Re: [PATCH v3 5/6] dt-bindings: PCI: dwc: Add 'msg' register region

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On Mon, Mar 04, 2024 at 09:48:56PM +0300, Serge Semin wrote:
> On Fri, Mar 01, 2024 at 10:08:16AM -0600, Rob Herring wrote:
> > On Thu, Feb 29, 2024 at 02:26:34PM +0300, Serge Semin wrote:
> > > On Wed, Feb 28, 2024 at 06:39:36PM -0600, Rob Herring wrote:
> > > > On Wed, Feb 28, 2024 at 10:23 AM Frank Li <Frank.li@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > On Wed, Feb 28, 2024 at 10:03:46AM -0600, Rob Herring wrote:
> > > > > > On Wed, Feb 14, 2024 at 11:44:12AM +0530, Manivannan Sadhasivam wrote:
> > > > > > > On Fri, Feb 09, 2024 at 12:52:52PM +0300, Serge Semin wrote:
> > > > > > > > On Wed, Feb 07, 2024 at 11:02:02AM -0500, Frank Li wrote:
> > > > > > > > > On Wed, Feb 07, 2024 at 03:37:30PM +0300, Serge Semin wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > On Tue, Feb 06, 2024 at 05:47:26PM -0500, Frank Li wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > On Mon, Feb 05, 2024 at 02:13:37PM -0500, Frank Li wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > On Mon, Feb 05, 2024 at 06:30:48PM +0000, Rob Herring wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sat, Feb 03, 2024 at 01:44:31AM +0300, Serge Semin wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Fri, Feb 02, 2024 at 10:11:27AM -0500, Frank Li wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Add an outbound iATU-capable memory-region which will be used to send PCIe
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > message (such as PME_Turn_Off) to peripheral. So all platforms can use
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > common method to send out PME_Turn_Off message by using one outbound iATU.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Signed-off-by: Frank Li <Frank.Li@xxxxxxx>
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ---
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > >  Documentation/devicetree/bindings/pci/snps,dw-pcie.yaml | 4 ++++
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > >  1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/pci/snps,dw-pcie.yaml b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/pci/snps,dw-pcie.yaml
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > index 022055edbf9e6..25a5420a9ce1e 100644
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/pci/snps,dw-pcie.yaml
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/pci/snps,dw-pcie.yaml
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > @@ -101,6 +101,10 @@ properties:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > >              Outbound iATU-capable memory-region which will be used to access
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > >              the peripheral PCIe devices configuration space.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > >            const: config
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > +        - description:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > +            Outbound iATU-capable memory-region which will be used to send
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > +            PCIe message (such as PME_Turn_Off) to peripheral.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > +          const: msg
> > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > Note there is a good chance Rob won't like this change. AFAIR he
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > already expressed a concern regarding having the "config" reg-name
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > describing a memory space within the outbound iATU memory which is
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > normally defined by the "ranges" property. Adding a new reg-entry with
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > similar semantics I guess won't receive warm welcome.
> > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > I do think it is a bit questionable. Ideally, the driver could
> > > > > > > > > > > > > just configure this on its own. However, since we don't describe all of
> > > > > > > > > > > > > the CPU address space (that's input to the iATU) already, that's not
> > > > > > > > > > > > > going to be possible. I suppose we could fix that, but then config space
> > > > > > > > > > > > > would have to be handled differently too.
> > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > Sorry, I have not understand what your means. Do you means, you want
> > > > > > > > > > > > a "cpu-space", for example, 0x8000000 - 0x9000000 for all ATU.
> > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > Then allocated some space to 'config', 'io', 'memory' and this 'msg'.
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > @rob:
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > >     So far, I think "msg" is feasilbe solution. Or give me some little
