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From ed83da894caf28e267eab3a01ef037a7198391a1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: popcornmix <popcornmix@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 19 Nov 2012 18:27:05 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 041/196] Add Simon Hall's dma helper module, useful in future
 for X acceleration

---
 arch/arm/mach-bcm2708/Kconfig                   |   8 +
 arch/arm/mach-bcm2708/Makefile                  |   3 +
 arch/arm/mach-bcm2708/dmaer.c                   | 887 ++++++++++++++++++++++++
 arch/arm/mach-bcm2708/include/mach/vc_support.h |  69 ++
 arch/arm/mach-bcm2708/vc_support.c              | 319 +++++++++
 5 files changed, 1286 insertions(+)
 create mode 100755 arch/arm/mach-bcm2708/dmaer.c
 create mode 100755 arch/arm/mach-bcm2708/include/mach/vc_support.h
 create mode 100755 arch/arm/mach-bcm2708/vc_support.c

diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-bcm2708/Kconfig b/arch/arm/mach-bcm2708/Kconfig
index a35ff89..b85bb8d 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-bcm2708/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-bcm2708/Kconfig
@@ -38,4 +38,12 @@ config BCM2708_SPIDEV
         default y
         help
           Binds spidev driver to the SPI0 master
+
+config BCM2708_DMAER
+	tristate "BCM2708 DMA helper"
+	depends on MACH_BCM2708
+        default n
+        help
+          Enable DMA helper for accelerating X composition
+
 endmenu
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-bcm2708/Makefile b/arch/arm/mach-bcm2708/Makefile
index 164ecb2..0da162c 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-bcm2708/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-bcm2708/Makefile
@@ -6,3 +6,6 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_MACH_BCM2708) 	+= clock.o bcm2708.o armctrl.o vcio.o power.o dma.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_BCM2708_GPIO)	+= bcm2708_gpio.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_BCM2708_VCMEM)	+= vc_mem.o
 
+obj-$(CONFIG_BCM2708_DMAER)	+= dmaer_master.o
+dmaer_master-objs		:= dmaer.o vc_support.o
+
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-bcm2708/dmaer.c b/arch/arm/mach-bcm2708/dmaer.c
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..d1bc0fa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-bcm2708/dmaer.c
@@ -0,0 +1,887 @@
+#include <linux/init.h>
+#include <linux/sched.h>
+#include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/types.h>
+#include <linux/kdev_t.h>
+#include <linux/fs.h>
+#include <linux/cdev.h>
+#include <linux/mm.h>
+#include <linux/slab.h>
+#include <linux/pagemap.h>
+#include <linux/device.h>
+#include <linux/jiffies.h>
+#include <linux/timex.h>
+#include <linux/dma-mapping.h>
+
+#include <asm/uaccess.h>
+#include <asm/atomic.h>
+#include <asm/cacheflush.h>
+#include <asm/io.h>
+
+#include <mach/dma.h>
+#include <mach/vc_support.h>
+
+#ifdef ECLIPSE_IGNORE
+
+#define __user
+#define __init
+#define __exit
+#define __iomem
+#define KERN_DEBUG
+#define KERN_ERR
+#define KERN_WARNING
+#define KERN_INFO
+#define _IOWR(a, b, c) b
+#define _IOW(a, b, c) b
+#define _IO(a, b) b
+
+#endif
+
+//#define inline
+
+#define PRINTK(args...) printk(args)
+//#define PRINTK_VERBOSE(args...) printk(args)
+//#define PRINTK(args...)
+#define PRINTK_VERBOSE(args...)
+
+/***** TYPES ****/
+#define PAGES_PER_LIST 500
+struct PageList
+{
+	struct page *m_pPages[PAGES_PER_LIST];
+	unsigned int m_used;
+	struct PageList *m_pNext;
+};
+
+struct VmaPageList
+{
+	//each vma has a linked list of pages associated with it
+	struct PageList *m_pPageHead;
+	struct PageList *m_pPageTail;
+	unsigned int m_refCount;
+};
+
+struct DmaControlBlock
+{
+	unsigned int m_transferInfo;
+	void __user *m_pSourceAddr;
+	void __user *m_pDestAddr;
+	unsigned int m_xferLen;
+	unsigned int m_tdStride;
+	struct DmaControlBlock *m_pNext;
+	unsigned int m_blank1, m_blank2;
+};
+
+/***** DEFINES ******/
+//magic number defining the module
+#define DMA_MAGIC		0xdd
+
+//do user virtual to physical translation of the CB chain
+#define DMA_PREPARE		_IOWR(DMA_MAGIC, 0, struct DmaControlBlock *)
+
+//kick the pre-prepared CB chain
+#define DMA_KICK		_IOW(DMA_MAGIC, 1, struct DmaControlBlock *)
+
+//prepare it, kick it, wait for it
+#define DMA_PREPARE_KICK_WAIT	_IOWR(DMA_MAGIC, 2, struct DmaControlBlock *)
+
+//prepare it, kick it, don't wait for it
+#define DMA_PREPARE_KICK	_IOWR(DMA_MAGIC, 3, struct DmaControlBlock *)
+
+//not currently implemented
+#define DMA_WAIT_ONE		_IO(DMA_MAGIC, 4, struct DmaControlBlock *)
