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+Overview
+--------
+P2020RDB is a Low End Dual core platform supporting the P2020 processor
+of QorIQ series. P2020 is an e500 based dual core SOC.
+
+Building U-boot
+-----------
+To build the u-boot for P2020RDB:
+ make P2020RDB_config
+ make
+
+NOR Flash Banks
+-----------
+RDB board for P2020 has two flash banks. They are both present on boot.
+
+Booting by default is always from the boot bank at 0xef00_0000.
+
+Memory Map
+----------
+0xef00_0000 - 0xef7f_ffff Alternate bank 8MB
+0xe800_0000 - 0xefff_ffff Boot bank 8MB
+
+0xef74_0000 - 0xef7f_ffff Alternate u-boot address 768KB
+0xeff4_0000 - 0xefff_ffff Boot u-boot address 768KB
+
+Switch settings to boot from the NOR flash banks
+------------------------------------------------
+SW4[8]=0 default NOR Flash bank
+SW4[8]=1 Alternate NOR Flash bank
+
+Flashing Images
+---------------
+To place a new u-boot image in the alternate flash bank and then boot
+with that new image temporarily, use this:
+ tftp 1000000 u-boot.bin
+ erase ef740000 ef7fffff
+ cp.b 1000000 ef740000 c0000
+
+Now to boot from the alternate bank change the SW4[8] from 0 to 1.
+
+To program the image in the boot flash bank:
+ tftp 1000000 u-boot.bin
+ protect off all
+ erase eff40000 ffffffff
+ cp.b 1000000 eff40000 c0000
+
+Using the Device Tree Source File
+---------------------------------
+To create the DTB (Device Tree Binary) image file,
+use a command similar to this:
+
+ dtc -b 0 -f -I dts -O dtb p2020rdb.dts > p2020rdb.dtb
+
+Likely, that .dts file will come from here;
+
+ linux-2.6/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/p2020rdb.dts
+
+Booting Linux
+-------------
+Place a linux uImage in the TFTP disk area.
+
+ tftp 1000000 uImage.p2020rdb
+ tftp 2000000 rootfs.ext2.gz.uboot
+ tftp c00000 p2020rdb.dtb
+ bootm 1000000 2000000 c00000
+
+Implementing AMP(Asymmetric MultiProcessing)
+---------------------------------------------
+1. Build kernel image for core0:
+
+ a. $ make 85xx/p1_p2_rdb_defconfig
+
+ b. $ make menuconfig
+ - un-select "Processor support"->
+ "Symetric multi-processing support"
+
+ c. $ make uImage
+
+ d. $ cp arch/powerpc/boot/uImage /tftpboot/uImage.core0
+
+2. Build kernel image for core1:
+
+ a. $ make 85xx/p1_p2_rdb_defconfig
+
+ b. $ make menuconfig
+ - Un-select "Processor support"->
+ "Symetric multi-processing support"
+ - Select "Advanced setup" ->
+ "Prompt for advanced kernel configuration options"
+ - Select
+ "Set physical address where the kernel is loaded"
+ and set it to 0x20000000, assuming core1 will
+ start from 512MB.
+ - Select "Set custom page offset address"
+ - Select "Set custom kernel base address"
+ - Select "Set maximum low memory"
+ - "Exit" and save the selection.
+
+ c. $ make uImage
+
+ d. $ cp arch/powerpc/boot/uImage /tftpboot/uImage.core1
+
+3. Create dtb for core0:
+
+ $ dtc -I dts -O dtb -f -b 0
+ arch/powerpc/boot/dts/p2020rdb_camp_core0.dts >
+ /tftpboot/p2020rdb_camp_core0.dtb
+
+4. Create dtb for core1:
+
+ $ dtc -I dts -O dtb -f -b 1
+ arch/powerpc/boot/dts/p2020rdb_camp_core1.dts >
+ /tftpboot/p2020rdb_camp_core1.dtb
+
+5. Bring up two cores separately:
+
+ a. Power on the board, under u-boot prompt:
+ => setenv <serverip>
+ => setenv <ipaddr>
+ => setenv bootargs root=/dev/ram rw console=ttyS0,115200
+ b. Bring up core1's kernel first:
+ => setenv bootm_low 0x20000000
+ => setenv bootm_size 0x10000000
+ => tftp 21000000 uImage.core1
+ => tftp 22000000 ramdiskfile
+ => tftp 20c00000 p2020rdb_camp_core1.dtb
+ => interrupts off
+ => bootm start 21000000 22000000 20c00000
+ => bootm loados
+ => bootm ramdisk
+ => bootm fdt
+ => fdt boardsetup
+ => fdt chosen $initrd_start $initrd_end
+ => bootm prep
+ => cpu 1 release $bootm_low - $fdtaddr -
+ c. Bring up core0's kernel(on the same u-boot console):
+ => setenv bootm_low 0
+ => setenv bootm_size 0x20000000
+ => tftp 1000000 uImage.core0
+ => tftp 2000000 ramdiskfile
+ => tftp c00000 p2020rdb_camp_core0.dtb
+ => bootm 1000000 2000000 c00000
+
+Please note only core0 will run u-boot, core1 starts kernel directly
+after "cpu release" command is issued.
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