From: "Marek Behún" <kabel@kernel.org>
To: Stefan Roese <sr@denx.de>
Cc: u-boot@lists.denx.de, pali@kernel.org,
"Chris Packham" <judge.packham@gmail.com>,
"Baruch Siach" <baruch@tkos.co.il>,
"Dennis Gilmore" <dgilmore@redhat.com>,
"Mario Six" <mario.six@gdsys.cc>,
"Jon Nettleton" <jon@solid-run.com>,
"Marek Behún" <marek.behun@nic.cz>
Subject: [PATCH u-boot-marvell v3 38/39] doc/kwboot.1: Update man page
Date: Fri, 24 Sep 2021 23:07:15 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20210924210716.29752-39-kabel@kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20210924210716.29752-1-kabel@kernel.org>
From: Marek Behún <marek.behun@nic.cz>
Update man page for the kwboot utility.
Signed-off-by: Marek Behún <marek.behun@nic.cz>
---
doc/kwboot.1 | 60 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------------------
1 file changed, 39 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)
diff --git a/doc/kwboot.1 b/doc/kwboot.1
index 1e9ca268f7..acdea891d9 100644
--- a/doc/kwboot.1
+++ b/doc/kwboot.1
@@ -1,21 +1,22 @@
-.TH KWBOOT 1 "2012-05-19"
+.TH KWBOOT 1 "2021-08-25"
.SH NAME
-kwboot \- Boot Marvell Kirkwood SoCs over a serial link.
+kwboot \- Boot Marvell Kirkwood (and others 32-bit) SoCs over a serial link.
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B kwboot
.RB [ "-b \fIimage\fP" ]
-.RB [ "-p" ]
.RB [ "-t" ]
.RB [ "-B \fIbaudrate\fP" ]
.RB \fITTY\fP
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
-The \fBmkimage\fP program boots boards based on Marvell's Kirkwood
-platform over their integrated UART. Boot image files will typically
+The \fBkwboot\fP program boots boards based on Marvell's 32-bit
+platforms including Kirkwood, Dove, A370, AXP, A375, A38x
+and A39x over their integrated UART. Boot image files will typically
contain a second stage boot loader, such as U-Boot. The image file
must conform to Marvell's BootROM firmware image format
-(\fIkwbimage\fP), created using a tool such as \fBmkimage\fP.
+(\fIkwbimage v0\fP or \fIv1\fP), created using a tool such as
+\fBmkimage\fP.
Following power-up or a system reset, system BootROM code polls the
UART for a brief period of time, sensing a handshake message which
@@ -36,25 +37,23 @@ by the second-stage loader.
Handshake; then upload file \fIimage\fP over \fITTY\fP.
Note that for the encapsulated boot code to be executed, \fIimage\fP
-must be of type "UART boot" (0x69). Boot images of different types,
-such as backup images of vendor firmware downloaded from flash memory
-(type 0x8B), will not work (or not as expected). See \fB-p\fP for a
-workaround.
+must be of type "UART boot" (0x69). The \fBkwboot\fP program changes
+this type automatically, unless the \fIimage\fP is signed, in which
+case it cannot be changed.
This mode writes handshake status and upload progress indication to
-stdout.
+stdout. It is possible that \fIimage\fP contains an optional binary
+code in it's header which may also print some output via UART (for
+example U-Boot SPL does this). In such a case, this output is also
+written to stdout after the header is sent.
.TP
.BI "\-p"
-In combination with \fB-b\fP, patches the header in \fIimage\fP prior
-to upload, to "UART boot" type.
+Obsolete. Does nothing.
-This option attempts on-the-fly conversion of some none-UART image
-types, such as images which were originally formatted to be stored in
-flash memory.
-
-Conversion is performed in memory. The contents of \fIimage\fP will
-not be altered.
+In the past, when this option was used, the program patched the header
+in the image prior upload, to "UART boot" type. This is now done by
+default.
.TP
.BI "\-t"
@@ -65,11 +64,26 @@ If used in combination with \fB-b\fP, terminal mode is entered
immediately following a successful image upload.
If standard I/O streams connect to a console, this mode will terminate
-after receiving 'ctrl-\\' followed by 'c' from console input.
+after receiving \fBctrl-\e\fP followed by \fBc\fP from console input.
.TP
.BI "\-B \fIbaudrate\fP"
-Adjust the baud rate on \fITTY\fP. Default rate is 115200.
+If used in combination with \fB-b\fP, inject into the image header
+code that changes baud rate to \fIbaudrate\fP after uploading image
+header, and code that changes the baud rate back to the default
+(115200 Bd) before executing payload, and also adjust the baud rate
+on \fITTY\fP correspondingly. This can make the upload significantly
+faster.
+
+If used in combination with \fB-t\fP, adjust the baud rate to
+\fIbaudrate\fP on \fITTY\fP before starting terminal.
+
+If both \fB-b\fP and \fB-t\fP are used, the baud rate is changed
+back to 115200 after the upload.
