From: Sascha Hauer <s.hauer@pengutronix.de>
To: BAREBOX <barebox@lists.infradead.org>
Cc: "Claude Sonnet 4.5" <noreply@anthropic.com>,
Ahmad Fatoum <a.fatoum@pengutronix.de>
Subject: [PATCH v4 20/22] riscv: link ELF image into PBL
Date: Wed, 14 Jan 2026 13:14:45 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260114-pbl-load-elf-v4-20-0afa78d95a7e@pengutronix.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260114-pbl-load-elf-v4-0-0afa78d95a7e@pengutronix.de>
Instead of linking the raw binary barebox proper image into the PBL link
the ELF image into the PBL. With this barebox proper starts with a properly
linked and fully initialized C environment, so the calls to
relocate_to_adr() and setup_c() can be removed from barebox proper.
As barebox proper is now an ELF file we no longer need to map the entry
function to the start of the image. Just link it to wherever the linker
wants it and drop the text_entry section. Also, remove the start()
function and set the ELF entry to barebox_non_pbl_start() directly.
While at it also remove the bare_init stuff from the barebox proper
linker script as it's only relevant to the PBL linker script which
is a separate script.
Reviewed-by: Ahmad Fatoum <a.fatoum@pengutronix.de>
Signed-off-by: Sascha Hauer <s.hauer@pengutronix.de>
---
arch/riscv/Kconfig | 1 +
arch/riscv/boot/start.c | 19 +------------------
arch/riscv/boot/uncompress.c | 21 ++++++++++++++++++++-
arch/riscv/lib/barebox.lds.S | 7 +------
4 files changed, 23 insertions(+), 25 deletions(-)
diff --git a/arch/riscv/Kconfig b/arch/riscv/Kconfig
index 96d013d8514ac12de5c34a426262d85f8cf021b9..d9794354f4ed2e8bf7276e03b968c566002c2ec6 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/riscv/Kconfig
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ config RISCV
select HAS_KALLSYMS
select RISCV_TIMER if RISCV_SBI
select HW_HAS_PCI
+ select PBL_IMAGE_ELF
select HAVE_ARCH_BOARD_GENERIC_DT
select HAVE_ARCH_BOOTM_OFTREE
diff --git a/arch/riscv/boot/start.c b/arch/riscv/boot/start.c
index 5091340c8a374fc360ab732ba01ec8516e82a83d..15bb91ac1b49ada66375507120256daff6b563f4 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/boot/start.c
+++ b/arch/riscv/boot/start.c
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ device_initcall(barebox_memory_areas_init);
* First function in the uncompressed image. We get here from
* the pbl. The stack already has been set up by the pbl.
*/
-__noreturn __no_sanitize_address __section(.text_entry)
+__noreturn
void barebox_non_pbl_start(unsigned long membase, unsigned long memsize,
void *boarddata)
{
@@ -123,12 +123,6 @@ void barebox_non_pbl_start(unsigned long membase, unsigned long memsize,
unsigned long barebox_size = barebox_image_size + MAX_BSS_SIZE;
unsigned long barebox_base = riscv_mem_barebox_image(membase, endmem, barebox_size);
- relocate_to_current_adr();
-
- setup_c();
-
- barrier();
-
irq_init_vector(riscv_mode());
pr_debug("memory at 0x%08lx, size 0x%08lx\n", membase, memsize);
@@ -183,14 +177,3 @@ void barebox_non_pbl_start(unsigned long membase, unsigned long memsize,
start_barebox();
}
-
-void start(unsigned long membase, unsigned long memsize, void *boarddata);
-/*
- * First function in the uncompressed image. We get here from
- * the pbl. The stack already has been set up by the pbl.
