[RFC PATCH v3 02/17] Documentation: devicetree: arm: cpus/cpu nodes bindings updates

Jean-Christophe PLAGNIOL-VILLARD plagnioj at jcrosoft.com
Wed Apr 24 15:58:20 EDT 2013


On 18:28 Wed 24 Apr     , Lorenzo Pieralisi wrote:
> In order to extend the current cpu nodes bindings to newer CPUs
> inclusive of AArch64 and to update support for older ARM CPUs this
> patch updates device tree documentation for the cpu nodes bindings.
> 
> Main changes:
>     - adds 64-bit bindings
>     - define usage of #address-cells
>     - define 32/64 dts compatibility settings
>     - defines behaviour on pre and post v7 uniprocessor systems
>     - adds ARM 11MPcore specific reg property definition
> 
> Signed-off-by: Lorenzo Pieralisi <lorenzo.pieralisi at arm.com>
> ---
>  Documentation/devicetree/bindings/arm/cpus.txt | 457 ++++++++++++++++++++++---
>  1 file changed, 410 insertions(+), 47 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/arm/cpus.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/arm/cpus.txt
> index f32494d..00badea 100644
> --- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/arm/cpus.txt
> +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/arm/cpus.txt
> @@ -1,77 +1,440 @@
> -* ARM CPUs binding description
> +=================
> +ARM CPUs bindings
> +=================
>  
>  The device tree allows to describe the layout of CPUs in a system through
>  the "cpus" node, which in turn contains a number of subnodes (ie "cpu")
>  defining properties for every cpu.
>  
> -Bindings for CPU nodes follow the ePAPR standard, available from:
> -
> -http://devicetree.org
> -
> -For the ARM architecture every CPU node must contain the following properties:
> -
> -- device_type:	must be "cpu"
> -- reg:		property matching the CPU MPIDR[23:0] register bits
> -		reg[31:24] bits must be set to 0
> -- compatible:	should be one of:
> -		"arm,arm1020"
> -		"arm,arm1020e"
> -		"arm,arm1022"
> -		"arm,arm1026"
> -		"arm,arm720"
> -		"arm,arm740"
> -		"arm,arm7tdmi"
> -		"arm,arm920"
> -		"arm,arm922"
> -		"arm,arm925"
> -		"arm,arm926"
> -		"arm,arm940"
> -		"arm,arm946"
> -		"arm,arm9tdmi"
> -		"arm,cortex-a5"
> -		"arm,cortex-a7"
> -		"arm,cortex-a8"
> -		"arm,cortex-a9"
> -		"arm,cortex-a15"
> -		"arm,arm1136"
> -		"arm,arm1156"
> -		"arm,arm1176"
> -		"arm,arm11mpcore"
> -		"faraday,fa526"
> -		"intel,sa110"
> -		"intel,sa1100"
> -		"marvell,feroceon"
> -		"marvell,mohawk"
> -		"marvell,xsc3"
> -		"marvell,xscale"
> -
> -Example:
> +Bindings for CPU nodes follow the ePAPR v1.1 standard, available from:
> +
> +https://www.power.org/documentation/epapr-version-1-1/
> +
> +with updates for 32-bit and 64-bit ARM systems provided in this document.
> +
> +================================
> +Convention used in this document
> +================================
> +
> +This document follows the conventions described in the ePAPR v1.1, with
> +the addition:
> +
> +- square brackets define bitfields, eg reg[7:0] value of the bitfield in
> +  the reg property contained in bits 7 down to 0
> +
> +=====================================
> +cpus and cpu node bindings definition
> +=====================================
> +
> +The ARM architecture, in accordance with the ePAPR, requires the cpus and cpu
> +nodes to be present and contain the properties described below.
> +
> +- cpus node
> +
> +	Description: Container of cpu nodes
> +
> +	The node name must be "cpus".
> +
> +	A cpus node must define the following properties:
> +
> +	- #address-cells
> +		Usage: required
> +		Value type: <u32>
> +
> +		Definition depends on ARM architecture version and
> +		configuration:
> +
> +			# On uniprocessor ARM architectures previous to v7
> +			  value must be 0.
> +			# On 32-bit ARM 11 MPcore, ARM v7 or later systems
> +			  value must be 1.
> +			# On ARM v8 64-bit systems value must be set to 1
> +			  or 2. Refer to the cpu node's reg property
> +			  description for allowed configurations.
