Re: [PATCH v5 6/7] mikrobus: Add mikroBUS driver

Ayush Singh
2024-07-04T13:29:42Z

If Grove Sunlight patches become the primary way of handling connector
addon-board design, then most of this driver will probably be redundant.
Still, I will try answer the questions as much as I can.

On 7/4/24 18:36, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote:
> On Thu, Jun 27, 2024 at 09:56:16PM +0530, Ayush Singh wrote:
>> Adds support for SPI mikroBUS addon boards with configuration based on
>> device tree. The goal is to get a minimal version in mainline to sort
>> out the device tree structure that should be used.
>>
>> A mikroBUS board can use any combination of the following based protocols:
>> I2C, SPI, UART, PWM, Analog, GPIO with possibility of all pins being used
>> as GPIO instead of their original purpose. This requires the driver to be
>> flexible and identify the type of board based on the compatible string.
> So this has nothing to do with greybus? Or am I thinking of something
> else?

MikroBUS is it's own connector. But most of the prior work on MikroBUS
was done in relation to using it over greybus. So you are not completely
wrong. These patches approach to solve the local mikroBUS connector
problem, but should be extendable enough to allow support over greybus
in future.

>> +menuconfig MIKROBUS
>> + tristate "Module for instantiating devices on mikroBUS ports"
>> + depends on GPIOLIB
>> + help
>> + This option enables the mikroBUS driver. mikroBUS is an add-on
>> + board socket standard that offers maximum expandability with
>> + the smallest number of pins. The mikroBUS driver instantiates
>> + devices on a mikroBUS port described mikroBUS manifest which is
>> + passed using a sysfs interface.
>> +
>> +
> Remove extra blank line.
>
>> + Say Y here to enable support for this driver.
> This isn't needed.
>
>> +
>> + To compile this code as a module, chose M here: the module
>> + will be called mikrobus.ko
>> +
>> source "drivers/misc/c2port/Kconfig"
>> source "drivers/misc/eeprom/Kconfig"
>> source "drivers/misc/cb710/Kconfig"
>> diff --git a/drivers/misc/Makefile b/drivers/misc/Makefile
>> index 153a3f4837e8..f10f1414270b 100644
>> --- a/drivers/misc/Makefile
>> +++ b/drivers/misc/Makefile
>> @@ -69,3 +69,4 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_TMR_INJECT) += xilinx_tmr_inject.o
>> obj-$(CONFIG_TPS6594_ESM) += tps6594-esm.o
>> obj-$(CONFIG_TPS6594_PFSM) += tps6594-pfsm.o
>> obj-$(CONFIG_NSM) += nsm.o
>> +obj-$(CONFIG_MIKROBUS) += mikrobus.o
>> diff --git a/drivers/misc/mikrobus.c b/drivers/misc/mikrobus.c
>> new file mode 100644
>> index 000000000000..bf160a0e8903
>> --- /dev/null
>> +++ b/drivers/misc/mikrobus.c
>> @@ -0,0 +1,361 @@
>> +// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0:
>> +/*
>> + * Copyright 2024 Ayush Singh <ayush@beagleboard.org>
>> + */
>> +
>> +#define pr_fmt(fmt) "mikrobus:%s: " fmt, __func__
> KBUILD_MODNAME? Also, why is this needed at all, as you are a
> bus/subsystem you should never need a pr_*() call, but instead just use
> dev_*() ones instead.
>
>> +
>> +#include <linux/device.h>
>> +#include <linux/pinctrl/consumer.h>
>> +#include <linux/of.h>
>> +#include <linux/module.h>
>> +#include <linux/kernel.h>
>> +#include <linux/platform_device.h>
>> +#include <linux/mod_devicetable.h>
>> +#include <linux/spi/spi.h>
>> +
>> +struct mikrobus_spi_cs_item {
>> + const char *cs_name;
>> + u32 cs;
> Documentation? What is "cs"? More vowels please...
>
>> +};
>> +
>> +/**
>> + * struct mikrobus_port - MikroBUS Driver
>> + *
>> + * @dev: underlying platform_device
> Why must this be a platform device? What requires that?

That is a bit of a hack. My bad.

