John Thomson
9d531c0c5b
kernel 6.9 removed the KConfig entry our RouterBOOT watchdog pet hack was relying on:
Linux df59427a1122 ("ARM: qcom: merge remaining subplatforms into sensible Kconfig entry")
Introduce a new specific KConfig entry for this hack,
and enable it for Mikrotik ipq40xx kernel.
CONFIG_ARCH_QCOM_IPQ40XX_BOOT_COMPRESSED_PET_WATCHDOG_EARLY
With appropriate DEBUG_LL and DEBUG_UNCOMPRESS, this watchdog reset
can be typically seen on console as a reset before "Uncompressing Linux..."
reaches " done, booting the kernel."
RouterBOOT
loading kernel... OK
setting up elf image... OK
jumping to kernel code
Jumping to kernel
DTB:0x80381A60 (0x000048C4)
C:0x800000E0-0x80386420->0x80FAB500-0x81331840
DTB:0x8132CE80 (0x000049B8)
Uncompressing Linux...
Format: Log Type - Time(microsec) - Message - Optional Info
Log Type: B - Since Boot(Power On Reset), D - Delta, S - Statistic
S - QC_IMAGE_VERSION_STRING=BOOT.BF.3.1.1-00096
versus:
Uncompressing Linux... done, booting the kernel.
[ 0.000000] Booting Linux on physical CPU 0x0
On Mikrotik RouterBOOT devices, this is complicated by some RouterBOOT
versions successfully loading the same kernel that other RouterBOOT versions fail. Example:
RouterBOOT backup booter 6.45.9 fine, RouterBOOT booter 7.16 fail
Fixes: openwrt#19841
Signed-off-by: John Thomson <git@johnthomson.fastmail.com.au>
Link: https://github.com/openwrt/openwrt/pull/20305
Signed-off-by: Robert Marko <robimarko@gmail.com>
OpenWrt Project is a Linux operating system targeting embedded devices. Instead of trying to create a single, static firmware, OpenWrt provides a fully writable filesystem with package management. This frees you from the application selection and configuration provided by the vendor and allows you to customize the device through the use of packages to suit any application. For developers, OpenWrt is the framework to build an application without having to build a complete firmware around it; for users this means the ability for full customization, to use the device in ways never envisioned.
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LuCI Web Interface: Modern and modular interface to control the device via a web browser.
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OpenWrt Packages: Community repository of ported packages.
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OpenWrt Routing: Packages specifically focused on (mesh) routing.
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OpenWrt Video: Packages specifically focused on display servers and clients (Xorg and Wayland).
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