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authorSimon Glass <sjg@chromium.org>2022-02-28 07:16:54 -0700
committerSimon Glass <sjg@chromium.org>2022-09-12 06:41:14 -0600
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binman: Add VPL support
Add support for U-Boot's Verifying Program Loader phase. Signed-off-by: Simon Glass <sjg@chromium.org>
Diffstat (limited to 'tools')
-rw-r--r--tools/binman/etype/u_boot_vpl.py42
-rw-r--r--tools/binman/etype/u_boot_vpl_bss_pad.py44
-rw-r--r--tools/binman/etype/u_boot_vpl_dtb.py28
-rw-r--r--tools/binman/etype/u_boot_vpl_expanded.py45
-rw-r--r--tools/binman/etype/u_boot_vpl_nodtb.py42
-rw-r--r--tools/binman/ftest.py109
-rw-r--r--tools/binman/state.py3
-rw-r--r--tools/binman/test/082_fdt_update_all.dts2
-rw-r--r--tools/binman/test/255_u_boot_vpl.dts11
-rw-r--r--tools/binman/test/256_u_boot_vpl_nodtb.dts13
-rw-r--r--tools/binman/test/257_fdt_incl_vpl.dts13
-rw-r--r--tools/binman/test/258_vpl_bss_pad.dts19
12 files changed, 349 insertions, 22 deletions
diff --git a/tools/binman/etype/u_boot_vpl.py b/tools/binman/etype/u_boot_vpl.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9daaca4f6f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/binman/etype/u_boot_vpl.py
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+
+# Copyright (c) 2016 Google, Inc
+# Written by Simon Glass <sjg@chromium.org>
+#
+# Entry-type module for vpl/u-boot-vpl.bin
+#
+
+from binman import elf
+from binman.entry import Entry
+from binman.etype.blob import Entry_blob
+
+class Entry_u_boot_vpl(Entry_blob):
+ """U-Boot VPL binary
+
+ Properties / Entry arguments:
+ - filename: Filename of u-boot-vpl.bin (default 'vpl/u-boot-vpl.bin')
+
+ This is the U-Boot VPL (Verifying Program Loader) binary. This is a small
+ binary which loads before SPL, typically into on-chip SRAM. It is
+ responsible for locating, loading and jumping to SPL, the next-stage
+ loader. Note that VPL is not relocatable so must be loaded to the correct
+ address in SRAM, or written to run from the correct address if direct
+ flash execution is possible (e.g. on x86 devices).
+
+ SPL can access binman symbols at runtime. See:
+
+ 'Access to binman entry offsets at run time (symbols)'
+
+ in the binman README for more information.
+
+ The ELF file 'vpl/u-boot-vpl' must also be available for this to work, since
+ binman uses that to look up symbols to write into the VPL binary.
+ """
+ def __init__(self, section, etype, node):
+ super().__init__(section, etype, node)
+ self.elf_fname = 'vpl/u-boot-vpl'
+
+ def GetDefaultFilename(self):
+ return 'vpl/u-boot-vpl.bin'
+
+ def WriteSymbols(self, section):
+ elf.LookupAndWriteSymbols(self.elf_fname, self, section.GetImage())
diff --git a/tools/binman/etype/u_boot_vpl_bss_pad.py b/tools/binman/etype/u_boot_vpl_bss_pad.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b2ce2a3135
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/binman/etype/u_boot_vpl_bss_pad.py
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+
+# Copyright 2021 Google LLC
+# Written by Simon Glass <sjg@chromium.org>
+#
+# Entry-type module for BSS padding for vpl/u-boot-vpl.bin. This padding
+# can be added after the VPL binary to ensure that anything concatenated
+# to it will appear to VPL to be at the end of BSS rather than the start.
+#
+
+from binman import elf
+from binman.entry import Entry
+from binman.etype.blob import Entry_blob
+from patman import tools
+
+class Entry_u_boot_vpl_bss_pad(Entry_blob):
+ """U-Boot VPL binary padded with a BSS region
+
+ Properties / Entry arguments:
+ None
+
+ This holds the padding added after the VPL binary to cover the BSS (Block
+ Started by Symbol) region. This region holds the various variables used by
+ VPL. It is set to 0 by VPL when it starts up. If you want to append data to
+ the VPL image (such as a device tree file), you must pad out the BSS region
+ to avoid the data overlapping with U-Boot variables. This entry is useful in
+ that case. It automatically pads out the entry size to cover both the code,
+ data and BSS.