+
+Tested values for \fIbaudrate\fP for Armada 38x include: 115200,
+230400, 460800, 500000, 576000, 921600, 1000000, 1152000, 1500000,
+2000000, 2500000, 3125000, 4000000 and 5200000.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.PP
@@ -82,3 +96,7 @@ Daniel Stodden <daniel.stodden@gmail.com>
Luka Perkov <luka@openwrt.org>
.br
David Purdy <david.c.purdy@gmail.com>
+.br
+Pali Rohár <pali@kernel.org>
+.br
+Marek Behún <marek.behun@nic.cz>
--
2.32.0
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2021-09-24 21:24 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 99+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2021-09-24 21:06 [PATCH u-boot-marvell v3 00/39] kwboot higher baudrate Marek Behún
2021-08-17 22:59 ` [PATCH u-boot-marvell v3 19/39] tools: kwbimage: Simplify iteration over version 1 optional headers Marek Behún
2021-08-25 12:49 ` [PATCH u-boot-marvell v3 39/39] MAINTAINERS: Add entry for kwbimage / kwboot tools Marek Behún
2021-09-24 21:06 ` [PATCH u-boot-marvell v3 01/39] tools: kwbimage: Fix printf format warning Marek Behún
2021-10-01 6:00 ` Stefan Roese
2021-09-24 21:06 ` [PATCH u-boot-marvell v3 02/39] tools: kwboot: Fix buffer overflow in kwboot_terminal() Marek Behún
2021-10-01 6:14 ` Stefan Roese
2021-09-24 21:06 ` [PATCH u-boot-marvell v3 03/39] tools: kwboot: Make the quit sequence buffer const Marek Behún
2021-10-01 6:14 ` Stefan Roese
2021-09-24 21:06 ` [PATCH u-boot-marvell v3 04/39] tools: kwboot: Refactor and fix writing buffer Marek Behún
2021-10-01 6:14 ` Stefan Roese
2021-09-24 21:06 ` [PATCH u-boot-marvell v3 05/39] tools: kwboot: Print version information header Marek Behún
2021-10-01 6:15 ` Stefan Roese
2021-09-24 21:06 ` [PATCH u-boot-marvell v3 06/39] tools: kwboot: Fix kwboot_xm_sendblock() function when kwboot_tty_recv() fails Marek Behún
2021-10-01 6:15 ` Stefan Roese
2021-09-24 21:06 ` [PATCH u-boot-marvell v3 07/39] tools: kwboot: Fix return type of kwboot_xm_makeblock() function Marek Behún
2021-10-01 6:15 ` Stefan Roese
2021-09-24 21:06 ` [PATCH u-boot-marvell v3 08/39] tools: kwboot: Fix comparison of integers with different size Marek Behún
2021-10-01 6:16 ` Stefan Roese
2021-09-24 21:06 ` [PATCH u-boot-marvell v3 09/39] tools: kwboot: Fix printing progress Marek Behún
2021-10-01 6:16 ` Stefan Roese
2021-09-24 21:06 ` [PATCH u-boot-marvell v3 10/39] tools: kwboot: Print newline on error when progress was not completed Marek Behún
2021-10-01 6:16 ` Stefan Roese
2021-09-24 21:06 ` [PATCH u-boot-marvell v3 11/39] tools: kwboot: Split sending image into header and data stages Marek Behún
2021-10-01 6:17 ` Stefan Roese
2021-09-24 21:06 ` [PATCH u-boot-marvell v3 12/39] tools: kwboot: Use a function to check whether received byte is a Xmodem reply Marek Behún
2021-10-01 6:17 ` Stefan Roese
2021-09-24 21:06 ` [PATCH u-boot-marvell v3 13/39] tools: kwboot: Allow non-xmodem text output from BootROM only in a specific case Marek Behún
2021-10-01 6:19 ` Stefan Roese
2021-09-24 21:06 ` [PATCH u-boot-marvell v3 14/39] tools: kwboot: Print new line after SPL output Marek Behún
2021-10-01 6:20 ` Stefan Roese
2021-09-24 21:06 ` [PATCH u-boot-marvell v3 15/39] tools: kwboot: Allow greater timeout when executing header code Marek Behún
2021-10-01 6:20 ` Stefan Roese
2021-09-24 21:06 ` [PATCH u-boot-marvell v3 16/39] tools: kwboot: Prevent waiting indefinitely if no xmodem reply is received Marek Behún
2021-10-01 6:21 ` Stefan Roese
2021-09-24 21:06 ` [PATCH u-boot-marvell v3 17/39] tools: kwboot: Properly finish xmodem transfer Marek Behún
2021-10-01 6:21 ` Stefan Roese
2021-09-24 21:06 ` [PATCH u-boot-marvell v3 18/39] tools: kwboot: Always call kwboot_img_patch_hdr() Marek Behún
2021-10-01 6:22 ` Stefan Roese
