1Arm Fixed Virtual Platforms (FVP)
2=================================
3
4Fixed Virtual Platform (FVP) Support
5------------------------------------
6
7This section lists the supported Arm |FVP| platforms. Please refer to the FVP
8documentation for a detailed description of the model parameter options.
9
10The latest version of the AArch64 build of TF-A has been tested on the following
11Arm FVPs without shifted affinities, and that do not support threaded CPU cores
12(64-bit host machine only).
13
14.. note::
15   The FVP models used are Version 11.16 Build 16, unless otherwise stated.
16
17-  ``Foundation_Platform``
18-  ``FVP_Base_AEMv8A-AEMv8A-AEMv8A-AEMv8A-CCN502``
19-  ``FVP_Base_AEMv8A-AEMv8A`` (For certain configurations also uses 11.14/21)
20-  ``FVP_Base_AEMv8A-GIC600AE``
21-  ``FVP_Base_AEMvA``         (For certain configurations also uses 0.0/6684)
22-  ``FVP_Base_Cortex-A32x4``  (Version 11.12/38)
23-  ``FVP_Base_Cortex-A35x4``
24-  ``FVP_Base_Cortex-A53x4``
25-  ``FVP_Base_Cortex-A55x4``
26-  ``FVP_Base_Cortex-A55x4+Cortex-A75x4``
27-  ``FVP_Base_Cortex-A57x1-A53x1``
28-  ``FVP_Base_Cortex-A57x2-A53x4``
29-  ``FVP_Base_Cortex-A57x4-A53x4``
30-  ``FVP_Base_Cortex-A57x4``
31-  ``FVP_Base_Cortex-A65AEx8``
32-  ``FVP_Base_Cortex-A65x4``
33-  ``FVP_Base_Cortex-A710x4``
34-  ``FVP_Base_Cortex-A72x4-A53x4``
35-  ``FVP_Base_Cortex-A72x4``
36-  ``FVP_Base_Cortex-A73x4-A53x4``
37-  ``FVP_Base_Cortex-A73x4``
38-  ``FVP_Base_Cortex-A75x4``
39-  ``FVP_Base_Cortex-A76AEx4``
40-  ``FVP_Base_Cortex-A76AEx8``
41-  ``FVP_Base_Cortex-A76x4``
42-  ``FVP_Base_Cortex-A77x4``
43-  ``FVP_Base_Cortex-A78x4``
44-  ``FVP_Base_Neoverse-E1x1``
45-  ``FVP_Base_Neoverse-E1x2``
46-  ``FVP_Base_Neoverse-E1x4``
47-  ``FVP_Base_Neoverse-N1x4``
48-  ``FVP_Base_Neoverse-N2x4`` (Version 11.12 build 38)
49-  ``FVP_Base_Neoverse-V1x4``
50-  ``FVP_Base_RevC-2xAEMvA``  (For certain configurations also uses 0.0/6557)
51-  ``FVP_CSS_SGI-575``        (Version 11.15/26)
52-  ``FVP_Morello``            (Version 0.11/19)
53-  ``FVP_RD_E1_edge``         (Version 11.15/26)
54-  ``FVP_RD_N1_edge_dual``    (Version 11.15/26)
55-  ``FVP_RD_N1_edge``         (Version 11.15/26)
56-  ``FVP_RD_V1``              (Version 11.15/26)
57-  ``FVP_TC0``
58-  ``FVP_TC1``
59
60The latest version of the AArch32 build of TF-A has been tested on the
61following Arm FVPs without shifted affinities, and that do not support threaded
62CPU cores (64-bit host machine only).
63
64-  ``FVP_Base_AEMvA``
65-  ``FVP_Base_AEMv8A-AEMv8A``
66-  ``FVP_Base_Cortex-A32x4``
67
68.. note::
69   The ``FVP_Base_RevC-2xAEMv8A`` FVP only supports shifted affinities, which
70   is not compatible with legacy GIC configurations. Therefore this FVP does not
71   support these legacy GIC configurations.
72
73The *Foundation* and *Base* FVPs can be downloaded free of charge. See the `Arm
74FVP website`_. The Cortex-A models listed above are also available to download
75from `Arm's website`_.
