[PATCH 1/3] hvc_dcc: bind driver to core0 for reads and writes

Timur Tabi
2015-06-26T18:52:46Z

Some debuggers, such as Trace32 from Lauterbach GmbH, do not handle
reads/writes from/to DCC on secondary cores. Each core has its
own DCC device registers, so when a core reads or writes from/to DCC,
it only accesses its own DCC device. Since kernel code can run on
any core, every time the kernel wants to write to the console, it
might write to a different DCC.

In SMP mode, Trace32 only uses the DCC on core 0. In AMP mode, it
creates multiple windows, and each window shows the DCC output
only from that core's DCC. The result is that console output is
either lost or scattered across windows.

Selecting this option will enable code that serializes all console
input and output to core 0. The DCC driver will create input and
output FIFOs that all cores will use. Reads and writes from/to DCC
are handled by a workqueue that runs only core 0.

Signed-off-by: Shanker Donthineni <shankerd@codeaurora.org>
Acked-by: Adam Wallis <awallis@codeaurora.org>
Signed-off-by: Timur Tabi <timur@codeaurora.org>
---
drivers/tty/hvc/Kconfig | 21 +++++++
drivers/tty/hvc/hvc_dcc.c | 157 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
2 files changed, 177 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/tty/hvc/Kconfig b/drivers/tty/hvc/Kconfig
index 8902f9b..2c6883c 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/hvc/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/tty/hvc/Kconfig
@@ -95,6 +95,27 @@ config HVC_DCC
driver. This console is used through a JTAG only on ARM. If you don't have
a JTAG then you probably don't want this option.

+config HVC_DCC_SERIALIZE_SMP
+ bool "Use DCC only on core 0"
+ depends on SMP && HVC_DCC
+ help
+ Some debuggers, such as Trace32 from Lauterbach GmbH, do not handle
+ reads/writes from/to DCC on more than one core. Each core has its
+ own DCC device registers, so when a core reads or writes from/to DCC,
+ it only accesses its own DCC device. Since kernel code can run on
+ any core, every time the kernel wants to write to the console, it
+ might write to a different DCC.
+
+ In SMP mode, Trace32 only uses the DCC on core 0. In AMP mode, it
+ creates multiple windows, and each window shows the DCC output
+ only from that core's DCC. The result is that console output is
+ either lost or scattered across windows.
+
+ Selecting this option will enable code that serializes all console
+ input and output to core 0. The DCC driver will create input and
+ output FIFOs that all cores will use. Reads and writes from/to DCC
+ are handled by a workqueue that runs only core 0.
+
config HVC_BFIN_JTAG
bool "Blackfin JTAG console"
depends on BLACKFIN
diff --git a/drivers/tty/hvc/hvc_dcc.c b/drivers/tty/hvc/hvc_dcc.c
index 809920d..33657dc 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/hvc/hvc_dcc.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/hvc/hvc_dcc.c
@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@
*/

#include <linux/init.h>
+#include <linux/kfifo.h>
+#include <linux/spinlock.h>
+#include <linux/moduleparam.h>
+#include <linux/console.h>

#include <asm/dcc.h>
#include <asm/processor.h>
@@ -48,26 +52,177 @@ static int hvc_dcc_get_chars(uint32_t vt, char *buf, int count)
return i;
}

+/*
+ * Check if the DCC is enabled. If CONFIG_HVC_DCC_SERIALIZE_SMP is enabled,
+ * then we assume then this function will be called first on core 0. That
+ * way, dcc_core0_available will be true only if it's available on core 0.
+ */
static bool hvc_dcc_check(void)
{
unsigned long time = jiffies + (HZ / 10);

+#ifdef CONFIG_HVC_DCC_SERIALIZE_SMP
+ static bool dcc_core0_available;
+
+ /*
+ * If we're not on core 0, but we previously confirmed that DCC is
+ * active, then just return true.
+ */
+ if (smp_processor_id() && dcc_core0_available)
+ return true;
+#endif
+
/* Write a test character to check if it is handled */
__dcc_putchar('\n');

while (time_is_after_jiffies(time)) {
- if (!(__dcc_getstatus() & DCC_STATUS_TX))
+ if (!(__dcc_getstatus() & DCC_STATUS_TX)) {
+#ifdef CONFIG_HVC_DCC_SERIALIZE_SMP
+ dcc_core0_available = true;
+#endif
return true;
+ }
}

