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From: Andreas Klein <asklein@cip.physik.uni-wuerzburg.de>
To: Kai Germaschewski <kai@tp1.ruhr-uni-bochum.de>
Cc: Boenisch Joerg <joerg.boenisch@siemens.at>,
	"Linux-Kernel (E-Mail)" <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: AVM A1 pcmcia, kernel 2.4.5-ac11 problem
Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2001 01:20:42 +0200 (METDST)	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <Pine.GHP.4.21.0106140117250.2297-200000@wpax13.physik.uni-wuerzburg.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.33.0106122220100.25810-100000@vaio>

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Hello,

On Wed, 13 Jun 2001, Kai Germaschewski wrote:

> On Tue, 12 Jun 2001, Boenisch Joerg wrote:
> 
> If you dig it up somewhere and get it working with 2.4.5, it would be nice 
> if you let me know. We can then work together to integrate it into the 
> kernel tree - I can't do it myself, because I don't have the card.
> 
> --Kai

I am using the attached patch without problems with the 2.4.X series of
the linux-kernel (at the moment I am runnign 2.4.5-ac13). The patch is the
same, as the one Jochen Friedrich has sent a few day ago (including a
small fix).

Bye,


-- Andreas Klein
   asklein@cip.physik.uni-wuerzburg.de
   root / webmaster @cip.physik.uni-wuerzburg.de
   root / webmaster @www.physik.uni-wuerzburg.de
_____________________________________
|                                   | 
|   Long live our gracious AMIGA!   |
|___________________________________|


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diff -u -r -N linux/drivers/isdn/Makefile linux-2.4.2/drivers/isdn/Makefile
--- linux/drivers/isdn/Makefile	Fri Dec 29 23:40:54 2000
+++ linux-2.4.2/drivers/isdn/Makefile	Sat Mar 10 15:55:59 2001
@@ -45,6 +45,15 @@
 subdir-$(CONFIG_ISDN_DRV_EICON)		+= eicon
 subdir-$(CONFIG_HYSDN)			+= hysdn
 
+ifeq ($(CONFIG_PCMCIA),y)
+  subdir-y += pcmcia
+  subdir-m += pcmcia
+else
+  ifeq ($(CONFIG_PCMCIA),m)
+    subdir-m += pcmcia
+  endif
+endif
+
 obj-y += $(addsuffix /vmlinux-obj.o, $(subdir-y))
 