> +
> +	- #size-cells
> +		Usage: required
> +		Value type: <u32>
> +		Definition: must be set to 0
> +
> +- cpu node
> +
> +	Description: Describes a CPU in an ARM based system
> +
> +	PROPERTIES
> +
> +	- device_type
> +		Usage: required
> +		Value type: <string>
> +		Definition: must be "cpu"
> +	- reg
> +		Usage and definition depend on ARM architecture version and
> +		configuration:
> +
> +			# On uniprocessor ARM architectures previous to v7
> +			  this property is optional since they do not define
> +			  any register that provides a CPU identifier.
> +			  Any value set in the reg property for these CPUs
> +			  should be ignored.
> +
> +			# On ARM 11 MPcore based systems this property is
> +			  required and matches the CPUID[11:0] register bits.
> +
> +			  Bits [11:0] in the reg cell must be set to
> +			  bits [11:0] in CPU ID register.
> +
> +			  All other bits in the reg cell must be set to 0.
> +
> +			# On 32-bit ARM v7 or later systems this property is
> +			  required and matches the CPU MPIDR[23:0] register
> +			  bits.
> +
> +			  Bits [23:0] in the reg cell must be set to
> +			  bits [23:0] in MPIDR.
> +
> +			  All other bits in the reg cell must be set to 0.
> +
> +			# On ARM v8 64-bit systems, where the reg property
> +			  size can be 1 or 2 cells (as defined by cpus node's
> +			  #address-cells property), this property is
> +			  required and matches:
> +
> +			  - On systems running the OS in AArch32:
> +
> +			    * If the cpus node's #address-cells value is 2:
> +
> +			      The first reg cell must be set to 0.
> +
> +			      The second reg cell bits [23:0] must be set to
> +			      bits [23:0] of MPIDR_EL1.
> +
> +			      All other bits in the reg cells must be set to 0.
> +
> +			    * If the cpus node's #address-cells value is 1:
> +
> +			      Bits [23:0] in the reg cell must be set to
> +			      bits [23:0] in MPIDR_EL1.
> +
> +			      All other bits in the reg cell must be 0.
> +
> +			  - On systems running the OS in AArch64:
> +
> +			    * If the cpus node's #address-cells value is 2:
> +
> +			      The first reg cell bits [7:0] must be set to
> +			      bits [39:32] of MPIDR_EL1.
> +
> +			      The second reg cell bits [23:0] must be set to
> +			      bits [23:0] of MPIDR_EL1.
> +
> +			      All other bits in the reg cells must be set to 0.
> +
> +			    * If the cpus node's #address-cells value is 1:
> +
> +			      MPIDR_EL1[63:32] is 0 on all processors in the
> +			      system.
> +
> +			      The reg cell bits [23:0] must be set to
> +			      bits [23:0] of MPIDR_EL1.
> +
> +			      All other bits in the reg cell must be set to 0.
> +
> +	- compatible:
> +		Usage: required
> +		Value type: <string>
> +		Definition: should be one of:
> +			    "arm,arm710t"
> +			    "arm,arm720t"
> +			    "arm,arm740t"
> +			    "arm,arm7ej-s"
> +			    "arm,arm7tdmi"
> +			    "arm,arm7tdmi-s"
> +			    "arm,arm9es"
> +			    "arm,arm9ej-s"
> +			    "arm,arm920t"
> +			    "arm,arm922t"
> +			    "arm,arm925"
> +			    "arm,arm926e-s"
> +			    "arm,arm926ej-s"
> +			    "arm,arm940t"
> +			    "arm,arm946e-s"
> +			    "arm,arm966e-s"
> +			    "arm,arm968e-s"
> +			    "arm,arm9tdmi"
> +			    "arm,arm1020e"
> +			    "arm,arm1020t"
> +			    "arm,arm1022e"
> +			    "arm,arm1026ej-s"
the common name is arm926ejs / arm1026ejs & co

Best Regards,
J.