> > > > > > > > > > > detail direction?
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > Found the Rob' note about the iATU-space chunks utilized in the reg
> > > > > > > > > > property:
> > > > > > > > > > https://lore.kernel.org/linux-pci/CAL_JsqLp7QVgxrAZkW=z38iB7SV5VeWH1O6s+DVCm9p338Czdw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx/
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > So basically Rob meant back then that
> > > > > > > > > > either originally we should have defined a new reg-name like "atu-out"
> > > > > > > > > > with the entire outbound iATU CPU-space specified and unpin the
> > > > > > > > > > regions like "config"/"ecam"/"msg"/etc from there in the driver
> > > > > > > > > > or, well, stick to the chunking further. The later path was chosen
> > > > > > > > > > after the patch with the "ecam" reg-name was accepted (see the link
> > > > > > > > > > above).
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > Really ECAM/config space access, custom TLP messages, legacy interrupt
> > > > > > > > > > TLPs, etc are all application-specific features. Each of them is
> > > > > > > > > > implemented based on a bit specific but basically the same outbound
> > > > > > > > > > iATU engine setup. Thus from the "DT is a hardware description" point
> > > > > > > > > > of view it would have been enough to describe the entire outbound iATU
> > > > > > > > > > CPU address space and then let the software do the space
> > > > > > > > > > reconfiguration in runtime based on it' application needs.
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > There are "addr_space" in EP mode, which useful map out outbound iatu
> > > > > > > > > region. We can reuse this name.
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > To keep compatiblity, cut hole from 'config' and 'ranges'. If there are
> > > > > > > > > not 'config', we can alloc a 1M(default) from top for 'config', then, 4K
> > > > > > > > > (default) for msg, 64K( for IO if not IO region in 'ranges'), left is
> > > > > > > > > mem region. We can config each region size by module parameter or drvdata.
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > So we can deprecate 'config', even 'ranges'
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Not sure I fully understand what you mean. In anyway the "config" reg
> > > > > > > > name is highly utilized by the DW PCIe IP-core instances. We can't
> > > > > > > > deprecate it that easily. At least the backwards compatibility must be
> > > > > > > > preserved. Moreover "addr_space" is also just a single value reg which
> > > > > > > > won't solve a problem with the disjoint DW PCIe outbound iATU memory
> > > > > > > > regions.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > The "ranges" property is a part of the DT specification.  The
> > > > > > > > PCI-specific way of the property-based mapping is de-facto a standard
> > > > > > > > too. So this can't be deprecated.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > * Rob, correct me if am wrong.
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > On the other hand it's possible to have more than one disjoint CPU
> > > > > > > > > > address region handled by the outbound iATU (especially if there is no
> > > > > > > > > > AXI-bridge enabled, see XALI - application transmit client interfaces
> > > > > > > > > > in HW manual). Thus having a single reg-property might get to be
> > > > > > > > > > inapplicable in some cases. Thinking about that got me to an idea.
> > > > > > > > > > What about just extending the PCIe "ranges" property flags
> > > > > > > > > > (IORESOURCE_TYPE_BITS) with the new ones in this case indicating the
> > > > > > > > > > TLP Msg mapping? Thus we can avoid creating app-specific reg-names and
> > > > > > > > > > use the flag to define a custom memory range for the TLP messages
> > > > > > > > > > generation. At some point it can be also utilized for the config-space
> > > > > > > > > > mapping. What do you think?
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > IORESOURCE_TYPE_BITS is 1f, Only 5bit. If extend IORESOURCE_TYPE_BITS,
> > > > > > > > > all IORESOURCE_* bit need move. And it is actual MEMORY regain.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > No. The lowest four bits aren't flags but the actual value. They are
> > > > > > > > retrieved from the PCI-specific memory ranges mapping:
> > > > > > > > https://elinux.org/Device_Tree_Usage#PCI_Address_Translation
> > > > > > > > https://elixir.bootlin.com/linux/latest/source/arch/sparc/kernel/of_device_64.c#L141
> > > > > > > > https://elixir.bootlin.com/linux/latest/source/arch/sparc/kernel/of_device_32.c#L78
> > > > > > > > Currently only first four out of _sixteen_ values have been defined so
> > > > > > > > far. So we can freely use some of the free values for custom TLPs,
> > > > > > > > etc. Note the config-space is already defined by the ranges property
> > > > > > > > having the 0x0 space code (see the first link above), but it isn't
