Systemd-boot not properly loading device tree, when loaded by U-boot (ARM64, tested on RK3399)

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Systemd-boot not properly loading device tree, when loaded by U-boot (ARM64, tested on RK3399)

From: Qu Wenruo <hidden>
Date: 2021-09-17 11:28:21

Hi,

I'm recently testing booting my RK3399 boards with the following boot
sequence:

U-boot -> systemd-boot (EFI payload) -> kernel

Which provides much more flex than plain extlinux conf from U-boot.
(More choice, easier to write config, runtime kernel change).

So far "kernel" and "initramfs" key work fine.

But I notice that "devicetree" key is not working properly.

The Uboot fdt search path doesn't include "/dtbs" which is used by my
distro, and my entry config specify the device-tree file like this:

title        ManjaroARM boot from nvme
linux        /Image
devicetree    /dtbs/rockchip/rk3399-rockpro64.dtb
initrd        /initramfs-linux.img
options        console=ttyS2,1500000 root=/dev/arm_nvme/root rw loglevel=7

Thus if systemd-boot doesn't load the correct device-tree, kernel will
use the default fdt passed from Uboot, which is already out-of-date and
can cause problems for the upstream kernel I used.

Unfortunately, with above config, after booting the kernel, the fdt is
the fallback one from Uboot, not loading the proper one specified by
systemd-boot config.

The proof I went is checking the opp table.
I have replaced the "/dtbs/rockchip/rk3399-rockpro64.dtb" with a custom
dtb which uses op1 tables.
But the kernel only sees a very out-of-dated fdt, which some opp is even
invalid.

How could I continue debugging the missing link?
Like what systemd-boot needs to load the device-tree? Or U-boot EFI
environment lacks certain facility to support systemd-boot?

Thanks,
Qu


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Re: [systemd-devel] Systemd-boot not properly loading device tree, when loaded by U-boot (ARM64, tested on RK3399)

From: Qu Wenruo <hidden>
Date: 2021-09-17 11:51:02


On 2021/9/17 19:45, Lennart Poettering wrote:
On Fr, 17.09.21 19:25, Qu Wenruo (wqu@suse.com) wrote:
quoted
Hi,

I'm recently testing booting my RK3399 boards with the following boot
sequence:

U-boot -> systemd-boot (EFI payload) -> kernel

Which provides much more flex than plain extlinux conf from U-boot.
(More choice, easier to write config, runtime kernel change).

So far "kernel" and "initramfs" key work fine.

But I notice that "devicetree" key is not working properly.

The Uboot fdt search path doesn't include "/dtbs" which is used by my
distro, and my entry config specify the device-tree file like this:

title        ManjaroARM boot from nvme
linux        /Image
devicetree    /dtbs/rockchip/rk3399-rockpro64.dtb
initrd        /initramfs-linux.img
options        console=ttyS2,1500000 root=/dev/arm_nvme/root rw loglevel=7

Thus if systemd-boot doesn't load the correct device-tree, kernel will
use the default fdt passed from Uboot, which is already out-of-date and
can cause problems for the upstream kernel I used.

Unfortunately, with above config, after booting the kernel, the fdt is
the fallback one from Uboot, not loading the proper one specified by
systemd-boot config.

The proof I went is checking the opp table.
I have replaced the "/dtbs/rockchip/rk3399-rockpro64.dtb" with a custom
dtb which uses op1 tables.
But the kernel only sees a very out-of-dated fdt, which some opp is even
invalid.

How could I continue debugging the missing link?
Like what systemd-boot needs to load the device-tree? Or U-boot EFI
environment lacks certain facility to support systemd-boot?
Did you see this:

https://github.com/systemd/systemd/pull/19417

(and maybe this: https://github.com/systemd/systemd/pull/20601)
Awesome! Let me try these PRs and report back!

Thanks for the super-fast mention!
Qu
maybe that addresses your issues?