+
+ The contents of this entry will a certain number of zero bytes, determined
+ by __bss_size
+
+ The ELF file 'vpl/u-boot-vpl' must also be available for this to work, since
+ binman uses that to look up the BSS address.
+ """
+ def __init__(self, section, etype, node):
+ super().__init__(section, etype, node)
+
+ def ObtainContents(self):
+ fname = tools.get_input_filename('vpl/u-boot-vpl')
+ bss_size = elf.GetSymbolAddress(fname, '__bss_size')
+ if not bss_size:
+ self.Raise('Expected __bss_size symbol in vpl/u-boot-vpl')
+ self.SetContents(tools.get_bytes(0, bss_size))
+ return True
diff --git a/tools/binman/etype/u_boot_vpl_dtb.py b/tools/binman/etype/u_boot_vpl_dtb.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f6253bf243
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/binman/etype/u_boot_vpl_dtb.py
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+
+# Copyright (c) 2016 Google, Inc
+# Written by Simon Glass <sjg@chromium.org>
+#
+# Entry-type module for U-Boot device tree in VPL (Verifying Program Loader)
+#
+
+from binman.entry import Entry
+from binman.etype.blob_dtb import Entry_blob_dtb
+
+class Entry_u_boot_vpl_dtb(Entry_blob_dtb):
+ """U-Boot VPL device tree
+
+ Properties / Entry arguments:
+ - filename: Filename of u-boot.dtb (default 'vpl/u-boot-vpl.dtb')
+
+ This is the VPL device tree, containing configuration information for
+ VPL. VPL needs this to know what devices are present and which drivers
+ to activate.
+ """
+ def __init__(self, section, etype, node):
+ super().__init__(section, etype, node)
+
+ def GetDefaultFilename(self):
+ return 'vpl/u-boot-vpl.dtb'
+
+ def GetFdtEtype(self):
+ return 'u-boot-vpl-dtb'
diff --git a/tools/binman/etype/u_boot_vpl_expanded.py b/tools/binman/etype/u_boot_vpl_expanded.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..92c64f0a65
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/binman/etype/u_boot_vpl_expanded.py
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+
+# Copyright 2021 Google LLC
+# Written by Simon Glass <sjg@chromium.org>
+#
+# Entry-type module for expanded U-Boot VPL binary
+#
+
+from patman import tout
+
+from binman import state
+from binman.etype.blob_phase import Entry_blob_phase
+
+class Entry_u_boot_vpl_expanded(Entry_blob_phase):
+ """U-Boot VPL flat binary broken out into its component parts
+
+ Properties / Entry arguments:
+ - vpl-dtb: Controls whether this entry is selected (set to 'y' or '1' to
+ select)
+
+ This is a section containing the U-Boot binary, BSS padding if needed and a
+ devicetree. Using this entry type automatically creates this section, with
+ the following entries in it:
+
+ u-boot-vpl-nodtb
+ u-boot-vpl-bss-pad
+ u-boot-dtb
+
+ Having the devicetree separate allows binman to update it in the final
+ image, so that the entries positions are provided to the running U-Boot.
+
+ This entry is selected based on the value of the 'vpl-dtb' entryarg. If
+ this is non-empty (and not 'n' or '0') then this expanded entry is selected.
