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    x86: ivybridge: Implement SDRAM init · 65dd74a6
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    Implement SDRAM init using the Memory Reference Code (mrc.bin) provided in
    the board directory and the SDRAM SPD information in the device tree. This
    also needs the Intel Management Engine (me.bin) to work. Binary blobs
    everywhere: so far we have MRC, ME and microcode.
    
    SDRAM init works by setting up various parameters and calling the MRC. This
    in turn does some sort of magic to work out how much memory there is and
    the timing parameters to use. It also sets up the DRAM controllers. When
    the MRC returns, we use the information it provides to map out the
    available memory in U-Boot.
    
    U-Boot normally moves itself to the top of RAM. On x86 the RAM is not
    generally contiguous, and anyway some RAM may be above 4GB which doesn't
    work in 32-bit mode. So we relocate to the top of the largest block of
    RAM we can find below 4GB. Memory above 4GB is accessible with special
    functions (see physmem).
    
    It would be possible to build U-Boot in 64-bit mode but this wouldn't
    necessarily provide any more memory, since the largest block is often below
    4GB. Anyway U-Boot doesn't need huge amounts of memory - even a very large
    ramdisk seldom exceeds 100-200MB. U-Boot has support for booting 64-bit
    kernels directly so this does not pose a limitation in that area. Also there
    are probably parts of U-Boot that will not work correctly in 64-bit mode.
    The MRC is one.
    
    There is some work remaining in this area. Since memory init is very slow
    (over 500ms) it is possible to save the parameters in SPI flash to speed it
    up next time. Suspend/resume support is not fully implemented, or at least
    it is not efficient.
    
    With this patch, link boots to a prompt.
    
    Signed-off-by: default avatarSimon Glass <sjg@chromium.org>
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