Re: [PATCH v3 6/9] soc: qcom: geni-se: Add support to load QUP SE Firmware via Linux subsystem

From: Viken Dadhaniya
Date: Sat May 03 2025 - 07:13:17 EST




On 3/6/2025 4:57 AM, Bjorn Andersson wrote:
On Mon, Mar 03, 2025 at 06:13:46PM +0530, Viken Dadhaniya wrote:
Load the firmware to QUP SE based on the 'firmware-name' property specified

Please start your commit message with a description of "the problem"
you're trying to solve, explain that QUP firmware is typically loaded by
the "bootloader" and that for <reason> you're adding support for loading
firmware are load time. Please read and follow:
https://docs.kernel.org/process/submitting-patches.html#describe-your-changes

in devicetree. Populate Serial engine and base address details in the probe
function of the protocol driver and pass to firmware load routine.

Don't describe the code flow, describe how this fits into the bigger
picture. E.g. that SE-functional drivers will load this at bootup.


Sure, Updated in v4.


Skip the firmware loading if the firmware is already loaded in Serial
Engine's firmware memory area.


Above description should be clear enough that this is obvious.

Sure, Removed in v4.


Co-developed-by: Mukesh Kumar Savaliya <quic_msavaliy@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Mukesh Kumar Savaliya <quic_msavaliy@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Viken Dadhaniya <quic_vdadhani@xxxxxxxxxxx>
---
v2 -> v3:

- Remove code related to the 'qcom,xfer-mode' property.
- Add logic to read the boolean property 'qcom,gsi-dma-allowed' and select the transfer mode.
- Hardcode FIFO mode for the serial driver as GSI mode is currently not supported.
- Update function descriptions as suggested.
- Enhance error handling and remove redundant if conditions.
- Drop the ternary operator.

v2 Link: https://lore.kernel.org/linux-arm-msm/20250124105309.295769-6-quic_vdadhani@xxxxxxxxxxx/

v1 -> v2:

- Remove the fixed firmware path and add logic to read the path from the device tree.
- Remove code related to the 'qcom,load-firmware' property.
- Resolve kernel test robot warnings.
- Update the commit message.
- Update Copyright year.

v1 Link: https://lore.kernel.org/linux-kernel/20241204150326.1470749-5-quic_vdadhani@xxxxxxxxxxx/
---
---
drivers/soc/qcom/qcom-geni-se.c | 423 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++
include/linux/soc/qcom/geni-se.h | 18 ++
include/linux/soc/qcom/qup-fw-load.h | 179 ++++++++++++
3 files changed, 620 insertions(+)
create mode 100644 include/linux/soc/qcom/qup-fw-load.h

diff --git a/drivers/soc/qcom/qcom-geni-se.c b/drivers/soc/qcom/qcom-geni-se.c
index 4cb959106efa..345181ad6fcc 100644
--- a/drivers/soc/qcom/qcom-geni-se.c
+++ b/drivers/soc/qcom/qcom-geni-se.c
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
// Copyright (c) 2017-2018, The Linux Foundation. All rights reserved.
+// Copyright (c) 2025 Qualcomm Innovation Center, Inc. All rights reserved.

Odd, this should be a multiline comment.

Sure, Updated in v4.


/* Disable MMIO tracing to prevent excessive logging of unwanted MMIO traces */
#define __DISABLE_TRACE_MMIO__
@@ -15,6 +16,7 @@
#include <linux/pinctrl/consumer.h>
#include <linux/platform_device.h>
#include <linux/soc/qcom/geni-se.h>
+#include <linux/soc/qcom/qup-fw-load.h>
/**
* DOC: Overview
@@ -110,6 +112,9 @@ struct geni_se_desc {
static const char * const icc_path_names[] = {"qup-core", "qup-config",
"qup-memory"};
+static const char * const protocol_name[] = { "None", "SPI", "UART",
+ "I2C", "I3C", "SPI SLAVE"};
+
#define QUP_HW_VER_REG 0x4
/* Common SE registers */
@@ -891,6 +896,424 @@ int geni_icc_disable(struct geni_se *se)
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(geni_icc_disable);
+/**
+ * elf_phdr_valid() - Validate an ELF header.
+ * @phdr: Pointer to the ELF header.
+ *
+ * Validate the ELF header by comparing the fields stored in p_flags and the payload type.

The interesting piece of information here would be what the definition
of "valid" is - because you're not checking that the program header
entry is valid, you're checking that it's a specific valid.

Sure, Updated in v4.


+ *
+ * Return: true if the validation is successful, false otherwise.
+ */

That said, I think you should just inline these checks in "read_elf()"
below, preferably with a comment about what you're looking for.

Sure, Updated in v4.


