21b29fc6 | 25-May-2016 |
Stefan Roese <sr@denx.de> |
arm64: mvebu: Add basic support for the Marvell Armada 7K/8K SoC
Compared to the Armada 3700, the Armada 7K and 8K are much more on the high-end side: they use a dual Cortex-A72 or a quad Cortex-A72
arm64: mvebu: Add basic support for the Marvell Armada 7K/8K SoC
Compared to the Armada 3700, the Armada 7K and 8K are much more on the high-end side: they use a dual Cortex-A72 or a quad Cortex-A72, as opposed to the Cortex-A53 for the Armada 3700.
The Armada 7K and 8K also use a fairly unique architecture, internally they are composed of several components:
- One AP (Application Processor), which contains the processor itself and a few core hardware blocks. The AP used in the Armada 7K and 8K is called AP806, and is available in two configurations: dual Cortex-A72 and quad Cortex-A72. - One or two CP (Communication Processor), which contain most of the I/O interfaces (SATA, PCIe, Ethernet, etc.). The 7K family chips have one CP, while the 8K family chips integrate two CPs, providing two times the number of I/O interfaces available in the CP. The CP used in the 7K and 8K is called CP110.
All in all, this gives the following combinations:
- Armada 7020, which is a dual Cortex-A72 with one CP - Armada 7040, which is a quad Cortex-A72 with one CP - Armada 8020, which is a dual Cortex-A72 with two CPs - Armada 8040, which is a quad Cortex-A72 with two CPs
This patch adds basic support for this ARMv8 based SoC into U-Boot. Future patches will integrate other device drivers and board support, starting with the Marvell DB-88F7040 development board.
Signed-off-by: Stefan Roese <sr@denx.de> Cc: Nadav Haklai <nadavh@marvell.com> Cc: Neta Zur Hershkovits <neta@marvell.com> Cc: Kostya Porotchkin <kostap@marvell.com> Cc: Omri Itach <omrii@marvell.com> Cc: Igal Liberman <igall@marvell.com> Cc: Haim Boot <hayim@marvell.com> Cc: Hanna Hawa <hannah@marvell.com>
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