[PATCH v2] docs/user: add docs for riscv/kendrytek210 BSP variant

Sat Apr 1 20:21:59 UTC 2023

Hi Hesham,
I applied your suggestions and sent a v3 patch.
Thanks for the review,
Alan

On Sat, Apr 1, 2023 at 1:43 PM Hesham Almatary <heshamelmatary at gmail.com>
wrote:

> On Fri, 31 Mar 2023 at 17:15, Alan Cudmore <alan.cudmore at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > This patch adds the documentation for building and running RTEMS on the
> Kendryte K210
> > RISC-V SoC. The generic riscv introducion was re-arranged to list the
> multilib variants
> > then the specific hardware targets. In addition a couple of errors were
> fixed for the
> > generic QEMU commands.
> >
> > V2 corrected a typo, expanded K210 Console UART parameters, and addded a
> hyperlink
> > to renode.io install instructions.
> >
> > Closes #4876
> > ---
> >  user/bsps/bsps-riscv.rst | 116 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----
> >  1 file changed, 103 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/user/bsps/bsps-riscv.rst b/user/bsps/bsps-riscv.rst
> > index 41f369f..af79e6e 100644
> > --- a/user/bsps/bsps-riscv.rst
> > +++ b/user/bsps/bsps-riscv.rst
> > @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ riscv (RISC-V)
> >  riscv
> >  =====
> >
> > -This BSP offers 12 variants:
> > +**This BSP offers 10 variants, each corresponding to a GCC multilib:**
> >
> We should probably remove the number as it changes and what we have in
> RTEMS might not be an exact match. i.e., "This BSP corresponds to
> multilib variants, with different RISC-V standard extensions" or
> something.
>
> >  * rv32i
> >
> > @@ -30,23 +30,22 @@ This BSP offers 12 variants:
> >
> >  * rv64imafdc
> >
> > -* frdme310arty
> > -
> > -* mpfs64imafdc
> > -
> > -Each rv* variant corresponds to a GCC multilib.  A particular variant
> reflects an
> > -ISA with ABI and code model choice. All rv64 BSPs have medany code
> model by
> > +Each variant reflects an ISA with ABI and code model choice. All rv64
> BSPs have medany code model by
> >  default, while rv32 BSPs are medlow. The reason is that RV32 medlow can
> access
> >  the entire 32-bit address space, while RV64 medlow can only access
> addresses
> >  below 0x80000000. With RV64 medany, it's possible to perform accesses
> above
> > -0x80000000.
> > +0x80000000. The BSP must be started in machine mode.
> > +
> > +The reference platform for the rv* variants is the QEMU `virt` machine.
> > +
> QEMU and Spike.
>
> > +**The BSP also provides the following 3 variants for specific hardware
> targets:**
> >
> > -The BSP must be started im machine mode.
> > +* frdme310arty - The reference platform for this variant is the Arty
> FPGA board with the Sifive Freedom E310 reference design.
> >
> > -The reference platform for this BSP is the QEMU `virt` machine.
> > +* mpfs64imafdc - The reference platform for this variant is the
> Microchip PolarFire SoC Icicle Kit.
> > +
> > +* kendrytek210 - The reference platform for this variant is the
> Kendryte K210 SoC on the Sipeed MAiX Bit or MAiXDuino board.
> >
> > -The reference platform for the mpfs64imafdc BSP variant is the Microchip
> > -PolarFire SoC Icicle Kit.
> >
> >  Build Configuration Options
> >  ---------------------------
> > @@ -90,6 +89,9 @@ configuration INI file. The ``waf`` defaults can be
> used to inspect the values.
> >       The maximum number of NS16550 devices supported by the console
> driver (2
> >       by default).
> >
> > +``RISCV_ENABLE_SIFIVE_UART_SUPPORT``
> > +     Enable the Sifive console UART (disabled by default)
> > +
> np: SiFive.
>
> >  ``RISCV_RAM_REGION_BEGIN``
> >       The begin of the RAM region for linker command file (default is
> 0x80000000).
> >
> > @@ -104,6 +106,10 @@ configuration INI file. The ``waf`` defaults can be
> used to inspect the values.
> >       Enables support Microchip PolarFire SoC if defined to a non-zero
> >       value, otherwise it is disabled (disabled by default).
> >
> > +``RISCV_ENABLE_KENDRYTE_K210_SUPPORT``
> > +     Enables support for the Kendtryte K210 SoC if defined to a non-zero
> > +     value, otherwise it is disabled (disabled by default).
> > +
> >  ``RISCV_BOOT_HARTID``
> >       The boot hartid (processor number) of risc-v cpu by default 0.
> >
> > @@ -131,7 +137,7 @@ The console driver supports devices compatible to
> >
> >  * "ns16750" (see ``RISCV_CONSOLE_MAX_NS16550_DEVICES`` BSP option).
> >
> > -* "sifive,uart0" (see ``RISCV_ENABLE_FRDME310ARTY_SUPPORT`` BSP option).
> > +* "sifive,uart0" (see ``RISCV_ENABLE_SIFIVE_UART_SUPPORT`` BSP option).
> This console driver is used by the frdme310arty and kendrytek210 BSP
> variants.
> >
> >  They are initialized according to the device tree.  The console driver
> does not
> >  configure the pins or peripheral clocks.  The console device is selected
> > @@ -145,11 +151,13 @@ and spike machines. For instance, to run the
> ``rv64imafdc`` BSP with the
