Zephyr OS-based EC Initialization Order

Zephyr provides Z_INIT_ENTRY_DEFINE() & the extend macro to install the initial function. The initialize flow for different levels would be like the following (not very detailed):

  • architecture-specific initialization
  • PRE_KERNEL_1 level
  • PRE_KERNEL_2 level
  • POST_KERNEL level
  • APPLICATION level
  • main()

The kernel and driver initial functions separate into specific initialize levels. It couldn't put all initial functions in main() for the Zephyr OS-based EC. It is also hard to maintain those initial priority which separates into different files.

This file defines some Zephyr OS-based EC initial priorities which have critical sequence requirement for initializing:

PRE_KERNEL_1

  • Priority (0-9) - Reserved for system testability:

    The highest priority could be used in zephyr. Don't use it when system development. Buffer it for the following system development & testing.

  • Priority (10-19) - Chip level system pre-initialization:

    These priorities in this range are used for critical chip initialization, including determining the reset cause and initializing the battery-backed RAM driver. Most chip drivers should only be initialized after PLATFORM_EC_SYSTEM_PRE_INIT.

  • Priority (20) - PLATFORM_EC_SYSTEM_PRE_INIT:

    At this initialization priority, the CROS system checks the reset cause and initializing the system reset flags. Any chip level drivers related to determining the reset type must be at a higher priority.

  • TODO

PRE_KERNEL_2

  • TODO

POST_KERNEL

  • TODO

APPLICATION

  • TODO

main()

  • TODO
  • Start the tasks.