[patch v1 0/2] JTAG driver introduction

Andrew Lunn andrew at lunn.ch
Wed Aug 2 07:12:09 PDT 2017


On Wed, Aug 02, 2017 at 04:18:36PM +0300, Oleksandr Shamray wrote:
> When a need raise up to use JTAG interface for system's devices
> programming or CPU debugging, it could be done from the external
> JTAG master controller.
>  
> For such purpose, usually the user layer
> application implements jtag protocol or using a proprietary
> connection to vendor hardware.
> This method is slow and not generic.
>  
> We propose to implement general JTAG interface and infrastructure
> to communicate with user layer application. In such way, we can
> have the standard JTAG interface core part and separation from
> specific HW implementation.
> This allow new capability to debug the CPU or program system's 
> device via BMC without additional devices nor cost. 

Hi Oleksandr

Do you have patches for OpenOCD? Or maybe i should ask it another way,
what user space tools are you using?

Thanks
	Andrew



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