From: Ben Cahill <ben.m.cahill@xxxxxxxxx>
Document command header and "alive" responses
Signed-off-by: Ben Cahill <ben.m.cahill@xxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Zhu Yi <yi.zhu@xxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-3945-commands.h | 85 +++++++++---
drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-4965-commands.h | 160 +++++++++++++++++-----
2 files changed, 192 insertions(+), 53 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-3945-commands.h b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-3945-commands.h
index 794db78..3d3c7e3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-3945-commands.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-3945-commands.h
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ enum {
REPLY_TX_PWR_TABLE_CMD = 0x97,
MEASURE_ABORT_NOTIFICATION = 0x99, /* not used */
- /* BT config command */
+ /* Bluetooth device coexistance config command */
REPLY_BT_CONFIG = 0x9b,
/* 4965 Statistics */
@@ -144,25 +144,42 @@ enum {
*
*****************************************************************************/
+/* iwl3945_cmd_header flags value */
#define IWL_CMD_FAILED_MSK 0x40
+/**
+ * struct iwl3945_cmd_header
+ *
+ * This header format appears in the beginning of each command sent from the
+ * driver, and each response/notification received from uCode.
+ */
struct iwl3945_cmd_header {
- u8 cmd;
- u8 flags;
- /* We have 15 LSB to use as we please (MSB indicates
- * a frame Rx'd from the HW). We encode the following
- * information into the sequence field:
+ u8 cmd; /* Command ID: REPLY_RXON, etc. */
+ u8 flags; /* IWL_CMD_* */
+ /*
+ * The driver sets up the sequence number to values of its chosing.
+ * uCode does not use this value, but passes it back to the driver
+ * when sending the response to each driver-originated command, so
+ * the driver can match the response to the command. Since the values
+ * don't get used by uCode, the driver may set up an arbitrary format.
+ *
+ * There is one exception: uCode sets bit 15 when it originates
+ * the response/notification, i.e. when the response/notification
+ * is not a direct response to a command sent by the driver. For
+ * example, uCode issues REPLY_3945_RX when it sends a received frame
+ * to the driver; it is not a direct response to any driver command.
*
- * 0:7 index in fifo
- * 8:13 fifo selection
- * 14:14 bit indicating if this packet references the 'extra'
- * storage at the end of the memory queue
- * 15:15 (Rx indication)
+ * The Linux driver uses the following format:
*
+ * 0:7 index/position within Tx queue
+ * 8:13 Tx queue selection
+ * 14:14 driver sets this to indicate command is in the 'huge'
+ * storage at the end of the command buffers, i.e. scan cmd
+ * 15:15 uCode sets this in uCode-originated response/notification
*/
__le16 sequence;
- /* command data follows immediately */
+ /* command or response/notification data follows immediately */
u8 data[0];
} __attribute__ ((packed));
@@ -176,15 +193,22 @@ struct iwl3945_cmd_header {
#define INITIALIZE_SUBTYPE (9)
/*
- * REPLY_ALIVE = 0x1 (response only, not a command)
+ * ("Initialize") REPLY_ALIVE = 0x1 (response only, not a command)
+ *
+ * uCode issues this "initialize alive" notification once the initialization
+ * uCode image has completed its work, and is ready to load the runtime image.
+ * This is the *first* "alive" notification that the driver will receive after
+ * rebooting uCode; the "initialize" alive is indicated by subtype field == 9.
+ *
+ * See comments documenting "BSM" (bootstrap state machine).
