Intel Agilex® 7 Hard Processor System Remote System Update User Guide

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Document Table of Contents x
1. Overview 2. Use Cases 3. Quad SPI Flash Layout 4. Intel® Quartus® Prime Software and Tool Support 5. Software Support 6. Flash Corruption - Detection and Recovery 7. Remote System Update Example 8. Version Compatibility Considerations 9. Intel Agilex® 7 Hard Processor System Remote System Update User Guide Archives 10. Document Revision History for the Intel Agilex® 7 Hard Processor System Remote System Update User Guide A. Configuration Flow Diagrams B. RSU Status and Error Codes C. U-Boot RSU Reference Information D. LIBRSU Reference Information E. Combined Application Images
1. Overview x
1.1. Features 1.2. System Components 1.3. Glossary
2. Use Cases x
2.1. Manufacturing 2.2. Application Image Boot 2.3. Factory Image Boot 2.4. Modifying the List of Application Images 2.5. Querying RSU Status 2.6. Loading a Specific Image 2.7. Protected Access to Flash 2.8. Remote System Update Watchdog 2.9. RSU Notify 2.10. Updating the Factory Image 2.11. Updating the Decision Firmware 2.12. Retrying when Configuration Fails 2.13. Querying the Decision Firmware Version
3. Quad SPI Flash Layout x
3.1. High Level Flash Layout 3.2. Detailed Quad SPI Flash Layout 3.3. Decision Firmware Data Max Retry Information 3.4. Firmware Version Information
3.1. High Level Flash Layout x
3.1.1. Standard (non-RSU) Image Layout in Flash 3.1.2. RSU Image Layout in Flash – SDM Perspective 3.1.3. RSU Image Layout – Your Perspective
3.2. Detailed Quad SPI Flash Layout x
3.2.1. RSU Image Sub-Partitions Layout 3.2.2. Sub-Partition Table Layout 3.2.3. Configuration Pointer Block Layout 3.2.4. Image Layout
3.2.4. Image Layout x
3.2.4.1. Absolute Application Image Layout
4. Intel® Quartus® Prime Software and Tool Support x
4.1. Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Software 4.2. Programming File Generator 4.3. Intel® Quartus® Prime Programmer 4.4. Supported QSPI Flash Devices
4.1. Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Software x
4.1.1. Selecting Factory Load Pin 4.1.2. Enabling HPS Watchdog to Trigger RSU 4.1.3. Setting the Max Retry Parameter
4.2. Programming File Generator x
4.2.1. Programming File Generator File Types 4.2.2. Bitswap Option 4.2.3. Creating Images
4.2.3. Creating Images x
4.2.3.1. Creating Initial Flash Image 4.2.3.2. Creating Application Images 4.2.3.3. Creating Factory Update Images 4.2.3.4. Creating Decision Firmware Update Images 4.2.3.5. Creating Combined Application Images
4.2.3.1. Creating Initial Flash Image x
4.2.3.1.1. Creating Initial Flash Image for FPGA First 4.2.3.1.2. Creating Initial Flash Image for HPS First
5. Software Support x
5.1. SDM RSU Support 5.2. Arm Trusted Firmware Support 5.3. U-Boot RSU Support 5.4. Linux* RSU Support
5.3. U-Boot RSU Support x
5.3.1. U-Boot RSU APIs 5.3.2. U-Boot RSU Commands
5.4. Linux* RSU Support x
5.4.1. Intel® Service Driver 5.4.2. Intel® RSU Driver 5.4.3. LIBRSU Library 5.4.4. RSU Client
6. Flash Corruption - Detection and Recovery x
6.1. Decision Firmware 6.2. Decision Firmware Data 6.3. Configuration Pointer Block 6.4. Sub-Partition Table 6.5. Application Image 6.6. Factory Image 6.7. Example Maintenance Procedure
6.7. Example Maintenance Procedure x
6.7.1. Maintenance Procedure
6.7.1. Maintenance Procedure x
6.7.1.1. Recover Decision Firmware Procedure
7. Remote System Update Example x
7.1. Building RSU Example Binaries 7.2. Flashing the Binaries 7.3. Exercising U-Boot RSU Commands
7.1. Building RSU Example Binaries x
