RE: [PATCH 3/5] mtd: brcmnand: Optional DT flag to reset IPROC NAND controller
Hi Brian, > -Original Message- > From: Brian Norris [mailto:computersforpe...@gmail.com] > Sent: 13 October 2015 02:58 > To: Anup Patel > Cc: Florian Fainelli; Scott Branden; linux-arm-ker...@lists.infradead.org; Rob > Herring; Pawel Moll; Mark Rutland; Ian Campbell; Kumar Gala; Catalin Marinas; > Will Deacon; David Woodhouse; Ray Jui; Pramod Kumar; Vikram Prakash; > Sandeep Tripathy; devicetree@vger.kernel.org; linux-ker...@vger.kernel.org; > linux-...@lists.infradead.org; bcm-kernel-feedback-list; Rafal Milecki > Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/5] mtd: brcmnand: Optional DT flag to reset IPROC NAND > controller > > Hi Anup, > > On Wed, Oct 07, 2015 at 03:33:50AM +, Anup Patel wrote: > > > -Original Message- > > > From: Florian Fainelli [mailto:f.faine...@gmail.com] > > > > > > On 06/10/15 15:25, Scott Branden wrote: > > > > > > Then instead of adding a "reset flag" to Device Tree, another > > > approach could be to put the desired or currently configured > > > exhaustive list of NAND timings in Device Tree, and based on that you > > > could > have this: > > > > > > - the NAND controller driver finds that these timings match the > > > current configuration, you are good to go > > > > > > - the NAND controller drivers finds a difference in how current > > > timings are configured vs. desired timings, and issues a controller > > > reset, prior to applying new timing configuration > > > > To add to this ... > > > > The mechanism to reset is BRCM NAND controller is SOC specific so the > > SoC independent BRCM NAND driver (i.e. brcmnand.c) does not know how > > to reset the NAND controller. > > > > For iProc SoC family, the NAND controller reset is through IDM > > register space which is only iomap'ed by iproc_nand.c. > > > > We might end-up having one more SoC specific callback which will be > > Provided by iproc_nand.c to brcmnand.c. > > > > > > > > - no timings are configured, reset the controller and use existing > > > auto-detection capabilities like ONFI modes > > > > > > Typically you would put the desired timings instead of the currently > > > configured timings though.. > > > > Overall, it would good to support timing parameters through DT or ONFI > > but for now have we can rely on reset and auto-devid configuration. > > I don't want to support a DT property that is only used as a workaround for > the > right solution. That means the property may quickly become obsolete, yet we > have to support it forever. > > > > > >> compatible = "brcm,iproc-nand-ns2", ...; > > > >> > > > > As described above - the option is not SoC specific. It is system > > > > specific. In some systems we may wish to reset the NAND > > > > controller in linux. In some we may wish to rely on > > > > initialization that has already been done to speed up boot times. > > > > > > It seems to me like having this property is fine as long as you are > > > describing that the controller *needs* a reset to operate properly, > > > it does not strike me as a particularly well suited property if its > > > side effect and main usage is to keep or wipe-out existing NAND timings. > > > > IMHO, having SoC specific compatible string for NS2 is like saying > > NAND controller on NS2 is different from other iProc SoCs whereas > > Having optional DT flags for quirks/work-arounds (e.g. NAND controller > > reset) is like saying NAND controller on NS2 same as other iProc SoCs > > but some additional programming is required. > > OK... so what is the reason that you have to reset the controller on NS2 and > not > Cygnus? Is it a SoC difference (i.e., compatible string)? > Firmware/bootloader difference? So far, all statements have been non-specific, > AFAICT. > On NS2 SVK, we have 16bit NAND chip whereas on all Cygnus SVKs we mostly have 8bit NAND chip. The bootloader on NS2 touches NAND controller and configures it to 16bit mode. When we reach BRCMNAND driver probing on NS2, the BRCMNAND controller is already in 16bit mode so NAND READID command does not work. On Cygnus, we mostly have 8bit NAND chip so BRCMNAND controller is always in 8bit mode so we don't see any issue with NAND READID command. We really don't require to reset BRCNNAND controller on NS2 to get NAND READID command working. Instead, we can simply force 8bit mode before we do nand_scan_ident() for each CS. This will be a much simpler fix for all versions of BRCMNAND because NAND READID command will only work in 8bit mode irrespective to BRCMNAND version (NAND controllers from other vendors might also have similar issue with NAND READID command). I will send a revised patchset which will fix brcmnand_init_cs() as-per above. Best Regards, Anup -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe devicetree" in the body of a message to majord...@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
Re: [PATCH 3/5] mtd: brcmnand: Optional DT flag to reset IPROC NAND controller
On 12/10/15 14:54, Josh Cartwright wrote:
> On Wed, Oct 07, 2015 at 03:33:50AM +, Anup Patel wrote:
>> From: Florian Fainelli [mailto:f.faine...@gmail.com]
>>> On 06/10/15 15:25, Scott Branden wrote:
> [..]