+ """
+ def __init__(self, section, etype, node):
+ bss_pad = state.GetEntryArgBool('vpl-bss-pad')
+ super().__init__(section, etype, node, 'u-boot-vpl', 'u-boot-vpl-dtb',
+ bss_pad)
+
+ @classmethod
+ def UseExpanded(cls, node, etype, new_etype):
+ val = state.GetEntryArgBool('vpl-dtb')
+ tout.do_output(tout.INFO if val else tout.DETAIL,
+ "Node '%s': etype '%s': %s %sselected" %
+ (node.path, etype, new_etype, '' if val else 'not '))
+ return val
diff --git a/tools/binman/etype/u_boot_vpl_nodtb.py b/tools/binman/etype/u_boot_vpl_nodtb.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..25c966cf34
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/binman/etype/u_boot_vpl_nodtb.py
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+
+# Copyright (c) 2016 Google, Inc
+# Written by Simon Glass <sjg@chromium.org>
+#
+# Entry-type module for 'u-boot-vpl-nodtb.bin'
+#
+
+from binman import elf
+from binman.entry import Entry
+from binman.etype.blob import Entry_blob
+
+class Entry_u_boot_vpl_nodtb(Entry_blob):
+ """VPL binary without device tree appended
+
+ Properties / Entry arguments:
+ - filename: Filename to include (default 'vpl/u-boot-vpl-nodtb.bin')
+
+ This is the U-Boot VPL binary, It does not include a device tree blob at
+ the end of it so may not be able to work without it, assuming VPL needs
+ a device tree to operate on your platform. You can add a u_boot_vpl_dtb
+ entry after this one, or use a u_boot_vpl entry instead, which normally
+ expands to a section containing u-boot-vpl-dtb, u-boot-vpl-bss-pad and
+ u-boot-vpl-dtb
+
+ VPL can access binman symbols at runtime. See:
+
+ 'Access to binman entry offsets at run time (symbols)'
+
+ in the binman README for more information.
+
+ The ELF file 'vpl/u-boot-vpl' must also be available for this to work, since
+ binman uses that to look up symbols to write into the VPL binary.
+ """
+ def __init__(self, section, etype, node):
+ super().__init__(section, etype, node)
+ self.elf_fname = 'vpl/u-boot-vpl'
+
+ def GetDefaultFilename(self):
+ return 'vpl/u-boot-vpl-nodtb.bin'
+
+ def WriteSymbols(self, section):
+ elf.LookupAndWriteSymbols(self.elf_fname, self, section.GetImage())
diff --git a/tools/binman/ftest.py b/tools/binman/ftest.py
index 3ced14b7e9..ecb3595603 100644
--- a/tools/binman/ftest.py
+++ b/tools/binman/ftest.py
@@ -44,12 +44,14 @@ U_BOOT_DATA = b'1234'
U_BOOT_IMG_DATA = b'img'
U_BOOT_SPL_DATA = b'56780123456789abcdefghijklm'
U_BOOT_TPL_DATA = b'tpl9876543210fedcbazywvuts'
+U_BOOT_VPL_DATA = b'vpl76543210fedcbazywxyz_'
BLOB_DATA = b'89'
ME_DATA = b'0abcd'
VGA_DATA = b'vga'
U_BOOT_DTB_DATA = b'udtb'
U_BOOT_SPL_DTB_DATA = b'spldtb'
U_BOOT_TPL_DTB_DATA = b'tpldtb'
+U_BOOT_VPL_DTB_DATA = b'vpldtb'
X86_START16_DATA = b'start16'
X86_START16_SPL_DATA = b'start16spl'
X86_START16_TPL_DATA = b'start16tpl'
@@ -60,6 +62,7 @@ PPC_MPC85XX_BR_DATA = b'ppcmpc85xxbr'
U_BOOT_NODTB_DATA = b'nodtb with microcode pointer somewhere in here'
U_BOOT_SPL_NODTB_DATA = b'splnodtb with microcode pointer somewhere in here'
U_BOOT_TPL_NODTB_DATA = b'tplnodtb with microcode pointer somewhere in here'
+U_BOOT_VPL_NODTB_DATA = b'vplnodtb'
