[PATCH v2] dmaengine/ep93xx_dma: Implement double buffering for M2M DMA channels

Ryan Mallon rmallon at gmail.com
Thu Apr 19 18:41:00 EDT 2012


On 19/04/12 19:19, Rafal Prylowski wrote:

> Add double buffering support for M2M DMA channels. Implement this by using EP93xx
> M2M DMA Buffer and Control Finite State Machines to be sure that we are not
> disabling the channel when it's actually operating.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Rafal Prylowski <prylowski at metasoft.pl>
> Tested-by: H Hartley Sweeten <hsweeten at visionengravers.com>
> Acked-by: H Hartley Sweeten <hsweeten at visionengravers.com>

Applied to ep93xx-fixes.

Thanks,
~Ryan

> ---
> This version fixes issues with interrupt storm observed when dma is
> used with spi-ep93xx.c and mmc_spi.c drivers.
> Patch applies to v3.4rc3.
> 
>  drivers/dma/ep93xx_dma.c |  117 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--------
>  1 file changed, 93 insertions(+), 24 deletions(-)
> 
> Index: linux-2.6/drivers/dma/ep93xx_dma.c
> ===================================================================
> --- linux-2.6.orig/drivers/dma/ep93xx_dma.c
> +++ linux-2.6/drivers/dma/ep93xx_dma.c
> @@ -71,6 +71,7 @@
>  #define M2M_CONTROL_TM_SHIFT		13
>  #define M2M_CONTROL_TM_TX		(1 << M2M_CONTROL_TM_SHIFT)
>  #define M2M_CONTROL_TM_RX		(2 << M2M_CONTROL_TM_SHIFT)
> +#define M2M_CONTROL_NFBINT		BIT(21)
>  #define M2M_CONTROL_RSS_SHIFT		22
>  #define M2M_CONTROL_RSS_SSPRX		(1 << M2M_CONTROL_RSS_SHIFT)
>  #define M2M_CONTROL_RSS_SSPTX		(2 << M2M_CONTROL_RSS_SHIFT)
> @@ -79,7 +80,22 @@
>  #define M2M_CONTROL_PWSC_SHIFT		25
>  
>  #define M2M_INTERRUPT			0x0004
> -#define M2M_INTERRUPT_DONEINT		BIT(1)
> +#define M2M_INTERRUPT_MASK		6
> +
> +#define M2M_STATUS			0x000c
> +#define M2M_STATUS_CTL_SHIFT		1
> +#define M2M_STATUS_CTL_IDLE		(0 << M2M_STATUS_CTL_SHIFT)
> +#define M2M_STATUS_CTL_STALL		(1 << M2M_STATUS_CTL_SHIFT)
> +#define M2M_STATUS_CTL_MEMRD		(2 << M2M_STATUS_CTL_SHIFT)
> +#define M2M_STATUS_CTL_MEMWR		(3 << M2M_STATUS_CTL_SHIFT)
> +#define M2M_STATUS_CTL_BWCWAIT		(4 << M2M_STATUS_CTL_SHIFT)
> +#define M2M_STATUS_CTL_MASK		(7 << M2M_STATUS_CTL_SHIFT)
> +#define M2M_STATUS_BUF_SHIFT		4
> +#define M2M_STATUS_BUF_NO		(0 << M2M_STATUS_BUF_SHIFT)
> +#define M2M_STATUS_BUF_ON		(1 << M2M_STATUS_BUF_SHIFT)
> +#define M2M_STATUS_BUF_NEXT		(2 << M2M_STATUS_BUF_SHIFT)
> +#define M2M_STATUS_BUF_MASK		(3 << M2M_STATUS_BUF_SHIFT)
> +#define M2M_STATUS_DONE			BIT(6)
>  
>  #define M2M_BCR0			0x0010
>  #define M2M_BCR1			0x0014
> @@ -426,15 +442,6 @@ static int m2p_hw_interrupt(struct ep93x
>  
>  /*
>   * M2M DMA implementation
> - *
> - * For the M2M transfers we don't use NFB at all. This is because it simply
> - * doesn't work well with memcpy transfers. When you submit both buffers it is
> - * extremely unlikely that you get an NFB interrupt, but it instead reports
> - * DONE interrupt and both buffers are already transferred which means that we
> - * weren't able to update the next buffer.
> - *
> - * So for now we "simulate" NFB by just submitting buffer after buffer
> - * without double buffering.
>   */
>  
>  static int m2m_hw_setup(struct ep93xx_dma_chan *edmac)
> @@ -543,6 +550,11 @@ static void m2m_hw_submit(struct ep93xx_
>  	m2m_fill_desc(edmac);
>  	control |= M2M_CONTROL_DONEINT;
>  
> +	if (ep93xx_dma_advance_active(edmac)) {
> +		m2m_fill_desc(edmac);
> +		control |= M2M_CONTROL_NFBINT;
> +	}
> +
>  	/*
>  	 * Now we can finally enable the channel. For M2M channel this must be
>  	 * done _after_ the BCRx registers are programmed.
> @@ -560,32 +572,89 @@ static void m2m_hw_submit(struct ep93xx_
>  	}
>  }
>  
> +/*
> + * According to EP93xx User's Guide, we should receive DONE interrupt when all