 # The global Rules.make.
diff -u -r -N linux/drivers/isdn/pcmcia/Makefile linux-2.4.2/drivers/isdn/pcmcia/Makefile
--- linux/drivers/isdn/pcmcia/Makefile	Thu Jan  1 01:00:00 1970
+++ linux-2.4.2/drivers/isdn/pcmcia/Makefile	Sat Mar 10 15:55:30 2001
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+#
+# Makefile for drivers/isdn/pcmcia
+#
+# Note! Dependencies are done automagically by 'make dep', which also
+# removes any old dependencies. DON'T put your own dependencies here
+# unless it's something special (ie not a .c file).
+#
+
+obj-y   :=
+obj-n   :=
+obj-m   :=
+obj-    :=
+
+ifeq ($(CONFIG_ISDN_DRV_HISAX),m)
+  ifeq ($(CONFIG_HISAX_AVM_A1_PCMCIA),y)
+    obj-m += avma1_cs.o
+  endif
+endif
+
+include $(TOPDIR)/Rules.make
diff -u -r -N linux/drivers/isdn/pcmcia/avma1_cs.c linux-2.4.2/drivers/isdn/pcmcia/avma1_cs.c
--- linux/drivers/isdn/pcmcia/avma1_cs.c	Thu Jan  1 01:00:00 1970
+++ linux-2.4.2/drivers/isdn/pcmcia/avma1_cs.c	Sat Mar 10 15:55:30 2001
@@ -0,0 +1,541 @@
+/*======================================================================
+
+    A PCMCIA client driver for AVM B1/M1/M2
+
+    Written by Carsten Paeth, calle@calle.in-berlin.de
+    
+======================================================================*/
+
+#include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/kernel.h>
+#include <linux/sched.h>
+#include <linux/ptrace.h>
+#include <linux/malloc.h>
+#include <linux/string.h>
+#include <linux/timer.h>
+#include <asm/io.h>
+#include <asm/system.h>
+
+#include <pcmcia/version.h>
+#include <pcmcia/cs_types.h>
+#include <pcmcia/cs.h>
+#include <pcmcia/cistpl.h>
+#include <pcmcia/ds.h>
+
+int avm_a1_init_pcmcia(void *pcm_iob, int pcm_irq, int *busy_flag, int prot);
+void HiSax_closecard(int cardnr);
+
+
+/*
+   All the PCMCIA modules use PCMCIA_DEBUG to control debugging.  If
+   you do not define PCMCIA_DEBUG at all, all the debug code will be
+   left out.  If you compile with PCMCIA_DEBUG=0, the debug code will
+   be present but disabled -- but it can then be enabled for specific
+   modules at load time with a 'pc_debug=#' option to insmod.
+*/
+#ifdef PCMCIA_DEBUG
+static int pc_debug = PCMCIA_DEBUG;
+MODULE_PARM(pc_debug, "i");
+#define DEBUG(n, args...) if (pc_debug>(n)) printk(KERN_DEBUG args);
+static char *version =
+"avma1_cs.c 1.00 1998/01/23 10:00:00 (Carsten Paeth)";
+#else
+#define DEBUG(n, args...)
+#endif
+
+/*====================================================================*/
+
+/* Parameters that can be set with 'insmod' */
+
+static int default_irq_list[11] = { 15, 13, 12, 11, 10, 9, 7, 5, 4, 3, -1 };
+static int irq_list[11] = { -1 };
+static int isdnprot = 2;
+
+MODULE_PARM(irq_list, "1-11i");
+MODULE_PARM(isdnprot, "1-4i");
+
+/*====================================================================*/
+
+/*
+   The event() function is this driver's Card Services event handler.
+   It will be called by Card Services when an appropriate card status
+   event is received.  The config() and release() entry points are
+   used to configure or release a socket, in response to card insertion
+   and ejection events.  They are invoked from the skeleton event
+   handler.
+*/
+
+static void avma1cs_config(dev_link_t *link);
+static void avma1cs_release(u_long arg);
+static int avma1cs_event(event_t event, int priority,
+			  event_callback_args_t *args);
+
+/*
+   The attach() and detach() entry points are used to create and destroy
+   "instances" of the driver, where each instance represents everything
+   needed to manage one actual PCMCIA card.
+*/
+
+static dev_link_t *avma1cs_attach(void);
+static void avma1cs_detach(dev_link_t *);
+
+/*
+   The dev_info variable is the "key" that is used to match up this