Lennart

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Re: [systemd-devel] Systemd-boot not properly loading device tree, when loaded by U-boot (ARM64, tested on RK3399)

From: Lennart Poettering <hidden>
Date: 2021-09-17 11:55:36

On Fr, 17.09.21 19:25, Qu Wenruo (wqu@suse.com) wrote:
Hi,

I'm recently testing booting my RK3399 boards with the following boot
sequence:

U-boot -> systemd-boot (EFI payload) -> kernel

Which provides much more flex than plain extlinux conf from U-boot.
(More choice, easier to write config, runtime kernel change).

So far "kernel" and "initramfs" key work fine.

But I notice that "devicetree" key is not working properly.

The Uboot fdt search path doesn't include "/dtbs" which is used by my
distro, and my entry config specify the device-tree file like this:

title        ManjaroARM boot from nvme
linux        /Image
devicetree    /dtbs/rockchip/rk3399-rockpro64.dtb
initrd        /initramfs-linux.img
options        console=ttyS2,1500000 root=/dev/arm_nvme/root rw loglevel=7

Thus if systemd-boot doesn't load the correct device-tree, kernel will
use the default fdt passed from Uboot, which is already out-of-date and
can cause problems for the upstream kernel I used.

Unfortunately, with above config, after booting the kernel, the fdt is
the fallback one from Uboot, not loading the proper one specified by
systemd-boot config.

The proof I went is checking the opp table.
I have replaced the "/dtbs/rockchip/rk3399-rockpro64.dtb" with a custom
dtb which uses op1 tables.
But the kernel only sees a very out-of-dated fdt, which some opp is even
invalid.

How could I continue debugging the missing link?
Like what systemd-boot needs to load the device-tree? Or U-boot EFI
environment lacks certain facility to support systemd-boot?
Did you see this:

https://github.com/systemd/systemd/pull/19417

(and maybe this: https://github.com/systemd/systemd/pull/20601)

maybe that addresses your issues?

Lennart

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Re: [systemd-devel] Systemd-boot not properly loading device tree, when loaded by U-boot (ARM64, tested on RK3399)

From: Qu Wenruo <hidden>
Date: 2021-09-17 13:19:32


On 2021/9/17 19:45, Lennart Poettering wrote:
On Fr, 17.09.21 19:25, Qu Wenruo (wqu@suse.com) wrote:
quoted
Hi,

I'm recently testing booting my RK3399 boards with the following boot
sequence:

U-boot -> systemd-boot (EFI payload) -> kernel

Which provides much more flex than plain extlinux conf from U-boot.
(More choice, easier to write config, runtime kernel change).

So far "kernel" and "initramfs" key work fine.

But I notice that "devicetree" key is not working properly.

The Uboot fdt search path doesn't include "/dtbs" which is used by my
distro, and my entry config specify the device-tree file like this:

title        ManjaroARM boot from nvme
linux        /Image
devicetree    /dtbs/rockchip/rk3399-rockpro64.dtb
initrd        /initramfs-linux.img
options        console=ttyS2,1500000 root=/dev/arm_nvme/root rw loglevel=7

Thus if systemd-boot doesn't load the correct device-tree, kernel will
use the default fdt passed from Uboot, which is already out-of-date and
can cause problems for the upstream kernel I used.

Unfortunately, with above config, after booting the kernel, the fdt is
the fallback one from Uboot, not loading the proper one specified by
systemd-boot config.

The proof I went is checking the opp table.
I have replaced the "/dtbs/rockchip/rk3399-rockpro64.dtb" with a custom
dtb which uses op1 tables.
But the kernel only sees a very out-of-dated fdt, which some opp is even
invalid.

How could I continue debugging the missing link?
Like what systemd-boot needs to load the device-tree? Or U-boot EFI
environment lacks certain facility to support systemd-boot?
Did you see this:

https://github.com/systemd/systemd/pull/19417
Confirmed this pull fixes the problem.

I only need to wait for next release to get it from my distro.

Awesome!

Thanks,
Qu
(and maybe this: https://github.com/systemd/systemd/pull/20601)

maybe that addresses your issues?

Lennart

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