76
77.. note::
78   The build numbers quoted above are those reported by launching the FVP
79   with the ``--version`` parameter.
80
81.. note::
82   Linaro provides a ramdisk image in prebuilt FVP configurations and full
83   file systems that can be downloaded separately. To run an FVP with a virtio
84   file system image an additional FVP configuration option
85   ``-C bp.virtioblockdevice.image_path="<path-to>/<file-system-image>`` can be
86   used.
87
88.. note::
89   The software will not work on Version 1.0 of the Foundation FVP.
90   The commands below would report an ``unhandled argument`` error in this case.
91
92.. note::
93   FVPs can be launched with ``--cadi-server`` option such that a
94   CADI-compliant debugger (for example, Arm DS-5) can connect to and control
95   its execution.
96
97.. warning::
98   Since FVP model Version 11.0 Build 11.0.34 and Version 8.5 Build 0.8.5202
99   the internal synchronisation timings changed compared to older versions of
100   the models. The models can be launched with ``-Q 100`` option if they are
101   required to match the run time characteristics of the older versions.
102
103All the above platforms have been tested with `Linaro Release 20.01`_.
104
105.. _build_options_arm_fvp_platform:
106
107Arm FVP Platform Specific Build Options
108---------------------------------------
109
110-  ``FVP_CLUSTER_COUNT`` : Configures the cluster count to be used to
111   build the topology tree within TF-A. By default TF-A is configured for dual
112   cluster topology and this option can be used to override the default value.
113
114-  ``FVP_INTERCONNECT_DRIVER``: Selects the interconnect driver to be built. The
115   default interconnect driver depends on the value of ``FVP_CLUSTER_COUNT`` as
116   explained in the options below:
117
118   -  ``FVP_CCI`` : The CCI driver is selected. This is the default
119      if 0 < ``FVP_CLUSTER_COUNT`` <= 2.
120   -  ``FVP_CCN`` : The CCN driver is selected. This is the default
121      if ``FVP_CLUSTER_COUNT`` > 2.
122
123-  ``FVP_MAX_CPUS_PER_CLUSTER``: Sets the maximum number of CPUs implemented in
124   a single cluster.  This option defaults to 4.
125
126-  ``FVP_MAX_PE_PER_CPU``: Sets the maximum number of PEs implemented on any CPU
127   in the system. This option defaults to 1. Note that the build option
128   ``ARM_PLAT_MT`` doesn't have any effect on FVP platforms.
129
130-  ``FVP_USE_GIC_DRIVER`` : Selects the GIC driver to be built. Options:
131
132   -  ``FVP_GICV2`` : The GICv2 only driver is selected
133   -  ``FVP_GICV3`` : The GICv3 only driver is selected (default option)
134
135-  ``FVP_HW_CONFIG_DTS`` : Specify the path to the DTS file to be compiled
136   to DTB and packaged in FIP as the HW_CONFIG. See :ref:`Firmware Design` for
137   details on HW_CONFIG. By default, this is initialized to a sensible DTS
138   file in ``fdts/`` folder depending on other build options. But some cases,
139   like shifted affinity format for MPIDR, cannot be detected at build time
140   and this option is needed to specify the appropriate DTS file.
141
142-  ``FVP_HW_CONFIG`` : Specify the path to the HW_CONFIG blob to be packaged in
143   FIP. See :ref:`Firmware Design` for details on HW_CONFIG. This option is
144   similar to the ``FVP_HW_CONFIG_DTS`` option, but it directly specifies the
145   HW_CONFIG blob instead of the DTS file. This option is useful to override
146   the default HW_CONFIG selected by the build system.
147
148-  ``FVP_GICR_REGION_PROTECTION``: Mark the redistributor pages of
149   inactive/fused CPU cores as read-only. The default value of this option
150   is ``0``, which means the redistributor pages of all CPU cores are marked
151   as read and write.
152
153Booting Firmware Update images
154------------------------------
155
156When Firmware Update (FWU) is enabled there are at least 2 new images
157that have to be loaded, the Non-Secure FWU ROM (NS-BL1U), and the
158FWU FIP.
