Commit fd0201bc authored by davidcunado-arm's avatar davidcunado-arm Committed by GitHub
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Merge pull request #736 from davidcunado-arm/dc/v1.3_update

Release v1.3: Minor updates to user guide
parents b314c9fa 49db6f1c
......@@ -116,11 +116,7 @@ Download the Trusted Firmware source code from Github:
"Summary of build options" for more information on available build
options.
* (AArch32 only) Currently only `PLAT=fvp` is supported. Please note that
AArch32 support for Normal world boot loader (BL33), like U-boot or
UEFI, on FVP is not available upstream. Hence custom solutions are
required to allow Linux boot on FVP. The build instructions below
assume such a custom boot loader (BL33) is available.
* (AArch32 only) Currently only `PLAT=fvp` is supported.
* (AArch32 only) `AARCH32_SP` is the AArch32 EL3 Runtime Software and it
corresponds to the BL32 image. A minimal `AARCH32_SP`, sp_min, is
......@@ -632,7 +628,7 @@ BL31 binary. Then to build the TSP image use:
An additional boot loader binary file is created in the `build` directory:
`build/<platform>/<build-type>/bl32.bin`
build/<platform>/<build-type>/bl32.bin
### Checking source code style
......@@ -667,14 +663,26 @@ platforms require a BL33 image which corresponds to the normal world bootloader
(e.g. UEFI or U-Boot).
The TF build system provides the make target `fip` to create a FIP file for the
specified platform using the FIP creation tool included in the TF project. For
example, to build a FIP file for FVP, packaging TF images and a BL33 image:
specified platform using the FIP creation tool included in the TF project.
Examples below show how to build a FIP file for FVP, packaging TF images and a
BL33 image.
For AArch64:
make PLAT=fvp BL33=<path/to/bl33.bin> fip
For AArch32:
make PLAT=fvp ARCH=aarch32 AARCH32_SP=sp_min BL33=<path/to/bl33.bin> fip
Note that AArch32 support for Normal world boot loader (BL33), like U-boot or
UEFI, on FVP is not available upstream. Hence custom solutions are required to
allow Linux boot on FVP. These instructions assume such a custom boot loader
(BL33) is available.
The resulting FIP may be found in:
`build/fvp/<build-type>/fip.bin`
build/fvp/<build-type>/fip.bin
For advanced operations on FIP files, it is also possible to independently build
the tool and create or modify FIPs using this tool. To do this, follow these
......@@ -863,6 +871,9 @@ Firmware, obtain the additional required firmware, and pack it all together in
a single FIP binary. It assumes that a [Linaro Release][Linaro Release Notes]
has been installed.
Note currently [Linaro Release][Linaro Release Notes] only includes pre-built
binaries for AArch64. For AArch32, pre-built binaries are not available.
Note: follow the full instructions for one platform before switching to a
different one. Mixing instructions for different platforms may result in
corrupted binaries.
......@@ -891,14 +902,20 @@ corrupted binaries.
exist in the current directory. If that is the case, either delete those
files or use the `--force` option to overwrite.
Note for AArch32, the instructions below assume that nt-fw.bin is a custom
Normal world boot loader that supports AArch32.
3. Build TF images and create a new FIP
# Juno
make PLAT=juno SCP_BL2=scp-fw.bin BL33=nt-fw.bin all fip
# FVP
# FVP AArch64
make PLAT=fvp BL33=nt-fw.bin all fip
# FVP AArch32
make PLAT=fvp ARCH=aarch32 AARCH32_SP=sp_min BL33=nt-fw.bin all fip
The resulting BL1 and FIP images may be found in:
# Juno
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