On 08/10/2013 11:23 PM, Jon wrote: > Enabling HYP seem conceptually easy. > From what I gather it involves initializing the cores one at a time, > then touching 16 registers. > (something like that) > > The nv-u-boot does not seem to support saveenv, so might be worthwhile > to rebuild with better default env. > (known issue) > > If somebody can get this working I'll be happy to integrate with the > f19 remix for chromebook. > My experience so far was that the HYP enabled u-boot does not work. > Meaning the bootm of the FIT image fails, and also the case of legacy > uImages also fail to bootm. > > regards, > -Jon Disnard
Hi Jon, I don't know how you have things set up for uboot and the kernel. One of the problems that I found when setting up to use nv-uboot on the sd card is the uboot is looking for partition 12 (0xc) for the uboot/uboot.scr.uimg, which probably doesn't exist on the card. I found after careful reading of the following URL that I needed to adjust $script_part to point to the proper partition EFI-SYSTEM: http://www.chromium.org/chromium-os/u-boot-porting-guide/using-nv-u-boot-on-the-samsung-arm-chromebook That should at least allow you to set the variable more easily even if the saveenv isn't working on uboot. There are also two different versions of nv_uboot for chrome book. From what I have read upstream kernels need to use the one that supports the simple frame buffer and that the support for the simple framebuffer needs to be enabled in the kernel. -Will > > On Sat, Aug 10, 2013 at 10:12 PM, Jonathan Masters <j...@redhat.com> wrote: >> I'll try this out. >> >> -- >> Sent from my iPad >> >> On Aug 7, 2013, at 12:02, Jon <jdisn...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> There is a HYP enabled u-boot floating around. >>> >>> http://www.virtualopensystems.com/media/chromebook/nv_u-boot-snow.kpart >>> >>> So far I've been unable to get it to boot Fedora, but others are welcome to >>> try. >>> >>> Here is the git for the above: >>> https://github.com/virtualopensystems/u-boot >>> >>> They also have some documentation: >>> https://lists.cs.columbia.edu/pipermail/kvmarm/2013-July/006481.html >>> >>> Regards, >>> >>> -Jon Disnard >>> fas: parasense >>> irc: masta >>> >>> On Wed, Aug 7, 2013 at 10:51 AM, Peter Robinson <pbrobin...@gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>>> On Wed, Aug 7, 2013 at 4:47 PM, Adam Goode <a...@spicenitz.org> wrote: >>>>> Was there ever a resolution to this? I am happy to file a bug in the >>>>> chromium tracker to get this looked at, if needed. >>>> >>>> None that I'm aware of but if you could file a bug in the chromium >>>> tracker that would be fab. >>>> >>>> Peter >>>> >>>>> Adam >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Fri, Jul 5, 2013 at 12:16 PM, Richard W.M. Jones <rjo...@redhat.com> >>>>> wrote: >>>>>> On Fri, Jul 05, 2013 at 11:30:01AM -0400, Jon Masters wrote: >>>>>>> On 07/05/2013 05:07 AM, Richard W.M. Jones wrote: >>>>>>>> On Wed, Jul 03, 2013 at 11:59:28AM -0500, Jon wrote: >>>>>>>>> I'm pleased to announce the availability of Fedora 19 for the 2012 >>>>>>>>> Samsung >>>>>>>>> Chromebook featuring ARM Exynos dual core A15 processor. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Sorry to slightly hijack this thread. I will try your remix later. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Reading the comments on https://lwn.net/Articles/557132/#Comments >>>>>>>> it seems as if the news on KVM on the Chromebook is not good. It >>>>>>>> doesn't boot into HYP mode, and there's no way to make it boot into >>>>>>>> HYP mode, so KVM won't be supported. Is that right? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> That's roughly what I'd expect to be the case. There might be a signed >>>>>>> U-Boot someone has hacked that does enable HYP mode, but otherwise I >>>>>>> suspect you're out of luck. I'll ask around during Linaro Connect. >>>>>> >>>>>> I asked about this on #kvm-arm earlier today and got this long reply: >>>>>> >>>>>> 11:58 < rwmjones> I'm reading a comment here: >>>>>> 11:58 < rwmjones> https://lwn.net/Articles/557561/ >>>>>> 11:58 < rwmjones> which suggests that KVM on the Samsung Chromebook 2012 >>>>>> (ARM A15 version) isn't possible because the >>>>>> bootloader doesn't boot into HYP mode >>>>>> 11:58 < rwmjones> is this true? if so is there a way around it? >>>>>> 11:59 < pm215> IIRC the bootloader gets control in secure-SVC >>>>>> 11:59 < pm215> it is from there possible to get to NS-HYP >>>>>> 11:59 < pm215> it's just that the stock bootloader doesn't do this >>>>>> before booting the kernel >>>>>> 11:59 < rwmjones> so what's involved in making it work? >>>>>> 11:59 < pm215> somebody needs to write some code and get it into the >>>>>> bootloader >>>>>> 12:00 < rwmjones> ok, and the bootloader can be replaced (next comment >>>>>> down suggests this requires soldering)? >>>>>> 12:01 < pm215> I believe this to be true, though I don't have a >>>>>> chromebook >>>>>> 12:01 < pm215> I think you get the google bootloader to chain boot some >>>>>> other bootloader which you do have control of, and then >>>>>> that can actually boot your os >>>>>> 12:02 < suihkulokki> or maybe we could just prepend some code in front >>>>>> of the kernel zimage that switches to HYP mode? >>>>>> 12:02 < pm215> nope >>>>>> 12:02 < suihkulokki> damn >>>>>> 12:02 < pm215> we spent quite a long time being very firm that the ABI >>>>>> here is "bootloader's job to get this right" >>>>>> 12:03 < pm215> there are some u-boot patches currently going through >>>>>> code review to do the go-to-hyp-mode thing properly for >>>>>> arndale >>>>>> 12:03 < pm215> hopefully if they get upstream it will be more >>>>>> straightforward to say "ok, I have $other-board and it needs to >>>>>> do this too" >>>>>> 12:05 < apritzel> which would require that the Chromebook u-boot support >>>>>> is upstream as well >>>>>> 12:05 < apritzel> AFAIK this is not the case currently >>>>>> >>>>>> [There's more of this, but that seems to cover the main points] >>>>>> >>>>>> Reading around this, it does seem as if it's possible to get from >>>>>> secure SVC to HYP (although not easy). >>>>>> >>>>>> Rich. >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> Richard Jones, Virtualization Group, Red Hat >>>>>> http://people.redhat.com/~rjones >>>>>> virt-top is 'top' for virtual machines. 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