linux-kernel - Re: [RFC PATCH 0/5] MTD: Add Initial Hyperbus support

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Message-ID: <20190219085212.355921e5@kernel.org>
Date:   Tue, 19 Feb 2019 08:52:24 +0100
From:   Boris Brezillon <boris.brezillon@...labora.com>
To:     Vignesh R <vigneshr@...com>
Cc:     David Woodhouse <dwmw2@...radead.org>,
        Brian Norris <computersforpeace@...il.com>,
        Marek Vasut <marek.vasut@...il.com>,
        Richard Weinberger <richard@....at>,
        Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>,
        Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>, <linux-mtd@...ts.infradead.org>,
        <devicetree@...r.kernel.org>, <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        <linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>,
        <tudor.ambarus@...rochip.com>, <nsekhar@...com>,
        Mason Yang <masonccyang@...c.com.tw>,
        Sergei Shtylyov <sergei.shtylyov@...entembedded.com>
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH 0/5] MTD: Add Initial Hyperbus support

+Sergei and Mason who recently worked on an HyperFlash controller.

On Tue, 19 Feb 2019 12:06:02 +0530
Vignesh R <vigneshr@...com> wrote:

> Cypress HyperBus is Low Signal Count, High Performance Double Data Rate Bus
> interface between a host system master and one or more slave interfaces.
> HyperBus is used to connect microprocessor, microcontroller, or ASIC
> devices with random access NOR flash memory(called HyperFlash) or
> self refresh DRAM(called HyperRAM).
> 
> Its a 8-bit data bus (DQ[7:0]) with  Read-Write Data Strobe (RWDS)
> signal and either Single-ended clock(3.0V parts) or Differential clock
> (1.8V parts). It uses ChipSelect lines to select b/w multiple slaves.
> At bus level, it follows a separate protocol described in HyperBus
> specification[1].
> 
> HyperFlash follows CFI AMD/Fujitsu Extended Command Set (0x0002) similar
> to that of existing parallel NORs. Since Hyperbus is x8 DDR bus,
> its equivalent to x16 parallel NOR flash wrt bits per clk. But Hyperbus
> operates at >166MHz frequencies.
> HyperRAM provides direct random read/write access to flash memory
> array.
> Framework is modelled along the lines of spi-nor framework. HyperBus
> memory controller(HBMC) drivers call hb_register_device() to register a
> single HyperFlash device. HyperFlash core parses MMIO access
> information from DT, sets up the map_info struct, probes CFI flash and
> registers it with MTD framework.
> 
> This is an early RFC, to know if its okay to use maps framework and existing
> CFI compliant flash support code to support Hyperflash
> Also would like input on different types of HBMC master IPs out there
> and their programming sequences.
> Would appreciate any testing/review.
> 
> Tested on modified TI AM654 EVM with Cypress Hyperflash S26KS512 by
> creating a UBIFS partition and writing and reading files to it.
> Stress tested by writing/reading 16MB flash repeatedly at different
> offsets using dd commmand.
> 
> HyperBus specification can be found at[1]
> HyperFlash datasheet can be found at[2]
> TI's HBMC controller details at[3]
> 
> [1] https://www.cypress.com/file/213356/download
> [2] https://www.cypress.com/file/213346/download
> [3] http://www.ti.com/lit/ug/spruid7b/spruid7b.pdf
>     Table 12-5741. HyperFlash Access Sequence
> 
> Vignesh R (5):
>   mtd: cfi_cmdset_0002: Add support for polling status register
>   dt-bindings: mtd: Add binding documentation for Hyperbus memory
>     devices
>   mtd: Add support for Hyperbus memory devices
>   dt-bindings: mtd: Add bindings for TI's AM654 Hyperbus memory
>     controller
>   mtd: hyperbus: Add driver for TI's Hyperbus memory controller
> 
>  .../bindings/mtd/cypress,hyperbus.txt         |   6 +
>  .../devicetree/bindings/mtd/ti,am654-hbmc.txt |  27 +++
>  MAINTAINERS                                   |   8 +
>  drivers/mtd/Kconfig                           |   2 +
>  drivers/mtd/Makefile                          |   1 +
>  drivers/mtd/chips/cfi_cmdset_0002.c           |  50 ++++++
>  drivers/mtd/hyperbus/Kconfig                  |  23 +++
>  drivers/mtd/hyperbus/Makefile                 |   4 +
>  drivers/mtd/hyperbus/core.c                   | 167 ++++++++++++++++++
>  drivers/mtd/hyperbus/hbmc_am654.c             | 105 +++++++++++
>  include/linux/mtd/cfi.h                       |   5 +
>  include/linux/mtd/hyperbus.h                  |  73 ++++++++
>  12 files changed, 471 insertions(+)
>  create mode 100644 Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mtd/cypress,hyperbus.txt
>  create mode 100644 Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mtd/ti,am654-hbmc.txt
>  create mode 100644 drivers/mtd/hyperbus/Kconfig
>  create mode 100644 drivers/mtd/hyperbus/Makefile
>  create mode 100644 drivers/mtd/hyperbus/core.c
>  create mode 100644 drivers/mtd/hyperbus/hbmc_am654.c
>  create mode 100644 include/linux/mtd/hyperbus.h
>