GIT=y
+BR2_TARGET_ARM_TRUSTED_FIRMWARE_CUSTOM_REPO_URL="https://github.com/ARM-software/arm-trusted-firmware"
+BR2_TARGET_ARM_TRUSTED_FIRMWARE_CUSTOM_REPO_VERSION="v2.0"
+BR2_TARGET_ARM_TRUSTED_FIRMWARE_PLATFORM="rk3399"
+BR2_TARGET_ARM_TRUSTED_FIRMWARE_BL31=y
+
+# Bootloader
+BR2_TARGET_UBOOT=y
+BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_BUILD_SYSTEM_KCONFIG=y
+BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_CUSTOM_GIT=y
+BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_CUSTOM_REPO_URL="https://github.com/amarula/u-boot-amarula.git"
+BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_CUSTOM_REPO_VERSION="rockdev"
+BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_BOARD_DEFCONFIG="nanopi-m4-rk3399"
+BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_NEEDS_DTC=y
+BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_NEEDS_PYLIBFDT=y
+BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_NEEDS_PYELFTOOLS=y
+BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_NEEDS_ATF_BL31=y
+BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_NEEDS_ATF_BL31_ELF=y
+BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_FORMAT_CUSTOM=y
+BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_FORMAT_CUSTOM_NAME="u-boot.itb"
+BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_SPL=y
+BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_SPL_NAME="spl/u-boot-spl-dtb.bin"
+
+# Kernel
+BR2_LINUX_KERNEL=y
+BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION=y
+BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE="v5.1-rc1"
+BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_USE_ARCH_DEFAULT_CONFIG=y
+BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_DTS_SUPPORT=y
+BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_INTREE_DTS_NAME="rockchip/rk3399-nanopi-m4"
+BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_INSTALL_TARGET=y
+BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_NEEDS_HOST_OPENSSL=y
+
+
+# Filesystem
+BR2_TARGET_GENERIC_HOSTNAME="NanoPi M4"
+BR2_TARGET_GENERIC_ISSUE="Welcome to NanoPi M4!"
+BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_EXT2=y
+BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_EXT2_4=y
+BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_EXT2_SIZE="512M"
+BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_DOSFSTOOLS=y
+BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_GENIMAGE=y
+BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_MTOOLS=y
+BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_UBOOT_TOOLS=y
+BR2_ROOTFS_POST_IMAGE_SCRIPT="support/scripts/genimage.sh"
+BR2_ROOTFS_POST_SCRIPT_ARGS="-c board/friendlyarm/nanopi-m4/genimage.cfg"
+BR2_ROOTFS_POST_BUILD_SCRIPT="board/friendlyarm/nanopi-m4/post-build.sh"
+BR2_GLOBAL_PATCH_DIR="board/friendlyarm/nanopi-m4/patches"
-- 
2.11.0



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