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PATCH Superseded Gregory CLEMENT 4 participants 13 messages Sep 21, 2012 – Sep 26, 2012

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PATCH v4 1/1 Add support for Aurora L2 Cache Controller

Hello,

This a the 4th version of the patch set (the fifth if we include the RFC). This last series add little change after the review of Russell King. See the end of this email for the changelog.

The purpose of this patch set is to add support for Aurora L2 Cache Controller used by Armada 370 and Armada XP SoCs. As it was initially designed by Marvell engineer to be compatible with the ARM L2 Cache Controller, we chose to reuse the existing code and to just extend it to support the differences and improvements brought by the Aurora controller.The diffstat looks like:

 Documentation/devicetree/bindings/arm/l2cc.txt  |    9 +
 arch/arm/boot/dts/armada-370.dtsi               |    6 +
 arch/arm/boot/dts/armada-xp.dtsi                |    7 +
 arch/arm/include/asm/hardware/cache-aurora-l2.h |   55 +++++
 arch/arm/include/asm/hardware/cache-l2x0.h      |    5 +
 arch/arm/mach-mvebu/Kconfig                     |    1 +
 arch/arm/mach-mvebu/irq-armada-370-xp.c         |    4 +
 arch/arm/mm/cache-l2x0.c                        |  281 ++++++++++++++++++++---
 8 files changed, 340 insertions(+), 28 deletions(-)

The main differences and improvements are:

- no cache id part number available through hardware (need to get it by the DT).
- always write through mode available.
- two flavors of the controller 'outer cache' and 'system cache' (the last one meaning maintenance operations on L1 are broadcasted to the L2 and L2 performs the same operation).
- in outer cache mode, the cache maintenance operations are improved and can be done on a range inside a page and are not limited to a cache line.
- during resume the controller need to restore the ctrl register.

The first patch adds some modifications in the driver infrastructure. As most of the outer cache functions can use the Aurora improvements, we had to introduce new functions. So we thought it was better to use a outer_cache_fns field inside l2x0_of_data and just memcopy it into outer_cache depending of the type of the l2x0 cache.

Changelog:
V3 -> V4:
- Rebased L2 pach set onto v3.6-rc6.
- The assignment of outer_cache in l2x0_init, don't depend of CONFIG_OF but of variable. The value of this boolean variable is changed in l2x0_of_init. Then, if a system enable CONFIG_OF don't supply a DT file, relying on the old way to initialize the L2 cache, the assignment won't be disable.
- Removed unnecessary check in calc_range_end(). The alignment tested was already made before calling this function.

V2 -> V3:
- Use define instead of literal value for AURORA_CTRL_FW, AURORA_WAY_SIZE_SHIFT, L2X0_WAY_SIZE_SHIFT and L2X0_CTRL_EN.
- Used ALIGN, IS_ALUGNED and PAGE_ALIGN macro instead of bitwise operation.
- Calculate the number of way for Aurora instead of using a switch case.
- removed inaccurate BUG() call and replaced them by a pr_warn if needed.
- In aurora_inv_range round the start and end addresses to cache line size. The initial code was supposed to invalidate partial line cache but actually invalidate the full line, so there was no point to do it outside the aurora_pa_range call.
- Removed the dsb call in the aurora_*_range function: the cache_sync() call inside aurora_pa_range() is enough.
- And as usual tested on Armada 370 and Armada XP boards and ran benchmark without seeing any regression. Results are updated on the wiki page.

V1 -> V2:
- Rebased L2 pach set onto v3.6-rc4.
- Changed the compatible names to be more explicit, from aurora-cache-with-outer to aurora-outer-cache , and from aurora-cache-without-outer to aurora-system-cache.
- Add an isb() after the call to mcr in aurora_broadcast_l2_commands().
- Added the tested and reviewed-by from Lior Amsalem and Yehuda Yitschak.
- Tested on Armada 370 and Armada XP boards and ran benchmark without seeing any regression.

