Re: [PATCH 1/3] Docs: dt: add generic MSI bindings

[Mark Rutland]

On Mon, Jul 27, 2015 at 09:02:46AM +0100, Marc Zyngier wrote:
> Hi Mark,

Hi,

> On 23/07/15 17:52, Mark Rutland wrote:
> > Currently msi-parent is used in a couple of drivers despite being fairly
> > underspecified. This patch adds a generic binding for MSIs (including
> > the existing msi-parent property) enabling the description of platform
> > devices capable of using MSIs.
> > 
> > While MSIs are primarily distinguished by doorbell and payload, some MSI
> > controllers (e.g. the GICv3 ITS) also use side-band information
> > accompanying the write to identify the master which originated the MSI,
> > to allow for sandboxing. This sideband information is non-probeable and
> > needs to be described in the DT. Other MSI controllers may have
> > additional configuration details which need to be described per-master.
> > 
> > This patch adds a generic msi-parent binding document, extending the
> > de-facto standard with a new (optional) #msi-cells which can be used to
> > express any per-master configuration and/or sideband data. This is
> > sufficient to describe non-hotpluggable devices.
> > 
> > For busses where sideband data may be derived from some bus-specific
> > master ID scheme, other properties will be required to describe the
> > mapping.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@xxxxxxx>
> > ---
> >  .../bindings/interrupt-controller/msi.txt          | 135 +++++++++++++++++++++
> >  1 file changed, 135 insertions(+)
> >  create mode 100644 Documentation/devicetree/bindings/interrupt-controller/msi.txt
> > 
> > diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/interrupt-controller/msi.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/interrupt-controller/msi.txt
> > new file mode 100644
> > index 0000000..c60c034
> > --- /dev/null
> > +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/interrupt-controller/msi.txt
> > @@ -0,0 +1,135 @@
> > +This document describes the generic device tree binding for MSI controllers and
> > +their master(s).
> > +
> > +Message Signaled Interrupts (MSIs) are a class of interrupts generated by a
> > +write to an MMIO address.
> > +
> > +MSIs were originally specified by PCI (and are used with PCIe), but may also be
> > +used with other busses, and hence a mechanism is required to relate devices on
> > +those busses to the MSI controllers which they are capable of using,
> > +potentially including additional information.
> > +
> > +MSIs are distinguished by some combination of:
> > +
> > +- The doorbell (the MMIO address written to).
> > +  
> > +  Devices may be configured by software to write to arbitrary doorbells which
> > +  they can address. An MSI controller may feature a number of doorbells.
> > +
> > +- The payload (the value written to the doorbell).
> > +  
> > +  Devices may be configured to write an arbitrary payload chosen by software.
> > +  MSI controllers may have restrictions on permitted payloads.
> > +
> > +- Sideband information accompanying the write.
> > +  
> > +  Typically this is neither configurable nor probeable, and depends on the path
> > +  taken through the memory system (i.e. it is a property of the combination of
> > +  MSI controller and device rather than a property of either in isolation).
> > +
> > +
> > +MSI controllers:
> > +================
> > +
> > +An MSI controller signals interrupts to a CPU when a write is made to an MMIO
> > +address by some master. An MSI controller may feature a number of doorbells.
> > +
> > +Required properties:
> > +--------------------
> > +
> > +- msi-controller: Identifies the node as an MSI controller.
> > +
> > +Optional properties:
> > +--------------------
> > +
> > +- #msi-cells: The number of cells in an msi-specifier, required if not zero.
> > +
> > +  Typically this will encode information related to sideband data, and will
> > +  not encode doorbells or payloads as these can be configured dynamically.
> > +
> > +  The meaning of the msi-specifier is defined by the device tree binding of
> > +  the specific MSI controller. 
> > +
> > +
> > +MSI clients
> > +===========
> > +
> > +MSI clients are devices which generate MSIs. For each MSI they wish to
> > +generate, the doorbell and payload may be configured, though sideband
> > +information may not be configurable.
> > +
> > +Required properties:
> > +--------------------
> > +
> > +- msi-parent: A list of phandle + msi-specifier pairs, one for each MSI
> > +  controller which the device is capable of using.
> > +
> > +  This property is unordered, and MSIs may be allocated from any combination of
> > +  MSI controllers listed in the msi-parent property.
> > +
> > +  If a device has restrictions on the allocation of MSIs, these restrictions
> > +  must be described with additional properties.
> > +
> > +  When #msi-cells is non-zero, busses with an msi-parent will require
> > +  additional properties to describe the relationship between devices on the bus
> > +  and the set of MSIs they can potentially generate.
> > +
> > +
> > +Example
> > +=======
> > +
> > +/ {
> > +	#address-cells = <1>;
> > +	#size-cells = <1>;
> > +
> > +	msi_a: msi-controller@a {
> > +		reg = <0xa 0xf00>;
> > +		compatible = "vendor-a,some-controller";
> > +		msi-controller;
> > +		/* No sideband data, so #msi-cells omitted */
> > +	};
> > +
> > +	msi_b: msi-controller@b {
> > +		reg = <0xb 0xf00>;
> > +		compatible = "vendor-b,another-controller";
> > +		msi-controller;
> > +		/* Each device has some unique ID */
> > +		#msi-cells = <1>;
> > +	};
> > +
> > +	msi_c: msi-controller@c {
> > +		reg = <0xb 0xf00>;
> > +		compatible = "vendor-b,another-controller";
> > +		msi-controller;
> > +		/* Each device has some unique ID */
> > +		#msi-cells = <1>;
> > +	};
> > +
> > +	dev@0 {
> > +		reg = <0x0 0xf00>;
> > +		compatible = "vendor-c,some-device";
> > +
> > +		/* Can only generate MSIs to msi_a */
> > +		msi-parent = <&msi_a>;
> > +	};
> > +
> > +	dev@1 {
> > +		reg = <0x1 0xf00>;
> > +		compatible = "vendor-c,some-device";
> > +
> > +		/* 
> > +		 * Can generate MSIs to either A or B.
> > +		 */
> > +		msi-parent = <&msi_a>, <&msi_b 0x17>;
> > +	};
> > +
> > +	dev@2 {
> > +		reg = <0x2 0xf00>;
> > +		compatible = "vendor-c,some-device";
> > +		/*
> > +		 * Has different IDs at each MSI controller.
> > +		 * Can generate MSIs to all of the MSI controllers.
> > +		 */
> > +		msi-parent = <&msi_a>, <&msi_b 0x17>, <&msi_c 0x53>;
> > +	};
> > +};
> > 
> 
> This looks quite good for the non-PCI stuff. Should you also cover the
> PCI usage of msi-parent?

As far as I can tell, the current PCI usage of msi-parent is practically
identical to the generic usage, with the proviso that the devices under
a PCI root complex are assumed to be indistinguishable from the root
complex from the PoV of the MSI controller.

So I'm not sure what would be relevant to describe here.

> I'm can't really see the meaning of #msi-cells in that context. Should
> it be entirely ignored? OR did you have some specific usage in mind?

It shouldn't be ignored; if the MSI controller has a non-zero #msi-cells
then it requires that information to operate correctly (e.g. to
distinguish masters).

It may simply be that all devices under the root complex are
indistinguishable from each other, but can be distinguished form other
devices in the system using the same MSI controller.

I also imagine that there may be PCI root complexes which signal their
own management interrupts as MSIs. Such a root complex needs msi-parent
to describe its relationship with the MSI controller, which is distinct
from the relationship between its children and the MSI controller.

Thanks,
Mark.
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