From: marc.zyngier@arm•com (Marc Zyngier)
To: linux-arm-kernel@lists•infradead.org
Subject: [PATCH v3 1/3] IRQ/Gic-V3: Add mbigen driver to support mbigen interrupt controller
Date: Thu, 16 Jul 2015 14:37:41 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <55A7B3A5.6010008@arm.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <55A7A2F9.3000306@huawei.com>
On 16/07/15 13:26, majun (F) wrote:
>
>
> ? 2015/7/16 17:30, Marc Zyngier ??:
>> On 16/07/15 10:22, majun (F) wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> ? 2015/7/16 16:52, Marc Zyngier ??:
>>>> On 16/07/15 09:35, majun (F) wrote:
>>>
>>>>>> I'm a bit puzzled.
>>>>>
>>>>> For interrupts connect to mbigen , the interrupt trigger type, device id and
>>>>> event id value are encoded in mbigen chip already.
>>>>>
>>>>> There are two types of mbigen node within a mbigen chip.
>>>>> Type1: event id valud can't be programmed.
>>>>> Type2: event id value can be programmed.
>>>>>
>>>>> For example: An device with 5 interrupts connected to Mbigen node
>>>>> type 1.The default event id vlaue encoded in mbigen chip for these 5 interrupt
>>>>> is from 0 to 4.
>>>>>
>>>>> Because the event id value can't be programmed, we need to define all of
>>>>> 5 interrupts in dts file so that these 5 interrupt has
>>>>
>>>> You can define what you want in the device tree, the ITS doesn't care!
>>>> Nothing in the ITS code parses this property, and there is absolutely
>>>> zero chance that the even the ITS has allocated will actually match what
>>>> you expect.
>>>>
>>>> The ITS *relies* on the principle that the evenID can be programmed,
>>>> just like any MSI controller relies on the device to be programmed with
>>>> whatever payload has been provided. If all of a sudden we have to
>>>> support HW that has its own view of the payload, what you have here will
>>>> simply not work.
>>>>
>>> "If all of a sudden we have to
>>> support HW that has its own view of the payload, what you have here will
>>> simply not work."
>>>
>>> I am not very unstand this case, would you please explain this more detail?
>>
>> It is the ITS driver that allocates the eventID, not the device. If your
>> hardware has decided that it will use event 5, while the ITS expect it
>> to use event 3, nothing will work. And there is no way for the ITS to
>> know which event your device is using (it doesn't parse your device's
>> device tree).
>>
> Yes, I agree with you that eventID should be allocated by ITS driver.
> But I want to explain the case you said above can be avoided.
>
> For example, An device with total 5 interrupts connected to Mbigen node.
> In mbigen chip, the default eventID value for each device starts from 0.
> So, for these 5 interrupts the default eventID value is from 0 to 4.
>
> Because the default eventID is fixed in mbigen chip, to make these 5 interrupt
> work, the only way is define all these 5 interrupts in dts file.
But the ITS doesn't read these interrupts, and won't let you program the
translation either.
> When irq initializing, ITS driver will allocat LPI interrupt number for these
> 5 interrupts, for example : from 8192 to 8196. and the eventID value is from 0 to 4.
> Now, the allocated eventID value same as the eventID value encoded in mbigen chip,
> The interrupt can work.
But that's pure luck! What if I decide to change the allocation method
so that all the devices share a common ITT?
Have you really hardcoded the Linux behaviour in your hardware?
> I know this is not a good method,but for current mbigen chip,it's the only solution.
I'm sorry, I can't call this a solution.
M.
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Thread overview: 23+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2015-07-06 7:09 [PATCH v3 0/3] IRQ/Gic-V3:Support Mbigen interrupt controller Ma Jun
2015-07-06 7:09 ` [PATCH v3 1/3] IRQ/Gic-V3: Add mbigen driver to support mbigen " Ma Jun
2015-07-06 12:33 ` Thomas Gleixner
2015-07-08 4:21 ` majun (F)
2015-07-08 10:44 ` Thomas Gleixner
2015-07-16 8:35 ` majun (F)
2015-07-08 15:16 ` Marc Zyngier
2015-07-16 8:35 ` majun (F)
2015-07-16 8:52 ` Marc Zyngier
2015-07-16 9:22 ` majun (F)
2015-07-16 9:30 ` Marc Zyngier
2015-07-16 12:26 ` majun (F)
2015-07-16 13:37 ` Marc Zyngier [this message]
2015-07-27 2:25 ` majun (F)
2015-07-08 15:30 ` Marc Zyngier
2015-07-16 8:35 ` majun (F)
2015-07-06 7:09 ` [PATCH v3 2/3] IRQ/Gic-V3: Change arm-gic-its to support the Mbigen interrupt Ma Jun
2015-07-06 7:09 ` [PATCH v3 3/3] dt-binding:Documents the mbigen bindings Ma Jun
2015-07-08 13:40 ` Mark Rutland
2015-07-08 14:01 ` Marc Zyngier
2015-07-16 8:35 ` majun (F)
2015-07-20 16:38 ` Mark Rutland
2015-07-25 3:03 ` majun (F)
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