>>> Then instead of adding a "reset flag" to Device Tree, another approach
>>> could be
>>> to put the desired or currently configured exhaustive list of NAND timings
>>> in
>>> Device Tree, and based on that you could have this:
>>>
>>> - the NAND controller driver finds that these timings match the current
>>> configuration, you are good to go
>>>
>>> - the NAND controller drivers finds a difference in how current timings are
>>> configured vs. desired timings, and issues a controller reset, prior to
>>> applying
>>> new timing configuration
>>
>> To add to this ...
>>
>> The mechanism to reset is BRCM NAND controller is SOC specific so the
>> SoC independent BRCM NAND driver (i.e. brcmnand.c) does not know how
>> to reset the NAND controller.
>>
>> For iProc SoC family, the NAND controller reset is through IDM register
>> space which is only iomap'ed by iproc_nand.c.
>>
>> We might end-up having one more SoC specific callback which will be
>> Provided by iproc_nand.c to brcmnand.c.
>
> Not that I'm familiar with these SoCs, but I did want to chime in and
> make sure you are aware of the existing reset_controller_dev
> abstraction, which is intended to solve exactly this problem. Including
> a reset_control_get_optional() that might fit your use case. See
> include/linux/reset{,-controller}.h.
I almost suggested that, and then looked more closely at where this
reset register is located, and it happens to be in the NAND controller
itself (IPROC IDM which is the iProc SHIM to the NAND controller), so
coming up with a reset controller driver and a reset controller consumer
for that simple use case sounds both unnecessary and complex.
The core of the discussion is about disguising this NAND controller
reset as a way to preserve previously configured NAND timings, which is
at best a hack and an unstated dependency with the firmware.
--
Florian
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Re: [PATCH 3/5] mtd: brcmnand: Optional DT flag to reset IPROC NAND controller
On Wed, Oct 07, 2015 at 03:33:50AM +, Anup Patel wrote:
> From: Florian Fainelli [mailto:f.faine...@gmail.com]
> > On 06/10/15 15:25, Scott Branden wrote:
[..]
> > Then instead of adding a "reset flag" to Device Tree, another approach
> > could be
> > to put the desired or currently configured exhaustive list of NAND timings
> > in
> > Device Tree, and based on that you could have this:
> >
> > - the NAND controller driver finds that these timings match the current
> > configuration, you are good to go
> >
> > - the NAND controller drivers finds a difference in how current timings are
> > configured vs. desired timings, and issues a controller reset, prior to
> > applying
> > new timing configuration
>
> To add to this ...
>
> The mechanism to reset is BRCM NAND controller is SOC specific so the
> SoC independent BRCM NAND driver (i.e. brcmnand.c) does not know how
> to reset the NAND controller.
>
> For iProc SoC family, the NAND controller reset is through IDM register
> space which is only iomap'ed by iproc_nand.c.
>
> We might end-up having one more SoC specific callback which will be
> Provided by iproc_nand.c to brcmnand.c.
Not that I'm familiar with these SoCs, but I did want to chime in and
make sure you are aware of the existing reset_controller_dev
abstraction, which is intended to solve exactly this problem. Including
a reset_control_get_optional() that might fit your use case. See
include/linux/reset{,-controller}.h.
