| name | jetson-customize-uphy |
| description | Configure Jetson UPHY lane allocation (uphy0/uphy1-config) on Orin/Thor custom carriers. Do NOT use for pinmux or PCIe-only edits. |
| version | 0.0.2 |
| license | Apache-2.0 |
| metadata | {"data-classification":"public","author":"Jetson Team","tags":["bsp","phase-2","io","uphy"],"domain":"meta"} |
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: and
custom_carrier:.
<source.root_path>/Linux_for_Tegra/.git initialized
(/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, both
documents.custom_carrier_schematic AND
documents.custom_carrier_pinmux_xls are REQUIRED. The skill
refuses to run if either is missing — routing decisions for the
custom carrier cannot be guessed. Reference-devkit-only profiles
(no custom_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 Thor uphy1-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_FILE from 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). Order
uphy0 then uphy1; 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-del
on disable. FMON arms on the controller's own clocks
regardless of UPHY allocation — missing del ⇒ 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 when uphy0-config-6 is selected
(BCT pinmux clear per Adaptation Guide).
-
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-usb for 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.dtb
and 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 AskUserQuestion prompts per
references/procedure.md Step 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-source
and 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 ready after uphy0-config-6: a later
^UPHY_CONFIG= line in the carrier conf re-overrode the clear.
Comment it (see references/procedure.md Step 6).
wait-for-device failed at flash, BPMP DTB unchanged: an
ODMDATA token had wrong shape (e.g. mgbe0-speed-0). One bad token
drops the whole ODMDATA="..." line. Inspect grammar in
references/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 emit status="okay" (matrix
row 4 in references/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.