[PATCH 1/3] i2c: at91: add support for new alternative command mode

Ludovic Desroches ludovic.desroches at atmel.com
Mon Jun 1 02:21:47 PDT 2015


Hi Cyrille,

Some remarks, questions below.

On Fri, May 29, 2015 at 03:50:08PM +0200, Cyrille Pitchen wrote:
> The alternative command mode was introduced to simplify the transmission of
> STOP conditions and to solve timing and latency issues around them.
> 
> This mode relies on a new register, the Alternative Command Register, which
> must be set at the same time as the Master Mode Register. This new register was
> designed to allow simple setup of basic combined transactions built from
> up to two unitary transactions.
> 
> Indeed, the ACR is split into two areas, which describe one unitary
> transaction each. Each area is filled with Data Length 8bit counter, a
> Direction and a PEC Request bit. The PEC bit is only used in SMBus mode and is
> not supported by this driver yet. Also when using alternative command mode, the
> MREAD bit from the Master Mode Register is ignored. Instead the Direction bits
> from ACR are used to setup the direction, read or write, of each unitary
> transaction. Finally the 8bit counters must filled with the data length of
> their respective transaction. Then if only one transaction is to be used, the
> data length of the second one must be set to zero. At the moment, this driver
> uses only the first transaction.
> 
> In addition to MMR and ACR, the Control Register also need to be written to
> enable the alternative command mode. That's the purpose of its ACMEN bit, which
> stands for Alternative Command Mode Enable.
> 
> Note that the alternative command mode is compatible with the use of the
> Internal Address Register. So combined transactions for eeprom read are
> actually implemented with the Internal Address Register. This register is written
> with up to 3 bytes, which are the internal address sent to the slave through
> the first write transaction. Then the first area of the ACR describe the write
> transaction to follow, which carries the data to be read from the eeprom.
> The second area of the ACR is not used so its Data Length 8bit counter is
> cleared.
> 
> For each byte sent or received by the device, the Data Length 8bit counter is
> decremented. When it reaches 0, a STOP condition is automatically sent.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Cyrille Pitchen <cyrille.pitchen at atmel.com>
> ---
>  drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-at91.c | 203 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----------
>  1 file changed, 158 insertions(+), 45 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-at91.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-at91.c
> index ff23d1b..b48be58 100644
> --- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-at91.c
> +++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-at91.c
> @@ -41,12 +41,19 @@
>  
>  /* AT91 TWI register definitions */
>  #define	AT91_TWI_CR		0x0000	/* Control Register */
> -#define	AT91_TWI_START		0x0001	/* Send a Start Condition */
> -#define	AT91_TWI_STOP		0x0002	/* Send a Stop Condition */
> -#define	AT91_TWI_MSEN		0x0004	/* Master Transfer Enable */
> -#define	AT91_TWI_SVDIS		0x0020	/* Slave Transfer Disable */
> -#define	AT91_TWI_QUICK		0x0040	/* SMBus quick command */
> -#define	AT91_TWI_SWRST		0x0080	/* Software Reset */
> +#define	AT91_TWI_START		(1 << 0)  /* Send a Start Condition */
> +#define	AT91_TWI_STOP		(1 << 1)  /* Send a Stop Condition */
> +#define	AT91_TWI_MSEN		(1 << 2)  /* Master Transfer Enable */
> +#define	AT91_TWI_MSDIS		(1 << 3)  /* Master Transfer Disable */
> +#define	AT91_TWI_SVEN		(1 << 4)  /* Slave Transfer Disable */

Typo in the comment.