159
160The additional fip images must be loaded with:
161
162::
163
164    --data cluster0.cpu0="<path_to>/ns_bl1u.bin"@0x0beb8000	[ns_bl1u_base_address]
165    --data cluster0.cpu0="<path_to>/fwu_fip.bin"@0x08400000	[ns_bl2u_base_address]
166
167The address ns_bl1u_base_address is the value of NS_BL1U_BASE.
168In the same way, the address ns_bl2u_base_address is the value of
169NS_BL2U_BASE.
170
171Booting an EL3 payload
172----------------------
173
174The EL3 payloads boot flow requires the CPU's mailbox to be cleared at reset for
175the secondary CPUs holding pen to work properly. Unfortunately, its reset value
176is undefined on the FVP platform and the FVP platform code doesn't clear it.
177Therefore, one must modify the way the model is normally invoked in order to
178clear the mailbox at start-up.
179
180One way to do that is to create an 8-byte file containing all zero bytes using
181the following command:
182
183.. code:: shell
184
185    dd if=/dev/zero of=mailbox.dat bs=1 count=8
186
187and pre-load it into the FVP memory at the mailbox address (i.e. ``0x04000000``)
188using the following model parameters:
189
190::
191
192    --data cluster0.cpu0=mailbox.dat@0x04000000   [Base FVPs]
193    --data=mailbox.dat@0x04000000                 [Foundation FVP]
194
195To provide the model with the EL3 payload image, the following methods may be
196used:
197
198#. If the EL3 payload is able to execute in place, it may be programmed into
199   flash memory. On Base Cortex and AEM FVPs, the following model parameter
200   loads it at the base address of the NOR FLASH1 (the NOR FLASH0 is already
201   used for the FIP):
202
203   ::
204
205       -C bp.flashloader1.fname="<path-to>/<el3-payload>"
206
207   On Foundation FVP, there is no flash loader component and the EL3 payload
208   may be programmed anywhere in flash using method 3 below.
209
210#. When using the ``SPIN_ON_BL1_EXIT=1`` loading method, the following DS-5
211   command may be used to load the EL3 payload ELF image over JTAG:
212
213   ::
214
215       load <path-to>/el3-payload.elf
216
217#. The EL3 payload may be pre-loaded in volatile memory using the following
218   model parameters:
219
220   ::
221
222       --data cluster0.cpu0="<path-to>/el3-payload>"@address   [Base FVPs]
223       --data="<path-to>/<el3-payload>"@address                [Foundation FVP]
224
225   The address provided to the FVP must match the ``EL3_PAYLOAD_BASE`` address
226   used when building TF-A.
227
228Booting a preloaded kernel image (Base FVP)
229-------------------------------------------
230
231The following example uses a simplified boot flow by directly jumping from the
232TF-A to the Linux kernel, which will use a ramdisk as filesystem. This can be
233useful if both the kernel and the device tree blob (DTB) are already present in
234memory (like in FVP).
235
236For example, if the kernel is loaded at ``0x80080000`` and the DTB is loaded at
237address ``0x82000000``, the firmware can be built like this:
238
239.. code:: shell
240
241    CROSS_COMPILE=aarch64-none-elf-  \
242    make PLAT=fvp DEBUG=1             \
243    RESET_TO_BL31=1                   \
244    ARM_LINUX_KERNEL_AS_BL33=1        \
245    PRELOADED_BL33_BASE=0x80080000    \
246    ARM_PRELOADED_DTB_BASE=0x82000000 \
247    all fip
248
249Now, it is needed to modify the DTB so that the kernel knows the address of the
250ramdisk. The following script generates a patched DTB from the provided one,
251assuming that the ramdisk is loaded at address ``0x84000000``. Note that this
252script assumes that the user is using a ramdisk image prepared for U-Boot, like
253the ones provided by Linaro. If using a ramdisk without this header,the ``0x40``
254offset in ``INITRD_START`` has to be removed.