+
+//wait on all kicked CB chains
+#define DMA_WAIT_ALL		_IO(DMA_MAGIC, 5)
+
+//in order to discover the largest AXI burst that should be programmed into the transfer params
+#define DMA_MAX_BURST		_IO(DMA_MAGIC, 6)
+
+//set the address range through which the user address is assumed to already by a physical address
+#define DMA_SET_MIN_PHYS	_IOW(DMA_MAGIC, 7, unsigned long)
+#define DMA_SET_MAX_PHYS	_IOW(DMA_MAGIC, 8, unsigned long)
+#define DMA_SET_PHYS_OFFSET	_IOW(DMA_MAGIC, 9, unsigned long)
+
+//used to define the size for the CMA-based allocation *in pages*, can only be done once once the file is opened
+#define DMA_CMA_SET_SIZE	_IOW(DMA_MAGIC, 10, unsigned long)
+
+//used to get the version of the module, to test for a capability
+#define DMA_GET_VERSION		_IO(DMA_MAGIC, 99)
+
+#define VERSION_NUMBER 1
+
+#define VIRT_TO_BUS_CACHE_SIZE 8
+
+/***** FILE OPS *****/
+static int Open(struct inode *pInode, struct file *pFile);
+static int Release(struct inode *pInode, struct file *pFile);
+static long Ioctl(struct file *pFile, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg);
+static ssize_t Read(struct file *pFile, char __user *pUser, size_t count, loff_t *offp);
+static int Mmap(struct file *pFile, struct vm_area_struct *pVma);
+
+/***** VMA OPS ****/
+static void VmaOpen4k(struct vm_area_struct *pVma);
+static void VmaClose4k(struct vm_area_struct *pVma);
+static int VmaFault4k(struct vm_area_struct *pVma, struct vm_fault *pVmf);
+
+/**** DMA PROTOTYPES */
+static struct DmaControlBlock __user *DmaPrepare(struct DmaControlBlock __user *pUserCB, int *pError);
+static int DmaKick(struct DmaControlBlock __user *pUserCB);
+static void DmaWaitAll(void);
+
+/**** GENERIC ****/
+static int __init dmaer_init(void);
+static void __exit dmaer_exit(void);
+
+/*** OPS ***/
+static struct vm_operations_struct g_vmOps4k = {
+	.open = VmaOpen4k,
+	.close = VmaClose4k,
+	.fault = VmaFault4k,
+};
+
+static struct file_operations g_fOps = {
+	.owner = THIS_MODULE,
+	.llseek = 0,
+	.read = Read,
+	.write = 0,
+	.unlocked_ioctl = Ioctl,
+	.open = Open,
+	.release = Release,
+	.mmap = Mmap,
+};
+
+/***** GLOBALS ******/
+static dev_t g_majorMinor;
+
+//tracking usage of the two files
+static atomic_t g_oneLock4k = ATOMIC_INIT(1);
+
+//device operations
+static struct cdev g_cDev;
+static int g_trackedPages = 0;
+
+//dma control
+static unsigned int *g_pDmaChanBase;
+static int g_dmaIrq;
+static int g_dmaChan;
+
+//cma allocation
+static int g_cmaHandle;
+
+//user virtual to bus address translation acceleration
+static unsigned long g_virtAddr[VIRT_TO_BUS_CACHE_SIZE];
+static unsigned long g_busAddr[VIRT_TO_BUS_CACHE_SIZE];
+static unsigned long g_cbVirtAddr;
+static unsigned long g_cbBusAddr;
+static int g_cacheInsertAt;
+static int g_cacheHit, g_cacheMiss;
+
+//off by default
+static void __user *g_pMinPhys;
+static void __user *g_pMaxPhys;
+static unsigned long g_physOffset;
+
+/****** CACHE OPERATIONS ********/
+static inline void FlushAddrCache(void)
+{
+	int count = 0;
+	for (count = 0; count < VIRT_TO_BUS_CACHE_SIZE; count++)
+		g_virtAddr[count] = 0xffffffff;			//never going to match as we always chop the bottom bits anyway
+
+	g_cbVirtAddr = 0xffffffff;
+
+	g_cacheInsertAt = 0;
+}
+
+//translate from a user virtual address to a bus address by mapping the page
+//NB this won't lock a page in memory, so to avoid potential paging issues using kernel logical addresses
+static inline void __iomem *UserVirtualToBus(void __user *pUser)
+{
+	int mapped;
+	struct page *pPage;
+	void *phys;
+
+	//map it (requiring that the pointer points to something that does not hang off the page boundary)
+	mapped = get_user_pages(current, current->mm,
+		(unsigned long)pUser, 1,
+		1, 0,
+		&pPage,
+		0);
+
+	if (mapped <= 0)		//error
+		return 0;
+
+	PRINTK_VERBOSE(KERN_DEBUG "user virtual %p arm phys %p bus %p\n",
+			pUser, page_address(pPage), (void __iomem *)__virt_to_bus(page_address(pPage)));
+
+	//get the arm physical address
+	phys = page_address(pPage) + offset_in_page(pUser);
+	page_cache_release(pPage);
+
+	//and now the bus address
+	return (void __iomem *)__virt_to_bus(phys);
+}
+
+static inline void __iomem *UserVirtualToBusViaCbCache(void __user *pUser)
+{
+	unsigned long virtual_page = (unsigned long)pUser & ~4095;
+	unsigned long page_offset = (unsigned long)pUser & 4095;
+	unsigned long bus_addr;
+
+	if (g_cbVirtAddr == virtual_page)
+	{
+		bus_addr = g_cbBusAddr + page_offset;
+		g_cacheHit++;
+		return (void __iomem *)bus_addr;
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		bus_addr = (unsigned long)UserVirtualToBus(pUser);
