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+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+
+/*
+ * Copyright 2022 NXP
+ */
+
+#include <common.h>
+#include <command.h>
+#include <log.h>
+#include <imx_sip.h>
+#include <linux/arm-smccc.h>
+
+int arch_auxiliary_core_check_up(u32 core_id)
+{
+ struct arm_smccc_res res;
+
+ arm_smccc_smc(IMX_SIP_SRC, IMX_SIP_SRC_M4_STARTED, 0, 0,
+ 0, 0, 0, 0, &res);
+
+ return res.a0;
+}
+
+int arch_auxiliary_core_down(u32 core_id)
+{
+ struct arm_smccc_res res;
+
+ printf("## Stopping auxiliary core\n");
+
+ arm_smccc_smc(IMX_SIP_SRC, IMX_SIP_SRC_M4_STOP, 0, 0,
+ 0, 0, 0, 0, &res);
+
+ return 0;
+}
+
+int arch_auxiliary_core_up(u32 core_id, ulong addr)
+{
+ struct arm_smccc_res res;
+ u32 stack, pc;
+
+ if (!addr)
+ return -EINVAL;
+
+ stack = *(u32 *)addr;
+ pc = *(u32 *)(addr + 4);
+
+ printf("## Starting auxiliary core stack = 0x%08X, pc = 0x%08X...\n", stack, pc);
+
+ arm_smccc_smc(IMX_SIP_SRC, IMX_SIP_SRC_M4_START, 0, 0,
+ 0, 0, 0, 0, &res);
+
+ return 0;
+}
+
+/*
+ * To i.MX6SX and i.MX7D, the image supported by bootaux needs
+ * the reset vector at the head for the image, with SP and PC
+ * as the first two words.
+ *
+ * Per the cortex-M reference manual, the reset vector of M4/M7 needs
+ * to exist at 0x0 (TCMUL/IDTCM). The PC and SP are the first two addresses
+ * of that vector. So to boot M4/M7, the A core must build the M4/M7's reset
+ * vector with getting the PC and SP from image and filling them to
+ * TCMUL/IDTCM. When M4/M7 is kicked, it will load the PC and SP by itself.
+ * The TCMUL/IDTCM is mapped to (MCU_BOOTROM_BASE_ADDR) at A core side for
+ * accessing the M4/M7 TCMUL/IDTCM.
+ */
+static int do_bootaux(struct cmd_tbl *cmdtp, int flag, int argc,
+ char *const argv[])
+{
+ ulong addr;
+ int ret, up;
+ u32 core = 0;
+ u32 stop = 0;
+
+ if (argc < 2)
+ return CMD_RET_USAGE;
+
+ if (argc > 2)
+ core = simple_strtoul(argv[2], NULL, 10);
+
+ if (argc > 3)
+ stop = simple_strtoul(argv[3], NULL, 10);
+
+ up = arch_auxiliary_core_check_up(core);
+ if (up) {
+ printf("## Auxiliary core is already up\n");
+ return CMD_RET_SUCCESS;
+ }
+
+ addr = simple_strtoul(argv[1], NULL, 16);
+
+ if (!addr)
+ return CMD_RET_FAILURE;
+
+ ret = arch_auxiliary_core_up(core, addr);
+ if (ret)
+ return CMD_RET_FAILURE;
+
+ return CMD_RET_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static int do_stopaux(struct cmd_tbl *cmdtp, int flag, int argc,
+ char *const argv[])
+{
+ int ret, up;
+
+ up = arch_auxiliary_core_check_up(0);
+ if (!up) {
+ printf("## Auxiliary core is already down\n");
+ return CMD_RET_SUCCESS;
+ }
+
+ ret = arch_auxiliary_core_down(0);
+ if (ret)
+ return CMD_RET_FAILURE;
+
+ return CMD_RET_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+U_BOOT_CMD(
+ stopaux, CONFIG_SYS_MAXARGS, 1, do_stopaux,
+ "Stop auxiliary core",
+ "<address> [<core>]\n"
+ " - start auxiliary core [<core>] (default 0),\n"
+ " at address <address>\n"
+);
+
+U_BOOT_CMD(
+ bootaux, CONFIG_SYS_MAXARGS, 1, do_bootaux,
+ "Start auxiliary core",
+ "<address> [<core>]\n"
+ " - start auxiliary core [<core>] (default 0),\n"
+ " at address <address>\n"
+);