+static bool elf_phdr_valid(const struct elf32_phdr *phdr)
+{
+ if (phdr->p_type != PT_LOAD || !phdr->p_memsz)
+ return false;
+
+ if (MI_PBT_PAGE_MODE_VALUE(phdr->p_flags) == MI_PBT_NON_PAGED_SEGMENT &&
+ MI_PBT_SEGMENT_TYPE_VALUE(phdr->p_flags) != MI_PBT_HASH_SEGMENT &&
+ MI_PBT_ACCESS_TYPE_VALUE(phdr->p_flags) != MI_PBT_NOTUSED_SEGMENT &&
+ MI_PBT_ACCESS_TYPE_VALUE(phdr->p_flags) != MI_PBT_SHARED_SEGMENT)
+ return true;
+
+ return false;
+}
+
+/**
+ * valid_seg_size() - Validate the segment size.
+ * @pelfseg: Pointer to the ELF header.
+ * @p_filesz: Pointer to the file size.
+ *
+ * Validate the ELF segment size by comparing the file size.
+ *
+ * Return: true if the segment is valid, false if the segment is invalid.
+ */
+static bool valid_seg_size(struct elf_se_hdr *pelfseg, Elf32_Word p_filesz)
+{
+ if (p_filesz >= pelfseg->fw_offset + pelfseg->fw_size_in_items * sizeof(u32) &&
+ p_filesz >= pelfseg->cfg_idx_offset + pelfseg->cfg_size_in_items * sizeof(u8) &&
+ p_filesz >= pelfseg->cfg_val_offset + pelfseg->cfg_size_in_items * sizeof(u32))
+ return true;
+ return false;
+}
+
+/**
+ * read_elf() - Read an ELF file.
+ * @rsc: Pointer to the SE resources structure.
+ * @fw: Pointer to the firmware buffer.
+ * @pelfseg: Pointer to the SE-specific ELF header.
+ * @phdr: Pointer to one of the valid headers from the list in the firmware buffer.
+ *
+ * Read the ELF file and output a pointer to the header data, which
+ * contains the firmware data and any other details.
+ *
+ * Return: 0 if successful, otherwise return an error value.
+ */
+static int read_elf(struct qup_se_rsc *rsc, const struct firmware *fw,

I think this name is too generic, please prefix it with "geni_" to make
it easier to search for.

Sure, Updated in v4.


+ struct elf_se_hdr **pelfseg, struct elf32_phdr **phdr)
+{
+ const struct elf32_hdr *ehdr = (const struct elf32_hdr *)fw->data;
+ struct elf32_phdr *phdrs = (struct elf32_phdr *)(ehdr + 1);
+ const u8 *addr;
+ int i;
+
+ ehdr = (struct elf32_hdr *)fw->data;

Please validate that fw->size is sufficient before accessing - here and
in the loop.

Sure, Updated in v4.


+
+ if (ehdr->e_phnum < 2)
+ return -EINVAL;
+
+ for (i = 0; i < ehdr->e_phnum; i++) {
+ *phdr = &phdrs[i];
+ if (!elf_phdr_valid(*phdr))
+ continue;
+
+ if ((*phdr)->p_filesz >= sizeof(struct elf_se_hdr)) {
+ addr = fw->data + (*phdr)->p_offset;
+ *pelfseg = (struct elf_se_hdr *)addr;

Don't assign *pelfseg until you've found a match.

Sure, Updated in v4.


+
+ if ((*pelfseg)->magic == MAGIC_NUM_SE &&
+ (*pelfseg)->version == 1 &&
+ valid_seg_size(*pelfseg, (*phdr)->p_filesz) &&
+ (*pelfseg)->serial_protocol == rsc->protocol &&
+ (*pelfseg)->serial_protocol != GENI_SE_NONE)

There's so much going on in this one conditional. Turn this the way
around:

if (phdr->p_filesz < sizeof(struct elf_se_hdr))
continue;

if (se->magic != MAGIC_NUM_SE)
continue;

...

Makes is super easy to read and each one encapsulates one disqualifying
factor.


Sure, Updated in v4.

+ return 0;
+ }
+ }
+ return -EINVAL;
+}
+
+/**
+ * geni_config_common_control() - Configure common CGC and disable high priority interrupt.
+ * @rsc: Pointer to a structure representing SE-related resources.
+ *
+ * Configure the common CGC and disable high priority interrupts until the current low priority
+ * interrupts are handled.

What do you mean with "low priority interrupt", this is called from the
firmware loading operation - that doesn't sound like an interrupt at
all.

It leaves me with the question about why interrupts should be disabled
and why they should be disabled in a function called "config common
control".


Unless it makes the code easier to read, you should wrap it at 80
characters. I don't think this sentence is easier to read in it's
unwrapped form.


Sure, Updated in v4.

+ *
+ * Return: None.

Drop this for void functions.

Sure, Updated in v4.


+ */
+static void geni_config_common_control(struct qup_se_rsc *rsc)
+{
+ /*
+ * Disable high priority interrupt until current
+ * low priority interrupts are handled.
+ */
+ setbits32(rsc->se->wrapper->base + QUPV3_COMMON_CFG,

I find that the qup_se_rsc structure makes these functions overflow with
pointer dereferences, and it makes it impossible to know if a function
operates on 1, 2, or 3 of its members.

Please just pass the arguments around where necessary.

Sure, Updated in v4.