2021-09-24 21:06 ` [PATCH u-boot-marvell v3 20/39] tools: kwboot: Don't patch image header if signed Marek Behún
2021-09-24 21:06 ` [PATCH u-boot-marvell v3 21/39] tools: kwboot: Patch source address in image header Marek Behún
2021-10-01 6:22 ` Stefan Roese
2021-09-24 21:06 ` [PATCH u-boot-marvell v3 22/39] tools: kwboot: Patch destination address to DDR area for SPI image Marek Behún
2021-10-01 6:23 ` Stefan Roese
2021-09-24 21:07 ` [PATCH u-boot-marvell v3 23/39] tools: kwbimage: Refactor image_version() Marek Behún
2021-10-01 6:23 ` Stefan Roese
2021-09-24 21:07 ` [PATCH u-boot-marvell v3 24/39] tools: kwbimage: Refactor kwbimage header size determination Marek Behún
2021-10-01 6:23 ` Stefan Roese
2021-09-24 21:07 ` [PATCH u-boot-marvell v3 25/39] tools: kwbimage: Update comments describing kwbimage v1 structures Marek Behún
2021-10-01 6:24 ` Stefan Roese
2021-09-24 21:07 ` [PATCH u-boot-marvell v3 26/39] tools: kwboot: Round up header size to 128 B when patching Marek Behún
2021-10-01 6:24 ` Stefan Roese
2021-09-24 21:07 ` [PATCH u-boot-marvell v3 27/39] tools: kwboot: Explicitly check against size of struct main_hdr_v1 Marek Behún
2021-10-01 6:24 ` Stefan Roese
2021-09-24 21:07 ` [PATCH u-boot-marvell v3 28/39] tools: kwboot: Support higher baudrates when booting via UART Marek Behún
2021-10-01 6:27 ` Stefan Roese
2021-09-24 21:07 ` [PATCH u-boot-marvell v3 29/39] tools: kwboot: Allow any baudrate on Linux Marek Behún
2021-10-01 6:28 ` Stefan Roese
2021-09-24 21:07 ` [PATCH u-boot-marvell v3 30/39] tools: kwboot: Check whether baudrate was set to requested value Marek Behún
2021-10-01 6:29 ` Stefan Roese
2021-09-24 21:07 ` [PATCH u-boot-marvell v3 31/39] tools: kwboot: Fix initializing tty device Marek Behún
2021-10-01 6:29 ` Stefan Roese
2021-09-24 21:07 ` [PATCH u-boot-marvell v3 32/39] tools: kwboot: Disable tty interbyte timeout Marek Behún
2021-10-01 6:29 ` Stefan Roese
2021-09-24 21:07 ` [PATCH u-boot-marvell v3 33/39] tools: kwboot: Disable non-blocking mode Marek Behún
2021-09-24 21:07 ` [PATCH u-boot-marvell v3 34/39] tools: kwboot: Cosmetic fix Marek Behún
2021-10-01 6:30 ` Stefan Roese
2021-09-24 21:07 ` [PATCH u-boot-marvell v3 35/39] tools: kwboot: Avoid code repetition in kwboot_img_patch() Marek Behún
2021-10-01 6:30 ` Stefan Roese
2021-09-24 21:07 ` [PATCH u-boot-marvell v3 36/39] tools: kwboot: Update file header Marek Behún
2021-10-01 6:30 ` Stefan Roese
2021-09-24 21:07 ` [PATCH u-boot-marvell v3 37/39] tools: kwboot: Add Pali and Marek as authors Marek Behún
2021-10-01 6:30 ` Stefan Roese
2021-09-24 21:07 ` Marek Behún [this message]
2021-10-01 6:31 ` [PATCH u-boot-marvell v3 38/39] doc/kwboot.1: Update man page Stefan Roese
2021-09-30 18:14 ` [PATCH u-boot-marvell v3 00/39] kwboot higher baudrate Pali Rohár
2021-10-01 4:52 ` Stefan Roese
2021-10-01 7:46 ` Stefan Roese
2021-10-01 9:16 ` Marek Behún
2021-10-01 9:23 ` Stefan Roese
2021-10-01 9:34 ` Marek Behún
2021-10-01 9:28 ` Pali Rohár
2021-10-01 9:58 ` Stefan Roese
2021-10-01 10:09 ` Pali Rohár
2021-10-01 10:28 ` Stefan Roese
2021-10-01 10:39 ` Pali Rohár
2021-10-01 10:43 ` Stefan Roese
2021-10-01 10:49 ` Pali Rohár
2021-10-01 11:01 ` Stefan Roese
2021-10-01 12:59 ` Tom Rini
2021-10-03 9:52 ` Stefan Roese
2021-10-01 10:36 ` Marek Behún
2021-10-01 10:40 ` Stefan Roese
2021-10-01 10:45 ` Marek Behún
2021-10-22 8:38 ` Stefan Roese
2021-10-22 8:48 ` Pali Rohár
2021-10-22 8:50 ` Stefan Roese
[not found] ` <20210924210716.29752-40-kabel@kernel.org>
2021-10-01 6:31 ` [PATCH u-boot-marvell v3 39/39] MAINTAINERS: Add entry for kwbimage / kwboot tools Stefan Roese
2021-10-01 12:33 ` [PATCH u-boot-marvell v3 00/39] kwboot higher baudrate Stefan Roese
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