[PATCH v7 12/15] binman: Add VPL support

[Simon Glass <sjg@chromium.org>]

Add support for U-Boot's Verifying Program Loader phase.

Signed-off-by: Simon Glass <sjg@chromium.org>
---

Changes in v7:
- Renumber the tests
- Update for the patman library rename

Changes in v6:
- Fix the missing SPDX tag on test/204...

 tools/binman/etype/u_boot_vpl.py           |  42 ++++++++
 tools/binman/etype/u_boot_vpl_bss_pad.py   |  44 +++++++++
 tools/binman/etype/u_boot_vpl_dtb.py       |  28 ++++++
 tools/binman/etype/u_boot_vpl_expanded.py  |  45 +++++++++
 tools/binman/etype/u_boot_vpl_nodtb.py     |  42 ++++++++
 tools/binman/ftest.py                      | 109 +++++++++++++++++----
 tools/binman/state.py                      |   3 +-
 tools/binman/test/082_fdt_update_all.dts   |   2 +
 tools/binman/test/225_u_boot_vpl.dts       |  11 +++
 tools/binman/test/226_u_boot_vpl_nodtb.dts |  13 +++
 tools/binman/test/227_fdt_incl_vpl.dts     |  13 +++
 tools/binman/test/228_vpl_bss_pad.dts      |  19 ++++
 12 files changed, 349 insertions(+), 22 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 tools/binman/etype/u_boot_vpl.py
 create mode 100644 tools/binman/etype/u_boot_vpl_bss_pad.py
 create mode 100644 tools/binman/etype/u_boot_vpl_dtb.py
 create mode 100644 tools/binman/etype/u_boot_vpl_expanded.py
 create mode 100644 tools/binman/etype/u_boot_vpl_nodtb.py
 create mode 100644 tools/binman/test/225_u_boot_vpl.dts
 create mode 100644 tools/binman/test/226_u_boot_vpl_nodtb.dts
 create mode 100644 tools/binman/test/227_fdt_incl_vpl.dts
 create mode 100644 tools/binman/test/228_vpl_bss_pad.dts

