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In iMX8MM it is possible to have two copies of bootloader in SD/eMMC and switch between them. The switch is triggered either by the BootROM in case the bootloader image is faulty OR can be enforced by the user. To trigger that switch the PERSIST_SECONDARY_BOOT bit should be set in GPR10 SRC register. As the bit is retained after WARM reset, that permits to control BootROM behavior regarding what boot image it will boot after reset: primary or secondary. This is useful for reliable bootloader A/B updates, as it permits switching between two copies of bootloader at different offsets of the same storage. If the PERSIST_SECONDARY_BOOT is 0, the boot ROM uses address 0x8400 for the primary image. If the PERSIST_SECONDARY_BOOT is 1, the boot ROM reads that secondary image table from address 0x8200 on the boot media and uses the address specified in the table for the secondary image. Secondary Image Table contains the sector of secondary bootloader image, exluding the offset to that image (explained below in the note). To generate the Secondary Image Table, use e.g.: $ printf '\x0\x0\x0\x0\x0\x0\x0\x0\x33\x22\x11' '\x00\x00\x10\x0\x0\x00\x0\x0\x0' > /tmp/sit.bin $ hexdump -vC /tmp/sit.bin 00000000 00 00 00 00 00000004 00 00 00 00 00000008 33 22 11 00 <--- This is the "tag" 0000000c 00 10 00 00 <--- This is the "firstSectorNumber" 00000010 00 00 00 00 You can also use NXP script from [1][2] imx-mkimage tool for SIT generation. Note that the firstSectorNumber is NOT the offset of the IVT, but an offset of the IVT decremented by Image Vector Table offset (Table 6-25. Image Vector Table Offset and Initial Load Region Size for iMX8MM/MQ), so for secondary SPL copy at offset 0x1042 sectors, firstSectorNumber must be 0x1000 (0x42 sectors * 512 = 0x8400 bytes offset). In order to test redundant boot board should be closed and SD/MMC manufacture mode disabled, as secondary boot is not supported in the SD/MMC manufacture mode, which can be disabled by blowing DISABLE_SDMMC_MFG (example for iMX8MM): > fuse prog -y 2 1 0x00800000 For additional details check i.MX 8M Mini Apllication Processor Reference Manual, 6.1.5.4.5 Redundant boot support for expansion device chapter. [1] https://source.codeaurora.org/external/imx/imx-mkimage/ [2] scripts/gen_sit.sh Change-Id: I0a5cea7295a4197f6c89183d74b4011cada52d4c Signed-off-by: Igor Opaniuk <igor.opaniuk@foundries.io>pull/1942/head
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