[9fans] RPi in QEMU

[9fans] RPi in QEMU

[Don Bailey]

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Has anyone gotten Miller's RPI image to boot in QEMU? I'm trying to use -M
raspi1, raspi2, and versatilepb, but nothing boots. I'm using the 9pi
kernel image (both 9pi2 and 9pi4) from contrib and -hda ./9pi.img. Any
advice?

Thanks,
D

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Re: [9fans] RPi in QEMU

[Philip Silva via 9fans]

Hi,

I've only tried qemu with 9front and this got me to a console (the files in dos/ are from the image):

EXTRA_ARGS='user=glenda nobootprompt=local!/dev/sdM0/fs virtio nousbrc='
qemu-system-aarch64 -M raspi3b -dtb dos/bcm2711-rpi-4-b.dtb  -kernel dos/9PI3 -append "console='1 b9600' core_freq=250 arm_64bit=1 gpu_mem=16 enable_uart=1 boot_delay=1 $EXTRA_ARGS"  -drive file=9front.img,if=sd,format=raw -serial mon:stdio

It's awfully slow though but maybe it's possible to run fast with KVM.

Also I had been trying https://github.com/0xMirasio/qemu-patch-raspberry4.git but I think it also works with an unpatched qemu.

Philip



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Re: [9fans] RPi in QEMU

[hiro]

why do you assume kvm helps with emulating a raspberry?
kvm helps virtualize amd64 on amd64, and shouldn't be usable for much else.

On Sat, Aug 26, 2023 at 11:25 AM Philip Silva via 9fans <9fans@9fans.net> wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I've only tried qemu with 9front and this got me to a console (the files in dos/ are from the image):
> 
> EXTRA_ARGS='user=glenda nobootprompt=local!/dev/sdM0/fs virtio nousbrc='
> qemu-system-aarch64 -M raspi3b -dtb dos/bcm2711-rpi-4-b.dtb  -kernel dos/9PI3 -append "console='1 b9600' core_freq=250 arm_64bit=1 gpu_mem=16 enable_uart=1 boot_delay=1 $EXTRA_ARGS"  -drive file=9front.img,if=sd,format=raw -serial mon:stdio
> 
> It's awfully slow though but maybe it's possible to run fast with KVM.
> 
> Also I had been trying https://github.com/0xMirasio/qemu-patch-raspberry4.git but I think it also works with an unpatched qemu.
> 
> Philip
> 

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Re: [9fans] RPi in QEMU

[mkf]

I believe KVM on aarch64 would help aarch64 guests.
i could be wrong.

On Sat, 26 Aug 2023 13:39:01 +0200
hiro <23hiro@gmail.com> wrote:

> why do you assume kvm helps with emulating a raspberry?
> kvm helps virtualize amd64 on amd64, and shouldn't be usable for much else.

-
mkf

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Re: [9fans] RPi in QEMU

[hiro]

ah no i was wrong. first google result "KVM support is available only
for 64-bit ARM architecture (AArch64"
oh well

On Sat, Aug 26, 2023 at 1:45 PM mkf <mkf9@riseup.net> wrote:
>
> I believe KVM on aarch64 would help aarch64 guests.
> i could be wrong.
>
> On Sat, 26 Aug 2023 13:39:01 +0200
> hiro <23hiro@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > why do you assume kvm helps with emulating a raspberry?
> > kvm helps virtualize amd64 on amd64, and shouldn't be usable for much else.
> 
> -
> mkf

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Re: [9fans] RPi in QEMU

[Philip Silva via 9fans]

Hosting options are quite limited though, there's Hetzner and actually also Arm Virtual Hardware but I couldn't get 9front running there. And at least on real hardware running 32 bit on aarch64 seems to work. Also on macOS qemu there's hardware acceleration. I've tried that as well but I think I ran into another problem there.


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Re: [9fans] RPi in QEMU

[Don A. Bailey]

So to get this back on the track of RPI emulated in QEMU … has anyone successfully used the Miller image with Q?

