NSKBL

NSBL is a program that performs emmc setup, base kernel module loading, etc. when vita boot

Module

The non-secure kernel bootloader contains an embedded and likely stripped version of SceSysmem, SceKernelModulemgr, SceSblSmschedProxy, SceExcpmgr, SceKernelIntrMgr, SceProcessmgr (maybe), SceSdif, SceIofilemgr (Simple version?), and some other core drivers.

How to debug NSBL

NSBL reads from sd0: instead, if a read error(?) Occurs in os0: during vita startup.

but, in order to generate os0: read errors, os0: must be damaged in some way, so there must be a way to physically recover vita.

Libraries

Known NIDs

Version	Name	World	Visibility	NID
3.60	SceKblForKernel	Non-secure	Kernel	0xD0FC2991

SceKblForKernel

sceKblDebugPutcharForKernel

Version	NID
3.60	0x08E9FAEB

In 3.60 this function is at 0x510172BD

int sceKblDebugPutcharForKernel(void *args, char c);

sceKblDebugPrintf

Version	NID
3.60	0x13A5ABEF

In 3.60 this function is at 0x510137A9

int sceKblDebugPrintf(const char *fmt, ...);

SceKblForKernel_0x161D6FCC

Version	NID
3.60	0x161D6FCC

Similar to SceKblForKernel_0x1DB28F02

In 3.60 this function is at 0x510123DD

SceKblForKernel_0x1DB28F02

Version	NID
3.60	0x1DB28F02

Maybe call a thread related function, and if it fails, do a panic call

In 3.60 this function is at 0x510123A1

SceKblForKernel_0x261F2747

Version	NID
3.60	0x261F2747

Related to initialization?

In 3.60 this function is at 0x51001321

int SceKblForKernel_0x261F2747(void);

SceKblForKernel_0x314AA770

Version	NID
3.60	0x314AA770

same to SceSysrootForKernel_AE55B7CC

In 3.60 this function is at 0x510124FD

void SceKblForKernel_0x314AA770(void);

sceKblIsCEXForKernel

Version	NID
3.60	0x8A416887

In 3.60 this function is at 0x510171B5

int sceKblIsCEXForKernel(void);

sceKblIsCEXJpFatForKernel

Version	NID
3.60	0xC3DDDE15

In 3.60 this function is at 0x51017175

int sceKblIsCEXJpFatForKernel(void);

sceKblIsDEXForKernel

Version	NID
3.60	0x5945F065

In 3.60 this function is at 0x51017159

int sceKblIsDEXForKernel(void);

sceKblIsToolForKernel

Version	NID
3.60	0xB6C9ACF1

In 3.60 this function is at 0x51017139

int sceKblIsToolForKernel(void);

sceKblIsTestForKernel

Version	NID
3.60	0x943E7537

In 3.60 this function is at 0x5101711D

int sceKblIsTestForKernel(void);

sceKblLoadModuleForKernel

Version	NID
3.60	0x6D7A1F18

In 3.60 this function is at 0x51001551

typedef struct SceModuleLoadList {
  const char *filename;
} __attribute__((packed)) SceModuleLoadList;

int sceKblLoadModuleForKernel(const SceModuleLoadList *list, SceUID *uid, int count, int some_flag);

sceKblStartModuleForKernel

Version	NID
3.60	0x9A92436E

In 3.60 this function is at 0x51001571

int sceKblStartModuleForKernel(SceUID *uid_list, int count, SceSize args, void *argp);

SceKblForKernel_0x752E7EEC

Version	NID
3.60	0x752E7EEC

Debug function, same to SceDebugForDriver_1A3F2AA4

In 3.60 this function is at 0x51013841

SceKblForKernel_0x79241ACF

Version	NID
3.60	0x79241ACF

Related to initialization?

In 3.60 this function is at 0x51001345

int SceKblForKernel_0x79241ACF(void);

SceKblForKernel_0x807B4437

Version	NID
3.60	0x807B4437

same to SceSysrootForKernel_8E4B61F1

In 3.60 this function is at 0x510124E5

void SceKblForKernel_0x807B4437(int a1);

sceKblIsVITAForKernel

Version	NID
3.60	0x838466E9

In 3.60 this function is at 0x51017299

int sceKblIsVITAForKernel(void);

sceKblIsDolceForKernel

Version	NID
3.60	0xA7BD4417

In 3.60 this function is at 0x510172A1

int sceKblIsDolceForKernel(void);

sceKblIsGenuineDolceForKernel

Version	NID
3.60	0xB6D00D6D

In 3.60 this function is at 0x510171E5

int sceKblIsGenuineDolceForKernel(void);

SceKblForKernel_0x9B868276

Version	NID
3.60	0x9B868276

return value is ptr?

In 3.60 this function is at 0x51013765

int SceKblForKernel_9B868276(void);

SceKblForKernel_0x9F4F3F98 (set some state?)

Version	NID
3.60	0x9F4F3F98

set some state?

related to sceKblStartModuleForKernel

In 3.60 this function is at 0x51001561

int SceKblForKernel_9F4F3F98(void);

sceKblGetCpuIdForKernel

Version	NID
3.60	0xB506A10E

In 3.60 this function is at 0x510147C9

int sceKblGetCpuIdForKernel(void);

SceKblForKernel_0xC011935A

Version	NID
3.60	0xC011935A

get some info?

In 3.60 this function is at 0x51013921

int SceKblForKernel_C011935A(void);

SceKblForKernel_0xC7B77991

Version	NID
3.60	0xC7B77991

same to SceSysrootForKernel_F6A6D205

In 3.60 this function is at 0x5101297D

sceKblCheckDipswForKernel

Version	NID
3.60	0xC8F4DE71

In 3.60 this function is at 0x51015851

int sceKblCheckDipswForKernel(int bit);

sceKblIsAllowKernelDebugForKernel

Version	NID
3.60	0xCE94F329

same to sceQafMgrIsAllowKernelDebugForDriver

In 3.60 this function is at 0x51016FD1

int sceKblIsAllowKernelDebugForKernel(void);

sceKblGetHardwareFlagsForKernel

Version	NID
3.60	0xD3A516D5

get some device flags function

In 3.60 this function is at 0x510128AD

typedef struct SceSysrootHardwareFlags {
	uint32_t data[4];
} __attribute__((packed)) SceSysrootHardwareFlags;

int sceKblGetHardwareFlagsForKernel(SceSysrootHardwareFlags *data);

sceKblCpuSwitchInterruptsForKernel

Version	NID
3.60	0xDDB3A1A8

In 3.60 this function is at 0x51003554

void sceKblCpuSwitchInterruptsForKernel(void);

sceKblInitDeviceForKernel

Version	NID
3.60	0xF7AF8690

some device init function

In 3.60 this function is at 0x5100124D

void sceKblInitDeviceForKernel(void);