NSKBL

Non-Secure Kernel Boot Loader (NSKBL) is a Non-Secure world program that performs eMMC setup, base kernel modules loading, etc. during PSVita boot.

Module

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

How to debug NSKBL

NSKBL supports sd0: for debugging.

sysroot->boot_type_indicator_1:0x40000 is required.

Types

/* Many pointers are NSKBL heap relationships */
typedef struct SceNskblSysrootInfo { // size is at least 0xC8 on FW 3.60
	SceUID unk_0x00; // maybe some PID. ex: 0x10089
	int unk_0x04;
	void *unk_0x08;
	void *unk_0x0C;
	void *unk_0x10;
	void *unk_0x14;
	void *unk_0x18;
	void *unk_0x1C;
	void *unk_0x20;
	void *unk_0x24;
	void *unk_0x28;
	void *unk_0x2C;
	SceUID unk_0x30; // maybe some PID. ex: 0x1000B
	const void *unk_0x34; // mapped paddr in vaddr
	const void *unk_0x38; // mapped paddr in vaddr
	void *unk_0x3C;
	int unk_0x40; // ex: 0x80000000
	int unk_0x44; // ex: 0x20000000
	void *unk_0x48;
	void *unk_0x4C;
	void *unk_0x50;
	void *unk_0x54;
	void *unk_0x58;
	void *unk_0x5C;
	void *unk_0x60;
	void *unk_0x64;
	void *unk_0x68;
	void *unk_0x6C;
	void *unk_0x70;
	void *unk_0x74;
	void *unk_0x78;
	void *unk_0x7C;
	void *unk_0x80;
	void *unk_0x84;
	void *unk_0x88;
	void *unk_0x8C;
	void *unk_0x90;
	void *unk_0x94;
	void *unk_0x98;
	SceUInt32 magic; // 0x 19442EA8
	int unk_0xA0; // ex: 0x1000
	int unk_0xA4; // ex: 0x1000
	int unk_0xA8; // ex: 0x40000
	int unk_0xAC; // ex: 0x200000
	int unk_0xB0; // ex: 7
	int unk_0xB4;
	int unk_0xB8; // ex: 0x80
	sysroot_t *pSysroot;
	void *unk_0xC0;
	void *unk_0xC4;
	// more...?
} SceNskblSysrootInfo; // 3.60

SceNskblSysrootInfo *nskbl_sysroot_info = (SceNskblSysrootInfo *)(0x51000000 + 0x138980); // 3.60

Libraries

Known NIDs

Version	Name	World	Visibility	NID
3.60-3.65	SceKblForKernel	Non-secure	Kernel	0xD0FC2991

SceKblForKernel

sceKblPutcharForKernel

Version	NID
3.60	0x08E9FAEB

In 3.60 this function is at 0x510172BD

int sceKblPutcharForKernel(void *args, char c);

sceKernelPrintfForKernel

Version	NID
3.60	0x13A5ABEF

In 3.60 this function is at 0x510137A9

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

sceKernelPrintfLevelForKernel

Version	NID
3.60	0x752E7EEC

In 3.60 this function is at 0x51013841.

int sceKernelPrintfLevelForKernel(int level, const char *fmt, ...);

sceKblGetMinimumLogLevelForKernel

Version	NID
3.60	0xC011935A

In 3.60 this function is at 0x51013921.

int sceKblGetMinimumLogLevelForKernel(void);

sceKblGetPutcharHandlerForKernel

Version	NID
3.60	0x9B868276

In 3.60 this function is at 0x51013765.

void *sceKblGetPutcharHandlerForKernel(void);

sceKernelSysrootProcessmgrStart2ForKernel

Version	NID
3.60	0x161D6FCC

In 3.60 this function is at 0x510123DD.

int sceKernelSysrootProcessmgrStart2ForKernel(void);

sceKernelSysrootThreadMgrStartAfterProcessForKernel

Version	NID
3.60	0x1DB28F02

In 3.60 this function is at 0x510123A1.

int sceKernelSysrootThreadMgrStartAfterProcessForKernel(void);

sceKernelSysrootIofilemgrStartForKernel

Version	NID
3.60	0xC7B77991

In 3.60 this function is at 0x5101297D.

