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author | Yangbo Lu <yangbo.lu@nxp.com> | 2017-09-22 15:57:12 +0800 |
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committer | John Crispin <john@phrozen.org> | 2017-10-07 23:13:22 +0200 |
commit | 19951bbf57da87093f7bde25bad41571fbdaf4d9 (patch) | |
tree | 459e3c2b49cfa9bf34e124b2e45e14849a29fc21 /target/linux/layerscape/patches-4.4/7166-staging-fsl-mc-DPAA2-overview-readme-update.patch | |
parent | e3f47958dd16137ea903ca3733435862d9f602ae (diff) | |
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layerscape: drop linux 4.4 support
This patch is to drop linux 4.4 for layerscape.
Signed-off-by: Yangbo Lu <yangbo.lu@nxp.com>
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diff --git a/target/linux/layerscape/patches-4.4/7166-staging-fsl-mc-DPAA2-overview-readme-update.patch b/target/linux/layerscape/patches-4.4/7166-staging-fsl-mc-DPAA2-overview-readme-update.patch deleted file mode 100644 index f63574d649..0000000000 --- a/target/linux/layerscape/patches-4.4/7166-staging-fsl-mc-DPAA2-overview-readme-update.patch +++ /dev/null @@ -1,279 +0,0 @@ -From 720bf9c9a6fdff63ecc4b382a5092c0020fb7b42 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 -From: Stuart Yoder <stuart.yoder@nxp.com> -Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2016 11:48:42 -0500 -Subject: [PATCH 166/226] staging: fsl-mc: DPAA2 overview readme update - -incorporated feedback from review comments, other misc cleanup/tweaks - -Signed-off-by: Stuart Yoder <stuart.yoder@nxp.com> -Acked-by: German Rivera <german.rivera@nxp.com> -Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org> ---- - drivers/staging/fsl-mc/README.txt | 138 +++++++++++++++++++++---------------- - 1 file changed, 80 insertions(+), 58 deletions(-) - ---- a/drivers/staging/fsl-mc/README.txt -+++ b/drivers/staging/fsl-mc/README.txt -@@ -11,11 +11,11 @@ Contents summary - -Overview of DPAA2 objects - -DPAA2 Linux driver architecture overview - -bus driver -- -dprc driver -+ -DPRC driver - -allocator -- -dpio driver -+ -DPIO driver - -Ethernet -- -mac -+ -MAC - - DPAA2 Overview - -------------- -@@ -37,6 +37,9 @@ interfaces, an L2 switch, or accelerator - The MC provides memory-mapped I/O command interfaces (MC portals) - which DPAA2 software drivers use to operate on DPAA2 objects: - -+The diagram below shows an overview of the DPAA2 resource management -+architecture: -+ - +--------------------------------------+ - | OS | - | DPAA2 drivers | -@@ -77,13 +80,13 @@ DPIO objects. - - Overview of DPAA2 Objects - ------------------------- --The section provides a brief overview of some key objects --in the DPAA2 hardware. A simple scenario is described illustrating --the objects involved in creating a network interfaces. -+The section provides a brief overview of some key DPAA2 objects. -+A simple scenario is described illustrating the objects involved -+in creating a network interfaces. - - -DPRC (Datapath Resource Container) - -- A DPRC is an container object that holds all the other -+ A DPRC is a container object that holds all the other - types of DPAA2 objects. In the example diagram below there - are 8 objects of 5 types (DPMCP, DPIO, DPBP, DPNI, and DPMAC) - in the container. -@@ -101,23 +104,23 @@ the objects involved in creating a netwo - | | - +---------------------------------------------------------+ - -- From the point of view of an OS, a DPRC is bus-like. Like -- a plug-and-play bus, such as PCI, DPRC commands can be used to -- enumerate the contents of the DPRC, discover the hardware -- objects present (including mappable regions and interrupts). -+ From the point of view of an OS, a DPRC behaves similar to a plug and -+ play bus, like PCI. DPRC commands can be used to enumerate the contents -+ of the DPRC, discover the hardware objects present (including mappable -+ regions and interrupts). - -- dprc.1 (bus) -+ DPRC.1 (bus) - | - +--+--------+-------+-------+-------+ - | | | | | -- dpmcp.1 dpio.1 dpbp.1 dpni.1 dpmac.1 -- dpmcp.2 dpio.2 -- dpmcp.3 -+ DPMCP.1 DPIO.1 DPBP.1 DPNI.1 DPMAC.1 -+ DPMCP.2 DPIO.2 -+ DPMCP.3 - - Hardware objects can be created