GSOC project: #4272 BSP Executable Conversion

[Ayushman Mishra]

Boot-loader is used to initialize the hardware device , but is there
any way to simulate the boot-loader without hardware?.
And I suppose the command "rtems-boot-image" performs somewhat similar
function to one of the objective of this project "This project is
about capturing the commands and logic needed to convert the RTEMS
executable format to the BSP boot loader format"  ( 3rd point of "The
boot image tool can:"
https://docs.rtems.org/branches/master/user/tools/boot-image.html)

Also I think potential mentors of this project are Chris Johns and
Joel Sherrill , please correct me if I'm wrong.

On Sun, Apr 4, 2021 at 10:27 PM Ayushman Mishra
<ayushvidushi01 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Respected Sir,
> I went through project description https://devel.rtems.org/ticket/4272
> (BSP Executable Conversion) and wanted to take it as GSOC project.
> I know python programming ,shell scripting and after working a little
> bit on project #4334 "Replace Mongoose with Civetweb" (in which I am
> not able to proceed further) I have gained some knowledge about bsp
> build system in rtems6.
> I have already build tools and bsp xilinx_zynq_a9_qemu  on rtems5 and
> rtems6 and package libbsd for bsp erc32 and xilinx_zynq_a9_qemu.
>
> Also, I have a few doubts regarding project "BSP Executable Conversion" :
> 1. In description its written to make a command "rtems-exe-convert" ,
> I wanted to ask what will be the actual function of this command like
> after capturing the commands and logic for converting 'RTEMS
> executable format' will it create a boot-loader for specific bsp and
> provide it with 'RTEMS executable format' ?,
> and also I wanted to ask what is need for this command (or this
> project in general) and how will it affect the present building
> procedure of rtems?
> (like first building the specific tools then installing the particular bsp)
>
> 2. I have build 2 BSP in simulation but wanted to ask are all BSPs
> available in rtems able to perfectly build in simulation or do I need
> some specific hardware for any BSP.
> I would be very thankful if you can please clarify my above doubts and
> provide a little guidance about this project.
> Thanks, Ayushman