>> + * @board_ocs: board device tree changeset
>> + * @pinctrl: mikroBUS pinctrl
>> + * @mikrobus_spi_cs: list of supported chipselect address and name
>> + * @mikrobus_spi_cs_count: length of mikrobus_spi_cs
>> + * @spi_ctrl: spi controller of mikroBUS connector
>> + * @spi_dev: spi mikroBUS board
>> + */
>> +struct mikrobus_port {
>> + struct platform_device *dev;
>> + struct of_changeset board_ocs;
>> + struct pinctrl *pctrl;
>> +
>> + struct mikrobus_spi_cs_item *spi_cs;
>> + int spi_cs_count;
>> + struct spi_controller *spi_ctrl;
>> + struct spi_device *spi_dev;
> What controls the lifespan of this object? You have multiple devices
> pointed to here with different lifecycles, what controls this one?

Yes, so the lifecycle is supposed to be tied to the addon-board. Since
they are not hot plugable, it is the same as the lifecycle of the port
unless there is a sysfs entry for runtime detection of board. Still it
should be moved to a `mikrobus_board` struct or somewhere else, if we
are not going to use the Grove Patch setup.

>> +};
>> +
>> +/*
>> + * mikrobus_pinctrl_select: Select pinctrl state for mikrobus pin
> Either use kerneldoc or not, should be /** right?
>
>> + *
>> + * @port: mikrobus port
>> + * @pinctrl_selected: pinctrl state to be selected
>> + */
>> +static int mikrobus_pinctrl_select(struct device *dev,
>> + const char *pinctrl_selected)
>> +{
>> + int ret;
>> + struct pinctrl_state *state;
>> + struct mikrobus_port *mb = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
>> +
>> + state = pinctrl_lookup_state(mb->pctrl, pinctrl_selected);
>> + if (IS_ERR(state))
>> + return dev_err_probe(dev, PTR_ERR(state),
>> + "failed to find state %s",
>> + pinctrl_selected);
>> +
>> + ret = pinctrl_select_state(mb->pctrl, state);
>> + if (ret)
>> + return dev_err_probe(dev, ret, "failed to select state %s",
>> + pinctrl_selected);
>> +
>> + dev_dbg_ratelimited(dev, "setting pinctrl %s", pinctrl_selected);
> Why rate limited? What is going to cause this to spam the log?
>
>> +
>> + return 0;
>> +}
>> +
>> +/*
>> + * mikrobus_lookup_cs - lookup mikroBUS SPI chipselect by name
>> + *
>> + * @mb: mikroBUS port
>> + * @cs_name: chipselect name
> Use "chipselect" instead of "cs" everywhere please.
>
>> + */
>> +static int mikrobus_lookup_cs(const struct mikrobus_port *mb,
>> + const char *cs_name)
>> +{
>> + for (int i = 0; i < mb->spi_cs_count; ++i) {
>> + if (strcmp(cs_name, mb->spi_cs[i].cs_name) == 0)
>> + return mb->spi_cs[i].cs;
>> + }
>> +
>> + return -1;
> what does -1 mean? Use real error numbers please.
>
>> +}
>> +
>> +static int mikrobus_spi_set_cs(struct device *dev, struct device_node *np)
>> +{
>> + struct mikrobus_port *mb = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
>> + const char *temp_str;
>> + int reg_len;
>> + int ret, i;
>> + u32 *reg = NULL;
>> +
>> + reg_len = of_property_count_strings(np, "spi-cs");
>> + /* Use default cs if spi-cs property not present */
>> + if (reg_len <= 0) {
>> + reg_len = 1;
>> + reg = devm_kmalloc_array(dev, reg_len, sizeof(*reg),
>> + GFP_KERNEL);
>> + if (!reg)
>> + return -ENOMEM;
>> +
>> + ret = mikrobus_lookup_cs(mb, "default");
>> + if (ret < 0)
>> + goto free_reg;
>> +
>> + reg[0] = ret;
>> + } else {
>> + reg = devm_kmalloc_array(dev, reg_len, sizeof(*reg),
>> + GFP_KERNEL);
>> + if (!reg)
>> + return -ENOMEM;
>> +
>> + for (i = 0; i < reg_len; ++i) {
>> + ret = of_property_read_string_index(np, "spi-cs", i,
>> + &temp_str);
>> + if (ret < 0)
>> + goto free_reg;
>> +
>> + ret = mikrobus_lookup_cs(mb, temp_str);
>> + if (ret < 0)
>> + goto free_reg;
>> +
>> + reg[i] = ret;
>> + }
>> + }
>> +
>> + ret = of_changeset_add_prop_u32_array(&mb->board_ocs, np, "reg", reg,
>> + reg_len);
>> + if (ret < 0)
>> + goto free_reg;
>> +
>> + ret = of_changeset_apply(&mb->board_ocs);
>> + if (ret < 0)
>> + goto free_reg;
>> +
>> + devm_kfree(dev, reg);
>> + return 0;
>> +
>> +free_reg:
>> + devm_kfree(dev, reg);
>> + return ret;
>> +}
>> +
>> +static int of_register_mikrobus_device(struct mikrobus_port *mb,
>> + struct device_node *np)
>> +{
>> + const char *temp_str;
>> + int i, pinctrl_count, ret;
>> + struct spi_device *spi_dev;
>> + struct device *dev = &mb->dev->dev;
> That's some pointer dereferencing without checking anything, what could
> go wrong...
>
> Why don't you have your own real device? Why are you relying on a
> platform device without actually showing your device anywhere in the
> kernel's device topology? Are you sure that is ok?