Josh
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Re: [PATCH 3/5] mtd: brcmnand: Optional DT flag to reset IPROC NAND controller
Hi Anup, On Wed, Oct 07, 2015 at 03:33:50AM +, Anup Patel wrote: > > -Original Message- > > From: Florian Fainelli [mailto:f.faine...@gmail.com] > > > > On 06/10/15 15:25, Scott Branden wrote: > > > > Then instead of adding a "reset flag" to Device Tree, another approach > > could be > > to put the desired or currently configured exhaustive list of NAND timings > > in > > Device Tree, and based on that you could have this: > > > > - the NAND controller driver finds that these timings match the current > > configuration, you are good to go > > > > - the NAND controller drivers finds a difference in how current timings are > > configured vs. desired timings, and issues a controller reset, prior to > > applying > > new timing configuration > > To add to this ... > > The mechanism to reset is BRCM NAND controller is SOC specific so the > SoC independent BRCM NAND driver (i.e. brcmnand.c) does not know how > to reset the NAND controller. > > For iProc SoC family, the NAND controller reset is through IDM register > space which is only iomap'ed by iproc_nand.c. > > We might end-up having one more SoC specific callback which will be > Provided by iproc_nand.c to brcmnand.c. > > > > > - no timings are configured, reset the controller and use existing > > auto-detection > > capabilities like ONFI modes > > > > Typically you would put the desired timings instead of the currently > > configured > > timings though.. > > Overall, it would good to support timing parameters through DT or ONFI but > for now have we can rely on reset and auto-devid configuration. I don't want to support a DT property that is only used as a workaround for the right solution. That means the property may quickly become obsolete, yet we have to support it forever. > > >> compatible = "brcm,iproc-nand-ns2", ...; > > >> > > > As described above - the option is not SoC specific. It is system > > > specific. In some systems we may wish to reset the NAND controller in > > > linux. In some we may wish to rely on initialization that has already > > > been done to speed up boot times. > > > > It seems to me like having this property is fine as long as you are > > describing that > > the controller *needs* a reset to operate properly, it does not strike me > > as a > > particularly well suited property if its side effect and main usage is to > > keep or > > wipe-out existing NAND timings. > > IMHO, having SoC specific compatible string for NS2 is like saying > NAND controller on NS2 is different from other iProc SoCs whereas > Having optional DT flags for quirks/work-arounds (e.g. NAND controller > reset) is like saying NAND controller on NS2 same as other iProc SoCs > but some additional programming is required. OK... so what is the reason that you have to reset the controller on NS2 and not Cygnus? Is it a SoC difference (i.e., compatible string)? Firmware/bootloader difference? So far, all statements have been non-specific, AFAICT. Brian -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe devicetree" in the body of a message to majord...@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
RE: [PATCH 3/5] mtd: brcmnand: Optional DT flag to reset IPROC NAND controller
> -Original Message- > From: Florian Fainelli [mailto:f.faine...@gmail.com] > Sent: 07 October 2015 04:51 > To: Scott Branden; Brian Norris; Anup Patel > Cc: linux-arm-ker...@lists.infradead.org; Rob Herring; Pawel Moll; Mark > Rutland; Ian Campbell; Kumar Gala; Catalin Marinas; Will Deacon; David > Woodhouse; Ray Jui; Florian Fainelli; Pramod Kumar; Vikram Prakash; Sandeep > Tripathy; devicetree@vger.kernel.org; linux-ker...@vger.kernel.org; linux- > m...@lists.infradead.org; bcm-kernel-feedback-list; Rafal Milecki > Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/5] mtd: brcmnand: Optional DT flag to reset IPROC NAND > controller > > On 06/10/15 15:25, Scott Branden wrote: > > Hi Brian, > > > > On 15-10-06 06:41 AM, Brian Norris wrote: > > > >>>> > >>>> Is there a reason not to do this reset unconditionally? I recall > >>>> this came up in discussion previously, when the OpenWRT folks were > >>>> trying to integrate with BCMA, where this reset was one of the few > >>>> differences between the > >>>> platform- > >>>> device-based driver (i.e., this one) and the BCMA based driver. > >>>> Might it help > >>>> simplify things a bit if we just did the same thing everywhere? > >>> > >>> This driver is currently shared by Cygnus and NS2. > >>> > >>> We had similar suggestion when this patch was reviewed internally in > >>> Broadcom. > >>> > >>> The rationale for adding optional DT flag is as follows: > >>> 1. The NAND controller reset is currently required for NS2 only so > >>> that it is in sane state before any NAND commands are issued. We are > >>> not sure if Cygnus and all future iProc SoCs will require NAND > >>> controller