+ FAST_SWITCH_TO_HIGH_DISABLE_BMASK);
+
+ /*
+ * Set AHB_M_CLK_CGC_ON to indicate hardware controls
+ * se-wrapper cgc clock.
+ */
+ setbits32(rsc->se->wrapper->base + QUPV3_SE_AHB_M_CFG,
+ AHB_M_CLK_CGC_ON_BMASK);
+
+ /* Let hardware to control common cgc. */
+ setbits32(rsc->se->wrapper->base + QUPV3_COMMON_CGC_CTRL,
+ COMMON_CSR_SLV_CLK_CGC_ON_BMASK);
+}
+
+/**
+ * geni_configure_xfer_mode() - Set the transfer mode.
+ * @rsc: Pointer to a structure representing SE-related resources.
+ *
+ * Set the transfer mode to either FIFO or DMA according to the mode specified by the protocol
+ * driver.
+ *
+ * Return: 0 if successful, otherwise return an error value.
+ */
+static int geni_configure_xfer_mode(struct qup_se_rsc *rsc)
+{
+ /* Configure SE FIFO, DMA or GSI mode. */
+ switch (rsc->mode) {
+ case GENI_GPI_DMA:
+ setbits32(rsc->se->base + QUPV3_SE_GENI_DMA_MODE_EN,
+ GENI_DMA_MODE_EN_GENI_DMA_MODE_EN_BMSK);
+ writel_relaxed(0x0, rsc->se->base + SE_IRQ_EN);
+ writel_relaxed(SE_GSI_EVENT_EN_BMSK, rsc->se->base + SE_GSI_EVENT_EN);
+ break;
+
+ case GENI_SE_FIFO:
+ clrbits32(rsc->se->base + QUPV3_SE_GENI_DMA_MODE_EN,
+ GENI_DMA_MODE_EN_GENI_DMA_MODE_EN_BMSK);
+ writel_relaxed(SE_IRQ_EN_RMSK, rsc->se->base + SE_IRQ_EN);
+ writel_relaxed(0x0, rsc->se->base + SE_GSI_EVENT_EN);
+ break;
+
+ case GENI_SE_DMA:
+ setbits32(rsc->se->base + QUPV3_SE_GENI_DMA_MODE_EN,
+ GENI_DMA_MODE_EN_GENI_DMA_MODE_EN_BMSK);
+ writel_relaxed(SE_IRQ_EN_RMSK, rsc->se->base + SE_IRQ_EN);
+ writel_relaxed(0x0, rsc->se->base + SE_GSI_EVENT_EN);
+ break;
+
+ default:
+ dev_err(rsc->se->dev, "invalid se mode: %d\n", rsc->mode);

Please make this error more descriptive so that it's easier for someone
finding it in the kernel log to understand what the problem is.

Sure, Updated in v4.


+ return -EINVAL;
+ }
+ return 0;
+}
+
+/**
+ * geni_enable_interrupts() Enable interrupts.
+ * @rsc: Pointer to a structure representing SE-related resources.
+ *
+ * Enable the required interrupts during the firmware load process.
+ *
+ * Return: None.
+ */
+static void geni_enable_interrupts(struct qup_se_rsc *rsc)
+{
+ u32 reg_value;
+
+ /* Enable required interrupts. */
+ writel_relaxed(M_COMMON_GENI_M_IRQ_EN, rsc->se->base + GENI_M_IRQ_ENABLE);
+
+ reg_value = S_CMD_OVERRUN_EN | S_ILLEGAL_CMD_EN |
+ S_CMD_CANCEL_EN | S_CMD_ABORT_EN |

Please confirm that the indentation is correct here.

Sure, Updated in v4.


+ S_GP_IRQ_0_EN | S_GP_IRQ_1_EN |
+ S_GP_IRQ_2_EN | S_GP_IRQ_3_EN |
+ S_RX_FIFO_WR_ERR_EN | S_RX_FIFO_RD_ERR_EN;
+ writel_relaxed(reg_value, rsc->se->base + GENI_S_IRQ_ENABLE);
+
+ /* DMA mode configuration. */
+ reg_value = DMA_TX_IRQ_EN_SET_RESET_DONE_EN_SET_BMSK |
+ DMA_TX_IRQ_EN_SET_SBE_EN_SET_BMSK |
+ DMA_TX_IRQ_EN_SET_DMA_DONE_EN_SET_BMSK;
+ writel_relaxed(reg_value, rsc->se->base + DMA_TX_IRQ_EN_SET);
+ reg_value = DMA_RX_IRQ_EN_SET_FLUSH_DONE_EN_SET_BMSK |
+ DMA_RX_IRQ_EN_SET_RESET_DONE_EN_SET_BMSK |
+ DMA_RX_IRQ_EN_SET_SBE_EN_SET_BMSK |
+ DMA_RX_IRQ_EN_SET_DMA_DONE_EN_SET_BMSK;
+ writel_relaxed(reg_value, rsc->se->base + DMA_RX_IRQ_EN_SET);
+}
+
+/**
+ * geni_flash_fw_revision() - Flash the firmware revision.

It's not really "flashing", it's more just "writing"...right?

+ * @rsc: Pointer to a structure representing SE-related resources.
+ * @hdr: Pointer to the ELF header of the Serial Engine.

That's not the ELF header, it's the serial engine firmware header. That
said, you only consume the serial_protocol and fw_version, so a function
called "geni_write_fw_revision()" could perhaps just take those two
values as parameters?

Sure, Updated in v4.


+ *
+ * Flash the firmware revision and protocol into the respective register.

