Merge branch '2022-01-07-imx8-and-buildman-updates'

- A large number of updates for i.MX8 platforms.  We update buildman /
  binman to be able to fake binaries if needed, for CI, and tell the user
  the binary won't work.  Update platforms to build again with these
  changes.

41 files changed, 670 insertions, 887 deletions

diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index ae9bfab91ac..63d286a4c15 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1315,6 +1315,7 @@ cmd_binman = $(srctree)/tools/binman/binman $(if $(BINMAN_DEBUG),-D) \
 		-a tpl-bss-pad=$(if $(CONFIG_TPL_SEPARATE_BSS),,1) \
 		-a spl-dtb=$(CONFIG_SPL_OF_REAL) \
 		-a tpl-dtb=$(CONFIG_TPL_OF_REAL) \
+		$(if $(BINMAN_FAKE_EXT_BLOBS),--fake-ext-blobs) \
 		$(BINMAN_$(@F))
 
 OBJCOPYFLAGS_u-boot.ldr.hex := -I binary -O ihex
diff --git a/arch/arm/dts/imx8mm-cl-iot-gate-optee-u-boot.dtsi b/arch/arm/dts/imx8mm-cl-iot-gate-optee-u-boot.dtsi
index 12065935e49..5cbc70faaaf 100644
--- a/arch/arm/dts/imx8mm-cl-iot-gate-optee-u-boot.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm/dts/imx8mm-cl-iot-gate-optee-u-boot.dtsi
@@ -3,74 +3,50 @@
  * Copyright 2019 NXP
  */
 
-/ {
-	binman: binman {
-		multiple-images;
-	};
-
-	wdt-reboot {
-		compatible = "wdt-reboot";
-		wdt = <&wdog1>;
-		u-boot,dm-spl;
-	};
+#include "imx8mm-u-boot.dtsi"
 
+/ {
 	firmware {
 		optee {
 			compatible = "linaro,optee-tz";
 			method = "smc";
 		};
 	};
-};
-
-&{/soc@0} {
-	u-boot,dm-pre-reloc;
-	u-boot,dm-spl;
-};
-
-&clk {
-	u-boot,dm-spl;
-	u-boot,dm-pre-reloc;
-	/delete-property/ assigned-clocks;
-	/delete-property/ assigned-clock-parents;
-	/delete-property/ assigned-clock-rates;
-};
-
-&osc_24m {
-	u-boot,dm-spl;
-	u-boot,dm-pre-reloc;
-};
-
-&aips1 {
-	u-boot,dm-spl;
-	u-boot,dm-pre-reloc;
-};
 
-&aips2 {
-	u-boot,dm-spl;
+	wdt-reboot {
+		compatible = "wdt-reboot";
+		u-boot,dm-spl;
+		wdt = <&wdog1>;
+	};
 };
 
-&aips3 {
+&{/soc@0/bus@30800000/i2c@30a30000/pmic@4b} {
 	u-boot,dm-spl;
 };
 
-&iomuxc {
+&{/soc@0/bus@30800000/i2c@30a30000/pmic@4b/regulators} {
 	u-boot,dm-spl;
 };
 
-&pinctrl_uart3 {
-	u-boot,dm-spl;
-};
+&binman_fip {
+	arch = "arm64";
+	compression = "none";
+	description = "Trusted Firmware FIP";
+	load = <0x40310000>;
+	type = "firmware";
 
-&pinctrl_usdhc2_gpio {
-	u-boot,dm-spl;
+	fip_blob {
+		filename = "fip.bin";
+		type = "blob-ext";
+	};
 };
 
-&pinctrl_usdhc2 {
-	u-boot,dm-spl;
+&binman_configuration {
+	loadables = "atf", "fip";
 };
 
-&pinctrl_usdhc3 {
-	u-boot,dm-spl;
+&fec1 {
+	phy-reset-gpios = <&gpio4 22 GPIO_ACTIVE_LOW>;
 };
 
 &gpio1 {
@@ -93,163 +69,54 @@
 	u-boot,dm-spl;
 };
 
-&uart3 {
+&i2c1 {
 	u-boot,dm-spl;
 };
 
-&usdhc1 {
+&i2c2 {
 	u-boot,dm-spl;
 };
 
-&usdhc2 {
+&pinctrl_i2c2 {
 	u-boot,dm-spl;
 };
 
-&usdhc3 {
+&pinctrl_pmic {
 	u-boot,dm-spl;
 };
 
-&i2c1 {
+&pinctrl_uart3 {
 	u-boot,dm-spl;
 };
 
-&i2c2 {
+&pinctrl_usdhc2 {
 	u-boot,dm-spl;
 };
 
-&{/soc@0/bus@30800000/i2c@30a30000/pmic@4b} {
+&pinctrl_usdhc2_gpio {
 	u-boot,dm-spl;
 };
 
-&{/soc@0/bus@30800000/i2c@30a30000/pmic@4b/regulators} {
+&pinctrl_usdhc3 {
 	u-boot,dm-spl;
 };
 
-&pinctrl_i2c2 {
+&uart3 {
 	u-boot,dm-spl;
 };
 
-&pinctrl_pmic {
+&usdhc1 {
 	u-boot,dm-spl;
 };
 
-&fec1 {
-	phy-reset-gpios = <&gpio4 22 GPIO_ACTIVE_LOW>;
+&usdhc2 {
+	u-boot,dm-spl;
 };
 
-&wdog1 {
+&usdhc3 {
 	u-boot,dm-spl;
 };
 
-&binman {
-	u-boot-spl-ddr {
-		filename = "u-boot-spl-ddr.bin";
-		pad-byte = <0xff>;
-		align-size = <4>;
-		align = <4>;
-
-		u-boot-spl {
-			align-end = <4>;
-		};
-
-		blob_1: blob-ext@1 {
-			filename = "lpddr4_pmu_train_1d_imem.bin";
-			size = <0x8000>;
-		};
-
-		blob_2: blob-ext@2 {
-			filename = "lpddr4_pmu_train_1d_dmem.bin";
-			size = <0x4000>;
-		};
-
-		blob_3: blob-ext@3 {
-			filename = "lpddr4_pmu_train_2d_imem.bin";
-			size = <0x8000>;
-		};
-
-		blob_4: blob-ext@4 {
-			filename = "lpddr4_pmu_train_2d_dmem.bin";
-			size = <0x4000>;
-		};
-	};
-
-	flash {
-		mkimage {
-			args = "-n spl/u-boot-spl.cfgout -T imx8mimage -e 0x7e1000";
-
-			blob {
-				filename = "u-boot-spl-ddr.bin";
-			};
-		};
-	};
-
-	itb {
-		filename = "u-boot.itb";
-
-		fit {
-			description = "Configuration to load ATF before U-Boot";
-			#address-cells = <1>;
-			fit,external-offset = <CONFIG_FIT_EXTERNAL_OFFSET>;
-
-			images {
-				uboot {
-					description = "U-Boot (64-bit)";
-					type = "standalone";
-					arch = "arm64";
-					compression = "none";
-					load = <CONFIG_SYS_TEXT_BASE>;
-
-					uboot_blob: blob-ext {
-						filename = "u-boot-nodtb.bin";
-					};
-				};
-
-				atf {
-					description = "ARM Trusted Firmware";
-					type = "firmware";
-					arch = "arm64";
-					compression = "none";
-					load = <0x920000>;
-					entry = <0x920000>;
-
-					atf_blob: blob-ext {
-						filename = "bl2.bin";
-					};
-				};
-
-				fip {
-					description = "Trusted Firmware FIP";
-					type = "firmware";
-					arch = "arm64";
-					compression = "none";
-					load = <0x40310000>;
-
-					fip_blob: blob-ext{
-						filename = "fip.bin";
-					};
-				};
-
-				fdt {
-					description = "NAME";
-					type = "flat_dt";
-					compression = "none";
-
-					uboot_fdt_blob: blob-ext {
-						filename = "u-boot.dtb";
-					};
-				};
-			};
-
-			configurations {
-				default = "conf";
-
-				conf {
-					description = "NAME";
-					firmware = "uboot";
-					loadables = "atf", "fip";
-					fdt = "fdt";
-				};
-			};
-		};
-	};
+&wdog1 {
+	u-boot,dm-spl;
 };
diff --git a/arch/arm/dts/imx8mm-cl-iot-gate-u-boot.dtsi b/arch/arm/dts/imx8mm-cl-iot-gate-u-boot.dtsi
index 00927c15744..433b02cceee 100644
--- a/arch/arm/dts/imx8mm-cl-iot-gate-u-boot.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm/dts/imx8mm-cl-iot-gate-u-boot.dtsi
@@ -3,93 +3,84 @@
  * Copyright 2019 NXP
  */
 
-/ {
-	binman: binman {
-		multiple-images;
-	};
-
-	wdt-reboot {
-		compatible = "wdt-reboot";
-		wdt = <&wdog1>;
-		u-boot,dm-spl;
-	};
+#include "imx8mm-u-boot.dtsi"
 
+/ {
 	firmware {
 		optee {
 			compatible = "linaro,optee-tz";
 			method = "smc";
 		};
 	};
+
+	wdt-reboot {
+		compatible = "wdt-reboot";
+		u-boot,dm-spl;
+		wdt = <&wdog1>;
+	};
 };
 
-&{/soc@0} {
-	u-boot,dm-pre-reloc;
+&{/soc@0/bus@30800000/i2c@30a30000/pmic@4b} {
 	u-boot,dm-spl;
 };
 