+   device driver with appropriate cards, through the card configuration
+   database.
+*/
+
+static dev_info_t dev_info = "avma1_cs";
+
+/*
+   A linked list of "instances" of the skeleton device.  Each actual
+   PCMCIA card corresponds to one device instance, and is described
+   by one dev_link_t structure (defined in ds.h).
+
+   You may not want to use a linked list for this -- for example, the
+   memory card driver uses an array of dev_link_t pointers, where minor
+   device numbers are used to derive the corresponding array index.
+*/
+
+static dev_link_t *dev_list = NULL;
+
+/*
+   A dev_link_t structure has fields for most things that are needed
+   to keep track of a socket, but there will usually be some device
+   specific information that also needs to be kept track of.  The
+   'priv' pointer in a dev_link_t structure can be used to point to
+   a device-specific private data structure, like this.
+
+   A driver needs to provide a dev_node_t structure for each device
+   on a card.  In some cases, there is only one device per card (for
+   example, ethernet cards, modems).  In other cases, there may be
+   many actual or logical devices (SCSI adapters, memory cards with
+   multiple partitions).  The dev_node_t structures need to be kept
+   in a linked list starting at the 'dev' field of a dev_link_t
+   structure.  We allocate them in the card's private data structure,
+   because they generally can't be allocated dynamically.
+*/
+   
+typedef struct local_info_t {
+    dev_node_t	node;
+} local_info_t;
+
+/*====================================================================*/
+
+static void cs_error(client_handle_t handle, int func, int ret)
+{
+    error_info_t err = { func, ret };
+    CardServices(ReportError, handle, &err);
+}
+
+/*======================================================================
+
+    avma1cs_attach() creates an "instance" of the driver, allocating
+    local data structures for one device.  The device is registered
+    with Card Services.
+
+    The dev_link structure is initialized, but we don't actually
+    configure the card at this point -- we wait until we receive a
+    card insertion event.
+    
+======================================================================*/
+
+static dev_link_t *avma1cs_attach(void)
+{
+    client_reg_t client_reg;
+    dev_link_t *link;
+    local_info_t *local;
+    int ret, i;
+    
+    DEBUG(0, "avma1cs_attach()\n");
+
+    /* Initialize the dev_link_t structure */
+    link = kmalloc(sizeof(struct dev_link_t), GFP_KERNEL);
+    memset(link, 0, sizeof(struct dev_link_t));
+    link->release.function = &avma1cs_release;
+    link->release.data = (u_long)link;
+
+    /* The io structure describes IO port mapping */
+    link->io.NumPorts1 = 16;
+    link->io.Attributes1 = IO_DATA_PATH_WIDTH_8;
+    link->io.NumPorts2 = 16;
+    link->io.Attributes2 = IO_DATA_PATH_WIDTH_16;
+    link->io.IOAddrLines = 5;
+
+    /* Interrupt setup */
+    link->irq.Attributes = IRQ_TYPE_EXCLUSIVE;
+    link->irq.Attributes = IRQ_TYPE_DYNAMIC_SHARING|IRQ_FIRST_SHARED;
+
+    link->irq.IRQInfo1 = IRQ_INFO2_VALID|IRQ_LEVEL_ID;
+    if (irq_list[0] != -1) {
+	    for (i = 0; i < 10 && irq_list[i] > 0; i++)
+	       link->irq.IRQInfo2 |= 1 << irq_list[i];
+    } else {
+	    for (i = 0; i < 10 && default_irq_list[i] > 0; i++)
+	       link->irq.IRQInfo2 |= 1 << default_irq_list[i];
+    }
+    
+    /* General socket configuration */
+    link->conf.Attributes = CONF_ENABLE_IRQ;
+    link->conf.Vcc = 50;
+    link->conf.IntType = INT_MEMORY_AND_IO;
+    link->conf.ConfigIndex = 1;
+    link->conf.Present = PRESENT_OPTION;
+
