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Date: Fri, 15 May 2015 15:35:46 +0200
From: Eric Auger <eric.auger@...aro.org>
To: Alex Williamson <alex.williamson@...hat.com>
CC: eric.auger@...com, christoffer.dall@...aro.org,
linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, kvmarm@...ts.cs.columbia.edu,
kvm@...r.kernel.org, b.reynal@...tualopensystems.com,
linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, patches@...aro.org, agraf@...e.de,
Bharat.Bhushan@...escale.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 5/5] VFIO: platform: VFIO platform Calxeda xgmac reset
module
On 05/14/2015 05:14 PM, Alex Williamson wrote:
> On Thu, 2015-05-14 at 11:06 +0200, Eric Auger wrote:
>> Alex,
>> On 05/13/2015 08:33 PM, Alex Williamson wrote:
>>> On Thu, 2015-05-07 at 16:27 +0200, Eric Auger wrote:
>>>> This patch introduces a module that registers and implements a basic
>>>> reset function for the Calxeda xgmac device. This latter basically disables
>>>> interrupts and stops DMA transfers.
>>>>
>>>> The reset function code is inherited from the native calxeda xgmac driver.
>>>>
>>>> Signed-off-by: Eric Auger <eric.auger@...aro.org>
>>>> ---
>>>> drivers/vfio/platform/Kconfig | 2 +
>>>> drivers/vfio/platform/Makefile | 2 +
>>>> drivers/vfio/platform/reset/Kconfig | 7 ++
>>>> drivers/vfio/platform/reset/Makefile | 5 +
>>>> .../platform/reset/vfio_platform_calxedaxgmac.c | 121 +++++++++++++++++++++
>>>> 5 files changed, 137 insertions(+)
>>>> create mode 100644 drivers/vfio/platform/reset/Kconfig
>>>> create mode 100644 drivers/vfio/platform/reset/Makefile
>>>> create mode 100644 drivers/vfio/platform/reset/vfio_platform_calxedaxgmac.c
>>>>
>>>> diff --git a/drivers/vfio/platform/Kconfig b/drivers/vfio/platform/Kconfig
>>>> index 9a4403e..1df7477 100644
>>>> --- a/drivers/vfio/platform/Kconfig
>>>> +++ b/drivers/vfio/platform/Kconfig
>>>> @@ -18,3 +18,5 @@ config VFIO_AMBA
>>>> framework.
>>>>
>>>> If you don't know what to do here, say N.
>>>> +
>>>> +source "drivers/vfio/platform/reset/Kconfig"
>>>> diff --git a/drivers/vfio/platform/Makefile b/drivers/vfio/platform/Makefile
>>>> index 81de144..9ce8afe 100644
>>>> --- a/drivers/vfio/platform/Makefile
>>>> +++ b/drivers/vfio/platform/Makefile
>>>> @@ -2,7 +2,9 @@
>>>> vfio-platform-y := vfio_platform.o vfio_platform_common.o vfio_platform_irq.o
>>>>
>>>> obj-$(CONFIG_VFIO_PLATFORM) += vfio-platform.o
>>>> +obj-$(CONFIG_VFIO_PLATFORM) += reset/
>>>>
>>>> vfio-amba-y := vfio_amba.o
>>>>
>>>> obj-$(CONFIG_VFIO_AMBA) += vfio-amba.o
>>>> +obj-$(CONFIG_VFIO_AMBA) += reset/
>>>> diff --git a/drivers/vfio/platform/reset/Kconfig b/drivers/vfio/platform/reset/Kconfig
>>>> new file mode 100644
>>>> index 0000000..746b96b
>>>> --- /dev/null
>>>> +++ b/drivers/vfio/platform/reset/Kconfig
>>>> @@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
>>>> +config VFIO_PLATFORM_CALXEDAXGMAC_RESET
>>>> + tristate "VFIO support for calxeda xgmac reset"
>>>> + depends on VFIO_PLATFORM
>>>> + help
>>>> + Enables the VFIO platform driver to handle reset for Calxeda xgmac
>>>> +
>>>> + If you don't know what to do here, say N.
