RE: [PATCHV4] OMAP3: SDRC : Errata 1.176 Fix - Accesses to DDR stall in SDRC after a Warm-reset

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Hi Paul,

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Paul Walmsley [mailto:paul@xxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Wednesday, September 22, 2010 6:37 AM
> To: Sripathy, Vishwanath
> Cc: Reddy, Teerth; linux-omap@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [PATCHV4] OMAP3: SDRC : Errata 1.176 Fix - Accesses to DDR stall in
> SDRC after a Warm-reset
> 
> Hello Vishwa,
> 
> Thanks for the info.
> 
> a few quick questions:
> 
> On Thu, 16 Sep 2010, Sripathy, Vishwanath wrote:
> 
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Paul Walmsley [mailto:paul@xxxxxxxxx]
> > > Sent: Thursday, September 16, 2010 3:05 AM
> > >
> > > On Tue, 25 May 2010, Reddy, Teerth wrote:
> > >
> > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > From: Paul Walmsley [mailto:paul@xxxxxxxxx]
> > > > > Sent: Wednesday, May 19, 2010 6:03 AM
> > > > > To: Reddy, Teerth
> > > > >
> > > > > On Fri, 23 Apr 2010, Reddy, Teerth wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > From: Teerth Reddy <teerth@xxxxxx>
> > > > > >
> > > > > > This patch has the workaround for errata 1.176.
> > >
> > > What's the current status of this patch?  Still waiting for an updated
> > > version.
> >
> > We have realized that this errata is not applicable if reset is
> > triggered via dpll3 reset. The rootcasuse of the issues was that incase
> > of warm reset, SDRC is not sensitive to the warm reset, but the
> > interconect is reset on the fly, thus causing a misalignment between
> > SDRC logic, interconect logic and DDR memory state. Hence the workaround
> > was proposed. However, incase of dpll3 reset, sdrc also gets reset. In
> > omap_prcm_arch_reset, system reset is triggered via dpll3 reset, so this
> > WA is not applicable.
> 
> 
> 1. So by "warm reset," are you referring to the software warm reset
> triggered by GLOBAL_SW_RST, or by another mechanism?
> Yes, warm reset by means of GLOBAL_SW_RST.

> 2. If GLOBAL_SW_RST, what do you think about adding a brief comment in the
> code warning people not to use GLOBAL_SW_RST unless they implement the
> Errata 1.176 sequence?
Yes, a note can be added. I will send a patch with this comment.

Vishwa
> 
> 
> - Paul
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