* Lokesh Vutla <lokeshvu...@ti.com> [190213 04:23]: > Hi Tony, > > On 12/02/19 10:00 PM, Tony Lindgren wrote: > > Hi, > > > > * Lokesh Vutla <lokeshvu...@ti.com> [190212 07:43]: > >> +The Interrupt Router (INTR) module provides a mechanism to route M > >> +interrupt inputs to N interrupt outputs, where all M inputs are selectable > >> +to be driven per N output. There is one register per output (MUXCNTL_N) > >> that > >> +controls the selection. > >> + > >> + > >> + Interrupt Router > >> + +----------------------+ > >> + | Inputs Outputs | > >> + +-------+ | +------+ | > >> + | GPIO |----------->| | irq0 | | Host IRQ > >> + +-------+ | +------+ | controller > >> + | . +-----+ | +-------+ > >> + +-------+ | . | 0 | |----->| IRQ | > >> + | INTA |----------->| . +-----+ | +-------+ > >> + +-------+ | . . | > >> + | +------+ . | > >> + | | irqM | +-----+ | > >> + | +------+ | N | | > >> + | +-----+ | > >> + +----------------------+ > > > > Is this always one-to-one mapping or can the same interrupt be routed to > > multiple targets like to the SoC and some coprocessor? > > Yes, it is always one-to-one. Output of INTR can only be attached to one of > the > processor.
OK > >> +Configuration of these MUXCNTL_N registers is done by a system controller > >> +(like the Device Memory and Security Controller on K3 AM654 SoC). System > >> +controller will keep track of the used and unused registers within the > >> Router. > >> +Driver should request the system controller to get the range of GIC IRQs > >> +assigned to the requesting hosts. It is the drivers responsibility to keep > >> +track of Host IRQs. > >> + > >> +Communication between the host processor running an OS and the system > >> +controller happens through a protocol called TI System Control Interface > >> +(TISCI protocol). For more details refer: > >> +Documentation/devicetree/bindings/arm/keystone/ti,sci.txt > > > > Care to describe a bit why the interrupts need to be routed by a system > > controller? > > K3 architecture defines a heterogeneous system where multiple heterogeneous > cores are serving its own usecases. Given that there are multiple ways in > which > a device IRQ can be routed using INTR, like either it can be routed to HLOS > core(A53 int this case) or it can be routed to any other coprocessor available > in the system(like R5). If every sw running in each co-processor is allowed to > program this INTR then there is a high probability that one sw executing on > one > core can damage other heterogeneous core. Mainly to avoid this damage the > configuration of all the INTRs and INTAs are done in a centralized > place(sysfw). > Any user for programming its IRQ route should send a message to sysfw with the > parameters. These parameters are policed by sysfw and does the configuration. OK so maybe update the description along those lines saying it's a shared piece of hardware between various independent SoC clusters which may or may not be running Linux. Regards, Tony