+		
+		if (!bus_addr)
+			return 0;
+		
+		g_cbVirtAddr = virtual_page;
+		g_cbBusAddr = bus_addr & ~4095;
+		g_cacheMiss++;
+
+		return (void __iomem *)bus_addr;
+	}
+}
+
+//do the same as above, by query our virt->bus cache
+static inline void __iomem *UserVirtualToBusViaCache(void __user *pUser)
+{
+	int count;
+	//get the page and its offset
+	unsigned long virtual_page = (unsigned long)pUser & ~4095;
+	unsigned long page_offset = (unsigned long)pUser & 4095;
+	unsigned long bus_addr;
+
+	if (pUser >= g_pMinPhys && pUser < g_pMaxPhys)
+	{
+		PRINTK_VERBOSE(KERN_DEBUG "user->phys passthrough on %p\n", pUser);
+		return (void __iomem *)((unsigned long)pUser + g_physOffset);
+	}
+
+	//check the cache for our entry
+	for (count = 0; count < VIRT_TO_BUS_CACHE_SIZE; count++)
+		if (g_virtAddr[count] == virtual_page)
+		{
+			bus_addr = g_busAddr[count] + page_offset;
+			g_cacheHit++;
+			return (void __iomem *)bus_addr;
+		}
+
+	//not found, look up manually and then insert its page address
+	bus_addr = (unsigned long)UserVirtualToBus(pUser);
+
+	if (!bus_addr)
+		return 0;
+
+	g_virtAddr[g_cacheInsertAt] = virtual_page;
+	g_busAddr[g_cacheInsertAt] = bus_addr & ~4095;
+
+	//round robin
+	g_cacheInsertAt++;
+	if (g_cacheInsertAt == VIRT_TO_BUS_CACHE_SIZE)
+		g_cacheInsertAt = 0;
+
+	g_cacheMiss++;
+
+	return (void __iomem *)bus_addr;
+}
+
+/***** FILE OPERATIONS ****/
+static int Open(struct inode *pInode, struct file *pFile)
+{
+	PRINTK(KERN_DEBUG "file opening: %d/%d\n", imajor(pInode), iminor(pInode));
+	
+	//check which device we are
+	if (iminor(pInode) == 0)		//4k
+	{
+		//only one at a time
+		if (!atomic_dec_and_test(&g_oneLock4k))
+		{
+			atomic_inc(&g_oneLock4k);
+			return -EBUSY;
+		}
+	}
+	else
+		return -EINVAL;
+	
+	//todo there will be trouble if two different processes open the files
+
+	//reset after any file is opened
+	g_pMinPhys = (void __user *)-1;
+	g_pMaxPhys = (void __user *)0;
+	g_physOffset = 0;
+	g_cmaHandle = 0;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int Release(struct inode *pInode, struct file *pFile)
+{
+	PRINTK(KERN_DEBUG "file closing, %d pages tracked\n", g_trackedPages);
+	if (g_trackedPages)
+		PRINTK(KERN_ERR "we\'re leaking memory!\n");
+	
+	//wait for any dmas to finish
+	DmaWaitAll();
+
+	//free this memory on the application closing the file or it crashing (implicitly closing the file)
+	if (g_cmaHandle)
+	{
+		PRINTK(KERN_DEBUG "unlocking vc memory\n");
+		if (UnlockVcMemory(g_cmaHandle))
+			PRINTK(KERN_ERR "uh-oh, unable to unlock vc memory!\n");
+		PRINTK(KERN_DEBUG "releasing vc memory\n");
+		if (ReleaseVcMemory(g_cmaHandle))
+			PRINTK(KERN_ERR "uh-oh, unable to release vc memory!\n");
+	}
+
+	if (iminor(pInode) == 0)
+		atomic_inc(&g_oneLock4k);
+	else
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static struct DmaControlBlock __user *DmaPrepare(struct DmaControlBlock __user *pUserCB, int *pError)
+{
+	struct DmaControlBlock kernCB;
+	struct DmaControlBlock __user *pUNext;
+	void __iomem *pSourceBus, __iomem *pDestBus;
+	
+	//get the control block into kernel memory so we can work on it
+	if (copy_from_user(&kernCB, pUserCB, sizeof(struct DmaControlBlock)) != 0)
+	{
+		PRINTK(KERN_ERR "copy_from_user failed for user cb %p\n", pUserCB);
+		*pError = 1;
+		return 0;
+	}
+	
+	if (kernCB.m_pSourceAddr == 0 || kernCB.m_pDestAddr == 0)
+	{
+		PRINTK(KERN_ERR "faulty source (%p) dest (%p) addresses for user cb %p\n",
+			kernCB.m_pSourceAddr, kernCB.m_pDestAddr, pUserCB);
+		*pError = 1;
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	pSourceBus = UserVirtualToBusViaCache(kernCB.m_pSourceAddr);
+	pDestBus = UserVirtualToBusViaCache(kernCB.m_pDestAddr);
+
+	if (!pSourceBus || !pDestBus)
+	{
+		PRINTK(KERN_ERR "virtual to bus translation failure for source/dest %p/%p->%p/%p\n",
+				kernCB.m_pSourceAddr, kernCB.m_pDestAddr,
+				pSourceBus, pDestBus);
+		*pError = 1;
+		return 0;
+	}
+	
+	//update the user structure with the new bus addresses
+	kernCB.m_pSourceAddr = pSourceBus;
+	kernCB.m_pDestAddr = pDestBus;
+
+	PRINTK_VERBOSE(KERN_DEBUG "final source %p dest %p\n", kernCB.m_pSourceAddr, kernCB.m_pDestAddr);
+		
+	//sort out the bus address for the next block
+	pUNext = kernCB.m_pNext;
+	
+	if (kernCB.m_pNext)
+	{
+		void __iomem *pNextBus;
+		pNextBus = UserVirtualToBusViaCbCache(kernCB.m_pNext);
+
+		if (!pNextBus)
+		{
+			PRINTK(KERN_ERR "virtual to bus translation failure for m_pNext\n");
+			*pError = 1;
+			return 0;
+		}
+
+		//update the pointer with the bus address