*/
-struct iwl3945_alive_resp {
+struct iwl3945_init_alive_resp {
u8 ucode_minor;
u8 ucode_major;
__le16 reserved1;
u8 sw_rev[8];
u8 ver_type;
- u8 ver_subtype;
+ u8 ver_subtype; /* "9" for initialize alive */
__le16 reserved2;
__le32 log_event_table_ptr;
__le32 error_event_table_ptr;
@@ -192,16 +216,39 @@ struct iwl3945_alive_resp {
__le32 is_valid;
} __attribute__ ((packed));
-struct iwl3945_init_alive_resp {
+
+/**
+ * REPLY_ALIVE = 0x1 (response only, not a command)
+ *
+ * uCode issues this "alive" notification once the runtime image is ready
+ * to receive commands from the driver. This is the *second* "alive"
+ * notification that the driver will receive after rebooting uCode;
+ * this "alive" is indicated by subtype field != 9.
+ *
+ * See comments documenting "BSM" (bootstrap state machine).
+ *
+ * This response includes two pointers to structures within the device's
+ * data SRAM (access via HBUS_TARG_MEM_* regs) that are useful for debugging:
+ *
+ * 1) log_event_table_ptr indicates base of the event log. This traces
+ * a 256-entry history of uCode execution within a circular buffer.
+ *
+ * 2) error_event_table_ptr indicates base of the error log. This contains
+ * information about any uCode error that occurs.
+ *
+ * The Linux driver can print both logs to the system log when a uCode error
+ * occurs.
+ */
+struct iwl3945_alive_resp {
u8 ucode_minor;
u8 ucode_major;
__le16 reserved1;
u8 sw_rev[8];
u8 ver_type;
- u8 ver_subtype;
+ u8 ver_subtype; /* not "9" for runtime alive */
__le16 reserved2;
- __le32 log_event_table_ptr;
- __le32 error_event_table_ptr;
+ __le32 log_event_table_ptr; /* SRAM address for event log */
+ __le32 error_event_table_ptr; /* SRAM address for error log */
__le32 timestamp;
__le32 is_valid;
} __attribute__ ((packed));
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-4965-commands.h b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-4965-commands.h
index 9910939..bde3aa0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-4965-commands.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-4965-commands.h
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ enum {
REPLY_TX_PWR_TABLE_CMD = 0x97,
MEASURE_ABORT_NOTIFICATION = 0x99, /* not used */
- /* BT config command */
+ /* Bluetooth device coexistance config command */
REPLY_BT_CONFIG = 0x9b,
/* 4965 Statistics */
@@ -151,25 +151,42 @@ enum {
*
*****************************************************************************/
+/* iwl4965_cmd_header flags value */
#define IWL_CMD_FAILED_MSK 0x40
+/**
+ * struct iwl4965_cmd_header
+ *
+ * This header format appears in the beginning of each command sent from the
+ * driver, and each response/notification received from uCode.
+ */
struct iwl4965_cmd_header {
- u8 cmd;
- u8 flags;
- /* We have 15 LSB to use as we please (MSB indicates
- * a frame Rx'd from the HW). We encode the following
- * information into the sequence field:
+ u8 cmd; /* Command ID: REPLY_RXON, etc. */
+ u8 flags; /* IWL_CMD_* */
+ /*
+ * The driver sets up the sequence number to values of its chosing.
+ * uCode does not use this value, but passes it back to the driver
+ * when sending the response to each driver-originated command, so
+ * the driver can match the response to the command. Since the values
+ * don't get used by uCode, the driver may set up an arbitrary format.
*
- * 0:7 index in fifo
- * 8:13 fifo selection
- * 14:14 bit indicating if this packet references the 'extra'
- * storage at the end of the memory queue
- * 15:15 (Rx indication)
+ * There is one exception: uCode sets bit 15 when it originates
+ * the response/notification, i.e. when the response/notification
+ * is not a direct response to a command sent by the driver. For
+ * example, uCode issues REPLY_3945_RX when it sends a received frame
+ * to the driver; it is not a direct response to any driver command.
