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Message-ID: <fe733f54-0a3f-4b01-a7e3-44608c2b02cf@quicinc.com>
Date: Fri, 21 Jun 2024 09:12:42 +0800
From: Tengfei Fan <quic_tengfan@...cinc.com>
To: Caleb Connolly <caleb.connolly@...aro.org>, <andersson@...nel.org>,
<konrad.dybcio@...aro.org>, <robh@...nel.org>, <krzk+dt@...nel.org>,
<conor+dt@...nel.org>, <dmitry.baryshkov@...aro.org>
CC: <linux-arm-msm@...r.kernel.org>, <devicetree@...r.kernel.org>,
<linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, <kernel@...cinc.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v10 2/4] arm64: dts: qcom: qcs8550: introduce qcs8550 dtsi
On 6/20/2024 9:49 PM, Caleb Connolly wrote:
>
>
> On 20/06/2024 15:40, Tengfei Fan wrote:
>>
>>
>> On 6/18/2024 6:06 PM, Caleb Connolly wrote:
>>> HI Tengfei,
>>>
>>> On 18/06/2024 09:22, Tengfei Fan wrote:
>>>> QCS8550 is derived from SM8550. The difference between SM8550 and
>>>> QCS8550 is QCS8550 doesn't have modem RF system. QCS8550 is mainly used
>>>> in IoT products.
>>>> QCS8550 firmware has different memory map compared to SM8550.
>>>> The memory map will be runtime added through bootloader.
>>>> There are 3 types of reserved memory regions here:
>>>> 1. Firmware related regions which aren't shared with kernel.
>>>> The device tree source in kernel doesn't need to have node to
>>>> indicate
>>>> the firmware related reserved information. Bootloader converys the
>>>> information by updating devicetree at runtime.
>>>> This will be described as: UEFI saves the physical address of the
>>>> UEFI System Table to dts file's chosen node. Kernel read this table and
>>>> add reserved memory regions to efi config table. Current reserved
>>>> memory
>>>> region may have reserved region which was not yet used, release note of
>>>> the firmware have such kind of information.
>>>> 2. Firmware related memory regions which are shared with Kernel
>>>> The device tree source in the kernel needs to include nodes that
>>>> indicate fimware-related shared information. A label name is suggested
>>>> because this type of shared information needs to be referenced by
>>>> specific drivers for handling purposes.
>>>> Unlike previous platforms, QCS8550 boots using EFI and describes
>>>> most reserved regions in the ESRT memory map. As a result, reserved
>>>> memory regions which aren't relevant to the kernel(like the hypervisor
>>>> region) don't need to be described in DT.
>>>> 3. Remoteproc regions.
>>>> Remoteproc regions will be reserved and then assigned to subsystem
>>>> firmware later.
>>>> Here is a reserved memory map for this platform:
>>>> 0x80000000 +-------------------+
>>>> | |
>>>> | Firmware Related |
>>>> | |
>>>> 0x8a800000 +-------------------+
>>>> | |
>>>> | Remoteproc Region |
>>>> | |
>>>> 0xa7000000 +-------------------+
>>>> | |
>>>> | Kernel Available |
>>>> | |
>>>> 0xd4d00000 +-------------------+
>>>> | |
>>>> | Firmware Related |
>>>> | |
>>>> 0x100000000 +-------------------+
>>>>
>>>> Reviewed-by: Dmitry Baryshkov <dmitry.baryshkov@...aro.org>
>>>> Signed-off-by: Tengfei Fan <quic_tengfan@...cinc.com>
>>>> ---
>>>> arch/arm64/boot/dts/qcom/qcs8550.dtsi | 162
>>>> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>>>> 1 file changed, 162 insertions(+)
>>>> create mode 100644 arch/arm64/boot/dts/qcom/qcs8550.dtsi
>>>>
>>>> diff --git a/arch/arm64/boot/dts/qcom/qcs8550.dtsi
>>>> b/arch/arm64/boot/dts/qcom/qcs8550.dtsi
>>>> new file mode 100644
>>>> index 000000000000..07b314834d88
>>>> --- /dev/null
>>>> +++ b/arch/arm64/boot/dts/qcom/qcs8550.dtsi
>>>> @@ -0,0 +1,162 @@
>>>> +// SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
>>>> +/*
>>>> + * Copyright (c) 2023-2024, Qualcomm Innovation Center, Inc. All
>>>> rights reserved.