- */
-void __no_sanitize_address __section(.text_entry) start(unsigned long membase,
- unsigned long memsize, void *boarddata)
-{
- barebox_non_pbl_start(membase, memsize, boarddata);
-}
diff --git a/arch/riscv/boot/uncompress.c b/arch/riscv/boot/uncompress.c
index 84142acf9c66fe1fcceb6ae63d15ac078ccddee7..d0eb36accb04bfd27504a931a0b30effc3b8237b 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/boot/uncompress.c
+++ b/arch/riscv/boot/uncompress.c
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ void __noreturn barebox_pbl_start(unsigned long membase, unsigned long memsize,
unsigned long barebox_base;
void *pg_start, *pg_end;
unsigned long pc = get_pc();
+ struct elf_image elf;
+ int ret;
irq_init_vector(riscv_mode());
@@ -68,7 +70,24 @@ void __noreturn barebox_pbl_start(unsigned long membase, unsigned long memsize,
sync_caches_for_execution();
- barebox = (void *)barebox_base;
+ ret = elf_open_binary_into(&elf, (void *)barebox_base);
+ if (ret) {
+ pr_err("Failed to open ELF binary: %d\n", ret);
+ hang();
+ }
+
+ ret = elf_load_inplace(&elf);
+ if (ret) {
+ pr_err("Failed to relocate ELF: %d\n", ret);
+ hang();
+ }
+
+ /*
+ * TODO: Add pbl_mmu_setup_from_elf() call when RISC-V PBL
+ * MMU support is implemented, similar to ARM
+ */
+
+ barebox = (void *)(unsigned long)elf.entry;
pr_debug("jumping to uncompressed image at 0x%p. dtb=0x%p\n", barebox, fdt);
diff --git a/arch/riscv/lib/barebox.lds.S b/arch/riscv/lib/barebox.lds.S
index 0cfa4bff57920bfaed822cb62c553c49f543994c..e2666938097d2a732067f4bd69140a9969eb0cbb 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/lib/barebox.lds.S
+++ b/arch/riscv/lib/barebox.lds.S
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
#include <asm/barebox.lds.h>
OUTPUT_ARCH(BAREBOX_OUTPUT_ARCH)
-ENTRY(start)
+ENTRY(barebox_non_pbl_start)
OUTPUT_FORMAT(BAREBOX_OUTPUT_FORMAT)
PHDRS
@@ -36,16 +36,11 @@ SECTIONS
.text :
{
_stext = .;
- *(.text_entry*)
- __bare_init_start = .;
- *(.text_bare_init*)
- __bare_init_end = .;
__exceptions_start = .;
KEEP(*(.text_exceptions*))
__exceptions_stop = .;
*(.text*)
} :text
- BAREBOX_BARE_INIT_SIZE
. = ALIGN(4096);
__start_rodata = .;
--
2.47.3
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-01-14 12:36 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 25+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-01-14 12:14 [PATCH v4 00/22] PBL: Add PBL ELF loading support with dynamic relocations Sascha Hauer
2026-01-14 12:14 ` [PATCH v4 01/22] Makefile.compiler: add objcopy-option Sascha Hauer
2026-01-14 12:14 ` [PATCH v4 02/22] elf: only accept images matching the native ELF_CLASS Sascha Hauer
2026-01-14 12:14 ` [PATCH v4 03/22] elf: build for PBL as well Sascha Hauer
2026-01-14 12:14 ` [PATCH v4 04/22] elf: add elf segment iterator Sascha Hauer
2026-01-14 13:45 ` Ahmad Fatoum
2026-01-14 12:14 ` [PATCH v4 05/22] elf: add dynamic relocation support Sascha Hauer
2026-01-14 12:14 ` [PATCH v4 06/22] ARM: implement elf_apply_relocations() for ELF " Sascha Hauer
2026-01-14 12:14 ` [PATCH v4 07/22] riscv: define generic relocate_image Sascha Hauer
2026-01-14 12:14 ` [PATCH v4 08/22] riscv: implement elf_apply_relocations() for ELF relocation support Sascha Hauer
2026-01-14 12:14 ` [PATCH v4 09/22] elf: implement elf_load_inplace() Sascha Hauer
2026-01-14 12:14 ` [PATCH v4 10/22] elf: create elf_open_binary_into() Sascha Hauer
2026-01-14 12:14 ` [PATCH v4 11/22] Makefile: add vmbarebox build target Sascha Hauer
2026-01-14 12:14 ` [PATCH v4 12/22] PBL: allow to link ELF image into PBL Sascha Hauer
2026-01-14 12:14 ` [PATCH v4 13/22] mmu: add MAP_CACHED_RO mapping type Sascha Hauer
2026-01-14 12:14 ` [PATCH v4 14/22] ARM: drop arm_fixup_vectors() Sascha Hauer
2026-01-14 12:14 ` [PATCH v4 15/22] ARM: linker script: create separate PT_LOAD segments for text, rodata, and data Sascha Hauer
2026-01-14 15:06 ` Ahmad Fatoum
2026-01-14 12:14 ` [PATCH v4 16/22] ARM: link ELF image into PBL Sascha Hauer
2026-01-14 12:14 ` [PATCH v4 17/22] ARM: cleanup barebox proper entry Sascha Hauer
2026-01-14 12:14 ` [PATCH v4 18/22] ARM: PBL: setup MMU with proper permissions from ELF segments Sascha Hauer
2026-01-14 12:14 ` [PATCH v4 19/22] riscv: linker script: create separate PT_LOAD segments for text, rodata, and data Sascha Hauer
2026-01-14 12:14 ` Sascha Hauer [this message]
2026-01-14 12:14 ` [PATCH v4 21/22] riscv: Allwinner D1: Drop M-Mode Sascha Hauer
2026-01-14 12:14 ` [PATCH v4 22/22] riscv: add ELF segment-based memory protection with MMU Sascha Hauer
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