linux-kernel - Re: Driver for tightly coupled memory

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Date:	Wed, 17 Sep 2008 08:27:02 +1000
From:	Ben Nizette <bn@...sdigital.com>
To:	Alessio Sangalli <alesan@...oweb.com>
Cc:	Ben Dooks <ben-linux@...ff.org>,
	linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: Driver for tightly coupled memory


On Tue, 2008-09-16 at 10:39 -0700, Alessio Sangalli wrote:
> Ben Dooks wrote:
> > IIRC, there's no current support for using TCMs.
> 
> I think I will write a module that implements a software FIFO. One
> function to allocate a FIFO n words deep, a "push" and a "pop" and
> similar. The calling module will have to setup the FIFO and use it
> probably in ISRs or similar (the policy will totally remain in the
> caller module). Any comments on such approach?

I'd feel uncomfortable about picking an arbitrary function for the TCM
to accomplish.  Why don't you just set up a genalloc on that RAM and let
the user use it for what they will?

If a driver needs a quick FIFO it can attempt to get the RAM for said
FIFO from the genalloc and fall back to main memory otherwise.  Simple,
flexible, easy :-)

	--Ben.
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