-&clk {
+&{/soc@0/bus@30800000/i2c@30a30000/pmic@4b/regulators} {
 	u-boot,dm-spl;
-	u-boot,dm-pre-reloc;
-	/delete-property/ assigned-clocks;
-	/delete-property/ assigned-clock-parents;
-	/delete-property/ assigned-clock-rates;
 };
 
-&osc_24m {
-	u-boot,dm-spl;
-	u-boot,dm-pre-reloc;
+&fec1 {
+	phy-reset-gpios = <&gpio4 22 GPIO_ACTIVE_LOW>;
 };
 
-&aips1 {
+&gpio1 {
 	u-boot,dm-spl;
-	u-boot,dm-pre-reloc;
 };
 
-&aips2 {
+&gpio2 {
 	u-boot,dm-spl;
 };
 
-&aips3 {
+&gpio3 {
 	u-boot,dm-spl;
 };
 
-&iomuxc {
+&gpio4 {
 	u-boot,dm-spl;
 };
 
-&pinctrl_uart3 {
+&gpio5 {
 	u-boot,dm-spl;
 };
 
-&pinctrl_usdhc2_gpio {
+&i2c1 {
 	u-boot,dm-spl;
 };
 
-&pinctrl_usdhc2 {
+&i2c2 {
 	u-boot,dm-spl;
 };
 
-&pinctrl_usdhc3 {
+&pinctrl_i2c2 {
 	u-boot,dm-spl;
 };
 
-&gpio1 {
+&pinctrl_pmic {
 	u-boot,dm-spl;
 };
 
-&gpio2 {
+&pinctrl_uart3 {
 	u-boot,dm-spl;
 };
 
-&gpio3 {
+&pinctrl_usdhc2 {
 	u-boot,dm-spl;
 };
 
-&gpio4 {
+&pinctrl_usdhc2_gpio {
 	u-boot,dm-spl;
 };
 
-&gpio5 {
+&pinctrl_usdhc3 {
 	u-boot,dm-spl;
 };
 
@@ -109,135 +100,6 @@
 	u-boot,dm-spl;
 };
 
-&i2c1 {
-	u-boot,dm-spl;
-};
-
-&i2c2 {
-	u-boot,dm-spl;
-};
-
-&{/soc@0/bus@30800000/i2c@30a30000/pmic@4b} {
-	u-boot,dm-spl;
-};
-
-&{/soc@0/bus@30800000/i2c@30a30000/pmic@4b/regulators} {
-	u-boot,dm-spl;
-};
-
-&pinctrl_i2c2 {
-	u-boot,dm-spl;
-};
-
-&pinctrl_pmic {
-	u-boot,dm-spl;
-};
-
-&fec1 {
-	phy-reset-gpios = <&gpio4 22 GPIO_ACTIVE_LOW>;
-};
-
 &wdog1 {
 	u-boot,dm-spl;
 };
-
-&binman {
-	u-boot-spl-ddr {
-		filename = "u-boot-spl-ddr.bin";
-		pad-byte = <0xff>;
-		align-size = <4>;
-		align = <4>;
-
-		u-boot-spl {
-			align-end = <4>;
-		};
-
-		blob_1: blob-ext@1 {
-			filename = "lpddr4_pmu_train_1d_imem.bin";
-			size = <0x8000>;
-		};
-
-		blob_2: blob-ext@2 {
-			filename = "lpddr4_pmu_train_1d_dmem.bin";
-			size = <0x4000>;
-		};
-
-		blob_3: blob-ext@3 {
-			filename = "lpddr4_pmu_train_2d_imem.bin";
-			size = <0x8000>;
-		};
-
-		blob_4: blob-ext@4 {
-			filename = "lpddr4_pmu_train_2d_dmem.bin";
-			size = <0x4000>;
-		};
-	};
-
-	flash {
-		mkimage {
-			args = "-n spl/u-boot-spl.cfgout -T imx8mimage -e 0x7e1000";
-
-			blob {
-				filename = "u-boot-spl-ddr.bin";
-			};
-		};
-	};
-
-	itb {
-		filename = "u-boot.itb";
-
-		fit {
-			description = "Configuration to load ATF before U-Boot";
-			#address-cells = <1>;
-			fit,external-offset = <CONFIG_FIT_EXTERNAL_OFFSET>;
-
-			images {
-				uboot {
-					description = "U-Boot (64-bit)";
-					type = "standalone";
-					arch = "arm64";
-					compression = "none";
-					load = <CONFIG_SYS_TEXT_BASE>;
-
-					uboot_blob: blob-ext {
-						filename = "u-boot-nodtb.bin";
-					};
-				};
-
-				atf {
-					description = "ARM Trusted Firmware";
-					type = "firmware";
-					arch = "arm64";
-					compression = "none";
-					load = <0x920000>;
-					entry = <0x920000>;
-
-					atf_blob: blob-ext {
-						filename = "bl31.bin";
-					};
-				};
-
-				fdt {
-					description = "NAME";
-					type = "flat_dt";
-					compression = "none";
-
-					uboot_fdt_blob: blob-ext {
-						filename = "u-boot.dtb";
-					};
-				};
-			};
-
-			configurations {
-				default = "conf";
-
-				conf {
-					description = "NAME";
-					firmware = "uboot";
-					loadables = "atf";
-					fdt = "fdt";
-				};
-			};
-		};
-	};
-};
diff --git a/arch/arm/dts/imx8mm-evk-u-boot.dtsi b/arch/arm/dts/imx8mm-evk-u-boot.dtsi
index 3c75415e8fb..6b459831e74 100644
--- a/arch/arm/dts/imx8mm-evk-u-boot.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm/dts/imx8mm-evk-u-boot.dtsi
@@ -6,10 +6,6 @@
 #include "imx8mm-u-boot.dtsi"
 
 / {
-	binman: binman {
-		multiple-images;
-	};
-
 	wdt-reboot {
 		compatible = "wdt-reboot";
 		wdt = <&wdog1>;
@@ -116,122 +112,3 @@
 &wdog1 {
 	u-boot,dm-spl;
 };
-
-&binman {
-	 u-boot-spl-ddr {
-		filename = "u-boot-spl-ddr.bin";
-		pad-byte = <0xff>;
-		align-size = <4>;
-		align = <4>;
-
-		u-boot-spl {
-			align-end = <4>;
-		};
-
-		blob_1: blob-ext@1 {
-			filename = "lpddr4_pmu_train_1d_imem.bin";
-			size = <0x8000>;
-		};
-
-		blob_2: blob-ext@2 {
-			filename = "lpddr4_pmu_train_1d_dmem.bin";
-			size = <0x4000>;
-		};
-
-		blob_3: blob-ext@3 {
-			filename = "lpddr4_pmu_train_2d_imem.bin";
-			size = <0x8000>;
-		};
-
-		blob_4: blob-ext@4 {
-			filename = "lpddr4_pmu_train_2d_dmem.bin";
-			size = <0x4000>;
-		};
-	};
-
-
-	spl {
-		filename = "spl.bin";
-
-		mkimage {
-			args = "-n spl/u-boot-spl.cfgout -T imx8mimage -e 0x7e1000";
-
-			blob {
-				filename = "u-boot-spl-ddr.bin";
-			};
-		};
-	};
-
-	itb {
-		filename = "u-boot.itb";
-
-		fit {
-			description = "Configuration to load ATF before U-Boot";
-			#address-cells = <1>;
-			fit,external-offset = <CONFIG_FIT_EXTERNAL_OFFSET>;
-
-			images {
-				uboot {
-					description = "U-Boot (64-bit)";
-					type = "standalone";
-					arch = "arm64";
-					compression = "none";
-					load = <CONFIG_SYS_TEXT_BASE>;
-
-					uboot_blob: blob-ext {
-						filename = "u-boot-nodtb.bin";
-					};
-				};
-
-				atf {
-					description = "ARM Trusted Firmware";
-					type = "firmware";
-					arch = "arm64";
-					compression = "none";
-					load = <0x920000>;
-					entry = <0x920000>;
-
-					atf_blob: blob-ext {
-						filename = "bl31.bin";
-					};
-				};
-
-				fdt {
-					description = "NAME";
-					type = "flat_dt";
-					compression = "none";
-
-					uboot_fdt_blob: blob-ext {
-						filename = "u-boot.dtb";
-					};
-				};
-			};
-
-			configurations {
-				default = "conf";
-
-				conf {
-					description = "NAME";
-					firmware = "uboot";
-					loadables = "atf";
-					fdt = "fdt";
-				};
-			};
-		};
-	};
-
-	imx-boot {
-		filename = "flash.bin";
-		pad-byte = <0x00>;
-
-		spl: blob-ext@1 {
-			offset = <0x0>;
-			filename = "spl.bin";
-		};
-
-		uboot: blob-ext@2 {
-			offset = <0x57c00>;
-			filename = "u-boot.itb";
-		};
-	};
-};
diff --git a/arch/arm/dts/imx8mm-kontron-n801x-s-u-boot.dtsi b/arch/arm/dts/imx8mm-kontron-n801x-s-u-boot.dtsi
index 5e368a61bc9..22d18e6f1cf 100644
--- a/arch/arm/dts/imx8mm-kontron-n801x-s-u-boot.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm/dts/imx8mm-kontron-n801x-s-u-boot.dtsi
@@ -11,10 +11,6 @@
 		usb1 = &usbotg2;
 	};
 