> +#define	AT91_TWI_SVDIS		(1 << 5)  /* Slave Transfer Disable */
> +#define	AT91_TWI_QUICK		(1 << 6)  /* SMBus quick command */
> +#define	AT91_TWI_SWRST		(1 << 7)  /* Software Reset */
> +#define	AT91_TWI_ACMEN		(1 << 16) /* Alternative Command Mode Enable */
> +#define	AT91_TWI_ACMDIS		(1 << 17) /* Alternative Command Mode Disable */
> +#define	AT91_TWI_THRCLR		(1 << 24) /* Transmit Holding Register Clear */
> +#define	AT91_TWI_RHRCLR		(1 << 25) /* Receive Holding Register Clear */
> +#define	AT91_TWI_LOCKCLR	(1 << 26) /* Lock Clear */
>  
>  #define	AT91_TWI_MMR		0x0004	/* Master Mode Register */
>  #define	AT91_TWI_IADRSZ_1	0x0100	/* Internal Device Address Size */
> @@ -57,13 +64,16 @@
>  #define	AT91_TWI_CWGR		0x0010	/* Clock Waveform Generator Reg */
>  
>  #define	AT91_TWI_SR		0x0020	/* Status Register */
> -#define	AT91_TWI_TXCOMP		0x0001	/* Transmission Complete */
> -#define	AT91_TWI_RXRDY		0x0002	/* Receive Holding Register Ready */
> -#define	AT91_TWI_TXRDY		0x0004	/* Transmit Holding Register Ready */
> +#define	AT91_TWI_TXCOMP		(1 << 0)  /* Transmission Complete */
> +#define	AT91_TWI_RXRDY		(1 << 1)  /* Receive Holding Register Ready */
> +#define	AT91_TWI_TXRDY		(1 << 2)  /* Transmit Holding Register Ready */
> +#define	AT91_TWI_OVRE		(1 << 6)  /* Overrun Error */
> +#define	AT91_TWI_UNRE		(1 << 7)  /* Underrun Error */
> +#define	AT91_TWI_NACK		(1 << 8)  /* Not Acknowledged */
> +#define	AT91_TWI_LOCK		(1 << 23) /* TWI Lock due to Frame Errors */
>  
> -#define	AT91_TWI_OVRE		0x0040	/* Overrun Error */
> -#define	AT91_TWI_UNRE		0x0080	/* Underrun Error */
> -#define	AT91_TWI_NACK		0x0100	/* Not Acknowledged */
> +#define	AT91_TWI_INT_MASK \
> +	(AT91_TWI_TXCOMP | AT91_TWI_RXRDY | AT91_TWI_TXRDY | AT91_TWI_NACK)
>  
>  #define	AT91_TWI_IER		0x0024	/* Interrupt Enable Register */
>  #define	AT91_TWI_IDR		0x0028	/* Interrupt Disable Register */
> @@ -71,10 +81,15 @@
>  #define	AT91_TWI_RHR		0x0030	/* Receive Holding Register */
>  #define	AT91_TWI_THR		0x0034	/* Transmit Holding Register */
>  
> +#define	AT91_TWI_ACR		0x0040	/* Alternative Command Register */
> +#define	AT91_TWI_ACR_DATAL(len)	((len) & 0xff)
> +#define	AT91_TWI_ACR_DIR	(1 << 8)
> +

Maybe split "cleanup" of the bit definition and the new ones introduced
by the alternative command. You can also use BIT() macro.

>  struct at91_twi_pdata {
>  	unsigned clk_max_div;
>  	unsigned clk_offset;
>  	bool has_unre_flag;
> +	bool has_alt_cmd;
>  	struct at_dma_slave dma_slave;
>  };
>  
> @@ -119,13 +134,12 @@ static void at91_twi_write(struct at91_twi_dev *dev, unsigned reg, unsigned val)
>  
>  static void at91_disable_twi_interrupts(struct at91_twi_dev *dev)
>  {
> -	at91_twi_write(dev, AT91_TWI_IDR,
> -		       AT91_TWI_TXCOMP | AT91_TWI_RXRDY | AT91_TWI_TXRDY);
> +	at91_twi_write(dev, AT91_TWI_IDR, AT91_TWI_INT_MASK);
>  }
>  
>  static void at91_twi_irq_save(struct at91_twi_dev *dev)
>  {
> -	dev->imr = at91_twi_read(dev, AT91_TWI_IMR) & 0x7;
> +	dev->imr = at91_twi_read(dev, AT91_TWI_IMR) & AT91_TWI_INT_MASK;
>  	at91_disable_twi_interrupts(dev);
>  }
>  
> @@ -200,8 +214,11 @@ static void at91_twi_write_next_byte(struct at91_twi_dev *dev)
>  	at91_twi_write(dev, AT91_TWI_THR, *dev->buf);
>  
>  	/* send stop when last byte has been written */
> -	if (--dev->buf_len == 0)
> -		at91_twi_write(dev, AT91_TWI_CR, AT91_TWI_STOP);
> +	if (--dev->buf_len == 0) {
> +		at91_twi_write(dev, AT91_TWI_IER, AT91_TWI_TXCOMP);

Why this addition? TXCOMP is set after calling at91_twi_write_next_byte
in at91_do_twi_transfer. There is duplication in this case. It is also
calle from the interrup handler, an issue in this case?

