十七、内核引导
内核的引导步骤如下: (1)用U-boot的mkimage工具处理内核映像zImage。 (2)通过网络、串口、U盘、SD卡等方式将处理过的内核映像传输到SDRAM的一定位置(一般使用0x30008000) (3)然后使用”bootm"等内核引导命令来启动内核。
为什么要用U-boot的mkimage工具处理内核映像zImage? 因为在用bootm命令引导内核的时候,bootm需要读取一个64字节的文件头,来获取这个内核映象所针对的CPU体系结构、OS、加载到内存中的位置、在内存中入口点的位置以及映象名等等信息。这样bootm才能为OS设置好启动环境,并跳入内核映象的入口点。而mkimage就是添加这个文件头的专用工具。具体的实现请看U-boot中bootm的源码和mkimage的源码。 | mkimage工具的使用:
参数说明: -A 指定CPU的体系结构,可用值有:alpha、arm 、x86、ia64、mips、mips64、ppc 、s390、sh、sparc 、sparc64、m68k等 -O 指定操作系统类型,可用值有:openbsd、netbsd、freebsd、4_4bsd、linux、svr4、esix、solaris、irix、sco、dell、ncr、lynxos、vxworks、psos、qnx、u-boot、rtems、artos -T 指定映象类型,可用值有:standalone、kernel、ramdisk、multi、firmware、script、filesystem -C 指定映象压缩方式,可用值有: none 不压缩(一般使用这个,因为zImage是已经被bzip2压缩过的自解压内核) gzip 用gzip的压缩方式 bzip2 用bzip2的压缩方式 -a 指定映象在内存中的加载地址,映象下载到内存中时,要按照用mkimage制作映象时,这个参数所指定的地址值来下载 -e 指定映象运行的入口点地址,这个地址就是-a参数指定的值加上0x40(因为前面有个mkimage添加的0x40个字节的头) -n 指定映象名 -d 指定制作映象的源文件
以下是制作内核映像的命令示例: mkimage -n 'tekkaman' -A arm -O linux -T kernel -C none -a 0x30008000 -e 0x30008040 -d zImage zImage.img |
以下是使用范例: 1) 通过SD卡引导内核: 首先SD卡中必须有FAT32文件系统,并在里面存放了处理过的内核映像文件。
[u-boot@MINI2440]# mmc init
mmc: Probing for SDHC ... mmc: SD 2.0 or later card found trying to detect SD Card... Manufacturer: 0x00, OEM " roduct name: " ", revision 0.0 Serial number: 7864775 Manufacturing date: 11/2006 CRC: 0x4f, b0 = 1 READ_BL_LEN=6, C_SIZE_MULT=7, C_SIZE=4095 size = 0 SD Card detected RCA: 0x2 type: SD mmc1 is available [u-boot@MINI2440]# fatload mmc 1 30008000 zImage.img reading zImage.img
2277540 bytes read [u-boot@MINI2440]# bootm 30008000 ## Booting kernel from Legacy Image at 30008000 ...
Image Name: tekkaman
Created: 2010-03-29 12:59:51 UTC
Image Type: ARM Linux Kernel Image (uncompressed)
Data Size: 2277476 Bytes = 2.2 MB
Load Address: 30008000
Entry Point: 30008040
Verifying Checksum ... OK
XIP Kernel Image ... OK OK
Starting kernel ...
Uncompressing Linux... done, booting the kernel. Linux version 2.6.33.1 (tekkaman@MAGI-Linux) (gcc version 4.3.2 (crosstool-NG-1.6.1-tekkaman) ) #5 Mon Mar 29 20:58:50 CST 2010 CPU: ARM920T [41129200] revision 0 (ARMv4T), cr=c0007177 CPU: VIVT data cache, VIVT instruction cache Machine: MINI2440 (略) |
2) 通过TFTP服务引导内核:
[u-boot@MINI2440]# tftpboot 0x30008000 192.168.1.100:zImage.img dm9000 i/o: 0x20000300, id: 0x90000a46 DM9000: running in 16 bit mode MAC: 08:08:11:18:12:27 operating at 100M full duplex mode Using dm9000 device TFTP from server 192.168.1.100; our IP address is 192.168.1.101 Filename 'zImage.img'. Load address: 0x30008000 Loading: T #################################################################
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########################## done Bytes transferred = 2277540 (22c0a4 hex) [u-boot@MINI2440]# bootm 30008000 ## Booting kernel from Legacy Image at 30008000 ...
