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* Mainline commit "serial: Test for no tx data on tx restart" not correct for i.MX6?
@ 2014-07-23  4:10 Dirk Behme
  2014-07-23 16:32 ` Peter Hurley
  0 siblings, 1 reply; 6+ messages in thread
From: Dirk Behme @ 2014-07-23  4:10 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: linux-serial, Peter Hurley, Huang Shijie
  Cc: Aaro Koskinen, Greg Kroah-Hartman, Wang, Jiada, Dirk Behme

Hi,

this is a question regarding the i.MX6 part (drivers/tty/serial/imx.c) 
of the commit

serial: Test for no tx data on tx restart

https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=c557d392fbf5badd693ea1946a4317c87a26a716

Talking with some i.MX6 experts about this, I've got the comment

-- cut --
The imx serial driver part of this commit isn't correct
as imx.c sends x_char in irq handler, not in imx_start_tx(),
-- cut --

What do you think?

Best regards

Dirk


P.S.: I don't have the initial post in my inbox, so sorry for the new 
thread.

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* Re: Mainline commit "serial: Test for no tx data on tx restart" not correct for i.MX6?
  2014-07-23  4:10 Mainline commit "serial: Test for no tx data on tx restart" not correct for i.MX6? Dirk Behme
@ 2014-07-23 16:32 ` Peter Hurley
  2014-07-24  8:12   ` jiwang
  0 siblings, 1 reply; 6+ messages in thread
From: Peter Hurley @ 2014-07-23 16:32 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Dirk Behme, linux-serial, Huang Shijie
  Cc: Aaro Koskinen, Greg Kroah-Hartman, Wang, Jiada, Dirk Behme

Hi Dirk,

On 07/23/2014 12:10 AM, Dirk Behme wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> this is a question regarding the i.MX6 part (drivers/tty/serial/imx.c) of the commit
> 
> serial: Test for no tx data on tx restart
> 
> https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=c557d392fbf5badd693ea1946a4317c87a26a716
> 
> Talking with some i.MX6 experts about this, I've got the comment
> 
> -- cut --
> The imx serial driver part of this commit isn't correct
> as imx.c sends x_char in irq handler, not in imx_start_tx(),
> -- cut --
> 
> What do you think?

Thanks for the comment.

Yeah, I missed that the imx driver handled x_char _at all_,
because how the imx driver is handling x_char looks broken.

For example, if data is already in the tx ring buffer,
imx_start_tx() will send that data before the x_char, and if
all the tx ring buffer data is sent successfully, the tx
interrupt is switched back off, so the x_char won't be sent.

Also, the imx driver doesn't send x_char in dma mode?

Regards,
Peter Hurley


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* Re: Mainline commit "serial: Test for no tx data on tx restart" not correct for i.MX6?
  2014-07-23 16:32 ` Peter Hurley
@ 2014-07-24  8:12   ` jiwang
  2014-07-24 11:58     ` Peter Hurley
  0 siblings, 1 reply; 6+ messages in thread
From: jiwang @ 2014-07-24  8:12 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Peter Hurley, Dirk Behme, linux-serial, Huang Shijie
  Cc: Aaro Koskinen, Greg Kroah-Hartman, Dirk Behme

Hi Peter

On 07/24/2014 01:32 AM, Peter Hurley wrote:
> Hi Dirk,
>
> On 07/23/2014 12:10 AM, Dirk Behme wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> this is a question regarding the i.MX6 part (drivers/tty/serial/imx.c) of the commit
>>
>> serial: Test for no tx data on tx restart
>>
>> https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=c557d392fbf5badd693ea1946a4317c87a26a716
>>
>> Talking with some i.MX6 experts about this, I've got the comment
>>
>> -- cut --
>> The imx serial driver part of this commit isn't correct
>> as imx.c sends x_char in irq handler, not in imx_start_tx(),
>> -- cut --
>>
>> What do you think?
> Thanks for the comment.
>
> Yeah, I missed that the imx driver handled x_char _at all_,
> because how the imx driver is handling x_char looks broken.
>
> For example, if data is already in the tx ring buffer,
> imx_start_tx() will send that data before the x_char, and if
> all the tx ring buffer data is sent successfully, the tx
> interrupt is switched back off, so the x_char won't be sent.
imx_start_tx() doesn't do any actual data transfer, it only
switches tx interrupt on, and tx interrupt does the actual data
transfer, so if x_char is pending, it will always be sent before
the data in ring buffer.
> Also, the imx driver doesn't send x_char in dma mode?
Yes, I think so.

