这是学习uboot的必经之路，看似简单，但是包含的内容却一点都不简单，下面的理解只是此时此刻，可能还是会有错。
.globl _start //.global关键字用来让一个符号对链接器可见\
//可以供其他链接对象模块使用，这里让_start\
//符号成为可见的标识符，这样链接器就知道跳转\
//到程序中的什么地方并开始执行，一般_start\
//标签是作为程序的默认进入点
//下面其实是中断向量表，使用ldr pc,xx
_start: b reset //b 跳转指令，不保存LR寄存器，直接运行reset
ldr pc, _undefined_instruction
ldr pc, _software_interrupt
ldr pc, _prefetch_abort
ldr pc, _data_abort
ldr pc, _not_used
ldr pc, _irq
ldr pc, _fiq
_undefined_instruction: .word undefined_instruction //.word 指令表示在当前位置放入后面对应的\
_software_interrupt: .word software_interrupt //地址数值，其实也是实现中断跳转
_prefetch_abort: .word prefetch_abort
_data_abort: .word data_abort
_not_used: .word not_used
_irq: .word irq
_fiq: .word fiq
.balignl 16,0xdeadbeef
/*
*************************************************************************
*
* Startup Code (reset vector)
*
* do important init only if we don't start from memory!
* relocate armboot to ram
* setup stack
* jump to second stage
*
* 上面说的很清楚，如果不是从RAM中启动，需要做一些重要的初始化
* 重新搬迁armboot到ram中
* 初始化堆栈
* 跳到第二阶段执行
*************************************************************************
*/
_TEXT_BASE:
.word TEXT_BASE //当前位置放入 TEXT_BASE值
.globl _armboot_start
_armboot_start:
.word _start
/*
* These are defined in the board-specific linker script.
*/
.globl _bss_start
_bss_start:
.word __bss_start
.globl _bss_end
_bss_end:
.word _end
#ifdef CONFIG_USE_IRQ
/* IRQ stack memory (calculated at run-time) */
.globl IRQ_STACK_START
IRQ_STACK_START:
.word 0x0badc0de
/* IRQ stack memory (calculated at run-time) */
.globl FIQ_STACK_START
FIQ_STACK_START:
.word 0x0badc0de
#endif
/*
* the actual reset code //真正执行的reset代码
*/
reset:
/*
* set the cpu to SVC32 mode //切换CPU到SVC32特权模式
*/
mrs r0,cpsr
bic r0,r0,#0x1f
orr r0,r0,#0xd3
msr cpsr,r0
/* turn off the watchdog */ //关闭看门狗，很容易理解
//避免启动期间没有喂狗而重启
#if defined(CONFIG_S3C2400)
# define pWTCON 0x15300000
# define INTMSK 0x14400008 /* Interupt-Controller base addresses */
# define CLKDIVN 0x14800014 /* clock divisor register */
#elif defined(CONFIG_S3C2410)
# define pWTCON 0x53000000
# define INTMSK 0x4A000008 /* Interupt-Controller base addresses */
# define INTSUBMSK 0x4A00001C
# define CLKDIVN 0x4C000014 /* clock divisor register */
#endif
#if defined(CONFIG_S3C2400) || defined(CONFIG_S3C2410)
ldr r0, =pWTCON //这里 “=”实现了直接将pWTCON寄存器对应的
//立即数赋值给r0,
mov r1, #0x0
str r1, [r0] //由于是内存间写，所以用str
//将r1(0)写到pWTCON寄存器，实现关闭狗功能
/*
* mask all IRQs by setting all bits in the INTMR - default //关闭所有中断
*/
mov r1, #0xffffffff
ldr r0, =INTMSK
str r1, [r0]
# if defined(CONFIG_S3C2410)
ldr r1, =0x3ff
ldr r0, =INTSUBMSK
str r1, [r0]
# endif
/* FCLK:HCLK:PCLK = 1:2:4 */
/* default FCLK is 120 MHz ! */ //CPU时钟初始化
ldr r0, =CLKDIVN
mov r1, #3
str r1, [r0]
#endif /* CONFIG_S3C2400 || CONFIG_S3C2410 */