> > > > > > > > currently supported by the PCI subsystem. So at least that option can
> > > > > > > > be considered as a ready-to-implement replacement for the "config"
> > > > > > > > reg-name.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Agree. But still, the driver has to support both options: "config" reg name and
> > > > > > > "ranges", since ammending the binding would be an ABI break.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > Or we can use IORESOURCE_BITS (0xff)
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > /* PCI ROM control bits (IORESOURCE_BITS) */
> > > > > > > > > #define IORESOURCE_ROM_ENABLE           (1<<0)  /* ROM is enabled, same as PCI_ROM_ADDRESS_ENABLE */
> > > > > > > > > #define IORESOURCE_ROM_SHADOW           (1<<1)  /* Use RAM image, not ROM BAR */
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > /* PCI control bits.  Shares IORESOURCE_BITS with above PCI ROM.  */
> > > > > > > > > #define IORESOURCE_PCI_FIXED            (1<<4)  /* Do not move resource */
> > > > > > > > > #define IORESOURCE_PCI_EA_BEI           (1<<5)  /* BAR Equivalent Indicator */
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > we can add
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > IORESOURCE_PRIV_WINDOWS                 (1<<6)
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > I think previous method was more extendable. How do you think?
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > IMO extending the PCIe "ranges" property semantics looks more
> > > > > > > > promising, more flexible and more portable across various PCIe
> > > > > > > > controllers. But the most importantly is what Rob and Bjorn think
> > > > > > > > about that, not me.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > IMO, using the "ranges" property to allocate arbitrary memory region should be
> > > > > > > the way forward, since it has almost all the info needed by the drivers to
> > > > > > > allocate the memory regions.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > But for the sake of DT backwards compatiblity, we have to keep supporting the
> > > > > > > existing reg entries (addr_space, et al.), because "ranges" is not a required
> > > > > > > property for EP controllers.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I don't know that its worth the effort to carry both. Maybe if it is
> > > > > > useful on more than just DW host.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I believe we had config space in ranges at some point on some
> > > > > > binding and moved away from that. I forget the reasoning.
> > > > >
> > > > > I can alloc a 64k windows from IORESOURCE_MEM windows to do 'msg' windows
> > > > > in dwc host driver in v4.
> > > > >
> > > > > But I think it is wonthful to discuss if we can extend of_map bits, add
> > > > > more type beside CONFIG/IO/MEM/MEM64.
> > > > >
> > > > > https://elinux.org/Device_Tree_Usage#PCI_Address_Translation
> > > > >
> > > > > phys.hi cell: npt000ss bbbbbbbb dddddfff rrrrrrrr
> > > > >
> > > 
> > > > > There are '000' before 'ss'.  If we use it as dwc private resource.
> > > 
> > > Frank, why do you mis-inform about the idea? The point was to use the
> > > ranges property for:
> > > 1. PCIe Config-space mapping.
> > > 2. PCIe TLP messages region.
> > > There is _nothing_ DWC-specific in the original suggestion. Case 1 has
> > > already implicitly defined by the DT standard, see the link above (but
> > > for some reason hasn't been implemented in the PCIe subsystem). Case 2
> > > hasn't been determined, but could be seeing there are three unused
> > > bits in the ss-code of the phys.hi cell. All of that can be used by
> > > _any_ PCIe RC/EP device.
> > > 
> > > > 
> > > > DWC (or any host controller) specific things? No!
> > > 
> > > Rob, could you please dive deeper in this thread? The idea is to use
> > > the "ranges" property for the "config" (PCIe config space) and the
> > > custom PCIe TLP messages regions.
> > 
> 
> > I did in my prior response. Here, I was just making it clear that 
> > something host controller specific is a non-starter as you did.
> 
> Not sure what exactly you meant by "host controller specific". Did you
> mean a particular host-controller or all the host-controllers? I meant
> that the "msg" range could be used by _any_ host-controller, but the
> usage would be platform-specific indeed because the message-type depends on
> the peripheral devices.
> 
> > 
> > For config, we had some bindings that did this and we moved away from 
> > it. I don't remember the details. Unless it's ECAM region, I don't think 
> > using ranges makes any sense as how to use the region will still be host 
> > specific.
> 
> Could you please elaborate why exactly the config-region would still
> be host-specific? Strictly speaking the normal MEM or IO region is
> also host-specific because what lays behind depends on the attached