Thanks,
Jiada
> Regards,
> Peter Hurley
>


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* Re: Mainline commit "serial: Test for no tx data on tx restart" not correct for i.MX6?
  2014-07-24  8:12   ` jiwang
@ 2014-07-24 11:58     ` Peter Hurley
  2014-07-29  7:18       ` jiwang
  0 siblings, 1 reply; 6+ messages in thread
From: Peter Hurley @ 2014-07-24 11:58 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: jiwang, Dirk Behme, linux-serial, Huang Shijie
  Cc: Aaro Koskinen, Greg Kroah-Hartman, Dirk Behme

Hi Jiada,

On 07/24/2014 04:12 AM, jiwang wrote:
> Hi Peter
> 
> On 07/24/2014 01:32 AM, Peter Hurley wrote:
>> Hi Dirk,
>>
>> On 07/23/2014 12:10 AM, Dirk Behme wrote:
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> this is a question regarding the i.MX6 part (drivers/tty/serial/imx.c) of the commit
>>>
>>> serial: Test for no tx data on tx restart
>>>
>>> https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=c557d392fbf5badd693ea1946a4317c87a26a716
>>>
>>> Talking with some i.MX6 experts about this, I've got the comment
>>>
>>> -- cut --
>>> The imx serial driver part of this commit isn't correct
>>> as imx.c sends x_char in irq handler, not in imx_start_tx(),
>>> -- cut --
>>>
>>> What do you think?
>> Thanks for the comment.
>>
>> Yeah, I missed that the imx driver handled x_char _at all_,
>> because how the imx driver is handling x_char looks broken.
>>
>> For example, if data is already in the tx ring buffer,
>> imx_start_tx() will send that data before the x_char, and if
>> all the tx ring buffer data is sent successfully, the tx
>> interrupt is switched back off, so the x_char won't be sent.
>
> imx_start_tx() doesn't do any actual data transfer

???

   565	static void imx_start_tx(struct uart_port *port)
   566	{
   ...
   610	
   611		if (readl(sport->port.membase + uts_reg(sport)) & UTS_TXEMPTY)
   612			imx_transmit_buffer(sport);
   613	}


   463	static inline void imx_transmit_buffer(struct imx_port *sport)
   464	{
   465		struct circ_buf *xmit = &sport->port.state->xmit;
   466	
   467		while (!uart_circ_empty(xmit) &&
   468				!(readl(sport->port.membase + uts_reg(sport))
   469					& UTS_TXFULL)) {
   470			/* send xmit->buf[xmit->tail]
   471			 * out the port here */
   472			writel(xmit->buf[xmit->tail], sport->port.membase + URTX0);
   473			xmit->tail = (xmit->tail + 1) & (UART_XMIT_SIZE - 1);
   474			sport->port.icount.tx++;
   475		}
   476	
   477		if (uart_circ_chars_pending(xmit) < WAKEUP_CHARS)
   478			uart_write_wakeup(&sport->port);
   479	
   480		if (uart_circ_empty(xmit))
   481			imx_stop_tx(&sport->port);
   482	}

Regards,
Peter Hurley

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* Re: Mainline commit "serial: Test for no tx data on tx restart" not correct for i.MX6?
  2014-07-24 11:58     ` Peter Hurley
@ 2014-07-29  7:18       ` jiwang
  2014-08-06 23:53         ` Peter Hurley
  0 siblings, 1 reply; 6+ messages in thread
From: jiwang @ 2014-07-29  7:18 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Peter Hurley, Dirk Behme, linux-serial, Huang Shijie
  Cc: Aaro Koskinen, Greg Kroah-Hartman, Dirk Behme