Again, no flashing, just writing.

Sure, Updated in v4.


+ *
+ * Return: None.
+ */
+static void geni_flash_fw_revision(struct qup_se_rsc *rsc, struct elf_se_hdr *hdr)
+{
+ u32 reg_value;
+
+ /* Flash firmware revision register. */
+ reg_value = (hdr->serial_protocol << FW_REV_PROTOCOL_SHFT) |
+ (hdr->fw_version & 0xFF << FW_REV_VERSION_SHFT);
+ writel_relaxed(reg_value, rsc->se->base + SE_GENI_FW_REVISION);
+
+ reg_value = (hdr->serial_protocol << FW_REV_PROTOCOL_SHFT) |
+ (hdr->fw_version & 0xFF << FW_REV_VERSION_SHFT);
+
+ writel_relaxed(reg_value, rsc->se->base + SE_S_FW_REVISION);
+}
+
+/**
+ * geni_load_se_fw() - Load Serial Engine specific firmware.
+ * @rsc: Pointer to a structure representing SE-related resources.
+ * @fw: Pointer to the firmware structure.
+ *
+ * Load the protocol firmware into the IRAM of the Serial Engine.
+ *
+ * Return: 0 if successful, otherwise return an error value.
+ */
+static int geni_load_se_fw(struct qup_se_rsc *rsc, const struct firmware *fw)
+{
+ const u32 *fw_val_arr, *cfg_val_arr;
+ const u8 *cfg_idx_arr;
+ u32 i, reg_value, mask, ramn_cnt;
+ int ret;
+ struct elf_se_hdr *hdr;
+ struct elf32_phdr *phdr;
+
+ ret = geni_icc_set_bw(rsc->se);
+ if (ret) {
+ dev_err(rsc->se->dev, "%s: Failed to set ICC BW %d\n", __func__, ret);

Drop the __func__ from all your printouts.

Sure, Updated in v4.


+ return ret;
+ }
+
+ ret = geni_icc_enable(rsc->se);
+ if (ret) {
+ dev_err(rsc->se->dev, "%s: Failed to enable ICC %d\n", __func__, ret);
+ return ret;
+ }
+
+ ret = geni_se_resources_on(rsc->se);

Why do you turn on the buses and clocks before you're parsing the
firmware file?

Not reqruied before parsing, Updated in v4.


+ if (ret) {
+ dev_err(rsc->se->dev, "%s: Failed to enable common clocks %d\n", __func__, ret);
+ goto err;
+ }
+
+ ret = read_elf(rsc, fw, &hdr, &phdr);

Why is phdr returned here? Makes read_elf() harder to read...

Not requried, Updated in v4.


+ if (ret) {
+ dev_err(rsc->se->dev, "%s: ELF parsing failed ret: %d\n", __func__, ret);
+ goto err;
+ }
+
+ fw_val_arr = (const u32 *)((u8 *)hdr + hdr->fw_offset);

Why is this a "firmware value array", isn't it the "firmware data"? Why
is it chunks of u32? Does it also need to be written in words?

Sure, Updated in v4.
Yes, it is 32 bit register.


+ cfg_idx_arr = (const u8 *)hdr + hdr->cfg_idx_offset;
+ cfg_val_arr = (const u32 *)((u8 *)hdr + hdr->cfg_val_offset);
+
+ geni_config_common_control(rsc);
+
+ /* Allows to drive corresponding data according to hardware value. */
+ writel_relaxed(0x0, rsc->se->base + GENI_OUTPUT_CTRL);
+
+ /* Set SCLK and HCLK to program RAM */
+ setbits32(rsc->se->base + GENI_CGC_CTRL, GENI_CGC_CTRL_PROG_RAM_SCLK_OFF_BMSK |
+ GENI_CGC_CTRL_PROG_RAM_HCLK_OFF_BMSK);
+ writel_relaxed(0x0, rsc->se->base + SE_GENI_CLK_CTRL);
+ clrbits32(rsc->se->base + GENI_CGC_CTRL, GENI_CGC_CTRL_PROG_RAM_SCLK_OFF_BMSK |
+ GENI_CGC_CTRL_PROG_RAM_HCLK_OFF_BMSK);
+
+ /* Enable required clocks for DMA CSR, TX and RX. */
+ reg_value = DMA_GENERAL_CFG_AHB_SEC_SLV_CLK_CGC_ON_BMSK |
+ DMA_GENERAL_CFG_DMA_AHB_SLV_CLK_CGC_ON_BMSK |
+ DMA_GENERAL_CFG_DMA_TX_CLK_CGC_ON_BMSK |
+ DMA_GENERAL_CFG_DMA_RX_CLK_CGC_ON_BMSK;
+
+ setbits32(rsc->se->base + DMA_GENERAL_CFG, reg_value);
+
+ /* Let hardware control CGC by default. */
+ writel_relaxed(DEFAULT_CGC_EN, rsc->se->base + GENI_CGC_CTRL);
+
+ /* Set version of the configuration register part of firmware. */
+ writel_relaxed(hdr->cfg_version, rsc->se->base + GENI_INIT_CFG_REVISION);
+ writel_relaxed(hdr->cfg_version, rsc->se->base + GENI_S_INIT_CFG_REVISION);
+
+ /* Configure GENI primitive table. */
+ for (i = 0; i < hdr->cfg_size_in_items; i++)
+ writel_relaxed(cfg_val_arr[i],
+ rsc->se->base + GENI_CFG_REG0 + (cfg_idx_arr[i] * sizeof(u32)));

What goes into this configuration?