and destroyed dynamically, providing - the ability to hot plug/unplug objects in and out of the DPRC. - -- A DPRC has a mappable mmio region (an MC portal) that can be used -+ A DPRC has a mappable MMIO region (an MC portal) that can be used - to send MC commands. It has an interrupt for status events (like - hotplug). - -@@ -137,10 +140,11 @@ the objects involved in creating a netwo - A typical Ethernet NIC is monolithic-- the NIC device contains TX/RX - queuing mechanisms, configuration mechanisms, buffer management, - physical ports, and interrupts. DPAA2 uses a more granular approach -- utilizing multiple hardware objects. Each object has specialized -- functions, and are used together by software to provide Ethernet network -- interface functionality. This approach provides efficient use of finite -- hardware resources, flexibility, and performance advantages. -+ utilizing multiple hardware objects. Each object provides specialized -+ functions. Groups of these objects are used by software to provide -+ Ethernet network interface functionality. This approach provides -+ efficient use of finite hardware resources, flexibility, and -+ performance advantages. - - The diagram below shows the objects needed for a simple - network interface configuration on a system with 2 CPUs. -@@ -168,46 +172,52 @@ the objects involved in creating a netwo - - Below the objects are described. For each object a brief description - is provided along with a summary of the kinds of operations the object -- supports and a summary of key resources of the object (mmio regions -- and irqs). -+ supports and a summary of key resources of the object (MMIO regions -+ and IRQs). - - -DPMAC (Datapath Ethernet MAC): represents an Ethernet MAC, a - hardware device that connects to an Ethernet PHY and allows - physical transmission and reception of Ethernet frames. -- -mmio regions: none -- -irqs: dpni link change -+ -MMIO regions: none -+ -IRQs: DPNI link change - -commands: set link up/down, link config, get stats, -- irq config, enable, reset -+ IRQ config, enable, reset - - -DPNI (Datapath Network Interface): contains TX/RX queues, -- network interface configuration, and rx buffer pool configuration -- mechanisms. -- -mmio regions: none -- -irqs: link state -+ network interface configuration, and RX buffer pool configuration -+ mechanisms. The TX/RX queues are in memory and are identified by -+ queue number. -+ -MMIO regions: none -+ -IRQs: link state - -commands: port config, offload config, queue config, -- parse/classify config, irq config, enable, reset -+ parse/classify config, IRQ config, enable, reset - - -DPIO (Datapath I/O): provides interfaces to enqueue and dequeue -- packets and do hardware buffer pool management operations. For -- optimum performance there is typically DPIO per CPU. This allows -- each CPU to perform simultaneous enqueue/dequeue operations. -- -mmio regions: queue operations, buffer mgmt -- -irqs: data availability, congestion notification, buffer -+ packets and do hardware buffer pool management operations. The DPAA2 -+ architecture separates the mechanism to access queues (the DPIO object) -+ from the queues themselves. The DPIO provides an MMIO interface to -+ enqueue/dequeue packets. To enqueue something a descriptor is written -+ to the DPIO MMIO region, which includes the target queue number. -+ There will typically be one DPIO assigned to each CPU. This allows all -+ CPUs to simultaneously perform enqueue/dequeued operations. DPIOs are -+ expected to be shared by different DPAA2 drivers. -+ -MMIO regions: queue operations, buffer management -+ -IRQs: data availability, congestion notification, buffer - pool depletion -- -commands: irq config, enable, reset -+ -commands: IRQ config, enable, reset - - -DPBP (Datapath Buffer Pool): represents a hardware buffer - pool. -- -mmio regions: none -- -irqs: none -+ -MMIO regions: none -+ -IRQs: none - -commands: enable, reset - - -DPMCP (Datapath MC Portal): provides an MC command portal. - Used by drivers to send commands to the MC to manage - objects. -- -mmio regions: MC command portal -- -irqs: command completion -- -commands: irq config, enable, reset -+ -MMIO regions: MC command portal -+ -IRQs: command completion -+ -commands: IRQ config, enable, reset - - Object Connections - ------------------ -@@ -268,22 +278,22 @@ of each driver follows. - | Stack | - +------------+ +------------+ - | Allocator |. . . . . . . | Ethernet | -- |(dpmcp,dpbp)| | (dpni) | -+ |(DPMCP,DPBP)| | (DPNI) | - +-.