doc: Add documentation for U-Boot integration [v2]

Cover the drivers, scripts, pytest and the Gitlab information. Note: This implementation is the result of working through what is needed in Labgrid to support U-Boot labs. I did initially file quite a few issues[1] but there has not been a lot of traction and I got feedback that I have overwhelmed people with too many. So I have stopped filing issues on the things I hit along the way. I have carried on with the implementation in the hope that this can be a better basis for discussion. Note that all of these patches are work-in-progress. Feedback on any or all may change the implementation and documentation substantially. Changes in v4: - Support for Beagleplay, which needs files from two separate U-Boot builds - Support for a 'recovery' button needed to boot the image - Tidy up the internal-console support - Fix pytest behaviour with an unpatched U-Boot (that doesn't have lab mode) Changes in v3: - Rebase on top of grpc branch - Don't mess with terminal setting unless stdin is a terminal - Don't show an error if there are no resources when auto-acquiring - Support QEMU in UBootWriter Some changes in v2: - Rationalise the flags for the U-Boot scripts - Support tracing with em100 - Support an internal terminal instead of microcom - Add a -D flag for debugging - Support send-only boards - Add a way to build the U-Boot config - Add a control for buildman's process-limit - allow the build-dir to be specified in a variable - add documentation about U-Boot-pytest integration - add source_dir and config_file to UBootProviderDriver - add an internal terminal - expand the U-Boot scripts - significantly improve the U-Boot-pytest integration The approximate diffstat is: contrib/sync-places.py | 23 +- contrib/u-boot/.gitignore | 1 + contrib/u-boot/_ub-bisect-try | 47 ++ contrib/u-boot/conftest.py | 21 + contrib/u-boot/get_args.sh | 128 +++++ contrib/u-boot/index.rst | 232 +++++++++ contrib/u-boot/lg-client | 11 + contrib/u-boot/lg-env | 10 + contrib/u-boot/test_smoke.py | 3 + contrib/u-boot/ub-bisect | 44 ++ contrib/u-boot/ub-cli | 39 ++ contrib/u-boot/ub-int | 41 ++ contrib/u-boot/ub-pyt | 69 +++ contrib/u-boot/ub-smoke | 48 ++ doc/configuration.rst | 611 ++++++++++++++++++++++- doc/usage.rst | 288 +++++++++++ labgrid/driver/__init__.py | 10 +- labgrid/driver/common.py | 11 + labgrid/driver/consoleexpectmixin.py | 7 + labgrid/driver/powerdriver.py | 29 ++ labgrid/driver/qemudriver.py | 84 ++-- labgrid/driver/recoverydriver.py | 25 + labgrid/driver/resetdriver.py | 7 + labgrid/driver/servodriver.py | 157 ++++++ labgrid/driver/sfemulatordriver.py | 102 ++++ labgrid/driver/ubootdriver.py | 27 +- labgrid/driver/ubootproviderdriver.py | 323 ++++++++++++ labgrid/driver/ubootwriterdriver.py | 160 ++++++ labgrid/driver/usbhidrelay.py | 7 +- labgrid/driver/usbloader.py | 170 ++++++- labgrid/driver/usbstoragedriver.py | 18 +- labgrid/factory.py | 4 +- labgrid/protocol/__init__.py | 1 + labgrid/protocol/bootstrapprotocol.py | 8 +- labgrid/protocol/recoveryprotocol.py | 14 + labgrid/protocol/resetprotocol.py | 12 + labgrid/pytestplugin/fixtures.py | 21 +- labgrid/pytestplugin/hooks.py | 8 + labgrid/remote/client.py | 351 ++++++++----- labgrid/remote/config.py | 7 +- labgrid/remote/exporter.py | 122 ++++- labgrid/resource/__init__.py | 6 + labgrid/resource/remote.py | 24 + labgrid/resource/servo.py | 485 ++++++++++++++++++ labgrid/resource/sfemulator.py | 33 ++ labgrid/resource/suggest.py | 6 + labgrid/resource/udev.py | 33 ++ labgrid/strategy/ubootstrategy.py | 151 +++++- labgrid/target.py | 120 ++++- labgrid/util/helper.py | 220 ++++---- labgrid/util/ssh.py | 3 +- labgrid/util/term.py | 184 +++++++ labgrid/var_dict.py | 8 + man/labgrid-client.1 | 6 + man/labgrid-client.rst | 4 + man/labgrid-device-config.5 | 4 + 56 files changed, 4267 insertions(+), 321 deletions(-) [1] https://github.com/labgrid-project/labgrid/issues/created_by/sjg20 Signed-off-by: Simon Glass <[email protected]>
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diff --git a/doc/configuration.rst b/doc/configuration.rst
@@ -2021,6 +2021,8 @@ Arguments:
   - login_timeout (int, default=60): timeout for password/login prompt detection
   - for other arguments, see `UBootDriver`_
 
