Re: [PATCH v2] i2c/mux: Driver for PCA9541 I2C Master Selector

Jean Delvare
2010-10-19T17:07:16Z

Hi Guenter,

On Tue, 12 Oct 2010 18:15:16 -0700, Guenter Roeck wrote:
> This patch adds support for PCA9541, an I2C Bus Master Selector.
> The driver is modeled as single channel I2C Multiplexer to be able to utilize
> the I2C multiplexer framework.
>
> Signed-off-by: Guenter Roeck <guenter.roeck@ericsson.com>
> Reviewed-by: Tom Grennan <tom.grennan@ericsson.com>
> ---
> v2 changes:
> - Added more detailed description and reasoning why the driver was implemented
> as single-channel multiplexer.
> - Modified arbitration algorithm, since access to i2c masters from interrupt
> level is not a good idea. Instead of using hrtimers and handling arbitration
> in interrupt, handle it from select_chan and either delay for short retry
> periods or sleep for long (millisecond) periods.
>
> drivers/i2c/muxes/Kconfig | 10 +
> drivers/i2c/muxes/Makefile | 1 +
> drivers/i2c/muxes/pca9541.c | 397 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> 3 files changed, 408 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
> create mode 100644 drivers/i2c/muxes/pca9541.c

Sorry for the late reply. I hoped to find the time to review your
driver in depth with the datasheet, but finally didn't, so here is a
shorter review.

Your model seems sane as long as the Linux host only controls one of
the masters. If the two masters are controlled by the Linux host, the
slave bus segment will appear twice but you will only be able to
instantiate an I2C client device on one of them for each device,
otherwise the same device will be listed twice.

If we have to support this, the i2c core will need some rework, as an
i2c_client would have to be allowed to have more than one parent.

>
> diff --git a/drivers/i2c/muxes/Kconfig b/drivers/i2c/muxes/Kconfig
> index 4c9a99c..4d91d80 100644
> --- a/drivers/i2c/muxes/Kconfig
> +++ b/drivers/i2c/muxes/Kconfig
> @@ -5,6 +5,16 @@
> menu "Multiplexer I2C Chip support"
> depends on I2C_MUX
>
> +config I2C_MUX_PCA9541
> + tristate "NXP PCA9541 I2C Master Selector"
> + depends on EXPERIMENTAL
> + help
> + If you say yes here you get support for the NXP PCA9541
> + I2C Master Selector.
> +
> + This driver can also be built as a module. If so, the module
> + will be called pca9541.
> +
> config I2C_MUX_PCA954x
> tristate "Philips PCA954x I2C Mux/switches"
> depends on EXPERIMENTAL
> diff --git a/drivers/i2c/muxes/Makefile b/drivers/i2c/muxes/Makefile
> index bd83b52..4e27d0d 100644
> --- a/drivers/i2c/muxes/Makefile
> +++ b/drivers/i2c/muxes/Makefile
> @@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
> #
> # Makefile for multiplexer I2C chip drivers.
>
> +obj-$(CONFIG_I2C_MUX_PCA9541) += pca9541.o
> obj-$(CONFIG_I2C_MUX_PCA954x) += pca954x.o
>
> ifeq ($(CONFIG_I2C_DEBUG_BUS),y)
> diff --git a/drivers/i2c/muxes/pca9541.c b/drivers/i2c/muxes/pca9541.c
> new file mode 100644
> index 0000000..3a17e29
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/drivers/i2c/muxes/pca9541.c
> @@ -0,0 +1,397 @@
> +/*
> + * I2C multiplexer driver for pca9541 bus master selector

I tend to use capitals when I mean device names, and lower-case letters
when I refer to the drivers.

> + *
> + * Copyright (c) 2010 Ericsson AB.
> + *
> + * Author: Guenter Roeck <guenter.roeck@ericsson.com>
> + *
> + * Derived from:
> + * driver/i2c/muxes/pca954x.c

Avoid full paths in comments, they don't add value and tend to become
incorrect after some time.