Hi Peter

On 07/24/2014 08:58 PM, Peter Hurley wrote:
> Hi Jiada,
>
> On 07/24/2014 04:12 AM, jiwang wrote:
>> Hi Peter
>>
>> On 07/24/2014 01:32 AM, Peter Hurley wrote:
>>> Hi Dirk,
>>>
>>> On 07/23/2014 12:10 AM, Dirk Behme wrote:
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> this is a question regarding the i.MX6 part (drivers/tty/serial/imx.c) of the commit
>>>>
>>>> serial: Test for no tx data on tx restart
>>>>
>>>> https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=c557d392fbf5badd693ea1946a4317c87a26a716
>>>>
>>>> Talking with some i.MX6 experts about this, I've got the comment
>>>>
>>>> -- cut --
>>>> The imx serial driver part of this commit isn't correct
>>>> as imx.c sends x_char in irq handler, not in imx_start_tx(),
>>>> -- cut --
>>>>
>>>> What do you think?
>>> Thanks for the comment.
>>>
>>> Yeah, I missed that the imx driver handled x_char _at all_,
>>> because how the imx driver is handling x_char looks broken.
>>>
>>> For example, if data is already in the tx ring buffer,
>>> imx_start_tx() will send that data before the x_char, and if
>>> all the tx ring buffer data is sent successfully, the tx
>>> interrupt is switched back off, so the x_char won't be sent.
>> imx_start_tx() doesn't do any actual data transfer
> ???
>
>     565	static void imx_start_tx(struct uart_port *port)
>     566	{
>     ...
>     610	
>     611		if (readl(sport->port.membase + uts_reg(sport)) & UTS_TXEMPTY)
>     612			imx_transmit_buffer(sport);
>     613	}
>
>
>     463	static inline void imx_transmit_buffer(struct imx_port *sport)
>     464	{
>     465		struct circ_buf *xmit = &sport->port.state->xmit;
>     466	
>     467		while (!uart_circ_empty(xmit) &&
>     468				!(readl(sport->port.membase + uts_reg(sport))
>     469					& UTS_TXFULL)) {
>     470			/* send xmit->buf[xmit->tail]
>     471			 * out the port here */
>     472			writel(xmit->buf[xmit->tail], sport->port.membase + URTX0);
>     473			xmit->tail = (xmit->tail + 1) & (UART_XMIT_SIZE - 1);
>     474			sport->port.icount.tx++;
>     475		}
>     476	
>     477		if (uart_circ_chars_pending(xmit) < WAKEUP_CHARS)
>     478			uart_write_wakeup(&sport->port);
>     479	
>     480		if (uart_circ_empty(xmit))
>     481			imx_stop_tx(&sport->port);
>     482	}
sorry,  our imx driver has been modified differently,
yes, you are right, mainline imx driver's handling of x_char looks broken

@Shijie,
do you have any comment?

Thanks,
Jiada
> Regards,
> Peter Hurley


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* Re: Mainline commit "serial: Test for no tx data on tx restart" not correct for i.MX6?
  2014-07-29  7:18       ` jiwang
@ 2014-08-06 23:53         ` Peter Hurley
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 6+ messages in thread
From: Peter Hurley @ 2014-08-06 23:53 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: jiwang, Dirk Behme
  Cc: linux-serial, Huang Shijie, Dirk Behme, Greg Kroah-Hartman

On 07/29/2014 03:18 AM, jiwang wrote:
> On 07/24/2014 08:58 PM, Peter Hurley wrote:
>> On 07/24/2014 04:12 AM, jiwang wrote:
>>> On 07/24/2014 01:32 AM, Peter Hurley wrote:
>>>> On 07/23/2014 12:10 AM, Dirk Behme wrote:
>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>
>>>>> this is a question regarding the i.MX6 part (drivers/tty/serial/imx.c) of the commit
>>>>>
>>>>> serial: Test for no tx data on tx restart
>>>>>
>>>>> https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=c557d392fbf5badd693ea1946a4317c87a26a716
>>>>>
>>>>> Talking with some i.MX6 experts about this, I've got the comment
>>>>>
>>>>> -- cut --
>>>>> The imx serial driver part of this commit isn't correct
>>>>> as imx.c sends x_char in irq handler, not in imx_start_tx(),
>>>>> -- cut --
>>>>>
>>>>> What do you think?
>>>>
>>>> Yeah, I missed that the imx driver handled x_char _at all_,
>>>> because how the imx driver is handling x_char looks broken.

