> 2011/4/13 Arend van Spriel <arend@xxxxxxxxxxxx>: > > On Tue, 12 Apr 2011 22:44:01 +0200, RafaÅ MiÅecki <zajec5@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > >> 2011/4/12 George Kashperko <george@xxxxxxxxxxx>: > >>>> > >>>> 2011/4/12 RafaÅ MiÅecki <zajec5@xxxxxxxxx>: > >>>> That way I see really low (or not at all) relation between out > >>>> (not)Broadcom bus and present AMBA bus. > >>>> > >>> Agree. > >> > >> Ehh, sounds like one more renaming to functions, defines, prefixes. > >> > >> Let's wait for Arend comments, he was the one voting for not-bcm-specific > >> name. > >> > > > > Hi RafaÅ, > > > > Still think its better to stick with a generic name even if currently you > > only come across this in Broadcom chips right now. I do agree that the term > > 'axi' is implying something else than what this bus driver is providing. The > > name 'axi-dmp' I gave earlier may be more to the point. > > > > I also looked at the amba driver after receiving comments on the brcmaxi > > library module (this is what Hauke Mehrtens referred to) and came to similar > > conclusion as you did. It does however support PM properly so you may want > > to get inspiration in that area. I also noticed a reference to AMBA term APB > > which is a different bus in the AMBA family. AXI was introduced later as > > higher performance bus (in AMBA rev3 if I remember correctly). > > I don't focus on PM yet, do not consider it a problem, it just needs some time. > > Note for not involved: AMBA is family with few buses/interfaces > possible: AXI, AHB, ASB, APB, ATB [1]. > > So what are you saying is that drivers/amba/ is for AMBA APB? OK, I > can accept such a explanation and it makes me even more sure we need > another AMBA driver (this time: AMBA AXI). AMBA is AMBA. axi/apb/ahb etc are all subsets of AMBA and as of current all fit to what already is in drivers/amba. > > The left question is: how much of the implemented code is AMBA AXI > specific and how much is Broadcom specific? Answers to 1. and 2. are there in drivers/amba/bus.c Look _probe and _register fn for more details. > 1) Does AMBA AXI identify cores by manuf, id, rev and class? Is this > really AMBA AXI specific and a evolution from simple "id" in AMBA APB? During amba device registration amba bus code read component/peripheral id registers from known locations, exactly where peripherialid/componentid registers of master port (agent) core are. Look brcm80211/inclue/aidmp.h for those. > 2) Is this standard for AMBA AXI to keep list of available cores in > some specific memory (is this always EPROM like in case of Bcm?)? > 3) Does every AMBA AXI device need enabling/disabling/resetting > routine we implemented? Is that really Bcm independent? Enable/disable abstracted by clocks interface. It would be really great if someone could enligten us on 2). > This is mostly what I already asked, but didn't get answer. Please, > explain to us what is AMBA AXI specific and what is Broadcom specific. > > [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced_Microcontroller_Bus_Architecture > Have nice day, George -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-wireless" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
