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diff --git a/docs/system/arm/sbsa.rst b/docs/system/arm/sbsa.rst new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..b8ecfdb62f --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/system/arm/sbsa.rst @@ -0,0 +1,32 @@ +Arm Server Base System Architecture Reference board (``sbsa-ref``) +================================================================== + +While the `virt` board is a generic board platform that doesn't match +any real hardware the `sbsa-ref` board intends to look like real +hardware. The `Server Base System Architecture +<https://developer.arm.com/documentation/den0029/latest>` defines a +minimum base line of hardware support and importantly how the firmware +reports that to any operating system. It is a static system that +reports a very minimal DT to the firmware for non-discoverable +information about components affected by the qemu command line (i.e. +cpus and memory). As a result it must have a firmware specifically +built to expect a certain hardware layout (as you would in a real +machine). + +It is intended to be a machine for developing firmware and testing +standards compliance with operating systems. + +Supported devices +""""""""""""""""" + +The sbsa-ref board supports: + + - A configurable number of AArch64 CPUs + - GIC version 3 + - System bus AHCI controller + - System bus EHCI controller + - CDROM and hard disc on AHCI bus + - E1000E ethernet card on PCIe bus + - VGA display adaptor on PCIe bus + - A generic SBSA watchdog device + |