Re: [PATCH v23 00/11] acpi, clocksource: add GTDT driver and GTDT support in arm_arch_timer

From: Xiongfeng Wang
Date: Fri Mar 31 2017 - 22:15:28 EST

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On 2017/4/1 1:50, fu.wei@xxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> From: Fu Wei <fu.wei@xxxxxxxxxx>
>
> This patchset:
> (1)Preparation for adding GTDT support in arm_arch_timer:
> 1. Introduce a MMIO CNTFRQ helper.
> 2. separate out device-tree code from arch_timer_detect_rate
> 3. remove arch_timer_detect_rate use arch_timer_*get_cntfrq directly
> 4. Refactor arch_timer_needs_probing, and move it into DT init call
> 5. Introduce some new structs and refactor the MMIO timer init code
> for reusing some common code.
>
> (2)Introduce ACPI GTDT parser: drivers/acpi/arm64/acpi_gtdt.c
> Parse all kinds of timer in GTDT table of ACPI:arch timer,
> memory-mapped timer and SBSA Generic Watchdog timer.
> This driver can help to simplify all the relevant timer drivers,
> and separate all the ACPI GTDT knowledge from them.
>
> (3)Simplify ACPI code for arm_arch_timer
>
> (4)Add GTDT support for ARM memory-mapped timer.
>
> This patchset has been tested on the following platforms with ACPI enabled:
> (1)ARM Foundation v8 model
>

for arm_arch_timer(not memory-mapped) and sbsa watchdog part, Tested-by: wangxiongfeng2@xxxxxxxxxx

Thanks,

Wang Xiongfeng
.