D

> On Aug 26, 2023, at 7:49 AM, hiro <23hiro@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> ah no i was wrong. first google result "KVM support is available only
> for 64-bit ARM architecture (AArch64"
> oh well
> 
>> On Sat, Aug 26, 2023 at 1:45 PM mkf <mkf9@riseup.net> wrote:
>> 
>> I believe KVM on aarch64 would help aarch64 guests.
>> i could be wrong.
>> 
>> On Sat, 26 Aug 2023 13:39:01 +0200
>> hiro <23hiro@gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> why do you assume kvm helps with emulating a raspberry?
>>> kvm helps virtualize amd64 on amd64, and shouldn't be usable for much else.
>> 
>> -
>> mkf

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Re: [9fans] RPi in QEMU

[Richard Miller]

don.bailey@gmail.com:
> So to get this back on the track of RPI emulated in QEMU … has anyone successfully used the Miller image with Q?

After a bit of experimentation, I have done so, for some value of "successfully".

A few tweaks are required first, because QEMU's emulation of Pi hardware and
firmware is not as faithful as it might be:

- binary kernel file is loaded at 0x10000, not 0x8000
- the watchdog timer doesn't work (or isn't there)
- system timer behaviour is a bit peculiar
- emulation of the SDMMC in multi-block mode is spectacularly slow
  (transfers take not milliseconds but seconds)

After tweaking as shown below, a QEMU-compatible kernel can be built with
  mk CONF'='pi2 9pi2.qemu
and run with something like
  qemu-system-arm -M raspi2b -kernel 9pi2.qemu -serial stdio \
    -drive file=9pi.img,if=sd,format=raw \
    -append 'readparts=1 console=1 *ncpu=1 nobootprompt=local!/dev/sdM0/fossil'

For convenience I've put a kernel file on /n/sources/contrib/miller/9pi2.qemu

However ...

- the DWC usb host adapter of the Pi2/3 does not work the way Plan 9 expects
- therefore there's no functioning usb
- therefore I don't know how to attach a keyboard, mouse or network interface

If anybody wants to debug this further I'm happy to collaborate, but I'm
not sufficiently motivated to do it myself.

Diffs against files in /n/sources/contrib/miller/9/bcm, which I think are
identical to 9legacy 9/bcm sources):

mkfile:
85a86,90
> $p$CONF.qemu:DQ:      $CONF.$O $OBJ $LIB
>       $CC $CFLAGS '-DKERNDATE='`{date -n} $CONF.c
>       echo '# linking kernel for QEMU'
>       $LD -s -l -o $target -H6 -R4096 -T0x80010000 $OBJ $CONF.$O $LIB
> 

mem.h:
48c48
< #define       KTZERO          (KZERO+0x8000)          /* kernel text start */
---
> #define       KTZERO          (KZERO+0x10000)         /* kernel text start */

archbcm2.c:
225c225
<       addclock0link(wdogfeed, HZ);
---
>       //addclock0link(wdogfeed, 1000);

sdmmc.c:
25c25
<       Multiblock      = 1,
---
>       Multiblock      = 0,

clock.c:
35c35
<       MinPeriod       = 10,
---
>       MinPeriod       = 100,
124c124
<       u32int t0, t1, tstart, tend;
---
>       u32int t0, t1, tstart;
142d141
<       tend = tstart + 10000;
145c144
<       }while(tn->clo != tend);
---
>       }while(tn->clo - tstart < 10000);

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Re: [9fans] RPi in QEMU

[Don Bailey]

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Hmm, I've applied the patches and built the kernel. I can see the image
loaded at 0x80010000, but it is spinning at address 0xffff000c; is this a
sdmmc load loop?

I'm using version 8.0.0 of QEMU. What version are you using, Mr. Miller?
Also, since the SD takes seconds to load and not ms/us, how long are you
waiting until you see something printed on the console...? Curious if I'm
just running very slow, or if there is still something buggy going on...

Thanks for responding and adding some patches. I am trying to follow along
to make it work, if you don't mind a bit of back and forth :-)

D


On Thu, Aug 31, 2023 at 2:48 PM Richard Miller <9fans@hamnavoe.com> wrote:

