kernel.git/arch/powerpc/boot/Makefile, branch linux-6.4.y

powerpc/boot: Disable power10 features after BOOTAFLAGS assignment

2023-05-12T06:20:18Z

When building the boot wrapper assembly files with clang after commit 648a1783fe25 ("powerpc/boot: Fix boot wrapper code generation with CONFIG_POWER10_CPU"), the following warnings appear for each file built: '-prefixed' is not a recognized feature for this target (ignoring feature) '-pcrel' is not a recognized feature for this target (ignoring feature) While it is questionable whether or not LLVM should be emitting a warning when passed negative versions of code generation flags when building assembly files (since it does not emit a warning for the altivec and vsx flags), it is easy enough to work around this by just moving the disabled flags to BOOTCFLAGS after the assignment of BOOTAFLAGS, so that they are not added when building assembly files. Do so to silence the warnings. Fixes: 648a1783fe25 ("powerpc/boot: Fix boot wrapper code generation with CONFIG_POWER10_CPU") Link: https://github.com/ClangBuiltLinux/linux/issues/1839 Reviewed-by: Nicholas Piggin Signed-off-by: Nathan Chancellor Signed-off-by: Michael Ellerman Link: https://msgid.link/20230427-remove-power10-args-from-boot-aflags-clang-v1-1-9107f7c943bc@kernel.org

powerpc: drop PowerQUICC II Family ADS platform support

2023-04-20T03:21:48Z

Based on documentation revision dates, this MPC82xx pq2fads system predates the MPC8272-ADS variant by about a year and only has 1/2 the amount of RAM (32MB) -- largely making it useless with a modern v6.x kernel from today. Similar to the MPC8272-ADS the pq2fads also supported other 82xx CPU variants, had 8MB flash, and like the 8272 ADS platform, was on a fairly large PCB in order to have space for breakout connectors for all features. These 82xx platforms are two decades old, and originally made for a small group of industry related people in order to assist in new OEM board designs. Given that, it makes sense to remove support today. Signed-off-by: Paul Gortmaker Signed-off-by: Michael Ellerman Link: https://msgid.link/20230224204959.17425-3-paul.gortmaker@windriver.com

powerpc: drop MPC8272_ADS platform support

2023-04-20T03:21:48Z

The MPC8272-ADS also supported other 82xx CPU variants, had 64MB RAM, 8MB flash, and like the 85xx ADS platforms, was on a fairly large PCB in order to have space for breakout connectors for all the features. These 82xx platforms are two decades old, and originally made for a small group of industry related people in order to assist in new OEM board designs. Given that, it makes sense to remove support today. Signed-off-by: Paul Gortmaker Signed-off-by: Michael Ellerman Link: https://msgid.link/20230224204959.17425-2-paul.gortmaker@windriver.com

powerpc: drop HPC II (MPC7448) evaluation platform support.

2023-04-20T03:21:47Z

This was an interesting platform - it was the 1st instance of a respin of earlier 130nm 74xx CPUs on 90nm and systems using MPC7448 were positioned as a rack server platform solution. Given that, the evaluation platform (at least the one I had) was shipped in a horizontal 1/2 height Antec desktop case with retro styling and colours, despite the fact the docs explicitly stated that the HPC II is not a desktop machine (noting it had no gfx or legacy PC I/O support). Historic trivia aside, this was the 1st introduction of the e600 procfam as an evolution from the earlier G4. However even with the claim to being "1st e600" it seems the 2005+ era was turning its attention to multicore support and from my memory this poor guy was quickly overshadowed by the dual core MPC8641D. All that aside, we are once again looking at 15+ year old evaluation platforms that were not widely distributed, so 2023 removal makes sense. Signed-off-by: Paul Gortmaker Signed-off-by: Michael Ellerman Link: https://msgid.link/20230225201318.3682-2-paul.gortmaker@windriver.com

powerpc: drop MPC832x_MDS platform support

2023-04-20T03:21:47Z

This final variant in the e300 family of Modular Development System (MDS) in this series was actually aimed at feature reduction - things like floating point and ethernet were removed in order to make for a lower power and lower cost system. Like all the MDS systems, it was meant as a vehicle to get the CPU out early to hardware OEMs so software and board development could take place in parallel. These were made in limited numbers and availability preference was given to partners who were planning to make their own boards. Given that the whole reason for existence was to assist in enabling new board designs [not happening for 10+ years], and that they weren't generally available, and that the hardware wasn't really hobbyist friendly even for retro computing, it makes sense to retire the support for this particular platform. Signed-off-by: Paul Gortmaker Acked-by: Li Yang [mpe: Drop stale reference to MPC832x_MDS in arch/powerpc/boot/Makefile] Signed-off-by: Michael Ellerman Link: https://msgid.link/20230220115913.25811-5-paul.gortmaker@windriver.com

