I have a strange issue since upgrading to Debian Buster... The MTD setup by the kernel is messed up. It doesn't match the definition passed by uboot from the command line. And the partitions are set as RO. Therefore, it's impossible to use fw_printenv anymore to configure the bootloader form the OS.
I confirmed the discrepency going from Debian Stretch (9) with the official debian kernel package "linux-image-marvell" to Debian Buster (10) with the same updated official kernel package.
I have the same issue both with my dockstars and goflexnets (of course loaded with the corresponding dtb file).
Here's the initial uboot output which is identical wether I boot to Stretch or to Buster:
uboot config and kernel cmdline (Debian version independant) :
Expected behavior as visible in Debian Stetch:
Observed issue in Debian Buster:
I can't help but think it's a bug in the official kernel package... but I'd like a second opinion on this :)
I confirmed the discrepency going from Debian Stretch (9) with the official debian kernel package "linux-image-marvell" to Debian Buster (10) with the same updated official kernel package.
I have the same issue both with my dockstars and goflexnets (of course loaded with the corresponding dtb file).
Here's the initial uboot output which is identical wether I boot to Stretch or to Buster:
U-Boot 2017.07-tld-1 (Sep 05 2017 - 00:17:19 -0700) Seagate GoFlex Net SoC: Kirkwood 88F6281_A1 DRAM: 128 MiB WARNING: Caches not enabled NAND: 256 MiB In: serial Out: serial Err: serial Net: egiga0 88E1116 Initialized on egiga0 Hit any key to stop autoboot: 0 BOOTP broadcast 1 BOOTP broadcast 2 BOOTP broadcast 3 BOOTP broadcast 4 BOOTP broadcast 5 *** Unhandled DHCP Option in OFFER/ACK: 42 *** Unhandled DHCP Option in OFFER/ACK: 42 DHCP client bound to address 192.168.1.14 (3921 ms) ** Getting IP Settings by DHCP (net_dhcp_c = 1): ** IP Address: 192.168.1.14 ** Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0 ** Def Gateway: 192.168.1.254 ** Getting NFS Boot Server by DHCP (net_dhcp_s and net_dhcp_c = 1): ** NFS Boot Server: 192.168.1.1 ** Kernel Boot Arguments: ** console=ttyS0,115200 root=/dev/nfs rw rootfstype=nfs rootwait nfsroot=192.168.1.1:/srv/nfs/hosts/goflex-263BA8/,rsize=32768,wsize=32768,hard,intr,udp,v3 ip=192.168.1.14:192.168.1.1:192.168.1.254:255.255.255.0:dockstar:eth0:off mtdparts=orion_nand:1M(u-boot),4M(uImage),32M(rootfs),-(data) NFS loading uImage :192.168.1.1:/srv/nfs/hosts/goflex-263BA8/boot/uImage ... done Bytes transferred = 2043544 (1f2e98 hex) NFS loading uInitrd :192.168.1.1:/srv/nfs/hosts/goflex-263BA8/boot/uInitrd ... done Bytes transferred = 14739343 (e0e78f hex) NFS loading DTB :192.168.1.1:/srv/nfs/hosts/goflex-263BA8/boot/dts/kirkwood-goflexnet.dtb ... ### done Bytes transferred = 11397 (2c85 hex) ## Booting kernel from Legacy Image at 00800000 ... Image Name: Linux-4.19.0-5-marvell Created: 2019-07-27 19:14:38 UTC Image Type: ARM Linux Kernel Image (uncompressed) Data Size: 2043480 Bytes = 1.9 MiB Load Address: 00008000 Entry Point: 00008000 Verifying Checksum ... OK ## Loading init Ramdisk from Legacy Image at 01100000 ... Image Name: initramfs-4.19.0-5-marvell Created: 2019-07-27 19:14:38 UTC Image Type: ARM Linux RAMDisk Image (gzip compressed) Data Size: 14739279 Bytes = 14.1 MiB Load Address: 00000000 Entry Point: 00000000 Verifying Checksum ... OK ## Flattened Device Tree blob at 02000000 Booting using the fdt blob at 0x2000000 Loading Kernel Image ... OK Loading Ramdisk to 06cff000, end 07b0d74f ... OK Loading Device Tree to 06cf9000, end 06cfec84 ... OK Starting kernel ... [ 0.000000] Booting Linux on physical CPU 0x0 [ 0.000000] Linux version 4.19.0-5-marvell (debian-kernel@lists.debian.org) (gcc version 8.3.0 (Debian 8.3.0-7)) #1 Debian 4.19.37-5 (2019-06-19)