> + *
> + * Copyright (c) 2008-2009 Rodolfo Giometti <giometti@linux.it>
> + * Copyright (c) 2008-2009 Eurotech S.p.A. <info@eurotech.it>
> + *
> + * This file is licensed under the terms of the GNU General Public
> + * License version 2. This program is licensed "as is" without any
> + * warranty of any kind, whether express or implied.
> + */
> +
> +#include <linux/module.h>
> +#include <linux/init.h>
> +#include <linux/hrtimer.h>

You no longer need this. OTOH you would need to include
<linux/jiffies.h> for time_is_after_eq_jiffies, and <linux/delay.h> for
udelay and msleep.

> +#include <linux/slab.h>
> +#include <linux/device.h>
> +#include <linux/i2c.h>
> +#include <linux/i2c-mux.h>
> +
> +#include <linux/i2c/pca954x.h>
> +
> +/*
> + * The PCA9541 is a bus master selector. It supports two I2C masters connected
> + * to a single slave bus.
> + *
> + * Before each bus transaction, a master has to acquire the bus. After the
> + * transaction is complete, bus ownership has to be released. This fits well
> + * into the I2C multiplexer framework, which provides select and release
> + * functions for this purpose. For this reason, this driver is modeled as
> + * single-channel I2C bus multiplexer.
> + */
> +
> +#define PCA9541_CONTROL 0x01
> +#define PCA9541_ISTAT 0x02
> +
> +#define PCA9541_CTL_MYBUS (1 << 0)
> +#define PCA9541_CTL_NMYBUS (1 << 1)
> +#define PCA9541_CTL_BUSON (1 << 2)
> +#define PCA9541_CTL_NBUSON (1 << 3)
> +#define PCA9541_CTL_BUSINIT (1 << 4)
> +#define PCA9541_CTL_TESTON (1 << 6)
> +#define PCA9541_CTL_NTESTON (1 << 7)
> +
> +#define PCA9541_ISTAT_INTIN (1 << 0)
> +#define PCA9541_ISTAT_BUSINIT (1 << 1)
> +#define PCA9541_ISTAT_BUSOK (1 << 2)
> +#define PCA9541_ISTAT_BUSLOST (1 << 3)
> +#define PCA9541_ISTAT_MYTEST (1 << 6)
> +#define PCA9541_ISTAT_NMYTEST (1 << 7)
> +
> +#define BUSON (PCA9541_CTL_BUSON | PCA9541_CTL_NBUSON)
> +#define MYBUS (PCA9541_CTL_MYBUS | PCA9541_CTL_NMYBUS)
> +#define mybus(x) (!((x) & MYBUS) || ((x) & MYBUS) == MYBUS)
> +#define busoff(x) (!((x) & BUSON) || ((x) & BUSON) == BUSON)
> +
> +/* jiffies timers */
> +#define ARB_TIMEOUT (HZ / 8) /* 125 ms */
> +#define ARB2_TIMEOUT (HZ / 4) /* 250 ms */

Might be good to explain why you need two different values.

> +
> +/* high resolution timers, in uS */

I'm not sure how udelay() and msleep() qualify as "high resolution
timers"? I think you want to rephrase this comment.

Also I doubt you really meant microsiemens, but more likely "us" for
microseconds.

> +#define SELECT_TO_SHORT 50
> +#define SELECT_TO_LONG 1000
> +
> +struct pca9541 {
> + struct i2c_adapter *virt_adap;
> + struct i2c_client *client;

You could easily do without this field IMHO. Simply pass the client
between the functions, instead of the data.

> + unsigned long select_timeout;
> + unsigned long arb_timeout;
> +};
> +
> +static const struct i2c_device_id pca9541_id[] = {
> + {"pca9541", 0},
> + {}
> +};
> +
> +MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(i2c, pca9541_id);
> +
> +/*
> + * Write to selector register. Don't use i2c_transfer()/i2c_smbus_xfer()

The function can actually be used to write to any register.