> +		if (!dev->pdata->has_alt_cmd)
> +			at91_twi_write(dev, AT91_TWI_CR, AT91_TWI_STOP);
> +	}
>  
>  	dev_dbg(dev->dev, "wrote 0x%x, to go %d\n", *dev->buf, dev->buf_len);
>  
> @@ -215,7 +232,16 @@ static void at91_twi_write_data_dma_callback(void *data)
>  	dma_unmap_single(dev->dev, sg_dma_address(&dev->dma.sg),
>  			 dev->buf_len, DMA_TO_DEVICE);
>  
> -	at91_twi_write(dev, AT91_TWI_CR, AT91_TWI_STOP);
> +	/*
> +	 * When this callback is called, THR/TX FIFO is likely not to be empty
> +	 * yet. So we have to wait for TXCOMP or NACK bits to be set into the
> +	 * Status Register to be sure that the STOP bit has been sent and the
> +	 * transfer is completed. The NACK interrupt has already been enabled,
> +	 * we just have to enable TXCOMP one.
> +	 */
> +	at91_twi_write(dev, AT91_TWI_IER, AT91_TWI_TXCOMP);

Same remark as before. Maybe a comment about why this addition is
needed.

> +	if (!dev->pdata->has_alt_cmd)
> +		at91_twi_write(dev, AT91_TWI_CR, AT91_TWI_STOP);
>  }
>  
>  static void at91_twi_write_data_dma(struct at91_twi_dev *dev)
> @@ -291,7 +317,7 @@ static void at91_twi_read_next_byte(struct at91_twi_dev *dev)
>  	}
>  
>  	/* send stop if second but last byte has been read */
> -	if (dev->buf_len == 1)
> +	if (!dev->pdata->has_alt_cmd && dev->buf_len == 1)
>  		at91_twi_write(dev, AT91_TWI_CR, AT91_TWI_STOP);
>  
>  	dev_dbg(dev->dev, "read 0x%x, to go %d\n", *dev->buf, dev->buf_len);
> @@ -302,14 +328,18 @@ static void at91_twi_read_next_byte(struct at91_twi_dev *dev)
>  static void at91_twi_read_data_dma_callback(void *data)
>  {
>  	struct at91_twi_dev *dev = (struct at91_twi_dev *)data;
> +	unsigned ier = AT91_TWI_TXCOMP;
>  
>  	dma_unmap_single(dev->dev, sg_dma_address(&dev->dma.sg),
>  			 dev->buf_len, DMA_FROM_DEVICE);
>  
> -	/* The last two bytes have to be read without using dma */
> -	dev->buf += dev->buf_len - 2;
> -	dev->buf_len = 2;
> -	at91_twi_write(dev, AT91_TWI_IER, AT91_TWI_RXRDY);
> +	if (!dev->pdata->has_alt_cmd) {
> +		/* The last two bytes have to be read without using dma */
> +		dev->buf += dev->buf_len - 2;
> +		dev->buf_len = 2;
> +		ier |= AT91_TWI_RXRDY;
> +	}
> +	at91_twi_write(dev, AT91_TWI_IER, ier);
>  }
>  
>  static void at91_twi_read_data_dma(struct at91_twi_dev *dev)
> @@ -318,13 +348,14 @@ static void at91_twi_read_data_dma(struct at91_twi_dev *dev)
>  	struct dma_async_tx_descriptor *rxdesc;
>  	struct at91_twi_dma *dma = &dev->dma;
>  	struct dma_chan *chan_rx = dma->chan_rx;
> +	size_t buf_len;
>  
> +	buf_len = (dev->pdata->has_alt_cmd) ? dev->buf_len : dev->buf_len - 2;
>  	dma->direction = DMA_FROM_DEVICE;
>  
>  	/* Keep in mind that we won't use dma to read the last two bytes */
>  	at91_twi_irq_save(dev);
> -	dma_addr = dma_map_single(dev->dev, dev->buf, dev->buf_len - 2,
> -				  DMA_FROM_DEVICE);
> +	dma_addr = dma_map_single(dev->dev, dev->buf, buf_len, DMA_FROM_DEVICE);
>  	if (dma_mapping_error(dev->dev, dma_addr)) {
>  		dev_err(dev->dev, "dma map failed\n");
>  		return;
> @@ -332,7 +363,7 @@ static void at91_twi_read_data_dma(struct at91_twi_dev *dev)