U_BOOT_EXP_DATA = U_BOOT_NODTB_DATA + U_BOOT_DTB_DATA
U_BOOT_SPL_EXP_DATA = U_BOOT_SPL_NODTB_DATA + U_BOOT_SPL_DTB_DATA
U_BOOT_TPL_EXP_DATA = U_BOOT_TPL_NODTB_DATA + U_BOOT_TPL_DTB_DATA
@@ -140,6 +143,7 @@ class TestFunctional(unittest.TestCase):
TestFunctional._MakeInputFile('u-boot.img', U_BOOT_IMG_DATA)
TestFunctional._MakeInputFile('spl/u-boot-spl.bin', U_BOOT_SPL_DATA)
TestFunctional._MakeInputFile('tpl/u-boot-tpl.bin', U_BOOT_TPL_DATA)
+ TestFunctional._MakeInputFile('vpl/u-boot-vpl.bin', U_BOOT_VPL_DATA)
TestFunctional._MakeInputFile('blobfile', BLOB_DATA)
TestFunctional._MakeInputFile('me.bin', ME_DATA)
TestFunctional._MakeInputFile('vga.bin', VGA_DATA)
@@ -165,6 +169,8 @@ class TestFunctional(unittest.TestCase):
U_BOOT_SPL_NODTB_DATA)
TestFunctional._MakeInputFile('tpl/u-boot-tpl-nodtb.bin',
U_BOOT_TPL_NODTB_DATA)
+ TestFunctional._MakeInputFile('vpl/u-boot-vpl-nodtb.bin',
+ U_BOOT_VPL_NODTB_DATA)
TestFunctional._MakeInputFile('fsp.bin', FSP_DATA)
TestFunctional._MakeInputFile('cmc.bin', CMC_DATA)
TestFunctional._MakeInputFile('vbt.bin', VBT_DATA)
@@ -296,6 +302,7 @@ class TestFunctional(unittest.TestCase):
TestFunctional._MakeInputFile('u-boot.dtb', U_BOOT_DTB_DATA)
TestFunctional._MakeInputFile('spl/u-boot-spl.dtb', U_BOOT_SPL_DTB_DATA)
TestFunctional._MakeInputFile('tpl/u-boot-tpl.dtb', U_BOOT_TPL_DTB_DATA)
+ TestFunctional._MakeInputFile('vpl/u-boot-vpl.dtb', U_BOOT_VPL_DTB_DATA)
def _RunBinman(self, *args, **kwargs):
"""Run binman using the command line
@@ -431,8 +438,8 @@ class TestFunctional(unittest.TestCase):
shutil.rmtree(tmpdir)
return data
- def _GetDtbContentsForSplTpl(self, dtb_data, name):
- """Create a version of the main DTB for SPL or SPL
+ def _GetDtbContentsForSpls(self, dtb_data, name):
+ """Create a version of the main DTB for SPL / TPL / VPL
For testing we don't actually have different versions of the DTB. With
U-Boot we normally run fdtgrep to remove unwanted nodes, but for tests
@@ -502,11 +509,11 @@ class TestFunctional(unittest.TestCase):
# For testing purposes, make a copy of the DT for SPL and TPL. Add
# a node indicating which it is, so aid verification.
- for name in ['spl', 'tpl']:
+ for name in ['spl', 'tpl', 'vpl']:
dtb_fname = '%s/u-boot-%s.dtb' % (name, name)
outfile = os.path.join(self._indir, dtb_fname)
TestFunctional._MakeInputFile(dtb_fname,
- self._GetDtbContentsForSplTpl(dtb_data, name))
+ self._GetDtbContentsForSpls(dtb_data, name))
try:
retcode = self._DoTestFile(fname, map=map, update_dtb=update_dtb,
@@ -613,6 +620,16 @@ class TestFunctional(unittest.TestCase):
tools.read_file(cls.ElfTestFile(src_fname)))
@classmethod
+ def _SetupVplElf(cls, src_fname='bss_data'):
+ """Set up an ELF file with a '_dt_ucode_base_size' symbol
+
+ Args:
+ Filename of ELF file to use as VPL
+ """
+ TestFunctional._MakeInputFile('vpl/u-boot-vpl',
+ tools.read_file(cls.ElfTestFile(src_fname)))
+
+ @classmethod
def _SetupDescriptor(cls):
with open(cls.TestFile('descriptor.bin'), 'rb') as fd:
TestFunctional._MakeInputFile('descriptor.bin', fd.read())
@@ -1907,21 +1924,24 @@ class TestFunctional(unittest.TestCase):
data = self._DoReadFileRealDtb('082_fdt_update_all.dts')