reset. > >> > >> I'm not sure this is a very strong reason. It seems fairly reasonable > >> in general to reset a HW block before using it. > > > > Efficient Boot time is a very strong reason for needing this actually. > > We use the NAND controller in the bootROM, boot1/BL1, u-boot/UEFI, and > > then Kernel stage. By properly initializing the controller once we do > > not need to reset it 4 different times. > > This could be used as a reverse argument, issuing a reset will increase the > boot > time. > > > > >> > >>> 2. The NAND controller reset in probe would certainly increase Linux > >>> boot time so for certain iProc SoCs we might choose avoid NAND > >>> controller reset to reduce boot time if possible. > >> > >> I recall this reason being mentioned before. I believe this only > >> happens because the brcmnand driver doesn't yet handle configuring > >> the timing registers, so iProc is implicitly relying on the > >> bootloader to configure the NAND timings. Perhaps it's time that we > >> fix that. I'd rather not add extra DT properties unless we actually > >> need to [1]. And having proper timing configuration in the Linux > >> driver will help improve speeds for all users (whose timings may not be > configured in the bootloader). > > > > This is the very reason we need the optional reset property. We need > > to have timings configured by the linux driver or not. Yes, in some > > cases we will be relying on earlier boot stages to configure some of > > the hardware. > > Then instead of adding a "reset flag" to Device Tree, another approach could > be > to put the desired or currently configured exhaustive list of NAND timings in > Device Tree, and based on that you could have this: > > - the NAND controller driver finds that these timings match the current > configuration, you are good to go > > - the NAND controller drivers finds a difference in how current timings are > configured vs. desired timings, and issues a controller reset, prior to > applying > new timing configuration To add to this ... The mechanism to reset is BRCM NAND controller is SOC specific so the SoC independent BRCM NAND driver (i.e. brcmnand.c) does not know how to reset the NAND controller. For iProc SoC family, the NAND controller reset is through IDM register space which is only iomap'ed by iproc_nand.c. We might end-up having one more SoC specific callback which will be Provided by iproc_nand.c to brcmnand.c. > > - no timings are configured, reset the controller and use existing > auto-detection > capabilities like ONFI modes > > Typically you would put the desired timings instead of the currently > configured > timings though.. Overall, it would go
Re: [PATCH 3/5] mtd: brcmnand: Optional DT flag to reset IPROC NAND controller
On 06/10/15 15:25, Scott Branden wrote: > Hi Brian, > > On 15-10-06 06:41 AM, Brian Norris wrote: > Is there a reason not to do this reset unconditionally? I recall this came up in discussion previously, when the OpenWRT folks were trying to integrate with BCMA, where this reset was one of the few differences between the platform- device-based driver (i.e., this one) and the BCMA based driver. Might it help simplify things a bit if we just did the same thing everywhere? >>> >>> This driver is currently shared by Cygnus and NS2. >>> >>> We had similar suggestion when this patch was reviewed >>> internally in Broadcom. >>> >>> The rationale for adding optional DT flag is as follows: >>> 1. The NAND controller reset is currently required for NS2 only so >>> that it is in sane state before any NAND commands are issued. We >>> are not sure if Cygnus and all future iProc SoCs will require NAND >>> controller reset. >> >> I'm not sure this is a very strong reason. It seems fairly reasonable in >> general to reset a HW block before using it. > > Efficient Boot time is a very strong reason for needing this actually. > We use the NAND controller in the bootROM, boot1/BL1, u-boot/UEFI, and > then Kernel stage. By properly initializing the controller once we do > not need to reset it 4 different times. This could be used as a reverse argument, issuing a reset will increase the boot time. > >> >>> 2. The NAND controller reset in probe would certainly increase >>> Linux boot time so for certain iProc SoCs we might choose avoid >>> NAND controller reset to reduce boot time if possible. >> >> I recall this reason being mentioned before. I believe this only happens >> because the brcmnand driver doesn't yet handle configuring the timing >> registers, so iProc is implicitly relying on the bootloader to configure >> the NAND timings. Perhaps it's time that we fix that. I'd rather not add >> extra DT properties unless we actually need to [1]. And having proper >> timing configuration in the Linux driver will help improve speeds for >> all users (whose timings may not be configured in the bootloader). > > This is the very reason we need the optional reset property. We need to > have timings