+    /* Allocate space for private device-specific data */
+    local = kmalloc(sizeof(local_info_t), GFP_KERNEL);
+    memset(local, 0, sizeof(local_info_t));
+    link->priv = local;
+    
+    /* Register with Card Services */
+    link->next = dev_list;
+    dev_list = link;
+    client_reg.dev_info = &dev_info;
+    client_reg.Attributes = INFO_IO_CLIENT | INFO_CARD_SHARE;
+    client_reg.EventMask =
+	CS_EVENT_CARD_INSERTION | CS_EVENT_CARD_REMOVAL |
+	CS_EVENT_RESET_PHYSICAL | CS_EVENT_CARD_RESET |
+	CS_EVENT_PM_SUSPEND | CS_EVENT_PM_RESUME;
+    client_reg.event_handler = &avma1cs_event;
+    client_reg.Version = 0x0210;
+    client_reg.event_callback_args.client_data = link;
+    ret = CardServices(RegisterClient, &link->handle, &client_reg);
+    if (ret != 0) {
+	cs_error(link->handle, RegisterClient, ret);
+	avma1cs_detach(link);
+	return NULL;
+    }
+
+    return link;
+} /* avma1cs_attach */
+
+/*======================================================================
+
+    This deletes a driver "instance".  The device is de-registered
+    with Card Services.  If it has been released, all local data
+    structures are freed.  Otherwise, the structures will be freed
+    when the device is released.
+
+======================================================================*/
+
+static void avma1cs_detach(dev_link_t *link)
+{
+    dev_link_t **linkp;
+
+    DEBUG(0, "avma1cs_detach(0x%p)\n", link);
+    
+    /* Locate device structure */
+    for (linkp = &dev_list; *linkp; linkp = &(*linkp)->next)
+	if (*linkp == link) break;
+    if (*linkp == NULL)
+	return;
+
+    /*
+       If the device is currently configured and active, we won't
+       actually delete it yet.  Instead, it is marked so that when
+       the release() function is called, that will trigger a proper
+       detach().
+    */
+    if (link->state & DEV_CONFIG) {
+#ifdef PCMCIA_DEBUG
+	printk(KERN_DEBUG "avma1_cs: detach postponed, '%s' "
+	       "still locked\n", link->dev->dev_name);
+#endif
+	link->state |= DEV_STALE_LINK;
+	return;
+    }
+
+    /* Break the link with Card Services */
+    if (link->handle)
+	CardServices(DeregisterClient, link->handle);
+    
+    /* Unlink device structure, free pieces */
+    *linkp = link->next;
+    if (link->priv) {
+	kfree(link->priv);
+    }
+    kfree(link);
+    
+} /* avma1cs_detach */
+
+/*======================================================================
+
+    avma1cs_config() is scheduled to run after a CARD_INSERTION event
+    is received, to configure the PCMCIA socket, and to make the
+    ethernet device available to the system.
+    
+======================================================================*/
+
+static int get_tuple(int fn, client_handle_t handle, tuple_t *tuple,
+		     cisparse_t *parse)
+{
+    int i;
+    i = CardServices(fn, handle, tuple);
+    if (i != CS_SUCCESS) return i;
+    i = CardServices(GetTupleData, handle, tuple);
+    if (i != CS_SUCCESS) return i;
+    return CardServices(ParseTuple, handle, tuple, parse);
+}
+
+#define first_tuple(a, b, c) get_tuple(GetFirstTuple, a, b, c)
+#define next_tuple(a, b, c) get_tuple(GetNextTuple, a, b, c)
+
+static void avma1cs_config(dev_link_t *link)
+{
+    client_handle_t handle;
+    tuple_t tuple;
+    cisparse_t parse;
+    cistpl_cftable_entry_t *cf = &parse.cftable_entry;
+    local_info_t *dev;
+    int i;
+    u_char buf[64];
+    char devname[128];
+    int busy = 0;
+    
+    handle = link->handle;
+    dev = link->priv;
+
+    DEBUG(0, "avma1cs_config(0x%p)\n", link);
+
+    /*
+       This reads the card's CONFIG tuple to find its configuration
+       registers.
+    */
+    do {
+	tuple.DesiredTuple = CISTPL_CONFIG;
