Re: [PATCH 1/2] dt: bindings: add new DT entry for ath11k PCI device support

[Manivannan Sadhasivam <manivannan.sadhasivam@linaro.org>]

On Tue, Nov 09, 2021 at 10:33:58AM +0530, Anilkumar Kolli wrote:
> On 2021-11-02 02:05, Rob Herring wrote:
> > On Mon, Oct 25, 2021 at 08:57:27PM +0530, Anilkumar Kolli wrote:
> > > Ath11k driver supports PCI devices such as QCN9074/QCA6390.
> > > Ath11k firmware uses host DDR memory, DT entry is used to reserve
> > > these host DDR memory regions, send these memory base
> > > addresses using DT entries.
> > > 
> > > Signed-off-by: Anilkumar Kolli <akolli@codeaurora.org>
> > > ---
> > >  .../bindings/net/wireless/qcom,ath11k.yaml         | 38
> > > ++++++++++++++++++++++
> > >  1 file changed, 38 insertions(+)
> > > 
> > > diff --git
> > > a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/wireless/qcom,ath11k.yaml
> > > b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/wireless/qcom,ath11k.yaml
> > > index 5ac9616c9239..c7e6612e949c 100644
> > > --- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/wireless/qcom,ath11k.yaml
> > > +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/wireless/qcom,ath11k.yaml
> > > @@ -19,6 +19,10 @@ description: |
> > >    These devices use HOST DDR memory, HOST DDR memory can be reserved
> > >    and send to ath11k driver from DT.
> > > 
> > > +  ATH11K supports PCI devices like QCA6390,QCN9074.
> > > +  These devices use host DDR memory, host DDR memory can be reserved
> > > +  and send to ath11k driver from DT.
> > > +
> > >  properties:
> > >    compatible:
> > >      enum:
> > > @@ -177,6 +181,29 @@ properties:
> > >      description:
> > >        HOST DDR end address.
> > > 
> > > +  qcom,base-addr:
> > > +    $ref: /schemas/types.yaml#/definitions/uint32
> > > +    description:
> > > +      Host DDR base address for firmware. QCN9074 firmware uses 45
> > > MB of host
> > > +      DDR memory in mode-0 and 15 MB of host DDR memory in mode-2.
> > > +
> > > +  qcom,caldb-addr:
> > > +    $ref: /schemas/types.yaml#/definitions/uint32
> > > +    description:
> > > +      Host DDR address to store CALDB. CALDB is calibration data base
> > > +      for WLAN channel and tx power.
> > > +
> > 
> > Use /reserved-memory entries for these.
> > 
> 
> Sure.
> 
> > > +  qcom,start-addr:
> > > +    $ref: /schemas/types.yaml#/definitions/uint32
> > > +    description:
> > > +      Host DDR start address. For example on x86 it is 0x0,
> > > +      on IPQ8074 it is 0x41000000.
> > > +
> > > +  qcom,end-addr:
> > > +    $ref: /schemas/types.yaml#/definitions/uint32
> > > +    description:
> > > +      Host DDR end address.
> > 
> > Nak. I don't know what you are doing with these 2, but it's wrong.
> > 
> 
> The DDR start address and end address are sent to MHI control bus,
> For x86 platform code snip in ath11k/mhi.c
> 
>         mhi_ctrl->iova_start = 0;
>         mhi_ctrl->iova_stop = 0xffffffff;
> 
> Similarly for ARM platfroms, send DDR addresses from DT entry.
> 

You can use the reserved memory node for ddr address also. In the ath11k driver,
use devicetree APIs for fetching the start and end addresses.

Thanks,
Mani

> Thanks
> Anil