Smart210 U-Boot移植 之Readme文件分析 （基于u-boot-2015.07）

我们逐步分析README 里面的内容

Board Initialisation Flow:

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   2: Board Initialisation Flow:(开发板初始化)

   3: --------------------------

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   5: This is the intended start-up flow for boards. This should apply for both

   6: SPL and U-Boot proper (i.e. they both follow the same rules). At present SPL

   7: mostly uses a separate code path, but the funtion names and roles of each

   8: function are the same. Some boards or architectures may not conform to this.

   9: At least most ARM boards which use CONFIG_SPL_FRAMEWORK conform to this.

  10:  

  11: Execution starts with start.S with three functions called during init after

  12: that. The purpose and limitations of each is described below.

  13:  

  14: lowlevel_init():

  15:     - purpose: essential init to permit execution to reach board_init_f()

  16:     - no global_data or BSS

  17:     - there is no stack (ARMv7 may have one but it will soon be removed)

  18:     - must not set up SDRAM or use console

  19:     - must only do the bare minimum to allow execution to continue to

  20:         board_init_f()

  21:     - this is almost never needed

  22:     - return normally from this function

  23:  

  24: board_init_f():

  25:     - purpose: set up the machine ready for running board_init_r():

  26:         i.e. SDRAM and serial UART

  27:     - global_data is available

  28:     - stack is in SRAM

  29:     - BSS is not available, so you cannot use global/static variables,

  30:         only stack variables and global_data

  31:  

  32:     Non-SPL-specific notes:

  33:     - dram_init() is called to set up DRAM. If already done in SPL this

  34:         can do nothing

  35:  

  36:     SPL-specific notes:

  37:     - you can override the entire board_init_f() function with your own

  38:         version as needed.

  39:     - preloader_console_init() can be called here in extremis

  40:     - should set up SDRAM, and anything needed to make the UART work

  41:     - these is no need to clear BSS, it will be done by crt0.S

  42:     - must return normally from this function (don't call board_init_r()

  43:         directly)

  44:  

  45: Here the BSS is cleared. For SPL, if CONFIG_SPL_STACK_R is defined, then at

  46: this point the stack and global_data are relocated to below

  47: CONFIG_SPL_STACK_R_ADDR. For non-SPL, U-Boot is relocated to run at the top of

  48: memory.

  49:  

  50: board_init_r():

  51:     - purpose: main execution, common code

  52:     - global_data is available

  53:     - SDRAM is available

  54:     - BSS is available, all static/global variables can be used

  55:     - execution eventually continues to main_loop()

  56:  

  57:     Non-SPL-specific notes:

  58:     - U-Boot is relocated to the top of memory and is now running from

  59:         there.

  60:  

  61:     SPL-specific notes:

  62:     - stack is optionally in SDRAM, if CONFIG_SPL_STACK_R is defined and

  63:         CONFIG_SPL_STACK_R_ADDR points into SDRAM

  64:     - preloader_console_init() can be called here - typically this is

  65:         done by defining CONFIG_SPL_BOARD_INIT and then supplying a

  66:         spl_board_init() function containing this call

  67:     - loads U-Boot or (in falcon mode) Linux

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这段话的意思就是开发板初始化必须初始化的三个初始化函数：

lowlevel_init()；board_init_f()；board_init_r()；