@micro-os-plus/devices-qemu-aarch64

A source code library with the µOS++ QEMU AArch64 board support files

This project provides the device-qemu-aarch64 source library as an xPack dependency and includes the initialization code required to build applications running on the QEMU AArch64 boards.

It is intended to be included in unit tests, which generally do not need peripherals.

The project is hosted on GitHub as micro-os-plus/devices-qemu-aarch64-xpack.

Maintainer info

This page is addressed to developers who plan to include this source library into their own projects.

For maintainer info, please see the README-MAINTAINER file.

Install

As a source library xPack, the easiest way to add it to a project is via xpm, but it can also be used as any Git project, for example as a submodule.

Prerequisites

A recent xpm, which is a portable Node.js command line application.

It is recommended to update to the latest version with:

npm install --global xpm@latest

For details please follow the instructions in the xPack install page.

xpm

This package is available as @micro-os-plus/devices-qemu-aarch64 from the npmjs.com registry:

cd my-project
xpm init # Unless a package.json is already present

xpm install @micro-os-plus/devices-qemu-aarch64@latest

ls -l xpacks/@micro-os-plus/devices-qemu-aarch64

Git submodule

If, for any reason, xpm is not available, the next recommended solution is to link it as a Git submodule below an xpacks folder.

cd my-project
git init # Unless already a Git project
mkdir -p xpacks

git submodule add https://github.com/micro-os-plus/devices-qemu-aarch64-xpack.git \
  xpacks/@micro-os-plus/devices-qemu-aarch64-xpack

Branches

Apart from the unused master branch, there are two active branches:

• xpack, with the latest stable version (default)
• xpack-develop, with the current development version

All development is done in the xpack-develop branch, and contributions via Pull Requests should be directed to this branch.

When new releases are published, the xpack-develop branch is merged into xpack.

Developer info

Overview

QEMU implements several AArch64 boards, which can be used for running tests.

• https://www.qemu.org/docs/master/system/target-arm.html
• https://www.qemu.org/docs/master/system/arm/virt.html

This project provides the initialization code required to build applications running on these boards.

Status

The devices-qemu-aarch64 source library is fully functional, but minimalistic, for running semihosted tests.

Limitations

The emulated boards provide a limited range of peripherals, but for running unit tests these peripherals are not necessary.

The current initialisation code does not touch them.

Build & integration info

The project is written in C++ and assembly and it is expected to be used in C and C++ projects.

The source code was compiled with aarch64-none-elf-gcc 11 and should be warning free.

To ease the integration of this package into user projects, there are already made CMake and meson configuration files (see below).

For other build systems, consider the following details:

Include folders

The following folders should be passed to the compiler during the build:

• include

The header files to be included in user project are:

#include <micro-os-plus/device.h>

Source files

The source files to be added to user projects are:

• src/reset-handler.S
• src/interrupt-vectors.S
• src/exception-handlers.cpp

Preprocessor definitions

• none

Compiler options

• -std=c++20 or higher for C++ sources
• -std=c11 for C sources

Interrupt handlers

Only the standard AArch64 trap handlers are used.

C++ Namespaces

• none

C++ Classes

• none

Dependencies

• none

CMake

To integrate the devices-qemu-aarch64 source library into a CMake application, add this folder to the build:

add_subdirectory("xpacks/@micro-os-plus/devices-qemu-aarch64")`

The result is an interface library that can be added as an application dependency with:

target_link_libraries(your-target PRIVATE

  micro-os-plus::devices-qemu-aarch64
)

meson

To integrate the devices-qemu-aarch64 source library into a meson application, add this folder to the build:

subdir('xpacks/@micro-os-plus/devices-qemu-aarch64')

The result is a dependency object that can be added to an application with:

exe = executable(
  your-target,
  link_with: [
    # Nothing, not static.
  ],
  dependencies: [
    micro_os_plus_devices_qemu_aarch64_dependency,
  ]
)

Examples

TBD

Known problems

• none

Tests

TBD

Change log - incompatible changes

According to semver rules:

Major version X (X.y.z | X > 0) MUST be incremented if any backwards incompatible changes are introduced to the public API.

The incompatible changes, in reverse chronological order, are:

• v4.x: use full name MICRO_OS_PLUS_DEVICE_QEMU_CORTEX_A72 macro
• v3.x: rework as aarch64
• v2.x: interrupt-vectors & exception-handlers moved here; Reset_Handler renamed with capital letters
• v1.x: initial release

License

Unless otherwise stated, the content is released under the terms of the MIT License, with all rights reserved to Liviu Ionescu.