-	binman: binman {
-		multiple-images;
-	};
-
 	wdt-reboot {
 		compatible = "wdt-reboot";
 		wdt = <&wdog1>;
@@ -130,145 +126,3 @@
 &wdog1 {
 	u-boot,dm-spl;
 };
-
-&binman {
-	u-boot-spl-ddr {
-		filename = "u-boot-spl-ddr.bin";
-		pad-byte = <0xff>;
-		align-size = <4>;
-		align = <4>;
-
-		u-boot-spl {
-			align-end = <4>;
-		};
-
-		blob_1: blob-ext@1 {
-			filename = "lpddr4_pmu_train_1d_imem.bin";
-			size = <0x8000>;
-		};
-
-		blob_2: blob-ext@2 {
-			filename = "lpddr4_pmu_train_1d_dmem.bin";
-			size = <0x4000>;
-		};
-
-		blob_3: blob-ext@3 {
-			filename = "lpddr4_pmu_train_2d_imem.bin";
-			size = <0x8000>;
-		};
-
-		blob_4: blob-ext@4 {
-			filename = "lpddr4_pmu_train_2d_dmem.bin";
-			size = <0x4000>;
-		};
-	};
-
-	spl {
-		filename = "spl.bin";
-
-		mkimage {
-			args = "-n spl/u-boot-spl.cfgout -T imx8mimage -e 0x7e1000";
-
-			blob {
-				filename = "u-boot-spl-ddr.bin";
-			};
-		};
-	};
-
-	itb {
-		filename = "u-boot.itb";
-
-		fit {
-			description = "Configuration to load ATF before U-Boot";
-			#address-cells = <1>;
-			fit,external-offset = <CONFIG_FIT_EXTERNAL_OFFSET>;
-
-			images {
-				uboot {
-					description = "U-Boot (64-bit)";
-					type = "standalone";
-					arch = "arm64";
-					compression = "none";
-					load = <CONFIG_SYS_TEXT_BASE>;
-
-					uboot_blob: blob-ext {
-						filename = "u-boot-nodtb.bin";
-					};
-				};
-
-				atf {
-					description = "ARM Trusted Firmware";
-					type = "firmware";
-					arch = "arm64";
-					compression = "none";
-					load = <0x920000>;
-					entry = <0x920000>;
-
-					atf_blob: blob-ext {
-						filename = "bl31.bin";
-					};
-				};
-
-				fdt {
-					description = "NAME";
-					type = "flat_dt";
-					compression = "none";
-
-					uboot_fdt_blob: blob-ext {
-						filename = "u-boot.dtb";
-					};
-				};
-			};
-
-			configurations {
-				default = "conf";
-
-				conf {
-					description = "NAME";
-					firmware = "uboot";
-					loadables = "atf";
-					fdt = "fdt";
-				};
-			};
-		};
-	};
-
-	imx-boot {
-		filename = "flash.bin";
-		pad-byte = <0x00>;
-
-		spl: blob-ext@1 {
-			offset = <0x0>;
-			filename = "spl.bin";
-		};
-
-		uboot: blob-ext@2 {
-			offset = <0x57c00>;
-			filename = "u-boot.itb";
-		};
-	};
-
-	u-boot-update {
-		filename = "firmware-update.itb";
-
-		fit {
-			description = "Configuration for firmware update file";
-
-			images {
-				flash-bin {
-					description = "U-Boot flash image";
-					type = "firmware";
-					os = "u-boot";
-					arch = "arm";
-					compress = "none";
-					load = <0>; /* unused */
-
-					blob {
-						filename = "flash.bin";
-					};
-
-				};
-			};
-		};
-	};
-};
diff --git a/arch/arm/dts/imx8mm-u-boot.dtsi b/arch/arm/dts/imx8mm-u-boot.dtsi
index f833d9df59b..7882fe73167 100644
--- a/arch/arm/dts/imx8mm-u-boot.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm/dts/imx8mm-u-boot.dtsi
@@ -3,14 +3,20 @@
  * Copyright (C) 2020 Jagan Teki <[email protected]>
  */
 
+/ {
+	binman: binman {
+		multiple-images;
+	};
+};
+
 &{/soc@0} {
 	u-boot,dm-pre-reloc;
 	u-boot,dm-spl;
 };
 
 &aips1 {
-	u-boot,dm-spl;
 	u-boot,dm-pre-reloc;
+	u-boot,dm-spl;
 };
 
 &aips2 {
@@ -21,9 +27,146 @@
 	u-boot,dm-spl;
 };
 
+&binman {
+	u-boot-spl-ddr {
+		align = <4>;
+		align-size = <4>;
+		filename = "u-boot-spl-ddr.bin";
+		pad-byte = <0xff>;
+
+		u-boot-spl {
+			align-end = <4>;
+			filename = "u-boot-spl.bin";
+		};
+
+		1d-imem {
+			filename = "lpddr4_pmu_train_1d_imem.bin";
+			size = <0x8000>;
+			type = "blob-ext";
+		};
+
+		1d_dmem {
+			filename = "lpddr4_pmu_train_1d_dmem.bin";
+			size = <0x4000>;
+			type = "blob-ext";
+		};
+
+		2d_imem {
+			filename = "lpddr4_pmu_train_2d_imem.bin";
+			size = <0x8000>;
+			type = "blob-ext";
+		};
+
+		2d_dmem {
+			filename = "lpddr4_pmu_train_2d_dmem.bin";
+			size = <0x4000>;
+			type = "blob-ext";
+		};
+	};
+
+	spl {
+		filename = "spl.bin";
+
+		mkimage {
+			args = "-n spl/u-boot-spl.cfgout -T imx8mimage -e 0x7e1000";
+
+			blob {
+				filename = "u-boot-spl-ddr.bin";
+			};
+		};
+	};
+
+	itb {
+		filename = "u-boot.itb";
+
+		fit {
+			description = "Configuration to load ATF before U-Boot";
+			fit,external-offset = <CONFIG_FIT_EXTERNAL_OFFSET>;
+			fit,fdt-list = "of-list";
+			#address-cells = <1>;
+
+			images {
+				uboot {
+					arch = "arm64";
+					compression = "none";
+					description = "U-Boot (64-bit)";
+					load = <CONFIG_SYS_TEXT_BASE>;
+					type = "standalone";
+
+					uboot_blob {
+						filename = "u-boot-nodtb.bin";
+						type = "blob-ext";
+					};
+				};
+
+				atf {
+					arch = "arm64";
+					compression = "none";
+					description = "ARM Trusted Firmware";
+					entry = <0x920000>;
+					load = <0x920000>;
+					type = "firmware";
+
+					atf_blob {
+						filename = "bl31.bin";
+						type = "blob-ext";
+					};
+				};
+
+				binman_fip: fip {
+					arch = "arm64";
+					compression = "none";
+					description = "Trusted Firmware FIP";
+					load = <0x40310000>;
+					type = "firmware";
+				};
+
+				@fdt-SEQ {
+					compression = "none";
+					description = "NAME";
+					type = "flat_dt";
+
+					uboot_fdt_blob {
+						filename = "u-boot.dtb";
+						type = "blob-ext";
+					};
+				};
+			};
+
+			configurations {
+				default = "@config-DEFAULT-SEQ";
+
+				binman_configuration: @config-SEQ {
+					description = "NAME";
+					fdt = "fdt-SEQ";
+					firmware = "uboot";
+					loadables = "atf";
+				};
+			};
+		};
+	};
+
+	imx-boot {
+		filename = "flash.bin";
+		pad-byte = <0x00>;
+
+		spl {
+			filename = "spl.bin";
+			offset = <0x0>;
+			type = "blob-ext";
+		};
+
+		binman_uboot: uboot {
+			filename = "u-boot.itb";
+			offset = <0x57c00>;
+			type = "blob-ext";
+		};
+	};
+};
+
 &clk {
-	u-boot,dm-spl;
 	u-boot,dm-pre-reloc;
+	u-boot,dm-spl;
 	/delete-property/ assigned-clocks;
 	/delete-property/ assigned-clock-parents;
 	/delete-property/ assigned-clock-rates;
@@ -34,6 +177,6 @@
 };
 
 &osc_24m {
-	u-boot,dm-spl;
 	u-boot,dm-pre-reloc;
+	u-boot,dm-spl;
 };
diff --git a/arch/arm/dts/imx8mm-verdin-u-boot.dtsi b/arch/arm/dts/imx8mm-verdin-u-boot.dtsi
index 9fb4d8aa8c2..976399ad602 100644
--- a/arch/arm/dts/imx8mm-verdin-u-boot.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm/dts/imx8mm-verdin-u-boot.dtsi
@@ -6,10 +6,6 @@
 #include "imx8mm-u-boot.dtsi"
 
 / {
-	binman: binman {
-		multiple-images;
-	};
-
 	firmware {
 		optee {
 			compatible = "linaro,optee-tz";
@@ -100,120 +96,6 @@
 	u-boot,dm-spl;
 };
 
