[PATCH v2 17/20] dmaengine: ste_dma40: Use power domain for LCLA SRAM
Frank Li
Frank.li at oss.nxp.com
Mon Sep 14 14:02:41 PDT 2026
On Mon, Sep 14, 2026 at 01:54:45PM +0200, Linus Walleij wrote:
> Replace the LCLA ESRAM regulator with runtime PM.
>
> Use the SRAM device that owns the ESRAM34 power domain.
>
> Hold that domain while DMA transfers are active. The DMA controller is
> runtime PM IRQ-safe, so keep taking explicit LCLA runtime PM references
> from the descriptor preparation path instead of relying on a runtime PM
> device link from the atomic transfer path.
>
> Add a stateless device link so system PM keeps the DMA controller ordered
> after the LCLA SRAM supplier.
>
> Suggested-by: Frank Li <Frank.li at oss.nxp.com>
> Assisted-by: LLM
> Signed-off-by: Linus Walleij <linusw at kernel.org>
> ---
> drivers/dma/ste_dma40.c | 130 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----------------
> 1 file changed, 88 insertions(+), 42 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/dma/ste_dma40.c b/drivers/dma/ste_dma40.c
> index eda3f91741ed..2841af5b160b 100644
> --- a/drivers/dma/ste_dma40.c
> +++ b/drivers/dma/ste_dma40.c
> @@ -21,8 +21,8 @@
> #include <linux/of.h>
> #include <linux/of_address.h>
> #include <linux/of_dma.h>
> +#include <linux/of_platform.h>
> #include <linux/amba/bus.h>
> -#include <linux/regulator/consumer.h>
>
> #include "dmaengine.h"
> #include "ste_dma40.h"
> @@ -383,6 +383,7 @@ struct d40_lli_pool {
> * @node: List entry.
> * @is_in_client_list: true if the client owns this descriptor.
> * @cyclic: true if this is a cyclic job
> + * @lcla_pm_active: LCLA SRAM power domain is held for this descriptor.
> *
> * This descriptor is used for both logical and physical transfers.
> */
> @@ -402,6 +403,7 @@ struct d40_desc {
>
> bool is_in_client_list;
> bool cyclic;
> + bool lcla_pm_active;
> };
>
> /**
> @@ -571,7 +573,8 @@ struct d40_gen_dmac {
> * to phy_chans entries.
> * @plat_data: Pointer to provided platform_data which is the driver
> * configuration.
> - * @lcpa_regulator: Pointer to hold the regulator for the esram bank for lcla.
> + * @lcla_dev: SRAM device for the ESRAM bank used by LCLA.
> + * @lcla_link: Device link to keep system PM ordered against LCLA.
> * @phy_res: Vector containing all physical channels.
> * @lcla_pool: lcla pool settings and data.
> * @lcpa_base: The virtual mapped address of LCPA.
> @@ -606,7 +609,8 @@ struct d40_base {
> struct d40_chan **lookup_log_chans;
> struct d40_chan **lookup_phy_chans;
> struct stedma40_platform_data *plat_data;
> - struct regulator *lcpa_regulator;
> + struct device *lcla_dev;
> + struct device_link *lcla_link;
> /* Physical half channels */
> struct d40_phy_res *phy_res;
> struct d40_lcla_pool lcla_pool;
> @@ -628,6 +632,36 @@ static struct device *chan2dev(struct d40_chan *d40c)
> return &d40c->chan.dev->device;
> }
>
> +static void d40_transfer_runtime_get(struct d40_base *base)
> +{
> + pm_runtime_get_sync(base->dev);
> +}
> +
> +static int d40_lcla_runtime_get(struct d40_base *base)
> +{
> + if (!base->lcla_dev)
> + return 0;
> +
> + return pm_runtime_resume_and_get(base->lcla_dev);
> +}
> +
> +static void d40_desc_lcla_runtime_put(struct d40_chan *d40c,
> + struct d40_desc *d40d)
> +{
> + struct d40_base *base = d40c->base;
> +
> + if (!d40d->lcla_pm_active)
> + return;
> +
> + d40d->lcla_pm_active = false;
> + pm_runtime_put(base->lcla_dev);