255
256.. code:: bash
257
258    #!/bin/bash
259
260    # Path to the input DTB
261    KERNEL_DTB=<path-to>/<fdt>
262    # Path to the output DTB
263    PATCHED_KERNEL_DTB=<path-to>/<patched-fdt>
264    # Base address of the ramdisk
265    INITRD_BASE=0x84000000
266    # Path to the ramdisk
267    INITRD=<path-to>/<ramdisk.img>
268
269    # Skip uboot header (64 bytes)
270    INITRD_START=$(printf "0x%x" $((${INITRD_BASE} + 0x40)) )
271    INITRD_SIZE=$(stat -Lc %s ${INITRD})
272    INITRD_END=$(printf "0x%x" $((${INITRD_BASE} + ${INITRD_SIZE})) )
273
274    CHOSEN_NODE=$(echo                                        \
275    "/ {                                                      \
276            chosen {                                          \
277                    linux,initrd-start = <${INITRD_START}>;   \
278                    linux,initrd-end = <${INITRD_END}>;       \
279            };                                                \
280    };")
281
282    echo $(dtc -O dts -I dtb ${KERNEL_DTB}) ${CHOSEN_NODE} |  \
283            dtc -O dtb -o ${PATCHED_KERNEL_DTB} -
284
285And the FVP binary can be run with the following command:
286
287.. code:: shell
288
289    <path-to>/FVP_Base_AEMv8A-AEMv8A                            \
290    -C pctl.startup=0.0.0.0                                     \
291    -C bp.secure_memory=1                                       \
292    -C cluster0.NUM_CORES=4                                     \
293    -C cluster1.NUM_CORES=4                                     \
294    -C cache_state_modelled=1                                   \
295    -C cluster0.cpu0.RVBAR=0x04001000                           \
296    -C cluster0.cpu1.RVBAR=0x04001000                           \
297    -C cluster0.cpu2.RVBAR=0x04001000                           \
298    -C cluster0.cpu3.RVBAR=0x04001000                           \
299    -C cluster1.cpu0.RVBAR=0x04001000                           \
300    -C cluster1.cpu1.RVBAR=0x04001000                           \
301    -C cluster1.cpu2.RVBAR=0x04001000                           \
302    -C cluster1.cpu3.RVBAR=0x04001000                           \
303    --data cluster0.cpu0="<path-to>/bl31.bin"@0x04001000        \
304    --data cluster0.cpu0="<path-to>/<patched-fdt>"@0x82000000   \
305    --data cluster0.cpu0="<path-to>/<kernel-binary>"@0x80080000 \
306    --data cluster0.cpu0="<path-to>/<ramdisk.img>"@0x84000000
307
308Obtaining the Flattened Device Trees
309^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
310
311Depending on the FVP configuration and Linux configuration used, different
312FDT files are required. FDT source files for the Foundation and Base FVPs can
313be found in the TF-A source directory under ``fdts/``. The Foundation FVP has
314a subset of the Base FVP components. For example, the Foundation FVP lacks
315CLCD and MMC support, and has only one CPU cluster.
316
317.. note::
318   It is not recommended to use the FDTs built along the kernel because not
319   all FDTs are available from there.
320
321The dynamic configuration capability is enabled in the firmware for FVPs.
322This means that the firmware can authenticate and load the FDT if present in
323FIP. A default FDT is packaged into FIP during the build based on
324the build configuration. This can be overridden by using the ``FVP_HW_CONFIG``
325or ``FVP_HW_CONFIG_DTS`` build options (refer to
326:ref:`build_options_arm_fvp_platform` for details on the options).
327
328-  ``fvp-base-gicv2-psci.dts``
329
330   For use with models such as the Cortex-A57-A53 Base FVPs without shifted
331   affinities and with Base memory map configuration.
332
333-  ``fvp-base-gicv2-psci-aarch32.dts``
334
335   For use with models such as the Cortex-A32 Base FVPs without shifted
336   affinities and running Linux in AArch32 state with Base memory map
337   configuration.
338
339-  ``fvp-base-gicv3-psci.dts``
340
341   For use with models such as the Cortex-A57-A53 Base FVPs without shifted
342   affinities and with Base memory map configuration and Linux GICv3 support.
343
344-  ``fvp-base-gicv3-psci-1t.dts``
345
346   For use with models such as the AEMv8-RevC Base FVP with shifted affinities,
347   single threaded CPUs, Base memory map configuration and Linux GICv3 support.