Yes, it should be a real device. I do have patches locally where I am
creating and registering a device on mikrobus bus, so will do that in
the next patch series.

>> +
>> + pinctrl_count = of_property_count_strings(np, "pinctrl-apply");
>> + if (pinctrl_count < 0)
>> + return dev_err_probe(dev, pinctrl_count,
>> + "Missing required property pinctrl-apply");
>> +
>> + for (i = 0; i < pinctrl_count; ++i) {
>> + ret = of_property_read_string_index(np, "pinctrl-apply", i,
>> + &temp_str);
>> + if (ret < 0)
>> + return ret;
>> +
>> + ret = mikrobus_pinctrl_select(dev, temp_str);
>> + if (ret < 0)
>> + return dev_err_probe(dev, ret, "Failed to set pinctrl");
>> + }
>> +
>> + if (mb->spi_ctrl && !mb->spi_dev &&
>> + of_device_is_compatible(np, "mikrobus-spi")) {
>> + ret = mikrobus_spi_set_cs(dev, np);
>> + if (ret < 0)
>> + return dev_err_probe(dev, ret,
>> + "Failed to set SPI chipselect");
>> +
>> + spi_dev = of_register_spi_device(mb->spi_ctrl, np);
>> + if (IS_ERR(spi_dev))
>> + return dev_err_probe(dev, PTR_ERR(spi_dev),
>> + "Failed to register SPI device");
>> + mb->spi_dev = spi_dev;
>> + }
>> +
>> + return 0;
>> +}
>> +
>> +static int of_register_mikrobus_board(struct mikrobus_port *mb)
>> +{
>> + struct device *dev = &mb->dev->dev;
>> + int board_len, i, ret;
>> + struct device_node *np;
>> +
>> + board_len = of_count_phandle_with_args(dev->of_node, "board", NULL);
>> + for (i = 0; i < board_len; ++i) {
>> + np = of_parse_phandle(dev->of_node, "board", i);
>> + if (!np) {
>> + ret = dev_err_probe(dev, -ENODEV, "Board not found");
>> + goto free_np;
>> + }
>> +
>> + ret = of_register_mikrobus_device(mb, np);
>> + if (ret < 0)
>> + goto free_np;
>> +
>> + of_node_put(np);
>> + }
>> +
>> + return 0;
>> +free_np:
>> + of_node_put(np);
>> + return ret;
>> +}
>> +
>> +static int mikrobus_port_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
>> +{
>> + int ret, i;
>> + struct mikrobus_port *mb;
>> + struct device_node *np;
>> + struct device *dev = &pdev->dev;
>> +
>> + mb = devm_kmalloc(dev, sizeof(*mb), GFP_KERNEL);
>> + if (!mb)
>> + return -ENOMEM;
>> +
>> + dev_set_drvdata(dev, mb);
>> +
>> + of_changeset_init(&mb->board_ocs);
>> + mb->dev = pdev;
>> + mb->pctrl = NULL;
>> + mb->spi_ctrl = NULL;
>> + mb->spi_dev = NULL;
>> + mb->spi_cs = NULL;
>> + mb->spi_cs_count = 0;
>> +
>> + mb->pctrl = devm_pinctrl_get(dev);
>> + if (IS_ERR(mb->pctrl))
>> + return dev_err_probe(dev, PTR_ERR(mb->pctrl),
>> + "failed to get pinctrl [%ld]",
>> + PTR_ERR(mb->pctrl));
>> +
>> + np = of_parse_phandle(dev->of_node, "spi-controller", 0);
>> + if (np) {
>> + mb->spi_ctrl = of_find_spi_controller_by_node(np);
>> + if (mb->spi_ctrl) {
>> + ret = of_property_count_u32_elems(dev->of_node,
>> + "spi-cs");
>> + if (ret < 0) {
