[U-Boot] [PATCH V2] fs/fat: align disk buffers on cache line to enable DMA and cache

[U-Boot] [PATCH V2] fs/fat: align disk buffers on cache line to enable DMA and cache

[Eric Nelson]

Signed-off-by: Eric Nelson <eric.nelson@boundarydevices.com>
Acked-by: Mike Frysinger <vapier@gentoo.org>
---
 fs/fat/fat.c |   14 ++++++++------
 1 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/fs/fat/fat.c b/fs/fat/fat.c
index 1f95eb4..f3c48bb 100644
--- a/fs/fat/fat.c
+++ b/fs/fat/fat.c
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@
 #include <fat.h>
 #include <asm/byteorder.h>
 #include <part.h>
+#include <malloc.h>
+#include <linux/compiler.h>
 
 /*
  * Convert a string to lowercase.
@@ -62,7 +64,7 @@ static int disk_read(__u32 block, __u32 nr_blocks, void *buf)
 
 int fat_register_device (block_dev_desc_t * dev_desc, int part_no)
 {
-	unsigned char buffer[dev_desc->blksz];
+	ALLOC_CACHE_ALIGN_BUFFER(unsigned char, buffer, dev_desc->blksz);
 
 	/* First close any currently found FAT filesystem */
 	cur_dev = NULL;
@@ -293,7 +295,7 @@ get_cluster (fsdata *mydata, __u32 clustnum, __u8 *buffer,
 		return -1;
 	}
 	if (size % mydata->sect_size) {
-		__u8 tmpbuf[mydata->sect_size];
+		ALLOC_CACHE_ALIGN_BUFFER(__u8, tmpbuf, mydata->sect_size);
 
 		idx = size / mydata->sect_size;
 		ret = disk_read(startsect + idx, 1, tmpbuf);
@@ -428,8 +430,8 @@ static int slot2str (dir_slot *slotptr, char *l_name, int *idx)
  * into 'retdent'
  * Return 0 on success, -1 otherwise.
  */
-__attribute__ ((__aligned__ (__alignof__ (dir_entry))))
-__u8 get_vfatname_block[MAX_CLUSTSIZE];
+__u8 get_vfatname_block[MAX_CLUSTSIZE]
+	__aligned(ARCH_DMA_MINALIGN);
 
 static int
 get_vfatname (fsdata *mydata, int curclust, __u8 *cluster,
@@ -709,7 +711,7 @@ read_bootsectandvi (boot_sector *bs, volume_info *volinfo, int *fatsize)
 		return -1;
 	}
 
-	block = malloc(cur_dev->blksz);
+	block = memalign(ARCH_DMA_MINALIGN, cur_dev->blksz);
 	if (block == NULL) {
 		debug("Error: allocating block\n");
 		return -1;
@@ -828,7 +830,7 @@ do_fat_read (const char *filename, void *buffer, unsigned long maxsize,
 	}
 
 	mydata->fatbufnum = -1;
-	mydata->fatbuf = malloc(FATBUFSIZE);
+	mydata->fatbuf = memalign(ARCH_DMA_MINALIGN, FATBUFSIZE);
 	if (mydata->fatbuf == NULL) {
 		debug("Error: allocating memory\n");
 		return -1;
-- 
1.7.9

[U-Boot] [PATCH V2] fs/fat: align disk buffers on cache line to enable DMA and cache

[Eric Nelson]

On 03/04/2012 02:46 PM, Eric Nelson wrote:
> Signed-off-by: Eric Nelson<eric.nelson@boundarydevices.com>
> Acked-by: Mike Frysinger<vapier@gentoo.org>
> ---
>   fs/fat/fat.c |   14 ++++++++------
>   1 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/fs/fat/fat.c b/fs/fat/fat.c
> index 1f95eb4..f3c48bb 100644
> --- a/fs/fat/fat.c
> +++ b/fs/fat/fat.c
> @@ -31,6 +31,8 @@
>   #include<fat.h>
>   #include<asm/byteorder.h>
>   #include<part.h>
> +#include<malloc.h>
> +#include<linux/compiler.h>
>
>   /*
>    * Convert a string to lowercase.
> @@ -62,7 +64,7 @@ static int disk_read(__u32 block, __u32 nr_blocks, void *buf)
>
>   int fat_register_device (block_dev_desc_t * dev_desc, int part_no)
>   {
> -	unsigned char buffer[dev_desc->blksz];
> +	ALLOC_CACHE_ALIGN_BUFFER(unsigned char, buffer, dev_desc->blksz);
 > <snip>

Hi Wolfgang,

Have you had a chance to review this patch? Is there another maintainer for fs/fat?