-&binman {
-	 u-boot-spl-ddr {
-		filename = "u-boot-spl-ddr.bin";
-		pad-byte = <0xff>;
-		align-size = <4>;
-		align = <4>;
-
-		u-boot-spl {
-			align-end = <4>;
-		};
-
-		blob_1: blob-ext@1 {
-			filename = "lpddr4_pmu_train_1d_imem.bin";
-			size = <0x8000>;
-		};
-
-		blob_2: blob-ext@2 {
-			filename = "lpddr4_pmu_train_1d_dmem.bin";
-			size = <0x4000>;
-		};
-
-		blob_3: blob-ext@3 {
-			filename = "lpddr4_pmu_train_2d_imem.bin";
-			size = <0x8000>;
-		};
-
-		blob_4: blob-ext@4 {
-			filename = "lpddr4_pmu_train_2d_dmem.bin";
-			size = <0x4000>;
-		};
-	};
-
-	spl {
-		filename = "spl.bin";
-
-		mkimage {
-			args = "-n spl/u-boot-spl.cfgout -T imx8mimage -e 0x7e1000";
-
-			blob {
-				filename = "u-boot-spl-ddr.bin";
-			};
-		};
-	};
-
-	itb {
-		filename = "u-boot.itb";
-
-		fit {
-			description = "Configuration to load ATF before U-Boot";
-			#address-cells = <1>;
-			fit,external-offset = <CONFIG_FIT_EXTERNAL_OFFSET>;
-
-			images {
-				uboot {
-					description = "U-Boot (64-bit)";
-					type = "standalone";
-					arch = "arm64";
-					compression = "none";
-					load = <CONFIG_SYS_TEXT_BASE>;
-
-					uboot_blob: blob-ext {
-						filename = "u-boot-nodtb.bin";
-					};
-				};
-
-				atf {
-					description = "ARM Trusted Firmware";
-					type = "firmware";
-					arch = "arm64";
-					compression = "none";
-					load = <0x920000>;
-					entry = <0x920000>;
-
-					atf_blob: blob-ext {
-						filename = "bl31.bin";
-					};
-				};
-
-				fdt {
-					description = "NAME";
-					type = "flat_dt";
-					compression = "none";
-
-					uboot_fdt_blob: blob-ext {
-						filename = "u-boot.dtb";
-					};
-				};
-			};
-
-			configurations {
-				default = "conf";
-
-				conf {
-					description = "NAME";
-					firmware = "uboot";
-					loadables = "atf";
-					fdt = "fdt";
-				};
-			};
-		};
-	};
-
-	imx-boot {
-		filename = "flash.bin";
-		pad-byte = <0x00>;
-
-		spl: blob-ext@1 {
-			offset = <0x0>;
-			filename = "spl.bin";
-		};
-
-		uboot: blob-ext@2 {
-			offset = <0x5fc00>;
-			filename = "u-boot.itb";
-		};
-	};
+&binman_uboot {
+	offset = <0x5fc00>;
 };
diff --git a/arch/arm/dts/imx8mn-beacon-kit-u-boot.dtsi b/arch/arm/dts/imx8mn-beacon-kit-u-boot.dtsi
index bbc64a28199..69fd69c8d02 100644
--- a/arch/arm/dts/imx8mn-beacon-kit-u-boot.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm/dts/imx8mn-beacon-kit-u-boot.dtsi
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@
  */
 
 / {
+	binman: binman {
+		multiple-images;
+	};
+
 	wdt-reboot {
 		compatible = "wdt-reboot";
 		wdt = <&wdog1>;
@@ -40,6 +44,9 @@
 &clk {
 	u-boot,dm-spl;
 	u-boot,dm-pre-reloc;
+	/delete-property/ assigned-clocks;
+	/delete-property/ assigned-clock-parents;
+	/delete-property/ assigned-clock-rates;
 };
 
 &gpio1 {
@@ -99,6 +106,10 @@
 	u-boot,off-on-delay-us = <20000>;
 };
 
+&uart2 {
+	u-boot,dm-spl;
+};
+
 &usdhc1 {
 	u-boot,dm-spl;
 	sd-uhs-sdr104;
@@ -120,3 +131,122 @@
 &wdog1 {
 	u-boot,dm-spl;
 };
+
+&binman {
+	 u-boot-spl-ddr {
+		filename = "u-boot-spl-ddr.bin";
+		pad-byte = <0xff>;
+		align-size = <4>;
+		align = <4>;
+
+		u-boot-spl {
+			align-end = <4>;
+		};
+
+		blob_1: blob-ext@1 {
+			filename = "lpddr4_pmu_train_1d_imem.bin";
+			size = <0x8000>;
+		};
+
+		blob_2: blob-ext@2 {
+			filename = "lpddr4_pmu_train_1d_dmem.bin";
+			size = <0x4000>;
+		};
+
+		blob_3: blob-ext@3 {
+			filename = "lpddr4_pmu_train_2d_imem.bin";
+			size = <0x8000>;
+		};
+
+		blob_4: blob-ext@4 {
+			filename = "lpddr4_pmu_train_2d_dmem.bin";
+			size = <0x4000>;
+		};
+	};
+
+
+	spl {
+		filename = "spl.bin";
+
+		mkimage {
+			args = "-n spl/u-boot-spl.cfgout -T imx8mimage -e 0x912000";
+
+			blob {
+				filename = "u-boot-spl-ddr.bin";
+			};
+		};
+	};
+
+	itb {
+		filename = "u-boot.itb";
+
+		fit {
+			description = "Configuration to load ATF before U-Boot";
+			#address-cells = <1>;
+			fit,external-offset = <CONFIG_FIT_EXTERNAL_OFFSET>;
+
+			images {
+				uboot {
+					description = "U-Boot (64-bit)";
+					type = "standalone";
+					arch = "arm64";
+					compression = "none";
+					load = <CONFIG_SYS_TEXT_BASE>;
+
+					uboot_blob: blob-ext {
+						filename = "u-boot-nodtb.bin";
+					};
+				};
+
+				atf {
+					description = "ARM Trusted Firmware";
+					type = "firmware";
+					arch = "arm64";
+					compression = "none";
+					load = <0x960000>;
+					entry = <0x960000>;
+
+					atf_blob: blob-ext {
+						filename = "bl31.bin";
+					};
+				};
+
+				fdt {
+					description = "NAME";
+					type = "flat_dt";
+					compression = "none";
+
+					uboot_fdt_blob: blob-ext {
+						filename = "u-boot.dtb";
+					};
+				};
+			};
+
+			configurations {
+				default = "conf";
+
+				conf {
+					description = "NAME";
+					firmware = "uboot";
+					loadables = "atf";
+					fdt = "fdt";
+				};
+			};
+		};
+	};
+
+	imx-boot {
+		filename = "flash.bin";
+		pad-byte = <0x00>;
+
+		spl: blob-ext@1 {
+			offset = <0x0>;
+			filename = "spl.bin";
+		};
+
+		uboot: blob-ext@2 {
+			offset = <0x58000>;
+			filename = "u-boot.itb";
+		};
+	};
+};
diff --git a/arch/arm/dts/imx8mq-evk-u-boot.dtsi b/arch/arm/dts/imx8mq-evk-u-boot.dtsi
index 2cfc12b7e0a..6f9c81462ea 100644
--- a/arch/arm/dts/imx8mq-evk-u-boot.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm/dts/imx8mq-evk-u-boot.dtsi
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: (GPL-2.0 OR MIT)
 
+#include "imx8mq-u-boot.dtsi"
+
 &usdhc1 {
 	mmc-hs400-1_8v;
 };
diff --git a/arch/arm/dts/imx8mq-phanbell-u-boot.dtsi b/arch/arm/dts/imx8mq-phanbell-u-boot.dtsi
index 4712cf6a445..a65a942ee7a 100644
--- a/arch/arm/dts/imx8mq-phanbell-u-boot.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm/dts/imx8mq-phanbell-u-boot.dtsi
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: (GPL-2.0 OR MIT)
 
+#include "imx8mq-u-boot.dtsi"
+
 &reg_usdhc2_vmmc {
 	u-boot,off-on-delay-us = <20000>;
 };
diff --git a/arch/arm/dts/imx8mq-pico-pi.dts b/arch/arm/dts/imx8mq-pico-pi.dts
index d2af18ad0e1..8ed6e9166b9 100644
--- a/arch/arm/dts/imx8mq-pico-pi.dts
+++ b/arch/arm/dts/imx8mq-pico-pi.dts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 /dts-v1/;
 
 #include "imx8mq.dtsi"
+#include "imx8mq-u-boot.dtsi"
 