> +}
> +
> +static void d40_transfer_runtime_put(struct d40_base *base)
> +{
> + pm_runtime_put_autosuspend(base->dev);
> +}
> +
> static bool chan_is_physical(struct d40_chan *chan)
> {
> return chan->log_num == D40_PHY_CHAN;
> @@ -818,6 +852,7 @@ static void d40_desc_free(struct d40_chan *d40c, struct d40_desc *d40d)
>
> d40_pool_lli_free(d40c, d40d);
> d40_lcla_free_all(d40c, d40d);
> + d40_desc_lcla_runtime_put(d40c, d40d);
> kmem_cache_free(d40c->base->desc_slab, d40d);
> }
>
> @@ -1516,7 +1551,7 @@ static struct d40_desc *d40_queue_start(struct d40_chan *d40c)
> if (d40d != NULL) {
> if (!d40c->busy) {
> d40c->busy = true;
> - pm_runtime_get_sync(d40c->base->dev);
> + d40_transfer_runtime_get(d40c->base);
> }
>
> /* Remove from queue */
> @@ -1535,6 +1570,7 @@ static struct d40_desc *d40_queue_start(struct d40_chan *d40c)
> d40_desc_remove(d40d);
> d40_desc_free(d40c, d40d);
> d40c->busy = false;
> + d40_transfer_runtime_put(d40c->base);
> return ERR_PTR(err);
> }
> }
> @@ -1583,7 +1619,7 @@ static void dma_tc_handle(struct d40_chan *d40c)
> if (d40_queue_start(d40c) == NULL) {
> d40c->busy = false;
>
> - pm_runtime_put_autosuspend(d40c->base->dev);
> + d40_transfer_runtime_put(d40c->base);
> }
>
> d40_desc_remove(d40d);
> @@ -1637,6 +1673,7 @@ static void dma_tasklet(struct tasklet_struct *t)
> } else if (!d40d->is_in_client_list) {
> d40_desc_remove(d40d);
> d40_lcla_free_all(d40c, d40d);
> + d40_desc_lcla_runtime_put(d40c, d40d);
> list_add_tail(&d40d->node, &d40c->client);
> d40d->is_in_client_list = true;
> }
> @@ -2067,7 +2104,7 @@ static int d40_free_dma(struct d40_chan *d40c)
> d40c->base->lookup_phy_chans[phy->num] = NULL;
>
> if (d40c->busy)
> - pm_runtime_put_autosuspend(d40c->base->dev);
> + d40_transfer_runtime_put(d40c->base);
>
> d40c->busy = false;
> d40c->phy_chan = NULL;
> @@ -2246,6 +2283,7 @@ d40_prep_sg(struct dma_chan *dchan, struct scatterlist *sg_src,
> dma_addr_t dst_dev_addr;
> struct d40_desc *desc;
> unsigned long flags;
> + bool got_lcla_pm = false;
> int ret;
>
> if (!chan->phy_chan) {
> @@ -2255,11 +2293,20 @@ d40_prep_sg(struct dma_chan *dchan, struct scatterlist *sg_src,
>
> d40_set_runtime_config_write(dchan, &chan->slave_config, direction);
>
> + ret = d40_lcla_runtime_get(chan->base);
> + if (ret) {
> + chan_err(chan, "Failed to enable LCLA power domain\n");
> + return NULL;
> + }
> + got_lcla_pm = !!chan->base->lcla_dev;
> +
> spin_lock_irqsave(&chan->lock, flags);
>
> desc = d40_prep_desc(chan, sg_src, sg_len, dma_flags);
> if (desc == NULL)
> goto unlock;
> + desc->lcla_pm_active = got_lcla_pm;
> + got_lcla_pm = false;
>
> if (sg_next(&sg_src[sg_len - 1]) == sg_src)
> desc->cyclic = true;
> @@ -2297,6 +2344,8 @@ d40_prep_sg(struct dma_chan *dchan, struct scatterlist *sg_src,
> d40_desc_free(chan, desc);
> unlock:
> spin_unlock_irqrestore(&chan->lock, flags);
> + if (got_lcla_pm)
> + pm_runtime_put(chan->base->lcla_dev);
> return NULL;
> }
>
> @@ -2628,7 +2677,7 @@ static int d40_terminate_all(struct dma_chan *chan)
> d40_term_all(d40c);
> pm_runtime_put_autosuspend(d40c->base->dev);
> if (d40c->busy)
> - pm_runtime_put_autosuspend(d40c->base->dev);
> + d40_transfer_runtime_put(d40c->base);
> d40c->busy = false;
>
> spin_unlock_irqrestore(&d40c->lock, flags);
> @@ -2931,29 +2980,11 @@ static int __init d40_dmaengine_init(struct d40_base *base,
> #ifdef CONFIG_PM_SLEEP