configured by the linux driver or not. Yes, in some cases > we will be relying on earlier boot stages to configure some of the > hardware. Then instead of adding a "reset flag" to Device Tree, another approach could be to put the desired or currently configured exhaustive list of NAND timings in Device Tree, and based on that you could have this: - the NAND controller driver finds that these timings match the current configuration, you are good to go - the NAND controller drivers finds a difference in how current timings are configured vs. desired timings, and issues a controller reset, prior to applying new timing configuration - no timings are configured, reset the controller and use existing auto-detection capabilities like ONFI modes Typically you would put the desired timings instead of the currently configured timings though.. > >> >> I actually had some preliminary work to do some timing configuration >> according to the new timing information from nand_base.c/nand_timing.c. >> Unfortunately, I didn't complete this, and I'm no longer working at >> Broadcom, so I don't exactly have access to the HW docs for all the NAND >> controller revisions, nor do I have access to as much HW for testing... >> >> Brian >> >> [1] If we really do need a device tree differentiation, perhaps it would >> be better to just differentiate the compatible string than to have >> individual boolean properties. e.g.: >> >> compatible = "brcm,iproc-nand-ns2", ...; >> > As described above - the option is not SoC specific. It is system > specific. In some systems we may wish to reset the NAND controller in > linux. In some we may wish to rely on initialization that has already > been done to speed up boot times. It seems to me like having this property is fine as long as you are describing that the controller *needs* a reset to operate properly, it does not strike me as a particularly well suited property if its side effect and main usage is to keep or wipe-out existing NAND timings. -- Florian -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe devicetree" in the body of a message to majord...@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
Re: [PATCH 3/5] mtd: brcmnand: Optional DT flag to reset IPROC NAND controller
Hi Brian, On 15-10-06 06:41 AM, Brian Norris wrote: Is there a reason not to do this reset unconditionally? I recall this came up in discussion previously, when the OpenWRT folks were trying to integrate with BCMA, where this reset was one of the few differences between the platform- device-based driver (i.e., this one) and the BCMA based driver. Might it help simplify things a bit if we just did the same thing everywhere? This driver is currently shared by Cygnus and NS2. We had similar suggestion when this patch was reviewed internally in Broadcom. The rationale for adding optional DT flag is as follows: 1. The NAND controller reset is currently required for NS2 only so that it is in sane state before any NAND commands are issued. We are not sure if Cygnus and all future iProc SoCs will require NAND controller reset. I'm not sure this is a very strong reason. It seems fairly reasonable in general to reset a HW block before using it. Efficient Boot time is a very strong reason for needing this actually. We use the NAND controller in the bootROM, boot1/BL1, u-boot/UEFI, and then Kernel stage. By properly initializing the controller once we do not need to reset it 4 different times. 2. The NAND controller reset in probe would certainly increase Linux boot time so for certain iProc SoCs we might choose avoid NAND controller reset to reduce boot time if possible. I recall this reason being mentioned before. I believe this only happens because the brcmnand driver doesn't yet handle configuring the timing registers, so iProc is implicitly relying on the bootloader to configure the NAND timings. Perhaps it's time that we fix that. I'd rather not add extra DT properties unless we actually need to [1]. And having proper timing configuration in the Linux driver will help improve speeds for all users (whose timings may not be configured in the bootloader). This is the very reason we need the optional reset property. We need to have timings configured by the linux driver or not. Yes, in some cases we will be relying on earlier boot stages to configure some of the hardware. I actually had some preliminary work to do some timing configuration according to the new timing information from nand_base.c/nand_timing.c. Unfortunately, I didn't complete this, and I'm no longer working at Broadcom, so I don't exactly have access to the HW docs for all the NAND controller revisions, nor do I have access to as much HW for testing... Brian [1] If we really do need a device tree differentiation, perhaps it would be better to just differentiate the compatible string than to have individual boolean properties. e.g.: compatible = "brcm,iproc-nand-ns2", ...; As described above - the option is not SoC specific. It is system specific. In some systems we may wish to reset the NAND controller in linux. In some we may wish to rely on initialization that has already been done to speed up boot times. Regards, Scott -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe devicetree" in the body of a message to majord...@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