diff --git a/tools/binman/etype/u_boot_vpl.py b/tools/binman/etype/u_boot_vpl.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9daaca4f6f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/binman/etype/u_boot_vpl.py
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+
+# Copyright (c) 2016 Google, Inc
+# Written by Simon Glass <sjg@chromium.org>
+#
+# Entry-type module for vpl/u-boot-vpl.bin
+#
+
+from binman import elf
+from binman.entry import Entry
+from binman.etype.blob import Entry_blob
+
+class Entry_u_boot_vpl(Entry_blob):
+    """U-Boot VPL binary
+
+    Properties / Entry arguments:
+        - filename: Filename of u-boot-vpl.bin (default 'vpl/u-boot-vpl.bin')
+
+    This is the U-Boot VPL (Verifying Program Loader) binary. This is a small
+    binary which loads before SPL, typically into on-chip SRAM. It is
+    responsible for locating, loading and jumping to SPL, the next-stage
+    loader. Note that VPL is not relocatable so must be loaded to the correct
+    address in SRAM, or written to run from the correct address if direct
+    flash execution is possible (e.g. on x86 devices).
+
+    SPL can access binman symbols at runtime. See:
+
+        'Access to binman entry offsets at run time (symbols)'
+
+    in the binman README for more information.
+
+    The ELF file 'vpl/u-boot-vpl' must also be available for this to work, since
+    binman uses that to look up symbols to write into the VPL binary.
+    """
+    def __init__(self, section, etype, node):
+        super().__init__(section, etype, node)
+        self.elf_fname = 'vpl/u-boot-vpl'
+
+    def GetDefaultFilename(self):
+        return 'vpl/u-boot-vpl.bin'
+
+    def WriteSymbols(self, section):
+        elf.LookupAndWriteSymbols(self.elf_fname, self, section.GetImage())
diff --git a/tools/binman/etype/u_boot_vpl_bss_pad.py b/tools/binman/etype/u_boot_vpl_bss_pad.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b2ce2a3135
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/binman/etype/u_boot_vpl_bss_pad.py
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+
+# Copyright 2021 Google LLC
+# Written by Simon Glass <sjg@chromium.org>
+#
+# Entry-type module for BSS padding for vpl/u-boot-vpl.bin. This padding
+# can be added after the VPL binary to ensure that anything concatenated
+# to it will appear to VPL to be at the end of BSS rather than the start.
+#
+
+from binman import elf
+from binman.entry import Entry
+from binman.etype.blob import Entry_blob
+from patman import tools
+
+class Entry_u_boot_vpl_bss_pad(Entry_blob):
+    """U-Boot VPL binary padded with a BSS region
+
+    Properties / Entry arguments:
+        None
+
+    This holds the padding added after the VPL binary to cover the BSS (Block
+    Started by Symbol) region. This region holds the various variables used by
+    VPL. It is set to 0 by VPL when it starts up. If you want to append data to
+    the VPL image (such as a device tree file), you must pad out the BSS region
+    to avoid the data overlapping with U-Boot variables. This entry is useful in
+    that case. It automatically pads out the entry size to cover both the code,
+    data and BSS.
+
+    The contents of this entry will a certain number of zero bytes, determined
+    by __bss_size
+
+    The ELF file 'vpl/u-boot-vpl' must also be available for this to work, since
+    binman uses that to look up the BSS address.
+    """
+    def __init__(self, section, etype, node):
+        super().__init__(section, etype, node)
+
+    def ObtainContents(self):
+        fname = tools.get_input_filename('vpl/u-boot-vpl')
+        bss_size = elf.GetSymbolAddress(fname, '__bss_size')
+        if not bss_size:
+            self.Raise('Expected __bss_size symbol in vpl/u-boot-vpl')
+        self.SetContents(tools.get_bytes(0, bss_size))
+        return True
diff --git a/tools/binman/etype/u_boot_vpl_dtb.py b/tools/binman/etype/u_boot_vpl_dtb.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f6253bf243
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/binman/etype/u_boot_vpl_dtb.py
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+
+# Copyright (c) 2016 Google, Inc
+# Written by Simon Glass <sjg@chromium.org>
+#
+# Entry-type module for U-Boot device tree in VPL (Verifying Program Loader)
+#
+
+from binman.entry import Entry
+from binman.etype.blob_dtb import Entry_blob_dtb
+
+class Entry_u_boot_vpl_dtb(Entry_blob_dtb):
+    """U-Boot VPL device tree
+
+    Properties / Entry arguments:
+        - filename: Filename of u-boot.dtb (default 'vpl/u-boot-vpl.dtb')
+
+    This is the VPL device tree, containing configuration information for
+    VPL. VPL needs this to know what devices are present and which drivers
+    to activate.
+    """
+    def __init__(self, section, etype, node):
+        super().__init__(section, etype, node)
+
+    def GetDefaultFilename(self):
+        return 'vpl/u-boot-vpl.dtb'
+
+    def GetFdtEtype(self):
+        return 'u-boot-vpl-dtb'
diff --git a/tools/binman/etype/u_boot_vpl_expanded.py b/tools/binman/etype/u_boot_vpl_expanded.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..92c64f0a65
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/binman/etype/u_boot_vpl_expanded.py
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+
+# Copyright 2021 Google LLC
+# Written by Simon Glass <sjg@chromium.org>
+#
+# Entry-type module for expanded U-Boot VPL binary
+#
+
+from patman import tout
+
+from binman import state
+from binman.etype.blob_phase import Entry_blob_phase
+
+class Entry_u_boot_vpl_expanded(Entry_blob_phase):
+    """U-Boot VPL flat binary broken out into its component parts
+
+    Properties / Entry arguments:
+        - vpl-dtb: Controls whether this entry is selected (set to 'y' or '1' to
