[OpenWrt-Devel] [PATCH 3/3] ipq40xx: ipq4019: Add new device Compex WPJ419

Daniel Danzberger daniel at dd-wrt.com
Thu Oct 31 06:30:01 EDT 2019


I am already using 'ubi.mtd=rootfs root=/dev/ubiblock0_1', which has worked before

On 10/31/19 11:26 AM, Robert Marko wrote:
> On Thu, 31 Oct 2019 at 11:25, Daniel Danzberger <daniel at dd-wrt.com> wrote:
>>
>> On the deprecated staging driver, it somehow directly came up as "rootfs" and
>> not "ubi". Even though it has been named "ubi" in the dts.
>> Now the image won't boot because no rootfs is detected:
>>
>> ----
>> [    1.919001] Creating 1 MTD partitions on "spi0.1":
>> [    1.925399] 0x000000000000-0x000008000000 : "ubi"
>> [    1.940324] random: fast init done
>> ...
>> [    3.170978] UBI error: cannot open mtd rootfs, error -2
>> [    3.171027] hctosys: unable to open rtc device ([    3.180802] Waiting for
>> root device /dev/ubiblock0_1...
> This is due to your bootargs, you can either use bootargs-append to
> set rootfs to ubi or change them in bootloader.
> This is classic on boards derived from QCA reference designs
>> ----
>>
>>
>> On 10/31/19 11:19 AM, Robert Marko wrote:
>>> On Thu, 31 Oct 2019 at 11:17, Daniel Danzberger <daniel at dd-wrt.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Using 'compatible = "spi-nand"' worked and the device got detected by the
>>>> driver. However it won't create and "rootfs" partition like it did before.
>>>>
>>>> ---
>>>> [    1.901930] spi-nand spi0.1: GigaDevice SPI NAND was found.
>>>> [    1.905266] spi-nand spi0.1: 128 MiB, block size: 128 KiB, page size: 2048,
>>>> OOB size: 128
>>>> [    1.911015] 1 fixed-partitions partitions found on MTD device spi0.1
>>>> [    1.919010] Creating 1 MTD partitions on "spi0.1":
>>>> [    1.925410] 0x000000000000-0x000008000000 : "ubi"
>>> It creates the partitions like set in DTS, ubi partition contains both
>>> kernel and rootfs.
>>>> ---
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 10/30/19 4:51 PM, Jeff Kletsky wrote:
>>>>> On 10/30/19 4:27 AM, Daniel Danzberger wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> This device contains 2 flash devices. One NOR (32M) and one NAND (128M).
>>>>>> U-boot and caldata are on the NOR, the firmware on the NAND.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>      SoC:    IPQ4019
>>>>>>      CPU:    4x 710MHz ARMv7
>>>>>>      RAM:    256MB
>>>>>>      FLASH:  NOR:32MB NAND:128MB
>>>>>>
>>>>>> [...]
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>  .../arch/arm/boot/dts/qcom-ipq4019-bus.dtsi   | 1142 +++++++++++++++++
>>>>>  .../include/dt-bindings/msm/msm-bus-ids.h     |  869 +++++++++++++
>>>>>
>>>>> The sudden appearance of a need the MSM bus and its IDs worries me.
>>>>>
>>>>> With 25 devices already on the ipq40xx platform without them, it feels
>>>>> like something is missing if they are needed by this one.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> diff --git a/target/linux/ipq40xx/config-4.19 b/target/linux/ipq40xx/config-4.19
>>>>>> index 8948b73ff7..3ee921abed 100644
>>>>>> --- a/target/linux/ipq40xx/config-4.19
>>>>>> +++ b/target/linux/ipq40xx/config-4.19
>>>>>> @@ -303,6 +303,9 @@ CONFIG_MTD_NAND_ECC=y
>>>>>>   CONFIG_MTD_NAND_QCOM=y
>>>>>>   CONFIG_MTD_SPI_NAND=y
>>>>>>   CONFIG_MTD_SPI_NOR=y
>>>>>> +CONFIG_MTD_SPINAND_MT29F=y
>>>>>> +CONFIG_MTD_SPINAND_GIGADEVICE=y
>>>>>> +CONFIG_MTD_SPINAND_ONDIEECC=y
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> The CONFIG_SPINAND_* additions are not required for upstream SPI-NAND
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>   CONFIG_MTD_SPLIT_FIRMWARE=y
>>>>>>   CONFIG_MTD_SPLIT_FIT_FW=y
>>>>>>   CONFIG_MTD_UBI=y
>>>>>>
>>>>>> [...]
>>>>>>
>>>>>> diff --git
>>>>>> a/target/linux/ipq40xx/files-4.19/arch/arm/boot/dts/qcom-ipq4019-wpj419.dts
>>>>>> b/target/linux/ipq40xx/files-4.19/arch/arm/boot/dts/qcom-ipq4019-wpj419.dts
>>>>>> new file mode 100644
>>>>>> index 0000000000..5553bbd166
>>>>>> --- /dev/null
>>>>>> +++ b/target/linux/ipq40xx/files-4.19/arch/arm/boot/dts/qcom-ipq4019-wpj419.dts
>>>>>> @@ -0,0 +1,371 @@
>>>>>> +/* Copyright (c) 2015, The Linux Foundation. All rights reserved.
>>>>>> + * Copyright (c) 2019, Nguyen Dinh Phi <phi_nguyen at compex.com.sg>
>>>>>> + *
>>>>>> + * Permission to use, copy, modify, and/or distribute this software for any
>>>>>> + * purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above
>>>>>> + * copyright notice and this permission notice appear in all copies.
>>>>>> + *
>>>>>> + * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND THE AUTHOR DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES
>>>>>> + * WITH REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
>>>>>> + * MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR
>>>>>> + * ANY SPECIAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES
>>>>>> + * WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN
>>>>>> + * ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF
>>>>>> + * OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
>>>>>> + *
>>>>>> + */
>>>>>> +
>>>>>>