/*
* we do sys-critical inits only at reboot, //非调试模式（调试-直接将代码烧录到RAM）
* not when booting from ram! //需要做系统初始化
*/
#ifndef CONFIG_SKIP_LOWLEVEL_INIT
bl cpu_init_crit //bl 命令跳转到CPU初始化函数，自动将PC保存
//到LR寄存器，方便子程序返回
//这里其实就是实现一些关键的外围初始化，
//尤其是MMU、内存等，只有这些初始化后
//才能执行下面的relocate，也就是将uboot代码
//搬迁到内存中运行。
//为什么不上电就搬呢？因为上电时还没有初始化
//内存
#endif
#ifndef CONFIG_SKIP_RELOCATE_UBOOT
relocate: //搬迁uboot到RAM中
adr r0, _start /* r0 <- current position of code */
ldr r1, _TEXT_BASE /* test if we run from flash or RAM */
cmp r0, r1 /* don't reloc during debug */
beq stack_setup
ldr r2, _armboot_start
ldr r3, _bss_start
sub r2, r3, r2 /* r2 <- size of armboot */
add r2, r0, r2 /* r2 <- source end address */
copy_loop:
ldmia r0!, {r3-r10} /* copy from source address [r0] */
stmia r1!, {r3-r10} /* copy to target address [r1] */
cmp r0, r2 /* until source end addreee [r2] */
ble copy_loop
#endif /* CONFIG_SKIP_RELOCATE_UBOOT */
/* 初始化堆栈 */
stack_setup:
ldr r0, _TEXT_BASE /* upper 128 KiB: relocated uboot */
sub r0, r0, #CFG_MALLOC_LEN /* malloc area */
sub r0, r0, #CFG_GBL_DATA_SIZE /* bdinfo */
#ifdef CONFIG_USE_IRQ
sub r0, r0, #(CONFIG_STACKSIZE_IRQ+CONFIG_STACKSIZE_FIQ)
#endif
sub sp, r0, #12 /* leave 3 words for abort-stack */
clear_bss:
ldr r0, _bss_start /* find start of bss segment */
ldr r1, _bss_end /* stop here */
mov r2, #0x00000000 /* clear */
clbss_l:str r2, [r0] /* clear loop... */
add r0, r0, #4
cmp r0, r1
ble clbss_l
ldr pc, _start_armboot //通过 ldr pc xx,跳转到_start_armboot运行
_start_armboot: .word start_armboot
/*
*************************************************************************
*
* CPU_init_critical registers
*
* setup important registers
* setup memory timing
*
*************************************************************************
*/
#ifndef CONFIG_SKIP_LOWLEVEL_INIT
cpu_init_crit:
/*
* flush v4 I/D caches
*/
mov r0, #0
mcr p15, 0, r0, c7, c7, 0 /* flush v3/v4 cache */
mcr p15, 0, r0, c8, c7, 0 /* flush v4 TLB */
/*
* disable MMU stuff and caches
*/
mrc p15, 0, r0, c1, c0, 0
bic r0, r0, #0x00002300 @ clear bits 13, 9:8 (--V- --RS)
bic r0, r0, #0x00000087 @ clear bits 7, 2:0 (B--- -CAM)
orr r0, r0, #0x00000002 @ set bit 2 (A) Align
orr r0, r0, #0x00001000 @ set bit 12 (I) I-Cache
mcr p15, 0, r0, c1, c0, 0
/*
* before relocating, we have to setup RAM timing
* because memory timing is board-dependend, you will
* find a lowlevel_init.S in your board directory.
*/
mov ip, lr
bl lowlevel_init
mov lr, ip
mov pc, lr
#endif /* CONFIG_SKIP_LOWLEVEL_INIT */
/*
*************************************************************************
*
* Interrupt handling
*
*************************************************************************
*/
@
@ IRQ stack frame.