+            select)
+
+    This is a section containing the U-Boot binary, BSS padding if needed and a
+    devicetree. Using this entry type automatically creates this section, with
+    the following entries in it:
+
+       u-boot-vpl-nodtb
+       u-boot-vpl-bss-pad
+       u-boot-dtb
+
+    Having the devicetree separate allows binman to update it in the final
+    image, so that the entries positions are provided to the running U-Boot.
+
+    This entry is selected based on the value of the 'vpl-dtb' entryarg. If
+    this is non-empty (and not 'n' or '0') then this expanded entry is selected.
+    """
+    def __init__(self, section, etype, node):
+        bss_pad = state.GetEntryArgBool('vpl-bss-pad')
+        super().__init__(section, etype, node, 'u-boot-vpl', 'u-boot-vpl-dtb',
+                         bss_pad)
+
+    @classmethod
+    def UseExpanded(cls, node, etype, new_etype):
+        val = state.GetEntryArgBool('vpl-dtb')
+        tout.do_output(tout.INFO if val else tout.DETAIL,
+                       "Node '%s': etype '%s': %s %sselected" %
+                       (node.path, etype, new_etype, '' if val else 'not '))
+        return val
diff --git a/tools/binman/etype/u_boot_vpl_nodtb.py b/tools/binman/etype/u_boot_vpl_nodtb.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..25c966cf34
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/binman/etype/u_boot_vpl_nodtb.py
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+
+# Copyright (c) 2016 Google, Inc
+# Written by Simon Glass <sjg@chromium.org>
+#
+# Entry-type module for 'u-boot-vpl-nodtb.bin'
+#
+
+from binman import elf
+from binman.entry import Entry
+from binman.etype.blob import Entry_blob
+
+class Entry_u_boot_vpl_nodtb(Entry_blob):
+    """VPL binary without device tree appended
+
+    Properties / Entry arguments:
+        - filename: Filename to include (default 'vpl/u-boot-vpl-nodtb.bin')
+
+    This is the U-Boot VPL binary, It does not include a device tree blob at
+    the end of it so may not be able to work without it, assuming VPL needs
+    a device tree to operate on your platform. You can add a u_boot_vpl_dtb
+    entry after this one, or use a u_boot_vpl entry instead, which normally
+    expands to a section containing u-boot-vpl-dtb, u-boot-vpl-bss-pad and
+    u-boot-vpl-dtb
+
+    VPL can access binman symbols at runtime. See:
+
+        'Access to binman entry offsets at run time (symbols)'
+
+    in the binman README for more information.
+
+    The ELF file 'vpl/u-boot-vpl' must also be available for this to work, since
+    binman uses that to look up symbols to write into the VPL binary.
+    """
+    def __init__(self, section, etype, node):
+        super().__init__(section, etype, node)
+        self.elf_fname = 'vpl/u-boot-vpl'
+
+    def GetDefaultFilename(self):
+        return 'vpl/u-boot-vpl-nodtb.bin'
+
+    def WriteSymbols(self, section):
+        elf.LookupAndWriteSymbols(self.elf_fname, self, section.GetImage())
diff --git a/tools/binman/ftest.py b/tools/binman/ftest.py
index 8f00db6945..ec1e1aac13 100644
--- a/tools/binman/ftest.py
+++ b/tools/binman/ftest.py
@@ -45,12 +45,14 @@ U_BOOT_DATA           = b'1234'
 U_BOOT_IMG_DATA       = b'img'
 U_BOOT_SPL_DATA       = b'56780123456789abcdefghi'
 U_BOOT_TPL_DATA       = b'tpl9876543210fedcbazyw'
+U_BOOT_VPL_DATA       = b'vpl76543210fedcbazywxyz_'
 BLOB_DATA             = b'89'
 ME_DATA               = b'0abcd'
 VGA_DATA              = b'vga'
 U_BOOT_DTB_DATA       = b'udtb'
 U_BOOT_SPL_DTB_DATA   = b'spldtb'
 U_BOOT_TPL_DTB_DATA   = b'tpldtb'
+U_BOOT_VPL_DTB_DATA   = b'vpldtb'
 X86_START16_DATA      = b'start16'
 X86_START16_SPL_DATA  = b'start16spl'
 X86_START16_TPL_DATA  = b'start16tpl'
@@ -61,6 +63,7 @@ PPC_MPC85XX_BR_DATA   = b'ppcmpc85xxbr'
 U_BOOT_NODTB_DATA     = b'nodtb with microcode pointer somewhere in here'
 U_BOOT_SPL_NODTB_DATA = b'splnodtb with microcode pointer somewhere in here'
 U_BOOT_TPL_NODTB_DATA = b'tplnodtb with microcode pointer somewhere in here'
+U_BOOT_VPL_NODTB_DATA = b'vplnodtb'
 U_BOOT_EXP_DATA       = U_BOOT_NODTB_DATA + U_BOOT_DTB_DATA
 U_BOOT_SPL_EXP_DATA   = U_BOOT_SPL_NODTB_DATA + U_BOOT_SPL_DTB_DATA
 U_BOOT_TPL_EXP_DATA   = U_BOOT_TPL_NODTB_DATA + U_BOOT_TPL_DTB_DATA
@@ -136,6 +139,7 @@ class TestFunctional(unittest.TestCase):
         TestFunctional._MakeInputFile('u-boot.img', U_BOOT_IMG_DATA)
         TestFunctional._MakeInputFile('spl/u-boot-spl.bin', U_BOOT_SPL_DATA)
         TestFunctional._MakeInputFile('tpl/u-boot-tpl.bin', U_BOOT_TPL_DATA)
+        TestFunctional._MakeInputFile('vpl/u-boot-vpl.bin', U_BOOT_VPL_DATA)
         TestFunctional._MakeInputFile('blobfile', BLOB_DATA)
         TestFunctional._MakeInputFile('me.bin', ME_DATA)
         TestFunctional._MakeInputFile('vga.bin', VGA_DATA)
@@ -161,6 +165,8 @@ class TestFunctional(unittest.TestCase):
                                       U_BOOT_SPL_NODTB_DATA)
         TestFunctional._MakeInputFile('tpl/u-boot-tpl-nodtb.bin',
                                       U_BOOT_TPL_NODTB_DATA)
+        TestFunctional._MakeInputFile('vpl/u-boot-vpl-nodtb.bin',
+                                      U_BOOT_VPL_NODTB_DATA)
         TestFunctional._MakeInputFile('fsp.bin', FSP_DATA)
         TestFunctional._MakeInputFile('cmc.bin', CMC_DATA)
         TestFunctional._MakeInputFile('vbt.bin', VBT_DATA)
@@ -279,6 +285,7 @@ class TestFunctional(unittest.TestCase):
         TestFunctional._MakeInputFile('u-boot.dtb', U_BOOT_DTB_DATA)
         TestFunctional._MakeInputFile('spl/u-boot-spl.dtb', U_BOOT_SPL_DTB_DATA)
         TestFunctional._MakeInputFile('tpl/u-boot-tpl.dtb', U_BOOT_TPL_DTB_DATA)
+        TestFunctional._MakeInputFile('vpl/u-boot-vpl.dtb', U_BOOT_VPL_DTB_DATA)
 