+.. _UBootProviderInfo:
+
 UBootProviderDriver
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
@@ -2064,6 +2066,11 @@ Variables:
     specified in the environment file
   - do-clean (str): If set to "1" this cleans the build before starting,
     otherwise it does an incremental build
+  - build-dir (str): If set, this is used as the build directory for U-Boot
+  - process-limit (int): Limits the number of buildman processes which can
+    be running jobs at once. Set this to 1 to avoid over-taxing your
+    CPU. Buildman does its own multithreading, so each process will use
+    all available CPUs anyway.
 
 Environment variables:
   - U_BOOT_BUILD_DIR (str): If present, this is used as the build directory for
@@ -2115,6 +2122,8 @@ Tools:
    tools:
      buildman: "buildman.stable"
 
+.. _UBootWriterInfo:
+
 UBootWriterDriver
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
@@ -3875,6 +3884,8 @@ the "shell" state:
 This command would transition directly into a Linux shell and
 activate the `ShellDriver`_.
 
+.. _UBootStrategyInfo:
+
 UBootStrategy
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 A :any:`UBootStrategy` has five states:

diff --git a/doc/usage.rst b/doc/usage.rst
@@ -883,3 +883,280 @@ like this:
   $ labgrid-client -p example allow sirius/john
 
 To remove the allow it is currently necessary to unlock and lock the place.
+
+U-Boot Integration
+------------------
+
+.. note::
+   See status_ for current status and development branches.
+
+Most ARM boards (and some others) use U-Boot as their bootloader. Labgrid
+provides various features to help with development and testing on these boards.
+Together these features allow interactive use of Labgrid to build U-Boot from
+source, write it to a board and boot it. Support is provided for U-Boot's pytest
+and Gitlab setup.
+
+This section describes the various features which contribute to the overall
+functionality. The names of contributed scripts (in *contrib/u-boot*) are shown
+in brackets.
+
+Interactive use
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+Labgrid provides a 'console' command which can be used to connect to a board.
+The :ref:`UBootStrategyInfo` driver provides a way to power cycle (or reset)
+the board so that U-Boot starts. It also provides two useful states:
+
+- `start` which starts up U-Boot and lets it boot (*ub-int*)
+- `uboot` which starts up U-Boot and stops it at the CLI prompt (*ub-cli*)
+
+Both of these are useful in development.
+
+Building U-Boot
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+Labgrid intentionally
+`doesn't include <https://github.com/labgrid-project/labgrid/issues/1068>`_
+build functionality as usually the software-under-test already comes with a
+build system and it wants to test the artifacts as built by the "real" build
+system.
+
+U-Boot is no exception and it provides the
+`buildman <https://docs.u-boot.org/en/latest/build/buildman.html>`_ for this
+purpose.
+
+Still, for interactive use some sort of build is needed. The
+:ref:`UBootProviderInfo` provides an interface to buildman and a way of dealing
+with board-specific binary blobs. The buildman tool works automatically provided
+that you have set it up with suitable toolchains. See
+`buildman <https://docs.u-boot.org/en/latest/build/buildman.html>`_ for more
+information.
+
+Writing U-Boot
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+Writing U-Boot to a board can be complicated, because each SoC uses its own
+means of booting. The other problem is that special lab hardware is generally
+needed to update the boot device, e.g.
+`SD-wire <https://wiki.tizen.org/SD_MUX>`_.
+
+Fortunately Labgrid provides the means for manipulating the lab hardware. All
+that is needed is a driver which understands where to write images, which files
+to use and the sequence to use in each case. The :ref:`UBootWriterInfo` driver
+handles this. It picks out the necessary files from a build directory and writes
