Re: [Qemu-devel] ARM documentation

[G 3]

On Nov 30, 2016, at 6:58 PM, Alistair Francis wrote:

> On Fri, Nov 18, 2016 at 4:53 PM, Programmingkid
> <address@hidden> wrote:
> > On Nov 18, 2016, at 7:31 PM, Programmingkid wrote:
> >
> > > On Nov 18, 2016, at 4:10 PM, Alistair Francis wrote:
> > >
> > > > On Fri, Nov 11, 2016 at 8:53 AM, G 3 <address@hidden>  
> > > > wrote:
> > > > > On Nov 11, 2016, at 11:31 AM, Alex Bennée wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > G 3 <address@hidden> writes:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > On Nov 11, 2016, at 8:27 AM, G 3 wrote:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > On Nov 11, 2016, at 8:08 AM, Stefan Hajnoczi wrote:
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > On Fri, Nov 11, 2016 at 12:09:31AM -0500, G 3 wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > I was wondering if there is a list somewhere of all the ARM
> > > > > > > > > > boards QEMU
> > > > > > > > > > supports. I want to add a section to the ARM wiki page  
> > > > > > > > > > that lists
> > > > > > > > > > at least a
> > > > > > > > > > few of them.
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > Are you looking for something more detailed than the  
> > > > > > > > > following?
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > $ arm-softmmu/qemu-system-arm -M \?
> > > > > > > > > Supported machines are:
> > > > > > > > > akita                Sharp SL-C1000 (Akita) PDA (PXA270)
> > > > > > > > > ast2500-evb          Aspeed AST2500 EVB (ARM1176)
> > > > > > > > > borzoi               Sharp SL-C3100 (Borzoi) PDA (PXA270)
> > > > > > > > > canon-a1100          Canon PowerShot A1100 IS
> > > > > > > > > cheetah              Palm Tungsten|E aka. Cheetah PDA  
> > > > > > > > > (OMAP310)
> > > > > > > > > collie               Sharp SL-5500 (Collie) PDA (SA-1110)
> > > > > > > > > connex               Gumstix Connex (PXA255)
> > > > > > > > > cubieboard           cubietech cubieboard
> > > > > > > > > highbank             Calxeda Highbank (ECX-1000)
> > > > > > > > > imx25-pdk            ARM i.MX25 PDK board (ARM926)
> > > > > > > > > integratorcp         ARM Integrator/CP (ARM926EJ-S)
> > > > > > > > > kzm                  ARM KZM Emulation Baseboard (ARM1136)
> > > > > > > > > lm3s6965evb          Stellaris LM3S6965EVB
> > > > > > > > > lm3s811evb           Stellaris LM3S811EVB
> > > > > > > > > mainstone            Mainstone II (PXA27x)
> > > > > > > > > midway               Calxeda Midway (ECX-2000)
> > > > > > > > > musicpal             Marvell 88w8618 / MusicPal (ARM926EJ-S)
> > > > > > > > > n800                 Nokia N800 tablet aka. RX-34 (OMAP2420)
> > > > > > > > > n810                 Nokia N810 tablet aka. RX-44 (OMAP2420)
> > > > > > > > > netduino2            Netduino 2 Machine
> > > > > > > > > none                 empty machine
> > > > > > > > > nuri                 Samsung NURI board (Exynos4210)
> > > > > > > > > palmetto-bmc         OpenPOWER Palmetto BMC (ARM926EJ-S)
> > > > > > > > > raspi2               Raspberry Pi 2
> > > > > > > > > realview-eb          ARM RealView Emulation Baseboard  
> > > > > > > > > (ARM926EJ-S)
> > > > > > > > > realview-eb-mpcore   ARM RealView Emulation Baseboard  
> > > > > > > > > (ARM11MPCore)
> > > > > > > > > realview-pb-a8       ARM RealView Platform Baseboard for  
> > > > > > > > > Cortex-A8
> > > > > > > > > realview-pbx-a9      ARM RealView Platform Baseboard  