> Changelog:
> v23: https://lkml.org/lkml/2017/3/31/
> Rebase to git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/mark/linux.git arch-timer/cleanup
> Improve the data struct of arch_timer_mem and arch_timer_mem_frame to
> improve the parser of GT blocks and arch_timer_mem initualization.
> Improve arch_timer_rate detection: sysreg frequency is primary in DT boot
> Improve some comments in GTDT parser driver.
> Improve acpi_gtdt_init function, and make a comment for the multiple calls.
> Improve the unwinding for the irq of timers, when an error occurs.
> Handle the case of virtual timer GSIV is 0.
>
> v22: https://lkml.org/lkml/2017/3/21/523
> Rebase to git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/mark/linux.git arch-timer/cleanup
> Only Introduce arch_timer_mem_get_cntfrq to get the frequency from mmio.
> Merged patch 2,3(about arch_timer_detect_rate).
> Keep arch_timer_rate, do NOT split it for different types of timer.
> Improve memory-mapped timer support by comments and variable name:
> data-->timer_mem
> frame-->gtdt_frame
> Delete zero check for SBSA watchdog irq.
> Skip secure SBSA watchdog in GTDT driver.
> Delete Kconfig modification for SBSA watchdog driver.
> Delete no_irq, using nr_res instead.
>
> v21: https://lkml.org/lkml/2017/2/6/734
> Introduce two functions to get the frequency from mmio and sysreg.
> Remove arch_timer_detect_rate use arch_timer_get_*_freq directly
> Split arch_timer_rate for different types of timer.
> Skip secure timer frame in GTDT driver.
> Rebase to git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/mark/linux.git arch-timer/cleanup
> (The first 6 patches in v20 have been merged into arch-timer/cleanup branch)
>
> v20: https://lkml.org/lkml/2017/1/18/534
> Reorder the first 4 patches and split the 4th patches.
> Leave CNTHCTL_* as they originally were.
> Fix the bug in arch_timer_select_ppi.
> Split "Rework counter frequency detection" patch.
> Rework the arch_timer_detect_rate function.
> Improve the commit message of "Refactor MMIO timer probing".
> Rebase to 4.10.0-rc4
>
> v19: https://lkml.org/lkml/2016/12/21/25
> Fix a '\n' missing in a error message in arch_timer_mem_init.
> Add "request_mem_region" for ioremapping cntbase, according to
> f947ee1 clocksource/drivers/arm_arch_timer: Map frame with of_io_request_and_map()
> Rebase to 4.9.0-gfb779ff
>
> v18: https://lkml.org/lkml/2016/12/8/446
> Fix 8/15 patch problem of "int ret;" in arch_timer_acpi_init.
> Rebase to 4.9.0-rc8-g9269898
>
> v17: https://lkml.org/lkml/2016/11/25/140
> Take out some cleanups from 4/15.
> Merge 5/15 and 6/15, improve PPI determination code,
> improve commit message.
> Rework counter frequency detection.
> Move arch_timer_needs_of_probing into DT init call.
> Move Platform Timer scan loop back to timer init call to avoid allocating
> and free memory.
> Improve all the exported functions' comment.
>
> v16: https://lkml.org/lkml/2016/11/16/268
> Fix patchset problem about static enum ppi_nr of 01/13 in v15.
> Refactor arch_timer_detect_rate.
> Refactor arch_timer_needs_probing.
>
> v15: https://lkml.org/lkml/2016/11/15/366
> Re-order patches
> Add arm_arch_timer refactoring patches to prepare for GTDT:
> 1. rename some enums and defines, and some cleanups
> 2. separate out arch_timer_uses_ppi init code and fix a potential bug
> 3. Improve some new structs, refactor the timer init code.
> Since the some structs have been changed, GTDT parser for memory-mapped
> timer and SBSA Generic Watchdog timer have been update.
>
> v14: https://lkml.org/lkml/2016/9/28/573
> Separate memory-mapped timer GTDT support into two patches
> 1. Refactor the timer init code to prepare for GTDT
> 2. Add GTDT support for memory-mapped timer
>
> v13: http://www.mail-archive.com/linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/msg1231717.html
> Improve arm_arch_timer code for memory-mapped
> timer GTDT support, refactor original memory-mapped timer
> dt support for reusing some common code.
>
> v12: https://lkml.org/lkml/2016/9/13/250
> Rebase to latest Linux 4.8-rc6
> Delete the confusing "skipping" in the error message.
>
> V11: https://lkml.org/lkml/2016/9/6/354
> Rebase to latest Linux 4.8-rc5
> Delete typedef (suggested by checkpatch.pl)
>
> V10: https://lkml.org/lkml/2016/7/26/215
> Drop the "readq" patch.
> Rebase to latest Linux 4.7.
>
> V9: https://lkml.org/lkml/2016/7/25/345
> Improve pr_err message in acpi gtdt driver.
> Update Commit message for 7/9
> shorten the irq mapping function name
> Improve GTDT driver for memory-mapped timer
>
> v8: https://lkml.org/lkml/2016/7/19/660
> Improve "pr_fmt(fmt)" definition: add "ACPI" in front of "GTDT",
> and also improve printk message.
> Simplify is_timer_block and is_watchdog.
> Merge acpi_gtdt_desc_init and gtdt_arch_timer_init into acpi_gtdt_init();
> Delete __init in include/linux/acpi.h for GTDT API
> Make ARM64 select GTDT.
> Delete "#include <linux/module.h>" from acpi_gtdt.c
> Simplify GT block parse code.
>
> v7: https://lkml.org/lkml/2016/7/13/769
> Move the GTDT driver to drivers/acpi/arm64
> Add add the ARM64-specific ACPI Support maintainers in MAINTAINERS
> Merge 3 patches of GTDT parser driver.
> Fix the for_each_platform_timer bug.
>
> v6: https://lkml.org/lkml/2016/6/29/580
> split the GTDT driver to 4 parts: basic, arch_timer, memory-mapped timer,
> and SBSA Generic Watchdog timer
> Improve driver by suggestions and example code from Daniel Lezcano
>
> v5: https://lkml.org/lkml/2016/5/24/356
> Sorting out all patches, simplify the API of GTDT driver:
> GTDT driver just fills the data struct for arm_arch_timer driver.
>
> v4: https://lists.linaro.org/pipermail/linaro-acpi/2016-March/006667.html
> Delete the kvm relevant patches
> Separate two patches for sorting out the code for arm_arch_timer.
> Improve irq info export code to allow missing irq info in GTDT table.
>
> v3: https://lkml.org/lkml/2016/2/1/658
> Improve GTDT driver code:
> (1)improve pr_* by defining pr_fmt(fmt)
> (2)simplify gtdt_sbsa_gwdt_init
> (3)improve gtdt_arch_timer_data_init, if table is NULL, it will try
> to get GTDT table.
> Move enum ppi_nr to arm_arch_timer.h, and add enum spi_nr.
> Add arm_arch_timer get ppi from DT and GTDT support for kvm.
>
> v2: https://lkml.org/lkml/2015/12/2/10
> Rebase to latest kernel version(4.4-rc3).
> Fix the bug about the config problem,
> use CONFIG_ACPI_GTDT instead of CONFIG_ACPI in arm_arch_timer.c
>
> v1: The first upstreaming version: https://lkml.org/lkml/2015/10/28/553
>
> Fu Wei (11):
> clocksource: arm_arch_timer: add MMIO CNTFRQ helper
> clocksource: arm_arch_timer: split dt-only rate handling
> clocksource: arm_arch_timer: refactor arch_timer_needs_probing
> clocksource: arm_arch_timer: move arch_timer_needs_of_probing into DT
> init call
> clocksource: arm_arch_timer: add structs to describe MMIO timer
> clocksource: arm_arch_timer: refactor MMIO timer probing.
> acpi/arm64: Add GTDT table parse driver
> clocksource: arm_arch_timer: simplify ACPI support code.
> acpi/arm64: Add memory-mapped timer support in GTDT driver
> clocksource: arm_arch_timer: add GTDT support for memory-mapped timer
> acpi/arm64: Add SBSA Generic Watchdog support in GTDT driver
>
> arch/arm64/Kconfig | 1 +
> drivers/acpi/arm64/Kconfig | 3 +
> drivers/acpi/arm64/Makefile | 1 +
> drivers/acpi/arm64/gtdt.c | 406 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> drivers/clocksource/arm_arch_timer.c | 338 ++++++++++++++++++-----------
> include/clocksource/arm_arch_timer.h | 16 ++
> include/linux/acpi.h | 7 +
> 7 files changed, 648 insertions(+), 124 deletions(-)
> create mode 100644 drivers/acpi/arm64/gtdt.c
>

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