Re: [PATCH 3/5] mtd: brcmnand: Optional DT flag to reset IPROC NAND controller
Hi Anup, On Mon, Oct 05, 2015 at 06:27:16AM +, Anup Patel wrote: > > -Original Message- > > From: Brian Norris [mailto:computersforpe...@gmail.com] > > Sent: 05 October 2015 03:20 > > To: Anup Patel > > Cc: linux-arm-ker...@lists.infradead.org; Rob Herring; Pawel Moll; Mark > > Rutland; Ian Campbell; Kumar Gala; Catalin Marinas; Will Deacon; David > > Woodhouse; Ray Jui; Scott Branden; Florian Fainelli; Pramod Kumar; Vikram > > Prakash; Sandeep Tripathy; devicetree@vger.kernel.org; linux- > > ker...@vger.kernel.org; linux-...@lists.infradead.org; bcm-kernel-feedback- > > list; Rafal Milecki > > Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/5] mtd: brcmnand: Optional DT flag to reset IPROC NAND > > controller > > > > + Rafal (to extend this mighty CC list) > > > > On Fri, Oct 02, 2015 at 11:26:44PM +0530, Anup Patel wrote: > > > The BRCM NAND controller on NS2 SoC requires a reset to cleanup > > > previously configured NAND controller state. > > > > > > This patch adds optional boolean device tree flag named > > > "brcm,nand-iproc-reset". If this flag is present in NAND controller DT > > > node then BRCM IPROC NAND driver will reset the NAND controller before > > > any commands are issued. > > > > Is there a reason not to do this reset unconditionally? I recall this came > > up in > > discussion previously, when the OpenWRT folks were trying to integrate with > > BCMA, where this reset was one of the few differences between the platform- > > device-based driver (i.e., this one) and the BCMA based driver. Might it > > help > > simplify things a bit if we just did the same thing everywhere? > > This driver is currently shared by Cygnus and NS2. > > We had similar suggestion when this patch was reviewed > internally in Broadcom. > > The rationale for adding optional DT flag is as follows: > 1. The NAND controller reset is currently required for NS2 only so > that it is in sane state before any NAND commands are issued. We > are not sure if Cygnus and all future iProc SoCs will require NAND > controller reset. I'm not sure this is a very strong reason. It seems fairly reasonable in general to reset a HW block before using it. > 2. The NAND controller reset in probe would certainly increase > Linux boot time so for certain iProc SoCs we might choose avoid > NAND controller reset to reduce boot time if possible. I recall this reason being mentioned before. I believe this only happens because the brcmnand driver doesn't yet handle configuring the timing registers, so iProc is implicitly relying on the bootloader to configure the NAND timings. Perhaps it's time that we fix that. I'd rather not add extra DT properties unless we actually need to [1]. And having proper timing configuration in the Linux driver will help improve speeds for all users (whose timings may not be configured in the bootloader). I actually had some preliminary work to do some timing configuration according to the new timing information from nand_base.c/nand_timing.c. Unfortunately, I didn't complete this, and I'm no longer working at Broadcom, so I don't exactly have access to the HW docs for all the NAND controller revisions, nor do I have access to as much HW for testing... Brian [1] If we really do need a device tree differentiation, perhaps it would be better to just differentiate the compatible string than to have individual boolean properties. e.g.: compatible = "brcm,iproc-nand-ns2", ...; -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe devicetree" in the body of a message to majord...@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
RE: [PATCH 3/5] mtd: brcmnand: Optional DT flag to reset IPROC NAND controller
> -Original Message-
> From: Brian Norris [mailto:computersforpe...@gmail.com]
> Sent: 05 October 2015 03:20
> To: Anup Patel
> Cc: linux-arm-ker...@lists.infradead.org; Rob Herring; Pawel Moll; Mark
> Rutland; Ian Campbell; Kumar Gala; Catalin Marinas; Will Deacon; David
> Woodhouse; Ray Jui; Scott Branden; Florian Fainelli; Pramod Kumar; Vikram
> Prakash; Sandeep Tripathy; devicetree@vger.kernel.org; linux-
> ker...@vger.kernel.org; linux-...@lists.infradead.org; bcm-kernel-feedback-
> list; Rafal Milecki
> Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/5] mtd: brcmnand: Optional DT flag to reset IPROC NAND
> controller
>
> + Rafal (to extend this mighty CC list)
>
> On Fri, Oct 02, 2015 at 11:26:44PM +0530, Anup Patel wrote:
> > The BRCM NAND controller on NS2 SoC requires a reset to cleanup
> > previously configured NAND controller state.
