Re: I ported the panfrost driver on FreeBSD 15.0 for my radxa zero 3W board,BUT....

From: Warner Losh <imp_at_bsdimp.com>
Date: Tue, 04 Nov 2025 19:25:08 UTC
Yea. I suck. But the energy that's gone into complaining about this issue
could have produced diffs.

Warner

On Tue, Nov 4, 2025, 12:17 PM Mark Millard <marklmi@yahoo.com> wrote:

>
>
> On Nov 4, 2025, at 11:05, Adrian Chadd <adrian@freebsd.org> wrote:
>
> > So, it LOOKS like its cutting over to the EFI framebuffer at this point,
> what you you have plugged in as a monitor? does it do anything?
> >
> > You could try setting console="comconsole" before you boot, to force a
> serial console?
>
> Unfortunately, the following changes never got corresponding
> man page updates:
>
> Commit message (Expand) Author Age Files Lines
> * stand: libefi: avoid a null pointer deref in eficom Kyle Evans
> 2023-05-28 1 -2/+2
> * stand/efi/eficom: Free comc_port if we can't find the serial port Warner
> Losh 2023-05-25 1 -0/+10
> * stand/efi/eficom: Make aarch64 compat code probe correctly Warner Losh
> 2023-05-25 1 -2/+5
> * stand/efi/eficom: Don't allow this for !HYPERV machines Warner Losh
> 2023-05-25 1 -0/+17
> * stand/efi/eficom: better handling of absent device Warner Losh
> 2023-05-25 1 -5/+16
> * stand: eficom: Only set baudrate when it changes Warner Losh 2023-05-11
> 1 -17/+22
> * stand: eficom: Don't preemtively assume flow control Warner Losh
> 2023-05-11 1 -9/+5
> * stand: eficom : remove unused ignore_cd Warner Losh 2023-05-11 1 -2/+0
> * stand: Move eficom to libefi Warner Losh 2023-05-11 6 -6/+1
> * stand: efi create eficom console device. Warner Losh 2023-05-11 3 -72/+39
>
> > -adrian
> >
> >
> > On Sun, 2 Nov 2025 at 08:14, Mario Marietto <marietto2008@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > Hello to everyone.
> >
> > I ported the panfrost driver on FreeBSD 15.0 for my radxa zero 3W board.
> I mean,I've been able to fix all the errors I found and I compiled
> correctly the kernel and the modules. Unfortunately,when I tried to boot
> it,this is what happened :
> >
> >
> > It is stuck there. My sensation is that the problem can be fixed easily.
> But I need to understand why. What could be the reason,what to try and so
> on.
> >
> > Anyway,I want to share the source code of the kernel ,the compiled
> kernel and the modules,if someone wants to study the code and try on his
> board :
> >
> >
> https://drive.google.com/file/d/1yn--aq1QxgIOY23eIF8Crdadv9sWkFCR/view?usp=drive_link
> >
> > This is the full log that I've got from the serial connection :
> >
> > marietto# minicom -D /dev/ttyU0 -b 115200
> >
> > Welcome to minicom 2.10
> >
> > OPTIONS: I18n
> > Compiled on Apr 4 2025, 15:33:54.