> > > > > > > > > Explore for
> > > > > > > > > Cortex-A9
> > > > > > > > > sabrelite            Freescale i.MX6 Quad SABRE Lite Board  
> > > > > > > > > (Cortex
> > > > > > > > > A9)
> > > > > > > > > smdkc210             Samsung SMDKC210 board (Exynos4210)
> > > > > > > > > spitz                Sharp SL-C3000 (Spitz) PDA (PXA270)
> > > > > > > > > sx1                  Siemens SX1 (OMAP310) V2
> > > > > > > > > sx1-v1               Siemens SX1 (OMAP310) V1
> > > > > > > > > terrier              Sharp SL-C3200 (Terrier) PDA (PXA270)
> > > > > > > > > tosa                 Sharp SL-6000 (Tosa) PDA (PXA255)
> > > > > > > > > verdex               Gumstix Verdex (PXA270)
> > > > > > > > > versatileab          ARM Versatile/AB (ARM926EJ-S)
> > > > > > > > > versatilepb          ARM Versatile/PB (ARM926EJ-S)
> > > > > > > > > vexpress-a15         ARM Versatile Express for Cortex-A15
> > > > > > > > > vexpress-a9          ARM Versatile Express for Cortex-A9
> > > > > > > > > virt-2.6             QEMU 2.6 ARM Virtual Machine
> > > > > > > > > virt-2.7             QEMU 2.7 ARM Virtual Machine
> > > > > > > > > virt                 QEMU 2.8 ARM Virtual Machine (alias of  
> > > > > > > > > virt-2.8)
> > > > > > > > > virt-2.8             QEMU 2.8 ARM Virtual Machine
> > > > > > > > > xilinx-zynq-a9       Xilinx Zynq Platform Baseboard for  
> > > > > > > > > Cortex-A9
> > > > > > > > > z2                   Zipit Z2 (PXA27x)
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > $ aarch64-softmmu/qemu-system-aarch64 -M \?
> > > > > > > > > Supported machines are:
> > > > > > > > > akita                Sharp SL-C1000 (Akita) PDA (PXA270)
> > > > > > > > > ast2500-evb          Aspeed AST2500 EVB (ARM1176)
> > > > > > > > > borzoi               Sharp SL-C3100 (Borzoi) PDA (PXA270)
> > > > > > > > > canon-a1100          Canon PowerShot A1100 IS
> > > > > > > > > cheetah              Palm Tungsten|E aka. Cheetah PDA  
> > > > > > > > > (OMAP310)
> > > > > > > > > collie               Sharp SL-5500 (Collie) PDA (SA-1110)
> > > > > > > > > connex               Gumstix Connex (PXA255)
> > > > > > > > > cubieboard           cubietech cubieboard
> > > > > > > > > highbank             Calxeda Highbank (ECX-1000)
> > > > > > > > > imx25-pdk            ARM i.MX25 PDK board (ARM926)
> > > > > > > > > integratorcp         ARM Integrator/CP (ARM926EJ-S)
> > > > > > > > > kzm                  ARM KZM Emulation Baseboard (ARM1136)
> > > > > > > > > lm3s6965evb          Stellaris LM3S6965EVB
> > > > > > > > > lm3s811evb           Stellaris LM3S811EVB
> > > > > > > > > mainstone            Mainstone II (PXA27x)
> > > > > > > > > midway               Calxeda Midway (ECX-2000)
> > > > > > > > > musicpal             Marvell 88w8618 / MusicPal (ARM926EJ-S)
> > > > > > > > > n800                 Nokia N800 tablet aka. RX-34 (OMAP2420)
> > > > > > > > > n810                 Nokia N810 tablet aka. RX-44 (OMAP2420)
> > > > > > > > > netduino2            Netduino 2 Machine
> > > > > > > > > none                 empty machine
> > > > > > > > > nuri                 Samsung NURI board (Exynos4210)
> > > > > > > > > palmetto-bmc         OpenPOWER Palmetto BMC (ARM926EJ-S)
> > > > > > > > > raspi2               Raspberry Pi 2
> > > > > > > > > realview-eb          ARM RealView Emulation Baseboard  
> > > > > > > > > (ARM926EJ-S)
> > > > > > > > > realview-eb-mpcore   ARM RealView Emulation Baseboard  
