Re: [PATCH 2/3] OMAP3630: PM: implement Foward Body-Bias for OPP1G

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Paul Walmsley wrote:
Hi Mike,

some comments.

On Fri, 16 Apr 2010, Mike Turquette wrote:

Introduces voltscale_adaptive_body_bias function to voltage.c.
voltscale_adaptive_body_bias is called by omap_voltage_scale after a
voltage transition has occured.  Currently voltscale_adaptive_body_bias
only implements Forward Body-Bias (FBB) for OMAP3630 when MPU runs at
1GHz or higher.  In the future Reverse Body-Bias might be included.

FBB is an Adaptive Body-Bias technique to boost performance for weak
process devices at high OPPs. This results in voltage boost on the VDD1
PMOS back gates when running at maximum OPP.  Current recommendations
are to enable FBB on all 3630 regardless of silicon characteristics and
EFUSE values.

ABB applies to all OMAP silicon based on 45nm process, which includes
OMAP4.  OMAP4 recommendations for ABB are not complete and will be added
to voltscale_adaptive_body_bias in the future.

Great work on the patch changelog and kerneldoc on the functions - I wish everyone wrote patch changelogs like this.

Signed-off-by: Mike Turquette <mturquette@xxxxxx>
---
 arch/arm/mach-omap2/voltage.c |  129 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
 1 files changed, 127 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/voltage.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/voltage.c
index c2c8192..98d8bb3 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/voltage.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/voltage.c

Please move this code to a separate file - would suggest mach-omap2/abb.c. The rationale here is that many OMAP2+ platforms won't need this code, and we can skip compiling it in those cases.

Paul,

Thanks for reviewing.

Moving the code to a new file is fine.  Next patchset will do this.


@@ -37,6 +37,11 @@
 #define VP_IDLE_TIMEOUT		200
 #define VP_TRANXDONE_TIMEOUT	300

Please add a bit of documentation here to indicate what unit ABB_MAX_SETTLING_TIME is in, and where this number comes from.

+#define ABB_MAX_SETTLING_TIME	30

Please add some documentation here to to note that these are the PRM_LDO_ABB_SETUP.OPP_SEL register bitfield values.

Will do.

+#define ABB_FAST_OPP		1
+#define ABB_NOMINAL_OPP		2
+#define ABB_SLOW_OPP		3
+
 /**
  * OMAP3 Voltage controller SR parameters. TODO: Pass this info as part of
  * board data or PMIC data
@@ -635,6 +640,118 @@ static int vp_forceupdate_scale_voltage(u32 vdd, unsigned long target_volt,
 }
/**
+ * voltscale_adaptive_body_bias - controls ABB ldo during voltage scaling
+ * @target_volt: target voltage determines if ABB ldo is active or bypassed
+ *
+ * Adaptive Body-Bias is a technique in all OMAP silicon that uses the 45nm
+ * process.  ABB can boost voltage in high OPPs for silicon with weak
+ * characteristics (forward Body-Bias) as well as lower voltage in low OPPs
+ * for silicon with strong characteristics (Reverse Body-Bias).
+ *
+ * Only Foward Body-Bias for operating at high OPPs is implemented below, per
+ * recommendations from silicon team.
+ * Reverse Body-Bias for saving power in active cases and sleep cases is not
+ * yet implemented.
+ * OMAP4 hardward also supports ABB ldo, but no recommendations have been made
+ * to implement it yet.

Please consider adding a short section describing the function return values (per Documentation/kernel-doc-nano-HOWTO.txt).

Good catch.  Forgot about that part.

+ */
+int voltscale_adaptive_body_bias(unsigned long target_volt)

Since this code appears to be OMAP36xx-specific, please note that in the function name. Also this is VDD1-specific, so might be worth noting that there as well.

It's probably worth splitting this single function up into init(), enable(), disable(), and probably a _transition_poll() function.