> > Port /dev/ttyU0, 14:55:08 [U]
> >
> > Press CTRL-A Z for help on special keys
> >
> > DDR Version V1.11 20211103
> > ln
> > ddrconfig:7
> > LP4 MR14:0x4d
> > LPDDR4, 324MHz
> > BW=32 Col=10 Bk=8 CS0 Row=16 CS1 Row=16 CS=2 Die BW=16 Size=4096MB
> >
> > change to: 324MHz
> > PHY drv:clk:38,ca:38,DQ:30,odt:0
> > vrefinner:41%, vrefout:41%
> > dram drv:40,odt:0
> > clk skew:0x58
> >
> > change to: 528MHz
> > PHY drv:clk:38,ca:38,DQ:30,odt:0
> > vrefinner:41%, vrefout:41%
> > dram drv:40,odt:0
> > clk skew:0x73
> >
> > change to: 780MHz
> > PHY drv:clk:38,ca:38,DQ:30,odt:0
> > vrefinner:41%, vrefout:41%
> > dram drv:40,odt:0
> > clk skew:0x58
> >
> > change to: 1560MHz(final freq)
> > PHY drv:clk:38,ca:38,DQ:30,odt:60
> > vrefinner:16%, vrefout:29%
> > dram drv:40,odt:80
> > clk skew:0xa
> > out
> > U-Boot SPL board init
> > U-Boot SPL 2017.09-gaaca6ffec1-211203 #zzz (Dec 03 2021 - 18:42:16)
> > unknown raw ID phN
> > unrecognized JEDEC id bytes: 00, 00, 00
> > Trying to boot from MMC2
> > No misc partition
> > Trying fit image at 0x5000 sector
> > ## Verified-boot: 0
> > ## Checking atf-1 0x00040000 ... sha256(fe4f274c06...) + OK
> > ## Checking uboot 0x00a00000 ... OK
> > ## Checking fdt 0x00b00000 ... sha256(1804d514f1...) + OK
> > ## Checking atf-2 0x00068000 ... sha256(8d44036095...) + OK
> > ## Checking atf-3 0xfdcd0000 ... sha256(e410275b51...) + OK
> > ## Checking atf-4 0xfdcc9000 ... sha256(990c53fc01...) + OK
> > ## Checking atf-5 0x00066000 ... sha256(315a4195a9...) + OK
> > ## Checking optee 0x08400000 ... sha256(08e1fd41e1...) + OK
> > Jumping to U-Boot(0x00a00000) via ARM Trusted Firmware(0x00040000)
> > Total: 319.354 ms
> >
> > INFO: Preloader serial: 2
> > NOTICE: BL31: v2.3():v2.3-181-gc9a647cae:cl
> > NOTICE: BL31: Built : 10:55:41, Oct 18 2021
> > INFO: GICv3 without legacy support detected.
> > INFO: ARM GICv3 driver initialized in EL3
> > INFO: pmu v1 is valid
> > INFO: dfs DDR fsp_param[0].freq_mhz= 1560MHz
> > INFO: dfs DDR fsp_param[1].freq_mhz= 324MHz
> > INFO: dfs DDR fsp_param[2].freq_mhz= 528MHz
> > INFO: dfs DDR fsp_param[3].freq_mhz= 780MHz
> > INFO: Using opteed sec cpu_context!
> > INFO: boot cpu mask: 0
> > INFO: BL31: Initializing runtime services
> > INFO: BL31: Initializing BL32
> > I/TC:
> > I/TC: OP-TEE version: 3.13.0-595-gf5add58be #hisping.lin (gcc version
> 10.2.1 20201103 (GNU Toolchai4
> > I/TC: Primary CPU initializing
> > I/TC: Primary CPU switching to normal world boot
> > INFO: BL31: Preparing for EL3 exit to normal world
> > INFO: Entry point address = 0xa00000
> > INFO: SPSR = 0x3c9
> > UEFI firmware (version EDK2-DEV built at 01:23:28 on May 24 2025)
> >
> > 3h
> >
> > Consoles: EFI console
> > Reading loader env vars from /efi/freebsd/loader.env
> > Setting currdev to disk0p3:
> > FreeBSD/arm64 EFI loader, Revision 3.0
> >
> > Command line arguments: loader.efi