>>>>>> [...]
>>>>>>
>>>>>> +
>>>>>> +        spi_0: spi at 78b5000 {
>>>>>> +            pinctrl-0 = <&spi_0_pins>;
>>>>>> +            pinctrl-names = "default";
>>>>>> +            status = "okay";
>>>>>> +            cs-gpios = <&tlmm 12 GPIO_ACTIVE_HIGH>, <&tlmm 41 GPIO_ACTIVE_HIGH>;
>>>>>> +            num-cs = <2>;
>>>>>> +
>>>>>> +            m25p80 at 0 {
>>>>>> +                #address-cells = <1>;
>>>>>> +                #size-cells = <1>;
>>>>>> +                reg = <0>;
>>>>>> +                linux,modalias = "m25p80", "n25q128a11";
>>>>>> +                compatible = "jedec,spi-nor", "n25q128a11";
>>>>>> +                spi-max-frequency = <24000000>;
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I don't think you need linux,modalias here, nor the chip type in the compatible
>>>>> line.
>>>>> I believe that the following compatible line is sufficient
>>>>>
>>>>>     compatible = "jedec,spi-nor";
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> You might also want to consider "flash at 0" or "nor at 0" or "nor_flash at 0",
>>>>> or the like, rather than a chip-specific name. (I'm not a committer.)
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> +
>>>>>> +                partitions {
>>>>>> +                    compatible = "fixed-partitions";
>>>>>> +
>>>>>> +                    partition at 0 {
>>>>>> +                        label = "0:SBL1";
>>>>>> +                        reg = <0x000000 0x040000>;
>>>>>> +                        read-only;
>>>>>> +                    };
>>>>>> +
>>>>>> +                    partition at 40000 {
>>>>>> +                        label = "0:MIBIB";
>>>>>> +                        reg = <0x040000 0x020000>;
>>>>>> +                        read-only;
>>>>>> +                    };
>>>>>> +
>>>>>> +                    partition at 60000 {
>>>>>> +                        label = "0:QSEE";
>>>>>> +                        reg = <0x060000 0x060000>;
>>>>>> +                        read-only;
>>>>>> +                    };
>>>>>> +
>>>>>> +                    partition at c0000 {
>>>>>> +                        label = "0:CDT";
>>>>>> +                        reg = <0x0c0000 0x010000>;
>>>>>> +                        read-only;
>>>>>> +                    };
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Someone may rip on you for capitalization of labels. (I'm not a committer.)
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> +
>>>>>> +                    partition at d0000 {
>>>>>> +                        label = "0:DDRPARAMS";
>>>>>> +                        reg = <0x0d0000 0x010000>;
>>>>>> +                        read-only;
>>>>>> +                    };
>>>>>> +
>>>>>> +                    partition at e0000 {
>>>>>> +                        label = "u-boot-env";
>>>>>> +                        reg = <0x0e0000 0x010000>;
>>>>>> +                        read-only;
>>>>>> +                    };
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> U-Boot environment may want/need to be writable
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> +
>>>>>> +                    partition at f0000 {
>>>>>> +                        label = "u-boot";
>>>>>> +                        reg = <0x0f0000 0x080000>;
>>>>>> +                        read-only;
>>>>>> +                    };
>>>>>> +
>>>>>> +                    partition at 170000 {
>>>>>> +                        label = "art";
>>>>>> +                        reg = <0x170000 0x010000>;
>>>>>> +                        read-only;
>>>>>> +                    };
>>>>>> +                };
>>>>>> +            };
>>>>>> +
>>>>>> +            mt29f at 1 {
>>>>>> +                #address-cells = <1>;
>>>>>> +                #size-cells = <1>;
>>>>>> +                reg = <1>;
>>>>>> +                status = "okay";
>>>>>> +                compatible = "spinand,mt29f";
>>>>>> +                spi-max-frequency = <24000000>;
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Same comment on "mt29f" vs. something generic and descriptive.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Converting to the upstream SPI-NAND driver here should be as simple as
>>>>>
>>>>>     compatible = "spi-nand";
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> +
>>>>>> +                partitions {
>>>>>> +                    compatible = "fixed-partitions";
>>>>>> +
>>>>>> +                    partition at 0 {
>>>>>> +                        label = "ubi";
>>>>>> +                        reg = <0x0000000 0x8000000>;
>>>>>> +                    };
>>>>>> +                };
>>>>>> +            };
>>>>>> +        };
>>>>>> +
>>>>>> [...]
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Regards
>>>>
>>>> Daniel Danzberger
>>>> embeDD GmbH, Alter Postplatz 2, CH-6370 Stans
>>>>
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>>
>> --
>> Regards
>>
>> Daniel Danzberger
>> embeDD GmbH, Alter Postplatz 2, CH-6370 Stans
> 

-- 
Regards

Daniel Danzberger
embeDD GmbH, Alter Postplatz 2, CH-6370 Stans

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