     def _RunBinman(self, *args, **kwargs):
         """Run binman using the command line
@@ -414,8 +421,8 @@ class TestFunctional(unittest.TestCase):
         shutil.rmtree(tmpdir)
         return data
 
-    def _GetDtbContentsForSplTpl(self, dtb_data, name):
-        """Create a version of the main DTB for SPL or SPL
+    def _GetDtbContentsForSpls(self, dtb_data, name):
+        """Create a version of the main DTB for SPL / TPL / VPL
 
         For testing we don't actually have different versions of the DTB. With
         U-Boot we normally run fdtgrep to remove unwanted nodes, but for tests
@@ -485,11 +492,11 @@ class TestFunctional(unittest.TestCase):
 
             # For testing purposes, make a copy of the DT for SPL and TPL. Add
             # a node indicating which it is, so aid verification.
-            for name in ['spl', 'tpl']:
+            for name in ['spl', 'tpl', 'vpl']:
                 dtb_fname = '%s/u-boot-%s.dtb' % (name, name)
                 outfile = os.path.join(self._indir, dtb_fname)
                 TestFunctional._MakeInputFile(dtb_fname,
-                        self._GetDtbContentsForSplTpl(dtb_data, name))
+                        self._GetDtbContentsForSpls(dtb_data, name))
 
         try:
             retcode = self._DoTestFile(fname, map=map, update_dtb=update_dtb,
@@ -595,6 +602,16 @@ class TestFunctional(unittest.TestCase):
         TestFunctional._MakeInputFile('tpl/u-boot-tpl',
             tools.read_file(cls.ElfTestFile(src_fname)))
 
+    @classmethod
+    def _SetupVplElf(cls, src_fname='bss_data'):
+        """Set up an ELF file with a '_dt_ucode_base_size' symbol
+
+        Args:
+            Filename of ELF file to use as VPL
+        """
+        TestFunctional._MakeInputFile('vpl/u-boot-vpl',
+            tools.read_file(cls.ElfTestFile(src_fname)))
+
     @classmethod
     def _SetupDescriptor(cls):
         with open(cls.TestFile('descriptor.bin'), 'rb') as fd:
@@ -1889,21 +1906,24 @@ class TestFunctional(unittest.TestCase):
         data = self._DoReadFileRealDtb('082_fdt_update_all.dts')
 