base_expected = {
- 'section:image-pos': 0,
- 'u-boot-tpl-dtb:size': 513,
- 'u-boot-spl-dtb:size': 513,
- 'u-boot-spl-dtb:offset': 493,
- 'image-pos': 0,
- 'section/u-boot-dtb:image-pos': 0,
- 'u-boot-spl-dtb:image-pos': 493,
- 'section/u-boot-dtb:size': 493,
- 'u-boot-tpl-dtb:image-pos': 1006,
- 'section/u-boot-dtb:offset': 0,
- 'section:size': 493,
'offset': 0,
+ 'image-pos': 0,
+ 'size': 2320,
'section:offset': 0,
- 'u-boot-tpl-dtb:offset': 1006,
- 'size': 1519
+ 'section:image-pos': 0,
+ 'section:size': 565,
+ 'section/u-boot-dtb:offset': 0,
+ 'section/u-boot-dtb:image-pos': 0,
+ 'section/u-boot-dtb:size': 565,
+ 'u-boot-spl-dtb:offset': 565,
+ 'u-boot-spl-dtb:image-pos': 565,
+ 'u-boot-spl-dtb:size': 585,
+ 'u-boot-tpl-dtb:offset': 1150,
+ 'u-boot-tpl-dtb:image-pos': 1150,
+ 'u-boot-tpl-dtb:size': 585,
+ 'u-boot-vpl-dtb:image-pos': 1735,
+ 'u-boot-vpl-dtb:offset': 1735,
+ 'u-boot-vpl-dtb:size': 585,
}
# We expect three device-tree files in the output, one after the other.
@@ -1929,11 +1949,12 @@ class TestFunctional(unittest.TestCase):
# and 'tpl' in the TPL tree, to make sure they are distinct from the
# main U-Boot tree. All three should have the same postions and offset.
start = 0
- for item in ['', 'spl', 'tpl']:
+ self.maxDiff = None
+ for item in ['', 'spl', 'tpl', 'vpl']:
dtb = fdt.Fdt.FromData(data[start:])
dtb.Scan()
props = self._GetPropTree(dtb, BASE_DTB_PROPS + REPACK_DTB_PROPS +
- ['spl', 'tpl'])
+ ['spl', 'tpl', 'vpl'])
expected = dict(base_expected)
if item:
expected[item] = 0
@@ -1953,7 +1974,7 @@ class TestFunctional(unittest.TestCase):
# over to the expected place.
start = 0
for fname in ['u-boot.dtb.out', 'spl/u-boot-spl.dtb.out',
- 'tpl/u-boot-tpl.dtb.out']:
+ 'tpl/u-boot-tpl.dtb.out', 'vpl/u-boot-vpl.dtb.out']:
dtb = fdt.Fdt.FromData(data[start:])
size = dtb._fdt_obj.totalsize()
pathname = tools.get_output_filename(os.path.split(fname)[1])
@@ -1961,7 +1982,7 @@ class TestFunctional(unittest.TestCase):
name = os.path.split(fname)[0]
if name:
- orig_indata = self._GetDtbContentsForSplTpl(dtb_data, name)
+ orig_indata = self._GetDtbContentsForSpls(dtb_data, name)
else:
orig_indata = dtb_data
self.assertNotEqual(outdata, orig_indata,
@@ -5928,6 +5949,52 @@ fdt fdtmap Extract the devicetree blob from the fdtmap
fname = tools.get_output_filename('mkimage-test.bin')
self.assertTrue(os.path.exists(fname))
+ def testVpl(self):
+ """Test that an image with VPL and its device tree can be created"""
+ # ELF file with a '__bss_size' symbol
+ self._SetupVplElf()
+ data = self._DoReadFile('255_u_boot_vpl.dts')
+ self.assertEqual(U_BOOT_VPL_DATA + U_BOOT_VPL_DTB_DATA, data)
+
+ def testVplNoDtb(self):
+ """Test that an image with vpl/u-boot-vpl-nodtb.bin can be created"""
+ self._SetupVplElf()
+ data = self._DoReadFile('256_u_boot_vpl_nodtb.dts')
+ self.assertEqual(U_BOOT_VPL_NODTB_DATA,
+ data[:len(U_BOOT_VPL_NODTB_DATA)])
+
+ def testExpandedVpl(self):
+ """Test that an expanded entry type is selected for TPL when needed"""
+ self._SetupVplElf()
+
+ entry_args = {
+ 'vpl-bss-pad': 'y',
+ 'vpl-dtb': 'y',
+ }
+ self._DoReadFileDtb('257_fdt_incl_vpl.dts', use_expanded=True,
+ entry_args=entry_args)
+ image = control.images['image']
+ entries = image.GetEntries()
+ self.assertEqual(1, len(entries))
+
+ # We only have u-boot-vpl, which be expanded