> + * M2M DMA controller transactions complete normally. This is not always the
> + * case - sometimes EP93xx M2M DMA asserts DONE interrupt when the DMA channel
> + * is still running (channel Buffer FSM in DMA_BUF_ON state, and channel
> + * Control FSM in DMA_MEM_RD state, observed at least in IDE-DMA operation).
> + * In effect, disabling the channel when only DONE bit is set could stop
> + * currently running DMA transfer. To avoid this, we use Buffer FSM and
> + * Control FSM to check current state of DMA channel.
> + */
>  static int m2m_hw_interrupt(struct ep93xx_dma_chan *edmac)
>  {
> +	u32 status = readl(edmac->regs + M2M_STATUS);
> +	u32 ctl_fsm = status & M2M_STATUS_CTL_MASK;
> +	u32 buf_fsm = status & M2M_STATUS_BUF_MASK;
> +	bool done = status & M2M_STATUS_DONE;
> +	bool last_done;
>  	u32 control;
> +	struct ep93xx_dma_desc *desc;
>  
> -	if (!(readl(edmac->regs + M2M_INTERRUPT) & M2M_INTERRUPT_DONEINT))
> +	/* Accept only DONE and NFB interrupts */
> +	if (!(readl(edmac->regs + M2M_INTERRUPT) & M2M_INTERRUPT_MASK))
>  		return INTERRUPT_UNKNOWN;
>  
> -	/* Clear the DONE bit */
> -	writel(0, edmac->regs + M2M_INTERRUPT);
> +	if (done) {
> +		/* Clear the DONE bit */
> +		writel(0, edmac->regs + M2M_INTERRUPT);
> +	}
>  
> -	/* Disable interrupts and the channel */
> -	control = readl(edmac->regs + M2M_CONTROL);
> -	control &= ~(M2M_CONTROL_DONEINT | M2M_CONTROL_ENABLE);
> -	writel(control, edmac->regs + M2M_CONTROL);
> +	/*
> +	 * Check whether we are done with descriptors or not. This, together
> +	 * with DMA channel state, determines action to take in interrupt.
> +	 */
> +	desc = ep93xx_dma_get_active(edmac);
> +	last_done = !desc || desc->txd.cookie;
>  
>  	/*
> -	 * Since we only get DONE interrupt we have to find out ourselves
> -	 * whether there still is something to process. So we try to advance
> -	 * the chain an see whether it succeeds.
> +	 * Use M2M DMA Buffer FSM and Control FSM to check current state of
> +	 * DMA channel. Using DONE and NFB bits from channel status register
> +	 * or bits from channel interrupt register is not reliable.
>  	 */
> -	if (ep93xx_dma_advance_active(edmac)) {
> -		edmac->edma->hw_submit(edmac);
> -		return INTERRUPT_NEXT_BUFFER;
> +	if (!last_done &&
> +	    (buf_fsm == M2M_STATUS_BUF_NO ||
> +	     buf_fsm == M2M_STATUS_BUF_ON)) {
> +		/*
> +		 * Two buffers are ready for update when Buffer FSM is in
> +		 * DMA_NO_BUF state. Only one buffer can be prepared without
> +		 * disabling the channel or polling the DONE bit.
> +		 * To simplify things, always prepare only one buffer.
> +		 */
> +		if (ep93xx_dma_advance_active(edmac)) {
> +			m2m_fill_desc(edmac);
> +			if (done && !edmac->chan.private) {
> +				/* Software trigger for memcpy channel */
> +				control = readl(edmac->regs + M2M_CONTROL);
> +				control |= M2M_CONTROL_START;
> +				writel(control, edmac->regs + M2M_CONTROL);
> +			}
> +			return INTERRUPT_NEXT_BUFFER;
> +		} else {
> +			last_done = true;
> +		}
>  	}
>  
> -	return INTERRUPT_DONE;
> +	/*
> +	 * Disable the channel only when Buffer FSM is in DMA_NO_BUF state
> +	 * and Control FSM is in DMA_STALL state.
> +	 */
> +	if (last_done &&
> +	    buf_fsm == M2M_STATUS_BUF_NO &&
> +	    ctl_fsm == M2M_STATUS_CTL_STALL) {
> +		/* Disable interrupts and the channel */
> +		control = readl(edmac->regs + M2M_CONTROL);
> +		control &= ~(M2M_CONTROL_DONEINT | M2M_CONTROL_NFBINT
> +			    | M2M_CONTROL_ENABLE);
> +		writel(control, edmac->regs + M2M_CONTROL);
> +		return INTERRUPT_DONE;
> +	}
> +
> +	/*
> +	 * Nothing to do this time.
> +	 */
> +	return INTERRUPT_NEXT_BUFFER;
>  }
>  
>  /*





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