>  	dma->buf_mapped = true;
>  	at91_twi_irq_restore(dev);
>  	dma->sg.dma_address = dma_addr;
> -	sg_dma_len(&dma->sg) = dev->buf_len - 2;
> +	sg_dma_len(&dma->sg) = buf_len;
>  
>  	rxdesc = dmaengine_prep_slave_sg(chan_rx, &dma->sg, 1, DMA_DEV_TO_MEM,
>  					 DMA_PREP_INTERRUPT | DMA_CTRL_ACK);
> @@ -370,7 +401,7 @@ static irqreturn_t atmel_twi_interrupt(int irq, void *dev_id)
>  	/* catch error flags */
>  	dev->transfer_status |= status;
>  
> -	if (irqstatus & AT91_TWI_TXCOMP) {
> +	if (irqstatus & (AT91_TWI_TXCOMP | AT91_TWI_NACK)) {
>  		at91_disable_twi_interrupts(dev);
>  		complete(&dev->cmd_complete);
>  	}
> @@ -383,6 +414,51 @@ static int at91_do_twi_transfer(struct at91_twi_dev *dev)
>  	int ret;
>  	unsigned long time_left;
>  	bool has_unre_flag = dev->pdata->has_unre_flag;
> +	bool has_alt_cmd = dev->pdata->has_alt_cmd;
> +
> +	/*
> +	 * WARNING: the TXCOMP bit in the Status Register is NOT a clear on
> +	 * read flag but shows the state of the transmission at the time the
> +	 * Status Register is read. According to the programmer datasheet,
> +	 * TXCOMP is set when both holding register and internal shifter are
> +	 * empty and STOP condition has been sent.
> +	 * Consequently, when using alternative command, we should enable NACK
> +	 * interrupt rather than TXCOMP to detect transmission failure.
> +	 * Indeed let's take the case of an i2c write command using DMA.
> +	 * Whenever the slave doesn't acknowledge a byte, the LOCK, NACK and
> +	 * TXCOMP bits are set together into the Status Register.
> +	 * LOCK is a clear on write bit, which is set to prevent the DMA
> +	 * controller from sending new data on the i2c bus after a NACK
> +	 * condition has happened. Once locked, this i2c peripheral stops
> +	 * triggering the DMA controller for new data but it is more than
> +	 * likely that a new DMA transaction is already in progress, writing
> +	 * into the Transmit Holding Register. Since the peripheral is locked,
> +	 * these new data won't be sent to the i2c bus but they will remain
> +	 * into the Transmit Holding Register, so TXCOMP bit is cleared.
> +	 * Then when the interrupt handler is called, the Status Register is
> +	 * read: the TXCOMP bit is clear but NACK bit is still set. The driver
> +	 * manage the error properly, without waiting for timeout.
> +	 * This case can be reproduced easyly when writing into an at24 eeprom.
> +	 *
> +	 * Besides, the TXCOMP bit is already set before the i2c transaction
> +	 * has been started. For read transactions, this bit is cleared when
> +	 * writing the START bit into the Control Register. So the
> +	 * corresponding interrupt can safely be enabled just after.
> +	 * However for write transactions managed by the CPU, we first write
> +	 * into THR, so TXCOMP is cleared. Then we can safely enable TXCOMP
> +	 * interrupt. If TXCOMP interrupt were enabled before writing into THR,
> +	 * the interrupt handler would be called immediately and the i2c command
> +	 * would be reported as completed.