int sceKernelSysrootIofilemgrStartForKernel(void);

sceKblSysrootCpuCoreSyncAllForKernel

Version	NID
3.60	0x314AA770

In 3.60 this function is at 0x510124FD.

void sceKblSysrootCpuCoreSyncAllForKernel(void);

sceKblSysrootCpuCoreSyncWaitForKernel

Version	NID
3.60	0x807B4437

same to SceSysrootForKernel_8E4B61F1

In 3.60 this function is at 0x510124E5.

void sceKblSysrootCpuCoreSyncWaitForKernel(int core);

sceKblCpuDisableIrqInterruptsForKernel

Version	NID
3.60	0xDDB3A1A8

In 3.60 this function is at 0x51003554.

Old wrong name is sceKblCpuSwitchInterruptsForKernel.

void sceKblCpuDisableIrqInterruptsForKernel(void);

sceSblAimgrIsCEXForKernel

Version	NID
3.60	0x8A416887

In 3.60 this function is at 0x510171B5.

int sceSblAimgrIsCEXForKernel(void);

sceSblAimgrIsDiagForKernel

Version	NID
3.60	0xC3DDDE15

In 3.60 this function is at 0x51017175.

int sceSblAimgrIsDiagForKernel(void);

sceSblAimgrIsDEXForKernel

Version	NID
3.60	0x5945F065

In 3.60 this function is at 0x51017159.

int sceSblAimgrIsDEXForKernel(void);

sceSblAimgrIsToolForKernel

Version	NID
3.60	0xB6C9ACF1

In 3.60 this function is at 0x51017139.

int sceSblAimgrIsToolForKernel(void);

sceSblAimgrIsTestForKernel

Version	NID
3.60	0x943E7537

In 3.60 this function is at 0x5101711D.

int sceSblAimgrIsTestForKernel(void);

sceSblAimgrIsVITAForKernel

Version	NID
3.60	0x838466E9

In 3.60 this function is at 0x51017299.

int sceSblAimgrIsVITAForKernel(void);

sceSblAimgrIsDolceForKernel

Version	NID
3.60	0xA7BD4417

In 3.60 this function is at 0x510172A1.

int sceSblAimgrIsDolceForKernel(void);

sceSblAimgrIsGenuineDolceForKernel

Version	NID
3.60	0xB6D00D6D

In 3.60 this function is at 0x510171E5.

int sceSblAimgrIsGenuineDolceForKernel(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 *pList, SceUID *pUidList, SceUInt32 count, SceBool is_file_at_partition_root);

sceKblStartModuleForKernel

Version	NID
3.60	0x9A92436E

In 3.60 this function is at 0x51001571

int sceKblStartModuleForKernel(SceUID *pUidList, SceUInt32 count, SceSize args, void *argp);

sceKblAuthMgrCloseForKernel

Version	NID
3.60	0x79241ACF

In 3.60 this function is at 0x51001345.

int sceKblAuthMgrCloseForKernel(void);

sceKblSetNonSyncModuleStartForKernel

Version	NID
3.60	0x9F4F3F98

In 3.60 this function is at 0x51001561.

int sceKblSetNonSyncModuleStartForKernel(void);

sceKernelCpuIdForKernel

Version	NID
3.60	0xB506A10E

In 3.60 this function is at 0x510147C9.

int sceKernelCpuIdForKernel(void);

sceKernelCheckDipswForKernel

Version	NID
3.60	0xC8F4DE71

In 3.60 this function is at 0x51015851.

int sceKernelCheckDipswForKernel(int bit);

sceSblQafManagerIsAllowKernelDebugForKernel

Version	NID
3.60	0xCE94F329

In 3.60 this function is at 0x51016FD1

int sceSblQafManagerIsAllowKernelDebugForKernel(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);

sceKblInitDeviceForKernel

Version	NID
3.60	0xF7AF8690

some device init function

In 3.60 this function is at 0x5100124D.

int sceKblInitDeviceForKernel(void);

sceKblFreeFileSystemCtxForKernel

Version	NID
3.60	0x261F2747

In 3.60 this function is at 0x51001321.

int sceKblFreeFileSystemCtxForKernel(void);