> > Image base: 0xec0ae000
> > EFI version: 2.70
> > EFI Firmware: EDK2 (rev 1.00)
> > Console: efi (0x1000)
> > Load Path: \EFI\BOOT\BOOTAA64.EFI
> > Load Device:
> MemoryMapped(0xB,0xFE2B0000,0xFE2B0FFF)/HD(3,GPT,07D4C210-2E74-1
> > 1F0-832C-F1B721F986A1,0x20000,0x10000)
> > BootCurrent: 0002
> > BootOrder: 0000 0001 0002[*]
> > BootInfo Path: MemoryMapped(0xB,0xFE2B0000,0xFE2B0FFF)
> > Ignoring Boot0002: Only one DP found
> > Trying ESP:
> MemoryMapped(0xB,0xFE2B0000,0xFE2B0FFF)/HD(3,GPT,07D4C210-2E74-11F0-
> > 832C-F1B721F986A1,0x20000,0x10000)
> > Setting currdev to disk0p3:
> > Trying:
> MemoryMapped(0xB,0xFE2B0000,0xFE2B0FFF)/HD(1,GPT,07D35DA3-2E74-11F0-832C
> > -F1B721F986A1,0x40,0x4FC0)
> > Setting currdev to disk0p1:
> > Trying:
> MemoryMapped(0xB,0xFE2B0000,0xFE2B0FFF)/HD(2,GPT,07D3AC23-2E74-11F0-832C
> > -F1B721F986A1,0x5000,0x2800)
> > Setting currdev to disk0p2:
> > Trying:
> MemoryMapped(0xB,0xFE2B0000,0xFE2B0FFF)/HD(4,GPT,07D6525C-2E74-11F0-832C
> > -F1B721F986A1,0x30000,0xEDFAFD8)
> > Setting currdev to disk0p4:
> > Loading /boot/defaults/loader.conf
> > /boot/kernel/kernel text=0x318 text=0xa5a548 text=0x28e030 data=0x1614d0
> data=0x
> > 0+0x2c1000 0x8+0x15c0f0+0x8+0x18894d\
> > /etc/hostid size=0x25
> > /boot/entropy size=0x1000
> > /boot/kernel/if_bridge.ko text=0x3dde text=0x7de8 data=0x1038+0x8
> 0x8+0x1ec0+0x8
> > +0x1847
> > loading required module 'bridgestp'
> > /boot/kernel/bridgestp.ko text=0x1463 text=0x4e44 data=0x320+0x28
> 0x8+0xbd0+0x8+
> > 0x6c0
> > /boot/dtb/rockchip/a.si.drm.dtb size=0x1a867
> > /boot/kernel/if_rtwn_usb.ko text=0xcc80 text=0x7880 data=0x1e40+0x37
> 0x8+0x4140+
> > 0x8+0x2a16
> > loading required module 'rtwn'
> > /boot/kernel/rtwn.ko text=0x6b90 text=0x1a820 data=0x6e8
> 0x8+0x3390+0x8+0x1ad6
> > loading required module 'wlan'
> > /boot/kernel/wlan.ko text=0x1af18 text=0x4bce0 data=0x8c68+0x318
> 0x8+0x92d0+0x8+
> > 0x79fb
> > /boot/kernel/wlan_wep.ko text=0x1130 text=0xca0 data=0x310+0x4
> 0x8+0x888+0x8+0x4
> > a1
> > /boot/kernel/wlan_ccmp.ko text=0x3788 text=0x25c0 data=0x388+0x4
> 0x8+0xb28+0x8+0
> > x5dd
> > /boot/kernel/wlan_tkip.ko text=0x1488 text=0x1818 data=0x320+0x4
> 0x8+0x930+0x8+0
> > x525
> > /boot/modules/ums.ko text=0x26c3 text=0x252c data=0x7a0+0x4
> 0x8+0x1110+0x8+0xbce
> >
> > loading required module 'kernel'
> > module 'kernel' exists but with wrong version
> > ?c
> > Hit [Enter] to boot immediately, or any other key for command prompt.
> > Booting [/boot/kernel/kernel]...
> > Using DTB from the loaded file '/boot/dtb/rockchip/a.si.drm.dtb'.
> > EFI framebuffer information:
> > addr, size 0xec190000, 0x7e9000
> > dimensions 1920 x 1080
> > stride 1920
> > masks 0x00ff0000, 0x0000ff00, 0x000000ff, 0xff000000
> >
>
> ===
> Mark Millard
> marklmi at yahoo.com
>
>
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