> don.bailey@gmail.com:
> > So to get this back on the track of RPI emulated in QEMU … has anyone
> successfully used the Miller image with Q?
>
> After a bit of experimentation, I have done so, for some value of
> "successfully".
>
> A few tweaks are required first, because QEMU's emulation of Pi hardware
> and
> firmware is not as faithful as it might be:
>
> - binary kernel file is loaded at 0x10000, not 0x8000
> - the watchdog timer doesn't work (or isn't there)
> - system timer behaviour is a bit peculiar
> - emulation of the SDMMC in multi-block mode is spectacularly slow
>   (transfers take not milliseconds but seconds)
>
> After tweaking as shown below, a QEMU-compatible kernel can be built with
>   mk CONF'='pi2 9pi2.qemu
> and run with something like
>   qemu-system-arm -M raspi2b -kernel 9pi2.qemu -serial stdio \
>     -drive file=9pi.img,if=sd,format=raw \
>     -append 'readparts=1 console=1 *ncpu=1
> nobootprompt=local!/dev/sdM0/fossil'
>
> For convenience I've put a kernel file on
> /n/sources/contrib/miller/9pi2.qemu
>
> However ...
>
> - the DWC usb host adapter of the Pi2/3 does not work the way Plan 9
> expects
> - therefore there's no functioning usb
> - therefore I don't know how to attach a keyboard, mouse or network
> interface
>
> If anybody wants to debug this further I'm happy to collaborate, but I'm
> not sufficiently motivated to do it myself.
>
> Diffs against files in /n/sources/contrib/miller/9/bcm, which I think are
> identical to 9legacy 9/bcm sources):
>
> mkfile:
> 85a86,90
> > $p$CONF.qemu:DQ:      $CONF.$O $OBJ $LIB
> >       $CC $CFLAGS '-DKERNDATE='`{date -n} $CONF.c
> >       echo '# linking kernel for QEMU'
> >       $LD -s -l -o $target -H6 -R4096 -T0x80010000 $OBJ $CONF.$O $LIB
> >
>
> mem.h:
> 48c48
> < #define       KTZERO          (KZERO+0x8000)          /* kernel text
> start */
> ---
> > #define       KTZERO          (KZERO+0x10000)         /* kernel text
> start */
>
> archbcm2.c:
> 225c225
> <       addclock0link(wdogfeed, HZ);
> ---
> >       //addclock0link(wdogfeed, 1000);
>
> sdmmc.c:
> 25c25
> <       Multiblock      = 1,
> ---
> >       Multiblock      = 0,
>
> clock.c:
> 35c35
> <       MinPeriod       = 10,
> ---
> >       MinPeriod       = 100,
> 124c124
> <       u32int t0, t1, tstart, tend;
> ---
> >       u32int t0, t1, tstart;
> 142d141
> <       tend = tstart + 10000;
> 145c144
> <       }while(tn->clo != tend);
> ---
> >       }while(tn->clo - tstart < 10000);

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Re: [9fans] RPi in QEMU

[Richard Miller]

don.bailey@gmail.com:
> Hmm, I've applied the patches and built the kernel. I can see the image
> loaded at 0x80010000, but it is spinning at address 0xffff000c; is this a
> sdmmc load loop?

I think that's a trap address. On ARM we re-map the trap vectors away from
address 0 to a high segment.

> I'm using version 8.0.0 of QEMU. What version are you using, Mr. Miller?

Mine is 7.2.4 (just installed it on Debian 12).

> Also, since the SD takes seconds to load and not ms/us, how long are you
> waiting until you see something printed on the console...?

After the 'Multiblock = 0' patch is applied, SD card transfers take about
2 milliseconds on my elderly thinkpad.

> Curious if I'm
> just running very slow, or if there is still something buggy going on...

The trap is a bug which I'm not seeing. Do you get any console messages first?

> Thanks for responding and adding some patches. I am trying to follow along
> to make it work, if you don't mind a bit of back and forth :-)

Maybe do the back & forth off list, unless anyone else is interested?

-- Richard


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Re: [9fans] RPi in QEMU

[fgergo]

On 9/1/23, Richard Miller <9fans@hamnavoe.com> wrote:
> don.bailey@gmail.com:
...
>> Thanks for responding and adding some patches. I am trying to follow
>> along
>> to make it work, if you don't mind a bit of back and forth :-)
>
> Maybe do the back & forth off list, unless anyone else is interested?
I'm very interested in learning both about the process and about the
result. Unless others object, I'd like to follow along here.

Also I've learnt more from technical discussions on 9fans in the last
~25 years, than from most other technical discussions available
online.

When a 9fans archive link is in my search results, in most cases my
question is answered.

