[PATCH 0/3] arm: fix imx_* defconfig

Denis Benato posted 3 patches 7 months, 1 week ago
arch/arm/configs/imx_v4_v5_defconfig | 1 +
arch/arm/configs/imx_v6_v7_defconfig | 1 +
arch/arm/configs/imxrt_defconfig     | 1 +
3 files changed, 3 insertions(+)
[PATCH 0/3] arm: fix imx_* defconfig
Posted by Denis Benato 7 months, 1 week ago
Compiling the kernel using affected imx defconfigs lead
to a hard CPU crash that reaches a state where each register,
including PC ends up in 0xDEADBEEF.

That is because the SoC support depending on CONFIG_ARCH_MXC
gets disabled since CONFIG_ARCH_NXP is not defined while
said feature depends on it.

The default arm defconfig is unaffected as it defines
CONFIG_ARCH_NXP=y correctly as excepted.

These patches solve the crash causing my confusion:
https://lore.kernel.org/all/c84e8246-8104-4409-8d95-389d61bc07af@gmail.com

Denis Benato (3):
  ARM: imx_v4_v5_defconfig: define CONFIG_ARCH_NXP
  ARM: imx_v6_v7_defconfig: define CONFIG_ARCH_NXP
  ARM: imxrt_defconfig: define CONFIG_ARCH_NXP

 arch/arm/configs/imx_v4_v5_defconfig | 1 +
 arch/arm/configs/imx_v6_v7_defconfig | 1 +
 arch/arm/configs/imxrt_defconfig     | 1 +
 3 files changed, 3 insertions(+)

-- 
2.49.0
Re: [PATCH 0/3] arm: fix imx_* defconfig
Posted by Sascha Hauer 7 months, 1 week ago
Hi Denis,

On Sat, May 10, 2025 at 03:18:03AM +0200, Denis Benato wrote:
> Compiling the kernel using affected imx defconfigs lead
> to a hard CPU crash that reaches a state where each register,
> including PC ends up in 0xDEADBEEF.
> 
> That is because the SoC support depending on CONFIG_ARCH_MXC
> gets disabled since CONFIG_ARCH_NXP is not defined while
> said feature depends on it.
> 
> The default arm defconfig is unaffected as it defines
> CONFIG_ARCH_NXP=y correctly as excepted.
> 
> These patches solve the crash causing my confusion:
> https://lore.kernel.org/all/c84e8246-8104-4409-8d95-389d61bc07af@gmail.com

In this mail you say you want to start a ARMv8 i.MX8MM board. The
configs you are changing are for old 32bit ARMv4-7 SoCs.
arch/arm64/configs/defconfig is for you.

Sascha

> 
> Denis Benato (3):
>   ARM: imx_v4_v5_defconfig: define CONFIG_ARCH_NXP
>   ARM: imx_v6_v7_defconfig: define CONFIG_ARCH_NXP
>   ARM: imxrt_defconfig: define CONFIG_ARCH_NXP
> 
>  arch/arm/configs/imx_v4_v5_defconfig | 1 +
>  arch/arm/configs/imx_v6_v7_defconfig | 1 +
>  arch/arm/configs/imxrt_defconfig     | 1 +
>  3 files changed, 3 insertions(+)
> 
> -- 
> 2.49.0
> 
> 

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Re: [PATCH 0/3] arm: fix imx_* defconfig
Posted by Denis Benato 7 months, 1 week ago
On 5/12/25 08:03, Sascha Hauer wrote:
> Hi Denis,
>
> On Sat, May 10, 2025 at 03:18:03AM +0200, Denis Benato wrote:
>> Compiling the kernel using affected imx defconfigs lead
>> to a hard CPU crash that reaches a state where each register,
>> including PC ends up in 0xDEADBEEF.
>>
>> That is because the SoC support depending on CONFIG_ARCH_MXC
>> gets disabled since CONFIG_ARCH_NXP is not defined while
>> said feature depends on it.
>>
>> The default arm defconfig is unaffected as it defines
>> CONFIG_ARCH_NXP=y correctly as excepted.
>>
>> These patches solve the crash causing my confusion:
>> https://lore.kernel.org/all/c84e8246-8104-4409-8d95-389d61bc07af@gmail.com
> In this mail you say you want to start a ARMv8 i.MX8MM board. The
> configs you are changing are for old 32bit ARMv4-7 SoCs.
> arch/arm64/configs/defconfig is for you.

Hello and thanks for both of your answers.


Yes, I have made the mistake of using that defconfig for arm while building an arm64 kernel.


I am sorry and thank you both for correcting me.

Please, ignore these patches.

Denis B.

> Sascha
>
>> Denis Benato (3):
>>   ARM: imx_v4_v5_defconfig: define CONFIG_ARCH_NXP
>>   ARM: imx_v6_v7_defconfig: define CONFIG_ARCH_NXP
>>   ARM: imxrt_defconfig: define CONFIG_ARCH_NXP
>>
>>  arch/arm/configs/imx_v4_v5_defconfig | 1 +
>>  arch/arm/configs/imx_v6_v7_defconfig | 1 +
>>  arch/arm/configs/imxrt_defconfig     | 1 +
>>  3 files changed, 3 insertions(+)
>>
>> -- 
>> 2.49.0
>>
>>