From: Maxime Ripard <maxime.ripard-wi1+55ScJUtKEb57/3fJTNBPR1lH4CV8@public.gmane.org>
To: Arnd Bergmann <arnd-r2nGTMty4D4@public.gmane.org>
Cc: linux-arm-kernel-IAPFreCvJWM7uuMidbF8XUB+6BGkLq7r@public.gmane.org,
Wolfram Sang <wsa-z923LK4zBo2bacvFa/9K2g@public.gmane.org>,
Jason Cooper <jason-NLaQJdtUoK4Be96aLqz0jA@public.gmane.org>,
Andrew Lunn <andrew-g2DYL2Zd6BY@public.gmane.org>,
Emilio Lopez <emilio-0Z03zUJReD5OxF6Tv1QG9Q@public.gmane.org>,
Tomasz Figa <tomasz.figa-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>,
linux-sunxi-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org,
linux-i2c-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org,
sunny-0TFLnhJekD6UEPyfVivIlAC/G2K4zDHf@public.gmane.org,
shuge-0TFLnhJekD6UEPyfVivIlAC/G2K4zDHf@public.gmane.org,
kevin-0TFLnhJekD6UEPyfVivIlAC/G2K4zDHf@public.gmane.org
Subject: Re: [PATCHv4 0/9] Add I2C support for Allwinner SoCs
Date: Wed, 12 Jun 2013 14:44:32 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20130612124432.GH16699@lukather> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <201306121438.12549.arnd-r2nGTMty4D4@public.gmane.org>
On Wed, Jun 12, 2013 at 02:38:12PM +0200, Arnd Bergmann wrote:
> On Wednesday 12 June 2013, Maxime Ripard wrote:
> > The Marvell and Allwinner controllers share the exact same logic (which
> > is definitely not trivial), based on a finite state machine that
> > triggers interrupts at each change of state, each state being a state in
> > the I2C protocol (like address sent, data received with an ACK, etc.).
> >
> > The weird thing is that the only difference between the two controllers
> > is the register offsets, and that's it. The state numbers, bit index,
> > etc, are exactly the same.
>
> Ok, cool. Great someone noticed!
Kudos to Wolfram :)
> > So yes, I think they both licensed the same IP.
>
> I wonder if it's the Mentor Graphics Inventra mi2c block, which
> would make sense given that Allwinner also uses musb.
The only datasheet or manual I have been able to find is
http://www.mentor.com/products/ip/peripheral/ip_interface/upload/mi2c_pd.pdf
which doesn't give a lot of details. Yet, from what is shown and
explained in the second page, it looks like it could be this IP.
Maxime
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Embedded Linux, Kernel and Android engineering
http://free-electrons.com
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Thread overview: 30+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2013-06-12 8:07 [PATCHv4 0/9] Add I2C support for Allwinner SoCs Maxime Ripard
[not found] ` <1371024438-16631-1-git-send-email-maxime.ripard-wi1+55ScJUtKEb57/3fJTNBPR1lH4CV8@public.gmane.org>
2013-06-12 8:07 ` [PATCHv4 1/9] i2c: mv64xxx: Add macros to access parts of registers Maxime Ripard
2013-06-12 8:07 ` [PATCHv4 2/9] i2c: mv64xxx: make the registers offset configurable Maxime Ripard
2013-06-12 10:54 ` Andrew Lunn
[not found] ` <20130612105431.GS16502-g2DYL2Zd6BY@public.gmane.org>
2013-06-12 11:29 ` Maxime Ripard
[not found] ` <1371024438-16631-3-git-send-email-maxime.ripard-wi1+55ScJUtKEb57/3fJTNBPR1lH4CV8@public.gmane.org>
2013-06-12 13:57 ` Russell King - ARM Linux
[not found] ` <20130612135735.GR18614-l+eeeJia6m9vn6HldHNs0ANdhmdF6hFW@public.gmane.org>
2013-06-12 14:44 ` Maxime Ripard
2013-06-12 14:51 ` Russell King - ARM Linux
[not found] ` <20130612145139.GS18614-l+eeeJia6m9vn6HldHNs0ANdhmdF6hFW@public.gmane.org>
2013-06-12 15:17 ` Maxime Ripard
2013-06-12 15:03 ` Sebastian Hesselbarth
[not found] ` <51B88DB0.90302-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
2013-06-12 15:37 ` Maxime Ripard
2013-06-12 8:07 ` [PATCHv4 3/9] ARM: orion: pass the i2c registers definition through the platform data Maxime Ripard
[not found] ` <1371024438-16631-4-git-send-email-maxime.ripard-wi1+55ScJUtKEb57/3fJTNBPR1lH4CV8@public.gmane.org>
2013-06-12 8:39 ` Tomasz Figa
2013-06-12 8:07 ` [PATCHv4 4/9] i2c: mv64xxx: Add Allwinner sun4i compatible Maxime Ripard
[not found] ` <1371024438-16631-5-git-send-email-maxime.ripard-wi1+55ScJUtKEb57/3fJTNBPR1lH4CV8@public.gmane.org>
2013-06-12 8:42 ` Tomasz Figa
2013-06-12 11:27 ` Maxime Ripard
2013-06-12 10:56 ` Andrew Lunn
[not found] ` <20130612105613.GT16502-g2DYL2Zd6BY@public.gmane.org>
2013-06-12 11:31 ` Maxime Ripard
2013-06-12 8:07 ` [PATCHv4 5/9] ARM: sunxi: dt: Add i2c controller nodes to the DTSI Maxime Ripard
2013-06-12 8:07 ` [PATCHv4 6/9] ARM: sun4i: dt: Add i2c muxing options Maxime Ripard
2013-06-12 8:07 ` [PATCHv4 7/9] ARM: sun5i: " Maxime Ripard
[not found] ` <1371024438-16631-8-git-send-email-maxime.ripard-wi1+55ScJUtKEb57/3fJTNBPR1lH4CV8@public.gmane.org>
2013-06-12 8:29 ` Henrik Nordström
2013-06-12 11:20 ` Maxime Ripard
2013-06-12 8:07 ` [PATCHv4 8/9] ARM: sun5i: olinuxino: Enable the i2c controllers Maxime Ripard
2013-06-12 8:07 ` [PATCHv4 9/9] ARM: sun4i: cubieboard: " Maxime Ripard
2013-06-12 11:26 ` [PATCHv4 0/9] Add I2C support for Allwinner SoCs Arnd Bergmann
2013-06-12 11:38 ` Maxime Ripard
2013-06-12 12:38 ` Arnd Bergmann
[not found] ` <201306121438.12549.arnd-r2nGTMty4D4@public.gmane.org>
2013-06-12 12:44 ` Maxime Ripard [this message]
2013-06-14 14:01 ` Wolfram Sang
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