From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.0 (2014-02-07) on aws-us-west-2-korg-lkml-1.web.codeaurora.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-8.4 required=3.0 tests=DKIMWL_WL_HIGH,DKIM_SIGNED, DKIM_VALID,DKIM_VALID_AU,HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS,INCLUDES_PATCH, MAILING_LIST_MULTI,SIGNED_OFF_BY,SPF_HELO_NONE,SPF_PASS,USER_AGENT_SANE_1 autolearn=unavailable autolearn_force=no version=3.4.0 Received: from mail.kernel.org (mail.kernel.org [198.145.29.99]) by smtp.lore.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 593F7ECE596 for ; Wed, 9 Oct 2019 07:30:35 +0000 (UTC) Received: from vger.kernel.org (vger.kernel.org [209.132.180.67]) by mail.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2905D206C0 for ; Wed, 9 Oct 2019 07:30:35 +0000 (UTC) Authentication-Results: mail.kernel.org; dkim=pass (1024-bit key) header.d=ti.com header.i=@ti.com header.b="bsE536iH" Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1728734AbfJIHae (ORCPT ); Wed, 9 Oct 2019 03:30:34 -0400 Received: from lelv0143.ext.ti.com ([198.47.23.248]:33198 "EHLO lelv0143.ext.ti.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1725776AbfJIHad (ORCPT ); Wed, 9 Oct 2019 03:30:33 -0400 Received: from lelv0266.itg.ti.com ([10.180.67.225]) by lelv0143.ext.ti.com (8.15.2/8.15.2) with ESMTP id x997UKhm013883; Wed, 9 Oct 2019 02:30:20 -0500 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=ti.com; s=ti-com-17Q1; t=1570606220; bh=5z+TfXG/+mukQHo2BHWbozbe5qjOLFXVTXcSKio8sx0=; h=Subject:To:CC:References:From:Date:In-Reply-To; b=bsE536iHGLRLKaUN5WBJPKBKahpEY/Y+RFUA8zRaoMwdLXIZJLfonUphytm7cKVN2 Rn1zKf3m1SLD+dcvWgdKC9RZRSwinWvdZ7/C72cJsQ7rI9Ew4fGiDjsXqWrK1yv+mr UAj4dJRrt31sYJl8kejroBgW8hfV23CDq6yliLqk= Received: from DFLE107.ent.ti.com (dfle107.ent.ti.com [10.64.6.28]) by lelv0266.itg.ti.com (8.15.2/8.15.2) with ESMTPS id x997UKHx030086 (version=TLSv1.2 cipher=AES256-GCM-SHA384 bits=256 verify=FAIL); Wed, 9 Oct 2019 02:30:20 -0500 Received: from DFLE114.ent.ti.com (10.64.6.35) by DFLE107.ent.ti.com (10.64.6.28) with Microsoft SMTP Server (version=TLS1_2, cipher=TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA256_P256) id 15.1.1713.5; Wed, 9 Oct 2019 02:30:16 -0500 Received: from lelv0326.itg.ti.com (10.180.67.84) by DFLE114.ent.ti.com (10.64.6.35) with Microsoft SMTP Server (version=TLS1_2, cipher=TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA256_P256) id 15.1.1713.5 via Frontend Transport; Wed, 9 Oct 2019 02:30:19 -0500 Received: from [127.0.0.1] (ileax41-snat.itg.ti.com [10.172.224.153]) by lelv0326.itg.ti.com (8.15.2/8.15.2) with ESMTP id x997UFOT089869; Wed, 9 Oct 2019 02:30:16 -0500 Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 03/14] dmaengine: doc: Add sections for per descriptor metadata support To: Peter Ujfalusi , , , , CC: , , , , , , , , References: <20191001061704.2399-1-peter.ujfalusi@ti.com> <20191001061704.2399-4-peter.ujfalusi@ti.com> From: Tero Kristo Message-ID: <6b9be9ea-551a-22e1-a86b-9e149656058f@ti.com> Date: Wed, 9 Oct 2019 10:30:15 +0300 User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:60.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/60.8.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: <20191001061704.2399-4-peter.ujfalusi@ti.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"; format=flowed Content-Language: en-US Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-EXCLAIMER-MD-CONFIG: e1e8a2fd-e40a-4ac6-ac9b-f7e9cc9ee180 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On 01/10/2019 09:16, Peter Ujfalusi wrote: > Update the provider and client documentation with details about the > metadata support. > > Signed-off-by: Peter Ujfalusi Couple of typos below, but they don't really change the readability of the document so: Reviewed-by: Tero Kristo > --- > Documentation/driver-api/dmaengine/client.rst | 75 +++++++++++++++++++ > .../driver-api/dmaengine/provider.rst | 46 ++++++++++++ > 2 files changed, 121 insertions(+) > > diff --git a/Documentation/driver-api/dmaengine/client.rst b/Documentation/driver-api/dmaengine/client.rst > index 45953f171500..d708e46b88a2 100644 > --- a/Documentation/driver-api/dmaengine/client.rst > +++ b/Documentation/driver-api/dmaengine/client.rst > @@ -151,6 +151,81 @@ The details of these operations are: > Note that callbacks will always be invoked from the DMA > engines tasklet, never from interrupt context. > > + Optional: per descriptor metadata > + --------------------------------- > + DMAengine provides two ways for metadata support. > + > + DESC_METADATA_CLIENT > + > + The metadata buffer is allocated/provided by the client driver and it is > + attached to the descriptor. > + > + .. code-block:: c > + > + int dmaengine_desc_attach_metadata(struct dma_async_tx_descriptor *desc, > + void *data, size_t len); > + > + DESC_METADATA_ENGINE > + > + The metadata buffer is allocated/managed by the DMA driver. The client > + driver can ask for the pointer, maximum size and the currently used size of > + the metadata and can directly update or