RFC -> V1:
- Rebased the series on to V3.6-rc3
- Added missing Signed-off-by
- Corrected a compilation warning that I have missed
- Ran benchmarks without seeing any regression

Benchmarks results are visible here:
https://github.com/MISL-EBU-System-SW/mainline-public/wiki/Non-official-cache-bench-results-on-the-mainline-Linux-port-%28-kernels-3.6-rcX%29-of-Armada-XP-and-Armada-370

The git branch aurora-L2-cache-ctrl is visible at
https://github.com/MISL-EBU-System-SW/mainline-public.git

Regards,

Gregory

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PATCH v4 1/6 arm: cache-l2x0: make outer_cache_fns a field of l2x0_of_data

Instead of having multiple functions belonging to outer_cache and filling this structure on the fly, use a outer_cache_fns field inside l2x0_of_data and just memcopy it into outer_cache depending of the type of the l2x0 cache. For non DT case, the former code was kept.

Cc Barry Song <[email protected]>
Cc Will Deacon <[email protected]>
Cc Santosh Shilimkar <[email protected]>
Cc Rob Herring <[email protected]>
Cc Arnd Bergmann <[email protected]>
Cc Olof Johansson <[email protected]>
---
 arch/arm/mm/cache-l2x0.c |   55 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-------------
 1 file changed, 40 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-)
arch/arm/mm/cache-l2x0.c +40 -15
index 2a8e380..8b9c0ae 100644
@@ -39,8 +39,9 @@ struct l2x0_regs l2x0_saved_regs;
 struct l2x0_of_data {
 	void (*setup)(const struct device_node *, u32 *, u32 *);
 	void (*save)(void);
-	void (*resume)(void);
+	struct outer_cache_fns outer_cache;
 };
+static bool of_init = false;
 
 static inline void cache_wait_way(void __iomem *reg, unsigned long mask)
 {
@@ -376,13 +377,15 @@ void __init l2x0_init(void __iomem *base, u32 aux_val, u32 aux_mask)
 		writel_relaxed(1, l2x0_base + L2X0_CTRL);
 	}
 
-	outer_cache.inv_range = l2x0_inv_range;
-	outer_cache.clean_range = l2x0_clean_range;
-	outer_cache.flush_range = l2x0_flush_range;
-	outer_cache.sync = l2x0_cache_sync;
-	outer_cache.flush_all = l2x0_flush_all;
-	outer_cache.inv_all = l2x0_inv_all;
-	outer_cache.disable = l2x0_disable;
+	if (!of_init) {
+		outer_cache.inv_range = l2x0_inv_range;
+		outer_cache.clean_range = l2x0_clean_range;
+		outer_cache.flush_range = l2x0_flush_range;
+		outer_cache.sync = l2x0_cache_sync;
+		outer_cache.flush_all = l2x0_flush_all;
+		outer_cache.inv_all = l2x0_inv_all;
+		outer_cache.disable = l2x0_disable;
+	}
 
 	printk(KERN_INFO "%s cache controller enabled\n", type);
 	printk(KERN_INFO "l2x0: %d ways, CACHE_ID 0x%08x, AUX_CTRL 0x%08x, Cache size: %d B\n",
@@ -533,15 +536,34 @@ static void pl310_resume(void)
 }
 
 static const struct l2x0_of_data pl310_data = {
-	pl310_of_setup,
-	pl310_save,
-	pl310_resume,
+	.setup = pl310_of_setup,
+	.save  = pl310_save,
+	.outer_cache = {
+		.resume      = pl310_resume,
+		.inv_range   = l2x0_inv_range,
+		.clean_range = l2x0_clean_range,
+		.flush_range = l2x0_flush_range,
+		.sync        = l2x0_cache_sync,
+		.flush_all   = l2x0_flush_all,
+		.inv_all     = l2x0_inv_all,
+		.disable     = l2x0_disable,
+		.set_debug   = pl310_set_debug,
+	},
 };
 
 static const struct l2x0_of_data l2x0_data = {
-	l2x0_of_setup,
-	NULL,
-	l2x0_resume,
+	.setup = l2x0_of_setup,
+	.save  = NULL,
+	.outer_cache = {
+		.resume      = l2x0_resume,
+		.inv_range   = l2x0_inv_range,
+		.clean_range = l2x0_clean_range,
+		.flush_range = l2x0_flush_range,
+		.sync        = l2x0_cache_sync,
+		.flush_all   = l2x0_flush_all,
+		.inv_all     = l2x0_inv_all,
+		.disable     = l2x0_disable,
+	},
 };
 
 static const struct of_device_id l2x0_ids[] __initconst = {
@@ -581,9 +603,12 @@ int __init l2x0_of_init(u32 aux_val, u32 aux_mask)
 	if (data->save)
 		data->save();
 