*
+ * The Linux driver uses the following format:
+ *
+ * 0:7 index/position within Tx queue
+ * 8:13 Tx queue selection
+ * 14:14 driver sets this to indicate command is in the 'huge'
+ * storage at the end of the command buffers, i.e. scan cmd
+ * 15:15 uCode sets this in uCode-originated response/notification
*/
__le16 sequence;
- /* command data follows immediately */
+ /* command or response/notification data follows immediately */
u8 data[0];
} __attribute__ ((packed));
@@ -218,28 +235,28 @@ struct iwl4965_cmd_header {
#define RATE_MCS_HT_DUP_POS 5
#define RATE_MCS_HT_DUP_MSK 0x20
-/* (1) HT format, (0) legacy format in bits 7:0 */
+/* Bit 8: (1) HT format, (0) legacy format in bits 7:0 */
#define RATE_MCS_FLAGS_POS 8
#define RATE_MCS_HT_POS 8
#define RATE_MCS_HT_MSK 0x100
-/* (1) CCK, (0) OFDM. HT (bit 8) must be "0" for this bit to be valid */
+/* Bit 9: (1) CCK, (0) OFDM. HT (bit 8) must be "0" for this bit to be valid */
#define RATE_MCS_CCK_POS 9
#define RATE_MCS_CCK_MSK 0x200
-/* (1) Use Green Field preamble */
+/* Bit 10: (1) Use Green Field preamble */
#define RATE_MCS_GF_POS 10
#define RATE_MCS_GF_MSK 0x400
-/* (1) Use 40Mhz FAT channel width, (0) use 20 MHz legacy channel width */
+/* Bit 11: (1) Use 40Mhz FAT chnl width, (0) use 20 MHz legacy chnl width */
#define RATE_MCS_FAT_POS 11
#define RATE_MCS_FAT_MSK 0x800
-/* (1) Duplicate data on both 20MHz channels. FAT (bit 11) must be set. */
+/* Bit 12: (1) Duplicate data on both 20MHz chnls. FAT (bit 11) must be set. */
#define RATE_MCS_DUP_POS 12
#define RATE_MCS_DUP_MSK 0x1000
-/* (1) Short guard interval (0.4 usec), (0) normal GI (0.8 usec) */
+/* Bit 13: (1) Short guard interval (0.4 usec), (0) normal GI (0.8 usec) */
#define RATE_MCS_SGI_POS 13
#define RATE_MCS_SGI_MSK 0x2000
@@ -266,45 +283,120 @@ struct iwl4965_cmd_header {
#define INITIALIZE_SUBTYPE (9)
/*
- * REPLY_ALIVE = 0x1 (response only, not a command)
+ * ("Initialize") REPLY_ALIVE = 0x1 (response only, not a command)
+ *
+ * uCode issues this "initialize alive" notification once the initialization
+ * uCode image has completed its work, and is ready to load the runtime image.
+ * This is the *first* "alive" notification that the driver will receive after
+ * rebooting uCode; the "initialize" alive is indicated by subtype field == 9.
+ *
+ * See comments documenting "BSM" (bootstrap state machine).
+ *
+ * For 4965, this notification contains important calibration data for
+ * calculating txpower settings:
+ *
+ * 1) Power supply voltage indication. The voltage sensor outputs higher
+ * values for lower voltage, and vice versa.
+ *
+ * 2) Temperature measurement parameters, for each of two channel widths
+ * (20 MHz and 40 MHz) supported by the radios. Temperature sensing
+ * is done via one of the receiver chains, and channel width influences
+ * the results.
+ *
+ * 3) Tx gain compensation to balance 4965's 2 Tx chains for MIMO operation,
+ * for each of 5 frequency ranges.
