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Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 00/12] Add MVME3100 PPC SBC
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David Gibson |
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Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 00/12] Add MVME3100 PPC SBC |
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Wed, 22 Nov 2017 15:12:17 +1100 |
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On Sun, Nov 19, 2017 at 09:24:08PM -0600, Michael Davidsaver wrote:
> This series adds simulation of MVME3100 powerpc SBCs, originally from
> Motorola,
> and now sold by Artesyn[1]. There are two variants differing in CPU
> speed and memory size.
>
> I've been working on this sporadically for the past 2 year. Recently I've
> finished all the features which I have in mind. If this series is accepted
> there is a continuation which adds VME bus. I've found it
> useful in software compatibility testing. I wonder if there is
> any interest at large?
>
>
> There are two main parts of this series. 1-5 are changing code common
> with the "ppce500" and "mpc8544ds" boards, with the remainder being
> additions.
>
> The changes are to how the CCSR region is handled in order to support
> the CCSRBAR register which allows the whole region to be relocated.
> Also added are a couple of memory and clock configuration registers
> which RTEMS guests read.
>
> #3 is actually a minor issue I found recently with the mpc8544 PCI host
> bridge,
> which I'm uncertain how to address. The host bridge device 0:0 identifies
> itself as a bridge, but doesn't properly implement the bridge config
> registers.
> This confuses Linux, which then does a full re-enumeration (successfully).
>
> The rest are additions of an I2C controller, an I2C eeprom, an I2C RTC,
> and new board code.
>
> My testing has been almost exclusively with an RTEMS guest[2].
> Though I have recently done a little with Linux.
>
> RTEMS guests (and Linux too for now) require a stub bootloader[3] to
> put the system in the same state as the real bootloader.
> RTEMS has an unfortunately strong dependence on bootloader
> provided configuration (eg. it doesn't re-enumerate the PCI bus).
I've applied several patches from this series to ppc-for-2.12, others
I've commented on. If you could address the comments and rebase
what's left on ppc-for-2.12, that would be great.
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- Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 05/12] e500: name openpic and pci host bridge, (continued)
- [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 06/12] i2c: add mpc8540 i2c controller, Michael Davidsaver, 2017/11/19
- [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 07/12] qtest: add e500_i2c_create(), Michael Davidsaver, 2017/11/19
- [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 09/12] nvram: add AT24Cx i2c eeprom, Michael Davidsaver, 2017/11/19
- [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 10/12] timer: add ds1375 RTC, Michael Davidsaver, 2017/11/19
- [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 12/12] tests: add mvme3100-test, Michael Davidsaver, 2017/11/19
- [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 11/12] ppc: add mvme3100 machine, Michael Davidsaver, 2017/11/19
- Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 00/12] Add MVME3100 PPC SBC,
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