[...]

> sorry,  our imx driver has been modified differently,
> yes, you are right, mainline imx driver's handling of x_char looks broken

Jiada or Dirk or whomever,

Would someone please test the patch below on actual imx hardware?

You can download a standalone x_char unit test from
http://blog.hurleysoftware.com/uploads/tty_xchar.c

Instructions for building, setting up and testing are included in the file.

--- >% ---
Subject: [PATCH] serial: imx: Fix x_char handling and tx flow control

The serial core expects the UART driver to transmit x_char
(START/STOP chars) even if tx is stopped and before data already
in the tx ring buffer if possible. Also, sending x_char must
not cause additional data in the tx ring buffer to transmit
if tx is stopped.

Cause x_char to be transmitted before any other data is sent.
Auto-stop tx if the tx ring buffer is empty or tx should be stopped.
Only perform one write wakeup if tx ring buffer space is below
threshold.

x_char handling in DMA mode is still broken; add FIXME.

Signed-off-by: Peter Hurley <peter@hurleysoftware.com>
---
 drivers/tty/serial/imx.c | 39 ++++++++++++++++-----------------------
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 23 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/imx.c b/drivers/tty/serial/imx.c
index be1c842..00a37e9 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/imx.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/imx.c
@@ -460,9 +460,19 @@ static inline void imx_transmit_buffer(struct imx_port *sport)
 {
 	struct circ_buf *xmit = &sport->port.state->xmit;
 
+	if (sport->port.x_char) {
+		/* Send next char */
+		writel(sport->port.x_char, sport->port.membase + URTX0);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	if (uart_circ_empty(xmit) || uart_tx_stopped(&sport->port)) {
+		imx_stop_tx(&sport->port);
+		return;
+	}
+
 	while (!uart_circ_empty(xmit) &&
-			!(readl(sport->port.membase + uts_reg(sport))
-				& UTS_TXFULL)) {
+	       !(readl(sport->port.membase + uts_reg(sport)) & UTS_TXFULL)) {
 		/* send xmit->buf[xmit->tail]
 		 * out the port here */
 		writel(xmit->buf[xmit->tail], sport->port.membase + URTX0);
@@ -563,9 +573,6 @@ static void imx_start_tx(struct uart_port *port)
 	struct imx_port *sport = (struct imx_port *)port;
 	unsigned long temp;
 
-	if (uart_circ_empty(&port->state->xmit))
-		return;
-
 	if (USE_IRDA(sport)) {
 		/* half duplex in IrDA mode; have to disable receive mode */
 		temp = readl(sport->port.membase + UCR4);
@@ -600,7 +607,10 @@ static void imx_start_tx(struct uart_port *port)
 	}
 
 	if (sport->dma_is_enabled) {
-		imx_dma_tx(sport);
+		/* FIXME: port->x_char must be transmitted if != 0 */
+		if (!uart_circ_empty(&port->state->xmit) &&
+		    !uart_tx_stopped(port))
+			imx_dma_tx(sport);
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -628,27 +638,10 @@ static irqreturn_t imx_rtsint(int irq, void *dev_id)
 static irqreturn_t imx_txint(int irq, void *dev_id)
 {
 	struct imx_port *sport = dev_id;
-	struct circ_buf *xmit = &sport->port.state->xmit;
 	unsigned long flags;
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&sport->port.lock, flags);
-	if (sport->port.x_char) {
-		/* Send next char */
-		writel(sport->port.x_char, sport->port.membase + URTX0);
-		goto out;
-	}
-
-	if (uart_circ_empty(xmit) || uart_tx_stopped(&sport->port)) {
-		imx_stop_tx(&sport->port);
-		goto out;
-	}
-
 	imx_transmit_buffer(sport);
-
-	if (uart_circ_chars_pending(xmit) < WAKEUP_CHARS)
-		uart_write_wakeup(&sport->port);
-
-out:
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&sport->port.lock, flags);
 	return IRQ_HANDLED;
 }
-- 
2.0.4



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