 / {
 	model = "TechNexion PICO-PI-8M";
diff --git a/arch/arm/dts/imx8mq-u-boot.dtsi b/arch/arm/dts/imx8mq-u-boot.dtsi
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..2c10e9b6452
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch/arm/dts/imx8mq-u-boot.dtsi
@@ -0,0 +1,122 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+
+/*
+ * Copyright 2021 NXP
+ */
+
+/ {
+	binman: binman {
+		multiple-images;
+	};
+
+};
+
+&binman {
+	u-boot-spl-ddr {
+		filename = "u-boot-spl-ddr.bin";
+		pad-byte = <0xff>;
+		align-size = <4>;
+		align = <4>;
+
+		u-boot-spl {
+			align-end = <4>;
+		};
+
+		blob_1: blob-ext@1 {
+			filename = "lpddr4_pmu_train_1d_imem.bin";
+			size = <0x8000>;
+		};
+
+		blob_2: blob-ext@2 {
+			filename = "lpddr4_pmu_train_1d_dmem.bin";
+			size = <0x4000>;
+		};
+
+		blob_3: blob-ext@3 {
+			filename = "lpddr4_pmu_train_2d_imem.bin";
+			size = <0x8000>;
+		};
+
+		blob_4: blob-ext@4 {
+			filename = "lpddr4_pmu_train_2d_dmem.bin";
+			size = <0x4000>;
+		};
+	};
+
+	signed_hdmi {
+		filename = "signed_hdmi.bin";
+
+		blob_5: blob-ext@5 {
+			filename = "signed_hdmi_imx8m.bin";
+		};
+	};
+
+	flash {
+		mkimage {
+			args = "-n spl/u-boot-spl.cfgout -T imx8mimage -e 0x7e1000";
+
+			blob {
+				filename = "u-boot-spl-ddr.bin";
+			};
+
+		};
+
+	};
+
+	itb {
+		filename = "u-boot.itb";
+
+		fit {
+			description = "Configuration to load ATF before U-Boot";
+			#address-cells = <1>;
+			fit,external-offset = <CONFIG_FIT_EXTERNAL_OFFSET>;
+
+			images {
+				uboot {
+					description = "U-Boot (64-bit)";
+					type = "standalone";
+					arch = "arm64";
+					compression = "none";
+					load = <CONFIG_SYS_TEXT_BASE>;
+
+					uboot_blob: blob-ext {
+						filename = "u-boot-nodtb.bin";
+					};
+				};
+
+				atf {
+					description = "ARM Trusted Firmware";
+					type = "firmware";
+					arch = "arm64";
+					compression = "none";
+					load = <0x910000>;
+					entry = <0x910000>;
+
+					atf_blob: blob-ext {
+						filename = "bl31.bin";
+					};
+				};
+
+				fdt {
+					description = "NAME";
+					type = "flat_dt";
+					compression = "none";
+
+					uboot_fdt_blob: blob-ext {
+						filename = "u-boot.dtb";
+					};
+				};
+			};
+
+			configurations {
+				default = "conf";
+
+				conf {
+					description = "NAME";
+					firmware = "uboot";
+					loadables = "atf";
+					fdt = "fdt";
+				};
+			};
+		};
+	};
+};
diff --git a/arch/arm/dts/phycore-imx8mm-u-boot.dtsi b/arch/arm/dts/phycore-imx8mm-u-boot.dtsi
index f842e02c771..7c2dfb4a273 100644
--- a/arch/arm/dts/phycore-imx8mm-u-boot.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm/dts/phycore-imx8mm-u-boot.dtsi
@@ -7,10 +7,6 @@
 #include "imx8mm-u-boot.dtsi"
 
 / {
-	binman: binman {
-		multiple-images;
-	};
-
 	wdt-reboot {
 		compatible = "wdt-reboot";
 		wdt = <&wdog1>;
@@ -73,121 +69,3 @@
 &wdog1 {
 	u-boot,dm-spl;
 };
-
-&binman {
-	u-boot-spl-ddr {
-		filename = "u-boot-spl-ddr.bin";
-		pad-byte = <0xff>;
-		align-size = <4>;
-		align = <4>;
-
-		u-boot-spl {
-			align-end = <4>;
-		};
-
-		blob_1: blob-ext@1 {
-			filename = "lpddr4_pmu_train_1d_imem.bin";
-			size = <0x8000>;
-		};
-
-		blob_2: blob-ext@2 {
-			filename = "lpddr4_pmu_train_1d_dmem.bin";
-			size = <0x4000>;
-		};
-
-		blob_3: blob-ext@3 {
-			filename = "lpddr4_pmu_train_2d_imem.bin";
-			size = <0x8000>;
-		};
-
-		blob_4: blob-ext@4 {
-			filename = "lpddr4_pmu_train_2d_dmem.bin";
-			size = <0x4000>;
-		};
-	};
-
-	spl {
-		filename = "spl.bin";
-
-		mkimage {
-			args = "-n spl/u-boot-spl.cfgout -T imx8mimage -e 0x7e1000";
-
-			blob {
-				filename = "u-boot-spl-ddr.bin";
-			};
-		};
-	};
-
-	itb {
-		filename = "u-boot.itb";
-
-		fit {
-			description = "Configuration to load ATF before U-Boot";
-			#address-cells = <1>;
-			fit,external-offset = <CONFIG_FIT_EXTERNAL_OFFSET>;
-
-			images {
-				uboot {
-					description = "U-Boot (64-bit)";
-					type = "standalone";
-					arch = "arm64";
-					compression = "none";
-					load = <CONFIG_SYS_TEXT_BASE>;
-
-					uboot_blob: blob-ext {
-						filename = "u-boot-nodtb.bin";
-					};
-				};
-
-				atf {
-					description = "ARM Trusted Firmware";
-					type = "firmware";
-					arch = "arm64";
-					compression = "none";
-					load = <0x920000>;
-					entry = <0x920000>;
-
-					atf_blob: blob-ext {
-						filename = "bl31.bin";
-					};
-				};
-
-				fdt {
-					description = "NAME";
-					type = "flat_dt";
-					compression = "none";
-
-					uboot_fdt_blob: blob-ext {
-						filename = "u-boot.dtb";
-					};
-				};
-			};
-
-			configurations {
-				default = "conf";
-
-				conf {
-					description = "NAME";
-					firmware = "uboot";
-					loadables = "atf";
-					fdt = "fdt";
-				};
-			};
-		};
-	};
-
-	imx-boot {
-		filename = "flash.bin";
-		pad-byte = <0x00>;
-
-		spl: blob-ext@1 {
-			filename = "spl.bin";
-			offset = <0x0>;
-		};
-
-		uboot: blob-ext@2 {
-			filename = "u-boot.itb";
-			offset = <0x57c00>;
-		};
-	};
-};
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-imx/imx8m/Kconfig b/arch/arm/mach-imx/imx8m/Kconfig
index 276b8bd9742..d6a869068a3 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-imx/imx8m/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-imx/imx8m/Kconfig
@@ -36,13 +36,15 @@ config TARGET_IMX8MQ_CM
 
 config TARGET_IMX8MQ_EVK
 	bool "imx8mq_evk"
+	select BINMAN
 	select IMX8MQ
 	select IMX8M_LPDDR4
 
 config TARGET_IMX8MQ_PHANBELL
-        bool "imx8mq_phanbell"
-        select IMX8MQ
-        select IMX8M_LPDDR4
+	bool "imx8mq_phanbell"
+	select BINMAN
+	select IMX8MQ
+	select IMX8M_LPDDR4
 
 config TARGET_IMX8MM_EVK
 	bool "imx8mm LPDDR4 EVK board"
@@ -71,6 +73,7 @@ config TARGET_IMX8MM_ICORE_MX8MM
 
 config TARGET_IMX8MM_VENICE
 	bool "Support Gateworks Venice iMX8M Mini module"
+	select BINMAN
 	select IMX8MM
 	select SUPPORT_SPL
 	select IMX8M_LPDDR4
@@ -105,6 +108,7 @@ config TARGET_IMX8MP_EVK
 
 config TARGET_PICO_IMX8MQ
 	bool "Support Technexion Pico iMX8MQ"
+	select BINMAN
 	select IMX8MQ
 	select IMX8M_LPDDR4
 
@@ -117,12 +121,14 @@ config TARGET_VERDIN_IMX8MM
 
 config TARGET_IMX8MM_BEACON
 	bool "imx8mm Beacon Embedded devkit"
+	select BINMAN
 	select IMX8MM
 	select SUPPORT_SPL
 	select IMX8M_LPDDR4
 
 config TARGET_IMX8MN_BEACON
 	bool "imx8mn Beacon Embedded devkit"
+	select BINMAN
 	select IMX8MN
 	select SUPPORT_SPL
 	select IMX8M_LPDDR4
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-imx/imx8m/imximage.cfg b/arch/arm/mach-imx/imx8m/imximage.cfg
index 714b24273bf..9c6eaf0a6db 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-imx/imx8m/imximage.cfg
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-imx/imx8m/imximage.cfg
@@ -1,17 +1,11 @@
 /* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+ */
 /*
- * Copyright 2018 NXP
+ * Copyright 2018-2021 NXP
  */
 
 #define __ASSEMBLY__
 
 FIT
 BOOT_FROM	sd
-SIGNED_HDMI	signed_hdmi_imx8m.bin
-LOADER		spl/u-boot-spl-ddr.bin	0x7E1000
-SECOND_LOADER	u-boot.itb		0x40200000 0x60000
-
-DDR_FW lpddr4_pmu_train_1d_imem.bin
-DDR_FW lpddr4_pmu_train_1d_dmem.bin
-DDR_FW lpddr4_pmu_train_2d_imem.bin
-DDR_FW lpddr4_pmu_train_2d_dmem.bin
+SIGNED_HDMI	signed_hdmi.bin
+LOADER		mkimage.flash.mkimage	0x7e1000
diff --git a/board/beacon/imx8mm/Kconfig b/board/beacon/imx8mm/Kconfig
index 58799c1a655..63f064e8cb8 100644
--- a/board/beacon/imx8mm/Kconfig
+++ b/board/beacon/imx8mm/Kconfig
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ config SYS_CONFIG_NAME
 	default "imx8mm_beacon"
 
 config IMX_CONFIG
-	default "arch/arm/mach-imx/imx8m/imximage-8mm-lpddr4.cfg"
+	default "board/beacon/imx8mm/imximage-8mm-lpddr4.cfg"
 
 source "board/freescale/common/Kconfig"
 
diff --git a/board/beacon/imx8mm/README b/board/beacon/imx8mm/README
index dce176fa0b2..03d9412f0d6 100644
--- a/board/beacon/imx8mm/README
+++ b/board/beacon/imx8mm/README
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ Get and Build the ARM Trusted firmware
 Note: $(srctree) is U-Boot source directory
 