powerpc: drop MPC836x_MDS platform support

2023-04-20T03:21:46Z

This 2006 era Modular Development System (MDS) has, at its core component, a full length card with a PCI edge. No case. Serial and network connectors were on card, so it could optionally be fitted with plastic stand-offs and run stand-alone off a power brick. This is very similar to the MPC834x_MDS removed in the prior commit, but with this board variant as an evolutionary step. DDR2 was now an option, and the card edge was revised down to PCI-32 as PCI-64 never got traction. But overall the form factor and design goals were unchanged. Like all the MDS systems, it was meant as a vehicle to get the CPU out early to hardware OEMs so software and board development could take place in parallel. To that end, the BGA CPU was held in place with a mechanical spring loaded pressure assembly (vs. solder) so that early rev silicon could be replaced in the field. Not for COTS deployment! These were made in limited numbers and availability preference was given to partners who were planning to make their own boards. Given that the whole reason for existence was to assist in enabling new board designs [not happening for 10+ years], and that they weren't generally available, and that the hardware wasn't really hobbyist friendly even for retro computing, it makes sense to retire the support for this particular platform. Signed-off-by: Paul Gortmaker Acked-by: Li Yang [mpe: Drop stale reference to MPC836x_MDS in arch/powerpc/boot/Makefile] Signed-off-by: Michael Ellerman Link: https://msgid.link/20230220115913.25811-3-paul.gortmaker@windriver.com

powerpc: drop MPC834x_MDS platform support

2023-04-20T03:21:46Z

This 2006 era Modular Development System (MDS) has, at its core component, a full length card with a PCI-64 edge. No case. Serial and network connectors were on card, so it could optionally be fitted with plastic stand-offs and run stand-alone off a power brick. Like all the MDS systems, it was meant as a vehicle to get the CPU out early to hardware OEMs so software and board development could take place in parallel. To that end, the BGA CPU was held in place with a mechanical spring loaded pressure assembly (vs. solder) so that early rev silicon could be replaced in the field. Not for COTS deployment! These were made in limited numbers and availability preference was given to partners who were planning to make their own boards, like our WR SBC8349 [since retired in v4.18 (2017, commit 3bc6cf5a86e5)] Given that the whole reason for existence was to assist in enabling new board designs [not happening for 10+ years], and that they weren't generally available, and that the hardware wasn't really hobbyist friendly even for retro computing, it makes sense to retire the support for this platform. Signed-off-by: Paul Gortmaker Acked-by: Li Yang Signed-off-by: Michael Ellerman Link: https://msgid.link/20230220115913.25811-2-paul.gortmaker@windriver.com

powerpc/boot: Fix boot wrapper code generation with CONFIG_POWER10_CPU

2023-04-20T00:19:24Z

-mcpu=power10 will generate prefixed and pcrel code by default, which we do not support. The general kernel disables these with cflags, but those were missed for the boot wrapper. Fixes: 4b2a9315f20d ("powerpc/64s: POWER10 CPU Kconfig build option") Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org # v6.1+ Reported-by: Danny Tsen Signed-off-by: Nicholas Piggin Signed-off-by: Michael Ellerman Link: https://msgid.link/20230407040909.230998-1-npiggin@gmail.com

powerpc/boot: Only use '-mabi=elfv2' with CONFIG_PPC64_BOOT_WRAPPER

2023-03-14T13:52:10Z

When CONFIG_PPC64_ELF_ABI_V2 is enabled with clang through CONFIG_PPC64_BIG_ENDIAN_ELF_ABI_V2, building the powerpc boot wrapper in 32-bit mode (i.e. with CONFIG_PPC64_BOOT_WRAPPER=n) fails with: error: unknown target ABI 'elfv2' The ABI cannot be changed with '-m32'; GCC silently accepts it but clang errors out. Only provide '-mabi=elfv2' when CONFIG_PPC64_BOOT_WRAPPER is enabled, which is the only way '-mabi=elfv2' will be useful. Tested-by: "Erhard F." Signed-off-by: Nathan Chancellor Signed-off-by: Michael Ellerman Link: https://msgid.link/20230118-ppc64-elfv2-llvm-v1-1-b9e2ec9da11d@kernel.org

powerpc/boot: Don't always pass -mcpu=powerpc when building 32-bit uImage

2023-01-30T06:42:28Z

When CONFIG_TARGET_CPU is specified then pass its value to the compiler -mcpu option. This fixes following build error when building kernel with powerpc e500 SPE capable cross compilers: BOOTAS arch/powerpc/boot/crt0.o powerpc-linux-gnuspe-gcc: error: unrecognized argument in option ‘-mcpu=powerpc’ powerpc-linux-gnuspe-gcc: note: valid arguments to ‘-mcpu=’ are: 8540 8548 native make[1]: *** [arch/powerpc/boot/Makefile:231: arch/powerpc/boot/crt0.o] Error 1 Similar change was already introduced for the main powerpc Makefile in commit 446cda1b21d9 ("powerpc/32: Don't always pass -mcpu=powerpc to the compiler"). Fixes: 40a75584e526 ("powerpc/boot: Build wrapper for an appropriate CPU") Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org # v5.19+ Signed-off-by: Pali Rohár Signed-off-by: Christophe Leroy Signed-off-by: Michael Ellerman Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/2ae3ae5887babfdacc34435bff0944b3f336100a.1674632329.git.christophe.leroy@csgroup.eu