+		kernCB.m_pNext = pNextBus;
+	}
+	
+	//write it back to user space
+	if (copy_to_user(pUserCB, &kernCB, sizeof(struct DmaControlBlock)) != 0)
+	{
+		PRINTK(KERN_ERR "copy_to_user failed for cb %p\n", pUserCB);
+		*pError = 1;
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	__cpuc_flush_dcache_area(pUserCB, 32);
+
+	*pError = 0;
+	return pUNext;
+}
+
+static int DmaKick(struct DmaControlBlock __user *pUserCB)
+{
+	void __iomem *pBusCB;
+	
+	pBusCB = UserVirtualToBusViaCbCache(pUserCB);
+	if (!pBusCB)
+	{
+		PRINTK(KERN_ERR "virtual to bus translation failure for cb\n");
+		return 1;
+	}
+
+	//flush_cache_all();
+
+	bcm_dma_start(g_pDmaChanBase, (dma_addr_t)pBusCB);
+	
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void DmaWaitAll(void)
+{
+	int counter = 0;
+	volatile int inner_count;
+	volatile unsigned int cs;
+	unsigned long time_before, time_after;
+
+	time_before = jiffies;
+	//bcm_dma_wait_idle(g_pDmaChanBase);
+	dsb();
+	
+	cs = readl(g_pDmaChanBase);
+	
+	while ((cs & 1) == 1)
+	{
+		cs = readl(g_pDmaChanBase);
+		counter++;
+
+		for (inner_count = 0; inner_count < 32; inner_count++);
+
+		asm volatile ("MCR p15,0,r0,c7,c0,4 \n");
+		//cpu_do_idle();
+		if (counter >= 1000000)
+		{
+			PRINTK(KERN_WARNING "DMA failed to finish in a timely fashion\n");
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+	time_after = jiffies;
+	PRINTK_VERBOSE(KERN_DEBUG "done, counter %d, cs %08x", counter, cs);
+	PRINTK_VERBOSE(KERN_DEBUG "took %ld jiffies, %d HZ\n", time_after - time_before, HZ);
+}
+
+static long Ioctl(struct file *pFile, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
+{
+	int error = 0;
+	PRINTK_VERBOSE(KERN_DEBUG "ioctl cmd %x arg %lx\n", cmd, arg);
+
+	switch (cmd)
+	{
+	case DMA_PREPARE:
+	case DMA_PREPARE_KICK:
+	case DMA_PREPARE_KICK_WAIT:
+		{
+			struct DmaControlBlock __user *pUCB = (struct DmaControlBlock *)arg;
+			int steps = 0;
+			unsigned long start_time = jiffies;
+			(void)start_time;
+
+			//flush our address cache
+			FlushAddrCache();
+
+			PRINTK_VERBOSE(KERN_DEBUG "dma prepare\n");
+
+			//do virtual to bus translation for each entry
+			do
+			{
+				pUCB = DmaPrepare(pUCB, &error);
+			} while (error == 0 && ++steps && pUCB);
+			PRINTK_VERBOSE(KERN_DEBUG "prepare done in %d steps, %ld\n", steps, jiffies - start_time);
+
+			//carry straight on if we want to kick too
+			if (cmd == DMA_PREPARE || error)
+			{
+				PRINTK_VERBOSE(KERN_DEBUG "falling out\n");
+				return error ? -EINVAL : 0;
+			}
+		}
+	case DMA_KICK:
+		PRINTK_VERBOSE(KERN_DEBUG "dma begin\n");
+
+		if (cmd == DMA_KICK)
+			FlushAddrCache();
+
+		DmaKick((struct DmaControlBlock __user *)arg);
+		
+		if (cmd != DMA_PREPARE_KICK_WAIT)
+			break;
+/*	case DMA_WAIT_ONE:
+		//PRINTK(KERN_DEBUG "dma wait one\n");
+		break;*/
+	case DMA_WAIT_ALL:
+		//PRINTK(KERN_DEBUG "dma wait all\n");
+		DmaWaitAll();
+		break;
+	case DMA_MAX_BURST:
+		if (g_dmaChan == 0)
+			return 10;
+		else
+			return 5;
+	case DMA_SET_MIN_PHYS:
+		g_pMinPhys = (void __user *)arg;
+		PRINTK(KERN_DEBUG "min/max user/phys bypass set to %p %p\n", g_pMinPhys, g_pMaxPhys);
+		break;
+	case DMA_SET_MAX_PHYS:
+		g_pMaxPhys = (void __user *)arg;
+		PRINTK(KERN_DEBUG "min/max user/phys bypass set to %p %p\n", g_pMinPhys, g_pMaxPhys);
+		break;
+	case DMA_SET_PHYS_OFFSET:
+		g_physOffset = arg;
+		PRINTK(KERN_DEBUG "user/phys bypass offset set to %ld\n", g_physOffset);
+		break;
+	case DMA_CMA_SET_SIZE:
+	{
+		unsigned int pBusAddr;
+
+		if (g_cmaHandle)
+		{
+			PRINTK(KERN_ERR "memory has already been allocated (handle %d)\n", g_cmaHandle);
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
+
+		PRINTK(KERN_INFO "allocating %ld bytes of VC memory\n", arg * 4096);
+
+		//get the memory
+		if (AllocateVcMemory(&g_cmaHandle, arg * 4096, 4096, MEM_FLAG_L1_NONALLOCATING | MEM_FLAG_NO_INIT | MEM_FLAG_HINT_PERMALOCK))
+		{
+			PRINTK(KERN_ERR "failed to allocate %ld bytes of VC memory\n", arg * 4096);
+			g_cmaHandle = 0;
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
+
+		//get an address for it
+		PRINTK(KERN_INFO "trying to map VC memory\n");
+
+		if (LockVcMemory(&pBusAddr, g_cmaHandle))
+		{
+			PRINTK(KERN_ERR "failed to map CMA handle %d, releasing memory\n", g_cmaHandle);
+			ReleaseVcMemory(g_cmaHandle);
+			g_cmaHandle = 0;
+		}
+
+		PRINTK(KERN_INFO "bus address for CMA memory is %x\n", pBusAddr);
+		return pBusAddr;
+	}
+	case DMA_GET_VERSION:
+		PRINTK(KERN_DEBUG "returning version number, %d\n", VERSION_NUMBER);
+		return VERSION_NUMBER;
+	default:
+		PRINTK(KERN_DEBUG "unknown ioctl: %d\n", cmd);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static ssize_t Read(struct file *pFile, char __user *pUser, size_t count, loff_t *offp)
+{
+	return -EIO;
+}
+
+static int Mmap(struct file *pFile, struct vm_area_struct *pVma)
+{
+	struct PageList *pPages;
+	struct VmaPageList *pVmaList;
+	
+	PRINTK_VERBOSE(KERN_DEBUG "MMAP vma %p, length %ld (%s %d)\n",
+		pVma, pVma->vm_end - pVma->vm_start,
+		current->comm, current->pid);
+	PRINTK_VERBOSE(KERN_DEBUG "MMAP %p %d (tracked %d)\n", pVma, current->pid, g_trackedPages);
+
+	//make a new page list
+	pPages = (struct PageList *)kmalloc(sizeof(struct PageList), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!pPages)
+	{
+		PRINTK(KERN_ERR "couldn\'t allocate a new page list (%s %d)\n",
+			current->comm, current->pid);
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	}
+
+	//clear the page list
+	pPages->m_used = 0;
+	pPages->m_pNext = 0;
+	
+	//insert our vma and new page list somewhere
+	if (!pVma->vm_private_data)
+	{
+		struct VmaPageList *pList;
+
+		PRINTK_VERBOSE(KERN_DEBUG "new vma list, making new one (%s %d)\n",
+			current->comm, current->pid);
+
+		//make a new vma list
+		pList = (struct VmaPageList *)kmalloc(sizeof(struct VmaPageList), GFP_KERNEL);
+		if (!pList)
+		{
+			PRINTK(KERN_ERR "couldn\'t allocate vma page list (%s %d)\n",
+				current->comm, current->pid);
+			kfree(pPages);
+			return -ENOMEM;
+		}
+
+		//clear this list
+		pVma->vm_private_data = (void *)pList;
+		pList->m_refCount = 0;
+	}
+
+	pVmaList = (struct VmaPageList *)pVma->vm_private_data;
+
+	//add it to the vma list
+	pVmaList->m_pPageHead = pPages;
+	pVmaList->m_pPageTail = pPages;
+
+	pVma->vm_ops = &g_vmOps4k;
+	pVma->vm_flags |= VM_IO;
+
+	VmaOpen4k(pVma);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/****** VMA OPERATIONS ******/
+
+static void VmaOpen4k(struct vm_area_struct *pVma)
+{
+	struct VmaPageList *pVmaList;
+
+	PRINTK_VERBOSE(KERN_DEBUG "vma open %p private %p (%s %d), %d live pages\n", pVma, pVma->vm_private_data, current->comm, current->pid, g_trackedPages);
+	PRINTK_VERBOSE(KERN_DEBUG "OPEN %p %d %ld pages (tracked pages %d)\n",
+		pVma, current->pid, (pVma->vm_end - pVma->vm_start) >> 12,
+		g_trackedPages);
+
+	pVmaList = (struct VmaPageList *)pVma->vm_private_data;
+
+	if (pVmaList)
+	{
+		pVmaList->m_refCount++;
+		PRINTK_VERBOSE(KERN_DEBUG "ref count is now %d\n", pVmaList->m_refCount);
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		PRINTK_VERBOSE(KERN_DEBUG "err, open but no vma page list\n");
+	}
+}
+
+static void VmaClose4k(struct vm_area_struct *pVma)
+{
+	struct VmaPageList *pVmaList;
+	int freed = 0;
+	
+	PRINTK_VERBOSE(KERN_DEBUG "vma close %p private %p (%s %d)\n", pVma, pVma->vm_private_data, current->comm, current->pid);
+	
+	//wait for any dmas to finish
+	DmaWaitAll();
+
+	//find our vma in the list
+	pVmaList = (struct VmaPageList *)pVma->vm_private_data;
+
+	//may be a fork
+	if (pVmaList)
+	{
+		struct PageList *pPages;
+		
+		pVmaList->m_refCount--;
+
+		if (pVmaList->m_refCount == 0)
+		{
+			PRINTK_VERBOSE(KERN_DEBUG "found vma, freeing pages (%s %d)\n",
+				current->comm, current->pid);
+
+			pPages = pVmaList->m_pPageHead;
+
+			if (!pPages)
+			{
+				PRINTK(KERN_ERR "no page list (%s %d)!\n",
+					current->comm, current->pid);
+				return;
+			}
+
+			while (pPages)
+			{
+				struct PageList *next;
+				int count;
+
+				PRINTK_VERBOSE(KERN_DEBUG "page list (%s %d)\n",
+					current->comm, current->pid);
+
+				next = pPages->m_pNext;
+				for (count = 0; count < pPages->m_used; count++)
+				{
+					PRINTK_VERBOSE(KERN_DEBUG "freeing page %p (%s %d)\n",
+						pPages->m_pPages[count],
+						current->comm, current->pid);
+					__free_pages(pPages->m_pPages[count], 0);
+					g_trackedPages--;
+					freed++;
+				}
+
+				PRINTK_VERBOSE(KERN_DEBUG "freeing page list (%s %d)\n",
+					current->comm, current->pid);
+				kfree(pPages);
+				pPages = next;
+			}
+			
+			//remove our vma from the list
+			kfree(pVmaList);
+			pVma->vm_private_data = 0;
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			PRINTK_VERBOSE(KERN_DEBUG "ref count is %d, not closing\n", pVmaList->m_refCount);
+		}
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		PRINTK_VERBOSE(KERN_ERR "uh-oh, vma %p not found (%s %d)!\n", pVma, current->comm, current->pid);
+		PRINTK_VERBOSE(KERN_ERR "CLOSE ERR\n");
+	}
+
+	PRINTK_VERBOSE(KERN_DEBUG "CLOSE %p %d %d pages (tracked pages %d)",
+		pVma, current->pid, freed, g_trackedPages);
+
+	PRINTK_VERBOSE(KERN_DEBUG "%d pages open\n", g_trackedPages);
+}
+