> +	 * Also when a write transaction is managed by the DMA controller,
> +	 * enabling the TXCOMP interrupt may lead to a race condition since
> +	 * we don't know whether the TXCOMP interrupt is enabled before or after
> +	 * the DMA has started to write into THR. With alternative command
> +	 * mode, we never enable TXCOMP interrupt but use DMA controller
> +	 * completion interrupt instead.
> +	 * Without alternative command mode, we still need to send the STOP
> +	 * condition manually writing the corresponding bit into the Control
> +	 * Register. So we enable TXCOMP interrupt at the same time.
> +	 */
>  
>  	dev_dbg(dev->dev, "transfer: %s %d bytes.\n",
>  		(dev->msg->flags & I2C_M_RD) ? "read" : "write", dev->buf_len);
> @@ -402,44 +478,44 @@ static int at91_do_twi_transfer(struct at91_twi_dev *dev)
>  		}
>  
>  		/* if only one byte is to be read, immediately stop transfer */
> -		if (dev->buf_len <= 1 && !(dev->msg->flags & I2C_M_RECV_LEN))
> +		if (!has_alt_cmd && dev->buf_len <= 1 &&
> +		    !(dev->msg->flags & I2C_M_RECV_LEN))
>  			start_flags |= AT91_TWI_STOP;
>  		at91_twi_write(dev, AT91_TWI_CR, start_flags);
>  		/*
> -		 * When using dma, the last byte has to be read manually in
> -		 * order to not send the stop command too late and then
> -		 * to receive extra data. In practice, there are some issues
> -		 * if you use the dma to read n-1 bytes because of latency.
> +		 * When using dma without alternative command mode, the last
> +		 * byte has to be read manually in order to not send the stop
> +		 * command too late and then to receive extra data.
> +		 * In practice, there are some issues if you use the dma to
> +		 * read n-1 bytes because of latency.
>  		 * Reading n-2 bytes with dma and the two last ones manually
>  		 * seems to be the best solution.
>  		 */
>  		if (dev->use_dma && (dev->buf_len > AT91_I2C_DMA_THRESHOLD)) {
> +			at91_twi_write(dev, AT91_TWI_IER, AT91_TWI_NACK);
>  			at91_twi_read_data_dma(dev);
> -			/*
> -			 * It is important to enable TXCOMP irq here because
> -			 * doing it only when transferring the last two bytes
> -			 * will mask NACK errors since TXCOMP is set when a
> -			 * NACK occurs.
> -			 */
> -			at91_twi_write(dev, AT91_TWI_IER,
> -			       AT91_TWI_TXCOMP);
>  		} else
>  			at91_twi_write(dev, AT91_TWI_IER,
> -			       AT91_TWI_TXCOMP | AT91_TWI_RXRDY);
> +				       AT91_TWI_TXCOMP |
> +				       AT91_TWI_NACK |
> +				       AT91_TWI_RXRDY);
>  	} else {
>  		if (dev->use_dma && (dev->buf_len > AT91_I2C_DMA_THRESHOLD)) {
> +			at91_twi_write(dev, AT91_TWI_IER, AT91_TWI_NACK);
>  			at91_twi_write_data_dma(dev);
> -			at91_twi_write(dev, AT91_TWI_IER, AT91_TWI_TXCOMP);
>  		} else {
>  			at91_twi_write_next_byte(dev);
>  			at91_twi_write(dev, AT91_TWI_IER,
> -				AT91_TWI_TXCOMP | AT91_TWI_TXRDY);
> +				       AT91_TWI_TXCOMP |
> +				       AT91_TWI_NACK |
> +				       AT91_TWI_TXRDY);
>  		}
>  	}
>  
>  	time_left = wait_for_completion_timeout(&dev->cmd_complete,
>  					      dev->adapter.timeout);
>  	if (time_left == 0) {
> +		dev->transfer_status |= at91_twi_read(dev, AT91_TWI_SR);