         base_expected = {
-            'section:image-pos': 0,
-            'u-boot-tpl-dtb:size': 513,
-            'u-boot-spl-dtb:size': 513,
-            'u-boot-spl-dtb:offset': 493,
-            'image-pos': 0,
-            'section/u-boot-dtb:image-pos': 0,
-            'u-boot-spl-dtb:image-pos': 493,
-            'section/u-boot-dtb:size': 493,
-            'u-boot-tpl-dtb:image-pos': 1006,
-            'section/u-boot-dtb:offset': 0,
-            'section:size': 493,
             'offset': 0,
+            'image-pos': 0,
+            'size': 2320,
             'section:offset': 0,
-            'u-boot-tpl-dtb:offset': 1006,
-            'size': 1519
+            'section:image-pos': 0,
+            'section:size': 565,
+            'section/u-boot-dtb:offset': 0,
+            'section/u-boot-dtb:image-pos': 0,
+            'section/u-boot-dtb:size': 565,
+            'u-boot-spl-dtb:offset': 565,
+            'u-boot-spl-dtb:image-pos': 565,
+            'u-boot-spl-dtb:size': 585,
+            'u-boot-tpl-dtb:offset': 1150,
+            'u-boot-tpl-dtb:image-pos': 1150,
+            'u-boot-tpl-dtb:size': 585,
+            'u-boot-vpl-dtb:image-pos': 1735,
+            'u-boot-vpl-dtb:offset': 1735,
+            'u-boot-vpl-dtb:size': 585,
         }
 
         # We expect three device-tree files in the output, one after the other.
@@ -1911,11 +1931,12 @@ class TestFunctional(unittest.TestCase):
         # and 'tpl' in the TPL tree, to make sure they are distinct from the
         # main U-Boot tree. All three should have the same postions and offset.
         start = 0
-        for item in ['', 'spl', 'tpl']:
+        self.maxDiff = None
+        for item in ['', 'spl', 'tpl', 'vpl']:
             dtb = fdt.Fdt.FromData(data[start:])
             dtb.Scan()
             props = self._GetPropTree(dtb, BASE_DTB_PROPS + REPACK_DTB_PROPS +
-                                      ['spl', 'tpl'])
+                                      ['spl', 'tpl', 'vpl'])
             expected = dict(base_expected)
             if item:
                 expected[item] = 0
@@ -1935,7 +1956,7 @@ class TestFunctional(unittest.TestCase):
             # over to the expected place.
             start = 0
             for fname in ['u-boot.dtb.out', 'spl/u-boot-spl.dtb.out',
-                          'tpl/u-boot-tpl.dtb.out']:
+                          'tpl/u-boot-tpl.dtb.out', 'vpl/u-boot-vpl.dtb.out']:
                 dtb = fdt.Fdt.FromData(data[start:])
                 size = dtb._fdt_obj.totalsize()
                 pathname = tools.get_output_filename(os.path.split(fname)[1])
@@ -1943,7 +1964,7 @@ class TestFunctional(unittest.TestCase):
                 name = os.path.split(fname)[0]
 
                 if name:
-                    orig_indata = self._GetDtbContentsForSplTpl(dtb_data, name)
+                    orig_indata = self._GetDtbContentsForSpls(dtb_data, name)
                 else:
                     orig_indata = dtb_data
                 self.assertNotEqual(outdata, orig_indata,
@@ -5321,6 +5342,52 @@ fdt         fdtmap                Extract the devicetree blob from the fdtmap
         self.assertIn("Node '/binman/fit': Unknown operation 'unknown'",
                       str(exc.exception))
 
