uboot传递设备树地址

在arch/arm64/kernel/head.s中有如下代码S

 要求从boot(嵌入式中大概率为uboot)跳转到kernel开始执行head.s是，需要把设备树的物理地址传递到R0寄存器中。

	/*
	 * The following callee saved general purpose registers are used on the
	 * primary lowlevel boot path:
	 *
	 *  Register   Scope                      Purpose
	 *  x21        stext() .. start_kernel()  FDT pointer passed at boot in x0
	 *  x23        stext() .. start_kernel()  physical misalignment/KASLR offset
	 *  x28        __create_page_tables()     callee preserved temp register
	 *  x19/x20    __primary_switch()         callee preserved temp registers
	 */
ENTRY(stext)
	bl	preserve_boot_args
	bl	el2_setup			// Drop to EL1, w0=cpu_boot_mode
	adrp	x23, __PHYS_OFFSET
	and	x23, x23, MIN_KIMG_ALIGN - 1	// KASLR offset, defaults to 0
	bl	set_cpu_boot_mode_flag
	bl	__create_page_tables
	/*
	 * The following calls CPU setup code, see arch/arm64/mm/proc.S for
	 * details.
	 * On return, the CPU will be ready for the MMU to be turned on and
	 * the TCR will have been set.
	 */
	bl	__cpu_setup			// initialise processor
	b	__primary_switch
ENDPROC(stext)

/*
 * Preserve the arguments passed by the bootloader in x0 .. x3
 */
preserve_boot_args:
	mov	x21, x0				// x21=FDT

	adr_l	x0, boot_args			// record the contents of
	stp	x21, x1, [x0]			// x0 .. x3 at kernel entry
	stp	x2, x3, [x0, #16]

	dmb	sy				// needed before dc ivac with
						// MMU off

	mov	x1, #0x20			// 4 x 8 bytes
	b	__inval_dcache_area		// tail call
ENDPROC(preserve_boot_args)

在preserve_boot_args中将X0的值赋给X21，即将设备树的地址保存到X21中。 

__primary_switched:
	adrp	x4, init_thread_union
	add	sp, x4, #THREAD_SIZE
	adr_l	x5, init_task
	msr	sp_el0, x5			// Save thread_info

	adr_l	x8, vectors			// load VBAR_EL1 with virtual
	msr	vbar_el1, x8			// vector table address
	isb

	stp	xzr, x30, [sp, #-16]!
	mov	x29, sp

	str_l	x21, __fdt_pointer, x5		// Save FDT pointer

	ldr_l	x4, kimage_vaddr		// Save the offset between
	sub	x4, x4, x0			// the kernel virtual and
	str_l	x4, kimage_voffset, x5		// physical mappings

	// Clear BSS
	adr_l	x0, __bss_start
	mov	x1, xzr
	adr_l	x2, __bss_stop
	sub	x2, x2, x0
	bl	__pi_memset
	dsb	ishst				// Make zero page visible to PTW

#ifdef CONFIG_KASAN
	bl	kasan_early_init
#endif
#ifdef CONFIG_RANDOMIZE_BASE
	tst	x23, ~(MIN_KIMG_ALIGN - 1)	// already running randomized?
	b.ne	0f
	mov	x0, x21				// pass FDT address in x0
	bl	kaslr_early_init		// parse FDT for KASLR options
	cbz	x0, 0f				// KASLR disabled? just proceed
	orr	x23, x23, x0			// record KASLR offset
	ldp	x29, x30, [sp], #16		// we must enable KASLR, return
	ret					// to __primary_switch()
0:
#endif
	add	sp, sp, #16
	mov	x29, #0
	mov	x30, #0
	b	start_kernel
ENDPROC(__primary_switched)

然后通过 str_l    x21, __fdt_pointer, x5 这一指令将设备树地址保存到 __fdt_pointer 这一全局变量中，同时__fdt_pointer所在页地址保存到X5寄存器（通过互联网查询可知）。

  

	setup_machine_fdt(__fdt_pointer);
static void __init setup_machine_fdt(phys_addr_t dt_phys)
{
	void *dt_virt = fixmap_remap_fdt(dt_phys);
	const char *name;

	if (!dt_virt || !early_init_dt_scan(dt_virt)) {
		pr_crit("\n"
			"Error: invalid device tree blob at physical address %pa (virtual address 0x%p)\n"
			"The dtb must be 8-byte aligned and must not exceed 2 MB in size\n"
			"\nPlease check your bootloader.",
			&dt_phys, dt_virt);

		while (true)
			cpu_relax();
	}

	name = of_flat_dt_get_machine_name();
	if (!name)
		return;

	pr_info("Machine model: %s\n", name);
	dump_stack_set_arch_desc("%s (DT)", name);
}

之后通过设备树的物理地址得到虚拟地址后最终通过unflatten_device_tree()进行设备树解析。