+	i = CardServices(GetFirstTuple, handle, &tuple);
+	if (i != CS_SUCCESS) break;
+	tuple.TupleData = buf;
+	tuple.TupleDataMax = 64;
+	tuple.TupleOffset = 0;
+	i = CardServices(GetTupleData, handle, &tuple);
+	if (i != CS_SUCCESS) break;
+	i = CardServices(ParseTuple, handle, &tuple, &parse);
+	if (i != CS_SUCCESS) break;
+	link->conf.ConfigBase = parse.config.base;
+    } while (0);
+    if (i != CS_SUCCESS) {
+	cs_error(link->handle, ParseTuple, i);
+	link->state &= ~DEV_CONFIG_PENDING;
+	return;
+    }
+    
+    /* Configure card */
+    link->state |= DEV_CONFIG;
+
+    do {
+
+	tuple.Attributes = 0;
+	tuple.TupleData = buf;
+	tuple.TupleDataMax = 254;
+	tuple.TupleOffset = 0;
+	tuple.DesiredTuple = CISTPL_VERS_1;
+
+	devname[0] = 0;
+	if( !first_tuple(handle, &tuple, &parse) && parse.version_1.ns > 1 ) {
+	    strncpy(devname,parse.version_1.str + parse.version_1.ofs[1], 
+			sizeof(devname));
+	}
+	/*
+         * find IO port
+         */
+	tuple.TupleData = (cisdata_t *)buf;
+	tuple.TupleOffset = 0; tuple.TupleDataMax = 255;
+	tuple.Attributes = 0;
+	tuple.DesiredTuple = CISTPL_CFTABLE_ENTRY;
+	i = first_tuple(handle, &tuple, &parse);
+	while (i == CS_SUCCESS) {
+	    if (cf->io.nwin > 0) {
+		link->conf.ConfigIndex = cf->index;
+		link->io.BasePort1 = cf->io.win[0].base;
+		link->io.NumPorts1 = cf->io.win[0].len;
+		link->io.BasePort2 = 0;
+		link->io.NumPorts2 = 0;
+                printk(KERN_INFO "avma1_cs: testing i/o %#x-%#x\n",
+			link->io.BasePort1,
+		        link->io.BasePort1+link->io.NumPorts1);
+		i = CardServices(RequestIO, link->handle, &link->io);
+		if (i == CS_SUCCESS) goto found_port;
+	    }
+	    i = next_tuple(handle, &tuple, &parse);
+	}
+found_port:
+	if (i != CS_SUCCESS) {
+	    cs_error(link->handle, RequestIO, i);
+	    break;
+	}
+	
+	/*
+	 * allocate an interrupt line
+	 */
+	i = CardServices(RequestIRQ, link->handle, &link->irq);
+	if (i != CS_SUCCESS) {
+	    cs_error(link->handle, RequestIRQ, i);
+	    CardServices(ReleaseIO, link->handle, &link->io);
+	    break;
+	}
+	
+	/*
+         * configure the PCMCIA socket
+	  */
+	i = CardServices(RequestConfiguration, link->handle, &link->conf);
+	if (i != CS_SUCCESS) {
+	    cs_error(link->handle, RequestConfiguration, i);
+	    CardServices(ReleaseIO, link->handle, &link->io);
+	    CardServices(ReleaseIRQ, link->handle, &link->irq);
+	    break;
+	}
+
+    } while (0);
+
+    /* At this point, the dev_node_t structure(s) should be
+       initialized and arranged in a linked list at link->dev. */
+
+    strcpy(dev->node.dev_name, "A1");
+    dev->node.major = 45;
+    dev->node.minor = 0;
+    link->dev = &dev->node;
+    
+    link->state &= ~DEV_CONFIG_PENDING;
+    /* If any step failed, release any partially configured state */
+    if (i != 0) {
+	avma1cs_release((u_long)link);
+	return;
+    }
+
+    printk(KERN_NOTICE "avma1_cs: checking at i/o %#x, irq %d\n",
+				link->io.BasePort1, link->irq.AssignedIRQ);
+
+    if (avm_a1_init_pcmcia((void *)(int)link->io.BasePort1,
+                           link->irq.AssignedIRQ,
+                           &busy, isdnprot) != 0) {
+       printk(KERN_ERR "avma1_cs: failed to initialize AVM A1 PCMCIA %d at i/o %#x\n", i, link->io.BasePort1);
+       return;
+    }
+
+    i = 0; /* no returncode for cardnr :-( */
+
+    dev->node.minor = i;
+
+} /* avma1cs_config */
+
+/*======================================================================
+
+    After a card is removed, avma1cs_release() will unregister the net
+    device, and release the PCMCIA configuration.  If the device is
+    still open, this will be postponed until it is closed.
+    
+======================================================================*/