> +			    "arm,arm1136j-s"
> +			    "arm,arm1136jf-s"
> +			    "arm,arm1156t2-s"
> +			    "arm,arm1156t2f-s"
> +			    "arm,arm1176jzf"
> +			    "arm,arm1176jz-s"
> +			    "arm,arm1176jzf-s"
> +			    "arm,arm11mpcore"
> +			    "arm,cortex-a5"
> +			    "arm,cortex-a7"
> +			    "arm,cortex-a8"
> +			    "arm,cortex-a9"
> +			    "arm,cortex-a15"
> +			    "arm,cortex-a53"
> +			    "arm,cortex-a57"
> +			    "arm,cortex-m0"
> +			    "arm,cortex-m0+"
> +			    "arm,cortex-m1"
> +			    "arm,cortex-m3"
> +			    "arm,cortex-m4"
> +			    "arm,cortex-r4"
> +			    "arm,cortex-r5"
> +			    "arm,cortex-r7"
> +			    "faraday,fa526"
> +			    "intel,sa110"
> +			    "intel,sa1100"
> +			    "marvell,feroceon"
> +			    "marvell,mohawk"
> +			    "marvell,pj4"
> +			    "marvell,sheeva-v7"
> +			    "marvell,xsc3"
> +			    "marvell,xscale"
> +			    "qcom,krait"
> +			    "qcom,scorpion"
> +	- enable-method
> +		Value type: <stringlist>
> +		Usage and definition depend on ARM architecture version and
> +		configuration:
> +			# On ARM v8 64-bit systems running the OS in AArch64,
> +			  this property is required and must be "spin-table".
> +			# On ARM 32-bit systems or ARM v8 systems running
> +			  the OS in AArch32 this property is prohibited.
> +
> +	- cpu-release-addr
> +		Usage: required for systems that have an "enable-method"
> +		       property value of "spin-table".
> +		Value type: <prop-encoded-array>
> +		Definition:
> +			# On ARM v8 64-bit systems must be a two cell
> +			  property identifying a 64-bit zero-initialised
> +			  memory location.
> +
> +Example 1 (dual-cluster big.LITTLE system 32-bit):
>  
>  	cpus {
>  		#size-cells = <0>;
>  		#address-cells = <1>;
>  
> -		CPU0: cpu at 0 {
> +		cpu at 0 {
>  			device_type = "cpu";
>  			compatible = "arm,cortex-a15";
>  			reg = <0x0>;
>  		};
>  
> -		CPU1: cpu at 1 {
> +		cpu at 1 {
>  			device_type = "cpu";
>  			compatible = "arm,cortex-a15";
>  			reg = <0x1>;
>  		};
>  
> -		CPU2: cpu at 100 {
> +		cpu at 100 {
>  			device_type = "cpu";
>  			compatible = "arm,cortex-a7";
>  			reg = <0x100>;
>  		};
>  
> -		CPU3: cpu at 101 {
> +		cpu at 101 {
>  			device_type = "cpu";
>  			compatible = "arm,cortex-a7";
>  			reg = <0x101>;
>  		};
>  	};
> +
> +Example 2 (Cortex-A8 uniprocessor 32-bit system):
> +
> +	cpus {
> +		#size-cells = <0>;
> +		#address-cells = <1>;
> +
> +		cpu at 0 {
> +			device_type = "cpu";
> +			compatible = "arm,cortex-a8";
> +			reg = <0x0>;
> +		};
> +	};
> +
> +Example 3 (ARM 926EJ-S uniprocessor 32-bit system):
> +
> +	cpus {
> +		#size-cells = <0>;
> +		#address-cells = <0>;
> +
> +		cpu {
> +			device_type = "cpu";
> +			compatible = "arm,arm926ej-s";
> +		};
> +	};
> +
> +Example 4 (ARM Cortex-A57 64-bit system running OS in AArch64):
> +
> +cpus {
> +	#size-cells = <0>;
> +	#address-cells = <2>;
> +
> +	cpu at 0 {
> +		device_type = "cpu";
> +		compatible = "arm,cortex-a57";
> +		reg = <0x0 0x0>;
> +		enable-method = "spin-table";
> +		cpu-release-addr = <0 0x20000000>;
> +	};
> +
> +	cpu at 1 {
> +		device_type = "cpu";
> +		compatible = "arm,cortex-a57";
> +		reg = <0x0 0x1>;
> +		enable-method = "spin-table";
> +		cpu-release-addr = <0 0x20000000>;
> +	};
> +
> +	cpu at 100 {
> +		device_type = "cpu";
> +		compatible = "arm,cortex-a57";