>>>> diff --git a/drivers/vfio/platform/reset/Makefile b/drivers/vfio/platform/reset/Makefile
>>>> new file mode 100644
>>>> index 0000000..2a486af
>>>> --- /dev/null
>>>> +++ b/drivers/vfio/platform/reset/Makefile
>>>> @@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
>>>> +vfio-platform-calxedaxgmac-y := vfio_platform_calxedaxgmac.o
>>>> +
>>>> +ccflags-y += -Idrivers/vfio/platform
>>>> +
>>>> +obj-$(CONFIG_VFIO_PLATFORM_CALXEDAXGMAC_RESET) += vfio-platform-calxedaxgmac.o
>>>> diff --git a/drivers/vfio/platform/reset/vfio_platform_calxedaxgmac.c b/drivers/vfio/platform/reset/vfio_platform_calxedaxgmac.c
>>>> new file mode 100644
>>>> index 0000000..3c6e428
>>>> --- /dev/null
>>>> +++ b/drivers/vfio/platform/reset/vfio_platform_calxedaxgmac.c
>>>> @@ -0,0 +1,121 @@
>>>> +/*
>>>> + * VFIO platform driver specialized for Calxeda xgmac reset
>>>> + * reset code is inherited from calxeda xgmac native driver
>>>> + *
>>>> + * Copyright 2010-2011 Calxeda, Inc.
>>>> + * Copyright (c) 2015 Linaro Ltd.
>>>> + * www.linaro.org
>>>> + *
>>>> + * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
>>>> + * under the terms and conditions of the GNU General Public License,
>>>> + * version 2, as published by the Free Software Foundation.
>>>> + *
>>>> + * This program is distributed in the hope it will be useful, but WITHOUT
>>>> + * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
>>>> + * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for
>>>> + * more details.
>>>> + *
>>>> + * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
>>>> + * this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
>>>> + */
>>>> +
>>>> +#include <linux/module.h>
>>>> +#include <linux/kernel.h>
>>>> +#include <linux/init.h>
>>>> +#include <linux/io.h>
>>>> +
>>>> +#include "vfio_platform_private.h"
>>>> +
>>>> +#define DRIVER_VERSION "0.1"
>>>> +#define DRIVER_AUTHOR "Eric Auger <eric.auger@...aro.org>"
>>>> +#define DRIVER_DESC "Reset support for Calxeda xgmac vfio platform device"
>>>> +
>>>> +#define CALXEDAXGMAC_COMPAT "calxeda,hb-xgmac"
>>>> +
>>>> +/* XGMAC Register definitions */
>>>> +#define XGMAC_CONTROL 0x00000000 /* MAC Configuration */
>>>> +
>>>> +/* DMA Control and Status Registers */
>>>> +#define XGMAC_DMA_CONTROL 0x00000f18 /* Ctrl (Operational Mode) */
>>>> +#define XGMAC_DMA_INTR_ENA 0x00000f1c /* Interrupt Enable */
>>>> +
>>>> +/* DMA Control registe defines */
>>>> +#define DMA_CONTROL_ST 0x00002000 /* Start/Stop Transmission */
>>>> +#define DMA_CONTROL_SR 0x00000002 /* Start/Stop Receive */
>>>> +
>>>> +/* Common MAC defines */
>>>> +#define MAC_ENABLE_TX 0x00000008 /* Transmitter Enable */
>>>> +#define MAC_ENABLE_RX 0x00000004 /* Receiver Enable */
>>>> +
>>>> +static inline void xgmac_mac_disable(void __iomem *ioaddr)
>>>> +{
>>>> + u32 value = readl(ioaddr + XGMAC_DMA_CONTROL);
>>>> +
>>>> + value &= ~(DMA_CONTROL_ST | DMA_CONTROL_SR);
>>>> + writel(value, ioaddr + XGMAC_DMA_CONTROL);
>>>> +
>>>> + value = readl(ioaddr + XGMAC_CONTROL);
>>>> + value &= ~(MAC_ENABLE_TX | MAC_ENABLE_RX);
>>>> + writel(value, ioaddr + XGMAC_CONTROL);
>>>> +}
>>>> +
>>>> +int vfio_platform_calxedaxgmac_reset(struct vfio_platform_device *vdev)
>>>> +{
>>>> + struct vfio_platform_region reg = vdev->regions[0];
>>>> +
>>>> + if (!reg.ioaddr) {
>>>> + reg.ioaddr =
>>>> + ioremap_nocache(reg.addr, reg.size);
>>>> + if (!reg.ioaddr)
>>>> + return -ENOMEM;
>>>> + }
>>>> +
>>>> + /* disable IRQ */
>>>> + writel(0, reg.ioaddr + XGMAC_DMA_INTR_ENA);
>>>> +
