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==== Board-specific ====
 
==== Board-specific ====
 
* ATF ([[ARM Trusted Firmware]])
 
* ATF ([[ARM Trusted Firmware]])
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==== Device Tree ====
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* DTB (Device Tree Blob) {{Todo|Enhance}}
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* ITB {{Todo|???}}
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* FIT (Flat Image Tree) {{Todo|Enhance}}
  
 
== Related ==
 
== Related ==

Revision as of 22:36, 24 March 2020

Linux friendly bootloader. Used in various ARM devices like PinePhone and Orange Pi.

Boot process

Definitions

General

  • SPL (Secondary Program Loader) is a small binary, generated from U-Boot source, that fits in the SRAM and loads the main U-Boot into system RAM. [1]
  • TPL (Tertiary Program Loader) is a tiny SPL which loads moderate-sized middle layer called TPL and that loads the full U-Boot into RAM.

Board-specific

Device Tree

  • DTB (Device Tree Blob) TODO: Enhance
  • ITB TODO: ???
  • FIT (Flat Image Tree) TODO: Enhance

Related

External

  • Presentation of U-Boot and porting to devices [2]
  • Get More out of U-Boot (introduction, partitioning, etc.) [3]
  • Presentation on TPL: SPL loading SPL (and what is SPL?) [4]