7.1.1. Setting up the Environment 7.1.2. Building the Hardware Projects 7.1.3. Building Arm* Trusted Firmware 7.1.4. Building Linux* 7.1.5. Building U-Boot 7.1.6. Building U-Boot Script 7.1.7. Creating the Initial Flash Image 7.1.8. Creating the Application Image 7.1.9. Creating the Factory Update Image 7.1.10. Creating the Decision Firmware Update Image 7.1.11. Building ZLIB 7.1.12. Building LIBRSU and RSU Client 7.1.13. Building the Root File System 7.1.14. Building the SD Card
7.2. Flashing the Binaries x
7.2.1. Flashing the Initial RSU Image to QSPI 7.2.2. Writing the SD Card Image
7.3. Exercising U-Boot RSU Commands x
7.3.1. Using U-Boot to Perform Basic Operations 7.3.2. Watchdog and Max Retry Operation 7.3.3. Updating the Factory Image Using U-Boot 7.3.4. Fallback on Flash Corruption of Application Images 7.3.5. Additional Flash Corruption Detection and Recovery
7.3.5. Additional Flash Corruption Detection and Recovery x
7.3.5.1. Corrupted Decision Firmware 7.3.5.2. Corrupted Decision Firmware Data 7.3.5.3. Corrupted Configuration Pointer Block 7.3.5.4. Corrupted Sub-Partition Table
8. Version Compatibility Considerations x
8.1. Component Versions 8.2. Component Interfaces 8.3. Component Version Compatibility 8.4. Using Multiple Intel® Quartus® Prime Software Versions for Bitstreams 8.5. Updating U-Boot to Support Different SSBL per Bitstream
8.5. Updating U-Boot to Support Different SSBL per Bitstream x
8.5.1. Using Multiple SSBLs with SD/MMC 8.5.2. Using Multiple SSBLs with QSPI 8.5.3. U-Boot Source Code Details
A. Configuration Flow Diagrams x
A.1. Load Image on Power Up or nConfig Flow A.2. Try Loading Image Process A.3. Request Specific Image Flow A.4. Configure after Image Failure Process A.5. Watchdog Timeout Flow
C. U-Boot RSU Reference Information x
C.1. Configuration Parameters C.2. Error Codes C.3. Using U-Boot RSU Without a Valid SPT or CPB C.4. Macros C.5. Data Types C.6. Functions C.7. RSU U-Boot Commands
C.1. Configuration Parameters x
C.1.1. rsu_protected_slot C.1.2. rsu_log_level C.1.3. rsu_spt_checksum
C.5. Data Types x
C.5.1. rsu_slot_info C.5.2. rsu_status_info
C.6. Functions x
C.6.1. rsu_init C.6.2. rsu_exit C.6.3. rsu_slot_count C.6.4. rsu_slot_by_name C.6.5. rsu_slot_get_info C.6.6. rsu_slot_size C.6.7. rsu_slot_priority C.6.8. rsu_slot_erase C.6.9. rsu_slot_program_buf C.6.10. rsu_slot_program_factory_update_buf C.6.11. rsu_slot_program_buf_raw C.6.12. rsu_slot_verify_buf C.6.13. rsu_slot_verify_buf_raw C.6.14. rsu_slot_enable C.6.15. rsu_slot_disable C.6.16. rsu_slot_load C.6.17. rsu_slot_load_factory C.6.18. rsu_slot_rename C.6.19. rsu_slot_delete C.6.20. rsu_slot_create C.6.21. rsu_status_log C.6.22. rsu_notify C.6.23. rsu_clear_error_status C.6.24. rsu_reset_retry_counter C.6.25. rsu_dcmf_version C.6.26. rsu_max_retry C.6.27. rsu_dcmf_status C.6.28. rsu_create_empty_cpb C.6.29. rsu_restore_cpb C.6.30. rsu_save_cpb C.6.31. rsu_restore_spt C.6.32. rsu_save_spt C.6.33. rsu_running_factory
C.7. RSU U-Boot Commands x
C.7.1. dtb C.7.2. list C.7.3. slot_by_name C.7.4. slot_count C.7.5. slot_disable C.7.6. slot_enable C.7.7. slot_erase C.7.8. slot_get_info C.7.9. slot_load C.7.10. slot_load_factory C.7.11. slot_priority C.7.12. slot_program_buf C.7.13. slot_program_buf_raw C.7.14. slot_program_factory_update_buf C.7.15. slot_rename C.7.16. slot_delete C.7.17. slot_create C.7.18. slot_size C.7.19. slot_verify_buf C.7.20. slot_verify_buf_raw C.7.21. status_log C.7.22. update C.7.23. notify C.7.24. clear_error_status C.7.25. reset_retry_counter C.7.26. display_dcmf_version C.7.27. display_dcmf_status C.7.28. display_max_retry C.7.29. restore_spt C.7.30. save_spt C.7.31. create_empty_cpb C.7.32. restore_cpb C.7.33. save_cpb C.7.34. check_running_factory
D. LIBRSU Reference Information x
D.1. Configuration File D.2. Error Codes D.3. Using LIBRSU Without a Valid SPT or CPB D.4. Macros D.5. Data Types D.6. Functions D.7. RSU Client Commands
D.5. Data Types x
D.5.1. rsu_slot_info D.5.2. rsu_status_info D.5.3. rsu_data_callback
D.6. Functions x
