Hi Greg, Please find my response inline. > -----Original Message----- > From: Greg KH <gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Tuesday, April 20, 2021 2:21 PM > To: Nava kishore Manne <navam@xxxxxxxxxx> > Cc: robh+dt@xxxxxxxxxx; Michal Simek <michals@xxxxxxxxxx>; Derek Kiernan > <dkiernan@xxxxxxxxxx>; Dragan Cvetic <draganc@xxxxxxxxxx>; > arnd@xxxxxxxx; Rajan Vaja <RAJANV@xxxxxxxxxx>; Jolly Shah > <JOLLYS@xxxxxxxxxx>; Tejas Patel <tejasp@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; Amit Sunil > Dhamne <amitsuni@xxxxxxxxxx>; devicetree@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; linux-arm- > kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; > chinnikishore369@xxxxxxxxx; git <git@xxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: Re: [PATCH 5/5] misc: zynqmp: Add afi config driver > > On Tue, Apr 20, 2021 at 01:41:53PM +0530, Nava kishore Manne wrote: > > This patch adds zynqmp afi config driver.This is useful for the > > configuration of the PS-PL interface on Zynq US+ MPSoC platform. > > > > Signed-off-by: Nava kishore Manne <nava.manne@xxxxxxxxxx> > > --- > > drivers/misc/Kconfig | 11 ++++++ > > drivers/misc/Makefile | 1 + > > drivers/misc/zynqmp-afi.c | 83 > > +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > 3 files changed, 95 insertions(+) > > create mode 100644 drivers/misc/zynqmp-afi.c > > > > diff --git a/drivers/misc/Kconfig b/drivers/misc/Kconfig index > > 877b43b3377d..d1ea1eeb3ac1 100644 > > --- a/drivers/misc/Kconfig > > +++ b/drivers/misc/Kconfig > > @@ -456,6 +456,17 @@ config ZYNQ_AFI > > between PS and PL, the AXI port data path should be configured > > with the proper Bus-width values > > > > +config ZYNQMP_AFI > > + tristate "Xilinx ZYNQMP AFI support" > > + help > > + ZynqMP AFI driver support for writing to the AFI registers for > > + configuring PS_PL Bus-width. Xilinx Zynq US+ MPSoC connect the > > + PS to the programmable logic (PL) through the AXI port. This AXI > > + port helps to establish the data path between the PS and PL. > > + In-order to establish the proper communication path between > > + PS and PL, the AXI port data path should be configured with > > + the proper Bus-width values > > + > > source "drivers/misc/c2port/Kconfig" > > source "drivers/misc/eeprom/Kconfig" > > source "drivers/misc/cb710/Kconfig" > > diff --git a/drivers/misc/Makefile b/drivers/misc/Makefile index > > e9b03843100f..54bd0edc511e 100644 > > --- a/drivers/misc/Makefile > > +++ b/drivers/misc/Makefile > > @@ -57,3 +57,4 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_UACCE) += uacce/ > > obj-$(CONFIG_XILINX_SDFEC) += xilinx_sdfec.o > > obj-$(CONFIG_HISI_HIKEY_USB) += hisi_hikey_usb.o > > obj-$(CONFIG_ZYNQ_AFI) += zynq-afi.o > > +obj-$(CONFIG_ZYNQMP_AFI) += zynqmp-afi.o > > diff --git a/drivers/misc/zynqmp-afi.c b/drivers/misc/zynqmp-afi.c new > > file mode 100644 index 000000000000..a318652576d2 > > --- /dev/null > > +++ b/drivers/misc/zynqmp-afi.c > > @@ -0,0 +1,83 @@ > > +// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 > > +/* > > + * Xilinx FPGA AFI bridge. > > + * Copyright (c) 2018-2021 Xilinx Inc. > > + */ > > + > > +#include <linux/err.h> > > +#include <linux/firmware/xlnx-zynqmp.h> #include <linux/io.h> > > +#include <linux/module.h> #include <linux/of.h> #include > > +<linux/platform_device.h> #include <linux/slab.h> > > + > > +/** > > + * struct zynqmp_afi_fpga - AFI register description > > + * @value: value to be written to the register > > + * @regid: Register id for the register to be written > > + */ > > +struct zynqmp_afi_fpga { > > + u32 value; > > + u32 regid; > > +}; > > + > > +static int zynqmp_afi_fpga_probe(struct platform_device *pdev) > > +{ > > + struct zynqmp_afi_fpga *zynqmp_afi_fpga; > > + struct device_node *np = pdev->dev.of_node; > > + int i, entries, ret; > > + u32 reg, val; > > + > > + zynqmp_afi_fpga = devm_kzalloc(&pdev->dev, > > + sizeof(*zynqmp_afi_fpga), GFP_KERNEL); > > + if (!zynqmp_afi_fpga) > > + return -ENOMEM; > > + platform_set_drvdata(pdev, zynqmp_afi_fpga); > > + > > + entries = of_property_count_u32_elems(np, "config-afi"); > > + if (!entries || (entries % 2)) { > > + dev_err(&pdev->dev, "Invalid number of registers\n"); > > + return -EINVAL; > > + } > > + > > + for (i = 0; i < entries / 2; i++) { > > + ret = of_property_read_u32_index(np, "config-afi", i * 2, > ®); > > + if (ret) { > > + dev_err(&pdev->dev, "failed to read register\n"); > > + return -EINVAL; > > + } > > + ret = of_property_read_u32_index(np, "config-afi", i * 2 + 1, > > + &val); > > + if (ret) { > > + dev_err(&pdev->dev, "failed to read value\n"); > > + return -EINVAL; > > + } > > + ret = zynqmp_pm_afi(reg, val); > > + if (ret < 0) { > > + dev_err(&pdev->dev, "AFI register write error %d\n", > > + ret); > > + return ret; > > + } > > + } > > + return 0; > > +} > > Again, why does this have to be in the kernel? All it does is make a > single call to the hardware based on some values read from the device > tree. Can't you do this from userspace? > For every PL design has its own PS-PL configuration. This driver will be used by the overlay framework for configuring the interface after programming the FPGA and before probing the drivers that are present in the PL. Regards, Navakishore.