This is primitive data table for each Serial engine.

+
+ /* Configure condition for assertion of RX_RFR_WATERMARK condition. */
+ reg_value = readl_relaxed(rsc->se->base + QUPV3_SE_HW_PARAM_1);
+ mask = (reg_value >> RX_FIFO_WIDTH_BIT) & RX_FIFO_WIDTH_MASK;

Based on the WIDTH_MASK, those 6 bits doesn't sound like a "BIT"... And
is the RX_FIFO_WIDTH really a "mask"?

+ writel_relaxed(mask - 2, rsc->se->base + GENI_RX_RFR_WATERMARK_REG);

mask - 2?

Use FIELD_GET() and name things with the intention of making it easy for
others to understand what the code does.

Sure, use FIELD_GET in v4.
-2 as suggested in the hardware programming guide to avoid latencies in data transfer.


+
+ /* Let hardware control CGC */
+ setbits32(rsc->se->base + GENI_OUTPUT_CTRL, DEFAULT_IO_OUTPUT_CTRL_MSK);
+
+ ret = geni_configure_xfer_mode(rsc);
+ if (ret)
+ goto err_resource;
+
+ geni_enable_interrupts(rsc);
+
+ geni_flash_fw_revision(rsc, hdr);
+
+ ramn_cnt = hdr->fw_size_in_items;
+ if (hdr->fw_size_in_items % 2 != 0)
+ ramn_cnt++;
+
+ if (ramn_cnt >= MAX_GENI_CFG_RAMn_CNT)
+ goto err_resource;

As far as I can tell this error path is based entirely on the firmware
being read from the file system, so you could have checked it before you
turned on any resources - making a cleaner exit on failure.

Sure, updated in v4.

+
+ /* Program RAM address space. */
+ memcpy((void *)(rsc->se->base + SE_GENI_CFG_RAMN), fw_val_arr, ramn_cnt * sizeof(u32));

I presume this typecast to void * is to hide the fact that se->base is
flagged as __iomem? Use memcpy_toio() intead.

Sure, updated in v4.


+
+ /* Put default values on GENI's output pads. */
+ writel_relaxed(0x1, rsc->se->base + GENI_FORCE_DEFAULT_REG);
+
+ /* High to low SCLK and HCLK to finish RAM. */
+ setbits32(rsc->se->base + GENI_CGC_CTRL, GENI_CGC_CTRL_PROG_RAM_SCLK_OFF_BMSK |
+ GENI_CGC_CTRL_PROG_RAM_HCLK_OFF_BMSK);
+ setbits32(rsc->se->base + SE_GENI_CLK_CTRL, GENI_CLK_CTRL_SER_CLK_SEL_BMSK);
+ clrbits32(rsc->se->base + GENI_CGC_CTRL, GENI_CGC_CTRL_PROG_RAM_SCLK_OFF_BMSK |
+ GENI_CGC_CTRL_PROG_RAM_HCLK_OFF_BMSK);
+
+ /* Serial engine DMA interface is enabled. */
+ setbits32(rsc->se->base + SE_DMA_IF_EN, DMA_IF_EN_DMA_IF_EN_BMSK);
+
+ /* Enable or disable FIFO interface of the serial engine. */
+ if (rsc->mode == GENI_SE_FIFO)
+ clrbits32(rsc->se->base + SE_FIFO_IF_DISABLE, FIFO_IF_DISABLE);
+ else
+ setbits32(rsc->se->base + SE_FIFO_IF_DISABLE, FIFO_IF_DISABLE);
+
+err_resource:
+ geni_se_resources_off(rsc->se);
+err:
+ geni_icc_disable(rsc->se);
+ return ret;
+}
+
+/**
+ * qup_fw_load() - Initiate firmware load.
+ * @rsc: Pointer to a structure representing SE-related resources.
+ *
+ * Load the firmware into a specific SE. Read the associated ELF file,
+ * copy the data into a buffer in kernel space using the request_firmware API, write the
+ * data into the SE's IRAM register, and then free the buffers. Handle firmware loading
+ * and parsing for a specific protocol.
+ *
+ * Return: 0 if successful, otherwise return an error value.
+ */
+static int qup_fw_load(struct qup_se_rsc *rsc, const char *fw_name)
+{
+ int ret;
+ const struct firmware *fw;
+ struct device *dev = rsc->se->dev;
+
+ ret = request_firmware(&fw, fw_name, dev);
+ if (ret) {
+ dev_err(dev, "request_firmware failed for %d: %d\n", rsc->protocol, ret);
+ return ret;
+ }
+
+ ret = geni_load_se_fw(rsc, fw);
+
+ release_firmware(fw);
+
+ return ret;
+}
+
+/**
+ * geni_load_se_firmware() - Initiate firmware loading.
+ * @se: Serial engine details.
+ * @protocol: Protocol (SPI, I2C, or UART) for which the firmware is to be loaded.
+ *
+ * If the device tree properties are configured to load QUP firmware and the firmware
+ * is not already loaded, start the firmware loading process. If the device tree properties
+ * are not defined, skip loading the firmware, assuming it is already loaded by TZ.
+ *
+ * Return: 0 if successful, otherwise return an error value.
+ */
+int geni_load_se_firmware(struct geni_se *se,
+ enum geni_se_protocol_type protocol)

This line is 82 characters long if you don't line break it, but it's
cleaner to read...so please unbreak it.