 $ git clone https://source.codeaurora.org/external/imx/imx-atf
-$ git checkout imx_4.19.35_1.0.0
-$ make PLAT=imx8mm bl31 ARCH=arm CROSS_COMPILE=aarch64-linux-gnu-
+$ git checkout imx_5.4.70_2.3.0
+$ make PLAT=imx8mm bl31 CROSS_COMPILE=aarch64-linux-gnu-
 $ cp build/imx8mm/release/bl31.bin $(srctree)
 
 Get the DDR firmware
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ $ cp firmware-imx-8.5/firmware/ddr/synopsys/lpddr4*.bin $(srctree)
 Build U-Boot
 ============
 $ make imx8mm_beacon_defconfig
-$ make flash.bin CROSS_COMPILE=aarch64-linux-gnu- ATF_LOAD_ADDR=0x920000
+$ make flash.bin CROSS_COMPILE=aarch64-linux-gnu-
 
 Burn U-Boot to microSD Card
 ===========================
diff --git a/board/beacon/imx8mm/imximage-8mm-lpddr4.cfg b/board/beacon/imx8mm/imximage-8mm-lpddr4.cfg
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..90573be5fd9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/board/beacon/imx8mm/imximage-8mm-lpddr4.cfg
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+ */
+/*
+ * Copyright 2021 NXP
+ */
+
+#define __ASSEMBLY__
+
+BOOT_FROM	sd
+LOADER		u-boot-spl-ddr.bin	0x7E1000
diff --git a/board/beacon/imx8mn/Kconfig b/board/beacon/imx8mn/Kconfig
index 65d2923918d..fb301397b1a 100644
--- a/board/beacon/imx8mn/Kconfig
+++ b/board/beacon/imx8mn/Kconfig
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ config IMX8MN_BEACON_2GB_LPDDR
 	bool "Enable 2GB LPDDR"
 
 config IMX_CONFIG
-	default "arch/arm/mach-imx/imx8m/imximage-8mn-lpddr4.cfg"
+	default "board/beacon/imx8mn/imximage-8mn-lpddr4.cfg"
 
 source "board/freescale/common/Kconfig"
 
diff --git a/board/beacon/imx8mn/imximage-8mn-lpddr4.cfg b/board/beacon/imx8mn/imximage-8mn-lpddr4.cfg
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..7286b264944
--- /dev/null
+++ b/board/beacon/imx8mn/imximage-8mn-lpddr4.cfg
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+ */
+/*
+ * Copyright 2021 NXP
+ */
+
+#define __ASSEMBLY__
+
+ROM_VERSION	v2
+BOOT_FROM	sd
+LOADER		u-boot-spl-ddr.bin	0x912000
diff --git a/board/compulab/imx8mm-cl-iot-gate/imximage-8mm-lpddr4.cfg b/board/compulab/imx8mm-cl-iot-gate/imximage-8mm-lpddr4.cfg
index b89092a5590..4071219fbf4 100644
--- a/board/compulab/imx8mm-cl-iot-gate/imximage-8mm-lpddr4.cfg
+++ b/board/compulab/imx8mm-cl-iot-gate/imximage-8mm-lpddr4.cfg
@@ -6,4 +6,4 @@
 #define __ASSEMBLY__
 
 BOOT_FROM	sd
-LOADER		mkimage.flash.mkimage	0x7E1000
+LOADER		u-boot-spl-ddr.bin	0x7e1000
diff --git a/board/gateworks/venice/Kconfig b/board/gateworks/venice/Kconfig
index 639bf35d205..687b94f24dd 100644
--- a/board/gateworks/venice/Kconfig
+++ b/board/gateworks/venice/Kconfig
@@ -10,6 +10,5 @@ config SYS_CONFIG_NAME
 	default "imx8mm_venice"
 
 config IMX_CONFIG
-	default "arch/arm/mach-imx/imx8m/imximage-8mm-lpddr4.cfg"
-
+	default "board/gateworks/venice/imximage-8mm-lpddr4.cfg"
 endif
diff --git a/board/gateworks/venice/README b/board/gateworks/venice/README
index 6a0ab1ef10a..773cc09e872 100644
--- a/board/gateworks/venice/README
+++ b/board/gateworks/venice/README
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ $ cp firmware-imx-8.9/firmware/ddr/synopsys/lpddr4*.bin .
 Build U-Boot
 ============
 $ make imx8mm_venice_defconfig
-$ make flash.bin CROSS_COMPILE=aarch64-linux-gnu- ATF_LOAD_ADDR=0x920000
+$ make CROSS_COMPILE=aarch64-linux-gnu-
 