> static int dma40_suspend(struct device *dev)
> {
> - struct d40_base *base = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
> - int ret;
> -
> - ret = pm_runtime_force_suspend(dev);
> - if (ret)
> - return ret;
> -
> - if (base->lcpa_regulator)
> - ret = regulator_disable(base->lcpa_regulator);
> - return ret;
> + return pm_runtime_force_suspend(dev);
> }
>
> static int dma40_resume(struct device *dev)
> {
> - struct d40_base *base = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
> - int ret = 0;
> -
> - if (base->lcpa_regulator) {
> - ret = regulator_enable(base->lcpa_regulator);
> - if (ret)
> - return ret;
> - }
> -
> return pm_runtime_force_resume(dev);
> }
> #endif
> @@ -3509,7 +3540,10 @@ static int __init d40_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
> struct device *dev = &pdev->dev;
> struct device_node *np = pdev->dev.of_node;
> struct device_node *np_lcpa;
> + struct device_node *np_lcla;
> + struct device_node *np_lcla_parent;
> struct d40_base *base;
> + struct platform_device *lcla_pdev;
> struct resource *res;
> struct resource res_lcpa;
> int num_reserved_chans;
> @@ -3610,21 +3644,32 @@ static int __init d40_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
> irq_requested = true;
>
> if (base->plat_data->use_esram_lcla) {
> + np_lcla = of_parse_phandle(np, "sram", 1);
> + if (!np_lcla) {
> + dev_err(dev, "no LCLA SRAM node\n");
> + ret = -EINVAL;
> + goto destroy_cache;
> + }
sram is used at many place, is it good to put into
drivers/of/property.c DEFINE_SIMPLE_PROP to avoid set up device link by
each driver?
Frank
>
> - base->lcpa_regulator = regulator_get(base->dev, "lcla_esram");
> - if (IS_ERR(base->lcpa_regulator)) {
> - d40_err(dev, "Failed to get lcpa_regulator\n");
> - ret = PTR_ERR(base->lcpa_regulator);
> - base->lcpa_regulator = NULL;
> + np_lcla_parent = of_get_parent(np_lcla);
> + of_node_put(np_lcla);
> + if (!np_lcla_parent) {
> + dev_err(dev, "no LCLA SRAM parent node\n");
> + ret = -EINVAL;
> goto destroy_cache;
> }
>
> - ret = regulator_enable(base->lcpa_regulator);
> - if (ret) {
> - d40_err(dev,
> - "Failed to enable lcpa_regulator\n");
> - regulator_put(base->lcpa_regulator);
> - base->lcpa_regulator = NULL;
> + lcla_pdev = of_find_device_by_node(np_lcla_parent);
> + of_node_put(np_lcla_parent);
> + if (!lcla_pdev) {
> + ret = -EPROBE_DEFER;
> + goto destroy_cache;
> + }
> + base->lcla_dev = &lcla_pdev->dev;
> + base->lcla_link = device_link_add(dev, base->lcla_dev,
> + DL_FLAG_STATELESS);
> + if (!base->lcla_link) {
> + ret = -ENODEV;
> goto destroy_cache;
> }
> }
> @@ -3663,16 +3708,17 @@ static int __init d40_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
> SZ_1K * base->num_phy_chans,
> DMA_TO_DEVICE);
>
> - if (!base->lcla_pool.base_unaligned && base->lcla_pool.base)
> + if (!base->lcla_pool.base_unaligned && base->lcla_pool.base &&
> + base->lcla_pool.pages)
> free_pages((unsigned long)base->lcla_pool.base,
> base->lcla_pool.pages);
>
> kfree(base->lcla_pool.base_unaligned);
>
> - if (base->lcpa_regulator) {
> - regulator_disable(base->lcpa_regulator);
> - regulator_put(base->lcpa_regulator);
> - }
> + if (base->lcla_link)
> + device_link_del(base->lcla_link);
> + if (base->lcla_dev)
> + put_device(base->lcla_dev);
> if (irq_requested)
> free_irq(base->irq, base);
> if (runtime_pm_enabled)
>
> --
> 2.55.0
>
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