Jetson customize uphy
Configure Jetson UPHY lane allocation (uphy0/uphy1-config) on Orin/Thor custom carriers. Do NOT use for pinmux or PCIe-only edits.From its SKILL.md
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Customize UPHY lane allocation
Purpose
Select a UPHY lane allocation on a Jetson custom carrier and edit the
carrier flash-conf fork's ODMDATA="..." to apply the chosen
uphyX-config-N token(s) (plus the UPHY_CONFIG="" clear required for
uphy0-config-6). Kernel-DT alignment per controller is not done
here — after the ODMDATA commit lands, this skill dispatches to the
per-controller skills (/jetson-customize-pcie,
/jetson-customize-mgbe, /jetson-customize-usb), each of which must
compare the chosen allocation against the reference kernel DTB
node-by-node and emit an overlay fragment only when the K-stock value
disagrees with the chosen allocation. Discovery is agentic: options,
lanes, and controllers come from the Adaptation Guide, carrier
schematic, and Module / SoC TRM at run time — never hard-coded. Every
user-visible step renders its data as a markdown table, and the final
summary includes a changes-summary table.
Prerequisites
- Active target-platform profile with
reference_devkit:andcustom_carrier:. <source.root_path>/Linux_for_Tegra/.gitinitialized (/jetson-init-source).- Forked carrier conf present (
/jetson-derive-carrier). - Reachable Adaptation Guide via
documents.adaptation_guide->documents.bsp_developer_guide-> web fetch -> Step-1 prompt fallback. - When
custom_carrier:is present, bothdocuments.custom_carrier_schematicANDdocuments.custom_carrier_pinmux_xlsare REQUIRED. The skill refuses to run if either is missing — routing decisions for the custom carrier cannot be guessed. Reference-devkit-only profiles (nocustom_carrier:block) do not require these.
Overview
UPHY (unified PHY) is the shared high-speed PHY pool on Tegra264 (Thor)
and Tegra234 (Orin). Lane allocation is selected by ODMDATA tokens
(uphy0-config-N, Thor also uphy1-config-N) parsed at flash time by
tegraflash_impl_t264.py::tegraflash_update_bpmp_dtb() and written
into /uphy/uphy{0,1}-config of the BPMP DTB.
Output is a single atomic ODMDATA commit in
<source.root_path>/Linux_for_Tegra/ carrying the chosen
uphyX-config-N token(s), the UPHY_CONFIG="" clear (for
uphy0-config-6), AND every per-controller ODMDATA token derived
from the chosen allocation (pcie@N_status=*, mgbeN-speed-*, USB SS
per-port tokens). Sub-skills (/jetson-customize-pcie,
/jetson-customize-mgbe, /jetson-customize-usb) own only the
kernel-DT overlay fragments — they MUST NOT touch ODMDATA. All
commits follow the batched pristine + customization pattern in
../../context/bsp-customization-workflow.md. Upstream BSP at
<bsp_image.root_path>/ is never edited.
When to invoke
- User says "configure UPHY", "uphy lane allocation", "set uphy0-config-N", "change MGBE speed", or asks to remap PCIe / MGBE / USB3 / UFS on a custom carrier.
- A UPHY-fed controller doesn't enumerate after flash, OR cold boot
dies in BL31 SError /
BPMP firmware is not ready. - A downstream skill reports FMON fault or BPMP-DTB lane mismatch.
Procedure (summary)
Eight steps; full detail in references/procedure.md.
-
Resolve target + docs. Refuse without active profile, custom carrier, source-tree git, or forked carrier conf. Resolve Adaptation Guide / schematic / Module Design Guide / SoC TRM.
-
Locate "Configure the UPHY Lane" in the Adaptation Guide (PDF / HTML mirror /
WebFetch). Cross-check Module Design Guide + SoC TRM. -
Cross-reference the carrier schematic. Cite UPHY net names (
MGBE2_TX_P/N,PEX5_LN0+-, etc.). Zero matching nets = unrouted. -
Enumerate matching UPHY options. Surface every documented
uphy0-config-N(and Thoruphy1-config-N) index. -
Ask the user which config (HARD GATE). Print tables first, then
AskUserQuestion— one per UPHY surface, plus carrier-routing confirmation if any allocated lane is unrouted. Persist answers to the JSON sidecar (references/run-state-sidecar.md). -
Edit carrier flash-conf fork (atomic ODMDATA commit). This skill owns every ODMDATA token for the run. One
ODMDATA="..."line, one commit, all tokens. Sub-skills MUST NOT touch ODMDATA.Decompile the BPMP DTB at
<bsp_image.root_path>/Linux_for_Tegra/bootloader/generic/<BPFDTB_FILE>(BPFDTB_FILEfrom the carrier conf) to snapshot stock state, then emit tokens in this order:a. UPHY surface tokens — every chosen
uphyX-config-N(Thor: both surfaces, even if one equals the guide default). Orderuphy0thenuphy1; separator,. b. Per-controller tokens — one per row whose plan-state differs from BPMP-stock. Match-rows get no token (redundant tokens can drop the whole line).- PCIe:
pcie@N_status=okay|disabled. - MGBE:
mgbeN-speed-<rate>on allocate,mgbeN-speed-delon disable. FMON arms on the controller's own clocks regardless of UPHY allocation — missingdel⇒ BL31 SError reboot loop. Single most common post-flash failure on Thor. - USB SS: per-port tokens when the SoC grammar exposes them.
