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I found the env problem when EMMC started

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I found that the UBoot env stored at the same address as the bootfs, which caused emMC to fail to start the kernel

Env and Uboot are both at 0x280000 addresses,

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PatrickDBest answer

ST Employee

Hi,

in OpenSTLinux v1.1, for eMMC the enviromnent in saved in ext4 file in bootfs... (CONFIG_ENV_EXT4_FILE = "/uboot.env")

But the U-Boot ext4 suport cause issue as some EXT4 option are not supported in U-Boot to allow write.

in OpenSTLinux v2.0, the eMMC now environment is saved at the END of the U-Boot partition in RAW (CONFIG_ENV_MMC)

https://wiki.st.com/stm32mpu/wiki/U-Boot_overview#U-Boot_environment_variables

And normally CONFIG_ENV_OFFSET is not used for env/mmc.c if "u-boot,mmc-env-partition" is defined in config node of DT

but it can be used as fallback when the partition name is not present in the device tree.

in ST boards, CONFIG_ENV_OFFSET=0X2800000 is used ony for NOR

So I assumed that "u-boot,mmc-env-partition" is missing in your device tree (it is an addition between V1.1 and V2.0)

see ST boards device tree for example

arch/arm/dts/stm32mp157a-dk1-u-boot.dtsi:19:

arch/arm/dts/stm32mp157c-ed1-u-boot.dtsi:20:

/ {

......

config {

.....

u-boot,mmc-env-partition = "ssbl"; <<<<< NEW in v2.0

.....

};

regards

Patrick

PatrickDBest answer

ST Employee

Hi,

in OpenSTLinux v1.1, for eMMC the enviromnent in saved in ext4 file in bootfs... (CONFIG_ENV_EXT4_FILE = "/uboot.env")

But the U-Boot ext4 suport cause issue as some EXT4 option are not supported in U-Boot to allow write.

in OpenSTLinux v2.0, the eMMC now environment is saved at the END of the U-Boot partition in RAW (CONFIG_ENV_MMC)

https://wiki.st.com/stm32mpu/wiki/U-Boot_overview#U-Boot_environment_variables

And normally CONFIG_ENV_OFFSET is not used for env/mmc.c if "u-boot,mmc-env-partition" is defined in config node of DT

but it can be used as fallback when the partition name is not present in the device tree.

in ST boards, CONFIG_ENV_OFFSET=0X2800000 is used ony for NOR

So I assumed that "u-boot,mmc-env-partition" is missing in your device tree (it is an addition between V1.1 and V2.0)

see ST boards device tree for example

arch/arm/dts/stm32mp157a-dk1-u-boot.dtsi:19:

arch/arm/dts/stm32mp157c-ed1-u-boot.dtsi:20:

/ {

......

config {

.....

u-boot,mmc-env-partition = "ssbl"; <<<<< NEW in v2.0

.....

};

regards

Patrick

SMich.1

Senior

Hi Patrick,

I trying to change some u-boot variables from user space, and I using u-boot-fw-utils in my Yocto build (2.1 release). I changed the /etc/fw_env.config.mmc to /etc/fw_env.config because I using eMMC ( I did what you mentioned before - u-boot,mmc-env-partition = "ssbl"; )

When I run the program in user space :

root@stm32mp1-ground4-mx:/etc# fw_printenv
Cannot read environment, using default
Cannot read default environment from file

I tried to change the address in /etc/fw_env.config :

/dev/disk/by-partlabel/ssbl -0x2000 0x2000

to address that I think it was with hexdump -C /dev/disk/by-partlabel/ssbl

but nothing changed I still cannot change the env variables.

can you help ?

PatrickD

ST Employee

Hi,

Tested on OpenSTLinux v2.1, with alligned U-Boot provided in V2.1 for the ST EV1 board

(v2020.01 => stm32mp15_trusted_defconfig with ENV configuration: CONFIG_ENV_SIZE, CONFIG_ENV_OFFSET_REDUND)

root@stm32mp1:~# fw_printenv -c /etc/fw_env.config.mmc

altbootcmd=run bootcmd

android_mmc_boot=mmc dev ${devnum};run android_mmc_splash;run android_mmc_fdt;run andr;

android_mmc_fdt=if part start mmc ${devnum} dt_${suffix} dt_start &&part size mmc ${dei

android_mmc_kernel=if part start mmc ${devnum} boot_${suffix} boot_start && part size i

android_mmc_splash=if part start mmc ${devnum} splash splash_start && part size mmc ${i