+them to the selected boot media, or sends them using the SoC-specific bootrom.
+Combined with :ref:`UBootStrategyInfo` it provides automated updating of U-Boot
+on suported SoCs regardless of the lab setup.
+
+Run labgrid tests
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+Labgrid provides integration with pytest. As part of the U-Boot integration, a
+conftest.py file is provided which can build and smoke-test U-Boot on a board
+(*ub-smoke*).
+
+Run U-Boot tests
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+It is also possible to run the U-Boot tests (*ub-pyt*). To do this you will need
+to set up Labgrid integration with the
+`U-Boot test hooks <https://source.denx.de/u-boot/u-boot-test-hooks>`_.
+To do this, create the directory `u-boot-test-hooks/bin/$hostname` and add an
+executable file called `common.labgrid` which sets the crossbar and environment
+information:
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+
+    export LG_CROSSBAR="ws://kea:20408/ws"
+    export LG_ENV="/path/to/env.cfg"
+
+    flash_impl=none
+    reset_impl=none
+    console_impl=labgrid
+    release_impl=labgrid
+
+The last four lines tell the hooks to use labgrid.
+
+Then create another executable file (in the same directory) called 'conf.all',
+containing:
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+
+    . "${bin_dir}/${hostname}/common-labgrid"
+
+Bisecting
+~~~~~~~~~
+
+It is possible to use the *ub-pyt* or *ub-smoke* scripts with `git bisect run`
+to bisect a problem on a particular board. However there is a slightly more
+powerful script which supports applying a commit each time (*ub-bisect*).
+
+Setting up pytest
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+To set up the U-Boot pytest integration:
+
+#. Copy the `contrib/u-boot` directory to somewhere suitable and add it to your
+   path. For example:
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+
+      cp -a contrib/u-boot ~/bin/u-boot
+      echo 'PATH="$PATH:~/bin/u-boot"' >> ~/.bashrc
+
+#. Edit the `lg-env` file to set the lab parameters according to your setup.
+#. Start a new terminal, or login again, so the path updates. You can now use
+   the scripts as documented below.
+
+Gitlab Integration
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+U-Boot uses `Gitlab <https://gitlab.com>`_ as the basis for its Continuous
+Integration (CI) system (`U-Boot instance <https://source.denx.de/u-boot>`_).
+It is possible to set up your own lab which integrates with Gitlab, with your
+own Git lab 'runner' which can control Labgrid. This allows pushing branches to
+Gitlab and running tests on real hardware, similarly to how QEMU is used in
+Gitlab.
+
+To set this up:
+
+#. Install `gitlab-runner` using these
+   `instructions <https://docs.gitlab.com/runner/install/linux-repository.html>`_.
+
+#. Register a
+   `new runner <https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/tutorials/create_register_first_runner>`_
+   following the instructions using your custodian CI settings (i.e. do this at
+   `https://source.denx.de`).
+
+   Select Linux and with tags set to `lab`. Click `Create runner` and use the
+   command line to register the runner. Use `<hostname>-lab` (for example
+   `kea-lab`) as your host name and select `shell` as the executor:
+
+   .. code-block:: console
+
+       $ gitlab-runner register  --url https://source.denx.de  --token glrt-xxx
+       Enter the GitLab instance URL (for example, https://gitlab.com/):
+       [https://source.denx.de]:
+       Verifying runner... is valid                        runner=yyy
+       Enter a name for the runner. This is stored only in the local config.toml file:
+       [<hostname>]: <hostname>-lab
+       Enter an executor: ssh, parallels, docker-windows, docker+machine, kubernetes, instance, custom, shell, virtualbox, docker, docker-autoscaler:
+       shell
+       Runner registered successfully. Feel free to start it, but if it's running already the config should be automatically reloaded!
