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Command syntax extensions for the new uImage format
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Author: Bartlomiej Sieka <tur@semihalf.com>
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With the introduction of the new uImage format, bootm command (and other
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commands as well) have to understand new syntax of the arguments. This is
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necessary in order to specify objects contained in the new uImage, on which
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bootm has to operate. This note attempts to first summarize bootm usage
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scenarios, and then introduces new argument syntax.
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bootm usage scenarios
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Below is a summary of bootm usage scenarios, focused on booting a PowerPC
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Linux kernel. The purpose of the following list is to document a complete list
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of supported bootm usages.
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Note: U-Boot supports two methods of booting a PowerPC Linux kernel: old way,
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i.e., without passing the Flattened Device Tree (FDT), and new way, where the
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kernel is passed a pointer to the FDT. The boot method is indicated for each
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scenario.
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1. bootm boot image at the current address, equivalent to 2,3,8
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Old uImage:
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2. bootm <addr1> /* single image at <addr1> */
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3. bootm <addr1> /* multi-image at <addr1> */
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4. bootm <addr1> - /* multi-image at <addr1> */
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5. bootm <addr1> <addr2> /* single image at <addr1> */
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6. bootm <addr1> <addr2> <addr3> /* single image at <addr1> */
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7. bootm <addr1> - <addr3> /* single image at <addr1> */
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New uImage:
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8. bootm <addr1>
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9. bootm [<addr1>]:<subimg1>
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10. bootm [<addr1>]#<conf>
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11. bootm [<addr1>]:<subimg1> [<addr2>]:<subimg2>
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12. bootm [<addr1>]:<subimg1> [<addr2>]:<subimg2> [<addr3>]:<subimg3>
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13. bootm [<addr1>]:<subimg1> [<addr2>]:<subimg2> <addr3>
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14. bootm [<addr1>]:<subimg1> - [<addr3>]:<subimg3>
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15. bootm [<addr1>]:<subimg1> - <addr3>
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Ad. 1. This is equivalent to cases 2,3,8, depending on the type of image at
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the current image address.
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- boot method: see cases 2,3,8
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Ad. 2. Boot kernel image located at <addr1>.
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- boot method: non-FDT
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Ad. 3. First and second components of the image at <addr1> are assumed to be a
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kernel and a ramdisk, respectively. The kernel is booted with initrd loaded
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with the ramdisk from the image.
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- boot method: depends on the number of components at <addr1>, and on whether
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U-Boot is compiled with OF support:
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| 2 components | 3 components |
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| (kernel, initrd) | (kernel, initrd, fdt) |
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#ifdef CONFIG_OF_* | non-FDT | FDT |
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#ifndef CONFIG_OF_* | non-FDT | non-FDT |
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Ad. 4. Similar to case 3, but the kernel is booted without initrd. Second
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component of the multi-image is irrelevant (it can be a dummy, 1-byte file).
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- boot method: see case 3
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Ad. 5. Boot kernel image located at <addr1> with initrd loaded with ramdisk
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from the image at <addr2>.
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- boot method: non-FDT
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Ad. 6. <addr1> is the address of a kernel image, <addr2> is the address of a
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ramdisk image, and <addr3> is the address of a FDT binary blob. Kernel is
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booted with initrd loaded with ramdisk from the image at <addr2>.
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- boot method: FDT
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Ad. 7. <addr1> is the address of a kernel image and <addr3> is the address of
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a FDT binary blob. Kernel is booted without initrd.
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- boot method: FDT
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Ad. 8. Image at <addr1> is assumed to contain a default configuration, which
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is booted.
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- boot method: FDT or non-FDT, depending on whether the default configuration
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defines FDT
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Ad. 9. Similar to case 2: boot kernel stored in <subimg1> from the image at
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address <addr1>.
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- boot method: non-FDT
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Ad. 10. Boot configuration <conf> from the image at <addr1>.
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- boot method: FDT or non-FDT, depending on whether the configuration given
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defines FDT
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Ad. 11. Equivalent to case 5: boot kernel stored in <subimg1> from the image
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at <addr1> with initrd loaded with ramdisk <subimg2> from the image at
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<addr2>.
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- boot method: non-FDT
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Ad. 12. Equivalent to case 6: boot kernel stored in <subimg1> from the image
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at <addr1> with initrd loaded with ramdisk <subimg2> from the image at
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<addr2>, and pass FDT blob <subimg3> from the image at <addr3>.
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- boot method: FDT
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Ad. 13. Similar to case 12, the difference being that <addr3> is the address
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of FDT binary blob that is to be passed to the kernel.
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- boot method: FDT
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Ad. 14. Equivalent to case 7: boot kernel stored in <subimg1> from the image
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at <addr1>, without initrd, and pass FDT blob <subimg3> from the image at
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<addr3>.
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- boot method: FDT
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Ad. 15. Similar to case 14, the difference being that <addr3> is the address
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of the FDT binary blob that is to be passed to the kernel.
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- boot method: FDT
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New uImage argument syntax
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New uImage support introduces two new forms for bootm arguments, with the
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following syntax:
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- new uImage sub-image specification
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<addr>:<sub-image unit_name>
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- new uImage configuration specification
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<addr>#<configuration unit_name>
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Examples:
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- boot kernel "kernel@1" stored in a new uImage located at 200000:
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bootm 200000:kernel@1
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- boot configuration "cfg@1" from a new uImage located at 200000:
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bootm 200000#cfg@1
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- boot "kernel@1" from a new uImage at 200000 with initrd "ramdisk@2" found in
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some other new uImage stored at address 800000:
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bootm 200000:kernel@1 800000:ramdisk@2
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- boot "kernel@2" from a new uImage at 200000, with initrd "ramdisk@1" and FDT
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"fdt@1", both stored in some other new uImage located at 800000:
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bootm 200000:kernel@1 800000:ramdisk@1 800000:fdt@1
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- boot kernel "kernel@2" with initrd "ramdisk@2", both stored in a new uImage
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at address 200000, with a raw FDT blob stored at address 600000:
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bootm 200000:kernel@2 200000:ramdisk@2 600000
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- boot kernel "kernel@2" from new uImage at 200000 with FDT "fdt@1" from the
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same new uImage:
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bootm 200000:kernel@2 - 200000:fdt@1
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Note on current image address
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When bootm is called without arguments, the image at current image address is
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booted. The current image address is the address set most recently by a load
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command, etc, and is by default equal to CONFIG_SYS_LOAD_ADDR. For example, consider
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the following commands:
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tftp 200000 /tftpboot/kernel
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bootm
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Last command is equivalent to:
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bootm 200000
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In case of the new uImage argument syntax, the address portion of any argument
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can be omitted. If <addr3> is omitted, then it is assumed that image at
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<addr2> should be used. Similarly, when <addr2> is omitted, is is assumed that
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image at <addr1> should be used. If <addr1> is omitted, it is assumed that the
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current image address is to be used. For example, consider the following
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commands:
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tftp 200000 /tftpboot/uImage
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bootm :kernel@1
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Last command is equivalent to:
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bootm 200000:kernel@1
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tftp 200000 /tftpboot/uImage
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bootm 400000:kernel@1 :ramdisk@1
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Last command is equivalent to:
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bootm 400000:kernel@1 400000:ramdisk@1
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tftp 200000 /tftpboot/uImage
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bootm :kernel@1 400000:ramdisk@1 :fdt@1
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Last command is equivalent to:
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bootm 200000:kernel@1 400000:ramdisk@1 400000:fdt@1
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