>>>> + */
>>>> +
>>>> +#include "sm8550.dtsi"
>>>> +
>>>> +/delete-node/ &reserved_memory;
>>>> +
>>>> +/ {
>>>> + reserved_memory: reserved-memory {
>>>> + #address-cells = <2>;
>>>> + #size-cells = <2>;
>>>> + ranges;
>>>> +
>>>> +
>>>> + /* These are 3 types of reserved memory regions here:
>>>> + * 1. Firmware related regions which aren't shared with
>>>> kernel.
>>>> + * The device tree source in kernel doesn't need to
>>>> have node to
>>>> + * indicate the firmware related reserved information.
>>>> Bootloader
>>>> + * conveys the information by updating devicetree at runtime.
>>>> + * This will be described as: UEFI saves the physical
>>>> address of
>>>> + * the UEFI System Table to dts file's chosen node. Kernel
>>>> read this
>>>> + * table and add reserved memory regions to efi config
>>>> table. Current
>>>> + * reserved memory region may have reserved region which
>>>> was not yet
>>>> + * used, release note of the firmware have such kind of
>>>> information.
>>>
>>> This is a lot of implementation detail about UEFI, I'd imagine that
>>> anyone curious can go read the relevant docs instead. It's a lot of
>>> words just to say "Firmware regions which the kernel doesn't need to
>>> know about which are not included in the EFI provided memory map."
>>
>>
>> The following update will be applied to this point:
>>
>> 1. Firmware related regions which aren't shared with kernel.
>> Firmware regions which the kernel doesn't need to know about
>> which are not included in the EFI provided memory map.
>>
>>
>>>> + * 2. Firmware related memory regions which are shared with
>>>> Kernel
>>>> + * The device tree source in the kernel needs to
>>>> include nodes
>>>> + * that indicate fimware-related shared information. A
>>>> label name
>>>> + * is suggested because this type of shared information
>>>> needs to
>>>> + * be referenced by specific drivers for handling purposes.
>>>
>>> "Firmware regions the kernel DOES need to know about, which are
>>> described in the reserved-memory node".
>>
>> The following update will be applied to this point:
>>
>> 2. Firmware related memory regions which are shared with Kernel
>>
>> Firmware regions the kernel does need to know about, which are
>> described in the reserved-memory node.
>>
>>>> + * Unlike previous platforms, QCS8550 boots using EFI
>>>> and describes
>>>> + * most reserved regions in the ESRT memory map. As a
>>>> result, reserved
>>>> + * memory regions which aren't relevant to the kernel(like
>>>> the hypervisor
>>>> + ( region) don't need to be described in DT.
>>>
>>> These would fall under (1) "firmware the kernel doesn't need to know
>>> about"
>>
>> This will be removed from its current position.
>>
>>>> + * 3. Remoteproc regions.
>>>> + * Remoteproc regions will be reserved and then
>>>> assigned to
>>>> + * subsystem firmware later.
>>>
>>> How do these differ from those described in (2)?
>>
>> This point will do the following update:
>>
>> 3. Remoteproc regions
>>
>> Remoteproc regions will be reserved and then assigned to subsystem
>> firmware later.
>>
>> Remoteproc regions can be loaded either in a fixed form or in a
>> relocatable form, depending on the platform.
>>
>>>
>>> I think this comment is trying to describe too much at once. You're
>>> trying to describe what the different types of reserved memory are,
>>> how the kernel learns about them, and how this differs from previous
>>> platforms all at once. I think you should tackle these points
>>> separately:
>>>
>>> First describe the types of reserved memory and how the kernel learns
>>> about them (my suggestions above). Then describe the differences with
>>> previous platforms (like the hypervisor example)
>>>
>>> Thanks and regards,
>>
>> Your previous suggestion will be incorporated here as follows:
>>
>> Unlike previous platforms, QCS8550 boots using EFI and describes most
>> reserved regions in the ESRT memory map. As a result, reserved memory
>> regions which aren't relevant to the kernel(like the hypervisor
>> region) don't need to be described in DT.
>>
>> Is it reasonable to place it here?
>
> Thanks great, thanks a lot :)
Thank you for reviewing this patch series in detail!
