[patch v9 0/4] JTAG driver introduction

[Oleksandr Shamray]

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> Subject: Re: [patch v9 0/4] JTAG driver introduction
> 
> Hi Oleksandr,
> 
> [My attention was drawn by
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> [CC linux-spi, which was never included, while linux-serial was]
> 
> On Thu, Sep 21, 2017 at 11:25 AM, Oleksandr Shamray
> <oleksandrs at mellanox.com> wrote:
> > When a need raise up to use JTAG interface for system's devices
> > programming or CPU debugging, usually the user layer application
> > implements jtag protocol by bit-bang or using a proprietary connection
> > to vendor hardware.
> > This method can be slow and not generic.
> >


[..]

> >
> > Initial version provides the system calls set for:
> > - SIR (Scan Instruction Register, IEEE 1149.1 Data Register scan);
> > - SDR (Scan Data Register, IEEE 1149.1 Instruction Register scan);
> > - RUNTEST (Forces the IEEE 1149.1 bus to a run state for a specified
> >   number of clocks.
> >
> > SoC which are not equipped with JTAG master interface, can be built on
> > top of JTAG core driver infrastructure, by applying bit-banging of
> > TDI, TDO, TCK and TMS pins within the hardware specific driver.
> 
> Or by using an SPI master?
> 

I think it depends on how flexible the SPI interface is. If you can set it to transfer 
from 1 to n bits at a time, and you control the TMS line in software, you should 
be able to use it. If the SPI interface can only transfer a multiple of 8 bits 
at a time, then in general it would not be suitable for JTAG.

> Gr{oetje,eeting}s,
> 
>                         Geert
> 
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