[U-Boot] 83xx and LCRR setting

Heiko Schocher
2009-08-20T05:45:19Z

Hello Kim,

Kim Phillips wrote:
> On Tue, 18 Aug 2009 15:23:47 +0200
> Heiko Schocher <hs@denx.de> wrote:
>
>> Hello Kim,
>
> Hello Heiko, sorry for the late reply,

No problem, thanks for your response!

>> I actually work on an u-boot mpc8321 port (mostly identical with the kmeter1
>> port already in mainline), and I have to set the LCRR (Clock Ratio Register
>> Reference Manual 10.3.1.14). As I see in
>>
>> cpu/mpc83xx/cpu_init.c cpu_init_f()
>>
>> this is done while running from flash. Hmm... the Reference manual
>> says in chapter 10.3.1.14 page 474:
>>
>> NOTE
>> For proper operation of the system, this register setting must not be altered
>> while local bus memories or devices are being accessed. Special care needs
>> to be taken when running instructions from an local bus controller memory.
>>
>> Hmm...
>>
>> On my board (and for example on the MPC832XEMDS) the flash is connected
>> to the localbus ... and this register setting is done, while
>> running from flash ... Hmm.. is this safe?
>
> yeah, I'm not quite sure how that works myself!

:-(

>> I only can set the LCRR register succesfully on my board port, if
>> I set the LCRR_DBYP bit in the CONFIG_SYS_LCRR define, without it
>> I couldn;t run u-boot (with it, it works fine)
>>
>> Unfortunately this LCRR_DBYP bit (0x80000000) is not documented in
>> the MPC8323ERM ... there, it is just marked as reserved (and set
>> to 1 on reset)
>>
>> So, it is ok, just to set this LCRR_DBYP bit? Or should the LCRR
>> register only changed, if u-boot runs from ram? Or ...?
>
> I'd say set the bit - my guess it the bit always existed, but it just
> got documented in later parts' docs. E.g, this is from the mpc8315
> documentation:
>
> 0 PBYP PLL bypass. This bit should be set when using low bus clock frequencies (66 MHz or lower).
> When in PLL bypass mode, incoming data is captured in the middle of the bus clock cycle.
> 0 The PLL is enabled.
> 1 The PLL is bypassed.

Thanks, I found this bit also in the 8360 Reference Manual.

bye
Heiko