Please let me know if you need this updated.

There's another patch that was acked by Mike but is otherwise lingering here:

	http://lists.denx.de/pipermail/u-boot/2012-March/119309.html

Both of these are needed before enabling the data cache on i.MX6 when using
the FAT filesystem.

Regards,


Eric

[U-Boot] [PATCH V2] fs/fat: align disk buffers on cache line to enable DMA and cache

[Dirk Behme]

On 13.03.2012 02:24, Eric Nelson wrote:
> On 03/04/2012 02:46 PM, Eric Nelson wrote:
>> Signed-off-by: Eric Nelson<eric.nelson@boundarydevices.com>
>> Acked-by: Mike Frysinger<vapier@gentoo.org>
>> ---
>> fs/fat/fat.c | 14 ++++++++------
>> 1 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/fs/fat/fat.c b/fs/fat/fat.c
>> index 1f95eb4..f3c48bb 100644
>> --- a/fs/fat/fat.c
>> +++ b/fs/fat/fat.c
>> @@ -31,6 +31,8 @@
>> #include<fat.h>
>> #include<asm/byteorder.h>
>> #include<part.h>
>> +#include<malloc.h>
>> +#include<linux/compiler.h>
>>
>> /*
>> * Convert a string to lowercase.
>> @@ -62,7 +64,7 @@ static int disk_read(__u32 block, __u32 nr_blocks,
>> void *buf)
>>
>> int fat_register_device (block_dev_desc_t * dev_desc, int part_no)
>> {
>> - unsigned char buffer[dev_desc->blksz];
>> + ALLOC_CACHE_ALIGN_BUFFER(unsigned char, buffer, dev_desc->blksz);
>  > <snip>
>
> Hi Wolfgang,
>
> Have you had a chance to review this patch? Is there another
> maintainer for fs/fat?
>
> Please let me know if you need this updated.
>
> There's another patch that was acked by Mike but is otherwise
> lingering here:
>
> http://lists.denx.de/pipermail/u-boot/2012-March/119309.html
>
> Both of these are needed before enabling the data cache on i.MX6 when
> using
> the FAT filesystem.

Anybody likes to comment/apply this patch?

Many thanks!

Dirk

[U-Boot] [PATCH V2] fs/fat: align disk buffers on cache line to enable DMA and cache

[Anatolij Gustschin]

Hello Dirk,

On Sat, 24 Mar 2012 08:18:38 +0100
Dirk Behme <dirk.behme@googlemail.com> wrote:

> On 13.03.2012 02:24, Eric Nelson wrote:
> > On 03/04/2012 02:46 PM, Eric Nelson wrote:
> >> Signed-off-by: Eric Nelson<eric.nelson@boundarydevices.com>
> >> Acked-by: Mike Frysinger<vapier@gentoo.org>
> >> ---
> >> fs/fat/fat.c | 14 ++++++++------
> >> 1 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
> >>
> >> diff --git a/fs/fat/fat.c b/fs/fat/fat.c
> >> index 1f95eb4..f3c48bb 100644
> >> --- a/fs/fat/fat.c
> >> +++ b/fs/fat/fat.c
> >> @@ -31,6 +31,8 @@
> >> #include<fat.h>
> >> #include<asm/byteorder.h>
> >> #include<part.h>
> >> +#include<malloc.h>
> >> +#include<linux/compiler.h>
> >>
> >> /*
> >> * Convert a string to lowercase.
> >> @@ -62,7 +64,7 @@ static int disk_read(__u32 block, __u32 nr_blocks,
> >> void *buf)
> >>
> >> int fat_register_device (block_dev_desc_t * dev_desc, int part_no)
> >> {
> >> - unsigned char buffer[dev_desc->blksz];
> >> + ALLOC_CACHE_ALIGN_BUFFER(unsigned char, buffer, dev_desc->blksz);
> >  > <snip>
> >
> > Hi Wolfgang,
> >
> > Have you had a chance to review this patch? Is there another
> > maintainer for fs/fat?
> >
> > Please let me know if you need this updated.
> >
> > There's another patch that was acked by Mike but is otherwise
> > lingering here:
> >
> > http://lists.denx.de/pipermail/u-boot/2012-March/119309.html
> >
> > Both of these are needed before enabling the data cache on i.MX6 when
> > using
> > the FAT filesystem.
> 
> Anybody likes to comment/apply this patch?

