Re: port-arm/60890: kernel panic when trying to boot NetBSD 11 aarch64 generic image on MNT Pocket Reform with Firefly iCore RK3588

["Nick Hudson via gnats" <gnats-admin%NetBSD.org@localhost>]

The following reply was made to PR port-arm/60890; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Nick Hudson <nick.hudson%gmx.co.uk@localhost>
To: gnats-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost
Cc: port-arm-maintainer%netbsd.org@localhost,
 gnats-admin%netbsd.org@localhost,
 netbsd-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost
Subject: Re: port-arm/60890: kernel panic when trying to boot NetBSD 11
 aarch64 generic image on MNT Pocket Reform with Firefly iCore RK3588
Date: Sat, 17 Oct 2026 07:10:29 +0100

 > On 16 Oct 2026, at 19:20, josch%debian.org@localhost via gnats =
 <gnats-admin%NetBSD.org@localhost> wrote:
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 >> Number:         60890
 >> Category:       port-arm
 >> Synopsis:       kernel panic when trying to boot NetBSD 11 aarch64 =
 generic image on MNT Pocket Reform with Firefly iCore RK3588
 >> Confidential:   no
 >> Severity:       serious
 >> Priority:       medium
 >> Responsible:    port-arm-maintainer
 >> State:          open
 >> Class:          sw-bug
 >> Submitter-Id:   net
 >> Arrival-Date:   Fri Oct 16 18:20:01 +0000 2026
 >> Originator:     Johannes Schauer Marin Rodrigues
 >> Release:        NetBSD-11-aarch64-20261014183245Z
 >> Organization:
 >> Environment:
 >> Description:
 > Hi,
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 > I'm completely new to NetBSD (I come from Debian Linux) but I tried =
 booting NetBSD-11-aarch64-20261014183245Z-generic.img.gz using barebox =
 on a MNT Pocket Reform open hardware laptop with a Firefly iCore RK3588 =
 SoM. Unfortunately it encounters a kernel panic and reboots. Maybe I'm =
 doing something stupid, so I hope I'm not wasting your time. In any =
 case, at the end of this message is the full output from serial. If you =
 need any other debugging output, please advice!
 > Thank you so much in advance!
 > cheers, josch
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 > DDR cb12b99cc23 hcy 25/10/17-18:57:13,fwver: v1.21
 > ch0 ttot10
 > ch0 ttot10
 > ch1 ttot10
 > ch2 ttot10
 > ch3 ttot10
 > ch0 ttot18
 > LPDDR4, 2112MHz
 > channel[0] BW=3D16 Col=3D10 Bk=3D8 CS0 Row=3D17 CS1 Row=3D17 CS=3D2 =
 Die BW=3D16 Size=3D4096MB
 > ch1 ttot18
 > channel[1] BW=3D16 Col=3D10 Bk=3D8 CS0 Row=3D17 CS1 Row=3D17 CS=3D2 =
 Die BW=3D16 Size=3D4096MB
 > ch2 ttot16
 > channel[2] BW=3D16 Col=3D10 Bk=3D8 CS0 Row=3D17 CS1 Row=3D17 CS=3D2 =
 Die BW=3D16 Size=3D4096MB
 > ch3 ttot16
 > channel[3] BW=3D16 Col=3D10 Bk=3D8 CS0 Row=3D17 CS1 Row=3D17 CS=3D2 =
 Die BW=3D16 Size=3D4096MB
 > Manufacturer ID:0xff
 > DQS rds:h1,h1=20
 > CH0 RX Vref:32.2%, TX Vref:13.2%,13.2%