+static int VmaFault4k(struct vm_area_struct *pVma, struct vm_fault *pVmf)
+{
+	PRINTK_VERBOSE(KERN_DEBUG "vma fault for vma %p private %p at offset %ld (%s %d)\n", pVma, pVma->vm_private_data, pVmf->pgoff,
+		current->comm, current->pid);
+	PRINTK_VERBOSE(KERN_DEBUG "FAULT\n");
+	pVmf->page = alloc_page(GFP_KERNEL);
+	
+	if (pVmf->page)
+	{
+		PRINTK_VERBOSE(KERN_DEBUG "alloc page virtual %p\n", page_address(pVmf->page));
+	}
+
+	if (!pVmf->page)
+	{
+		PRINTK(KERN_ERR "vma fault oom (%s %d)\n", current->comm, current->pid);
+		return VM_FAULT_OOM;
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		struct VmaPageList *pVmaList;
+		
+		get_page(pVmf->page);
+		g_trackedPages++;
+		
+		//find our vma in the list
+		pVmaList = (struct VmaPageList *)pVma->vm_private_data;
+		
+		if (pVmaList)
+		{
+			PRINTK_VERBOSE(KERN_DEBUG "vma found (%s %d)\n", current->comm, current->pid);
+
+			if (pVmaList->m_pPageTail->m_used == PAGES_PER_LIST)
+			{
+				PRINTK_VERBOSE(KERN_DEBUG "making new page list (%s %d)\n", current->comm, current->pid);
+				//making a new page list
+				pVmaList->m_pPageTail->m_pNext = (struct PageList *)kmalloc(sizeof(struct PageList), GFP_KERNEL);
+				if (!pVmaList->m_pPageTail->m_pNext)
+					return -ENOMEM;
+				
+				//update the tail pointer
+				pVmaList->m_pPageTail = pVmaList->m_pPageTail->m_pNext;
+				pVmaList->m_pPageTail->m_used = 0;
+				pVmaList->m_pPageTail->m_pNext = 0;
+			}
+
+			PRINTK_VERBOSE(KERN_DEBUG "adding page to list (%s %d)\n", current->comm, current->pid);
+			
+			pVmaList->m_pPageTail->m_pPages[pVmaList->m_pPageTail->m_used] = pVmf->page;
+			pVmaList->m_pPageTail->m_used++;
+		}
+		else
+			PRINTK(KERN_ERR "returned page for vma we don\'t know %p (%s %d)\n", pVma, current->comm, current->pid);
+		
+		return 0;
+	}
+}
+
+/****** GENERIC FUNCTIONS ******/
+static int __init dmaer_init(void)
+{
+	int result = alloc_chrdev_region(&g_majorMinor, 0, 1, "dmaer");
+	if (result < 0)
+	{
+		PRINTK(KERN_ERR "unable to get major device number\n");
+		return result;
+	}
+	else
+		PRINTK(KERN_DEBUG "major device number %d\n", MAJOR(g_majorMinor));
+	
+	PRINTK(KERN_DEBUG "vma list size %d, page list size %d, page size %ld\n",
+		sizeof(struct VmaPageList), sizeof(struct PageList), PAGE_SIZE);
+
+	//get a dma channel to work with
+	result = bcm_dma_chan_alloc(BCM_DMA_FEATURE_FAST, (void **)&g_pDmaChanBase, &g_dmaIrq);
+
+	//uncomment to force to channel 0
+	//result = 0;
+	//g_pDmaChanBase = 0xce808000;
+	
+	if (result < 0)
+	{
+		PRINTK(KERN_ERR "failed to allocate dma channel\n");
+		cdev_del(&g_cDev);
+		unregister_chrdev_region(g_majorMinor, 1);
+	}
+	
+	//reset the channel
+	PRINTK(KERN_DEBUG "allocated dma channel %d (%p), initial state %08x\n", result, g_pDmaChanBase, *g_pDmaChanBase);
+	*g_pDmaChanBase = 1 << 31;
+	PRINTK(KERN_DEBUG "post-reset %08x\n", *g_pDmaChanBase);
+	
+	g_dmaChan = result;
+
+	//clear the cache stats
+	g_cacheHit = 0;
+	g_cacheMiss = 0;
+
+	//register our device - after this we are go go go
+	cdev_init(&g_cDev, &g_fOps);
+	g_cDev.owner = THIS_MODULE;
+	g_cDev.ops = &g_fOps;
+	
+	result = cdev_add(&g_cDev, g_majorMinor, 1);
+	if (result < 0)
+	{
+		PRINTK(KERN_ERR "failed to add character device\n");
+		unregister_chrdev_region(g_majorMinor, 1);
+		bcm_dma_chan_free(g_dmaChan);
+		return result;
+	}
+		
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void __exit dmaer_exit(void)
+{
+	PRINTK(KERN_INFO "closing dmaer device, cache stats: %d hits %d misses\n", g_cacheHit, g_cacheMiss);
+	//unregister the device
+	cdev_del(&g_cDev);
+	unregister_chrdev_region(g_majorMinor, 1);
+	//free the dma channel
+	bcm_dma_chan_free(g_dmaChan);
+}
+
+MODULE_LICENSE("Dual BSD/GPL");
+MODULE_AUTHOR("Simon Hall");
+module_init(dmaer_init);
+module_exit(dmaer_exit);
+
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-bcm2708/include/mach/vc_support.h b/arch/arm/mach-bcm2708/include/mach/vc_support.h
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..70e809f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-bcm2708/include/mach/vc_support.h
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+#ifndef _VC_SUPPORT_H_
+#define _VC_SUPPORT_H_
+
+/*
+ * vc_support.h
+ *
+ *  Created on: 25 Nov 2012
+ *      Author: Simon
+ */
+
+enum {
+/*
+      If a MEM_HANDLE_T is discardable, the memory manager may resize it to size
+      0 at any time when it is not locked or retained.
+   */
+   MEM_FLAG_DISCARDABLE = 1 << 0,
+
+   /*
+      If a MEM_HANDLE_T is allocating (or normal), its block of memory will be
+      accessed in an allocating fashion through the cache.
