[PATCH v2 2/7] watchdog: imx7ulp: Add explict memory barrier for unlock sequence
Guenter Roeck
linux at roeck-us.net
Sun Sep 25 10:37:46 PDT 2022
On Thu, Aug 25, 2022 at 04:32:51PM +0800, Alice Guo (OSS) wrote:
> From: Jacky Bai <ping.bai at nxp.com>
>
> When reconfiguring the WDOG Timer of i.MX7ULP, there is a certain
> probability causes it to reset. The reason is that the CMD32EN of the
> WDOG Timer of i.MX7ULP is disabled in bootloader. The unlock sequence
> are two 16-bit writes to the CNT register within 16 bus clocks. Adding
> mb() is to guarantee that two 16-bit writes are finished within 16 bus
> clocks. Memory barriers cannot be added between these two 16-bit writes
> so that writel_relaxed is used.
>
> Suggested-by: Ye Li <ye.li at nxp.com>
> Signed-off-by: Jacky Bai <ping.bai at nxp.com>
> Signed-off-by: Alice Guo <alice.guo at nxp.com>
> Reviewed-by: Ye Li <ye.li at nxp.com>
Reviewed-by: Guenter Roeck <linux at roeck-us.net>
> ---
>
> Changes for v2:
> - add the reason why memory barriers are added for unlock sequence in commit log
>
> drivers/watchdog/imx7ulp_wdt.c | 4 ++++
> 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/imx7ulp_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/imx7ulp_wdt.c
> index 014f497ea0dc..b8ac0cb04d2f 100644
> --- a/drivers/watchdog/imx7ulp_wdt.c
> +++ b/drivers/watchdog/imx7ulp_wdt.c
> @@ -179,9 +179,13 @@ static int imx7ulp_wdt_init(void __iomem *base, unsigned int timeout)
> int ret;
>
> local_irq_disable();
> +
> + mb();
> /* unlock the wdog for reconfiguration */
> writel_relaxed(UNLOCK_SEQ0, base + WDOG_CNT);
> writel_relaxed(UNLOCK_SEQ1, base + WDOG_CNT);
> + mb();
> +
> ret = imx7ulp_wdt_wait(base, WDOG_CS_ULK);
> if (ret)
> goto init_out;
> --
> 2.17.1
>
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