> >
> > This patch adds optional boolean device tree flag named
> > "brcm,nand-iproc-reset". If this flag is present in NAND controller DT
> > node then BRCM IPROC NAND driver will reset the NAND controller before
> > any commands are issued.
>
> Is there a reason not to do this reset unconditionally? I recall this came up
> in
> discussion previously, when the OpenWRT folks were trying to integrate with
> BCMA, where this reset was one of the few differences between the platform-
> device-based driver (i.e., this one) and the BCMA based driver. Might it help
> simplify things a bit if we just did the same thing everywhere?
This driver is currently shared by Cygnus and NS2.
We had similar suggestion when this patch was reviewed
internally in Broadcom.
The rationale for adding optional DT flag is as follows:
1. The NAND controller reset is currently required for NS2 only so
that it is in sane state before any NAND commands are issued. We
are not sure if Cygnus and all future iProc SoCs will require NAND
controller reset.
2. The NAND controller reset in probe would certainly increase
Linux boot time so for certain iProc SoCs we might choose avoid
NAND controller reset to reduce boot time if possible.
Regards
Anup
>
> Brian
>
> > Signed-off-by: Anup Patel
> > Reviewed-by: Pramod KUMAR
> > Reviewed-by: Ray Jui
> > Reviewed-by: Scott Branden
> > ---
> > drivers/mtd/nand/brcmnand/iproc_nand.c | 19 +++
> > 1 file changed, 19 insertions(+)
> >
> > diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/brcmnand/iproc_nand.c
> > b/drivers/mtd/nand/brcmnand/iproc_nand.c
> > index 683495c..d837207 100644
> > --- a/drivers/mtd/nand/brcmnand/iproc_nand.c
> > +++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/brcmnand/iproc_nand.c
> > @@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
> > * GNU General Public License for more details.
> > */
> >
> > +#include
> > #include
> > #include
> > #include
> > @@ -35,6 +36,10 @@ struct iproc_nand_soc_priv {
> > #define IPROC_NAND_APB_LE_MODE BIT(24)
> > #define IPROC_NAND_INT_CTRL_READ_ENABLEBIT(6)
> >
> > +#define IPROC_NAND_RESET_OFFSET0x3f8
> > +#define IPROC_NAND_RESET_BIT_SHIFT 0
> > +#define IPROC_NAND_RESET_BIT
> BIT(IPROC_NAND_RESET_BIT_SHIFT)
> > +
> > static bool iproc_nand_intc_ack(struct brcmnand_soc *soc) {
> > struct iproc_nand_soc_priv *priv = soc->priv; @@ -93,6 +98,7 @@
> > static void iproc_nand_apb_access(struct brcmnand_soc *soc, bool
> > prepare)
> >
> > static int iproc_nand_probe(struct platform_device *pdev) {
> > + u32 reset;
> > struct device *dev = &pdev->dev;
> > struct iproc_nand_soc_priv *priv;
> > struct brcmnand_soc *soc;
> > @@ -124,6 +130,19 @@ static int iproc_nand_probe(struct platform_device
> *pdev)
> > soc->ctlrdy_set_enabled = iproc_nand_intc_set;
> > soc->prepare_data_bus = iproc_nand_apb_access;
> >
> > + if (of_property_read_bool(dev->of_node, "brcm,nand-iproc-reset")) {
> > + /* Put controller in reset and wait 10 usecs */
> > + reset = readl(priv->idm_base + IPROC_NAND_RESET_OFFSET);
> > + reset |= IPROC_NAND_RESET_BIT;
> > + writel(reset, priv->idm_base + IPROC_NAND_RESET_OFFSET);
> > + udelay(10);
> > + /* Bring controller out of reset and wait 10 usecs */
> > + reset = readl(priv->idm_base + IPROC_NAND_RESET_OFFSET);
> > + reset &= ~IPROC_NAND_RESET_BIT;
> > + writel(reset, priv->idm_base + IPROC_NAND_RESET_OFFSET);
> > + udelay(10);
> > + }
> > +
> > return brcmnand_probe(pdev, soc);
> > }
> >
> > --
> > 1.9.1
> >
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Re: [PATCH 3/5] mtd: brcmnand: Optional DT flag to reset IPROC NAND controller
+ Rafal (to extend this mighty CC list)
On Fri, Oct 02, 2015 at 11:26:44PM +0530, Anup Patel wrote:
> The BRCM NAND controller on NS2 SoC requires a reset to
> cleanup previously configured NAND controller state.
