[PATCH v1 5/5] pinctrl: microchip-sgpio: wait until output is actually set

[Michael Walle]

Hi Horatiu,

Am 2022-03-04 13:09, schrieb Horatiu Vultur:
> The 02/25/2022 12:29, Michael Walle wrote:
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>> Hi Horatiu,
>> 
>> Am 2022-02-25 10:24, schrieb Horatiu Vultur:
>> > The 02/24/2022 17:10, Michael Walle wrote:
>> > > Right now, when a gpio value is set, the actual hardware pin gets set
>> > > asynchronously. When linux write the output register, it takes some
>> > > time
>> > > until it is actually propagated to the output shift registers. If that
>> > > output port is connected to an I2C mux for example, the linux driver
>> > > assumes the I2C bus is already switched although it is not.
>> > >
>> > > Fortunately, there is a single shot mode with a feedback: you can
>> > > trigger the single shot and the hardware will clear that bit once it
>> > > has
>> > > finished the clocking and strobed the load signal of the shift
>> > > registers. This can take a considerable amount of time though.
>> > > Measuremens have shown that it takes up to a whole burst cycle gap
>> > > which
>> > > is about 50ms on the largest setting. Therefore, we have to mark the
>> > > output bank as sleepable. To avoid unnecessary waiting, just trigger
>> > > the
>> > > single shot if the value was actually changed.
>> >
>> > I have tested this patch series on our lan9668 board and it worked
>> > fine. Thanks!
>> 
>> Thanks for testing!
>> 
>> > I just have few questions:
>> > 1. What about other boards/chips that have this sgpio, do they have
>> > also
>> >    the same issue? Because from what I recall on sparx5 they don't have
>> >    this issue. I have seen it only on lan9668.
>> 
>> Unfortunatly, I don't have any knowledge what IP core is used in
>> which SoC. I assumed the lan9668 used the same as the sparx5. If
>> that is not the case, we need a new compatible. Do you know if it
>> the same?
> 
> From what I see, it is the same IP.

Good to know.

>> On the sparx5 are there any peripheral who you would actually
>> notice that the timing is off?
> 
> There are some SFP connected, similar to lan966x. So I don't understand
> why that issue is not seen there.

Is there an I2C mux, too? Or just the SFP signals connected to
the SGPIO? What I was seeing is that during probing of the SFPs
the SFPs EEPROM is read and when the I2C mux is controlled by the
SGPIO it will switch too late - or even worse, in the middle of
a transaction. I would speculate the timing isn't that critical
with signals just connected directly to the SFP.

In any case, I think it is pretty clear that it cannot work the
way it is right now, no? See the very next paragraph...

>> That being said, I'd assume all the serial gpio controller has
>> this "flaw". Simply because a register write won't block until the
>> value is shifted out to the shift register and actualy loaded by
>> strobing the load signal. It just depends on your burst setting
>> (even with bursts off, and clocking all the time) on how large
>> the delay is. So you might or might not notice it on a board.

.. here

-michael