348
349-  ``fvp-base-gicv3-psci-dynamiq.dts``
350
351   For use with models as the Cortex-A55-A75 Base FVPs with shifted affinities,
352   single cluster, single threaded CPUs, Base memory map configuration and Linux
353   GICv3 support.
354
355-  ``fvp-base-gicv3-psci-aarch32.dts``
356
357   For use with models such as the Cortex-A32 Base FVPs without shifted
358   affinities and running Linux in AArch32 state with Base memory map
359   configuration and Linux GICv3 support.
360
361-  ``fvp-foundation-gicv2-psci.dts``
362
363   For use with Foundation FVP with Base memory map configuration.
364
365-  ``fvp-foundation-gicv3-psci.dts``
366
367   (Default) For use with Foundation FVP with Base memory map configuration
368   and Linux GICv3 support.
369
370
371Running on the Foundation FVP with reset to BL1 entrypoint
372^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
373
374The following ``Foundation_Platform`` parameters should be used to boot Linux with
3754 CPUs using the AArch64 build of TF-A.
376
377.. code:: shell
378
379    <path-to>/Foundation_Platform                   \
380    --cores=4                                       \
381    --arm-v8.0                                      \
382    --secure-memory                                 \
383    --visualization                                 \
384    --gicv3                                         \
385    --data="<path-to>/<bl1-binary>"@0x0             \
386    --data="<path-to>/<FIP-binary>"@0x08000000      \
387    --data="<path-to>/<kernel-binary>"@0x80080000   \
388    --data="<path-to>/<ramdisk-binary>"@0x84000000
389
390Notes:
391
392-  BL1 is loaded at the start of the Trusted ROM.
393-  The Firmware Image Package is loaded at the start of NOR FLASH0.
394-  The firmware loads the FDT packaged in FIP to the DRAM. The FDT load address
395   is specified via the ``hw_config_addr`` property in `TB_FW_CONFIG for FVP`_.
396-  The default use-case for the Foundation FVP is to use the ``--gicv3`` option
397   and enable the GICv3 device in the model. Note that without this option,
398   the Foundation FVP defaults to legacy (Versatile Express) memory map which
399   is not supported by TF-A.
400-  In order for TF-A to run correctly on the Foundation FVP, the architecture
401   versions must match. The Foundation FVP defaults to the highest v8.x
402   version it supports but the default build for TF-A is for v8.0. To avoid
403   issues either start the Foundation FVP to use v8.0 architecture using the
404   ``--arm-v8.0`` option, or build TF-A with an appropriate value for
405   ``ARM_ARCH_MINOR``.
406
407Running on the AEMv8 Base FVP with reset to BL1 entrypoint
408^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
409
410The following ``FVP_Base_RevC-2xAEMv8A`` parameters should be used to boot Linux
411with 8 CPUs using the AArch64 build of TF-A.
412
413.. code:: shell
414
415    <path-to>/FVP_Base_RevC-2xAEMv8A                            \
416    -C pctl.startup=0.0.0.0                                     \
417    -C bp.secure_memory=1                                       \
418    -C bp.tzc_400.diagnostics=1                                 \
419    -C cluster0.NUM_CORES=4                                     \
420    -C cluster1.NUM_CORES=4                                     \
421    -C cache_state_modelled=1                                   \
422    -C bp.secureflashloader.fname="<path-to>/<bl1-binary>"      \
423    -C bp.flashloader0.fname="<path-to>/<FIP-binary>"           \
424    --data cluster0.cpu0="<path-to>/<kernel-binary>"@0x80080000 \
425    --data cluster0.cpu0="<path-to>/<ramdisk>"@0x84000000
426
427.. note::
428   The ``FVP_Base_RevC-2xAEMv8A`` has shifted affinities and requires
429   a specific DTS for all the CPUs to be loaded.
430
431Running on the AEMv8 Base FVP (AArch32) with reset to BL1 entrypoint
432^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
433
434The following ``FVP_Base_AEMv8A-AEMv8A`` parameters should be used to boot Linux
435with 8 CPUs using the AArch32 build of TF-A.