>
> This patch adds optional boolean device tree flag named
> "brcm,nand-iproc-reset". If this flag is present in NAND
> controller DT node then BRCM IPROC NAND driver will reset
> the NAND controller before any commands are issued.
Is there a reason not to do this reset unconditionally? I recall this
came up in discussion previously, when the OpenWRT folks were trying to
integrate with BCMA, where this reset was one of the few differences
between the platform-device-based driver (i.e., this one) and the BCMA
based driver. Might it help simplify things a bit if we just did the
same thing everywhere?
Brian
> Signed-off-by: Anup Patel
> Reviewed-by: Pramod KUMAR
> Reviewed-by: Ray Jui
> Reviewed-by: Scott Branden
> ---
> drivers/mtd/nand/brcmnand/iproc_nand.c | 19 +++
> 1 file changed, 19 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/brcmnand/iproc_nand.c
> b/drivers/mtd/nand/brcmnand/iproc_nand.c
> index 683495c..d837207 100644
> --- a/drivers/mtd/nand/brcmnand/iproc_nand.c
> +++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/brcmnand/iproc_nand.c
> @@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
> * GNU General Public License for more details.
> */
>
> +#include
> #include
> #include
> #include
> @@ -35,6 +36,10 @@ struct iproc_nand_soc_priv {
> #define IPROC_NAND_APB_LE_MODE BIT(24)
> #define IPROC_NAND_INT_CTRL_READ_ENABLEBIT(6)
>
> +#define IPROC_NAND_RESET_OFFSET0x3f8
> +#define IPROC_NAND_RESET_BIT_SHIFT 0
> +#define IPROC_NAND_RESET_BIT BIT(IPROC_NAND_RESET_BIT_SHIFT)
> +
> static bool iproc_nand_intc_ack(struct brcmnand_soc *soc)
> {
> struct iproc_nand_soc_priv *priv = soc->priv;
> @@ -93,6 +98,7 @@ static void iproc_nand_apb_access(struct brcmnand_soc *soc,
> bool prepare)
>
> static int iproc_nand_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
> {
> + u32 reset;
> struct device *dev = &pdev->dev;
> struct iproc_nand_soc_priv *priv;
> struct brcmnand_soc *soc;
> @@ -124,6 +130,19 @@ static int iproc_nand_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
> soc->ctlrdy_set_enabled = iproc_nand_intc_set;
> soc->prepare_data_bus = iproc_nand_apb_access;
>
> + if (of_property_read_bool(dev->of_node, "brcm,nand-iproc-reset")) {
> + /* Put controller in reset and wait 10 usecs */
> + reset = readl(priv->idm_base + IPROC_NAND_RESET_OFFSET);
> + reset |= IPROC_NAND_RESET_BIT;
> + writel(reset, priv->idm_base + IPROC_NAND_RESET_OFFSET);
> + udelay(10);
> + /* Bring controller out of reset and wait 10 usecs */
> + reset = readl(priv->idm_base + IPROC_NAND_RESET_OFFSET);
> + reset &= ~IPROC_NAND_RESET_BIT;
> + writel(reset, priv->idm_base + IPROC_NAND_RESET_OFFSET);
> + udelay(10);
> + }
> +
> return brcmnand_probe(pdev, soc);
> }
>
> --
> 1.9.1
>
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