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Message-ID: <19F8576C6E063C45BE387C64729E739404321C60A1@dbde02.ent.ti.com>
Date:	Fri, 5 Jun 2009 17:30:43 +0530
From:	"Singh, Vimal" 
	<IMCEAEX-_O=TI_OU=BD_CN=RECIPIENTS_CN=X0094262@...e86.itg.ti.com>
To:	Tony Lindgren <tony@...mide.com>
CC:	"linux-mtd@...ts.infradead.org" <linux-mtd@...ts.infradead.org>,
	"dwmw2@...radead.org" <dwmw2@...radead.org>,
	"dedekind@...radead.org" <dedekind@...radead.org>,
	"david-b@...bell.net" <david-b@...bell.net>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-omap@...r.kernel.org" <linux-omap@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: RE: [PATCH] [MTD] [NAND] Add prefetch and dma support for omap2/3
	NAND      driver



On Thu, Jun 4, 2009 at 8:58 PM, Tony Lindgren<tony@...mide.com> wrote:
> * vimal singh <vimalsingh@...com> [090604 02:34]:
>> On Wed, Jun 3, 2009 at 10:03 PM, Tony Lindgren <tony@...mide.com> wrote:
>> > * Singh, Vimal
>> <IMCEAEX-_O=TI_OU=BD_CN=RECIPIENTS_CN=X0094262@...e86.itg.ti.com> [090602
>> 23:46]:
>> >>
>> >> On Wed, Jun 3, 2009 at 2:06 AM, Tony Lindgren <tony@...mide.com> wrote:
>> >> > * vimal singh <vimalsingh@...com> [090602 05:40]:
>> >> >> This patch adds prefetch support to access nand flash in both mpu and dma
>> mode.
>> >> >> This patch also adds 8-bit nand support (omap_read/write_buf8).
>> >> >> Prefetch can be used for both 8- and 16-bit devices.
>> >> >
>> >> > This should be reviewed on the linux-omap@...r.kernel.org list for sure.
>> >> > One other comment below.
>> >> >
>> >> >> Signed-off-by: Vimal Singh <vimalsingh@...com>
>> >> >> ---
>> >> >> I prepared this patch on top of "OMAP2 / OMAP3 NAND driver" patch:
>> >> >> http://lists.infradead.org/pipermail/linux-mtd/2009-May/025562.html
>> >> >>
>> >> >> ---
>> >> >>  arch/arm/mach-omap2/gpmc.c             |  102 ++++++++++
>> >> >>  arch/arm/plat-omap/include/mach/gpmc.h |    4
>> >> >>  drivers/mtd/nand/Kconfig               |   17 +
>> >> >>  drivers/mtd/nand/omap2.c               |  308
>> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
>> >> >>  4 files changed, 422 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Index: mtd-2.6/arch/arm/mach-omap2/gpmc.c
>> >> >> ===================================================================
>> >> >> --- mtd-2.6.orig/arch/arm/mach-omap2/gpmc.c
>> >> >> +++ mtd-2.6/arch/arm/mach-omap2/gpmc.c
>> >> >> @@ -54,6 +54,12 @@
>> >> >>  #define GPMC_CHUNK_SHIFT     24              /* 16 MB */
>> >> >>  #define GPMC_SECTION_SHIFT   28              /* 128 MB */
>> >> >>
>> >> >> +#ifdef CONFIG_MTD_NAND_OMAP_PREFETCH
>> >> >> +#define CS_NUM_SHIFT         24
>> >> >> +#define ENABLE_PREFETCH              7
>> >> >> +#define DMA_MPU_MODE         2
>> >> >> +#endif
>> >> >> +
>> >> >>  static struct resource       gpmc_mem_root;
>> >> >>  static struct resource       gpmc_cs_mem[GPMC_CS_NUM];
>> >> >>  static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(gpmc_mem_lock);
>> >> >> @@ -383,6 +389,99 @@ void gpmc_cs_free(int cs)
>> >> >>  }
>> >> >>  EXPORT_SYMBOL(gpmc_cs_free);
>> >> >>
>> >> >> +#ifdef CONFIG_MTD_NAND_OMAP_PREFETCH
>> >> >> +/**
>> >> >> + * gpmc_prefetch_init - configures default configuration for prefetch
>> engine
>> >> >> + */
>> >> >> +static void gpmc_prefetch_init(void)
>> >> >> +{
>> >> >> +     /* Setting the default threshold to 64 */
>> >> >> +     gpmc_write_reg(GPMC_PREFETCH_CONTROL, 0x0);
>> >> >> +     gpmc_write_reg(GPMC_PREFETCH_CONFIG1, 0x40  << 8);
>> >> >> +     gpmc_write_reg(GPMC_PREFETCH_CONFIG2, 0x0);
>> >> >> +}
>> >> >
>> >> > Why would you want to have NAND specific init code int gpmc.c?
>> >> >
>> >> > The purpose if gpmc.c is to provide access to configuring the
>> >> > General Purpose Memory Controller (GPMC). You should just provide
>> >> > functions in gpmc.c for the platform init code to use, and then
>> >> > the drivers can stay platform independent.
>> >>
>> >> In my understanding, this 'prefetch' engine is part of GPMC itself, it is a
>> >> kind of feature provided by GPMC which can be utilized by NAND driver.
>> >> So, to me, it makes sens to get initialized prefetch by GPMC itself so that
>> >> NAND driver can use it.
>> >
>> > But it should not have a dependency to NAND.
>>
>> This engine, in GPMC, is dedicated for NAND devices only.
>>
>> >
>> >> Another reason was that all read / write to GPMC register are done by
>> >> functions 'gpmc_read_reg' / 'gpmc_write_reg', which have been made
>> >> 'static' in nature.
>> >
>> > That's why you need to provide a generic function in gpmc.c to enable
>> > prefetch that the platform code for any driver can use.
>>
>> Exactly, and whenever a platform code uses gpmc init call, gpmc initializes
>> this engine too. Since prefetch engine is the part of GPMC, IMHOP, it should
>> get initialized as part of GPMC initialization.
>
> No, the driver needing it should initialize it. There should not be any
> ifdefs needed in the gpmc.c for that.

Are you suggesting to move gpmc prefetch specific code to 'drivers/mtd/nand/omap2.c'?
This can be done but then, we will be accessing gpmc registers outside gpmc.c. Is that ok?

>
>> And then there are prefetch start, stop and status functions calls have been
>> provided to be used by NAND driver.
>
> These should really be done in the platform init code for the NAND driver.
> The NAND driver really should be generic, not omap specific.

Are you talking about different omap versions or omap itself, I am bit confused. This NAND driver is 
omap specific only.

-Vimal

> Tony
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