Android bootloader (ABL)
Froyo和GingerBread中用Android bootloader的比较多。ICS / JB后用open source u-boot的比较多。
一个典型的ABL源代码,包括一段start.s 汇编启动代码;一个指定memory layout的链接文件;其他若干编译成目标文件的C 代码。
1.1 start.s 启动代码
如果以某平台代码为例,它是 bootable/bootloader/lk/arch/arm/crt0.s
.section ".text.boot"
.globl _start
_start:
b reset
b arm_undefined
b arm_syscall
b arm_prefetch_abort
b arm_data_abort
b arm_reserved
b arm_irq
b arm_fiq
......
#if WITH_CPU_EARLY_INIT
/* call platform/arch/etc specific init code */
#ifndef ENABLE_TRUSTZONE
/* Not needed when TrustZone is the first bootloader that runs.*/
bl __cpu_early_init // bootable/bootloader/lk/platform/arch_init.S 中设置晶振频率,L2 cache,
#endif
/* declare return address as global to avoid using stack */
.globl _cpu_early_init_complete
_cpu_early_init_complete:
#endif
// 设置 interrupt vector
.Lstack_setup:
/* set up the stack for irq, fiq, abort, undefined, system/user, and lastly supervisor mode */
mrs r0, cpsr
bic r0, r0, #0x1f
ldr r2, =abort_stack_top
orr r1, r0, #0x12 // irq
msr cpsr_c, r1
ldr r13, =irq_save_spot /* save a pointer to a temporary dumping spot used during irq delivery */
orr r1, r0, #0x11 // fiq
msr cpsr_c, r1
mov sp, r2
orr r1, r0, #0x17 // abort
msr cpsr_c, r1
mov sp, r2
orr r1, r0, #0x1b // undefined
msr cpsr_c, r1
mov sp, r2
orr r1, r0, #0x1f // system
msr cpsr_c, r1
mov sp, r2
orr r1, r0, #0x13 // supervisor
msr cpsr_c, r1
mov sp, r2
/* copy the initialized data segment out of rom if necessary */
ldr r0, =__data_start_rom
ldr r1, =__data_start
ldr r2, =__data_end
cmp r0, r1
beq .L__do_bss
// 计算重定位地址
/* see if we need to relocate */
mov r0, pc
sub r0, r0, #(.Laddr - _start)
.Laddr:
ldr r1, =_start
cmp r0, r1
beq .Lstack_setup
/* we need to relocate ourselves to the proper spot */
ldr r2, =__data_end
.Lrelocate_loop:
ldr r3, [r0], #4
str r3, [r1], #4
cmp r1, r2
bne .Lrelocate_loop
/* we're relocated, jump to the right address */
ldr r0, =.Lstack_setup
bx r0
1.2 链接文件
OUTPUT_FORMAT("elf32-littlearm", "elf32-littlearm", "elf32-littlearm")
OUTPUT_ARCH(arm)
ENTRY(_start)
SECTIONS
{
/*Added TRUSTZONE at 0x0. Moving rest of APPSBL to %MEMBASE% */
. = 0x0;
.tzbsp 0x0 : {*tzbsp_bin.o(.data)}
. = %MEMBASE%;
.interp : { *(.interp) }
.hash : { *(.hash) }
.dynsym : { *(.dynsym) }
.dynstr : { *(.dynstr) }
.rel.text : { *(.rel.text) *(.rel.gnu.linkonce.t*) }
.rela.text : { *(.rela.text) *(.rela.gnu.linkonce.t*) }
.rel.data : { *(.rel.data) *(.rel.gnu.linkonce.d*) }
.rela.data : { *(.rela.data) *(.rela.gnu.linkonce.d*) }
.rel.rodata : { *(.rel.rodata) *(.rel.gnu.linkonce.r*) }
.rela.rodata : { *(.rela.rodata) *(.rela.gnu.linkonce.r*) }
.rel.got : { *(.rel.got) }
.rela.got : { *(.rela.got) }
.rel.ctors : { *(.rel.ctors) }
.rela.ctors : { *(.rela.ctors) }
.rel.dtors : { *(.rel.dtors) }
.rela.dtors : { *(.rela.dtors) }
.rel.init : { *(.rel.init) }
.rela.init : { *(.rela.init) }
.rel.fini : { *(.rel.fini) }
.rela.fini : { *(.rela.fini) }
.rel.bss : { *(.rel.bss) }
.rela.bss : { *(.rela.bss) }
.rel.plt : { *(.rel.plt) }
.rela.plt : { *(.rela.plt) }
/*Moving harcoded addresses by a displacement of %MEMBASE% */
.init : { *(.init) } = %MEMBASE% + 0x9090
.plt : { *(.plt) }
/* text/read-only data */
/*Moving harcoded addresses by a displacement of %MEMBASE% */
.text : { *(.text .text.* .glue_7* .gnu.linkonce.t.*) } = %MEMBASE% + 0x9090
.rodata : {
*(.rodata .rodata.* .gnu.linkonce.r.*)
. = ALIGN(4);
__commands_start = .;
KEEP (*(.commands))
__commands_end = .;
. = ALIGN(4);
__apps_start = .;
KEEP (*(.apps))
__apps_end = .;
. = ALIGN(4);
__rodata_end = . ;
}
/* writable data */
__data_start_rom = .; /* in one segment binaries, the rom data address is on top of the ram data address */
__data_start = .;
.data : SUBALIGN(4) { *(.data .data.* .gnu.linkonce.d.*) }
__ctor_list = .;
.ctors : { *(.ctors) }
__ctor_end = .;
__dtor_list = .;
.dtors : { *(.dtors) }
__dtor_end = .;
.got : { *(.got.plt) *(.got) }
.dynamic : { *(.dynamic) }
__data_end = .;
/* unintialized data (in same segment as writable data) */
. = ALIGN(4);
__bss_start = .;
.bss : { *(.bss .bss.*) }
. = ALIGN(4);
_end = .;
. = %MEMBASE% + %MEMSIZE%;
_end_of_ram = .;
/* Strip unnecessary stuff */
/DISCARD/ : { *(.comment .note .eh_frame) }
}
1.3 platform-specific implementation
在ABL阶段,针对具体硬件平台主要支持如下功能:
- UART
- USB
- MMU
- Flash: Nand/eMMC
- OTP
- Display: LCD/LED
1.4 libc support
在ABL中一般自带一个简化的C 标准库的实现。 常用如下:
- memcpy
- memset
- memcmp
- malloc
- strcpy
- strlen
- strstr
- sprintf
- printf