> + * as they will try to lock the adapter a second time.
> + */
> +static int pca9541_reg_write(struct i2c_adapter *adap,
> + struct i2c_client *client, u8 command, u8 val)

Note that you could derive the adapter from the client, so you don't
have to pass it as a function parameter.

> +{
> + int ret;
> +
> + if (adap->algo->master_xfer) {
> + struct i2c_msg msg;
> + char buf[2];
> +
> + msg.addr = client->addr;
> + msg.flags = 0;
> + msg.len = 2;
> + buf[0] = command;
> + buf[1] = val;
> + msg.buf = buf;
> + ret = adap->algo->master_xfer(adap, &msg, 1);
> + } else {
> + union i2c_smbus_data data;
> +
> + data.byte = val;
> + ret = adap->algo->smbus_xfer(adap, client->addr,
> + client->flags,
> + I2C_SMBUS_WRITE,
> + command,
> + I2C_SMBUS_BYTE_DATA, &data);
> + }
> +
> + return ret;
> +}
> +
> +/*
> + * Read from selector register. Don't use i2c_transfer()/i2c_smbus_xfer()

The function can actually be used to read from any register.

> + * as they will try to lock adapter a second time.
> + */
> +static int pca9541_reg_read(struct i2c_adapter *adap,
> + struct i2c_client *client, u8 command)
> +{
> + int ret;
> + u8 val;
> +
> + if (adap->algo->master_xfer) {
> + struct i2c_msg msg[2] = {
> + {
> + .addr = client->addr,
> + .flags = 0,
> + .len = 1,
> + .buf = &command
> + },
> + {
> + .addr = client->addr,
> + .flags = I2C_M_RD,
> + .len = 1,
> + .buf = &val
> + }
> + };
> + ret = adap->algo->master_xfer(adap, msg, 2);
> + if (ret == 2)
> + ret = val;
> + else if (ret >= 0)
> + ret = -EIO;
> + } else {
> + union i2c_smbus_data data;
> +
> + ret = adap->algo->smbus_xfer(adap, client->addr,
> + client->flags,
> + I2C_SMBUS_READ,
> + command,
> + I2C_SMBUS_BYTE_DATA, &data);
> + if (!ret)
> + ret = data.byte;
> + }
> + return ret;
> +}

Needless to say we'll end up providing helper functions for these
"unlocked" transactions at some point in time. I'm just waiting to see
more mux drivers pop up, to figure out the right API.

> +
> +/*
> + * Arbitration management functions
> + */
> +
> +static void pca9541_release_bus(struct i2c_adapter *adap,
> + struct i2c_client *client)
> +{
> + int reg;
> +
> + reg = pca9541_reg_read(adap, client, PCA9541_CONTROL);
> + if (reg >= 0 && !busoff(reg) && mybus(reg))
> + pca9541_reg_write(adap, client, PCA9541_CONTROL,
> + (reg & PCA9541_CTL_NBUSON) >> 1);
> +}

Is it OK to reset all other (writable) bits to 0?

> +
> +/*
> + * Arbitration is defined as a two-step process. A device can only activate

I presume "device" means "bus master" here?

> + * the bus if it owns it; otherwise it has to request ownership first.

Here "bus" means "slave bus"?

> + * This multi-step process ensures that access contention is resolved
> + * gracefully.
> + *
> + * Bus Ownership Other master Action
> + * state requested access
> + * ----------------------------------------------------
> + * off - yes wait for arbitration timeout or
> + * for other master to drop request
> + * off no no take ownership
> + * off yes no turn on bus
> + * on yes - done
> + * on no - wait for arbitration timeout or
> + * for other master to release bus
> + *
> + * The main contention point occurs if the bus is off and both masters request
> + * access at the same time. In this case, one master will turn on the bus,

"access" means "ownership"?