read it. > + > + .. code-block:: c > + > + void *dmaengine_desc_get_metadata_ptr(struct dma_async_tx_descriptor *desc, > + size_t *payload_len, size_t *max_len); > + > + int dmaengine_desc_set_metadata_len(struct dma_async_tx_descriptor *desc, > + size_t payload_len); > + > + Client drivers can query if a given mode is supported with: > + > + .. code-block:: c > + > + bool dmaengine_is_metadata_mode_supported(struct dma_chan *chan, > + enum dma_desc_metadata_mode mode); > + > + Depending on the used mode client drivers must follow different flow. > + > + DESC_METADATA_CLIENT > + > + - DMA_MEM_TO_DEV / DEV_MEM_TO_MEM: > + 1. prepare the descriptor (dmaengine_prep_*) > + construct the metadata in the client's buffer > + 2. use dmaengine_desc_attach_metadata() to attach the buffer to the > + descriptor > + 3. submit the transfer > + - DMA_DEV_TO_MEM: > + 1. prepare the descriptor (dmaengine_prep_*) > + 2. use dmaengine_desc_attach_metadata() to attach the buffer to the > + descriptor > + 3. submit the transfer > + 4. when the transfer is completed, the metadata should be available in the > + attached buffer > + > + DESC_METADATA_ENGINE > + > + - DMA_MEM_TO_DEV / DEV_MEM_TO_MEM: > + 1. prepare the descriptor (dmaengine_prep_*) > + 2. use dmaengine_desc_get_metadata_ptr() to get the pointer to the > + engine's metadata area > + 3. update the metadata at the pointer > + 4. use dmaengine_desc_set_metadata_len() to tell the DMA engine the > + amount of data the client has placed into the metadata buffer > + 5. submit the transfer > + - DMA_DEV_TO_MEM: > + 1. prepare the descriptor (dmaengine_prep_*) > + 2. submit the transfer > + 3. on transfer completion, use dmaengine_desc_get_metadata_ptr() to get the > + pointer to the engine's metadata are are = area? > + 4. Read out the metadate from the pointer metadate = metadata? > + > + .. note:: > + > + Mixed use of DESC_METADATA_CLIENT / DESC_METADATA_ENGINE is not allowed, > + client drivers must use either of the modes per descriptor. > + > 4. Submit the transaction > > Once the descriptor has been prepared and the callback information > diff --git a/Documentation/driver-api/dmaengine/provider.rst b/Documentation/driver-api/dmaengine/provider.rst > index dfc4486b5743..9e6d87b3c477 100644 > --- a/Documentation/driver-api/dmaengine/provider.rst > +++ b/Documentation/driver-api/dmaengine/provider.rst > @@ -247,6 +247,52 @@ after each transfer. In case of a ring buffer, they may loop > (DMA_CYCLIC). Addresses pointing to a device's register (e.g. a FIFO) > are typically fixed. > > +Per descriptor metadata support > +------------------------------- > +Some data movement architecure (DMA controller and peripherals) uses metadata architecure = architecture? > +associated with a transaction. The DMA controller role is to transfer the > +payload and the metadata alongside. > +The metadata itself is not used by the DMA engine itself, but it contains > +parameters, keys, vectors, etc for peripheral or from the peripheral. > + > +The DMAengine framework provides a generic ways to facilitate the metadata for > +descriptors. Depending on the architecture the DMA driver can implement either > +or both of the methods and it is up to the client driver to choose which one > +to use. > + > +- DESC_METADATA_CLIENT > + > + The metadata buffer is allocated/provided by the client driver and it is > + attached (via the dmaengine_desc_attach_metadata() helper to the descriptor. > + > + From the DMA driver the following is expected for this mode: > + - DMA_MEM_TO_DEV / DEV_MEM_TO_MEM > + The data from the provided metadata buffer should be prepared for the DMA > + controller to be sent alongside of the payload data. Either by copying to a > + hardware descriptor, or highly coupled packet. > + - DMA_DEV_TO_MEM > + On transfer completion the DMA driver must copy the metadata to the client > + provided metadata buffer. > + > +- DESC_METADATA_ENGINE > + > + The metadata buffer is allocated/managed by the DMA driver. The client driver > + can ask for the pointer, maximum size and the currently used size of the > + metadata and can directly update or read it. dmaengine_desc_get_metadata_ptr() > + and dmaengine_desc_set_metadata_len() is provided as helper functions. > + > + From the DMA driver the following is expected for this mode: > + - get_metadata_ptr > + Should return a pointer for the metadata buffer, the maximum size of the > + metadata buffer and the currently used / valid (if any) bytes in the buffer. > + - set_metadata_len > + It is called by the clients after it have placed the metadata to the buffer > + to let the DMA driver know the number of valid bytes provided. > + > + Note: since the client will ask for the metadata pointer in the completion > + callback (in DMA_DEV_TO_MEM case) the DMA driver must ensure that the > + descriptor is not freed up prior the callback is called. > + > Device operations > ----------------- > > -- Texas Instruments Finland Oy, Porkkalankatu 22, 00180 Helsinki. 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