D.6.1. librsu_init D.6.2. librsu_exit D.6.3. rsu_slot_count D.6.4. rsu_slot_by_name D.6.5. rsu_slot_get_info D.6.6. rsu_slot_size D.6.7. rsu_slot_priority D.6.8. rsu_slot_erase D.6.9. rsu_slot_program_buf D.6.10. rsu_slot_program_factory_update_buf D.6.11. rsu_slot_program_file D.6.12. rsu_slot_program_factory_update_file D.6.13. rsu_slot_program_buf_raw D.6.14. rsu_slot_program_file_raw D.6.15. rsu_slot_verify_buf D.6.16. rsu_slot_verify_file D.6.17. rsu_slot_verify_buf_raw D.6.18. rsu_slot_verify_file_raw D.6.19. rsu_slot_program_callback D.6.20. rsu_slot_program_callback_raw D.6.21. rsu_slot_verify_callback D.6.22. rsu_slot_verify_callback_raw D.6.23. rsu_slot_copy_to_file D.6.24. rsu_slot_enable D.6.25. rsu_slot_disable D.6.26. rsu_slot_load_after_reboot D.6.27. rsu_slot_load_factory_after_reboot D.6.28. rsu_slot_rename D.6.29. rsu_slot_delete D.6.30. rsu_slot_create D.6.31. rsu_status_log D.6.32. rsu_notify D.6.33. rsu_clear_error_status D.6.34. rsu_reset_retry_counter D.6.35. rsu_dcmf_version D.6.36. rsu_max_retry D.6.37. rsu_dcmf_status D.6.38. rsu_save_spt D.6.39. rsu_restore_spt D.6.40. rsu_save_cpb D.6.41. rsu_create_empty_cpb D.6.42. rsu_restore_cpb D.6.43. rsu_running_factory
D.7. RSU Client Commands x
D.7.1. count D.7.2. list D.7.3. size D.7.4. priority D.7.5. enable D.7.6. disable D.7.7. request D.7.8. request-factory D.7.9. erase D.7.10. add D.7.11. add-factory-update D.7.12. add-raw D.7.13. verify D.7.14. verify-raw D.7.15. copy D.7.16. log D.7.17. notify D.7.18. clear-error-status D.7.19. reset-retry-counter D.7.20. display-dcmf-version D.7.21. display-dcmf-status D.7.22. display-max-retry D.7.23. create-slot D.7.24. delete-slot D.7.25. restore-spt D.7.26. save-spt D.7.27. create-empty-cpb D.7.28. restore-cpb D.7.29. save-cpb D.7.30. check-running-factory D.7.31. help
1. Overview
2. Use Cases
3. Quad SPI Flash Layout
4. Intel® Quartus® Prime Software and Tool Support
5. Software Support
6. Flash Corruption - Detection and Recovery
7. Remote System Update Example
8. Version Compatibility Considerations
9. Intel Agilex® 7 Hard Processor System Remote System Update User Guide Archives
10. Document Revision History for the Intel Agilex® 7 Hard Processor System Remote System Update User Guide
A. Configuration Flow Diagrams
B. RSU Status and Error Codes
C. U-Boot RSU Reference Information
D. LIBRSU Reference Information
E. Combined Application Images

3.2.4. Image Layout

This section presents the layout of an absolute application image. Starting with Quartus version 21.1 relative images were introduced, and the absolute images are now deprecated. It is recommended to only use relative images.
There are two types of images:
  • Absolute— The absolute images include pointers which need to be updated to match the flash location at which the image is written.
  • Relative— The relative images can be placed anywhere in flash without requiring any changes to the data.

The combined application images can only be relative, while the rest of the images can be either relative or absolute, as shown in the following table:

Image Type Absolute Relative
Application Image x x
Factory Update Image x x
Decision Firmware Update Image x x
Combined Application Image x

The absolute images are created by passing the “-o start_address=0x0” option to the Programming File Generator, while the relative images are created without passing this option.

Both U-Boot and LibRSU automatically detect the image type, and they perform the required pointer updates for absolute images when writing and verifying images.

Relative images were introduced with Quartus Pro version 21.1. The absolute images are now deprecated, and it is recommended to always use relative images


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Absolute Application Image Layout

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