+{
+	u32 sr2en_enabled;
+	int timeout;
+	int sr2_wtcnt_value;
+
+	/* calculate SR2_WTCNT_VALUE settling time */
+	sr2_wtcnt_value = (ABB_MAX_SETTLING_TIME *
+			(clk_get_rate("sys_ck") / 1000000) / 8);
+
+	/* has SR2EN been enabled previously? */
+	sr2en_enabled = (prm_read_mod_reg(OMAP3430_GR_MOD,
+				OMAP3_PRM_LDO_ABB_CTRL_OFFSET) &
+			OMAP3630_SR2EN);

The above code should be separated out into a function that is run once at init. (and then perhaps once every time these registers are changed - will the ROM code touch these when entering or exiting off-mode?) No point always executing this stuff for every OPP change if it only needs to be done infrequently. PRM accesses, especially reads, slow the ARM down, so it's worthwhile avoiding them.

Yes, this is a goof. My original patch for the Android 2.6.29 kernel had the one-time setup stuff in prcm_setup_regs, wrapped in cpu_is_3630. I can call an abb_init function there or just bang the registers directly.

+
+	/* select fast, nominal or slow OPP for ABB ldo */
+	/* FIXME: include OMAP4 once recommendations are complete */
+	if (cpu_is_omap3630() && (target_volt >= 1350000)) {

Please integrate this type of information into the OPP table or somewhere similar, since this is SoC-specific configuration data.

This is a big question mark I think. Check out Eduardo's review thread for more discussion on this.

+		/* program for fast opp - enable FBB */
+		prm_rmw_mod_reg_bits(OMAP3630_OPP_SEL_MASK,
+				(ABB_FAST_OPP << OMAP3630_OPP_SEL_SHIFT),
+				OMAP3430_GR_MOD,
+				OMAP3_PRM_LDO_ABB_SETUP_OFFSET);

Can you foresee a situation in which there would be multiple FBB-using OPPs? If so, it might be worth keeping track of the previous contents of this register in RAM, to avoid the PRM accesses.

Yes, that is possible.

+		/* enable the ABB ldo if not done already */
+		if (!sr2en_enabled)
+			prm_set_mod_reg_bits(OMAP3630_SR2EN,
+					OMAP3430_GR_MOD,
+					OMAP3_PRM_LDO_ABB_CTRL_OFFSET);
+	} else if (sr2en_enabled) {
+		/* program for nominal opp - bypass ABB ldo */
+		prm_rmw_mod_reg_bits(OMAP3630_OPP_SEL_MASK,
+				(ABB_NOMINAL_OPP << OMAP3630_OPP_SEL_SHIFT),
+				OMAP3430_GR_MOD,
+				OMAP3_PRM_LDO_ABB_SETUP_OFFSET);
+	} else {
+		/* nothing to do here yet... might enable RBB here someday */
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	/* set ACTIVE_FBB_SEL for all 45nm silicon */
+	prm_set_mod_reg_bits(OMAP3630_ACTIVE_FBB_SEL,
+			OMAP3430_GR_MOD,
+			OMAP3_PRM_LDO_ABB_CTRL_OFFSET);

Can this be moved to init code?

Probably.  Don't think there is ever a time when we'll want to disable this.

By the way, what is the hardware's exact definition of a 'fast OPP'/'nominal OPP'/'slow OPP' ?

Fast OPP = FBB (forward body-bias)
Nominal OPP = bypass
Slow OPP = RBB (reverse body-bias)

+	/* program settling time of 30us for ABB ldo transition */
+	prm_rmw_mod_reg_bits(OMAP3630_SR2_WTCNT_VALUE_MASK,
+			(sr2_wtcnt_value << OMAP3630_SR2_WTCNT_VALUE_SHIFT),
+			OMAP3430_GR_MOD,
+			OMAP3_PRM_LDO_ABB_CTRL_OFFSET);

Looks like this can also be moved to init code.

Agreed.

+
+	/* clear ABB ldo interrupt status */
+	prm_write_mod_reg(OMAP3630_ABB_LDO_TRANXDONE_ST,
+			OCP_MOD,
+			OMAP2_PRCM_IRQSTATUS_MPU_OFFSET);
+
+	/* enable ABB LDO OPP change */
+	prm_set_mod_reg_bits(OMAP3630_OPP_CHANGE,
+			OMAP3430_GR_MOD,
+			OMAP3_PRM_LDO_ABB_SETUP_OFFSET);
+
+	timeout = 0;
+
+	/* wait until OPP change completes */
+	while ((timeout < ABB_MAX_SETTLING_TIME ) &&
+			(!(prm_read_mod_reg(OCP_MOD,
+					    OMAP2_PRCM_IRQSTATUS_MPU_OFFSET) &
+			   OMAP3630_ABB_LDO_TRANXDONE_ST))) {

I take it that this code is executing with interrupts disabled?