> device and the enumeration procedure. IMO the reason of not using the
> 'ranges' for the config/ECAM space would be in opposite to what you
> said.  Unlike the CPU-to-MEM/IO mapping the ECAM/config-space is a
> pre-determined _linear_ space with in most of the case no need in
> special space remapping (unless we would wish to map particular
> peripheral device config-space). So normal "reg" is enough especially
> seeing the config-space is a set of registers. (Please correct me if I
> was wrong.)
> 
> > 
> > For TLP messages, do we have other hosts that could use ranges for them? 
> 
> AFAICS the next controllers might also be able to generate the
> messages via the outbound AT-memory:
> Rockchip PCIe controller (see pcie-rockchip.h AXI_WRAPPER_* macros)
> Cadence PCIe controller (see pcie-cadence.h CDNS_PCIE_AT_OB_REGION_DESC0_TYPE_* macros)
> Mediatek PCIe Gen3 controller (see pcie-mediatek-gen3.c PCIE_ATR_TLP_TYPE() macro)
> ...
> although I am not absolutely sure.
> 
> > Is there something in the PCIe spec that defines TLP as an address 
> > space and what that address space looks like? IIRC, some hosts (Altera?) 
> > just have a message sending interface and that includes config space 
> > accesses.
> 
> I already sited it in the message to Frank here:
> https://lore.kernel.org/linux-pci/pprkba3ygxwv4lzieu5spqamcn2gzdcviv4kb2kzkzam4fbhit@6uqtmevzm5uj/
> Here is an excerpt from there:
> 
> < Note paragraph 2.1.1. of for instance the PCIe-4.0 spec:
> < 
> < 2.1.1  Address Spaces, Transaction Types, and Usage
> < "Transactions form the basis for information transfer between a
> < Requester and Completer. Four _address spaces_ are defined, and
> < different Transaction types are defined, each with its own unique
> < intended usage, as shown in Table 2-12."
> < 
> < Address Space     | Transaction Types    |  Basic Usage
> < -------------------------------------------------------------------------
> < Memory            | Read/Write           | Transfer data to/from a
> <                   |                      | memory-mapped location
> < I/O               | Read/Write           | Transfer data to/from an
> <                   |                      | I/O-mapped location
> < Configuration     | Read/Write           | Device Function config/setup
> < _Message_         | Baseline (including  | From event signaling mechanism
> <                   | Vendor–Defined)      | to general purpose messaging
> < 
> < So basically the PCIe-spec defines four _address spaces_. The
> < _message_ space is one of them. Seeing the "ranges" DT-property is
> < about the space-to-space mapping IMO there is nothing wrong with using
> < it for the _message_ space mapping.
> 
> As you can see the MEM, IO, config and Message are defined as address
> space. Looking at the message request description in the spec, there
> can be various types of the messages. All of them are listed in "2.2.8
> Message Request Rules". Some of them can be routed by _address_ or
> _ID_ (BDF), but some of them can lack of any address/ID field. In
> accordance with the "Table 2-17: Message Routing" footnote there is no
> message requests defined at the moment with the Address-based routing.
> In the meantime for the address-less messages there is no address
> translation needs to be performed, thus having the ranges-based
> mapping would be just pointless for them. But if we had a message
> request defined with the address-based routing then it might have
> required a mapping similar to the MEM and IO ones.
> 
> Anyway giving to all of that a second thought, I more-and-more getting
> further away from my original idea of having the config and message
> region mapped over the "ranges" property. There is no actual address
> translation performed at least in the second cases. So using the "ranges"
> property for it would be pointless indeed... ( But originally the idea
> seemed very attractive seeing the PCIe-specific "ranges" property has
> unused mapping type flags and permitted special address format...
> 
> 
> Let's get back to the Frank work then. What would you suggest as a
> good solution? There are two options at the moment:
> 1. Define DWC-specific "msg" reg-name with a peace of the outbound
> iATU space which would be used to generate the messages. (thus
> implementing the same approach as being utilized for the config-space
> mapping).
> 2. Manually, in the driver, reserve a peace of the CPU-to-PCIe-MEM
> "ranges" region and have it utilized for the message request TLPs
> (implemented in this patch).

link: https://lore.kernel.org/imx/20240213-pme_msg-v4-0-e2acd4d7a292@xxxxxxx/

> 
> The later one seems less safe since the entire outbound iATU range
> could be dedicated for some platform-specific means. So reserving
> a peace of it will cause problems in those platforms.

@Rob, @Bjorn

Please help comments about options: 1 and 2

Frank

> 
> -Serge(y)
> 
> > 
> > Rob




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