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Date:   Tue, 29 May 2018 11:54:30 -0700
From:   Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...radead.org>
To:     Oleksandr Shamray <oleksandrs@...lanox.com>,
        gregkh@...uxfoundation.org, arnd@...db.de
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
        devicetree@...r.kernel.org, openbmc@...ts.ozlabs.org,
        joel@....id.au, jiri@...nulli.us, tklauser@...tanz.ch,
        linux-serial@...r.kernel.org, vadimp@...lanox.com,
        system-sw-low-level@...lanox.com, robh+dt@...nel.org,
        openocd-devel-owner@...ts.sourceforge.net,
        linux-api@...r.kernel.org, davem@...emloft.net, mchehab@...nel.org
Subject: Re: [patch v25 4/4] Documentation: jtag: Add ABI documentation

On 05/29/2018 07:53 AM, Oleksandr Shamray wrote:
> Added document that describe the ABI for JTAG class drivrer

Sorry, there are still a few typos.  Please see below.

> ---
>  Documentation/ABI/testing/gpio-cdev |    1 -
>  Documentation/ABI/testing/jtag-dev  |   23 +++++++
>  Documentation/jtag/overview         |   27 +++++++++
>  Documentation/jtag/transactions     |  109 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  MAINTAINERS                         |    1 +
>  5 files changed, 160 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)
>  create mode 100644 Documentation/ABI/testing/jtag-dev
>  create mode 100644 Documentation/jtag/overview
>  create mode 100644 Documentation/jtag/transactions
> 

> diff --git a/Documentation/jtag/overview b/Documentation/jtag/overview
> new file mode 100644
> index 0000000..f179095
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/Documentation/jtag/overview
> @@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
> +Linux kernel JTAG support
> +=========================
> +
> +JTAG is an industry standard for verifying hardware.JTAG provides access to

needs space:
                                              hardware. JTAG provides

> +many logic signals of a complex integrated circuit, including the device pins.
> +
> +A JTAG interface is a special interface added to a chip.
> +Depending on the version of JTAG, two, four, or five pins are added.
> +
> +The connector pins are:
> +	TDI (Test Data In)
> +	TDO (Test Data Out)
> +	TCK (Test Clock)
> +	TMS (Test Mode Select)
> +	TRST (Test Reset) optional
> +
> +JTAG interface is designed to have two parts - basic core driver and
> +hardware specific driver. The basic driver introduces a general interface
> +which is not dependent of specific hardware. It provides communication
> +between user space and hardware specific driver.
> +Each JTAG device is represented as a char device from (jtag0, jtag1, ...).
> +Access to a JTAG device is performed through IOCTL calls.
> +
> +Call flow example:
> +User: open  -> /dev/jatgX
> +User: ioctl -> /dev/jtagX -> JTAG core driver -> JTAG hardware specific driver
> +User: close -> /dev/jatgX

> diff --git a/Documentation/jtag/transactions b/Documentation/jtag/transactions
> new file mode 100644
> index 0000000..c5176a7
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/Documentation/jtag/transactions
> @@ -0,0 +1,109 @@
> +The JTAG API
> +=============
> +
> +JTAG master devices can be accessed through a character misc-device.
> +Each JTAG master interface can be accessed by using /dev/jtagN.
> +
> +JTAG system calls set:
> +- SIR (Scan Instruction Register, IEEE 1149.1 Instruction Register scan);
> +- SDR (Scan Data Register, IEEE 1149.1 Data Register scan);
> +- RUNTEST (Forces the IEEE 1149.1 bus to a run state for a specified
> +number of clocks.
> +
> +open(), close()
> +-------
> +open() opens JTAG device.
> +
> +Open/Close  device:
> +- jtag_fd = open("/dev/jtag0", O_RDWR);
> +- close(jtag_fd);
> +
> +ioctl()
> +-------
> +All access operations to JTAG devices are erformed through ioctl interface.

                                             performed

> +The IOCTL interface supports these requests:
> +	JTAG_IOCRUNTEST - Force JTAG state machine to RUN_TEST/IDLE state
> +	JTAG_SIOCFREQ - Set JTAG TCK frequency
> +	JTAG_GIOCFREQ - Get JTAG TCK frequency
> +	JTAG_IOCXFER - send JTAG data Xfer
> +	JTAG_GIOCSTATUS - get current JTAG TAP status
> +	JTAG_SIOCMODE - set JTAG mode flags.



-- 
~Randy