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>>>> + * Here is a reserved memory map for this platform:
>>>> + * 0x80000000 +-------------------+
>>>> + * | |
>>>> + * | Firmware Related |
>>>> + * | |
>>>> + * 0x8a800000 +-------------------+
>>>> + * | |
>>>> + * | Remoteproc Region |
>>>> + * | |
>>>> + * 0xa7000000 +-------------------+
>>>> + * | |
>>>> + * | Kernel Available |
>>>> + * | |
>>>> + * 0xd4d00000 +-------------------+
>>>> + * | |
>>>> + * | Firmware Related |
>>>> + * | |
>>>> + * 0x100000000 +-------------------+
>>>> + */
>>>> +
>>>> + aop_image_mem: aop-image-region@...00000 {
>>>> + reg = <0x0 0x81c00000 0x0 0x60000>;
>>>> + no-map;
>>>> + };
>>>> +
>>>> + aop_cmd_db_mem: aop-cmd-db-region@...60000 {
>>>> + compatible = "qcom,cmd-db";
>>>> + reg = <0x0 0x81c60000 0x0 0x20000>;
>>>> + no-map;
>>>> + };
>>>> +
>>>> + aop_config_mem: aop-config-region@...80000 {
>>>> + no-map;
>>>> + reg = <0x0 0x81c80000 0x0 0x20000>;
>>>> + };
>>>> +
>>>> + smem_mem: smem-region@...00000 {
>>>> + compatible = "qcom,smem";
>>>> + reg = <0x0 0x81d00000 0x0 0x200000>;
>>>> + hwlocks = <&tcsr_mutex 3>;
>>>> + no-map;
>>>> + };
>>>> +
>>>> + adsp_mhi_mem: adsp-mhi-region@...00000 {
>>>> + reg = <0x0 0x81f00000 0x0 0x20000>;
>>>> + no-map;
>>>> + };
>>>> +
>>>> + mpss_mem: mpss-region@...00000 {
>>>> + reg = <0x0 0x8a800000 0x0 0x10800000>;
>>>> + no-map;
>>>> + };
>>>> +
>>>> + q6_mpss_dtb_mem: q6-mpss-dtb-region@...00000 {
>>>> + reg = <0x0 0x9b000000 0x0 0x80000>;
>>>> + no-map;
>>>> + };
>>>> +
>>>> + ipa_fw_mem: ipa-fw-region@...80000 {
>>>> + reg = <0x0 0x9b080000 0x0 0x10000>;
>>>> + no-map;
>>>> + };
>>>> +
>>>> + ipa_gsi_mem: ipa-gsi-region@...90000 {
>>>> + reg = <0x0 0x9b090000 0x0 0xa000>;
>>>> + no-map;
>>>> + };
>>>> +
>>>> + gpu_micro_code_mem: gpu-micro-code-region@...9a000 {
>>>> + reg = <0x0 0x9b09a000 0x0 0x2000>;
>>>> + no-map;
>>>> + };
>>>> +
>>>> + spss_region_mem: spss-region@...00000 {
>>>> + reg = <0x0 0x9b100000 0x0 0x180000>;
>>>> + no-map;
>>>> + };
>>>> +
>>>> + spu_secure_shared_memory_mem:
>>>> spu-secure-shared-memory-region@...80000 {
>>>> + reg = <0x0 0x9b280000 0x0 0x80000>;
>>>> + no-map;
>>>> + };
>>>> +
>>>> + camera_mem: camera-region@...00000 {
>>>> + reg = <0x0 0x9b300000 0x0 0x800000>;
>>>> + no-map;
>>>> + };
>>>> +
>>>> + video_mem: video-region@...00000 {
>>>> + reg = <0x0 0x9bb00000 0x0 0x700000>;
>>>> + no-map;
>>>> + };
>>>> +
>>>> + cvp_mem: cvp-region@...00000 {
>>>> + reg = <0x0 0x9c200000 0x0 0x700000>;
>>>> + no-map;
>>>> + };
>>>> +
>>>> + cdsp_mem: cdsp-region@...00000 {
>>>> + reg = <0x0 0x9c900000 0x0 0x2000000>;
>>>> + no-map;
>>>> + };
>>>> +
>>>> + q6_cdsp_dtb_mem: q6-cdsp-dtb-region@...00000 {
>>>> + reg = <0x0 0x9e900000 0x0 0x80000>;
>>>> + no-map;
>>>> + };
>>>> +
>>>> + q6_adsp_dtb_mem: q6-adsp-dtb-region@...80000 {
>>>> + reg = <0x0 0x9e980000 0x0 0x80000>;
>>>> + no-map;
>>>> + };
>>>> +
>>>> + adspslpi_mem: adspslpi-region@...00000 {
>>>> + reg = <0x0 0x9ea00000 0x0 0x4080000>;
>>>> + no-map;
>>>> + };
>>>> +
>>>> + mpss_dsm_mem: mpss_dsm_region@...00000 {
>>>> + reg = <0x0 0xd4d00000 0x0 0x3300000>;
>>>> + no-map;
>>>> + };
>>>> + };
>>>> +};
>>>
>>
>
--
Thx and BRs,
Tengfei Fan
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