Re: [PATCH 2/3] hwmon: Add support for SPD5118 compliant temperature sensors

["Thomas Weißschuh" <thomas@t-8ch.de>]

On 2024-05-30 13:46:48+0000, Guenter Roeck wrote:
> On 5/30/24 13:20, Thomas Weißschuh wrote:
> > On 2024-05-29 13:52:03+0000, Guenter Roeck wrote:
> > > Add support for SPD5118 (Jedec JESD300-5B.01) compliant temperature
> > > sensors. Such sensors are typically found on DDR5 memory modules.
> > 
> > I can get the module to automatically probe with this change:
> > 
> > diff --git a/drivers/i2c/i2c-smbus.c b/drivers/i2c/i2c-smbus.c
> > index 97f338b123b1..8d9218f755d7 100644
> > --- a/drivers/i2c/i2c-smbus.c
> > +++ b/drivers/i2c/i2c-smbus.c
> > @@ -382,6 +386,10 @@ void i2c_register_spd(struct i2c_adapter *adap)
> >          case 0x1E:      /* LPDDR4 */
> >                  name = "ee1004";
> >                  break;
> > +       case 0x22:      /* DDR5 */
> > +       case 0x23:      /* LPDDR5 */
> > +               name = "spd5118";
> > +               break;
> >          default:
> >                  dev_info(&adap->dev,
> >                           "Memory type 0x%02x not supported yet, not instantiating SPD\n",
> > 
> > (Credits go to Paul Menzel [0])
> > 
> > Maybe you can add that to your series.
> > 
> 
> That is specifically for SPD (eeprom) support, which I didn't provide
> in the driver. It does not register the equivalent jc42.4 temperature
> sensor either. Given that, using the code to register a temperature
> sensor seems inappropriate.

I see, I wasn't aware about the specifics of SPD.

It felt like a nice way to get automatic probing.
(I was wondering about that today before)

> I didn't include accessing the SPD eeprom to the driver because I don't
> have a use case. I don't mind adding it, though, if others think that it is
> important.

Wolfgang seems to think it's important:
https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/tdia472d4pow2osabef24y2ujkkquplfajxmmtk5pnxllsdxsz@wxzynz7llasr/

> > To also work with my PIIX4 I2C bus, I also need:
> > 
> > diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/Kconfig b/drivers/i2c/busses/Kconfig
> > index fe6e8a1bb607..ff66e883b348 100644
> > --- a/drivers/i2c/busses/Kconfig
> > +++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/Kconfig
> > @@ -195,6 +195,7 @@ config I2C_ISMT
> >   config I2C_PIIX4
> >          tristate "Intel PIIX4 and compatible (ATI/AMD/Serverworks/Broadcom/SMSC)"
> >          depends on PCI && HAS_IOPORT
> > +       select I2C_SMBUS
> >          help
> >            If you say yes to this option, support will be included for the Intel
> >            PIIX4 family of mainboard I2C interfaces.  Specifically, the following
> > diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-piix4.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-piix4.c
> > index 6a0392172b2f..f8d81f8c0cb3 100644
> > --- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-piix4.c
> > +++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-piix4.c
> > @@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
> >   #include <linux/stddef.h>
> >   #include <linux/ioport.h>
> >   #include <linux/i2c.h>
> > +#include <linux/i2c-smbus.h>
> >   #include <linux/slab.h>
> >   #include <linux/dmi.h>
> >   #include <linux/acpi.h>
> > @@ -982,6 +983,8 @@ static int piix4_add_adapter(struct pci_dev *dev, unsigned short smba,
> >                  return retval;
> >          }
> > 
> > +       i2c_register_spd(adap);
> > +
> >          *padap = adap;
> >          return 0;
> >   }
> > 
> > Though I guess it's not the right place to call i2c_register_sdp(),
> > I'll look at it some more and then submit it.
> > 
> 
> Hmm, I didn't find a better place though.
> 
> Please copy me when you submit a patch; I can test it on an AMD system with
> DDR4.

Will do.


Thomas