> +		reg = <0x0 0x100>;
> +		enable-method = "spin-table";
> +		cpu-release-addr = <0 0x20000000>;
> +	};
> +
> +	cpu at 101 {
> +		device_type = "cpu";
> +		compatible = "arm,cortex-a57";
> +		reg = <0x0 0x101>;
> +		enable-method = "spin-table";
> +		cpu-release-addr = <0 0x20000000>;
> +	};
> +
> +	cpu at 10000 {
> +		device_type = "cpu";
> +		compatible = "arm,cortex-a57";
> +		reg = <0x0 0x10000>;
> +		enable-method = "spin-table";
> +		cpu-release-addr = <0 0x20000000>;
> +	};
> +
> +	cpu at 10001 {
> +		device_type = "cpu";
> +		compatible = "arm,cortex-a57";
> +		reg = <0x0 0x10001>;
> +		enable-method = "spin-table";
> +		cpu-release-addr = <0 0x20000000>;
> +	};
> +
> +	cpu at 10100 {
> +		device_type = "cpu";
> +		compatible = "arm,cortex-a57";
> +		reg = <0x0 0x10100>;
> +		enable-method = "spin-table";
> +		cpu-release-addr = <0 0x20000000>;
> +	};
> +
> +	cpu at 10101 {
> +		device_type = "cpu";
> +		compatible = "arm,cortex-a57";
> +		reg = <0x0 0x10101>;
> +		enable-method = "spin-table";
> +		cpu-release-addr = <0 0x20000000>;
> +	};
> +
> +	cpu at 100000000 {
> +		device_type = "cpu";
> +		compatible = "arm,cortex-a57";
> +		reg = <0x1 0x0>;
> +		enable-method = "spin-table";
> +		cpu-release-addr = <0 0x20000000>;
> +	};
> +
> +	cpu at 100000001 {
> +		device_type = "cpu";
> +		compatible = "arm,cortex-a57";
> +		reg = <0x1 0x1>;
> +		enable-method = "spin-table";
> +		cpu-release-addr = <0 0x20000000>;
> +	};
> +
> +	cpu at 100000100 {
> +		device_type = "cpu";
> +		compatible = "arm,cortex-a57";
> +		reg = <0x1 0x100>;
> +		enable-method = "spin-table";
> +		cpu-release-addr = <0 0x20000000>;
> +	};
> +
> +	cpu at 100000101 {
> +		device_type = "cpu";
> +		compatible = "arm,cortex-a57";
> +		reg = <0x1 0x101>;
> +		enable-method = "spin-table";
> +		cpu-release-addr = <0 0x20000000>;
> +	};
> +
> +	cpu at 100010000 {
> +		device_type = "cpu";
> +		compatible = "arm,cortex-a57";
> +		reg = <0x1 0x10000>;
> +		enable-method = "spin-table";
> +		cpu-release-addr = <0 0x20000000>;
> +	};
> +
> +	cpu at 100010001 {
> +		device_type = "cpu";
> +		compatible = "arm,cortex-a57";
> +		reg = <0x1 0x10001>;
> +		enable-method = "spin-table";
> +		cpu-release-addr = <0 0x20000000>;
> +	};
> +
> +	cpu at 100010100 {
> +		device_type = "cpu";
> +		compatible = "arm,cortex-a57";
> +		reg = <0x1 0x10100>;
> +		enable-method = "spin-table";
> +		cpu-release-addr = <0 0x20000000>;
> +	};
> +
> +	cpu at 100010101 {
> +		device_type = "cpu";
> +		compatible = "arm,cortex-a57";
> +		reg = <0x1 0x10101>;
> +		enable-method = "spin-table";
> +		cpu-release-addr = <0 0x20000000>;
> +	};
> +};
> +
> +Example 5 (ARM Cortex-A57 64-bit system running OS in AArch32):
> +
> +cpus {
> +	#size-cells = <0>;
> +	#address-cells = <2>;
> +
> +	cpu at 0 {
> +		device_type = "cpu";
> +		compatible = "arm,cortex-a57";
> +		reg = <0x0 0x0>;
> +	};
> +
> +	cpu at 1 {
> +		device_type = "cpu";
> +		compatible = "arm,cortex-a57";
> +		reg = <0x0 0x1>;
> +	};
> +
> +	cpu at 100 {
> +		device_type = "cpu";
> +		compatible = "arm,cortex-a57";
> +		reg = <0x0 0x100>;
> +	};
> +
> +	cpu at 101 {
> +		device_type = "cpu";
> +		compatible = "arm,cortex-a57";
> +		reg = <0x0 0x101>;
> +	};
> +};
> -- 
> 1.7.12
> 
> 



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