uboot config and kernel cmdline (Debian version independant) :
# fw_printenv arcNumber=3089 autoload=no bootargs=console=ttyS0,115200 root=/dev/nfs rw rootfstype=nfs rootwait nfsroot=192.168.1.1:/srv/nfs/hosts/dockstar/,rsize=32768,wsize=32768,hard,intr,udp,v3 ip=192.168.1.14:192.168.1.1:192.168.1.254:255.255.255.0:dockstar:eth0:off mtdparts=orion_nand:1M(u-boot),4M(uImage),32M(rootfs),-(data) bootcmd=run net_bootcmd bootcmd_exec=run load_uimage; if run load_initrd; then if run load_dtb; then bootm $load_uimage_addr $load_initrd_addr $load_dtb_addr; else bootm $load_uimage_addr $load_initrd_addr; fi; else if run load_dtb; then bootm $load_uimage_addr - $load_dtb_addr; else bootm $load_uimage_addr; fi; fi bootcmd_uenv=run uenv_load; if test $uenv_loaded -eq 1; then run uenv_import; fi bootdelay=3 bootdev=usb bootfile=gpxelinux.0 console=ttyS0,115200 def_bootcmd=run bootcmd_uenv; run scan_disk; run set_bootargs; run bootcmd_exec device=0:1 devices=usb ide mmc disks=0 1 2 3 dnsip=192.168.1.254 dtb_file=/boot/dts/kirkwood-goflexnet.dtb ethact=egiga0 ethaddr=00:10:75:26:3B:A8 gatewayip=192.168.1.254 hostname=Goflex-Test if_netconsole=ping $serverip ipaddr=192.168.1.14 led_error=orange blinking led_exit=green off led_init=green blinking load_dtb=echo loading DTB $dtb_file ...; load $bootdev $device $load_dtb_addr $dtb_file load_dtb_addr=0x02000000 load_initrd=echo loading uInitrd ...; load $bootdev $device $load_initrd_addr /boot/uInitrd load_initrd_addr=0x1100000 load_uimage=echo loading uImage ...; load $bootdev $device $load_uimage_addr /boot/uImage load_uimage_addr=0x800000 mainlineLinux=yes mtdids=nand0=orion_nand mtdparts=mtdparts=orion_nand:1M(u-boot),4M(uImage),32M(rootfs),-(data) net_bootcmd=run net_check_dhcp_c; run net_check_dhcp_s; run net_set_bootargs; run net_bootcmd_exec net_bootcmd_exec=run net_load_uimage; if run net_load_initrd; then if run net_load_dtb; then bootm $load_uimage_addr $load_initrd_addr $load_dtb_addr; else bootm $load_uimage_addr $load_initrd_addr; fi; else if run load_dtb; then bootm $load_uimage_addr - $load_dtb_addr; else bootm $load_uimage_addr; fi; fi net_check_dhcp_c=if test $net_dhcp_c -eq 1 ; then run net_set_c_ip_dhcp; else run net_set_c_ip_stat; fi;echo ** IP Address: $ipaddr; echo ** Subnet Mask: $netmask; echo ** Def Gateway: $gatewayip net_check_dhcp_s=if test $net_dhcp_s -eq 1 && test $net_dhcp_c -eq 1 ; then run net_set_s_ip_dhcp; else run net_set_s_ip_stat; fi; echo ** NFS Boot Server: $net_nfs_server; echo net_dhcp_c=1 net_dhcp_s=1 net_load_dtb=echo NFS loading DTB :$net_nfs_server:$net_nfs_path/$net_nfs_dtb ... ; nfs $load_dtb_addr $net_nfs_server:$net_nfs_path/$net_nfs_dtb; echo net_load_initrd=echo NFS loading uInitrd :$net_nfs_server:$net_nfs_path/$net_nfs_initrd ...; nfs $load_initrd_addr $net_nfs_server:$net_nfs_path/$net_nfs_initrd; echo net_load_uimage=echo NFS loading uImage :$net_nfs_server:$net_nfs_path/$net_nfs_kernel ...; nfs $load_uimage_addr $net_nfs_server:$net_nfs_path/$net_nfs_kernel; echo net_nfs_dtb=boot/dts/kirkwood-goflexnet.dtb net_nfs_initrd=boot/uInitrd net_nfs_kernel=boot/uImage net_nfs_path=/srv/nfs/hosts/goflex-263BA8 net_nfs_server=192.168.1.1 net_set_bootargs=setenv serverip $net_nfs_server; setenv bootargs console=$console root=/dev/nfs rw rootfstype=nfs rootwait nfsroot=$net_nfs_server:$net_nfs_path/,rsize=32768,wsize=32768,hard,intr,udp,v3 ip=$ipaddr:$net_nfs_server:$gatewayip:$netmask:dockstar:eth0:off $mtdparts $custom_params; echo ** Kernel Boot Arguments:; echo ** $bootargs; echo net_set_c_ip_dhcp=dhcp; echo; echo ** Getting IP Settings by DHCP (net_dhcp_c = 1): net_set_c_ip_stat=setenv ipaddr $net_c_ipaddr; setenv netmask $net_c_netmask; setenv gatewayip $net_c_gatewayip; echo; echo ** Using static IP Settings (net_dhcp_c = 0): net_set_s_ip_dhcp=setenv net_nfs_server $serverip;echo; echo ** Getting NFS Boot Server by DHCP (net_dhcp_s and net_dhcp_c = 1): net_set_s_ip_stat=echo; echo ** Using static NFS Boot Server (net_dhcp_s or net_dhcp_c = 0) : netmask=255.255.255.0 partition=nand0,2 preboot_nc=run if_netconsole start_netconsole scan_disk=echo running scan_disk ...; scan_done=0; setenv scan_usb "usb start"; setenv scan_ide "ide reset"; setenv scan_mmc "mmc rescan"; for dev in $devices; do if test $scan_done -eq 0; then echo Scan device $dev; run scan_$dev; for disknum in $disks; do if test $scan_done -eq 0; then echo device $dev $disknum:1; if load $dev $disknum:1 $load_uimage_addr /boot/uImage 1; then scan_done=1; echo Found bootable drive on $dev $disknum; setenv device $disknum:1; setenv bootdev $dev; fi; fi; done; fi; done serverip=192.168.1.1 set_bootargs=setenv bootargs console=ttyS0,115200 root=LABEL=rootfs rootdelay=10 $mtdparts $custom_params start_netconsole=setenv ncip $serverip; setenv bootdelay 10; setenv stdin nc; setenv stdout nc; setenv stderr nc; version; stderr=serial stdin=serial stdout=serial uenv_addr=0x810000 uenv_import=echo importing envs ...; env import -t $uenv_addr $filesize uenv_init_devices=setenv init_usb "usb start"; setenv init_ide "ide reset"; setenv init_mmc "mmc rescan"; for devtype in $devices; do run init_$devtype; done; uenv_load=run uenv_init_devices; setenv uenv_loaded 0; for devtype in $devices; do for disknum in 0; do run uenv_read_disk; done; done; uenv_read=echo loading envs from $devtype $disknum ...; if load $devtype $disknum:1 $uenv_addr /boot/uEnv.txt; then setenv uenv_loaded 1; fi uenv_read_disk=if test $devtype -eq mmc; then if $devtype part; then run uenv_read; fi; else if $devtype part $disknum; then run uenv_read; fi; fi usb_ready_retry=15 # cat /proc/cmdline console=ttyS0,115200 root=/dev/nfs rw rootfstype=nfs rootwait nfsroot=192.168.1.1:/srv/nfs/hosts/goflex-263BA8/,rsize=32768,wsize=32768,hard,intr,udp,v3 ip=192.168.1.14:192.168.1.1:192.168.1.254:255.255.255.0:dockstar:eth0:off mtdparts=orion_nand:1M(u-boot),4M(uImage),32M(rootfs),-(data) # cat /etc/fw_env.config # Configuration file for fw_(printenv/saveenv) utility. # Up to two entries are valid; in this case the redundant # environment sector is assumed present. # Note that "Number of sectors" is ignored on NOR. # MTD device name Device offset Env. size Flash sector size Number of sectors /dev/mtd0 0xc0000 0x20000 0x20000
Expected behavior as visible in Debian Stetch:
# cat /etc/debian_version 9.9 # uname -a Linux dockstar 4.9.0-9-marvell #1 Debian 4.9.168-1 (2019-04-12) armv5tel GNU/Linux # cat /proc/mtd dev: size erasesize name mtd0: 00100000 00020000 "u-boot" mtd1: 00400000 00020000 "uImage" mtd2: 02000000 00020000 "rootfs" mtd3: 0db00000 00020000 "data" # dmesg | grep -e mtd -e boot -e 0x000 [ 0.000000] Kernel command line: console=ttyS0,115200 root=/dev/nfs rw rootfstype=nfs rootwait nfsroot=192.168.1.1:/srv/nfs/hosts/goflex-263BA8/,rsize=32768,wsize=32768,hard,intr,udp,v3 ip=192.168.1.14:192.168.1.1:192.168.1.254:255.255.255.0:dockstar:eth0:off mtdparts=orion_nand:1M(u-boo ),4M(uImage),32M(rootfs),-(data) [ 1.914595] 0x000000000000-0x000000100000 : "u-boot" [ 1.920794] 0x000000100000-0x000000500000 : "uImage" [ 1.926926] 0x000000500000-0x000002500000 : "rootfs" [ 1.933162] 0x000002500000-0x000010000000 : "data" # ls -l /dev/mtd* crw------- 1 root root 90, 0 2019-08-03 18:30 /dev/mtd0 crw------- 1 root root 90, 1 2019-08-03 18:30 /dev/mtd0ro crw------- 1 root root 90, 2 2019-08-03 18:30 /dev/mtd1 crw------- 1 root root 90, 3 2019-08-03 18:30 /dev/mtd1ro crw------- 1 root root 90, 4 2019-08-03 18:30 /dev/mtd2 crw------- 1 root root 90, 5 2019-08-03 18:30 /dev/mtd2ro crw------- 1 root root 90, 6 2019-08-03 18:30 /dev/mtd3 crw------- 1 root root 90, 7 2019-08-03 18:30 /dev/mtd3ro brw-rw---- 1 root disk 31, 0 2019-08-03 18:30 /dev/mtdblock0 brw-rw---- 1 root disk 31, 1 2019-08-03 18:30 /dev/mtdblock1 brw-rw---- 1 root disk 31, 2 2019-08-03 18:30 /dev/mtdblock2 brw-rw---- 1 root disk 31, 3 2019-08-03 18:30 /dev/mtdblock3 # fw_setenv test 1 # fw_printenv | grep test= test=1 #
Observed issue in Debian Buster:
# cat /etc/debian_version 10.0 # uname -a Linux goflexnet 4.19.0-5-marvell #1 Debian 4.19.37-5 (2019-06-19) armv5tel GNU/Linux # cat /proc/mtd dev: size erasesize name mtd0: 00100000 00020000 "u-boot" mtd1: 00400000 00020000 "uImage" mtd2: 02000000 00020000 "pogoplug" mtd3: 0d800000 00020000 "root" # dmesg | grep -e mtd -e boot -e 0x000 [ 0.000000] Kernel command line: console=ttyS0,115200 root=/dev/nfs rw rootfstype=nfs rootwait nfsroot=192.168.1.1:/srv/nfs/hosts/goflex-263BA8/,rsize=32768,wsize=32768,hard,intr,udp,v3 ip=192.168.1.14:192.168.1.1:192.168.1.254:255.255.255.0:dockstar:eth0:off mtdparts=orion_nand:1M(u-boo ),4M(uImage),32M(rootfs),-(data) [ 20.049178] 0x000000000000-0x000000100000 : "u-boot" [ 20.070147] 0x000000100000-0x000000500000 : "uImage" [ 20.104547] 0x000000500000-0x000002500000 : "pogoplug" [ 20.138798] 0x000002500000-0x00000fd00000 : "root" # ls -l /dev/mtd* crw------- 1 root root 90, 0 2019-08-03 16:10 /dev/mtd0 crw------- 1 root root 90, 1 2019-08-03 16:10 /dev/mtd0ro crw------- 1 root root 90, 2 2019-08-03 16:10 /dev/mtd1 crw------- 1 root root 90, 3 2019-08-03 16:10 /dev/mtd1ro crw------- 1 root root 90, 4 2019-08-03 16:10 /dev/mtd2 crw------- 1 root root 90, 5 2019-08-03 16:10 /dev/mtd2ro crw------- 1 root root 90, 6 2019-08-03 16:10 /dev/mtd3 crw------- 1 root root 90, 7 2019-08-03 16:10 /dev/mtd3ro # fw_setenv test 2 Can't open /dev/mtd0: Permission denied Error: can't write fw_env to flash # fw_printenv | grep test= test=1 #
I can't help but think it's a bug in the official kernel package... but I'd like a second opinion on this :)