436
437.. code:: shell
438
439    <path-to>/FVP_Base_AEMv8A-AEMv8A                            \
440    -C pctl.startup=0.0.0.0                                     \
441    -C bp.secure_memory=1                                       \
442    -C bp.tzc_400.diagnostics=1                                 \
443    -C cluster0.NUM_CORES=4                                     \
444    -C cluster1.NUM_CORES=4                                     \
445    -C cache_state_modelled=1                                   \
446    -C cluster0.cpu0.CONFIG64=0                                 \
447    -C cluster0.cpu1.CONFIG64=0                                 \
448    -C cluster0.cpu2.CONFIG64=0                                 \
449    -C cluster0.cpu3.CONFIG64=0                                 \
450    -C cluster1.cpu0.CONFIG64=0                                 \
451    -C cluster1.cpu1.CONFIG64=0                                 \
452    -C cluster1.cpu2.CONFIG64=0                                 \
453    -C cluster1.cpu3.CONFIG64=0                                 \
454    -C bp.secureflashloader.fname="<path-to>/<bl1-binary>"      \
455    -C bp.flashloader0.fname="<path-to>/<FIP-binary>"           \
456    --data cluster0.cpu0="<path-to>/<kernel-binary>"@0x80080000 \
457    --data cluster0.cpu0="<path-to>/<ramdisk>"@0x84000000
458
459Running on the Cortex-A57-A53 Base FVP with reset to BL1 entrypoint
460^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
461
462The following ``FVP_Base_Cortex-A57x4-A53x4`` model parameters should be used to
463boot Linux with 8 CPUs using the AArch64 build of TF-A.
464
465.. code:: shell
466
467    <path-to>/FVP_Base_Cortex-A57x4-A53x4                       \
468    -C pctl.startup=0.0.0.0                                     \
469    -C bp.secure_memory=1                                       \
470    -C bp.tzc_400.diagnostics=1                                 \
471    -C cache_state_modelled=1                                   \
472    -C bp.secureflashloader.fname="<path-to>/<bl1-binary>"      \
473    -C bp.flashloader0.fname="<path-to>/<FIP-binary>"           \
474    --data cluster0.cpu0="<path-to>/<kernel-binary>"@0x80080000 \
475    --data cluster0.cpu0="<path-to>/<ramdisk>"@0x84000000
476
477Running on the Cortex-A32 Base FVP (AArch32) with reset to BL1 entrypoint
478^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
479
480The following ``FVP_Base_Cortex-A32x4`` model parameters should be used to
481boot Linux with 4 CPUs using the AArch32 build of TF-A.
482
483.. code:: shell
484
485    <path-to>/FVP_Base_Cortex-A32x4                             \
486    -C pctl.startup=0.0.0.0                                     \
487    -C bp.secure_memory=1                                       \
488    -C bp.tzc_400.diagnostics=1                                 \
489    -C cache_state_modelled=1                                   \
490    -C bp.secureflashloader.fname="<path-to>/<bl1-binary>"      \
491    -C bp.flashloader0.fname="<path-to>/<FIP-binary>"           \
492    --data cluster0.cpu0="<path-to>/<kernel-binary>"@0x80080000 \
493    --data cluster0.cpu0="<path-to>/<ramdisk>"@0x84000000
494
495
496Running on the AEMv8 Base FVP with reset to BL31 entrypoint
497^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
498
499The following ``FVP_Base_RevC-2xAEMv8A`` parameters should be used to boot Linux
500with 8 CPUs using the AArch64 build of TF-A.