Both, this patch and the patch referenced by the above link were
submitted when the merge window was closed. So, the patches will
probably be applied to next when rc1 is out, unless Wolfgang
decides to accept them for coming release.

Thanks,
Anatolij

[U-Boot] [PATCH V2] fs/fat: align disk buffers on cache line to enable DMA and cache

[Dirk Behme]

On 27.03.2012 16:20, Anatolij Gustschin wrote:
> Hello Dirk,
>
> On Sat, 24 Mar 2012 08:18:38 +0100
> Dirk Behme<dirk.behme@googlemail.com>  wrote:
>
>> On 13.03.2012 02:24, Eric Nelson wrote:
>>> On 03/04/2012 02:46 PM, Eric Nelson wrote:
>>>> Signed-off-by: Eric Nelson<eric.nelson@boundarydevices.com>
>>>> Acked-by: Mike Frysinger<vapier@gentoo.org>
>>>> ---
>>>> fs/fat/fat.c | 14 ++++++++------
>>>> 1 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
>>>>
>>>> diff --git a/fs/fat/fat.c b/fs/fat/fat.c
>>>> index 1f95eb4..f3c48bb 100644
>>>> --- a/fs/fat/fat.c
>>>> +++ b/fs/fat/fat.c
>>>> @@ -31,6 +31,8 @@
>>>> #include<fat.h>
>>>> #include<asm/byteorder.h>
>>>> #include<part.h>
>>>> +#include<malloc.h>
>>>> +#include<linux/compiler.h>
>>>>
>>>> /*
>>>> * Convert a string to lowercase.
>>>> @@ -62,7 +64,7 @@ static int disk_read(__u32 block, __u32 nr_blocks,
>>>> void *buf)
>>>>
>>>> int fat_register_device (block_dev_desc_t * dev_desc, int part_no)
>>>> {
>>>> - unsigned char buffer[dev_desc->blksz];
>>>> + ALLOC_CACHE_ALIGN_BUFFER(unsigned char, buffer, dev_desc->blksz);
>>>   >  <snip>
>>>
>>> Hi Wolfgang,
>>>
>>> Have you had a chance to review this patch? Is there another
>>> maintainer for fs/fat?
>>>
>>> Please let me know if you need this updated.
>>>
>>> There's another patch that was acked by Mike but is otherwise
>>> lingering here:
>>>
>>> http://lists.denx.de/pipermail/u-boot/2012-March/119309.html
>>>
>>> Both of these are needed before enabling the data cache on i.MX6 when
>>> using
>>> the FAT filesystem.
>>
>> Anybody likes to comment/apply this patch?
>
> Both, this patch and the patch referenced by the above link were
> submitted when the merge window was closed. So, the patches will
> probably be applied to next when rc1 is out, unless Wolfgang
> decides to accept them for coming release.

Ok, thanks!

Do we have a -next branch for stuff like this, then?

Best regards

dirk

[U-Boot] [PATCH V2] fs/fat: align disk buffers on cache line to enable DMA and cache

[Anatolij Gustschin]

On Tue, 27 Mar 2012 18:28:21 +0200
Dirk Behme <dirk.behme@googlemail.com> wrote:
...
> >> Anybody likes to comment/apply this patch?
> >
> > Both, this patch and the patch referenced by the above link were
> > submitted when the merge window was closed. So, the patches will
> > probably be applied to next when rc1 is out, unless Wolfgang
> > decides to accept them for coming release.
> 
> Ok, thanks!
> 
> Do we have a -next branch for stuff like this, then?

AFAIK, Wolfgang updates u-boot.git next branch when -rc1 is out. After
a release this next branch is merged into u-boot.git master.