+
+static void avma1cs_release(u_long arg)
+{
+    dev_link_t *link = (dev_link_t *)arg;
+    local_info_t *local = link->priv;
+
+    DEBUG(0, "avma1cs_release(0x%p)\n", link);
+
+    /*
+       If the device is currently in use, we won't release until it
+       is actually closed.
+    */
+    if (link->open) {
+	DEBUG(1, "avma1_cs: release postponed, '%s' still open\n",
+	      link->dev->dev_name);
+	link->state |= DEV_STALE_CONFIG;
+	return;
+    }
+
+    /* no unregister function with hisax */
+    HiSax_closecard(local->node.minor);
+
+    /* Unlink the device chain */
+    link->dev = NULL;
+    
+    /* Don't bother checking to see if these succeed or not */
+    CardServices(ReleaseConfiguration, link->handle);
+    CardServices(ReleaseIO, link->handle, &link->io);
+    CardServices(ReleaseIRQ, link->handle, &link->irq);
+    link->state &= ~DEV_CONFIG;
+    
+    if (link->state & DEV_STALE_LINK)
+	avma1cs_detach(link);
+    
+} /* avma1cs_release */
+
+/*======================================================================
+
+    The card status event handler.  Mostly, this schedules other
+    stuff to run after an event is received.  A CARD_REMOVAL event
+    also sets some flags to discourage the net drivers from trying
+    to talk to the card any more.
+
+    When a CARD_REMOVAL event is received, we immediately set a flag
+    to block future accesses to this device.  All the functions that
+    actually access the device should check this flag to make sure
+    the card is still present.
+    
+======================================================================*/
+
+static int avma1cs_event(event_t event, int priority,
+			  event_callback_args_t *args)
+{
+    dev_link_t *link = args->client_data;
+
+    DEBUG(1, "avma1cs_event(0x%06x)\n", event);
+    
+    switch (event) {
+    case CS_EVENT_CARD_REMOVAL:
+	link->state &= ~DEV_PRESENT;
+	if (link->state & DEV_CONFIG) {
+	    link->release.expires = (jiffies+(HZ/20));
+	    add_timer(&link->release);
+	}
+	break;
+    case CS_EVENT_CARD_INSERTION:
+	link->state |= DEV_PRESENT | DEV_CONFIG_PENDING;
+	avma1cs_config(link);
+	break;
+    case CS_EVENT_PM_SUSPEND:
+	link->state |= DEV_SUSPEND;
+	/* Fall through... */
+    case CS_EVENT_RESET_PHYSICAL:
+	if (link->state & DEV_CONFIG)
+	    CardServices(ReleaseConfiguration, link->handle);
+	break;
+    case CS_EVENT_PM_RESUME:
+	link->state &= ~DEV_SUSPEND;
+	/* Fall through... */
+    case CS_EVENT_CARD_RESET:
+	if (link->state & DEV_CONFIG)
+	    CardServices(RequestConfiguration, link->handle, &link->conf);
+	break;
+    }
+    return 0;
+} /* avma1cs_event */
+
+/*====================================================================*/
+
+int init_module(void)
+{
+    servinfo_t serv;
+    DEBUG(0, "%s\n", version);
+    CardServices(GetCardServicesInfo, &serv);
+    if (serv.Revision != CS_RELEASE_CODE) {
+	printk(KERN_NOTICE "avma1_cs: Card Services release "
+	       "does not match!\n");
+	return -1;
+    }
+    register_pcmcia_driver(&dev_info, &avma1cs_attach, &avma1cs_detach);
+    return 0;
+}
+
+void cleanup_module(void)
+{
+    DEBUG(0, "avma1_cs: unloading\n");
+    unregister_pcmcia_driver(&dev_info);
+    while (dev_list != NULL) {
+	if (dev_list->state & DEV_CONFIG)
+	    avma1cs_release((u_long)dev_list);
+	avma1cs_detach(dev_list);
+    }
+}

      reply	other threads:[~2001-06-13 23:22 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2001-06-12  8:37 AVM A1 pcmcia, kernel 2.4.5-ac11 problem Boenisch Joerg
2001-06-12  9:18 ` Hrishi
2001-06-13 21:40 ` Kai Germaschewski
2001-06-13 23:20   ` Andreas Klein [this message]

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