 > DQ rds:h1 l0 l0 h1 h1 h3 h2 h7, h1 l0 l1 h1 h1 l0 h3 l0=20
 >=20
 > DQS rds:h1,h1=20
 > CH1 RX Vref:34.4%, TX Vref:13.2%,13.2%
 > DQ rds:h2 h1 h1 h2 h1 h3 h1 h5, h3 h3 h7 h3 h2 h1 h3 h1=20
 >=20
 > DQS rds:l0,h1=20
 > CH2 RX Vref:38.1%, TX Vref:13.2%,13.2%
 > DQ rds:h3 h4 h6 h5 h1 h5 h5 h7, h2 h3 h4 h2 h1 h2 h6 h4=20
 >=20
 > DQS rds:l0,h1=20
 > CH3 RX Vref:37.7%, TX Vref:13.2%,13.2%
 > DQ rds:h6 h5 h1 h1 h1 h2 h3 h5, h1 h5 h2 h2 h4 h4 h3 h2=20
 >=20
 > stride=3D0x2, ddr_config=3D0x4
 > hash ch_mask0-1 0x20 0x40, bank_mask0-3 0xa00 0x1400 0x2800 0x0, =
 rank_mask0 0x401000
 > change to F1: 528MHz
 > ch0 ttot10
 > ch1 ttot10
 > ch2 ttot10
 > ch3 ttot10
 > change to F2: 1068MHz
 > ch0 ttot12
 > ch1 ttot12
 > ch2 ttot12
 > ch3 ttot12
 > change to F3: 1560MHz
 > ch0 ttot14
 > ch1 ttot14
 > ch2 ttot14
 > ch3 ttot14
 > change to F0: 2112MHz
 > ch0 ttot18
 > ch1 ttot18
 > ch2 ttot16
 > ch3 ttot16
 > out
 > NOTICE:  BL31: v2.12.0(release):4ec2948
 > NOTICE:  BL31: Built : 22:55:37, Jan 27 2026
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 >=20
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 >=20
 > [mnt-reform-series-rk3588] setup_usb()
 > environment load : No such file or directory
 > Maybe you have to create the partition.
 > 00000000:                                                   =20
 > 00000000:                                                   =20
 > 00000000:                                                   =20
 > 00000000:                                                   =20
 > 00000000:                                                   =20
 > 00000000:                                                   =20
 > Machine: MNT Pocket Reform with RCORE RK3588 Module
 > Boot Loader: 2026.06.0-00018-g9e309377ceec
 > Press m for menu or any key to interrupt boot:    0
 >=20
 >=20
 >  \\-__,------,___.
 >   \\        __,---`  NetBSD/evbarm efiboot (arm64)
 >    \\       `---,_.  Revision 2.16 (Wed Oct 14 18:32:45 UTC 2026)
 >     \\-,_____,.---`
 >      \\
 >       \\
 >        \\
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 > Press return to boot now, any other key for boot prompt
 > booting netbsd - starting in 0 seconds.    =20
 > 7773136+3586704+4319588+1740596 [657845+973704+727442]=3D0x1408308
 > PANIC: unable to handle NULL pointer dereference at address =
 0x0000000000000008
 > DABT (current EL) (ESR 0x9600000b)
 > elr: 00000003ffe731b0 lr : 00000003ffe8e160
 > x0 : 0000000000000000 x1 : 00000000eff973b0
 > x2 : 00000000eff97430 x3 : 00000000eff97460
 > x4 : 00000000eff974a0 x5 : 00000000ffffffc8
 > x6 : 00000000eff974e0 x7 : 00000000eff974e0
 > x8 : 00000000eff97460 x9 : 00000000ffffffc8
 > x10: 00000000eff974a0 x11: 00000000ffffffc8
 > x12: 646c2d3738336966 x13: 4950412d61746164
 > x14: ffffffffffffffff x15: ffffffffffffffff
 > x16: 00000000efccda18 x17: ffffffffffffffff