> >  following "config.ini" file.
> >
> >  .. code-block:: none
> > +
> >      [riscv/rv64imafdc]
> >
> >  Run the following QEMU command.
> >
> >  .. code-block:: shell
> > +
> >      $ qemu-system-riscv64 -M virt -nographic -bios $RTEMS_EXE
> >      $ qemu-system-riscv64 -M spike -nographic -bios $RTEMS_EXE
> >
> > @@ -160,11 +168,13 @@ For instance, to run the ``rv64imafdc`` BSP with
> the following
> >  "config.ini" file.
> >
> >  .. code-block:: none
> > +
> >      [riscv/rv64imafdc]
> >
> >  Run the following Spike command.
> >
> >  .. code-block:: shell
> > +
> >      $ spike --isa=rv64imafdc $RTEMS_EXE
> >
> >  Unlike QEMU, Spike supports enabling/disabling a subset of the imafdc
> extensions
> > @@ -277,6 +287,86 @@ Serial terminal UART1 displays the SMP example
> messages
> >
> >      *** END OF TEST SMP 1 ***
> >
> > +Kendryte K210
> > +-------------
> > +
> > +The Kendryte K210 SoC is a dual core 64-bit RISC-V SoC with an AI NPU,
> > +built in SRAM, and a variety of peripherals. Currently just the console
> UART, interrupt controller, and timer are supported.
> > +
> > +The device tree blob is embedded in the ``kendrytek210`` BSP variant by
> default.
> > +When the kendrytek210 BSP variant is selected, ``BSP_DTB_IS_SUPPORTED``
> enabled and the DTB header path
> > +``BSP_DTB_HEADER_PATH`` is set to bsp/kendryte-k210-dtb.h.
> > +
> > +The ``kendrytek210`` BSP variant has been tested on the following
> simulator and boards:
> > +
> > +* Renode.io simulator using the Kendrtye k210 model
> > +* Sipeed MAix BiT board
> > +* Sipeed MaixDuino board
> > +
> > +**Building the Kendryte K210 BSP**
> > +
> > +Configuration file ``config.ini``:
> > +
> > +.. code-block:: none
> > +
> > +    [riscv/kendrytek210]
> > +    RTEMS_SMP = True
> > +
> > +Build RTEMS:
> > +
> > +.. code-block:: shell
> > +
> > +    $ ./waf configure --prefix=$HOME/rtems-start/rtems/6
> > +    $ ./waf
> > +
> > +**Flash an executable to the Sipeed MAix BiT or MAixDuino board**
> > +
> > +Binary images can be flashed to the Sipeed boards through the USB port
> using the kflash.py utility available from the python pip utility.
> > +
> > +.. code-block:: shell
> > +
> > +    $ riscv-rtems6-objcopy -Obinary ticker.exe ticker.bin
> > +    $ kflash.py --uart /dev/ttyUSB0 ticker.bin
> > +
> > +After the image is flashed, the RTEMS image will automatically boot. It
> will also run when the board is reset or powered through the USB cable. The
> USB port provides the power and console UART. Plug the USB cable into a
> host PC and bring up a terminal emulator at 115200 baud, 8 data bits, 1
> stop bit, no parity, and no flow control. On Linux the UART device is often
> ``/dev/ttyUSB0``.
> > +
> > +**Run a RTEMS application on the Renode.io simulator**
> > +
> > +RTEMS executables compiled with the kendrytek210 BSP can run on the
> renode.io simulator using the built-in K210 model. The simulator
> currently supports the console UART, interrupt controller, and timer.
> > +
> > +To install renode.io please refer to the `installation instructions <
> https://github.com/renode/renode#installation>`_. Once installed make a
> local copy of the ``kendryte_k210.resc`` script from the
> ``renode/scripts/single-node`` directory to a local directory where it can
> be edited. Edit the script and change the line that loads the Linux image
> to load a RTEMS elf image instead. The default extension for the RTEMS
> sample ELF images is ``.exe``.
> > +
> > +Change this line in the kendryte_k210.resc file:
> > +
> > +.. code-block:: shell
> > +
> > +    sysbus LoadELF @
> https://dl.antmicro.com/projects/renode/kendryte-k210--vmlinux-s_2206416-2c1f2b2c2f2fc0c48a7b12a3f3c65809b81f452e
> > +
> > +To this:
> > +
> > +.. code-block:: shell
> > +
> > +    sysbus LoadELF @ticker.exe
> > +
> > +After editing the script, start renode and load the kendryte_k210.resc
> script to start the emulation.
> > +
> > +.. code-block:: shell
> > +
> > +    (monitor) s @kendryte_k210.resc
> > +
> > +You should see a renode UART window and the RTEMS ticker example output.
> > +
> > +
> > +**Generating the Device Tree Header**
> > +
> > +The kendrytek210 BSP uses a built in device tree blob. If additional
> peripheral support is added to the BSP, the device tree may need to be
> updated. After editing the device tree source, compile it to a device tree
> blob with the following command:
> > +
> > +.. code-block:: shell
> > +
> > +    $ dtc -O dtb -b 0 -o kendryte-k210.dtb kendryte-k210.dts
> > +
> > +The dtb file can then be converted to a C array using the rtems-bin2c
> tool. The data for the device tree binary can then replace the existing
> device tree binary data in the ``kendryte-k210-dtb.h`` header file.
> > +
> >  noel
> >  ====
> >
> > --
> > 2.25.1
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>
> --
> Regards,
> Hesham
>
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