linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] arm64: dts: qcom: msm8998: Fixup uart3 gpio config for bluetooth

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Date:   Mon, 21 Oct 2019 13:51:27 -0700
From:   Matthias Kaehlcke <mka@...omium.org>
To:     Jeffrey Hugo <jeffrey.l.hugo@...il.com>
Cc:     Andy Gross <agross@...nel.org>,
        Bjorn Andersson <bjorn.andersson@...aro.org>,
        MSM <linux-arm-msm@...r.kernel.org>,
        lkml <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] arm64: dts: qcom: msm8998: Fixup uart3 gpio config
 for bluetooth

On Mon, Oct 21, 2019 at 02:28:46PM -0600, Jeffrey Hugo wrote:
> On Mon, Oct 21, 2019 at 1:58 PM Matthias Kaehlcke <mka@...omium.org> wrote:
> >
> > On Mon, Oct 21, 2019 at 09:19:21AM -0700, Jeffrey Hugo wrote:
> > > It turns out that the wcn3990 can float the gpio lines during bootup, etc
> > > which will result in the uart core thinking there is incoming data.  This
> > > results in the bluetooth stack getting garbage.  By applying a bias to
> > > match what wcn3990 would drive, the issue is corrected.
> > >
> > > Signed-off-by: Jeffrey Hugo <jeffrey.l.hugo@...il.com>
> > > ---
> > >
> > > v2:
> > > -split out pinctrl config by pin
> > >
> > >  .../boot/dts/qcom/msm8998-clamshell.dtsi      | 22 ++++++++++++++++
> > >  arch/arm64/boot/dts/qcom/msm8998-mtp.dtsi     | 22 ++++++++++++++++
> > >  arch/arm64/boot/dts/qcom/msm8998-pins.dtsi    | 25 ++++++++++++++++---
> > >  3 files changed, 65 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
> > >
> > > diff --git a/arch/arm64/boot/dts/qcom/msm8998-clamshell.dtsi b/arch/arm64/boot/dts/qcom/msm8998-clamshell.dtsi
> > > index 38a1c2ba5e83..8c9a3e0f3843 100644
> > > --- a/arch/arm64/boot/dts/qcom/msm8998-clamshell.dtsi
> > > +++ b/arch/arm64/boot/dts/qcom/msm8998-clamshell.dtsi
> > > @@ -37,6 +37,28 @@
> > >       };
> > >  };
> > >
> > > +&blsp1_uart3_on {
> > > +     rx {
> > > +             /delete-property/ bias-disable;
> > > +             /*
> > > +              * Configure a pull-up on 45 (RX). This is needed to
> > > +              * avoid garbage data when the TX pin of the Bluetooth
> > > +              * module is in tri-state (module powered off or not
> > > +              * driving the signal yet).
> > > +              */
> > > +             bias-pull-up;
> > > +     };
> > > +
> > > +     cts {
> > > +             /delete-property/ bias-disable;
> > > +             /*
> > > +              * Configure a pull-down on 47 (CTS) to match the pull
> > > +              * of the Bluetooth module.
> > > +              */
> > > +             bias-pull-down;
> > > +     };
> > > +};
> > > +
> > >  &qusb2phy {
> > >       status = "okay";
> > >
> > > diff --git a/arch/arm64/boot/dts/qcom/msm8998-mtp.dtsi b/arch/arm64/boot/dts/qcom/msm8998-mtp.dtsi
> > > index 8adb4969baec..74c14f50b0f6 100644
> > > --- a/arch/arm64/boot/dts/qcom/msm8998-mtp.dtsi
> > > +++ b/arch/arm64/boot/dts/qcom/msm8998-mtp.dtsi
> > > @@ -37,6 +37,28 @@
> > >       };
> > >  };
> > >
> > > +&blsp1_uart3_on {
> > > +     rx {
> > > +             /delete-property/ bias-disable;
> > > +             /*
> > > +              * Configure a pull-up on 45 (RX). This is needed to
> > > +              * avoid garbage data when the TX pin of the Bluetooth
> > > +              * module is in tri-state (module powered off or not
> > > +              * driving the signal yet).
> > > +              */
> > > +             bias-pull-up;
> > > +     };
> > > +
> > > +     cts {
> > > +             /delete-property/ bias-disable;
> > > +             /*
> > > +              * Configure a pull-down on 47 (CTS) to match the pull
> > > +              * of the Bluetooth module.
> > > +              */
> > > +             bias-pull-down;
> > > +     };
> > > +};
> > > +
> > >  &blsp2_uart1 {
> > >       status = "okay";
> > >  };
> > > diff --git a/arch/arm64/boot/dts/qcom/msm8998-pins.dtsi b/arch/arm64/boot/dts/qcom/msm8998-pins.dtsi
> > > index e32d3ab395ea..7c222cbf19d9 100644
> > > --- a/arch/arm64/boot/dts/qcom/msm8998-pins.dtsi
> > > +++ b/arch/arm64/boot/dts/qcom/msm8998-pins.dtsi
> > > @@ -77,13 +77,30 @@
> > >       };
> > >
> > >       blsp1_uart3_on: blsp1_uart3_on {
> > > -             mux {
> > > -                     pins = "gpio45", "gpio46", "gpio47", "gpio48";
> > > +             tx {
> > > +                     pins = "gpio45";
> > >                       function = "blsp_uart3_a";
> > > +                     drive-strength = <2>;
> >
> > Should the drive-strength really be configured in the .dtsi
> > of the SoC? I think of it as a board specific property, since it
> > depends on what is on the other end of the UART.
> 
> I'm mostly waiting to see what Bjorn would like, but I see some value
> in providing decent, sane defaults to work with to start.  The
> documentation I see indicates that the uart function isn't expected to
> exceed a 2mA sink/source drive.

Ok, if it's a requirement of the UART function it seems reasonable to
configure it as default.

> >
> > > +                     bias-disable;
> >
> > This seems reasonable since the SoC drives the TX pin.
> >
> > >               };
> > >
> > > -             config {
> > > -                     pins = "gpio45", "gpio46", "gpio47", "gpio48";
> > > +             rx {
> > > +                     pins = "gpio46";
> > > +                     function = "blsp_uart3_a";
> > > +                     drive-strength = <2>;
> >
> > 'drive-strength' shouldn't be needed for an input pin
> 
> The hardware always configures a drive strength, its also indicates
> how much the SoC is willing to sink.

Thanks, I wasn't aware that the drive-strength also applies to the sink.