 > x18: 0000000000000000 x19: 00000003ffe99000
 > x20: 00000003ffe73180 x21: 00000000eff97600
 > x22: 00000000eff974e0 x23: 00000000eff974e0
 > x24: 00000000ffffffc8 x25: 00000003ffe94b78
 > x26: 00000003ffe98940 x27: 00000003ffe93000
 > x28: 00000000efd78000 x29: 00000000eff97390
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 > Call trace:
 > [<3ffe731b0>] (0x3ffe731b0) from [<3ffe8e160>] (0x3ffe8e160)
 > [<3ffe8e160>] (0x3ffe8e160) from [<3ffe8e7d4>] (0x3ffe8e7d4)
 > [<3ffe8e7d4>] (0x3ffe8e7d4) from [<3ffe8df1c>] (0x3ffe8df1c)
 > [<3ffe8df1c>] (0x3ffe8df1c) from [<3ffe742ec>] (0x3ffe742ec)
 > [<3ffe742ec>] (0x3ffe742ec) from [<3ffe78ab0>] (0x3ffe78ab0)
 > [<3ffe78ab0>] (0x3ffe78ab0) from [<3ffe738e0>] (0x3ffe738e0)
 > [<3ffe738e0>] (0x3ffe738e0) from [<3ffe72c28>] (0x3ffe72c28)
 > [<3ffe72c28>] (0x3ffe72c28) from [<3ffe74278>] (0x3ffe74278)
 > [<3ffe74278>] (0x3ffe74278) from [<3ffe72030>] (0x3ffe72030)
 > [<3ffe72030>] (0x3ffe72030) from [<efcd0a7c>] =
 (__efi_start_image+0x11c/0x148)
 > [<efcd0a7c>] (__efi_start_image+0x11c/0x148) from [<efcd21d4>] =
 (efi_loader_bootm+0x3ec/0x4c0)
 > [<efcd21d4>] (efi_loader_bootm+0x3ec/0x4c0) from [<efc18614>] =
 (bootm_boot_handler+0x110/0x124)
 > [<efc18614>] (bootm_boot_handler+0x110/0x124) from [<efc2b528>] =
 (bootm_entry+0x38/0x48)
 > [<efc2b528>] (bootm_entry+0x38/0x48) from [<efcd19d8>] =
 (esp_boot+0x7c/0xb0)
 > [<efcd19d8>] (esp_boot+0x7c/0xb0) from [<efc2aeb0>] =
 (boot_entry+0x70/0xc8)
 > [<efc2aeb0>] (boot_entry+0x70/0xc8) from [<efc96354>] =
 (do_boot+0x240/0x318)
 > [<efc96354>] (do_boot+0x240/0x318) from [<efc1932c>] =
 (execute_command+0x4c/0x94)
 > [<efc1932c>] (execute_command+0x4c/0x94) from [<efc160ec>] =
 (execute_binfmt+0x68/0xa0)
 > [<efc160ec>] (execute_binfmt+0x68/0xa0) from [<efc230c8>] =
 (run_list_real+0x8ec/0x994)
 > [<efc230c8>] (run_list_real+0x8ec/0x994) from [<efc22608>] =
 (parse_stream_outer+0x140/0x20c)
 > [<efc22608>] (parse_stream_outer+0x140/0x20c) from [<efc22780>] =
 (parse_string_outer+0xac/0x108)
 > [<efc22780>] (parse_string_outer+0xac/0x108) from [<efc236b4>] =
 (run_command+0x94/0xbc)
 > [<efc236b4>] (run_command+0x94/0xbc) from [<efc12948>] =
 (run_init+0x174/0x2cc)
 > [<efc12948>] (run_init+0x174/0x2cc) from [<efc12788>] =
 (start_barebox+0x4c/0x7c)
 > [<efc12788>] (start_barebox+0x4c/0x7c) from [<efcc5d38>] =
 (psci_driver_register+0x0/0x1c)
 > [<efcc5d38>] (psci_driver_register+0x0/0x1c) from [<00b05334>] =
 (0xb05334)
 > [<00b05334>] (0xb05334) from [<00b046e0>] (0xb046e0)]
 
 
 This isn=E2=80=99t a NetBSD kernel panic.
 
 Doing a bit of searching tells me it=E2=80=99s barebox.=20
 
 
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 >> How-To-Repeat:
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 >> Fix:
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