+   */
+   MEM_FLAG_NORMAL = 0 << 2,
+   MEM_FLAG_ALLOCATING = MEM_FLAG_NORMAL,
+
+   /*
+      If a MEM_HANDLE_T is direct, its block of memory will be accessed
+      directly, bypassing the cache.
+   */
+   MEM_FLAG_DIRECT = 1 << 2,
+
+   /*
+      If a MEM_HANDLE_T is coherent, its block of memory will be accessed in a
+      non-allocating fashion through the cache.
+   */
+   MEM_FLAG_COHERENT = 2 << 2,
+
+   /*
+      If a MEM_HANDLE_T is L1-nonallocating, its block of memory will be accessed by
+      the VPU in a fashion which is allocating in L2, but only coherent in L1.
+   */
+   MEM_FLAG_L1_NONALLOCATING = (MEM_FLAG_DIRECT | MEM_FLAG_COHERENT),
+
+   /*
+      If a MEM_HANDLE_T is zero'd, its contents are set to 0 rather than
+      MEM_HANDLE_INVALID on allocation and resize up.
+   */
+   MEM_FLAG_ZERO = 1 << 4,
+
+   /*
+      If a MEM_HANDLE_T is uninitialised, it will not be reset to a defined value
+      (either zero, or all 1's) on allocation.
+    */
+   MEM_FLAG_NO_INIT = 1 << 5,
+
+   /*
+      Hints.
+   */
+   MEM_FLAG_HINT_PERMALOCK = 1 << 6, /* Likely to be locked for long periods of time. */
+};
+
+unsigned int AllocateVcMemory(unsigned int *pHandle, unsigned int size, unsigned int alignment, unsigned int flags);
+unsigned int ReleaseVcMemory(unsigned int handle);
+unsigned int LockVcMemory(unsigned int *pBusAddress, unsigned int handle);
+unsigned int UnlockVcMemory(unsigned int handle);
+
+unsigned int ExecuteVcCode(unsigned int code,
+		unsigned int r0, unsigned int r1, unsigned int r2, unsigned int r3, unsigned int r4, unsigned int r5);
+
+#endif
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-bcm2708/vc_support.c b/arch/arm/mach-bcm2708/vc_support.c
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..5cb1335
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-bcm2708/vc_support.c
@@ -0,0 +1,319 @@
+/*
+ * vc_support.c
+ *
+ *  Created on: 25 Nov 2012
+ *      Author: Simon
+ */
+
+#include <linux/module.h>
+#include <mach/vcio.h>
+
+#ifdef ECLIPSE_IGNORE
+
+#define __user
+#define __init
+#define __exit
+#define __iomem
+#define KERN_DEBUG
+#define KERN_ERR
+#define KERN_WARNING
+#define KERN_INFO
+#define _IOWR(a, b, c) b
+#define _IOW(a, b, c) b
+#define _IO(a, b) b
+
+#endif
+
+/****** VC MAILBOX FUNCTIONALITY ******/
+unsigned int AllocateVcMemory(unsigned int *pHandle, unsigned int size, unsigned int alignment, unsigned int flags)
+{
+	struct vc_msg
+	{
+		unsigned int m_msgSize;
+		unsigned int m_response;
+
+		struct vc_tag
+		{
+			unsigned int m_tagId;
+			unsigned int m_sendBufferSize;
+			union {
+				unsigned int m_sendDataSize;
+				unsigned int m_recvDataSize;
+			};
+
+			struct args
+			{
+				union {
+					unsigned int m_size;
+					unsigned int m_handle;
+				};
+				unsigned int m_alignment;
+				unsigned int m_flags;
+			} m_args;
+		} m_tag;
+
+		unsigned int m_endTag;
+	} msg;
+	int s;
+
+	msg.m_msgSize = sizeof(msg);
+	msg.m_response = 0;
+	msg.m_endTag = 0;
+
+	//fill in the tag for the allocation command
+	msg.m_tag.m_tagId = 0x3000c;
+	msg.m_tag.m_sendBufferSize = 12;
+	msg.m_tag.m_sendDataSize = 12;
+
+	//fill in our args
+	msg.m_tag.m_args.m_size = size;
+	msg.m_tag.m_args.m_alignment = alignment;
+	msg.m_tag.m_args.m_flags = flags;
+
+	//run the command
+	s = bcm_mailbox_property(&msg, sizeof(msg));
+
+	if (s == 0 && msg.m_response == 0x80000000 && msg.m_tag.m_recvDataSize == 0x80000004)
+	{
+		*pHandle = msg.m_tag.m_args.m_handle;
+		return 0;
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		printk(KERN_ERR "failed to allocate vc memory: s=%d response=%08x recv data size=%08x\n",
+				s, msg.m_response, msg.m_tag.m_recvDataSize);
+		return 1;
+	}
+}
+
+unsigned int ReleaseVcMemory(unsigned int handle)
+{
+	struct vc_msg
+	{
+		unsigned int m_msgSize;
+		unsigned int m_response;
+
+		struct vc_tag
+		{
+			unsigned int m_tagId;
+			unsigned int m_sendBufferSize;
+			union {
+				unsigned int m_sendDataSize;
+				unsigned int m_recvDataSize;
+			};
+
+			struct args
+			{
+				union {
+					unsigned int m_handle;
+					unsigned int m_error;
+				};
+			} m_args;
+		} m_tag;
+
+		unsigned int m_endTag;
+	} msg;
+	int s;
+
+	msg.m_msgSize = sizeof(msg);
+	msg.m_response = 0;
+	msg.m_endTag = 0;
+
+	//fill in the tag for the release command
+	msg.m_tag.m_tagId = 0x3000f;
+	msg.m_tag.m_sendBufferSize = 4;
+	msg.m_tag.m_sendDataSize = 4;
+
+	//pass across the handle