 Update eMMC
 ===========
diff --git a/board/gateworks/venice/imximage-8mm-lpddr4.cfg b/board/gateworks/venice/imximage-8mm-lpddr4.cfg
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ccaa765cb7d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/board/gateworks/venice/imximage-8mm-lpddr4.cfg
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+ */
+/*
+ * Copyright 2021 Gateworks Corporation
+ */
+
+#define __ASSEMBLY__
+
+BOOT_FROM	sd
+LOADER		u-boot-spl-ddr.bin	0x7E1000
diff --git a/configs/imx8mm_beacon_defconfig b/configs/imx8mm_beacon_defconfig
index de005433e2d..9aea5bf1817 100644
--- a/configs/imx8mm_beacon_defconfig
+++ b/configs/imx8mm_beacon_defconfig
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ CONFIG_SYS_LOAD_ADDR=0x40480000
 CONFIG_FIT=y
 CONFIG_FIT_EXTERNAL_OFFSET=0x3000
 CONFIG_SPL_LOAD_FIT=y
-CONFIG_SPL_FIT_GENERATOR="arch/arm/mach-imx/mkimage_fit_atf.sh"
+# CONFIG_USE_SPL_FIT_GENERATOR is not set
 CONFIG_OF_SYSTEM_SETUP=y
 CONFIG_DEFAULT_FDT_FILE="imx8mm-beacon-kit.dtb"
 CONFIG_SPL_BOARD_INIT=y
diff --git a/configs/imx8mm_venice_defconfig b/configs/imx8mm_venice_defconfig
index c4c75d2a38e..6f522880d70 100644
--- a/configs/imx8mm_venice_defconfig
+++ b/configs/imx8mm_venice_defconfig
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ CONFIG_SYS_LOAD_ADDR=0x40480000
 CONFIG_FIT=y
 CONFIG_FIT_EXTERNAL_OFFSET=0x3000
 CONFIG_SPL_LOAD_FIT=y
-CONFIG_SPL_FIT_GENERATOR="arch/arm/mach-imx/mkimage_fit_atf.sh"
+# CONFIG_USE_SPL_FIT_GENERATOR is not set
 CONFIG_OF_BOARD_SETUP=y
 CONFIG_OF_SYSTEM_SETUP=y
 # CONFIG_USE_BOOTCOMMAND is not set
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ CONFIG_CMD_EXT4_WRITE=y
 # CONFIG_SPL_EFI_PARTITION is not set
 CONFIG_OF_CONTROL=y
 CONFIG_SPL_OF_CONTROL=y
-CONFIG_OF_LIST="imx8mm-venice-gw71xx-0x imx8mm-venice-gw72xx-0x imx8mm-venice-gw73xx-0x imx8mm-venice-gw7901 imx8mm-venice-gw7902"
+CONFIG_OF_LIST="imx8mm-venice imx8mm-venice-gw71xx-0x imx8mm-venice-gw72xx-0x imx8mm-venice-gw73xx-0x imx8mm-venice-gw7901 imx8mm-venice-gw7902"
 CONFIG_ENV_IS_IN_MMC=y
 CONFIG_SYS_REDUNDAND_ENVIRONMENT=y
 CONFIG_ENV_VARS_UBOOT_RUNTIME_CONFIG=y
diff --git a/configs/imx8mn_beacon_2g_defconfig b/configs/imx8mn_beacon_2g_defconfig
index 5f116b77214..80e0bbb015d 100644
--- a/configs/imx8mn_beacon_2g_defconfig
+++ b/configs/imx8mn_beacon_2g_defconfig
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ CONFIG_SYS_LOAD_ADDR=0x40480000
 CONFIG_FIT=y
 CONFIG_FIT_EXTERNAL_OFFSET=0x3000
 CONFIG_SPL_LOAD_FIT=y
-CONFIG_SPL_FIT_GENERATOR="arch/arm/mach-imx/mkimage_fit_atf.sh"
+# CONFIG_USE_SPL_FIT_GENERATOR is not set
 CONFIG_OF_SYSTEM_SETUP=y
 CONFIG_DEFAULT_FDT_FILE="imx8mn-beacon-kit.dtb"
 CONFIG_ARCH_MISC_INIT=y
diff --git a/configs/imx8mn_beacon_defconfig b/configs/imx8mn_beacon_defconfig
index 52c7a7e9717..1d2a825e19a 100644
--- a/configs/imx8mn_beacon_defconfig
+++ b/configs/imx8mn_beacon_defconfig
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ CONFIG_SYS_LOAD_ADDR=0x40480000
 CONFIG_FIT=y
 CONFIG_FIT_EXTERNAL_OFFSET=0x3000
 CONFIG_SPL_LOAD_FIT=y
-CONFIG_SPL_FIT_GENERATOR="arch/arm/mach-imx/mkimage_fit_atf.sh"
+# CONFIG_USE_SPL_FIT_GENERATOR is not set
 CONFIG_OF_SYSTEM_SETUP=y
 CONFIG_DEFAULT_FDT_FILE="imx8mn-beacon-kit.dtb"
 CONFIG_ARCH_MISC_INIT=y
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ CONFIG_SPL_BOOTROM_SUPPORT=y
 CONFIG_SPL_SEPARATE_BSS=y
 CONFIG_SPL_I2C=y
 CONFIG_SPL_POWER=y
+CONFIG_SPL_WATCHDOG=y
 CONFIG_HUSH_PARSER=y
 CONFIG_SYS_PROMPT="u-boot=> "
 # CONFIG_BOOTM_NETBSD is not set
@@ -60,7 +61,6 @@ CONFIG_CMD_EXT4_WRITE=y
 CONFIG_CMD_FAT=y
 CONFIG_OF_CONTROL=y
 CONFIG_SPL_OF_CONTROL=y
-CONFIG_OF_SPL_REMOVE_PROPS="interrupt-parent interrupts"
 CONFIG_ENV_OVERWRITE=y
 CONFIG_ENV_IS_IN_MMC=y
 CONFIG_SYS_RELOC_GD_ENV_ADDR=y
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ CONFIG_PHY_GIGE=y
 CONFIG_FEC_MXC=y
 CONFIG_MII=y
 CONFIG_PINCTRL=y
+CONFIG_SPL_PINCTRL=y
 CONFIG_PINCTRL_IMX8M=y
 CONFIG_DM_PMIC=y
 # CONFIG_SPL_PMIC_CHILDREN is not set
@@ -119,7 +120,9 @@ CONFIG_SPI=y
 CONFIG_DM_SPI=y
 CONFIG_NXP_FSPI=y
 CONFIG_SYSRESET=y
+CONFIG_SPL_SYSRESET=y
 CONFIG_SYSRESET_PSCI=y
+CONFIG_SYSRESET_WATCHDOG=y
 CONFIG_DM_THERMAL=y
 CONFIG_USB=y
 # CONFIG_SPL_DM_USB is not set
@@ -131,3 +134,4 @@ CONFIG_USB_GADGET_PRODUCT_NUM=0xa4a5
 CONFIG_CI_UDC=y
 CONFIG_SDP_LOADADDR=0x0
 CONFIG_OF_LIBFDT_OVERLAY=y
+CONFIG_IMX_WATCHDOG=y
diff --git a/configs/imx8mq_evk_defconfig b/configs/imx8mq_evk_defconfig
index 92aae70d4a4..f82ce632811 100644
--- a/configs/imx8mq_evk_defconfig
+++ b/configs/imx8mq_evk_defconfig
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ CONFIG_SYS_LOAD_ADDR=0x40480000
 CONFIG_FIT=y
 CONFIG_FIT_EXTERNAL_OFFSET=0x3000
 CONFIG_SPL_LOAD_FIT=y
-CONFIG_SPL_FIT_GENERATOR="arch/arm/mach-imx/mkimage_fit_atf.sh"
+# CONFIG_USE_SPL_FIT_GENERATOR is not set
 CONFIG_BOARD_EARLY_INIT_F=y
 CONFIG_BOARD_LATE_INIT=y
 CONFIG_SPL_BOARD_INIT=y
diff --git a/configs/imx8mq_phanbell_defconfig b/configs/imx8mq_phanbell_defconfig
index 72ff17f93e4..da6a06c13ab 100644
--- a/configs/imx8mq_phanbell_defconfig
+++ b/configs/imx8mq_phanbell_defconfig
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ CONFIG_SYS_LOAD_ADDR=0x40480000
 CONFIG_FIT=y
 CONFIG_FIT_EXTERNAL_OFFSET=0x3000
 CONFIG_SPL_LOAD_FIT=y
-CONFIG_SPL_FIT_GENERATOR="arch/arm/mach-imx/mkimage_fit_atf.sh"
+# CONFIG_USE_SPL_FIT_GENERATOR is not set
 CONFIG_SD_BOOT=y
 CONFIG_BOARD_EARLY_INIT_F=y
 CONFIG_SPL_BOARD_INIT=y
diff --git a/configs/pico-imx8mq_defconfig b/configs/pico-imx8mq_defconfig
index 419537090f5..e1bed3430a7 100644
--- a/configs/pico-imx8mq_defconfig
+++ b/configs/pico-imx8mq_defconfig
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ CONFIG_SYS_LOAD_ADDR=0x40480000
 CONFIG_FIT=y
 CONFIG_FIT_EXTERNAL_OFFSET=0x3000
 CONFIG_SPL_LOAD_FIT=y
-CONFIG_SPL_FIT_GENERATOR="arch/arm/mach-imx/mkimage_fit_atf.sh"
+# CONFIG_USE_SPL_FIT_GENERATOR is not set
 CONFIG_BOARD_EARLY_INIT_F=y
 CONFIG_BOARD_LATE_INIT=y
 CONFIG_SPL_BOARD_INIT=y
diff --git a/doc/board/nxp/imx8mq_evk.rst b/doc/board/nxp/imx8mq_evk.rst
index c269fdebe30..92eeda79aa1 100644
--- a/doc/board/nxp/imx8mq_evk.rst
+++ b/doc/board/nxp/imx8mq_evk.rst
@@ -43,13 +43,14 @@ Build U-Boot
 
    $ export CROSS_COMPILE=aarch64-poky-linux-
    $ make imx8mq_evk_defconfig
-   $ make flash.bin
+   $ make
 
 Burn the flash.bin to MicroSD card offset 33KB:
 
 .. code-block:: bash
 
    $sudo dd if=flash.bin of=/dev/sd[x] bs=1024 seek=33 conv=notrunc
+   $sudo dd if=u-boot.itb of=/dev/sd[x] bs=1024 seek=384 conv=notrunc
 
 Boot
 ----
diff --git a/tools/binman/cmdline.py b/tools/binman/cmdline.py
index e73ff780956..700e5a29a53 100644
--- a/tools/binman/cmdline.py
+++ b/tools/binman/cmdline.py
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ controlled by a description in the board device tree.'''
             help='Configuration file (.dtb) to use')
     build_parser.add_argument('--fake-dtb', action='store_true',
             help='Use fake device tree contents (for testing only)')
+    build_parser.add_argument('--fake-ext-blobs', action='store_true',
+            help='Create fake ext blobs with dummy content (for testing only)')
     build_parser.add_argument('-i', '--image', type=str, action='append',
             help='Image filename to build (if not specified, build all)')
     build_parser.add_argument('-I', '--indir', action='append',
diff --git a/tools/binman/control.py b/tools/binman/control.py
index 304fc70f56f..47aac207b46 100644
--- a/tools/binman/control.py
+++ b/tools/binman/control.py
@@ -479,7 +479,8 @@ def PrepareImagesAndDtbs(dtb_fname, select_images, update_fdt, use_expanded):
 
 
 def ProcessImage(image, update_fdt, write_map, get_contents=True,
-                 allow_resize=True, allow_missing=False):
+                 allow_resize=True, allow_missing=False,
+                 allow_fake_blobs=False):
     """Perform all steps for this image, including checking and # writing it.
 
     This means that errors found with a later image will be reported after
@@ -495,12 +496,15 @@ def ProcessImage(image, update_fdt, write_map, get_contents=True,
         allow_resize: True to allow entries to change size (this does a re-pack
             of the entries), False to raise an exception
         allow_missing: Allow blob_ext objects to be missing
+        allow_fake_blobs: Allow blob_ext objects to be faked with dummy files
 
     Returns:
-        True if one or more external blobs are missing, False if all are present
+        True if one or more external blobs are missing or faked,
+        False if all are present
     """
     if get_contents:
         image.SetAllowMissing(allow_missing)
+        image.SetAllowFakeBlob(allow_fake_blobs)
         image.GetEntryContents()
     image.GetEntryOffsets()
 
@@ -549,7 +553,13 @@ def ProcessImage(image, update_fdt, write_map, get_contents=True,
         tout.Warning("Image '%s' is missing external blobs and is non-functional: %s" %
                      (image.name, ' '.join([e.name for e in missing_list])))
         _ShowHelpForMissingBlobs(missing_list)
-    return bool(missing_list)
+    faked_list = []
+    image.CheckFakedBlobs(faked_list)
+    if faked_list:
+        tout.Warning("Image '%s:%s' has faked external blobs and is non-functional: %s" %
+                     (image.name, image.image_name,
+                      ' '.join([e.GetDefaultFilename() for e in faked_list])))
+    return bool(missing_list) or bool(faked_list)
 
 
 def Binman(args):
@@ -636,13 +646,15 @@ def Binman(args):
 
             images = PrepareImagesAndDtbs(dtb_fname, args.image,
                                           args.update_fdt, use_expanded)
+
             if args.test_section_timeout:
                 # Set the first image to timeout, used in testThreadTimeout()
                 images[list(images.keys())[0]].test_section_timeout = True
-            missing = False
+            invalid = False
             for image in images.values():
-                missing |= ProcessImage(image, args.update_fdt, args.map,
-                                        allow_missing=args.allow_missing)
+                invalid |= ProcessImage(image, args.update_fdt, args.map,
+                                       allow_missing=args.allow_missing,
+                                       allow_fake_blobs=args.fake_ext_blobs)
 