+    def testVpl(self):
+        """Test that an image with VPL and its device tree can be created"""
+        # ELF file with a '__bss_size' symbol
+        self._SetupVplElf()
+        data = self._DoReadFile('225_u_boot_vpl.dts')
+        self.assertEqual(U_BOOT_VPL_DATA + U_BOOT_VPL_DTB_DATA, data)
+
+    def testVplNoDtb(self):
+        """Test that an image with vpl/u-boot-vpl-nodtb.bin can be created"""
+        self._SetupVplElf()
+        data = self._DoReadFile('226_u_boot_vpl_nodtb.dts')
+        self.assertEqual(U_BOOT_VPL_NODTB_DATA,
+                         data[:len(U_BOOT_VPL_NODTB_DATA)])
+
+    def testExpandedVpl(self):
+        """Test that an expanded entry type is selected for TPL when needed"""
+        self._SetupVplElf()
+
+        entry_args = {
+            'vpl-bss-pad': 'y',
+            'vpl-dtb': 'y',
+        }
+        self._DoReadFileDtb('227_fdt_incl_vpl.dts', use_expanded=True,
+                            entry_args=entry_args)
+        image = control.images['image']
+        entries = image.GetEntries()
+        self.assertEqual(1, len(entries))
+
+        # We only have u-boot-vpl, which be expanded
+        self.assertIn('u-boot-vpl', entries)
+        entry = entries['u-boot-vpl']
+        self.assertEqual('u-boot-vpl-expanded', entry.etype)
+        subent = entry.GetEntries()
+        self.assertEqual(3, len(subent))
+        self.assertIn('u-boot-vpl-nodtb', subent)
+        self.assertIn('u-boot-vpl-bss-pad', subent)
+        self.assertIn('u-boot-vpl-dtb', subent)
+
+    def testVplBssPadMissing(self):
+        """Test that a missing symbol is detected"""
+        self._SetupVplElf('u_boot_ucode_ptr')
+        with self.assertRaises(ValueError) as e:
+            self._DoReadFile('228_vpl_bss_pad.dts')
+        self.assertIn('Expected __bss_size symbol in vpl/u-boot-vpl',
+                      str(e.exception))
+
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     unittest.main()
diff --git a/tools/binman/state.py b/tools/binman/state.py
index a302e1f00e..56e5bf8bc1 100644
--- a/tools/binman/state.py
+++ b/tools/binman/state.py
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ OUR_PATH = os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__))
 DTB_TYPE_FNAME = {
     'u-boot-spl-dtb': 'spl/u-boot-spl.dtb',
     'u-boot-tpl-dtb': 'tpl/u-boot-tpl.dtb',
+    'u-boot-vpl-dtb': 'vpl/u-boot-vpl.dtb',
     }
 
 # Records the device-tree files known to binman, keyed by entry type (e.g.
@@ -292,7 +293,7 @@ def GetAllFdts():
     """Yield all device tree files being used by binman
 
     Yields:
-        Device trees being used (U-Boot proper, SPL, TPL)
+        Device trees being used (U-Boot proper, SPL, TPL, VPL)
     """
     if main_dtb:
         yield main_dtb
diff --git a/tools/binman/test/082_fdt_update_all.dts b/tools/binman/test/082_fdt_update_all.dts
index 284975cc28..1aea56989f 100644
--- a/tools/binman/test/082_fdt_update_all.dts
+++ b/tools/binman/test/082_fdt_update_all.dts
@@ -14,5 +14,7 @@
 		};
 		u-boot-tpl-dtb {
 		};
+		u-boot-vpl-dtb {
+		};
 	};
 };
diff --git a/tools/binman/test/225_u_boot_vpl.dts b/tools/binman/test/225_u_boot_vpl.dts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a3a281a91e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/binman/test/225_u_boot_vpl.dts
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+
+/dts-v1/;
+
+/ {
+	binman {
+		u-boot-vpl {
+		};
+		u-boot-vpl-dtb {
+		};
+	};
+};
diff --git a/tools/binman/test/226_u_boot_vpl_nodtb.dts b/tools/binman/test/226_u_boot_vpl_nodtb.dts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..055016badd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/binman/test/226_u_boot_vpl_nodtb.dts
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+
+
+/dts-v1/;
+
+/ {
+	#address-cells = <1>;
+	#size-cells = <1>;
+
+	binman {
+		u-boot-vpl-nodtb {
+		};
+	};
+};
diff --git a/tools/binman/test/227_fdt_incl_vpl.dts b/tools/binman/test/227_fdt_incl_vpl.dts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..435256fe31
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/binman/test/227_fdt_incl_vpl.dts
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+
+
+/dts-v1/;
+
+/ {
+	#address-cells = <1>;
+	#size-cells = <1>;
+
+	binman {
+		u-boot-vpl {
+		};
+	};
+};
diff --git a/tools/binman/test/228_vpl_bss_pad.dts b/tools/binman/test/228_vpl_bss_pad.dts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d308dcade1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/binman/test/228_vpl_bss_pad.dts
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+
+
+/dts-v1/;
+
+/ {
+	#address-cells = <1>;
+	#size-cells = <1>;
+
+	binman {
+		u-boot-vpl {
+		};
+
+		u-boot-vpl-bss-pad {
+		};
+
+		u-boot {
+		};
+	};
+};
-- 
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