* vimal singh <vimalsingh@xxxxxx> [090604 02:34]: > On Wed, Jun 3, 2009 at 10:03 PM, Tony Lindgren <tony@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > * Singh, Vimal > <IMCEAEX-_O=TI_OU=BD_CN=RECIPIENTS_CN=X0094262@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> [090602 > 23:46]: > >> > >> On Wed, Jun 3, 2009 at 2:06 AM, Tony Lindgren <tony@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> > * vimal singh <vimalsingh@xxxxxx> [090602 05:40]: > >> >> This patch adds prefetch support to access nand flash in both mpu and dma > mode. > >> >> This patch also adds 8-bit nand support (omap_read/write_buf8). > >> >> Prefetch can be used for both 8- and 16-bit devices. > >> > > >> > This should be reviewed on the linux-omap@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx list for sure. > >> > One other comment below. > >> > > >> >> Signed-off-by: Vimal Singh <vimalsingh@xxxxxx> > >> >> --- > >> >> I prepared this patch on top of "OMAP2 / OMAP3 NAND driver" patch: > >> >> http://lists.infradead.org/pipermail/linux-mtd/2009-May/025562.html > >> >> > >> >> --- > >> >> arch/arm/mach-omap2/gpmc.c | 102 ++++++++++ > >> >> arch/arm/plat-omap/include/mach/gpmc.h | 4 > >> >> drivers/mtd/nand/Kconfig | 17 + > >> >> drivers/mtd/nand/omap2.c | 308 > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++- > >> >> 4 files changed, 422 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-) > >> >> > >> >> Index: mtd-2.6/arch/arm/mach-omap2/gpmc.c > >> >> =================================================================== > >> >> --- mtd-2.6.orig/arch/arm/mach-omap2/gpmc.c > >> >> +++ mtd-2.6/arch/arm/mach-omap2/gpmc.c > >> >> @@ -54,6 +54,12 @@ > >> >> #define GPMC_CHUNK_SHIFT 24 /* 16 MB */ > >> >> #define GPMC_SECTION_SHIFT 28 /* 128 MB */ > >> >> > >> >> +#ifdef CONFIG_MTD_NAND_OMAP_PREFETCH > >> >> +#define CS_NUM_SHIFT 24 > >> >> +#define ENABLE_PREFETCH 7 > >> >> +#define DMA_MPU_MODE 2 > >> >> +#endif > >> >> + > >> >> static struct resource gpmc_mem_root; > >> >> static struct resource gpmc_cs_mem[GPMC_CS_NUM]; > >> >> static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(gpmc_mem_lock); > >> >> @@ -383,6 +389,99 @@ void gpmc_cs_free(int cs) > >> >> } > >> >> EXPORT_SYMBOL(gpmc_cs_free); > >> >> > >> >> +#ifdef CONFIG_MTD_NAND_OMAP_PREFETCH > >> >> +/** > >> >> + * gpmc_prefetch_init - configures default configuration for prefetch > engine > >> >> + */ > >> >> +static void gpmc_prefetch_init(void) > >> >> +{ > >> >> + /* Setting the default threshold to 64 */ > >> >> + gpmc_write_reg(GPMC_PREFETCH_CONTROL, 0x0); > >> >> + gpmc_write_reg(GPMC_PREFETCH_CONFIG1, 0x40 << 8); > >> >> + gpmc_write_reg(GPMC_PREFETCH_CONFIG2, 0x0); > >> >> +} > >> > > >> > Why would you want to have NAND specific init code int gpmc.c? > >> > > >> > The purpose if gpmc.c is to provide access to configuring the > >> > General Purpose Memory Controller (GPMC). You should just provide > >> > functions in gpmc.c for the platform init code to use, and then > >> > the drivers can stay platform independent. > >> > >> In my understanding, this 'prefetch' engine is part of GPMC itself, it is a > >> kind of feature provided by GPMC which can be utilized by NAND driver. > >> So, to me, it makes sens to get initialized prefetch by GPMC itself so that > >> NAND driver can use it. > > > > But it should not have a dependency to NAND. > > This engine, in GPMC, is dedicated for NAND devices only. > > > > >> Another reason was that all read / write to GPMC register are done by > >> functions 'gpmc_read_reg' / 'gpmc_write_reg', which have been made > >> 'static' in nature. > > > > That's why you need to provide a generic function in gpmc.c to enable > > prefetch that the platform code for any driver can use. > > Exactly, and whenever a platform code uses gpmc init call, gpmc initializes > this engine too. Since prefetch engine is the part of GPMC, IMHOP, it should > get initialized as part of GPMC initialization. No, the driver needing it should initialize it. There should not be any ifdefs needed in the gpmc.c for that. > And then there are prefetch start, stop and status functions calls have been > provided to be used by NAND driver. These should really be done in the platform init code for the NAND driver. The NAND driver really should be generic, not omap specific. Tony -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-omap" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