c.
UPHY_CONFIG=""clear whenuphy0-config-6is selected (BCT pinmux clear per Adaptation Guide).
- PCIe:
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Build the per-controller allocation table and dispatch. Derive one row per UPHY-fed controller (PCIe / MGBE / USB SS / UFS) with
{class, instance, allocated?, BPMP-stock, K-stock, routed?, Desired K state}. This table drives both (a) Step 6's ODMDATA tokens and (b) the sub-skills' overlay fragments — build it before Step 6 commits.Then invoke
/jetson-customize-pcie,/jetson-customize-mgbe, and/jetson-customize-usbfor kernel-DT overlay fragments only (no ODMDATA edits — Step 6 owns the line). Each sub-skill re-reads K-stock from<bsp_image.root_path>/Linux_for_Tegra/kernel/dtb/tegra<soc>-*-nv.dtband skips emission when K-stock matches Desired K state. UFS handling stays inline here (no UFS sub-skill).Invoke all three whenever their controller class is present on this SoC (e.g. skip MGBE on Orin). Ask the operator first; on
yes, run the sub-skill inline. -
Summary + next-step chain. Headline, breakdown, choices table (UPHY surface | chosen config | lane summary | UPHY_CONFIG-clear), changes-summary table (file | repo | commit SHA | one-line summary covering this skill's commit + every dispatched sub-skill's commit), then drive the downstream chain (more I/O? build & promote? flash? validate?) via sequential
AskUserQuestionprompts perreferences/procedure.mdStep 8. Never substitute a printed "Next step: …" line for the prompts.
Limitations
- Only supports Tegra234 (Orin) and Tegra264 (Thor) UPHY surfaces.
- Does not edit pinmux, PCIe-only DT properties absent from BPMP DTB
(
num-lanes,pcie-mode), or upstream BSP files. - Does not flash, build, or promote — chain into
/jetson-build-sourceand downstream skills. - Hard-coded option tables are forbidden; if no Adaptation Guide source resolves the skill refuses rather than guessing.
- Not table-driven across releases: every run re-reads the Guide for the active BSP version.
Troubleshooting
- Cold boot reboot loop / BL31
plat_setup.c:726/BPMP firmware is not readyafteruphy0-config-6: a later^UPHY_CONFIG=line in the carrier conf re-overrode the clear. Comment it (seereferences/procedure.mdStep 6). wait-for-device failedat flash, BPMP DTB unchanged: an ODMDATA token had wrong shape (e.g.mgbe0-speed-0). One bad token drops the wholeODMDATA="..."line. Inspect grammar inreferences/procedure.md.- BL31 SError reboot loop after disabling an MGBE: missing
mgbeN-speed-del. FMON arms on the controller's own clocks regardless of UPHY allocation. - Newly-routed controller doesn't enumerate: stock kernel DTB had
status="disabled". Overlay must emitstatus="okay"(matrix row 4 inreferences/procedure.md). - Pinmap delta=0 but board still misbehaves: UPHY differential
pairs are absent from pinmux
.xlsm. Drive decisions off schematic net names, not the pinmap. - Duplicate
pcie@<addr>fragments: another skill (jetson-customize-pcie) already owns that node. Scope this skill to MGBE / UFS / USB3 SS / PCIe-status-only and cite the other overlay.
References
references/procedure.md— full eight-step procedure.references/gotchas.md— cross-cutting gotchas.references/run-state-sidecar.md— JSON sidecar schema + idempotency.../../references/platform_template.yaml—documents:schema.../../context/bsp-customization-workflow.md— overlay edit protocol.../../references/bsp-customization-kernel-dtb.md— composite-overlay filename / append protocol.../jetson-derive-carrier/SKILL.md— produces the conf this skill edits.../jetson-init-source/SKILL.md— produces the two git repos this skill commits into.../jetson-generate-kb/SKILL.md— KB consulted for chip family + file locations.
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