Add Documentation to help users use endpoint library to enable endpoint mode in the PCI controller and add new PCI endpoint functions. Signed-off-by: Kishon Vijay Abraham I <kishon@xxxxxx> --- Documentation/PCI/00-INDEX | 2 + Documentation/PCI/endpoint/pci-endpoint.txt | 190 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2 files changed, 192 insertions(+) create mode 100644 Documentation/PCI/endpoint/pci-endpoint.txt diff --git a/Documentation/PCI/00-INDEX b/Documentation/PCI/00-INDEX index 147231f..ba950b2 100644 --- a/Documentation/PCI/00-INDEX +++ b/Documentation/PCI/00-INDEX @@ -12,3 +12,5 @@ pci.txt - info on the PCI subsystem for device driver authors pcieaer-howto.txt - the PCI Express Advanced Error Reporting Driver Guide HOWTO +endpoint/pci-endpoint.txt + - guide to add endpoint controller driver and endpoint function driver. diff --git a/Documentation/PCI/endpoint/pci-endpoint.txt b/Documentation/PCI/endpoint/pci-endpoint.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..68a7839 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/PCI/endpoint/pci-endpoint.txt @@ -0,0 +1,190 @@ + PCI ENDPOINT FRAMEWORK + Kishon Vijay Abraham I <kishon@xxxxxx> + +This document is a guide to use the PCI Endpoint Framework in order to create +endpoint controller driver, endpoint function driver and using configfs +interface to bind the function driver to the controller driver. + +1. Introduction + +*Linux* has a comprehensive PCI subsystem to support PCI controllers that +operates in Root Complex mode. The subsystem has capability to scan PCI bus, +assign memory resources and irq resources, load PCI driver (based on +vendorid, deviceid), support other services like hot-plug, power management, +advanced error reporting and virtual channels. + +However PCI controller IPs integrated in certain SoC is capable of operating +either in Root Complex mode or Endpoint mode. PCI Endpoint Framework will +add endpoint mode support in *Linux*. This will help to run Linux in an +EP system which can have a wide variety of use cases from testing or +validation, co-processor accelerator etc.. + +2. PCI Endpoint Core + +The PCI Endpoint Core layer comprises of 3 components: the Endpoint Controller +library, the Endpoint Function library and the configfs layer to bind the +endpoint function with the endpoint controller. + +2.1 PCI Endpoint Controller(EPC) Library + +The EPC library provides APIs to be used by the controller that can operate +in endpoint mode. It also provides APIs to be used by function driver/library +in order to implement a particular endpoint function. + +2.1.1 APIs for the PCI controller Driver + +This section lists the APIs that the PCI Endpoint core provides to be used +by the PCI controller driver. + +*) devm_pci_epc_create()/pci_epc_create() + + The PCI controller driver should implement the following ops: + * write_header: ops to populate configuration space header + * set_bar: ops to configure the BAR + * clear_bar: ops to reset the BAR + * alloc_addr_space: ops to allocate *in* PCI controller address space + * free_addr_space: ops to free the allocated address space + * raise_irq: ops to raise a legacy or MSI interrupt + * start: ops to start the PCI link + * stop: ops to stop the PCI link + + The PCI controller driver can then create a new EPC device by invoking + devm_pci_epc_create/pci_epc_create. + +*) devm_pci_epc_destroy()/pci_epc_destroy() + + The PCI controller driver can destroy the EPC device created by either + devm_pci_epc_create or pci_epc_create using devm_pci_epc_destroy() or + /pci_epc_destroy() + +2.1.2 APIs for the PCI Endpoint Function Driver + +This section lists the APIs that the PCI Endpoint core provides to be used +by the PCI endpoint function driver. + +*) pci_epc_write_header() + + The PCI endpoint function driver should use pci_epc_write_header() to + write the standard configuration header to the endpoint controller. + +*) pci_epc_set_bar() + + The PCI endpoint function driver should use pci_epc_set_bar() to configure + the Base Address Register in order for the host to assign PCI addr space. + Register space of the function driver is usually configured + using this API. + +*) pci_epc_clear_bar() + + The PCI endpoint function driver should use pci_epc_clear_bar() to reset + the BAR. + +*) pci_epc_raise_irq() + + The PCI endpoint function driver should use pci_epc_raise_irq() to raise + Legacy Interrupt or MSI Interrupt. + +*) pci_epc_start() + + The PCI endpoint function driver should invoke pci_epc_start() once it + has configured the endpoint function and wants to start the PCI link. + +*) pci_epc_stop() + + The PCI endpoint function driver should invoke pci_epc_stop() to stop + the PCI LINK. + +2.1.3 Other APIs + +There are other APIs provided by the EPC library. These are used for binding +the epf device with epc device. pci-ep-cfs.c can be used as reference for +using these APIs. + +*) pci_epc_get() + + Get a reference to the pci endpoint controller based on the device name of + the controller. + +*) pci_epc_put() + + Release the reference to the pci endpoint controller obtained using + pci_epc_get() + +*) pci_epc_add_epf() + + Add a pci endpoint function to a pci endpoint controller. A pcie device + can have upto 8 functions according to the specification. + +*) pci_epc_remove_epf() + + Remove the pci endpoint function from pci endpoint controller. + +2.2 PCI Endpoint Function(EPF) Library + +The EPF library provides APIs to be used by the function driver and the EPC +library in order to provide endpoint mode functionality. + +2.2.1 APIs for the PCI Endpoint Function Driver + +This section lists the APIs that the PCI Endpoint core provides to be used +by the PCI endpoint function driver. + +*) pci_epf_register_driver() + + The PCI Endpoint Function driver should implement the following ops: + * bind: ops to perform when a EPC device has been bound to EPF device + * unbind: ops to perform when a binding has been lost between a EPC + device and EPF device + * linkup: ops to perform when the EPC device has established a + connection with a host system + + The PCI Function driver can then register the PCI EPF driver by using + pci_epf_register_driver(). + +*) pci_epf_unregister_driver() + + The PCI Function driver can unregister the PCI EPF driver by using + pci_epf_unregister_driver(). + +*) pci_epf_alloc_space() + + The PCI Function driver can allocate space for a particular BAR using + pci_epf_alloc_space(). + +*) pci_epf_free_space() + + The PCI Function driver can free the allocated space + (using pci_epf_alloc_space) by invoking pci_epf_free_space(). + +2.2.2 APIs for the PCI Endpoint Controller Library +This section lists the APIs that the PCI Endpoint core provides to be used +by the PCI endpoint controller library. + +*) pci_epf_linkup() + + The PCI endpoint controller library invokes pci_epf_linkup() when the + EPC device has established the connection to the host. + +2.2.2 Other APIs +There are other APIs provided by the EPF library. These are used to notify +the function driver when the EPF device is bound to the EPC device. +pci-ep-cfs.c can be used as reference for using these APIs. + +*) pci_epf_create() + + Create a new PCI EPF device by passing the name of the PCI EPF device. + This name will be used to bind the the EPF device to a EPF driver. + +*) pci_epf_destroy() + + Destroy the created PCI EPF device. + +*) pci_epf_bind() + + pci_epf_bind() should be invoked when the EPF device has been bound to + a EPC device. + +*) pci_epf_unbind() + + pci_epf_unbind() should be invoked when the binding between EPC device + and EPF device is lost. -- 1.7.9.5