501
502.. code:: shell
503
504    <path-to>/FVP_Base_RevC-2xAEMv8A                             \
505    -C pctl.startup=0.0.0.0                                      \
506    -C bp.secure_memory=1                                        \
507    -C bp.tzc_400.diagnostics=1                                  \
508    -C cluster0.NUM_CORES=4                                      \
509    -C cluster1.NUM_CORES=4                                      \
510    -C cache_state_modelled=1                                    \
511    -C cluster0.cpu0.RVBAR=0x04010000                            \
512    -C cluster0.cpu1.RVBAR=0x04010000                            \
513    -C cluster0.cpu2.RVBAR=0x04010000                            \
514    -C cluster0.cpu3.RVBAR=0x04010000                            \
515    -C cluster1.cpu0.RVBAR=0x04010000                            \
516    -C cluster1.cpu1.RVBAR=0x04010000                            \
517    -C cluster1.cpu2.RVBAR=0x04010000                            \
518    -C cluster1.cpu3.RVBAR=0x04010000                            \
519    --data cluster0.cpu0="<path-to>/<bl31-binary>"@0x04010000    \
520    --data cluster0.cpu0="<path-to>/<bl32-binary>"@0xff000000    \
521    --data cluster0.cpu0="<path-to>/<bl33-binary>"@0x88000000    \
522    --data cluster0.cpu0="<path-to>/<fdt>"@0x82000000            \
523    --data cluster0.cpu0="<path-to>/<kernel-binary>"@0x80080000  \
524    --data cluster0.cpu0="<path-to>/<ramdisk>"@0x84000000
525
526Notes:
527
528-  Position Independent Executable (PIE) support is enabled in this
529   config allowing BL31 to be loaded at any valid address for execution.
530
531-  Since a FIP is not loaded when using BL31 as reset entrypoint, the
532   ``--data="<path-to><bl31|bl32|bl33-binary>"@<base-address-of-binary>``
533   parameter is needed to load the individual bootloader images in memory.
534   BL32 image is only needed if BL31 has been built to expect a Secure-EL1
535   Payload. For the same reason, the FDT needs to be compiled from the DT source
536   and loaded via the ``--data cluster0.cpu0="<path-to>/<fdt>"@0x82000000``
537   parameter.
538
539-  The ``FVP_Base_RevC-2xAEMv8A`` has shifted affinities and requires a
540   specific DTS for all the CPUs to be loaded.
541
542-  The ``-C cluster<X>.cpu<Y>.RVBAR=@<base-address-of-bl31>`` parameter, where
543   X and Y are the cluster and CPU numbers respectively, is used to set the
544   reset vector for each core.
545
546-  Changing the default value of ``ARM_TSP_RAM_LOCATION`` will also require
547   changing the value of
548   ``--data="<path-to><bl32-binary>"@<base-address-of-bl32>`` to the new value of
549   ``BL32_BASE``.
550
551
552Running on the AEMv8 Base FVP (AArch32) with reset to SP_MIN entrypoint
553^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
554
555The following ``FVP_Base_AEMv8A-AEMv8A`` parameters should be used to boot Linux
556with 8 CPUs using the AArch32 build of TF-A.
557
558.. code:: shell
559
560    <path-to>/FVP_Base_AEMv8A-AEMv8A                             \
561    -C pctl.startup=0.0.0.0                                      \
562    -C bp.secure_memory=1                                        \
563    -C bp.tzc_400.diagnostics=1                                  \
564    -C cluster0.NUM_CORES=4                                      \
565    -C cluster1.NUM_CORES=4                                      \
566    -C cache_state_modelled=1                                    \
567    -C cluster0.cpu0.CONFIG64=0                                  \
568    -C cluster0.cpu1.CONFIG64=0                                  \
569    -C cluster0.cpu2.CONFIG64=0                                  \
570    -C cluster0.cpu3.CONFIG64=0                                  \
571    -C cluster1.cpu0.CONFIG64=0                                  \
572    -C cluster1.cpu1.CONFIG64=0                                  \
573    -C cluster1.cpu2.CONFIG64=0                                  \
574    -C cluster1.cpu3.CONFIG64=0                                  \
575    -C cluster0.cpu0.RVBAR=0x04002000                            \
576    -C cluster0.cpu1.RVBAR=0x04002000                            \
577    -C cluster0.cpu2.RVBAR=0x04002000                            \
578    -C cluster0.cpu3.RVBAR=0x04002000                            \
579    -C cluster1.cpu0.RVBAR=0x04002000                            \
580    -C cluster1.cpu1.RVBAR=0x04002000                            \
581    -C cluster1.cpu2.RVBAR=0x04002000                            \
582    -C cluster1.cpu3.RVBAR=0x04002000                            \
583    --data cluster0.cpu0="<path-to>/<bl32-binary>"@0x04002000    \
584    --data cluster0.cpu0="<path-to>/<bl33-binary>"@0x88000000    \
585    --data cluster0.cpu0="<path-to>/<fdt>"@0x82000000            \
586    --data cluster0.cpu0="<path-to>/<kernel-binary>"@0x80080000  \
587    --data cluster0.cpu0="<path-to>/<ramdisk>"@0x84000000
588
589.. note::
590   Position Independent Executable (PIE) support is enabled in this
591   config allowing SP_MIN to be loaded at any valid address for execution.