Best regards,

Anatolij

[U-Boot] [PATCH V2] fs/fat: align disk buffers on cache line to enable DMA and cache

[Tom Rini]

On Tue, Mar 27, 2012 at 06:40:33PM +0200, Anatolij Gustschin wrote:
> On Tue, 27 Mar 2012 18:28:21 +0200
> Dirk Behme <dirk.behme@googlemail.com> wrote:
> ...
> > >> Anybody likes to comment/apply this patch?
> > >
> > > Both, this patch and the patch referenced by the above link were
> > > submitted when the merge window was closed. So, the patches will
> > > probably be applied to next when rc1 is out, unless Wolfgang
> > > decides to accept them for coming release.
> > 
> > Ok, thanks!
> > 
> > Do we have a -next branch for stuff like this, then?
> 
> AFAIK, Wolfgang updates u-boot.git next branch when -rc1 is out. After
> a release this next branch is merged into u-boot.git master.

All of that said, I can't imagine Wolfgang objecting to a
u-boot-staging/you/next branch so things aren't lost and there's clear
intention to submitters as well.

-- 
Tom

[U-Boot] [PATCH V2] fs/fat: align disk buffers on cache line to enable DMA and cache

[Dirk Behme]

On 27.03.2012 18:28, Dirk Behme wrote:
> On 27.03.2012 16:20, Anatolij Gustschin wrote:
>> Hello Dirk,
>>
>> On Sat, 24 Mar 2012 08:18:38 +0100
>> Dirk Behme<dirk.behme@googlemail.com>  wrote:
>>
>>> On 13.03.2012 02:24, Eric Nelson wrote:
>>>> On 03/04/2012 02:46 PM, Eric Nelson wrote:
>>>>> Signed-off-by: Eric Nelson<eric.nelson@boundarydevices.com>
>>>>> Acked-by: Mike Frysinger<vapier@gentoo.org>
>>>>> ---
>>>>> fs/fat/fat.c | 14 ++++++++------
>>>>> 1 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
>>>>>
>>>>> diff --git a/fs/fat/fat.c b/fs/fat/fat.c
>>>>> index 1f95eb4..f3c48bb 100644
>>>>> --- a/fs/fat/fat.c
>>>>> +++ b/fs/fat/fat.c
>>>>> @@ -31,6 +31,8 @@
>>>>> #include<fat.h>
>>>>> #include<asm/byteorder.h>
>>>>> #include<part.h>
>>>>> +#include<malloc.h>
>>>>> +#include<linux/compiler.h>
>>>>>
>>>>> /*
>>>>> * Convert a string to lowercase.
>>>>> @@ -62,7 +64,7 @@ static int disk_read(__u32 block, __u32 nr_blocks,
>>>>> void *buf)
>>>>>
>>>>> int fat_register_device (block_dev_desc_t * dev_desc, int part_no)
>>>>> {
>>>>> - unsigned char buffer[dev_desc->blksz];
>>>>> + ALLOC_CACHE_ALIGN_BUFFER(unsigned char, buffer, dev_desc->blksz);
>>>>   >  <snip>
>>>>
>>>> Hi Wolfgang,
>>>>
>>>> Have you had a chance to review this patch? Is there another
>>>> maintainer for fs/fat?
>>>>
>>>> Please let me know if you need this updated.
>>>>
>>>> There's another patch that was acked by Mike but is otherwise
>>>> lingering here:
>>>>
>>>> http://lists.denx.de/pipermail/u-boot/2012-March/119309.html
>>>>
>>>> Both of these are needed before enabling the data cache on i.MX6 when
>>>> using
>>>> the FAT filesystem.
>>> Anybody likes to comment/apply this patch?
>> Both, this patch and the patch referenced by the above link were
>> submitted when the merge window was closed. So, the patches will
>> probably be applied to next when rc1 is out, unless Wolfgang
>> decides to accept them for coming release.
> 
> Ok, thanks!
> 
> Do we have a -next branch for stuff like this, then?

There should be a -next from Wolfgang for

http://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/144462/

http://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/151799/

now :)

Best regards

Dirk

[U-Boot] [PATCH V2] fs/fat: align disk buffers on cache line to enable DMA and cache

[Anatolij Gustschin]

On Thu, 19 Apr 2012 08:35:37 +0200
Dirk Behme <dirk.behme@de.bosch.com> wrote:
...
> There should be a -next from Wolfgang for
> 
> http://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/144462/
> 
> http://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/151799/

Both applied, thanks!

Anatolij