[PATCH v3 3/7] spi: add multi_lane_mode field to struct spi_transfer
From: David Lechner
Date: Mon Dec 01 2025 - 21:22:51 EST
Add a new multi_lane_mode field to struct spi_transfer to allow
peripherals that support multiple SPI lanes to be used with a single
SPI controller.
This requires both the peripheral and the controller to have multiple
serializers connected to separate data lanes. It could also be used with
a single controller and multiple peripherals that are functioning as a
single logical device (similar to parallel memories).
The possible values for this field have the following semantics:
- SPI_MULTI_BUS_MODE_SINGLE: Only use the first lane. This means that it
it is operating just like a conventional SPI lane. It is the default
value so that existing drivers do not need to be modified.
Example:
tx_buf[0] = 0x88;
struct spi_transfer xfer = {
.tx_buf = tx_buf,
.len = 1,
};
spi_sync_transfer(spi, &xfer, 1);
controller > data bits > peripheral
---------- ---------------- ----------
SDO 0 0-0-0-1-0-0-0-1 SDI 0
- SPI_MULTI_BUS_MODE_MIRROR: Send a single data word over all of the
lanes at the same time. This only makes sense for writes and not
for reads.
Example:
tx_buf[0] = 0x88;
struct spi_transfer xfer = {
.tx_buf = tx_buf,
.len = 1,
.multi_lane_mode = SPI_MULTI_BUS_MODE_MIRROR,
};
spi_sync_transfer(spi, &xfer, 1);
controller > data bits > peripheral
---------- ---------------- ----------
SDO 0 0-0-0-1-0-0-0-1 SDI 0
SDO 1 0-0-0-1-0-0-0-1 SDI 1
- SPI_MULTI_BUS_MODE_STRIPE: Send or receive two different data words at
the same time, one on each lane.
Example:
struct spi_transfer xfer = {
.rx_buf = rx_buf,
.len = 2, /* must be multiple of number of lanes */
.multi_lane_mode = SPI_MULTI_BUS_MODE_STRIPE,
};
spi_sync_transfer(spi, &xfer, 1);
controller < data bits < peripheral
---------- ---------------- ----------
SDI 0 0-0-0-1-0-0-0-1 SDO 0
SDI 1 1-0-0-0-1-0-0-0 SDO 1
After the transfer, rx_buf[0] == 0x11 (word from SDO 0) and
rx_buf[1] == 0x88 (word from SDO 1). If the transfer was longer,
the data would continue in an alternating fashion.
Acked-by: Nuno Sá <nuno.sa@xxxxxxxxxx>
Acked-by: Marcelo Schmitt <marcelo.schmitt@xxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: David Lechner <dlechner@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
v3 changes:
* Renamed "buses" to "lanes" to reflect devicetree property name change.
---
include/linux/spi/spi.h | 6 ++++++
1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)
diff --git a/include/linux/spi/spi.h b/include/linux/spi/spi.h
index 607f1eac96364a73f95876ec27a9f86f14fa6112..5fad82989853d69cc4bb3e6775e323e2ba8f1144 100644
--- a/include/linux/spi/spi.h
+++ b/include/linux/spi/spi.h
@@ -976,6 +976,8 @@ struct spi_res {
* (SPI_NBITS_SINGLE) is used.
* @rx_nbits: number of bits used for reading. If 0 the default
* (SPI_NBITS_SINGLE) is used.
+ * @multi_lane_mode: How to serialize data on multiple lanes. One of the
+ * SPI_MULTI_LANE_MODE_* values.
* @len: size of rx and tx buffers (in bytes)
* @speed_hz: Select a speed other than the device default for this
* transfer. If 0 the default (from @spi_device) is used.
@@ -1112,6 +1114,10 @@ struct spi_transfer {
unsigned cs_change:1;
unsigned tx_nbits:4;
unsigned rx_nbits:4;
+ unsigned multi_lane_mode: 2;
+#define SPI_MULTI_LANE_MODE_SINGLE 0 /* only use single lane */
+#define SPI_MULTI_LANE_MODE_STRIPE 1 /* one data word per lane */
+#define SPI_MULTI_LANE_MODE_MIRROR 2 /* same word sent on all lanes */
unsigned timestamped:1;
bool dtr_mode;
#define SPI_NBITS_SINGLE 0x01 /* 1-bit transfer */
--
2.43.0