----------+ +---+---+----+ - . . ^ | - . . <data avail, | |<enqueue, - . . tx confirm> | | dequeue> - +-------------+ . | | - | DPRC driver | . +---+---V----+ +---------+ -- | (dprc) | . . . . . .| DPIO driver| | MAC | -- +----------+--+ | (dpio) | | (dpmac) | -+ | (DPRC) | . . . . . .| DPIO driver| | MAC | -+ +----------+--+ | (DPIO) | | (DPMAC) | - | +------+-----+ +-----+---+ - |<dev add/remove> | | - | | | - +----+--------------+ | +--+---+ -- | mc-bus driver | | | PHY | -+ | MC-bus driver | | | PHY | - | | | |driver| -- | /fsl-mc@80c000000 | | +--+---+ -+ | /soc/fsl-mc | | +--+---+ - +-------------------+ | | - | | - ================================ HARDWARE =========|=================|====== -@@ -298,25 +308,27 @@ of each driver follows. - - A brief description of each driver is provided below. - -- mc-bus driver -+ MC-bus driver - ------------- -- The mc-bus driver is a platform driver and is probed from an -- "/fsl-mc@xxxx" node in the device tree passed in by boot firmware. -- It is responsible for bootstrapping the DPAA2 kernel infrastructure. -+ The MC-bus driver is a platform driver and is probed from a -+ node in the device tree (compatible "fsl,qoriq-mc") passed in by boot -+ firmware. It is responsible for bootstrapping the DPAA2 kernel -+ infrastructure. - Key functions include: - -registering a new bus type named "fsl-mc" with the kernel, - and implementing bus call-backs (e.g. match/uevent/dev_groups) -- -implemeting APIs for DPAA2 driver registration and for device -+ -implementing APIs for DPAA2 driver registration and for device - add/remove -- -creates an MSI irq domain -- -do a device add of the 'root' DPRC device, which is needed -- to bootstrap things -+ -creates an MSI IRQ domain -+ -doing a 'device add' to expose the 'root' DPRC, in turn triggering -+ a bind of the root DPRC to the DPRC driver - - DPRC driver - ----------- -- The dprc-driver is bound DPRC objects and does runtime management -+ The DPRC driver is bound to DPRC objects and does runtime management - of a bus instance. It performs the initial bus scan of the DPRC -- and handles interrupts for container events such as hot plug. -+ and handles interrupts for container events such as hot plug by -+ re-scanning the DPRC. - - Allocator - ---------- -@@ -334,14 +346,20 @@ A brief description of each driver is pr - DPIO driver - ----------- - The DPIO driver is bound to DPIO objects and provides services that allow -- other drivers such as the Ethernet driver to receive and transmit data. -+ other drivers such as the Ethernet driver to enqueue and dequeue data for -+ their respective objects. - Key services include: - -data availability notifications - -hardware queuing operations (enqueue and dequeue of data) - -hardware buffer pool management - -+ To transmit a packet the Ethernet driver puts data on a queue and -+ invokes a DPIO API. For receive, the Ethernet driver registers -+ a data availability notification callback. To dequeue a packet -+ a DPIO API is used. -+ - There is typically one DPIO object per physical CPU for optimum -- performance, allowing each CPU to simultaneously enqueue -+ performance, allowing different CPUs to simultaneously enqueue - and dequeue data. - - The DPIO driver operates on behalf of all DPAA2 drivers -@@ -362,3 +380,7 @@ A brief description of each driver is pr - by the appropriate PHY driver via an mdio bus. The MAC driver - plays a role of being a proxy between the PHY driver and the - MC. It does this proxy via the MC commands to a DPMAC object. -+ If the PHY driver signals a link change, the MAC driver notifies -+ the MC via a DPMAC command. If a network interface is brought -+ up or down, the MC notifies the DPMAC driver via an interrupt and -+ the driver can take appropriate action. |