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Re: [9fans] RPi in QEMU

[quiekaizam via 9fans]

> > Maybe do the back & forth off list, unless anyone else is interested?
> I'm very interested in learning both about the process and about the
> result. Unless others object, I'd like to follow along here.

Same. Lurking and learning.

Re: [9fans] RPi in QEMU

[Richard Miller]

> I'm using version 8.0.0 of QEMU. What version are you using, Mr. Miller?

I've now reinstalled QEMU from debian unstable, which gives me v8.0.4.
Using the 9pi2.qemu in my contrib, it still boots for me, without any
loop at 0xffff000c.


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Re: [9fans] RPi in QEMU

[Don Bailey]

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Took a minute to snarf your 9pi2.qemu off of contrib and run it on my
8.0.0... (it wasn't there last night; depends on when 9pio syncs the web
interface, I suppose)

It runs just peachy. Based on the diffs you supplied, it looks like my bcm
sources (from the latest r4 ISO) are not the same as yours. I don't use
9front. What is the best way to make sure my bcm (and 9) kernel trees are
the same as your current tree? I suspect we have a slight deviation that is
enough to cause this kernel not to boot. Otherwise, I've added your changes
to my tree...

Thanks for your time! This is helpful.
D


On Fri, Sep 1, 2023 at 10:07 AM Richard Miller <9fans@hamnavoe.com> wrote:

> > I'm using version 8.0.0 of QEMU. What version are you using, Mr. Miller?
> 
> I've now reinstalled QEMU from debian unstable, which gives me v8.0.4.
> Using the 9pi2.qemu in my contrib, it still boots for me, without any
> loop at 0xffff000c.
> 

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Re: [9fans] RPi in QEMU

[Richard Miller]

> Based on the diffs you supplied, it looks like my bcm
> sources (from the latest r4 ISO) are not the same as yours. I don't use
> 9front. What is the best way to make sure my bcm (and 9) kernel trees are
> the same as your current tree?

A lot has changed in the bcm kernel since the 4th edition ISO, because
of the release of newer Raspberry Pi models.  Current source is in
contrib/miller/9/bcm - just copy those files into /sys/src/9/bcm (or use
the 9legacy ISO instead, which is kept up to date and has other useful
patches too).


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Re: [9fans] RPi in QEMU

[Don Bailey]

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Yeah it must be patches in 9legacy.... because pulling the bcm from contrib
and using that does not alone fix the kernel.

Interestingly, I can get a kernel to boot in a raspi1ap emulated image, but
it faults on what I presume is the jump to userland, resets, and auto-boots
the kernel again in an infinite loop. I cannot get raspi2b to boot at all
(same deadlock as before).

The thing about 9legacy is I'm not sure what patches to pull and what is or
isn't stable.... do you have any recommendations?

Thanks again,
D


On Fri, Sep 1, 2023 at 3:38 PM Richard Miller <9fans@hamnavoe.com> wrote:

> > Based on the diffs you supplied, it looks like my bcm
> > sources (from the latest r4 ISO) are not the same as yours. I don't use
> > 9front. What is the best way to make sure my bcm (and 9) kernel trees are
> > the same as your current tree?
> 
> A lot has changed in the bcm kernel since the 4th edition ISO, because
> of the release of newer Raspberry Pi models.  Current source is in
> contrib/miller/9/bcm - just copy those files into /sys/src/9/bcm (or use
> the 9legacy ISO instead, which is kept up to date and has other useful
> patches too).
> 

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Re: [9fans] RPi in QEMU

[Don Bailey]

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Ok I pulled a 9legacy ISO, applied your patch set from this thread above,
and built a 9pi2 kernel. My build now runs as the kernel on a QEMU
raspi2b system.

I didn't realize 9legacy actually had a distribution for some reason I
thought it was only a patch set applied against the old main line. Glad I
don't have to pick apart the patch set that (works)...

It looks like on boot with both the kernel you built and my kernel (the
sizes are different so I presume you added on things in a custom config?)
the system loads into the GUI but then hangs moments later and stops
updating the frame buffer, or the system is hung. Any thoughts on why that
might have occurred? Is this to do with the watchdog...?