Sure, updated in v4.

+{
+ struct qup_se_rsc rsc;
+ const char *fw_name;
+ int ret;
+
+ ret = device_property_read_string(se->wrapper->dev, "firmware-name", &fw_name);
+ if (ret)
+ return -EINVAL;
+
+ rsc.se = se;
+ rsc.protocol = protocol;
+ /* Set default xfer mode to FIFO */

This isn't the "default" mode, this is the else statement in the
conditional below.

Sure, updated in v4.


+ rsc.mode = GENI_SE_FIFO;
+
+ if (of_property_read_bool(se->dev->of_node, "qcom,gsi-dma-allowed"))
+ rsc.mode = GENI_GPI_DMA;

if (of_property_present())
sc.mode = GENI_GPI_DMA;
else
sc.mode = GENI_GPI_FIFO;

/* Comment about UART, because it's actually worth mentioning */
if (serial)

Sure, updated in v4.


+
+ /* GSI mode is not supported by the UART driver; therefore, setting FIFO mode */
+ if (protocol == GENI_SE_UART)
+ rsc.mode = GENI_SE_FIFO;
+
+ ret = qup_fw_load(&rsc, fw_name);
+ if (ret)
+ return ret;
+
+ dev_dbg(se->dev, "Firmware load for %s protocol is successful for xfer mode %d\n",
+ protocol_name[rsc.protocol], rsc.mode);

How do you know that rsc.protocol < ARRAY_SIZE(protocol_name)?

Added check for same in v4.


+ return 0;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(geni_load_se_firmware);
+
static int geni_se_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
{
struct device *dev = &pdev->dev;
diff --git a/include/linux/soc/qcom/geni-se.h b/include/linux/soc/qcom/geni-se.h
index 2996a3c28ef3..fd8cf5c6791f 100644
--- a/include/linux/soc/qcom/geni-se.h
+++ b/include/linux/soc/qcom/geni-se.h
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
/*
* Copyright (c) 2017-2018, The Linux Foundation. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2023-2025 Qualcomm Innovation Center, Inc. All rights reserved.
*/
#ifndef _LINUX_QCOM_GENI_SE
@@ -36,6 +37,7 @@ enum geni_se_protocol_type {
GENI_SE_I2C,
GENI_SE_I3C,
GENI_SE_SPI_SLAVE,
+ GENI_SE_INVALID_PROTO = 255,

This is unused.

This is usded in protocol driver in next patchsets.


};
struct geni_wrapper;
@@ -72,6 +74,19 @@ struct geni_se {
struct geni_icc_path icc_paths[3];
};
+/**
+ * struct qup_se_rsc - Structure containing se details protocol and xfer mode
+ *
+ * @mode: transfer mode se fifo, dma or gsi.
+ * @protocol: Protocol spi or i2c or serial.
+ * @se: Pointer to the concerned serial engine.

I'd like you to drop this struct, so it doesn't really matter...but
order of parameters doesn't match the structure.

Sure, updated in v4.


+ */
+struct qup_se_rsc {
+ struct geni_se *se;
+ enum geni_se_xfer_mode mode;
+ enum geni_se_protocol_type protocol;
+};
+
/* Common SE registers */
#define GENI_FORCE_DEFAULT_REG 0x20
#define GENI_OUTPUT_CTRL 0x24
@@ -531,5 +546,8 @@ void geni_icc_set_tag(struct geni_se *se, u32 tag);
int geni_icc_enable(struct geni_se *se);
int geni_icc_disable(struct geni_se *se);
+
+int geni_load_se_firmware(struct geni_se *se,
+ enum geni_se_protocol_type protocol);

Unbreak the line.

Sure, updated in v4.


#endif
#endif
diff --git a/include/linux/soc/qcom/qup-fw-load.h b/include/linux/soc/qcom/qup-fw-load.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f139720987f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/linux/soc/qcom/qup-fw-load.h
@@ -0,0 +1,179 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2025 Qualcomm Innovation Center, Inc. All rights reserved.
+ */
+#ifndef _LINUX_QCOM_QUP_FW_LOAD
+#define _LINUX_QCOM_QUP_FW_LOAD
+
+#include <linux/device.h>
+#include <linux/elf.h>
+#include <linux/firmware.h>

Why are device.h, elf.h and firmware.h included here, they are not used.

Sure, updated in v4.


+#include <linux/kernel.h>
+
+/*Magic numbers*/
+#define MAGIC_NUM_SE 0x57464553

Prefix things.

This is the fix number to verify the correct firmware.


