Re: [PATCH v2 1/7] dt-bindings: arm: Add support for Coresight TGU trace

From: Rob Herring
Date: Thu Oct 10 2024 - 14:10:17 EST


On Thu, Oct 10, 2024 at 03:39:09PM +0800, Songwei Chai wrote:
> The Trigger Generation Unit (TGU) is designed to detect patterns or
> sequences within a specific region of the System on Chip (SoC). Once
> configured and activated, it monitors sense inputs and can detect a
> pre-programmed state or sequence across clock cycles, subsequently
> producing a trigger.
>
> TGU configuration space
> offset table
> x-------------------------x
> | |
> | |
> | | Step configuration
> | | space layout
> | coresight management | x-------------x
> | registers | |---> | |
> | | | | reserve |
> | | | | |
> |-------------------------| | |-------------|
> | | | | priority[3] |
> | step[7] |<-- | |-------------|
> |-------------------------| | | | priority[2] |
> | | | | |-------------|
> | ... | |Steps region | | priority[1] |
> | | | | |-------------|
> |-------------------------| | | | priority[0] |
> | |<-- | |-------------|
> | step[0] |--------------------> | |
> |-------------------------| | condition |
> | | | |
> | control and status | x-------------x
> | space | | |
> x-------------------------x |Timer/Counter|
> | |
> x-------------x
> TGU Configuration in Hardware
>
> The TGU provides a step region for user configuration, similar
> to a flow chart. Each step region consists of three register clusters:
>
> 1.Priority Region: Sets the required signals with priority.
> 2.Condition Region: Defines specific requirements (e.g., signal A
> reaches three times) and the subsequent action once the requirement is
> met.
> 3.Timer/Counter (Optional): Provides timing or counting functionality.
>
> Add a new coresight-tgu.yaml file to describe the bindings required to
> define the TGU in the device trees.
>
> Signed-off-by: Songwei Chai <quic_songchai@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> .../bindings/arm/qcom,coresight-tgu.yaml | 133 ++++++++++++++++++
> 1 file changed, 133 insertions(+)
> create mode 100644 Documentation/devicetree/bindings/arm/qcom,coresight-tgu.yaml
>
> diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/arm/qcom,coresight-tgu.yaml b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/arm/qcom,coresight-tgu.yaml
> new file mode 100644
> index 000000000000..25b464486fe2
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/arm/qcom,coresight-tgu.yaml
> @@ -0,0 +1,133 @@
> +# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only OR BSD-2-Clause
> +# Copyright (c) 2023 Qualcomm Innovation Center, Inc. All rights reserved.
> +%YAML 1.2
> +---
> +$id: http://devicetree.org/schemas/arm/qcom,coresight-tgu.yaml#
> +$schema: http://devicetree.org/meta-schemas/core.yaml#
> +
> +title: Trigger Generation Unit - TGU
> +
> +description: |
> + The Trigger Generation Unit (TGU) is a Data Engine which can be utilized
> + to sense a plurality of signals and create a trigger into the CTI or
> + generate interrupts to processors. The TGU is like the trigger circuit
> + of a Logic Analyzer.The corresponding trigger logic can be realized by

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> + configuring the conditions for each step after sensing the signal.
> + Once setup and enabled, it will observe sense inputs and based upon
> + the activity of those inputs, even over clock cycles, may detect a
> + preprogrammed state/sequence and then produce a trigger or interrupt.
> +
> + The primary use case of the TGU is to detect patterns or sequences on a
> + given set of signals within some region of the SoC.
> +
> +maintainers:
> + - Mao Jinlong <quic_jinlmao@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> + - Sam Chai <quic_songchai@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> +
> +# Need a custom select here or 'arm,primecell' will match on lots of nodes
> +select:
> + properties:
> + compatible:
> + contains:
> + enum:
> + - qcom,coresight-tgu
> + required:
> + - compatible
> +
> +properties:
> + compatible:
> + items:
> + - const: qcom,coresight-tgu
> + - const: arm,primecell
> +
> + reg:
> + maxItems: 1
> +
> + clocks:
> + maxItems: 1
> +
> + clock-names:
> + items:
> + - const: apb_pclk
> +
> + qcom,tgu-steps:
> + description:
> + The trigger logic is realized by configuring each step after sensing
> + the signal. The parameter here is used to describe the maximum of steps
> + that could be configured in the current TGU.
> + $ref: /schemas/types.yaml#/definitions/uint32
> + minimum: 1
> + maximum: 8
> +
> + qcom,tgu-regs:
> + description:
> + There are some "groups" register clusters in each step, which are used to configure the signal
> + that we want to detect.Meanwhile, each group has its own priority, and the priority increases

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> + with number of groups.For example, group3 has a higher priority than group2 ,the signal configured

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> + in group3 will be sensed more preferentially than the signal which is configured in group2.
> + The parameter here is used to describe the signal number that each group could be configured.

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> + $ref: /schemas/types.yaml#/definitions/uint32
> + minimum: 1
> + maximum: 18
> +
> + qcom,tgu-conditions:
> + description:
> + A condition sets a specific requirement for a step and defines the subsequent
> + action once the requirement is met. For example, in step two, if signal A is
> + detected three times, the process jumps back to step one. The parameter describes
> + the register number for each functionality, whether it is setting a specific
> + requirement or defining a subsequent action.
> + $ref: /schemas/types.yaml#/definitions/uint32
> + minimum: 1
> + maximum: 4
> +
> + qcom,tgu-timer-counters:
> + description:
> + TGU has timer and counter which are used to set some requirement on each step.
> + For example, we could use counter to create a trigger into CTI once TGU senses
> + the target signal three times.This parameter is used to describe the number of
> + Timers/Counters in TGU.
> + $ref: /schemas/types.yaml#/definitions/uint32
> + minimum: 0
> + maximum: 2
> +
> + in-ports:
> + $ref: /schemas/graph.yaml#/properties/ports
> + additionalProperties: false
> +
> + properties:
> + port:
> + description: AXI Slave connected to another Coresight component
> + $ref: /schemas/graph.yaml#/properties/port
> +
> +required:
> + - compatible
> + - reg
> + - clocks
> + - clock-names
> +
> +additionalProperties: false
> +
> +examples:
> + - |
> + tgu@10b0e000 {
> + compatible = "qcom,coresight-tgu", "arm,primecell";
> + reg = <0x10b0e000 0x1000>;
> +
> + clocks = <&aoss_qmp>;
> + clock-names = "apb_pclk";
> +
> + qcom,tgu-steps = <3>;
> + qcom,tgu-regs = <4>;
> + qcom,tgu-conditions = <4>;
> + qcom,tgu-timer-counters = <1>;
> +
> + in-ports {
> + port {
> + tgu_in_tpdm_swao: endpoint{
> + remote-endpoint = <&tpdm_swao_out_tgu>;
> + };
> + };
> + };
> + };
> +...