> + * believing that it owns it. The other master will request bus ownership.
> + * Result is that the bus is turned on, and master which did _not_ own the
> + * bus before ends up owning it.
> + */
> +
> +/* Control commands per pca9541 datasheet */
> +static u8 pca9541_control[] = {
> + 4, 0, 1, 5, 4, 4, 5, 5, 0, 0, 1, 1, 0, 4, 5, 1
> +};

Any reason to not make this array const? Also I would make its size
explicit, as the driver codes assumes there are 0x10 elements in this
array.

> +
> +/*
> + * Channel arbitration
> + *
> + * Return values:
> + * <0: error
> + * 0 : bus not acquired
> + * 1 : bus acquired
> + */
> +static int pca9541_arbitrate(struct pca9541 *data)
> +{
> + struct i2c_client *client = data->client;
> + struct i2c_adapter *adap = to_i2c_adapter(client->dev.parent);

Also known as client->adapter.

> + int reg;
> +
> + reg = pca9541_reg_read(adap, client, PCA9541_CONTROL);
> + if (reg < 0)
> + return reg;
> +
> + if (busoff(reg)) {
> + int istat;
> + /*
> + * Bus is off, request ownership or turn it on unless
> + * other master requested access.
> + */
> + istat = pca9541_reg_read(adap, client, PCA9541_ISTAT);
> + if (!(istat & PCA9541_ISTAT_NMYTEST)
> + || time_is_before_eq_jiffies(data->arb_timeout)) {
> + /*
> + * Other master did not request access, or arbitration
> + * timeout expired. Take the bus.
> + */
> + pca9541_reg_write(adap, client,
> + PCA9541_CONTROL,
> + pca9541_control[reg & 0x0f]
> + | PCA9541_CTL_NTESTON);
> + data->select_timeout = SELECT_TO_SHORT;
> + } else {
> + /* Other master requested access. */
> + data->select_timeout = SELECT_TO_LONG * 2;

This "* 2" may deserve a comment.

> + }
> + } else if (mybus(reg)) {
> + /* Bus is on, and we own it. We are done. */

We are done, but we still have something to do? Confusing.

> + if (reg & (PCA9541_CTL_NTESTON | PCA9541_CTL_BUSINIT))
> + pca9541_reg_write(adap, client,
> + PCA9541_CONTROL,
> + reg & ~(PCA9541_CTL_NTESTON
> + | PCA9541_CTL_BUSINIT));
> + return 1;
> + } else {
> + /* Other master owns the bus */
> + data->select_timeout = SELECT_TO_LONG;
> + if (time_is_before_eq_jiffies(data->arb_timeout)) {
> + /* Time is up, take the bus and reset it. */
> + pca9541_reg_write(adap, client,
> + PCA9541_CONTROL,
> + pca9541_control[reg & 0x0f]
> + | PCA9541_CTL_BUSINIT
> + | PCA9541_CTL_NTESTON);
> + } else {
> + /* Request bus access if needed */
> + if (!(reg & PCA9541_CTL_NTESTON))
> + pca9541_reg_write(adap, client,
> + PCA9541_CONTROL,
> + reg | PCA9541_CTL_NTESTON);
> + }
> + }
> + return 0;
> +}
> +
> +static int pca9541_select_chan(struct i2c_adapter *adap, void *client, u32 chan)
> +{
> + struct pca9541 *data = i2c_get_clientdata(client);
> + int ret;
> + unsigned long timeout = jiffies + ARB2_TIMEOUT;
> +
> + data->arb_timeout = jiffies + ARB_TIMEOUT;

I would love to see a comment before each of these timeout values, to
know which event the timeout is for.

> +
> + do {
> + ret = pca9541_arbitrate(data);
> + if (ret)
> + return ret < 0 ? ret : 0;
> +
> + if (data->select_timeout == SELECT_TO_SHORT)
> + udelay(data->select_timeout);
> + else
> + msleep(data->select_timeout / 1000);
> + } while (time_is_after_eq_jiffies(timeout));
> +
> + return ETIMEDOUT;

The convention is to use negative values for errors.