+
+/* Common SE registers*/
+#define GENI_INIT_CFG_REVISION 0x0
+#define GENI_S_INIT_CFG_REVISION 0x4
+#define GENI_FORCE_DEFAULT_REG 0x20

A bunch of these registers and bitmasks area already defined in
include/soc/qcom/geni-se.h why are they duplicated here?

Sure, Removed duplicated marcos in v4.


+#define GENI_CGC_CTRL 0x28
+#define GENI_CFG_REG0 0x100
+
+#define QUPV3_SE_HW_PARAM_1 0xE28

Lowercase hex digits please.

Sure, updated in v4.


+#define RX_FIFO_WIDTH_BIT 24
+#define RX_FIFO_WIDTH_MASK 0x3F
+
+/*Same registers as GENI_DMA_MODE_EN*/
+#define QUPV3_SE_GENI_DMA_MODE_EN 0x258
+#define GENI_M_IRQ_ENABLE 0x614
+#define GENI_S_IRQ_ENABLE 0x644
+#define GENI_RX_RFR_WATERMARK_REG 0x814
+#define DMA_TX_IRQ_EN_SET 0xC4C
+#define DMA_RX_IRQ_EN_SET 0xD4C
+#define DMA_GENERAL_CFG 0xE30
+#define SE_GENI_FW_REVISION 0x1000
+#define SE_S_FW_REVISION 0x1004
+#define SE_GENI_CFG_RAMN 0x1010
+#define SE_GENI_CLK_CTRL 0x2000
+#define SE_DMA_IF_EN 0x2004
+#define SE_FIFO_IF_DISABLE 0x2008
+
+#define MAX_GENI_CFG_RAMn_CNT 455
+
+#define MI_PBT_NON_PAGED_SEGMENT 0x0
+#define MI_PBT_HASH_SEGMENT 0x2
+#define MI_PBT_NOTUSED_SEGMENT 0x3
+#define MI_PBT_SHARED_SEGMENT 0x4
+#define MI_PBT_FLAG_PAGE_MODE_MASK 0x100000
+#define MI_PBT_FLAG_PAGE_MODE_SHIFT 0x14
+#define MI_PBT_FLAG_SEGMENT_TYPE_MASK 0x7000000
+#define MI_PBT_FLAG_SEGMENT_TYPE_SHIFT 0x18
+#define MI_PBT_FLAG_ACCESS_TYPE_MASK 0xE00000
+#define MI_PBT_FLAG_ACCESS_TYPE_SHIFT 0x15
+
+#define MI_PBT_PAGE_MODE_VALUE(x) \
+ (((x) & MI_PBT_FLAG_PAGE_MODE_MASK) >> \
+ MI_PBT_FLAG_PAGE_MODE_SHIFT)

Please replace masking and shifting with FIELD_GET() from
linux/bitfield.h.

Sure, updated in v4.


