Re: [PATCH v7] arm64: dts: qcom: sc7180: Add WCN3990 WLAN module device node

[Bjorn Andersson]

On Sun 29 Mar 04:07 PDT 2020, pillair@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

> Hi Bjorn,
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Bjorn Andersson <bjorn.andersson@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Sunday, March 29, 2020 12:01 AM
> > To: pillair@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Cc: devicetree@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; linux-arm-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx;
> linux-
> > kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; linux-arm-msm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: Re: [PATCH v7] arm64: dts: qcom: sc7180: Add WCN3990 WLAN
> > module device node
> > 
> > On Sat 28 Mar 05:01 PDT 2020, pillair@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> > 
> > > Hi Bjorn,
> > >  Comments inline.
> > >
> > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: Bjorn Andersson <bjorn.andersson@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > Sent: Saturday, March 28, 2020 4:30 AM
> > > > To: Rakesh Pillai <pillair@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > Cc: devicetree@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; linux-arm-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx;
> > > linux-
> > > > kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; linux-arm-msm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > > Subject: Re: [PATCH v7] arm64: dts: qcom: sc7180: Add WCN3990 WLAN
> > > > module device node
> > > >
> > > > On Thu 26 Mar 03:48 PDT 2020, Rakesh Pillai wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Add device node for the ath10k SNOC platform driver probe
> > > > > and add resources required for WCN3990 on sc7180 soc.
> > > > >
> > > > > Signed-off-by: Rakesh Pillai <pillair@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > > ---
> > > > >
> > > > > Depends on https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/11455345/
> > > > > The above patch adds the dt-bindings for wifi-firmware
> > > > > subnode
> > > > > ---
> > > > >  arch/arm64/boot/dts/qcom/sc7180-idp.dts |  8 ++++++++
> > > > >  arch/arm64/boot/dts/qcom/sc7180.dtsi    | 27
> > > > +++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> > > > >  2 files changed, 35 insertions(+)
> > > > >
> > > > > diff --git a/arch/arm64/boot/dts/qcom/sc7180-idp.dts
> > > > b/arch/arm64/boot/dts/qcom/sc7180-idp.dts
> > > > > index 043c9b9..a6168a4 100644
> > > > > --- a/arch/arm64/boot/dts/qcom/sc7180-idp.dts
> > > > > +++ b/arch/arm64/boot/dts/qcom/sc7180-idp.dts
> > > > > @@ -327,6 +327,14 @@
> > > > >  	};
> > > > >  };
> > > > >
> > > > > +&wifi {
> > > > > +	status = "okay";
> > > > > +	qcom,msa-fixed-perm;
> > > > > +	wifi-firmware {
> > > > > +		iommus = <&apps_smmu 0xc2 0x1>;
> > > >
> > > > How is sc7180 different from sdm845, where the iommus property goes
> > > > directly in the &wifi node?
> > >
> > > Sc7180 IDP is a target without TrustZone support and also with S2 IOMMU
> > > enabled.
> > > Since in Trustzone based targets, the iommu SID configuration was done
> by
> > > TZ, there was nothing required to be done by driver.
> > > But in non-TZ based targets, the IOMMU mappings need to be done by the
> > > driver.
> > > Since this is the mapping of the firmware memory and to keep it
> different
> > > from the driver memory access, a different device has been created for
> > > firmware and these SIDs are configured.
> > >
> > 
> > I see, I missed the fact that 0xc0:1 is used in the &wifi node itself.
> > 
> > So to confirm, we have streams 0xc0 and 0xc1 for data pipes and 0xc2 and
> > 0xc3 for some form of firmware access? And in the normal Qualcomm design
> > implementation the 0c2/0xc3 stream mapping is setup by TZ, and hidden
> > from Linux using the SMMU virtualisation?
> > 
> > 
> > Would have been nice to have some better mechanism for describing
> > multi-connected hardware block, than to sprinkle dummy nodes all over
> > the DT...
> 
> Yes, this is the firmware memory. This method is followed in the venus video
> driver
> https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/11315765/
> 
> Do you suggest following some other mechanism ?
> 

After considering this some more, and having a quick chat with Arnd
yesterday, I don't have any other suggestions.

So I will pick up your v8.

Thanks,
Bjorn