Image Name: tekkaman
Created: 2010-03-29 12:59:51 UTC
Image Type: ARM Linux Kernel Image (uncompressed)
Data Size: 2277476 Bytes = 2.2 MB
Load Address: 30008000
Entry Point: 30008040
Verifying Checksum ... OK
XIP Kernel Image ... OK OK
Starting kernel ...
Uncompressing Linux... done, booting the kernel. Linux version 2.6.33.1 (tekkaman@MAGI-Linux) (gcc version 4.3.2 (crosstool-NG-1.6.1-tekkaman) ) #5 Mon Mar 29 20:58:50 CST 2010 CPU: ARM920T [41129200] revision 0 (ARMv4T), cr=c0007177 CPU: VIVT data cache, VIVT instruction cache Machine: MINI2440 (略) |
3) 通过NFS服务引导内核:
[u-boot@MINI2440]# nfs 30008000 192.168.1.100:/home/tekkaman/development/share/zImage.img dm9000 i/o: 0x20000300, id: 0x90000a46 DM9000: running in 16 bit mode MAC: 08:08:11:18:12:27 operating at 100M full duplex mode Using dm9000 device File transfer via NFS from server 192.168.1.100; our IP address is 192.168.1.101 Filename '/home/tekkaman/development/share/zImage.img'. Load address: 0x30008000 Loading: #################################################################
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####################################################### done Bytes transferred = 2277540 (22c0a4 hex) [u-boot@MINI2440]# bootm 30008000 ## Booting kernel from Legacy Image at 30008000 ...
Image Name: tekkaman
Created: 2010-03-29 12:59:51 UTC
Image Type: ARM Linux Kernel Image (uncompressed)
Data Size: 2277476 Bytes = 2.2 MB
Load Address: 30008000
Entry Point: 30008040
Verifying Checksum ... OK
XIP Kernel Image ... OK OK
Starting kernel ...
Uncompressing Linux... done, booting the kernel. Linux version 2.6.33.1 (tekkaman@MAGI-Linux) (gcc version 4.3.2 (crosstool-NG-1.6.1-tekkaman) ) #5 Mon Mar 29 20:58:50 CST 2010 CPU: ARM920T [41129200] revision 0 (ARMv4T), cr=c0007177 CPU: VIVT data cache, VIVT instruction cache Machine: MINI2440 (略) |
4) 通过Nand Flash引导内核: 首先要将处理过的内核映像文件烧入Nand Flash的一定位置(由内核分区表决定)。以后每次启动时用Nand Flash的读取命令先将这个内核映像文件读到内存的一定位置(由制作内核映像时的-a参数决定),再使用bootm命令引导内核。 内核映像文件的烧入:
[u-boot@MINI2440]# nfs 30008000 192.168.1.100:/home/tekkaman/development/share/zImage.img dm9000 i/o: 0x20000300, id: 0x90000a46 DM9000: running in 16 bit mode MAC: 08:08:11:18:12:27 operating at 100M full duplex mode Using dm9000 device File transfer via NFS from server 192.168.1.100; our IP address is 192.168.1.101 Filename '/home/tekkaman/development/share/zImage.img'. Load address: 0x30008000 Loading: #################################################################
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####################################################### done Bytes transferred = 2277540 (22c0a4 hex) [u-boot@MINI2440]# nand erase 0x80000 0x300000
NAND erase: device 0 offset 0x80000, size 0x300000 Erasing at 0x36000001800000 -- 0% complete. OK [u-boot@MINI2440]# nand write 30008000 0x80000 300000
NAND write: device 0 offset 0x80000, size 0x300000
Writing at 0x36000000020000 -- 100% is complete. 3145728 bytes written: OK
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内核引导:
[u-boot@MINI2440]# nand read 30008000 0x80000 300000
NAND read: device 0 offset 0x80000, size 0x300000
3145728 bytes read: OK [u-boot@MINI2440]# bootm 30008000 ## Booting kernel from Legacy Image at 30008000 ...
Image Name: tekkaman
Created: 2010-03-29 12:59:51 UTC
Image Type: ARM Linux Kernel Image (uncompressed)
Data Size: 2277476 Bytes = 2.2 MB
Load Address: 30008000
Entry Point: 30008040
Verifying Checksum ... OK
XIP Kernel Image ... OK OK
Starting kernel ...
Uncompressing Linux... done, booting the kernel. Linux version 2.6.33.1 (tekkaman@MAGI-Linux) (gcc version 4.3.2 (crosstool-NG-1.6.1-tekkaman) ) #5 Mon Mar 29 20:58:50 CST 2010 CPU: ARM920T [41129200] revision 0 (ARMv4T), cr=c0007177 CPU: VIVT data cache, VIVT instruction cache Machine: MINI2440 |
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