+
+#define MI_PBT_SEGMENT_TYPE_VALUE(x) \
+ (((x) & MI_PBT_FLAG_SEGMENT_TYPE_MASK) >> \
+ MI_PBT_FLAG_SEGMENT_TYPE_SHIFT)
+
+#define MI_PBT_ACCESS_TYPE_VALUE(x) \
+ (((x) & MI_PBT_FLAG_ACCESS_TYPE_MASK) >> \
+ MI_PBT_FLAG_ACCESS_TYPE_SHIFT)
+
+/* GENI_FORCE_DEFAULT_REG fields */
+#define FORCE_DEFAULT BIT(0)
+
+/* FW_REVISION_RO fields */
+#define FW_REV_PROTOCOL_SHFT 8
+#define FW_REV_VERSION_SHFT 0
+
+#define GENI_FW_REVISION_RO 0x68
+#define GENI_S_FW_REVISION_RO 0x6C
+
+/* SE_GENI_DMA_MODE_EN */
+#define GENI_DMA_MODE_EN BIT(0)
+
+/* GENI_M_IRQ_EN fields */
+#define M_CMD_DONE_EN BIT(0)
+#define M_IO_DATA_DEASSERT_EN BIT(22)
+#define M_IO_DATA_ASSERT_EN BIT(23)
+#define M_RX_FIFO_RD_ERR_EN BIT(24)
+#define M_RX_FIFO_WR_ERR_EN BIT(25)
+#define M_RX_FIFO_WATERMARK_EN BIT(26)
+#define M_RX_FIFO_LAST_EN BIT(27)
+#define M_TX_FIFO_RD_ERR_EN BIT(28)
+#define M_TX_FIFO_WR_ERR_EN BIT(29)
+#define M_TX_FIFO_WATERMARK_EN BIT(30)
+#define M_COMMON_GENI_M_IRQ_EN (GENMASK(6, 1) | \
+ M_IO_DATA_DEASSERT_EN | \
+ M_IO_DATA_ASSERT_EN | M_RX_FIFO_RD_ERR_EN | \
+ M_RX_FIFO_WR_ERR_EN | M_TX_FIFO_RD_ERR_EN | \
+ M_TX_FIFO_WR_ERR_EN)
+
+/* GENI_S_IRQ_EN fields */
+#define S_CMD_OVERRUN_EN BIT(1)
+#define S_ILLEGAL_CMD_EN BIT(2)
+#define S_CMD_CANCEL_EN BIT(4)
+#define S_CMD_ABORT_EN BIT(5)
+#define S_GP_IRQ_0_EN BIT(9)
+#define S_GP_IRQ_1_EN BIT(10)
+#define S_GP_IRQ_2_EN BIT(11)
+#define S_GP_IRQ_3_EN BIT(12)
+#define S_RX_FIFO_RD_ERR_EN BIT(24)
+#define S_RX_FIFO_WR_ERR_EN BIT(25)
+#define S_COMMON_GENI_S_IRQ_EN (GENMASK(5, 1) | GENMASK(13, 9) | \
+ S_RX_FIFO_RD_ERR_EN | S_RX_FIFO_WR_ERR_EN)
+
+#define GENI_CGC_CTRL_PROG_RAM_SCLK_OFF_BMSK 0x00000200
+#define GENI_CGC_CTRL_PROG_RAM_HCLK_OFF_BMSK 0x00000100
+
+#define GENI_DMA_MODE_EN_GENI_DMA_MODE_EN_BMSK 0x00000001
+
+#define DMA_TX_IRQ_EN_SET_RESET_DONE_EN_SET_BMSK 0x00000008
+#define DMA_TX_IRQ_EN_SET_SBE_EN_SET_BMSK 0x00000004
+#define DMA_TX_IRQ_EN_SET_DMA_DONE_EN_SET_BMSK 0x00000001
+
+#define DMA_RX_IRQ_EN_SET_FLUSH_DONE_EN_SET_BMSK 0x00000010
+#define DMA_RX_IRQ_EN_SET_RESET_DONE_EN_SET_BMSK 0x00000008
+#define DMA_RX_IRQ_EN_SET_SBE_EN_SET_BMSK 0x00000004
+#define DMA_RX_IRQ_EN_SET_DMA_DONE_EN_SET_BMSK 0x00000001
+
+#define DMA_GENERAL_CFG_AHB_SEC_SLV_CLK_CGC_ON_BMSK 0x00000008
+#define DMA_GENERAL_CFG_DMA_AHB_SLV_CLK_CGC_ON_BMSK 0x00000004
+#define DMA_GENERAL_CFG_DMA_TX_CLK_CGC_ON_BMSK 0x00000002
+#define DMA_GENERAL_CFG_DMA_RX_CLK_CGC_ON_BMSK 0x00000001
+
+#define GENI_CLK_CTRL_SER_CLK_SEL_BMSK 0x00000001
+#define DMA_IF_EN_DMA_IF_EN_BMSK 0x00000001
+#define SE_GSI_EVENT_EN_BMSK 0x0000000f
+#define SE_IRQ_EN_RMSK 0x0000000f
+
+#define QUPV3_COMMON_CFG 0x0120
+#define FAST_SWITCH_TO_HIGH_DISABLE_BMASK 0x00000001
+
+#define QUPV3_SE_AHB_M_CFG 0x0118
+#define AHB_M_CLK_CGC_ON_BMASK 0x00000001
+
+#define QUPV3_COMMON_CGC_CTRL 0x021C
+#define COMMON_CSR_SLV_CLK_CGC_ON_BMASK 0x00000001
+
+/* access ports */
+#define setbits32(_addr, _v) out_be32((_addr), in_be32(_addr) | (_v))
+#define clrbits32(_addr, _v) out_be32((_addr), in_be32(_addr) & ~(_v))

These names are way too generic.

Sure, updated in v4.


+
+#define out_be32(a, v) writel_relaxed(v, a)
+#define in_be32(a) readl_relaxed(a)

Don't create aliases.

Sure, updated in v4.


+
+/**
+ * struct elf_se_hdr - firmware configurations
+ *
+ * @magic: set to 'SEFW'
+ * @version: A 32-bit value indicating the structure’s version number
+ * @core_version: QUPV3_HW_VERSION
+ * @serial_protocol: Programmed into GENI_FW_REVISION
+ * @fw_version: Programmed into GENI_FW_REVISION
+ * @cfg_version: Programmed into GENI_INIT_CFG_REVISION
+ * @fw_size_in_items: Number of (uint32_t) GENI_FW_RAM words
+ * @fw_offset: Byte offset of GENI_FW_RAM array
+ * @cfg_size_in_items: Number of GENI_FW_CFG index/value pairs
+ * @cfg_idx_offset: Byte offset of GENI_FW_CFG index array
+ * @cfg_val_offset: Byte offset of GENI_FW_CFG values array
+ */
+struct elf_se_hdr {

This structure doesn't seem to relate to ELF at all, it seems to be the
header for the serial engine configuration.

It happens to be packaged up in a ELF segment, but I don't see a reason
for defining the format of the outer container here.

+ u32 magic;

What endian is that u32? Please be specific.

I didn't understand your comment. Could you please help me understand what is required here?


Regards,
Bjorn

+ u32 version;
+ u32 core_version;
+ u16 serial_protocol;
+ u16 fw_version;
+ u16 cfg_version;
+ u16 fw_size_in_items;
+ u16 fw_offset;
+ u16 cfg_size_in_items;
+ u16 cfg_idx_offset;
+ u16 cfg_val_offset;
+};
+#endif /* _LINUX_QCOM_QUP_FW_LOAD */
--
2.34.1