> > > > > > > > > (ARM11MPCore)
> > > > > > > > > realview-pb-a8       ARM RealView Platform Baseboard for  
> > > > > > > > > Cortex-A8
> > > > > > > > > realview-pbx-a9      ARM RealView Platform Baseboard  
> > > > > > > > > Explore for
> > > > > > > > > Cortex-A9
> > > > > > > > > sabrelite            Freescale i.MX6 Quad SABRE Lite Board  
> > > > > > > > > (Cortex
> > > > > > > > > A9)
> > > > > > > > > smdkc210             Samsung SMDKC210 board (Exynos4210)
> > > > > > > > > spitz                Sharp SL-C3000 (Spitz) PDA (PXA270)
> > > > > > > > > sx1                  Siemens SX1 (OMAP310) V2
> > > > > > > > > sx1-v1               Siemens SX1 (OMAP310) V1
> > > > > > > > > terrier              Sharp SL-C3200 (Terrier) PDA (PXA270)
> > > > > > > > > tosa                 Sharp SL-6000 (Tosa) PDA (PXA255)
> > > > > > > > > verdex               Gumstix Verdex (PXA270)
> > > > > > > > > versatileab          ARM Versatile/AB (ARM926EJ-S)
> > > > > > > > > versatilepb          ARM Versatile/PB (ARM926EJ-S)
> > > > > > > > > vexpress-a15         ARM Versatile Express for Cortex-A15
> > > > > > > > > vexpress-a9          ARM Versatile Express for Cortex-A9
> > > > > > > > > virt-2.6             QEMU 2.6 ARM Virtual Machine
> > > > > > > > > virt-2.7             QEMU 2.7 ARM Virtual Machine
> > > > > > > > > virt                 QEMU 2.8 ARM Virtual Machine (alias of  
> > > > > > > > > virt-2.8)
> > > > > > > > > virt-2.8             QEMU 2.8 ARM Virtual Machine
> > > > > > > > > xilinx-zynq-a9       Xilinx Zynq Platform Baseboard for  
> > > > > > > > > Cortex-A9
> > > > > > > > > xlnx-ep108           Xilinx ZynqMP EP108 board
> > > > > > > > > xlnx-zcu102          Xilinx ZynqMP ZCU102 board
> > > > > > > > > z2                   Zipit Z2 (PXA27x)
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > They have been added to the wiki.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Does this look right as the suggested command-line arguments:
> > > > > > > qemu-system-aarch64 -m <memory size> -M <machine name> -drive
> > > > > > > if=none,file=<hard drive file name>,id=hd0 -device virtio-blk-
> > > > > > > device,drive=hd0 -netdev type=tap,id=net0 -device virtio-net-
> > > > > > > device,netdev=net0
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Using virtio devices really only applies to the -M virt  
> > > > > > machine types.
> > > > > > All the other device types are modelling real hardware with  
> > > > > > various
> > > > > > specific block devices.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Generally you boot system emulation with a kernel (and maybe  
> > > > > > an initrd)
> > > > > > as their is no BIOS to boot stuff for you. Modern ARM systems  
> > > > > > (by which
> > > > > > I mean virt) can be booted with an EFI BIOS (-bios  
> > > > > > QEMU_EFI.fd) which
> > > > > > will then figure out the best place to boot from and can load  
> > > > > > the kernel
> > > > > > themselves.
>
> For the Xilinx boards and Netduino I can write something quickly up
> with basic usage instructions.
>
> Would that be beneficial to have a section there (I'm just looking at
> the ARM boards http://wiki.qemu.org/Documentation/Platforms/ARM) for
> getting started?

The more information the better.

> If so how can I request edit access to the wiki?

Ask a maintainer for an account to QEMU's wiki site. I think Peter  
Maydell could help you.