>  		dev_err(dev->dev, "controller timed out\n");
>  		at91_init_twi_bus(dev);
>  		ret = -ETIMEDOUT;
> @@ -460,6 +536,11 @@ static int at91_do_twi_transfer(struct at91_twi_dev *dev)
>  		ret = -EIO;
>  		goto error;
>  	}
> +	if (has_alt_cmd && (dev->transfer_status & AT91_TWI_LOCK)) {
> +		dev_err(dev->dev, "tx locked\n");
> +		ret = -EIO;
> +		goto error;
> +	}
>  	if (dev->recv_len_abort) {
>  		dev_err(dev->dev, "invalid smbus block length recvd\n");
>  		ret = -EPROTO;
> @@ -471,7 +552,14 @@ static int at91_do_twi_transfer(struct at91_twi_dev *dev)
>  	return 0;
>  
>  error:
> +	/* first stop DMA transfer if still in progress */
>  	at91_twi_dma_cleanup(dev);
> +	/* then flush THR/FIFO and unlock TX if locked */
> +	if (has_alt_cmd && (dev->transfer_status & AT91_TWI_LOCK)) {
> +		dev_dbg(dev->dev, "unlock tx\n");
> +		at91_twi_write(dev, AT91_TWI_CR,
> +			       AT91_TWI_THRCLR | AT91_TWI_LOCKCLR);
> +	}
>  	return ret;
>  }
>  
> @@ -481,6 +569,7 @@ static int at91_twi_xfer(struct i2c_adapter *adap, struct i2c_msg *msg, int num)
>  	int ret;
>  	unsigned int_addr_flag = 0;
>  	struct i2c_msg *m_start = msg;
> +	bool is_read, use_alt_cmd = false;
>  
>  	dev_dbg(&adap->dev, "at91_xfer: processing %d messages:\n", num);
>  
> @@ -503,8 +592,22 @@ static int at91_twi_xfer(struct i2c_adapter *adap, struct i2c_msg *msg, int num)
>  		at91_twi_write(dev, AT91_TWI_IADR, internal_address);
>  	}
>  
> -	at91_twi_write(dev, AT91_TWI_MMR, (m_start->addr << 16) | int_addr_flag
> -		       | ((m_start->flags & I2C_M_RD) ? AT91_TWI_MREAD : 0));
> +	is_read = (m_start->flags & I2C_M_RD);
> +	if (dev->pdata->has_alt_cmd) {
> +		if (m_start->len > 0) {
> +			at91_twi_write(dev, AT91_TWI_CR, AT91_TWI_ACMEN);
> +			at91_twi_write(dev, AT91_TWI_ACR,
> +				       AT91_TWI_ACR_DATAL(m_start->len) |
> +				       ((is_read) ? AT91_TWI_ACR_DIR : 0));
> +			use_alt_cmd = true;
> +		} else
> +			at91_twi_write(dev, AT91_TWI_CR, AT91_TWI_ACMDIS);
> +	}
> +
> +	at91_twi_write(dev, AT91_TWI_MMR,
> +		       (m_start->addr << 16) |
> +		       int_addr_flag |
> +		       ((!use_alt_cmd && is_read) ? AT91_TWI_MREAD : 0));
>  
>  	dev->buf_len = m_start->len;
>  	dev->buf = m_start->buf;
> @@ -599,6 +702,13 @@ static struct at91_twi_pdata at91sam9x5_config = {
>  	.has_unre_flag = false,
>  };
>  
> +static struct at91_twi_pdata at91sama5d2_config = {
> +	.clk_max_div = 7,
> +	.clk_offset = 4,
> +	.has_unre_flag = true,
> +	.has_alt_cmd = true,
> +};
> +

I'll add has_alt_cmd to others configuration, even if implicitly it'll
set to false.

>  static const struct of_device_id atmel_twi_dt_ids[] = {
>  	{
>  		.compatible = "atmel,at91rm9200-i2c",
> @@ -619,6 +729,9 @@ static const struct of_device_id atmel_twi_dt_ids[] = {
>  		.compatible = "atmel,at91sam9x5-i2c",
>  		.data = &at91sam9x5_config,
>  	}, {
> +		.compatible = "atmel,at91sama5d2-i2c",
> +		.data = &at91sama5d2_config,
> +	}, {
>  		/* sentinel */
>  	}
>  };
> -- 
> 1.8.2.2
> 


Ludovic



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