Boot Built Linux as dom0 - 2021.2 English

PetaLinux Tools Documentation: Reference Guide

Document ID
UG1144
Release Date
2021-10-27
Version
2021.2 English
  1. Copy built Xen images to your TFTP directory so that you can load them from U-Boot with TFTP.
    $ cd <plnx-proj-root>
    $ cp images/linux/system.dtb <tftpboot>/
    $ cp images/linux/Image <tftpboot>/
    $ cp images/linux/xen_boot_tftp.scr <tftpboot>/
    $ cp images/linux/xen_boot_sd.scr  <tftpboot>/
    $ cp images/linux/xen  <tftpboot>/
    $ cp images/linux/rootfs.cpio.gz  <tftpboot>/
  2. Boot built U-Boot image on the board with either JTAG boot or boot from SD card.
    Note: You can also point the dom1 and dom2 to the domU kernels in the configuration itself so that the Xen boot files are updated with the images that are being pointed to. Edit the configuration file as shown"
    $ vi images/linux/xen.cfg
    $ export XEN_CONFIG="<Absolute path for xen.cfg>"
    $ export XEN_CONFIG_SKIP="1"
    $ export BB_ENV_EXTRAWHITE="$BB_ENV_EXTRAWHITE XEN_CONFIG XEN_CONFIG_SKIP"
    $ petalinux-build -c kernel -x do_deploy
    Note: Xen boot files are generated in the <plnx-proj-root>/images/linux folder.
  3. Setup TFTP server IP from U-Boot:
    Platform> setenv serverip <TFTP SERVERIP>
    Note: Platform refers to Versal® or Zynq® UltraScale+™ MPSoC.
  4. Load Xen images from U-Boot:
    TFTP Boot
    xen_boot_tftp.scr, to be loaded at address 0xC00000 as shown::
    tftpb 0xC00000 xen_boot_tftp.scr; source 0xC00000
    SD Boot
    xen_boot_sd.scr, to be loaded at address 0xC00000 as shown:
    load mmc 0:1 0xC00000 xen_boot_sd.scr; source 0xC00000
    Note: For more information, see http://www.wiki.xilinx.com/XEN+Hypervisor.