592
593Running on the Cortex-A57-A53 Base FVP with reset to BL31 entrypoint
594^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
595
596The following ``FVP_Base_Cortex-A57x4-A53x4`` model parameters should be used to
597boot Linux with 8 CPUs using the AArch64 build of TF-A.
598
599.. code:: shell
600
601    <path-to>/FVP_Base_Cortex-A57x4-A53x4                        \
602    -C pctl.startup=0.0.0.0                                      \
603    -C bp.secure_memory=1                                        \
604    -C bp.tzc_400.diagnostics=1                                  \
605    -C cache_state_modelled=1                                    \
606    -C cluster0.cpu0.RVBARADDR=0x04010000                        \
607    -C cluster0.cpu1.RVBARADDR=0x04010000                        \
608    -C cluster0.cpu2.RVBARADDR=0x04010000                        \
609    -C cluster0.cpu3.RVBARADDR=0x04010000                        \
610    -C cluster1.cpu0.RVBARADDR=0x04010000                        \
611    -C cluster1.cpu1.RVBARADDR=0x04010000                        \
612    -C cluster1.cpu2.RVBARADDR=0x04010000                        \
613    -C cluster1.cpu3.RVBARADDR=0x04010000                        \
614    --data cluster0.cpu0="<path-to>/<bl31-binary>"@0x04010000    \
615    --data cluster0.cpu0="<path-to>/<bl32-binary>"@0xff000000    \
616    --data cluster0.cpu0="<path-to>/<bl33-binary>"@0x88000000    \
617    --data cluster0.cpu0="<path-to>/<fdt>"@0x82000000            \
618    --data cluster0.cpu0="<path-to>/<kernel-binary>"@0x80080000  \
619    --data cluster0.cpu0="<path-to>/<ramdisk>"@0x84000000
620
621Running on the Cortex-A32 Base FVP (AArch32) with reset to SP_MIN entrypoint
622^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
623
624The following ``FVP_Base_Cortex-A32x4`` model parameters should be used to
625boot Linux with 4 CPUs using the AArch32 build of TF-A.
626
627.. code:: shell
628
629    <path-to>/FVP_Base_Cortex-A32x4                             \
630    -C pctl.startup=0.0.0.0                                     \
631    -C bp.secure_memory=1                                       \
632    -C bp.tzc_400.diagnostics=1                                 \
633    -C cache_state_modelled=1                                   \
634    -C cluster0.cpu0.RVBARADDR=0x04002000                       \
635    -C cluster0.cpu1.RVBARADDR=0x04002000                       \
636    -C cluster0.cpu2.RVBARADDR=0x04002000                       \
637    -C cluster0.cpu3.RVBARADDR=0x04002000                       \
638    --data cluster0.cpu0="<path-to>/<bl32-binary>"@0x04002000   \
639    --data cluster0.cpu0="<path-to>/<bl33-binary>"@0x88000000   \
640    --data cluster0.cpu0="<path-to>/<fdt>"@0x82000000           \
641    --data cluster0.cpu0="<path-to>/<kernel-binary>"@0x80080000 \
642    --data cluster0.cpu0="<path-to>/<ramdisk>"@0x84000000
643
644--------------
645
646*Copyright (c) 2019-2021, Arm Limited. All rights reserved.*
647
648.. _TB_FW_CONFIG for FVP: https://git.trustedfirmware.org/TF-A/trusted-firmware-a.git/tree/plat/arm/board/fvp/fdts/fvp_tb_fw_config.dts
649.. _Arm's website: `FVP models`_
650.. _FVP models: https://developer.arm.com/products/system-design/fixed-virtual-platforms
651.. _Linaro Release 20.01: http://releases.linaro.org/members/arm/platforms/20.01
652.. _Arm FVP website: https://developer.arm.com/products/system-design/fixed-virtual-platforms
653