             # Write the updated FDTs to our output files
             for dtb_item in state.GetAllFdts():
@@ -652,7 +664,7 @@ def Binman(args):
                 data = state.GetFdtForEtype('u-boot-dtb').GetContents()
                 elf.UpdateFile(*elf_params, data)
 
-            if missing:
+            if invalid:
                 tout.Warning("\nSome images are invalid")
 
             # Use this to debug the time take to pack the image
diff --git a/tools/binman/entry.py b/tools/binman/entry.py
index 70222718ea9..401476fe760 100644
--- a/tools/binman/entry.py
+++ b/tools/binman/entry.py
@@ -70,6 +70,8 @@ class Entry(object):
         missing: True if this entry is missing its contents
         allow_missing: Allow children of this entry to be missing (used by
             subclasses such as Entry_section)
+        allow_fake: Allow creating a dummy fake file if the blob file is not
+            available. This is mainly used for testing.
         external: True if this entry contains an external binary blob
     """
     def __init__(self, section, etype, node, name_prefix=''):
@@ -98,8 +100,10 @@ class Entry(object):
         self._expand_size = False
         self.compress = 'none'
         self.missing = False
+        self.faked = False
         self.external = False
         self.allow_missing = False
+        self.allow_fake = False
 
     @staticmethod
     def Lookup(node_path, etype, expanded):
@@ -898,6 +902,14 @@ features to produce new behaviours.
         # This is meaningless for anything other than sections
         pass
 
+    def SetAllowFakeBlob(self, allow_fake):
+        """Set whether a section allows to create a fake blob
+
+        Args:
+            allow_fake: True if allowed, False if not allowed
+        """
+        pass
+
     def CheckMissing(self, missing_list):
         """Check if any entries in this section have missing external blobs
 
@@ -909,6 +921,17 @@ features to produce new behaviours.
         if self.missing:
             missing_list.append(self)
 
+    def CheckFakedBlobs(self, faked_blobs_list):
+        """Check if any entries in this section have faked external blobs
+
+        If there are faked blobs, the entries are added to the list
+
+        Args:
+            fake_blobs_list: List of Entry objects to be added to
+        """
+        # This is meaningless for anything other than blobs
+        pass
+
     def GetAllowMissing(self):
         """Get whether a section allows missing external blobs
 
diff --git a/tools/binman/etype/blob.py b/tools/binman/etype/blob.py
index fae86ca3ec0..6e63d777eb0 100644
--- a/tools/binman/etype/blob.py
+++ b/tools/binman/etype/blob.py
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 # Entry-type module for blobs, which are binary objects read from files
 #
 
+import pathlib
+
 from binman.entry import Entry
 from binman import state
 from dtoc import fdt_util
@@ -36,6 +38,11 @@ class Entry_blob(Entry):
         self._filename = fdt_util.GetString(self._node, 'filename', self.etype)
 
     def ObtainContents(self):
+        if self.allow_fake and not pathlib.Path(self._filename).is_file():
+            with open(self._filename, "wb") as out:
+                out.truncate(1024)
+            self.faked = True
+
         self._filename = self.GetDefaultFilename()
         self._pathname = tools.GetInputFilename(self._filename,
             self.external and self.section.GetAllowMissing())
@@ -75,3 +82,14 @@ class Entry_blob(Entry):
     def ProcessContents(self):
         # The blob may have changed due to WriteSymbols()
         return self.ProcessContentsUpdate(self.data)
+
+    def CheckFakedBlobs(self, faked_blobs_list):
+        """Check if any entries in this section have faked external blobs
+
+        If there are faked blobs, the entries are added to the list
+
+        Args:
+            fake_blobs_list: List of Entry objects to be added to
+        """
+        if self.faked:
+            faked_blobs_list.append(self)
diff --git a/tools/binman/etype/blob_ext.py b/tools/binman/etype/blob_ext.py
index d6b0ca17c3f..fba6271de2b 100644
--- a/tools/binman/etype/blob_ext.py
+++ b/tools/binman/etype/blob_ext.py
@@ -26,3 +26,11 @@ class Entry_blob_ext(Entry_blob):
     def __init__(self, section, etype, node):
         Entry_blob.__init__(self, section, etype, node)
         self.external = True
+
+    def SetAllowFakeBlob(self, allow_fake):
+        """Set whether the entry allows to create a fake blob
+
+        Args:
+            allow_fake_blob: True if allowed, False if not allowed
+        """
+        self.allow_fake = allow_fake
diff --git a/tools/binman/etype/mkimage.py b/tools/binman/etype/mkimage.py
index e49977522e3..80fdce0b144 100644
--- a/tools/binman/etype/mkimage.py
+++ b/tools/binman/etype/mkimage.py
@@ -61,3 +61,23 @@ class Entry_mkimage(Entry):
             entry = Entry.Create(self, node)
             entry.ReadNode()
             self._mkimage_entries[entry.name] = entry
+
+    def SetAllowFakeBlob(self, allow_fake):
+        """Set whether the sub nodes allows to create a fake blob
+
+        Args:
+            allow_fake: True if allowed, False if not allowed
+        """
+        for entry in self._mkimage_entries.values():
+            entry.SetAllowFakeBlob(allow_fake)
+
+    def CheckFakedBlobs(self, faked_blobs_list):
+        """Check if any entries in this section have faked external blobs
+
+        If there are faked blobs, the entries are added to the list
+
+        Args:
+            faked_blobs_list: List of Entry objects to be added to
+        """
+        for entry in self._mkimage_entries.values():
+            entry.CheckFakedBlobs(faked_blobs_list)
diff --git a/tools/binman/etype/section.py b/tools/binman/etype/section.py
index e2949fc9163..4e423855d91 100644
--- a/tools/binman/etype/section.py
+++ b/tools/binman/etype/section.py
@@ -689,6 +689,15 @@ class Entry_section(Entry):
         for entry in self._entries.values():
             entry.SetAllowMissing(allow_missing)
 
+    def SetAllowFakeBlob(self, allow_fake):
+        """Set whether a section allows to create a fake blob
+
+        Args:
+            allow_fake_blob: True if allowed, False if not allowed
+        """
+        for entry in self._entries.values():
+            entry.SetAllowFakeBlob(allow_fake)
+
     def CheckMissing(self, missing_list):
         """Check if any entries in this section have missing external blobs
 
@@ -700,6 +709,17 @@ class Entry_section(Entry):
         for entry in self._entries.values():
             entry.CheckMissing(missing_list)
 
+    def CheckFakedBlobs(self, faked_blobs_list):
+        """Check if any entries in this section have faked external blobs
+
+        If there are faked blobs, the entries are added to the list
+
+        Args:
+            fake_blobs_list: List of Entry objects to be added to
+        """
+        for entry in self._entries.values():
+            entry.CheckFakedBlobs(faked_blobs_list)
+
     def _CollectEntries(self, entries, entries_by_name, add_entry):
         """Collect all the entries in an section
 
diff --git a/tools/binman/ftest.py b/tools/binman/ftest.py
index 6be003786e8..2a98d810288 100644
--- a/tools/binman/ftest.py
+++ b/tools/binman/ftest.py
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ class TestFunctional(unittest.TestCase):
     def _DoTestFile(self, fname, debug=False, map=False, update_dtb=False,
                     entry_args=None, images=None, use_real_dtb=False,
                     use_expanded=False, verbosity=None, allow_missing=False,
-                    extra_indirs=None, threads=None,
+                    allow_fake_blobs=False, extra_indirs=None, threads=None,
                     test_section_timeout=False, update_fdt_in_elf=None):
         """Run binman with a given test file
 
@@ -331,6 +331,7 @@ class TestFunctional(unittest.TestCase):
             verbosity: Verbosity level to use (0-3, None=don't set it)
             allow_missing: Set the '--allow-missing' flag so that missing
                 external binaries just produce a warning instead of an error
+            allow_fake_blobs: Set the '--fake-ext-blobs' flag
             extra_indirs: Extra input directories to add using -I
             threads: Number of threads to use (None for default, 0 for
                 single-threaded)
@@ -369,6 +370,8 @@ class TestFunctional(unittest.TestCase):
                 args.append('-a%s=%s' % (arg, value))
         if allow_missing:
             args.append('-M')
+        if allow_fake_blobs:
+            args.append('--fake-ext-blobs')
         if update_fdt_in_elf:
             args += ['--update-fdt-in-elf', update_fdt_in_elf]
         if images:
@@ -4661,6 +4664,16 @@ class TestFunctional(unittest.TestCase):
             str(e.exception),
             "Not enough space in '.*u_boot_binman_embed_sm' for data length.*")
 
+    def testFakeBlob(self):
+        """Test handling of faking an external blob"""
+        with test_util.capture_sys_output() as (stdout, stderr):
+            self._DoTestFile('203_fake_blob.dts', allow_missing=True,
+                             allow_fake_blobs=True)
+        err = stderr.getvalue()
+        self.assertRegex(err,
+                         "Image '.*' has faked external blobs and is non-functional: .*")
+        os.remove('binman_faking_test_blob')
+
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     unittest.main()
diff --git a/tools/binman/test/203_fake_blob.dts b/tools/binman/test/203_fake_blob.dts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..22cf67f4f83
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/binman/test/203_fake_blob.dts
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+
+
+/dts-v1/;
+
+/ {
+	#address-cells = <1>;
+	#size-cells = <1>;
+
+	binman {
+		blob-ext {
+			filename = "binman_faking_test_blob";
+		};
+	};
+};