+	msg.m_tag.m_args.m_handle = handle;
+
+	s = bcm_mailbox_property(&msg, sizeof(msg));
+
+	if (s == 0 && msg.m_response == 0x80000000 && msg.m_tag.m_recvDataSize == 0x80000004 && msg.m_tag.m_args.m_error == 0)
+		return 0;
+	else
+	{
+		printk(KERN_ERR "failed to release vc memory: s=%d response=%08x recv data size=%08x error=%08x\n",
+				s, msg.m_response, msg.m_tag.m_recvDataSize, msg.m_tag.m_args.m_error);
+		return 1;
+	}
+}
+
+unsigned int LockVcMemory(unsigned int *pBusAddress, unsigned int handle)
+{
+	struct vc_msg
+	{
+		unsigned int m_msgSize;
+		unsigned int m_response;
+
+		struct vc_tag
+		{
+			unsigned int m_tagId;
+			unsigned int m_sendBufferSize;
+			union {
+				unsigned int m_sendDataSize;
+				unsigned int m_recvDataSize;
+			};
+
+			struct args
+			{
+				union {
+					unsigned int m_handle;
+					unsigned int m_busAddress;
+				};
+			} m_args;
+		} m_tag;
+
+		unsigned int m_endTag;
+	} msg;
+	int s;
+
+	msg.m_msgSize = sizeof(msg);
+	msg.m_response = 0;
+	msg.m_endTag = 0;
+
+	//fill in the tag for the lock command
+	msg.m_tag.m_tagId = 0x3000d;
+	msg.m_tag.m_sendBufferSize = 4;
+	msg.m_tag.m_sendDataSize = 4;
+
+	//pass across the handle
+	msg.m_tag.m_args.m_handle = handle;
+
+	s = bcm_mailbox_property(&msg, sizeof(msg));
+
+	if (s == 0 && msg.m_response == 0x80000000 && msg.m_tag.m_recvDataSize == 0x80000004)
+	{
+		//pick out the bus address
+		*pBusAddress = msg.m_tag.m_args.m_busAddress;
+		return 0;
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		printk(KERN_ERR "failed to lock vc memory: s=%d response=%08x recv data size=%08x\n",
+				s, msg.m_response, msg.m_tag.m_recvDataSize);
+		return 1;
+	}
+}
+
+unsigned int UnlockVcMemory(unsigned int handle)
+{
+	struct vc_msg
+	{
+		unsigned int m_msgSize;
+		unsigned int m_response;
+
+		struct vc_tag
+		{
+			unsigned int m_tagId;
+			unsigned int m_sendBufferSize;
+			union {
+				unsigned int m_sendDataSize;
+				unsigned int m_recvDataSize;
+			};
+
+			struct args
+			{
+				union {
+					unsigned int m_handle;
+					unsigned int m_error;
+				};
+			} m_args;
+		} m_tag;
+
+		unsigned int m_endTag;
+	} msg;
+	int s;
+
+	msg.m_msgSize = sizeof(msg);
+	msg.m_response = 0;
+	msg.m_endTag = 0;
+
+	//fill in the tag for the unlock command
+	msg.m_tag.m_tagId = 0x3000e;
+	msg.m_tag.m_sendBufferSize = 4;
+	msg.m_tag.m_sendDataSize = 4;
+
+	//pass across the handle
+	msg.m_tag.m_args.m_handle = handle;
+
+	s = bcm_mailbox_property(&msg, sizeof(msg));
+
+	//check the error code too
+	if (s == 0 && msg.m_response == 0x80000000 && msg.m_tag.m_recvDataSize == 0x80000004 && msg.m_tag.m_args.m_error == 0)
+		return 0;
+	else
+	{
+		printk(KERN_ERR "failed to unlock vc memory: s=%d response=%08x recv data size=%08x error%08x\n",
+				s, msg.m_response, msg.m_tag.m_recvDataSize, msg.m_tag.m_args.m_error);
+		return 1;
+	}
+}
+
+unsigned int ExecuteVcCode(unsigned int code,
+		unsigned int r0, unsigned int r1, unsigned int r2, unsigned int r3, unsigned int r4, unsigned int r5)
+{
+	struct vc_msg
+	{
+		unsigned int m_msgSize;
+		unsigned int m_response;
+
+		struct vc_tag
+		{
+			unsigned int m_tagId;
+			unsigned int m_sendBufferSize;
+			union {
+				unsigned int m_sendDataSize;
+				unsigned int m_recvDataSize;
+			};
+
+			struct args
+			{
+				union {
+					unsigned int m_pCode;
+					unsigned int m_return;
+				};
+				unsigned int m_r0;
+				unsigned int m_r1;
+				unsigned int m_r2;
+				unsigned int m_r3;
+				unsigned int m_r4;
+				unsigned int m_r5;
+			} m_args;
+		} m_tag;
+
+		unsigned int m_endTag;
+	} msg;
+	int s;
+
+	msg.m_msgSize = sizeof(msg);
+	msg.m_response = 0;
+	msg.m_endTag = 0;
+
+	//fill in the tag for the unlock command
+	msg.m_tag.m_tagId = 0x30010;
+	msg.m_tag.m_sendBufferSize = 28;
+	msg.m_tag.m_sendDataSize = 28;
+
+	//pass across the handle
+	msg.m_tag.m_args.m_pCode = code;
+	msg.m_tag.m_args.m_r0 = r0;
+	msg.m_tag.m_args.m_r1 = r1;
+	msg.m_tag.m_args.m_r2 = r2;
+	msg.m_tag.m_args.m_r3 = r3;
+	msg.m_tag.m_args.m_r4 = r4;
+	msg.m_tag.m_args.m_r5 = r5;
+
+	s = bcm_mailbox_property(&msg, sizeof(msg));
+
+	//check the error code too
+	if (s == 0 && msg.m_response == 0x80000000 && msg.m_tag.m_recvDataSize == 0x80000004)
+		return msg.m_tag.m_args.m_return;
+	else
+	{
+		printk(KERN_ERR "failed to execute: s=%d response=%08x recv data size=%08x\n",
+				s, msg.m_response, msg.m_tag.m_recvDataSize);
+		return 1;
+	}
+}
+
-- 
1.9.1