linux-kernel - [PATCH 39/42] PCI: aardvark: Add comments for OB_WIN_ENABLE and ADDR_WIN

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Date:   Thu,  6 May 2021 17:31:50 +0200
From:   Pali Rohár <pali@...nel.org>
To:     Lorenzo Pieralisi <lorenzo.pieralisi@....com>,
        Thomas Petazzoni <thomas.petazzoni@...tlin.com>,
        Rob Herring <robh@...nel.org>,
        Bjorn Helgaas <bhelgaas@...gle.com>
Cc:     Russell King <rmk+kernel@...linux.org.uk>,
        Marek Behún <kabel@...nel.org>,
        Remi Pommarel <repk@...plefau.lt>, Xogium <contact@...ium.me>,
        Tomasz Maciej Nowak <tmn505@...il.com>,
        Marc Zyngier <maz@...nel.org>, linux-pci@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH 39/42] PCI: aardvark: Add comments for OB_WIN_ENABLE and ADDR_WIN_DISABLE

Add a comment with explanation of these two bits. These comments are taken
from U-Boot 2020.10 PCI aardvark driver.

Signed-off-by: Pali Rohár <pali@...nel.org>
Reviewed-by: Marek Behún <kabel@...nel.org>
---
 drivers/pci/controller/pci-aardvark.c | 15 ++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/pci/controller/pci-aardvark.c b/drivers/pci/controller/pci-aardvark.c
index 3c18e139b095..ac3ee48e69d7 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/controller/pci-aardvark.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/controller/pci-aardvark.c
@@ -428,11 +428,24 @@ static void advk_pcie_setup_hw(struct advk_pcie *pcie)
 	reg = PCIE_IRQ_ALL_MASK & (~PCIE_IRQ_ENABLE_INTS_MASK);
 	advk_writel(pcie, reg, HOST_CTRL_INT_MASK_REG);
 
+	/*
+	 * Enable AXI address window location generation:
+	 * When it is enabled, the default outbound window
+	 * configurations (Default User Field: 0xD0074CFC)
+	 * are used to transparent address translation for
+	 * the outbound transactions. Thus, PCIe address
+	 * windows are not required.
+	 */
 	reg = advk_readl(pcie, PCIE_CORE_CTRL2_REG);
 	reg |= PCIE_CORE_CTRL2_OB_WIN_ENABLE;
 	advk_writel(pcie, reg, PCIE_CORE_CTRL2_REG);
 
-	/* Bypass the address window mapping for PIO */
+	/*
+	 * Bypass the address window mapping for PIO:
+	 * Since PIO access already contains all required
+	 * info over AXI interface by PIO registers, the
+	 * address window is not required.
+	 */
 	reg = advk_readl(pcie, PIO_CTRL);
 	reg |= PIO_CTRL_ADDR_WIN_DISABLE;
 	advk_writel(pcie, reg, PIO_CTRL);
-- 
2.20.1