>>>> + /* Disable the MAC core */
>>>> + xgmac_mac_disable(reg.ioaddr);
>>>> +
>>>> + return 0;
>>>> +}
>>>> +EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(vfio_platform_calxedaxgmac_reset);
>>>> +
>>>> +static int __init vfio_platform_calxedaxgmac_init(void)
>>>> +{
>>>> + int (*register_reset)(char *, struct module *,
>>>> + vfio_platform_reset_fn_t);
>>>> + int ret;
>>>> +
>>>> + register_reset = symbol_get(vfio_platform_register_reset);
>>>> + if (!register_reset)
>>>> + return -EINVAL;
>>>> +
>>>> + ret = register_reset(CALXEDAXGMAC_COMPAT, THIS_MODULE,
>>>> + vfio_platform_calxedaxgmac_reset);
>>>> +
>>>> + symbol_put(vfio_platform_register_reset);
>>>> +
>>>> + return ret;
>>>> +}
>>>> +
>>>> +static void __exit vfio_platform_calxedaxgmac_exit(void)
>>>> +{
>>>> + int (*unregister_reset)(char *);
>>>> + int ret;
>>>> +
>>>> + unregister_reset = symbol_get(vfio_platform_unregister_reset);
>>>
>>> Shouldn't we have gotten the symbol during the module init so that this
>>> cannot fail?
>> yes makes sense
>>>
>>>> + if (!unregister_reset)
>>>> + return;
>>>> +
>>>> + ret = unregister_reset(CALXEDAXGMAC_COMPAT);
>>>
>>> unregister_reset() should just return void
>> ok
>>>
>>>> +
>>>> + symbol_put(vfio_platform_unregister_reset);
>>>> +}
>>>> +
>>>> +module_init(vfio_platform_calxedaxgmac_init);
>>>> +module_exit(vfio_platform_calxedaxgmac_exit);
>>>> +
>>>> +MODULE_VERSION(DRIVER_VERSION);
>>>> +MODULE_LICENSE("GPL v2");
>>>> +MODULE_AUTHOR(DRIVER_AUTHOR);
>>>> +MODULE_DESCRIPTION(DRIVER_DESC);
>>>
>>>
>>> So a user needs to manually load this module to get a working reset for
>>> this device? That's never going to happen.
>> The reset module is devised to be in-kernel or external. There is always
>> the choice to include all reset modules as soon as vfio-platform /amba
>> is chosen. What would be your preferred approach then? Do you consider
>> this approach using separate reset modules is not sensible? Do you think
>> we should put everything in the vfio-platform driver?
>
> I respect your attempt to keep the code slim and modular by making the
> reset functionality loadable, but we can't expect users to figure out
> what module they need to load to make their device work. It needs to be
> automatic. One way we could achieve that and still keep your premise of
> loadable reset modules would be a lookup table in vfio-platform to
> translate a device compatibility ID to a reset module name. We could
> then do a request_module() to auto-load the reset module if one exists.
> Maybe the ID table could even live in the reset driver, much like PCI
> IDs live in those drivers. We also have the complication that there's
> no direct module dependency for the reset module(s), so they would need
> to be explicitly listed to install them into an initramfs.
>
> If we take that approach, we're quickly building infrastructure that
> gets more bloated than a few reset functions buried directly into
> vfio-platform. Then we may wonder how many reset functions are we
> reasonably going to get. If you don't have more than a couple in mind,
> maybe we should just embed them into vfio-platform and worry about
> creating something more dynamic when the need presents itself. Thanks,
Hi Alex,
I will explore the approach you described above, based on
request_module(). Logically the number of reset functions should grow
rapidly as vfio-platform drivers get used.
Thanks for exchanging on this!
Best Regards
Eric
>
> Alex
>
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