From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Jisheng Zhang Subject: Re: [RFC] spi: dw: support setting tmode dynamically Date: Wed, 6 Jan 2016 15:45:40 +0800 Message-ID: <20160106154540.15ff75a8@xhacker> References: <20151223192338.128e95a4@xhacker> <20151223121512.GV16023@sirena.org.uk> <20151223202952.28be5bab@xhacker> <20160105161231.GG6588@sirena.org.uk> <20160106142340.34e2d334@xhacker> <20160106152201.7829bdd7@xhacker> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: QUOTED-PRINTABLE Cc: Mark Brown , , , To: Khoa Dang Pham Return-path: In-Reply-To: Sender: linux-spi-owner-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org List-ID: + linux arm kernel Dear Khoa, On Wed, 6 Jan 2016 14:36:08 +0700 Khoa Dang Pham wrote: > Hi Jisheng, >=20 > For me, I use the "EEPROM Read" mode as well, but I am not sure if an= y > other solution. We may need some feedbacks from other experienced > developers. Indeed, this is a common issue for spi-dw controllers, all spi-dw users (FWICT, most users are arm based SoCs) are impacted. > Could you please provide your solution? Any suggestion would be appre= ciated. My solution is: implement and export one function dw_spi_set_mode(), NOR flash driver call this function before and after transfer. Thanks, Jisheng > Regards, > Khoa Pham >=20 >=20 > On Wed, Jan 6, 2016 at 2:22 PM, Jisheng Zhang w= rote: > > Dear Khoa, > > > > On Wed, 6 Jan 2016 14:04:30 +0700 Khoa Dang Pham wrote: > > =20 > >> Hi Jisheng, > >> > >> On Wed, Jan 6, 2016 at 1:23 PM, Jisheng Zhang wrote: =20 > >> > Dear Khoa, Mark, > >> > > >> > On Wed, 6 Jan 2016 08:45:38 +0700 Khoa Dang Pham wrote: > >> > =20 > >> >> Hi Mark, > >> >> > >> >> May I provide a bit more info about the "EEPROM read" on this c= ontroller? > >> >> > >> >> According to the "DesignWare DW_apb_ssi Databook" (version 3.21= b) provided > >> >> by Synopsys, the EEPROM read is: > >> >> > >> >> "When TMOD =3D 2=E2=80=98b11, the transmit data is used to tran= smit an opcode and/or > >> >> an address to the EEPROM > >> >> device. Typically this takes three data frames (8-bit opcode fo= llowed by > >> >> 8-bit upper address and 8-bit lower > >> >> address). During the transmission of the opcode and address, no= data is > >> >> captured by the receive logic (as > >> >> long as the DW_apb_ssi master is transmitting data on its txd l= ine, data on > >> >> the rxd line is ignored). The > >> >> DW_apb_ssi master continues to transmit data until the transmit= FIFO is > >> >> empty. Therefore, you should > >> >> ONLY have enough data frames in the transmit FIFO to supply the= opcode and > >> >> address to the EEPROM. If > >> >> more data frames are in the transmit FIFO than are needed, then= read data > >> >> is lost. > >> >> When the transmit FIFO becomes empty (all control information h= as been > >> >> sent), data on the receive line > >> >> (rxd) is valid and is stored in the receive FIFO; the txd outpu= t is held at > >> >> a constant logic level. The serial > >> >> transfer continues until the number of data frames received by = the > >> >> DW_apb_ssi master matches the value of > >> >> the NDF field in the CTRLR1 register + 1." =20 > >> > > >> > I tried the following combinations: > >> > > >> > 1. "Transmit only" to send opcode and address, "Receive only" to= read the > >> > response > >> > > >> > 2. "Transmit and Receive" to send opcode and address, "Receive o= nly" to read > >> > the response > >> > > >> > 3. "Transmit and Receive" to send opcode and address, "Transmit = and Receive" > >> > to read the response > >> > > >> > 4. "Transmit and Receive" only to send opcode and address > >> > > >> > None of the above succeed. I only succeed when using > >> > > >> > 5. EEPROM Read to send opcode, address. I can get the correct NO= R flash > >> > content from the response. > >> > =20 > >> > >> I met the same issue before. The issue might be caused by the CS > >> signal is toggled > >> when we changed the transfer modes during opcode transmission and = data > >> receiption. > >> > >> According to the document I referred before: > >> "The slave select line is held high when the DW_apb_ssi is idle or > >> disabled." > >> > >> In your first 4 options, you need to disable this controller to wr= ite > >> to the CTRLR0 register > >> in order to switch the transfer modes. The CS line changes from lo= w > >> level (active) to high > >> level (inactive) during the configuration. The NOR flash sees this= CS > >> toggle as a reset and > >> stops outputting requested data. =20 > > > > Thanks for the information. This could explain what I saw. So how t= o > > patch the spi-dw driver to support reading from NOR flash? Except > > configure the tmode dynamically, is there any other solution? > > > > Thanks very much for your input, > > Jisheng > > =20 > >> > >> Regards, > >> Khoa Pham > >> =20 > >> > Thanks, > >> > Jisheng > >> > =20 > >> >> > >> >> Regards, > >> >> Khoa Pham > >> >> > >> >> On Tue, Jan 5, 2016 at 11:12 PM, Mark Brown wrote: > >> >> =20 > >> >> > On Wed, Dec 23, 2015 at 08:29:52PM +0800, Jisheng Zhang wrote= : =20 > >> >> > > On Wed, 23 Dec 2015 12:15:12 +0000 Mark Brown wrote: =20 > >> >> > > > On Wed, Dec 23, 2015 at 07:23:38PM +0800, Jisheng Zhang w= rote: =20 > >> >> > =20 > >> >> > > > > Currently the spi-dw tmode is fixed to SPI_TMOD_TR if c= s_control is =20 > >> >> > NULL, but we =20 > >> >> > > > > need to set it as SPI_TMOD_EPROMREAD to read nor flash,= my solution =20 > >> >> > is to add and =20 > >> >> > > > > export one functions to set the tmode, then the nor fla= sh driver =20 > >> >> > call it =20 > >> >> > > > > before reading and set back to SPI_TMOD_TR after done. = =20 > >> >> > =20 > >> >> > > > What does this mean - what is TMOD and why do we need to = set it to read > >> >> > > > NOR flash? I've no information on this controller... =20 > >> >> > =20 > >> >> > > TMOD is one field of DW_SPI_CTRL0. Its available value coul= d be: =20 > >> >> > =20 > >> >> > > 0: Transmit and Receive > >> >> > > 1: Transmit only > >> >> > > 2: Receive only > >> >> > > 3: EEPROM Read =20 > >> >> > =20 > >> >> > > If the one spi nor flash is connected to the SPI host, so f= ar I can only =20 > >> >> > succeed =20 > >> >> > > to read the nor flash content after setting the TMOD field = as 3. =20 > >> >> > > >> >> > Why? What does this mean in practical terms at the hardware = level, what > >> >> > is "EEPROM read"? It sounds like there's some bigger issue h= ere. > >> >> > =20 > >> >> =20 > >> > =20 > >> =20 > > =20 >=20 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-spi" in the body of a message to majordomo-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html