>> + dev_err(dev, "Missing property spi-cs");
>> + goto free_np;
>> + }
>> +
>> + mb->spi_cs_count = ret;
>> +
>> + ret = of_property_count_strings(dev->of_node,
>> + "spi-cs-names");
>> + if (ret < 0) {
>> + dev_err(dev, "Missing property spi-cs-names");
>> + goto free_np;
>> + }
>> +
>> + if (mb->spi_cs_count != ret) {
>> + ret = dev_err_probe(
>> + dev, -EINVAL,
>> + "spi-cs and spi-cs-names out of sync");
>> + goto free_np;
>> + }
>> +
>> + mb->spi_cs = devm_kmalloc_array(dev, mb->spi_cs_count,
>> + sizeof(*mb->spi_cs),
>> + GFP_KERNEL);
>> + if (!mb->spi_cs) {
>> + ret = -ENOMEM;
>> + goto free_np;
>> + }
>> +
>> + for (i = 0; i < mb->spi_cs_count; ++i) {
>> + of_property_read_u32_index(dev->of_node,
>> + "spi-cs", i,
>> + &mb->spi_cs->cs);
>> + of_property_read_string_index(
>> + dev->of_node, "spi-cs-names", i,
>> + &mb->spi_cs->cs_name);
>> + }
>> + }
>> + }
>> + of_node_put(np);
>> +
>> + ret = of_register_mikrobus_board(mb);
>> + if (ret < 0)
>> + return dev_err_probe(dev, -EINVAL,
>> + "Failed to register mikrobus board");
>> +
>> + return 0;
>> +
>> +free_np:
>> + of_node_put(np);
>> + return ret;
>> +}
>> +
>> +static void mikrobus_port_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
>> +{
>> + struct mikrobus_port *mb = dev_get_drvdata(&pdev->dev);
>> +
>> + spi_unregister_device(mb->spi_dev);
>> +
>> + of_changeset_revert(&mb->board_ocs);
>> +}
>> +
>> +static const struct of_device_id mikrobus_port_of_match[] = {
>> + { .compatible = "mikrobus-connector" },
>> + {},
>> +};
>> +MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(of, mikrobus_port_of_match);
>> +
>> +static struct platform_driver mikrobus_port_driver = {
>> + .probe = mikrobus_port_probe,
>> + .remove = mikrobus_port_remove,
> Again, why is this a platform driver? Why is a platform device used at
> all here?

You mean it will be better to have a mikrobus bus driver similar to SPI
and I2C? While creating the mikrobus bus device seems simple, I will
need to look at how creating a driver from scratch works.

>> + .driver = {
>> + .name = "mikrobus",
>> + .of_match_table = mikrobus_port_of_match,
>> + },
>> +};
>> +
>> +static const struct bus_type mikrobus_bus_type = {
>> + .name = "mikrobus",
>> +};
>> +
>> +static int mikrobus_init(void)
>> +{
>> + int ret;
>> +
>> + ret = bus_register(&mikrobus_bus_type);
>> + if (ret) {
>> + pr_err("bus_register failed (%d)", ret);
>> + return ret;
>> + }
>> +
>> + ret = platform_driver_register(&mikrobus_port_driver);
>> + if (ret)
>> + pr_err("driver register failed [%d]", ret);
> It fails yet you leave your bus around? Not good :(
>
> thanks,
>
> greg k-h

I will be observing the Grove Sunlight Patch series and adopt it if it
gets merged in mainline, so almost all of this might go away. Let's wait
and see I guess.

Ayush Singh