> +}
> +
> +static int pca9541_release_chan(struct i2c_adapter *adap,
> + void *client, u32 chan)
> +{
> + pca9541_release_bus(adap, client);
> + return 0;
> +}
> +
> +/*
> + * I2C init/probing/exit functions
> + */
> +static int __devinit pca9541_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
> + const struct i2c_device_id *id)

The use of __devinit and __devexit isn't recommended for i2c drivers.
If your driver is built into the kernel but the underlying i2c bus
driver is build as a module, you're in trouble.

> +{
> + struct i2c_adapter *adap = to_i2c_adapter(client->dev.parent);

client->adapter

> + struct pca954x_platform_data *pdata = client->dev.platform_data;
> + struct pca9541 *data;
> + int force;
> + int ret = -ENODEV;
> +
> + if (!i2c_check_functionality(adap, I2C_FUNC_SMBUS_BYTE_DATA))
> + goto err;
> +
> + /* Read control register to verify that the device exists */
> + if (i2c_smbus_read_byte_data(client, PCA9541_CONTROL) < 0)
> + goto err;

Note: you already know that the device exists. If not, probe() wouldn't
be called. So if you get a failure here, it means broken platform
initialization code.

> +
> + data = kzalloc(sizeof(struct pca9541), GFP_KERNEL);
> + if (!data) {
> + ret = -ENOMEM;
> + goto err;
> + }
> +
> + data->client = client;
> + i2c_set_clientdata(client, data);
> +
> + /* Create a virtual adapter */

Please don't use the term "virtual" here. This bus segment has nothing
virtual, it exists for real.

> +
> + force = 0;
> + if (pdata)
> + force = pdata->modes[0].adap_id;
> + data->virt_adap = i2c_add_mux_adapter(adap, client, force, 0,
> + pca9541_select_chan,
> + pca9541_release_chan);
> +
> + if (data->virt_adap == NULL) {
> + dev_err(&client->dev,
> + "failed to register master selector as bus %d\n",
> + force);

This error message is somewhat confusing if "force" is 0: in that case
you didn't request any specific bus number.

> + goto exit_free;
> + }
> +
> + dev_info(&client->dev, "registered master selector for I2C %s\n",
> + client->name);
> +
> + pca9541_release_bus(adap, client);

This is racy. You are protected by the controller's mutex only inside
the select_chan and release_chan methods. Outside of them, you are a
regular user of the controller, so you have to use only regular
("locked") transfer functions. Alternatively, you can request and
return exclusive access to the controller yourself with the
i2c_lock_adapter() and i2c_unlock_adapter() functions, and keep using
your "unlocked" transfer functions.

Additionally, as soon as your new bus segment is registered, someone
might decide to use it. If you call pca9541_release_bus(), it will
cause a failure. So I believe you should call pca9541_release_bus()
_before_ you call i2c_add_mux_adapter().

> +
> + return 0;
> +
> +exit_free:
> + kfree(data);
> +err:
> + return ret;
> +}
> +
> +static int __devexit pca9541_remove(struct i2c_client *client)
> +{
> + struct pca9541 *data = i2c_get_clientdata(client);
> +
> + i2c_del_mux_adapter(data->virt_adap);
> +
> + kfree(data);
> + return 0;
> +}
> +
> +static struct i2c_driver pca9541_driver = {
> + .driver = {
> + .name = "pca9541",
> + .owner = THIS_MODULE,
> + },
> + .probe = pca9541_probe,
> + .remove = __devexit_p(pca9541_remove),
> + .id_table = pca9541_id,
> +};
> +
> +static int __init pca9541_init(void)
> +{
> + return i2c_add_driver(&pca9541_driver);
> +}
> +
> +static void __exit pca9541_exit(void)
> +{
> + i2c_del_driver(&pca9541_driver);
> +}
> +
> +module_init(pca9541_init);
> +module_exit(pca9541_exit);
> +
> +MODULE_AUTHOR("Guenter Roeck <guenter.roeck@ericsson.com>");
> +MODULE_DESCRIPTION("PCA9541 I2C master selector driver");
> +MODULE_LICENSE("GPL v2");

--
Jean Delvare