Thanks, this is excellent and useful.
D


On Fri, Sep 1, 2023 at 10:01 PM Don Bailey <don.bailey@gmail.com> wrote:

> Yeah it must be patches in 9legacy.... because pulling the bcm from
> contrib and using that does not alone fix the kernel.
>
> Interestingly, I can get a kernel to boot in a raspi1ap emulated image,
> but it faults on what I presume is the jump to userland, resets, and
> auto-boots the kernel again in an infinite loop. I cannot get raspi2b to
> boot at all (same deadlock as before).
>
> The thing about 9legacy is I'm not sure what patches to pull and what is
> or isn't stable.... do you have any recommendations?
>
> Thanks again,
> D
>
>
> On Fri, Sep 1, 2023 at 3:38 PM Richard Miller <9fans@hamnavoe.com> wrote:
>
>> > Based on the diffs you supplied, it looks like my bcm
>> > sources (from the latest r4 ISO) are not the same as yours. I don't use
>> > 9front. What is the best way to make sure my bcm (and 9) kernel trees
>> are
>> > the same as your current tree?
>> 
>> A lot has changed in the bcm kernel since the 4th edition ISO, because
>> of the release of newer Raspberry Pi models.  Current source is in
>> contrib/miller/9/bcm - just copy those files into /sys/src/9/bcm (or use
>> the 9legacy ISO instead, which is kept up to date and has other useful
>> patches too).
>> 

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Re: [9fans] RPi in QEMU

[hiro]

> I didn't realize 9legacy actually had a distribution for some reason I
> thought it was only a patch set applied against the old main line. Glad I
> don't have to pick apart the patch set that (works)...

yes. i was expecting this confusion will arise some day. officially
it's a spoon, nor a fork.

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Re: [9fans] RPi in QEMU

[Richard Miller]

> the system loads into the GUI but then hangs moments later and stops
> updating the frame buffer, or the system is hung. Any thoughts on why that
> might have occurred? Is this to do with the watchdog...?

It won't be the watchdog, because this QEMU patch prevents it
from being enabled.

archbcm2.c:
225c225
<       addclock0link(wdogfeed, HZ);
---
>       //addclock0link(wdogfeed, 1000);

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Re: [9fans] RPi in QEMU

[adr via 9fans]

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> I've put a script in contrib/miller/build-9pi.rc which shows the complete
process of building (almost) the 9pi image from the 4th edition ISO. You
can look at that to see what 9legacy patches are applied.

Hi Richard. I'm surprised by the small number of 9legacy patches you are using. Any reason in particular that you could share? I'm preparing a new installation and this is a good time to choose the starting point.

> The actual 9pi.img.gz on contrib is a "golden"
copy which I've been updating with individual patches since about 2012

Do you mean other patches than the ones you shared with 9legacy?

Regards,
adr
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Re: [9fans] RPi in QEMU

[Richard Miller]

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On Thursday, 14 September 2023, adr via 9fans <9fans@9fans.net> wrote:

Hi Richard. I'm surprised by the small number of 9legacy patches you are
> using. Any reason in particular that you could share? I'm preparing a new
> installation and this is a good time to choose the starting point.
>
>
The 9pi image is intended as a close approximation to the 4th edition,
adapted for the Raspberry Pi. For practical daily use I'd recommend the
9legacy SD image instead. The 9legacy.org site has a build script showing
how that is made, starting from the 9legacy CD image,

The actual 9pi.img.gz on contrib is a "golden"
> copy which I've been updating with individual patches since about 2012
>
>
> Do you mean other patches than the ones you shared with 9legacy?
>

No, they are the exact same patches. I meant that each patch has been
applied only once, so the source file modification times show when the
patch was done, not when the SD image was made.

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Re: [9fans] RPi in QEMU

[adr via 9fans]

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I see, thanks.
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Re: [9fans] RPi in QEMU

[Richard Miller]

> The thing about 9legacy is I'm not sure what patches to pull and what is or
> isn't stable.... do you have any recommendations?

I've put a script in contrib/miller/build-9pi.rc which shows the complete
process of building (almost) the 9pi image from the 4th edition ISO. You
can look at that to see what 9legacy patches are applied.

The "almost" is because applying the patches each time the image is built
loses some useful metadata. The actual 9pi.img.gz on contrib is a "golden"
copy which I've been updating with individual patches since about 2012,
so the modification dates on source files can be used to see what has
changed an when.


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