return false;
}

+#ifdef CONFIG_HVC_DCC_SERIALIZE_SMP
+
+static void dcc_put_work_fn(struct work_struct *work);
+static void dcc_get_work_fn(struct work_struct *work);
+static DECLARE_WORK(dcc_pwork, dcc_put_work_fn);
+static DECLARE_WORK(dcc_gwork, dcc_get_work_fn);
+static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(dcc_lock);
+static DEFINE_KFIFO(inbuf, unsigned char, 128);
+static DEFINE_KFIFO(outbuf, unsigned char, 1024);
+
+/*
+ * Workqueue function that writes the output FIFO to the DCC on core 0.
+ */
+static void dcc_put_work_fn(struct work_struct *work)
+{
+ unsigned char ch;
+
+ spin_lock(&dcc_lock);
+
+ /* While there's data in the output FIFO, write it to the DCC */
+ while (kfifo_get(&outbuf, &ch))
+ hvc_dcc_put_chars(0, &ch, 1);
+
+ /* While we're at it, check for any input characters */
+ while (!kfifo_is_full(&inbuf)) {
+ if (!hvc_dcc_get_chars(0, &ch, 1))
+ break;
+ kfifo_put(&inbuf, ch);
+ }
+
+ spin_unlock(&dcc_lock);
+}
+
+/*
+ * Workqueue function that reads characters from DCC and puts them into the
+ * input FIFO.
+ */
+static void dcc_get_work_fn(struct work_struct *work)
+{
+ unsigned char ch;
+
+ /*
+ * Read characters from DCC and put them into the input FIFO, as
+ * long as there is room and we have characters to read.
+ */
+ spin_lock(&dcc_lock);
+
+ while (!kfifo_is_full(&inbuf)) {
+ if (!hvc_dcc_get_chars(0, &ch, 1))
+ break;
+ kfifo_put(&inbuf, ch);
+ }
+ spin_unlock(&dcc_lock);
+}
+
+/*
+ * Write characters directly to the DCC if we're on core 0 and the FIFO
+ * is empty, or write them to the FIFO if we're not.
+ */
+static int hvc_dcc0_put_chars(uint32_t vt, const char *buf,
+ int count)
+{
+ int len;
+
+ spin_lock(&dcc_lock);
+ if (smp_processor_id() || (!kfifo_is_empty(&outbuf))) {
+ len = kfifo_in(&outbuf, buf, count);
+ spin_unlock(&dcc_lock);
+ /*
+ * We just push data to the output FIFO, so schedule the
+ * workqueue that will actually write that data to DCC.
+ */
+ schedule_work_on(0, &dcc_pwork);
+ return len;
+ }
+
+ /*
+ * If we're already on core 0, and the FIFO is empty, then just
+ * write the data to DCC.
+ */
+ len = hvc_dcc_put_chars(vt, buf, count);
+ spin_unlock(&dcc_lock);
+
+ return len;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Read characters directly from the DCC if we're on core 0 and the FIFO
+ * is empty, or read them from the FIFO if we're not.
+ */
+static int hvc_dcc0_get_chars(uint32_t vt, char *buf, int count)
+{
+ int len;
+
+ spin_lock(&dcc_lock);
+
+ if (smp_processor_id() || (!kfifo_is_empty(&inbuf))) {
+ len = kfifo_out(&inbuf, buf, count);
+ spin_unlock(&dcc_lock);
+
+ /*
+ * If the FIFO was empty, there may be characters in the DCC
+ * that we haven't read yet. Schedule a workqueue to fill
+ * the input FIFO, so that the next time this function is
+ * called, we'll have data.
+ */
+ if (!len)
+ schedule_work_on(0, &dcc_gwork);
+
+ return len;
+ }
+
+ /*
+ * If we're already on core 0, and the FIFO is empty, then just
+ * read the data from DCC.
+ */
+ len = hvc_dcc_get_chars(vt, buf, count);
+ spin_unlock(&dcc_lock);
+
+ return len;
+}
+
+static const struct hv_ops hvc_dcc_get_put_ops = {
+ .get_chars = hvc_dcc0_get_chars,
+ .put_chars = hvc_dcc0_put_chars,
+};
+
+#else
+
static const struct hv_ops hvc_dcc_get_put_ops = {
.get_chars = hvc_dcc_get_chars,
.put_chars = hvc_dcc_put_chars,
};

+#endif