Can the ABB LDO interrupt just be disabled, and the PRM_LDO_ABB_SETUP.OPP_CHANGE bit read to determine if the LDO change is complete? That might cut out some of the code that polls this TRANXDONE interrupt, which seems hacky if reading OPP_CHANGE works.

I never set PRM_IRQENABLE_MPU.ABB_LDO_TRANXDONE_EN because we don't need an interrupt to sample PRM_IRQSTATUS_MPU.ABB_LDO_TRANXDONE_ST. It seems wise to avoid the interrupt path if possible.

However you raise an interesting point. The TRM does state that PRM_LDO_ABB_SETUP.OPP_CHANGE is automatically cleared by HW when the transition completes, so this bit should technically give us the same information as PRM_IRQSTATUS_MPU.ABB_LDO_TRANXDONE_ST. I'll look into it.

+		udelay(1);
+		timeout++;
+	}

Will the ABB LDO always take 30us to transition if that is what was programmed, or can it finish early? If the former, then presumably this loop timeout needs to be increased?

It can finish earlier, and often does.  Usually between 15-24us IIRC.

+	if (timeout == ABB_MAX_SETTLING_TIME)
+		pr_debug("ABB: TRANXDONE timed out waiting for OPP change\n");

Should be a WARN() instead since this should never happen.

OK.

+	timeout = 0;
+
+	/* Clear all pending TRANXDONE interrupts/status */
+	while (timeout < ABB_MAX_SETTLING_TIME) {

Can this interrupt status register really take 30 microseconds to clear?

Yeah this can probably die. There are some quirks about prcm_interrupt_handler that I'm trying to solve here, but I think I'll follow that up with another patch soon instead of doing it this way.

+		prm_write_mod_reg(OMAP3630_ABB_LDO_TRANXDONE_ST,
+				OCP_MOD,
+				OMAP2_PRCM_IRQSTATUS_MPU_OFFSET);
+		if (!(prm_read_mod_reg(OCP_MOD,
+						OMAP2_PRCM_IRQSTATUS_MPU_OFFSET)
+					& OMAP3630_ABB_LDO_TRANXDONE_ST))
+			break;
+
+		udelay(1);
+		timeout++;
+	}
+	if (timeout == ABB_MAX_SETTLING_TIME)
+		pr_debug("ABB: TRANXDONE timed out trying to clear status\n");

Should be a WARN() instead since this should never happen.

OK.

+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/**
  * get_curr_vdd1_voltage : Gets the current non-auto-compensated vdd1 voltage
  *
  * This is a temporary placeholder for this API. This should ideally belong
@@ -758,11 +875,19 @@ void omap_voltageprocessor_disable(int vp_id)
 int omap_voltage_scale(int vdd, unsigned long target_volt,
 					unsigned long current_volt)
 {
+	int ret;
+


Is it safe to leave VDD1 FBB enabled while switching to a lower voltage? If it is unknown, shouldn't there be a test here to determine whether the voltage is going down, and disabling FBB in that case?

It is safe. It is NOT safe to run at 1GHz without FBB enabled on 3630, so I think the current sequencing is fine in that we will always step the frequency down, then the voltage and finally bypass ABB.

Regards,
Mike

 	if (voltscale_vpforceupdate)
-		return vp_forceupdate_scale_voltage(vdd, target_volt,
+		ret = vp_forceupdate_scale_voltage(vdd, target_volt,
 								current_volt);
 	else
-		return vc_bypass_scale_voltage(vdd, target_volt, current_volt);
+		ret = vc_bypass_scale_voltage(vdd, target_volt, current_volt);
+
+	/* FIXME OMAP4 needs ABB too; recommendations not yet complete */
+	if (ret && (cpu_is_omap3630() && vdd == VDD1))
+		ret = voltscale_adaptive_body_bias(target_volt);
+
+	return ret;
 }
/**
--
1.6.3.2

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