@
#define S_FRAME_SIZE 72
#define S_OLD_R0 68
#define S_PSR 64
#define S_PC 60
#define S_LR 56
#define S_SP 52
#define S_IP 48
#define S_FP 44
#define S_R10 40
#define S_R9 36
#define S_R8 32
#define S_R7 28
#define S_R6 24
#define S_R5 20
#define S_R4 16
#define S_R3 12
#define S_R2 8
#define S_R1 4
#define S_R0 0
#define MODE_SVC 0x13
#define I_BIT 0x80
/*
* use bad_save_user_regs for abort/prefetch/undef/swi ...
* use irq_save_user_regs / irq_restore_user_regs for IRQ/FIQ handling
*/
.macro bad_save_user_regs
sub sp, sp, #S_FRAME_SIZE
stmia sp, {r0 - r12} @ Calling r0-r12
ldr r2, _armboot_start
sub r2, r2, #(CONFIG_STACKSIZE+CFG_MALLOC_LEN)
sub r2, r2, #(CFG_GBL_DATA_SIZE+8) @ set base 2 words into abort stack
ldmia r2, {r2 - r3} @ get pc, cpsr
add r0, sp, #S_FRAME_SIZE @ restore sp_SVC
add r5, sp, #S_SP
mov r1, lr
stmia r5, {r0 - r3} @ save sp_SVC, lr_SVC, pc, cpsr
mov r0, sp
.endm
.macro irq_save_user_regs
sub sp, sp, #S_FRAME_SIZE
stmia sp, {r0 - r12} @ Calling r0-r12
add r8, sp, #S_PC
stmdb r8, {sp, lr}^ @ Calling SP, LR
str lr, [r8, #0] @ Save calling PC
mrs r6, spsr
str r6, [r8, #4] @ Save CPSR
str r0, [r8, #8] @ Save OLD_R0
mov r0, sp
.endm
.macro irq_restore_user_regs
ldmia sp, {r0 - lr}^ @ Calling r0 - lr
mov r0, r0
ldr lr, [sp, #S_PC] @ Get PC
add sp, sp, #S_FRAME_SIZE
subs pc, lr, #4 @ return & move spsr_svc into cpsr
.endm
.macro get_bad_stack
ldr r13, _armboot_start @ setup our mode stack
sub r13, r13, #(CONFIG_STACKSIZE+CFG_MALLOC_LEN)
sub r13, r13, #(CFG_GBL_DATA_SIZE+8) @ reserved a couple spots in abort stack
str lr, [r13] @ save caller lr / spsr
mrs lr, spsr
str lr, [r13, #4]
mov r13, #MODE_SVC @ prepare SVC-Mode
@ msr spsr_c, r13
msr spsr, r13
mov lr, pc
movs pc, lr
.endm
.macro get_irq_stack @ setup IRQ stack
ldr sp, IRQ_STACK_START
.endm
.macro get_fiq_stack @ setup FIQ stack
ldr sp, FIQ_STACK_START
.endm
/*
* exception handlers
*/
.align 5
undefined_instruction:
get_bad_stack
bad_save_user_regs
bl do_undefined_instruction
.align 5
software_interrupt:
get_bad_stack
bad_save_user_regs
bl do_software_interrupt
.align 5
prefetch_abort:
get_bad_stack
bad_save_user_regs
bl do_prefetch_abort
.align 5
data_abort:
get_bad_stack
bad_save_user_regs
bl do_data_abort
.align 5
not_used:
get_bad_stack
bad_save_user_regs
bl do_not_used
#ifdef CONFIG_USE_IRQ
.align 5
irq:
get_irq_stack
irq_save_user_regs
bl do_irq
irq_restore_user_regs
.align 5
fiq:
get_fiq_stack
/* someone ought to write a more effiction fiq_save_user_regs */
irq_save_user_regs
bl do_fiq
irq_restore_user_regs
#else
.align 5
irq:
get_bad_stack
bad_save_user_regs
bl do_irq
.align 5
fiq:
get_bad_stack
bad_save_user_regs
bl do_fiq
#endif