Re: [PATCH v1 00/23] board: nxp: add the Free Mobile Nodebox v3 CPU Module (LX2160A)

On Mon, 17 Aug 2026 at 16:32, Vincent Jardin <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>
> This series adds the Free Mobile Nodebox v3 CPU Module, an NXP
> LX2160A based board (16x Cortex-A72, DPAA2). U-Boot is the BL33
> payload of TF-A: BL2 trains the DDR, BL31 hands over, and U-Boot
> boots a FIT image (kernel + MC firmware + DPC/DPL) from a single
> FlexSPI NOR. The module plugs onto several carrier boards (NBV30,
> NBV32, etc.) that share one kernel image but differ in their device
> tree and DPAA2 data path.

Why just FIT and not UEFI?

> The port is modelled on the LX2160ARDB / QDS boards and lives next
> to them under board/nxp/lx2160a/, reusing their SoC level code.
> Board specific behaviour is wired through EVENT_SPY hooks rather
> than weak symbol overrides, and the dependencies each hook needs
> are forced on by hidden default-y Kconfig bools under
> `if TARGET_NBXV3`, so a hook cannot silently turn into a no-op.
>
> The series is in three stages:
>
>  1. Base port and documentation (patches 1-2): TARGET_NBXV3, the
>     defconfig, a minimal device tree, the MAINTAINERS entry, the
>     Ethernet wiring file and doc/board/nxp/nbxv3.rst.
>
>  2. Board code (patches 3-9): DPAA2 Ethernet on DPMAC17 through the
>     RTL8211FD PHY; the +0V8_VDD core rail (MPS MPQ8785 PMBus
>     regulator snapshot, PMBus PSU snapshot, VID fuse driven voltage
>     trim through UCLASS_REGULATOR); the ${carrier} selection that
>     lets one FIT carry a DPC/DPL/DTB set per carrier; the ZL30733 /
>     ZL30643 DPLL traces; the +3V3_FAN rail hook.
>
>  3. Build and device tree settings (patches 10-23): one small
>     commit per peripheral or features, each enabling its DT nodes and
>     defconfig symbols.

The device tree should be sent upstream to the Linux kernel and then I
think most of 10-23 should be compacted to a single patch.

>
>
> Vincent Jardin (23):
>   board: nxp: add Nodebox v3 CPU Module (LX2160A) base port
>   doc: board: nxp: add the Nodebox v3 CPU Module (nbxv3)
>   board: nbxv3: enable RTL8211FD PHY for 1G DPAA2
>   board: nbxv3: add MPQ8785 PMBus traces + DT regulator
>   board: nbxv3: add boot-time PMBus PSU traces
>   board: nbxv3: add VID-fuse driven core voltage
>   board: nbxv3: select carrier at boot
>   board: nbxv3: add DPLL status (ZL30733, ZL30643)
>   board: nbxv3: enable +3V3_FAN rail fixed regulator
>   arm: dts: layerscape: nbxv3: enable UART0..UART3
>   board: nbxv3: enable FlexSPI boot NOR (GD55LB02GF) and FIT boot
>   board: nbxv3: store the environment in the boot NOR
>   board: nbxv3: enable eMMC on eSDHC2
>   board: nbxv3: enable PCIe root complexes (PCIE3..PCIE6)
>   board: nbxv3: enable both USB host controllers
>   board: nbxv3: describe the I2C buses and their on module devices
>   arm: dts: nbxv3: add the +3V3_FAN regulator
>   board: nbxv3: enable JC42 + QorIQ TMU + PMBus thermal
>   board: nbxv3: enable HW crypto (CAAM) and rng command
>   arm: dts: nbxv3: bump SBSA watchdog timeout to 120s
>   board: nbxv3: add operator commands and JTAG semihosting
>   board: nbxv3: enable GPIO controllers with line names and hogs
>   board: nbxv3: add the boot environment (FIT over MC, MC memory, PS1)
>
>  arch/arm/Kconfig                       |  12 +
>  arch/arm/dts/Makefile                  |   1 +
>  arch/arm/dts/fsl-lx2160a-nbxv3.dts     | 531 +++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  board/nxp/lx2160a/Kconfig              |  45 +++
>  board/nxp/lx2160a/MAINTAINERS          |   9 +
>  board/nxp/lx2160a/Makefile             |   1 +
>  board/nxp/lx2160a/nbxv3/Makefile       |  11 +
>  board/nxp/lx2160a/nbxv3/carrier.c      |  87 ++++
>  board/nxp/lx2160a/nbxv3/carrier.h      |  17 +
>  board/nxp/lx2160a/nbxv3/dpll_zl30733.c | 183 +++++++++
>  board/nxp/lx2160a/nbxv3/eth_nbxv3.c    |  77 ++++
>  board/nxp/lx2160a/nbxv3/fan_power.c    |  32 ++
>  board/nxp/lx2160a/nbxv3/mps_pmbus.c    | 107 +++++
>  board/nxp/lx2160a/nbxv3/psu_pmbus.c    |  80 ++++
>  board/nxp/lx2160a/nbxv3/vid_handoff.c  | 146 +++++++
>  configs/nbxv3_tfa_defconfig            | 106 +++++
>  doc/board/nxp/index.rst                |   1 +
>  doc/board/nxp/nbxv3.rst                | 255 ++++++++++++
>  include/configs/nbxv3.h                |  57 +++
>  19 files changed, 1758 insertions(+)
>  create mode 100644 arch/arm/dts/fsl-lx2160a-nbxv3.dts
>  create mode 100644 board/nxp/lx2160a/nbxv3/Makefile
>  create mode 100644 board/nxp/lx2160a/nbxv3/carrier.c
>  create mode 100644 board/nxp/lx2160a/nbxv3/carrier.h
>  create mode 100644 board/nxp/lx2160a/nbxv3/dpll_zl30733.c
>  create mode 100644 board/nxp/lx2160a/nbxv3/eth_nbxv3.c
>  create mode 100644 board/nxp/lx2160a/nbxv3/fan_power.c
>  create mode 100644 board/nxp/lx2160a/nbxv3/mps_pmbus.c
>  create mode 100644 board/nxp/lx2160a/nbxv3/psu_pmbus.c
>  create mode 100644 board/nxp/lx2160a/nbxv3/vid_handoff.c
>  create mode 100644 configs/nbxv3_tfa_defconfig
>  create mode 100644 doc/board/nxp/nbxv3.rst
>  create mode 100644 include/configs/nbxv3.h
>
> ---
> base-commit: 527115ef6783cec49e5610c523c124b399011361
> branch: for-upstream/nbxv3-v1
>
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> 2.43.0
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