+
+#. Edit the resulting `/etc/gitlab-runner/config.toml` file to allow more than
+   one job at a time by adding 'concurrent = x' where x is the number of jobs.
+   Here we use concurrent = 8 (this is just an example; don't replace your file
+   with this):
+
+   .. code-block:: toml
+
+       concurrent = 8
+       check_interval = 0
+       shutdown_timeout = 0
+
+       [session_server]
+         session_timeout = 1800
+
+       [[runners]]
+         name = "ellesmere-lab"
+         url = "https://source.denx.de"
+         id = 130
+         token = "..."
+         token_obtained_at = 2024-05-15T20:41:29Z
+         token_expires_at = 0001-01-01T00:00:00Z
+         executor = "shell"
+         [runners.custom_build_dir]
+
+#. Gitlab will run tests as the 'gitlab-runner' user. Make sure your labgrid
+   installation is installed such that it is visible to that user. One way is:
+
+   .. code-block:: bash
+
+       sudo su - gitlab-runner
+       cd /path/to/labgrid
+       pip install .
+
+#. Add the following to U-Boot's `.gitlab-ci.yml`, adjusting the variables as
+   needed. For trying it out initially you might want to disable all the other
+   rules by changing `when: always` to `when: never`:
+
+   .. code-block:: yaml
+
+       .lab_template: &lab_dfn
+         stage: lab
+         tags: [ 'lab' ]
+         script:
+           # Environment:
+           #   SRC  - source tree
+           #   ROOT - directory above that
+           #   OUT  - output directory for builds
+           - export SRC="$(pwd)"
+           - ROOT="$(dirname ${SRC})"
+           - export OUT="${ROOT}/out"
+           - export PATH=$PATH:~/bin
+           - export PATH=$PATH:/vid/software/devel/ubtest/u-boot-test-hooks/bin
+
+           # Load it on the device
+           - ret=0
+           - echo "board ${BOARD} id ${ID}"
+           - ${SRC}/test/py/test.py -B "${BOARD}" --id ${ID} --configure
+               --build-dir "${OUT}/current/${BOARD}" -k "not bootstd"|| ret=$?
+           - if [[ $ret -ne 0 ]]; then
+               exit $ret;
+             fi
+
+       rpi3:
+         variables:
+           BOARD: rpi_3_32b     ## This is a U-Boot board name
+           ID: rpi3             ## This is the corresponding role/target
+         <<: *lab_dfn
+
+#. Commit your changes and push to your custodian tree. This example shows the
+   driver model tree at a remote called 'dm':
+
+   .. code-block:: bash
+
+       $ git remote -v |grep dm
+       dm       [email protected]:u-boot/custodians/u-boot-dm.git (fetch)
+       dm       [email protected]:u-boot/custodians/u-boot-dm.git (push)
+       $ git push dm HEAD:try
+
+#. Navigate to the pipelines and you should see your tests running. You can
+   debug things from there, e.g. using the `ub-int` or `ub-pyt` scripts on an
+   individual board. An example may be visible
+   `here <https://source.denx.de/u-boot/custodians/u-boot-dm/-/pipelines/20769>`_.
+
+Scripts
+~~~~~~~
+
+Various scripts are provided in the `contrib/` directory, specifically targeted
+at U-Boot testing and development.
+
+.. include:: ../contrib/u-boot/index.rst
+
+
+.. _status:
+
+U-Boot Integration Status
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+Date: May '24
+Overall status: Ready for early testing
+
+Required pieces:
+
+- `Labgrid WIP PR <https://github.com/sjg20/labgrid/tree/u-boot-integration>`_
+- `U-Boot test hooks branch <https://github.com/sjg20/uboot-test-hooks/tree/labgrid>`_
+- `U-Boot branch <https://github.com/sjg20/u-boot/tree/labgrid>`_ (needed for
+  U-Boot pytest integration)
+
+Testing has been very limited, basically a set of 21 boards, including sunxi,
+rpi, RK3399, ODroid-C4, pine64, Orange Pi PC, various Chromebooks and Intel
+Minnowboard Max.
+
+Some U-Boot pytests fails on some hardware:
+- TPM tests fail on boards with a TPM
+- test_log_format fails on several (perhaps all?) boards
+
+There are likely many other problems.