linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v8 3/5] mtd: Add support for HyperBus memory devices

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Message-ID: <54c7ff30-ca8b-cf75-3914-cd5cad33c323@ti.com>
Date:   Fri, 12 Jul 2019 10:22:38 +0530
From:   Vignesh Raghavendra <vigneshr@...com>
To:     Sergei Shtylyov <sergei.shtylyov@...entembedded.com>,
        Boris Brezillon <bbrezillon@...nel.org>,
        Marek Vasut <marek.vasut@...il.com>,
        Richard Weinberger <richard@....at>,
        Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>
CC:     <linux-mtd@...ts.infradead.org>,
        Miquel Raynal <miquel.raynal@...tlin.com>,
        <devicetree@...r.kernel.org>, Mason Yang <masonccyang@...c.com.tw>,
        <linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>,
        <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Tokunori Ikegami <ikegami.t@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v8 3/5] mtd: Add support for HyperBus memory devices



On 12/07/19 12:56 AM, Sergei Shtylyov wrote:
> Hello!
> 
> On 06/25/2019 10:57 AM, Vignesh Raghavendra 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 with respect to bits per clock
>> cycle. But HyperBus operates at >166MHz frequencies.
>> HyperRAM provides direct random read/write access to flash memory
>> array.
>>
>> But, HyperBus memory controllers seem to abstract implementation details
>> and expose a simple MMIO interface to access connected flash.
>>
>> Add support for registering HyperFlash devices with MTD framework. MTD
>> maps framework along with CFI chip support framework are used to support
>> communicating with flash.
>>
>> Framework is modelled along the lines of spi-nor framework. HyperBus
>> memory controller (HBMC) drivers calls hyperbus_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.
>>
>> Some HBMC masters need calibration/training sequence[3] to be carried
>> out, in order for DLL inside the controller to lock, by reading a known
>> string/pattern. This is done by repeatedly reading CFI Query
>> Identification String. Calibration needs to be done before trying to detect
>> flash as part of CFI flash probe.
>>
>> HyperRAM is not supported at the moment.
>>
>> HyperBus specification can be found at[1]
>> HyperFlash datasheet can be found at[2]
>>
>> [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
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Vignesh Raghavendra <vigneshr@...com>
> [...]
> 
>> diff --git a/drivers/mtd/hyperbus/hyperbus-core.c b/drivers/mtd/hyperbus/hyperbus-core.c
>> new file mode 100644
>> index 000000000000..63a9e64895bc
>> --- /dev/null
>> +++ b/drivers/mtd/hyperbus/hyperbus-core.c
>> @@ -0,0 +1,154 @@
> [...]
>> +int hyperbus_register_device(struct hyperbus_device *hbdev)
>> +{
> [...]
>> +	map->name = dev_name(dev);
>> +	map->bankwidth = 2;
> 
>    I think this should really be 1, judging on the comment to that field (and on
> Cogent's own RPC-IF HF driver).
> 

I agree this setting is a bit confusing because DDR nature. What we have
with HyperFlash in DDR mode is equivalent to 16bit flash on a 8bit bus
and kind of equal to 2 bus cycles (in this case clock edges), therefore
bandwidth would turn out to be 2. Otherwise cfi_build_cmd() would
generate wrong addresses and simple map implmention of read/writes would
use wrong accessors.
Only way I see map->bankwidth = 1 working is if HF is used in SDR mode.
So is Cogent's HF in SDR mode? I thought HyperFlash is DDR only but I
may be wrong.

>> +	map->device_node = np;
> 
> [...]
> 
> MBR, Sergei
> 

-- 
Regards
Vignesh