*/
-struct iwl4965_alive_resp {
+struct iwl4965_init_alive_resp {
u8 ucode_minor;
u8 ucode_major;
__le16 reserved1;
u8 sw_rev[8];
u8 ver_type;
- u8 ver_subtype;
+ u8 ver_subtype; /* "9" for initialize alive */
__le16 reserved2;
__le32 log_event_table_ptr;
__le32 error_event_table_ptr;
__le32 timestamp;
__le32 is_valid;
+
+ /* calibration values from "initialize" uCode */
+ __le32 voltage; /* signed, higher value is lower voltage */
+ __le32 therm_r1[2]; /* signed, 1st for normal, 2nd for FAT channel*/
+ __le32 therm_r2[2]; /* signed */
+ __le32 therm_r3[2]; /* signed */
+ __le32 therm_r4[2]; /* signed */
+ __le32 tx_atten[5][2]; /* signed MIMO gain comp, 5 freq groups,
+ * 2 Tx chains */
} __attribute__ ((packed));
-struct iwl4965_init_alive_resp {
+
+/**
+ * REPLY_ALIVE = 0x1 (response only, not a command)
+ *
+ * uCode issues this "alive" notification once the runtime image is ready
+ * to receive commands from the driver. This is the *second* "alive"
+ * notification that the driver will receive after rebooting uCode;
+ * this "alive" is indicated by subtype field != 9.
+ *
+ * See comments documenting "BSM" (bootstrap state machine).
+ *
+ * This response includes two pointers to structures within the device's
+ * data SRAM (access via HBUS_TARG_MEM_* regs) that are useful for debugging:
+ *
+ * 1) log_event_table_ptr indicates base of the event log. This traces
+ * a 256-entry history of uCode execution within a circular buffer.
+ * Its header format is:
+ *
+ * __le32 log_size; log capacity (in number of entries)
+ * __le32 type; (1) timestamp with each entry, (0) no timestamp
+ * __le32 wraps; # times uCode has wrapped to top of circular buffer
+ * __le32 write_index; next circular buffer entry that uCode would fill
+ *
+ * The header is followed by the circular buffer of log entries. Entries
+ * with timestamps have the following format:
+ *
+ * __le32 event_id; range 0 - 1500
+ * __le32 timestamp; low 32 bits of TSF (of network, if associated)
+ * __le32 data; event_id-specific data value
+ *
+ * Entries without timestamps contain only event_id and data.
+ *
+ * 2) error_event_table_ptr indicates base of the error log. This contains
+ * information about any uCode error that occurs. For 4965, the format
+ * of the error log is:
+ *
+ * __le32 valid; (nonzero) valid, (0) log is empty
+ * __le32 error_id; type of error
+ * __le32 pc; program counter
+ * __le32 blink1; branch link
+ * __le32 blink2; branch link
+ * __le32 ilink1; interrupt link
+ * __le32 ilink2; interrupt link
+ * __le32 data1; error-specific data
+ * __le32 data2; error-specific data
+ * __le32 line; source code line of error
+ * __le32 bcon_time; beacon timer
+ * __le32 tsf_low; network timestamp function timer
+ * __le32 tsf_hi; network timestamp function timer
+ *
+ * The Linux driver can print both logs to the system log when a uCode error
+ * occurs.
+ */
+struct iwl4965_alive_resp {
u8 ucode_minor;
u8 ucode_major;
__le16 reserved1;
u8 sw_rev[8];
u8 ver_type;
- u8 ver_subtype;
+ u8 ver_subtype; /* not "9" for runtime alive */
__le16 reserved2;
- __le32 log_event_table_ptr;
- __le32 error_event_table_ptr;
+ __le32 log_event_table_ptr; /* SRAM address for event log */
+ __le32 error_event_table_ptr; /* SRAM address for error log */
__le32 timestamp;
__le32 is_valid;
-
- /* calibration values from "initialize" uCode */
- __le32 voltage; /* signed */
- __le32 therm_r1[2]; /* signed 1st for normal, 2nd for FAT channel */
- __le32 therm_r2[2]; /* signed */
- __le32 therm_r3[2]; /* signed */
- __le32 therm_r4[2]; /* signed */
- __le32 tx_atten[5][2]; /* signed MIMO gain comp, 5 freq groups,
- * 2 Tx chains */
} __attribute__ ((packed));
+
union tsf {
u8 byte[8];
__le16 word[4];
--
1.5.3.6
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