+ self.assertIn('u-boot-vpl', entries)
+ entry = entries['u-boot-vpl']
+ self.assertEqual('u-boot-vpl-expanded', entry.etype)
+ subent = entry.GetEntries()
+ self.assertEqual(3, len(subent))
+ self.assertIn('u-boot-vpl-nodtb', subent)
+ self.assertIn('u-boot-vpl-bss-pad', subent)
+ self.assertIn('u-boot-vpl-dtb', subent)
+
+ def testVplBssPadMissing(self):
+ """Test that a missing symbol is detected"""
+ self._SetupVplElf('u_boot_ucode_ptr')
+ with self.assertRaises(ValueError) as e:
+ self._DoReadFile('258_vpl_bss_pad.dts')
+ self.assertIn('Expected __bss_size symbol in vpl/u-boot-vpl',
+ str(e.exception))
+
if __name__ == "__main__":
unittest.main()
diff --git a/tools/binman/state.py b/tools/binman/state.py
index a302e1f00e..56e5bf8bc1 100644
--- a/tools/binman/state.py
+++ b/tools/binman/state.py
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ OUR_PATH = os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__))
DTB_TYPE_FNAME = {
'u-boot-spl-dtb': 'spl/u-boot-spl.dtb',
'u-boot-tpl-dtb': 'tpl/u-boot-tpl.dtb',
+ 'u-boot-vpl-dtb': 'vpl/u-boot-vpl.dtb',
}
# Records the device-tree files known to binman, keyed by entry type (e.g.
@@ -292,7 +293,7 @@ def GetAllFdts():
"""Yield all device tree files being used by binman
Yields:
- Device trees being used (U-Boot proper, SPL, TPL)
+ Device trees being used (U-Boot proper, SPL, TPL, VPL)
"""
if main_dtb:
yield main_dtb
diff --git a/tools/binman/test/082_fdt_update_all.dts b/tools/binman/test/082_fdt_update_all.dts
index 284975cc28..1aea56989f 100644
--- a/tools/binman/test/082_fdt_update_all.dts
+++ b/tools/binman/test/082_fdt_update_all.dts
@@ -14,5 +14,7 @@
};
u-boot-tpl-dtb {
};
+ u-boot-vpl-dtb {
+ };
};
};
diff --git a/tools/binman/test/255_u_boot_vpl.dts b/tools/binman/test/255_u_boot_vpl.dts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a3a281a91e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/binman/test/255_u_boot_vpl.dts
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+
+/dts-v1/;
+
+/ {
+ binman {
+ u-boot-vpl {
+ };
+ u-boot-vpl-dtb {
+ };
+ };
+};
diff --git a/tools/binman/test/256_u_boot_vpl_nodtb.dts b/tools/binman/test/256_u_boot_vpl_nodtb.dts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..055016badd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/binman/test/256_u_boot_vpl_nodtb.dts
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+
+
+/dts-v1/;
+
+/ {
+ #address-cells = <1>;
+ #size-cells = <1>;
+
+ binman {
+ u-boot-vpl-nodtb {
+ };
+ };
+};
diff --git a/tools/binman/test/257_fdt_incl_vpl.dts b/tools/binman/test/257_fdt_incl_vpl.dts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..435256fe31
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/binman/test/257_fdt_incl_vpl.dts
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+
+
+/dts-v1/;
+
+/ {
+ #address-cells = <1>;
+ #size-cells = <1>;
+
+ binman {
+ u-boot-vpl {
+ };
+ };
+};
diff --git a/tools/binman/test/258_vpl_bss_pad.dts b/tools/binman/test/258_vpl_bss_pad.dts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d308dcade1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/binman/test/258_vpl_bss_pad.dts
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+
+
+/dts-v1/;
+
+/ {
+ #address-cells = <1>;
+ #size-cells = <1>;
+
+ binman {
+ u-boot-vpl {
+ };
+
+ u-boot-vpl-bss-pad {
+ };
+
+ u-boot {
+ };
+ };
+};