arch=arm

autoload=no

baudrate=115200

board=stm32mp1

board_id=0x1272

board_name=stm32mp157f-dk2

board_rev=0x000c

boot_a_script=load ${devtype} ${devnum}:${distro_bootpart} ${scriptaddr} ${prefix}${sc}

boot_device=mmc

boot_efi_binary=if fdt addr ${fdt_addr_r}; then bootefi bootmgr ${fdt_addr_r};else booi

boot_extlinux=run scan_m4fw;sysboot ${devtype} ${devnum}:${distro_bootpart} any ${scri}

boot_instance=0

boot_m4fw=rproc init; rproc load 0 ${m4fw_addr} ${filesize}; rproc start 0

boot_net_usb_start=true

boot_prefixes=/mmc0_

boot_script_dhcp=boot.scr.uimg

boot_scripts=boot.scr.uimg boot.scr

boot_syslinux_conf=extlinux/stm32mp157f-dk2_extlinux.conf

boot_targets=mmc0

bootcmd=run bootcmd_stm32mp

bootcmd_android=env set mmc_boot run android_mmc_boot;run bootcmd_stm32mp

bootcmd_mmc0=devnum=0; run mmc_boot

bootcmd_mmc1=devnum=1; run mmc_boot

bootcmd_mmc2=devnum=2; run mmc_boot

bootcmd_pxe=run boot_net_usb_start; dhcp; if pxe get; then pxe boot; fi

bootcmd_stm32mp=echo "Boot over ${boot_device}${boot_instance}!";if test ${boot_device;

bootcmd_ubifs0=devnum=0; run ubifs_boot

bootcount=3

bootdelay=1

bootfstype=ext4

cpu=armv7

devplist=4

distro_bootcmd=for target in ${boot_targets}; do run bootcmd_${target}; done

dtimg_addr=0xc44FFF80

efi_dtb_prefixes=/ /dtb/ /dtb/current/

env_check=env exists env_ver || env set env_ver ${ver};if env info -p -d -q; then env ;

env_ver=U-Boot 2020.01-stm32mp-r2.1 (Jan 06 2020 - 20:56:31 +0000)

ethaddr=00:80:e1:42:7c:ce

fastboot.boot_instance=0

fastboot.boot_mode=trusted

fdt_addr_r=0xc4000000

fdtcontroladdr=d7aec640

fdtfile=stm32mp157f-dk2.dtb

fileaddr=c4100000

filesize=b7f

kernel_addr_r=0xc2000000

load_efi_dtb=load ${devtype} ${devnum}:${distro_bootpart} ${fdt_addr_r} ${prefix}${efi}

loadaddr=0xc2000000

m4fw_addr=0xc2000000

m4fw_name=rproc-m4-fw.elf

mmc_boot=if mmc dev ${devnum}; then devtype=mmc; run scan_dev_for_boot_part; fi

partitions=name=ssbl,size=2M;name=bootfs,size=64MB,bootable;name=vendorfs,size=16M;nam-

pxefile_addr_r=0xc4200000

ramdisk_addr_r=0xc4400000

scan_dev_for_boot=echo Scanning ${devtype} ${devnum}:${distro_bootpart}...; for prefix;

scan_dev_for_boot_part=part list ${devtype} ${devnum} -bootable devplist; env exists dt

scan_dev_for_efi=setenv efi_fdtfile ${fdtfile}; if test -z "${fdtfile}" -a -n "${soc}"e

scan_dev_for_extlinux=if test -e ${devtype} ${devnum}:${distro_bootpart} ${prefix}${boi

scan_dev_for_scripts=for script in ${boot_scripts}; do if test -e ${devtype} ${devnum}e

scan_m4fw=if test -e ${devtype} ${devnum}:${distro_bootpart} ${m4fw_name};then echo Fo;

scriptaddr=0xc4100000

serial#=0049002C3438511836383238

serverip=192.168.1.1

soc=stm32mp

splashimage=0xc4300000

suffix=a

ubifs_boot=env exists bootubipart || env set bootubipart UBI; env exists bootubivol ||i

usb_boot=usb start; if usb dev ${devnum}; then devtype=usb; run scan_dev_for_boot_parti

vendor=st

ver=U-Boot 2020.01-stm32mp-r2.1 (Jan 06 2020 - 20:56:31 +0000)

root@stm32mp1:~#

You can add trace in u-boot/env/mmc.c to display the address in eMMC of the expected ENV offset when U-Boot is starting....

Then you can cross check this address used in fw_printenv....

Patrick

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