+	/* */
+	of_init = true;
 	l2x0_init(l2x0_base, aux_val, aux_mask);
 
-	outer_cache.resume = data->resume;
+	memcpy(&outer_cache, &data->outer_cache, sizeof(outer_cache));
+
 	return 0;
 }
 #endif
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PATCH v4 2/6 arm: cache-l2x0: add an optional register to save/restore

In reply to Gregory CLEMENT
Cc Barry Song <[email protected]>
Cc Rob Herring <[email protected]>
Cc Santosh Shilimkar <[email protected]>
Cc Arnd Bergmann <[email protected]>
Cc Olof Johansson <[email protected]>
---
 arch/arm/include/asm/hardware/cache-l2x0.h |    1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
arch/arm/include/asm/hardware/cache-l2x0.h +1 -0
index c4c87bc..5f2c7b4 100644
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ struct l2x0_regs {
 	unsigned long filter_end;
 	unsigned long prefetch_ctrl;
 	unsigned long pwr_ctrl;
+	unsigned long ctrl;
 };
 
 extern struct l2x0_regs l2x0_saved_regs;
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PATCH v4 3/6 arm: cache-l2x0: add support for Aurora L2 cache ctrl

In reply to Gregory CLEMENT

Aurora Cache Controller was designed to be compatible with the ARM L2 Cache Controller. It comes with some difference or improvement such as:
- no cache id part number available through hardware (need to get it by the DT).
- always write through mode available.
- two flavors of the controller outer cache and system cache (meaning maintenance operations on L1 are broadcasted to the L2 and L2 performs the same operation).
- in outer cache mode, the cache maintenance operations are improved and can be done on a range inside a page and are not limited to a cache line.

Cc Barry Song <[email protected]>
Cc Will Deacon <[email protected]>
Cc Santosh Shilimkar <[email protected]>
Cc Rob Herring <[email protected]>
Cc Arnd Bergmann <[email protected]>
Cc Olof Johansson <[email protected]>
---
 arch/arm/include/asm/hardware/cache-aurora-l2.h |   55 ++++++
 arch/arm/include/asm/hardware/cache-l2x0.h      |    4 +
 arch/arm/mm/cache-l2x0.c                        |  226 +++++++++++++++++++++--
 3 files changed, 272 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 arch/arm/include/asm/hardware/cache-aurora-l2.h
arch/arm/include/asm/hardware/cache-aurora-l2.h new file +55 -0
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c861247
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+/*
+ * AURORA shared L2 cache controller support
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2012 Marvell
+ *
+ * Yehuda Yitschak <[email protected]>
+ * Gregory CLEMENT <[email protected]>
+ *
+ * This file is licensed under the terms of the GNU General Public
+ * License version 2.  This program is licensed "as is" without any
+ * warranty of any kind, whether express or implied.
+ */
+
+#ifndef __ASM_ARM_HARDWARE_AURORA_L2_H
+#define __ASM_ARM_HARDWARE_AURORA_L2_H
+
+#define AURORA_SYNC_REG		    0x700
+#define AURORA_RANGE_BASE_ADDR_REG  0x720
+#define AURORA_FLUSH_PHY_ADDR_REG   0x7f0
+#define AURORA_INVAL_RANGE_REG	    0x774
+#define AURORA_CLEAN_RANGE_REG	    0x7b4
+#define AURORA_FLUSH_RANGE_REG	    0x7f4
+
+#define AURORA_ACR_REPLACEMENT_OFFSET	    27
+#define AURORA_ACR_REPLACEMENT_MASK	     \
+	(0x3 << AURORA_ACR_REPLACEMENT_OFFSET)
+#define AURORA_ACR_REPLACEMENT_TYPE_WAYRR    \
+	(0 << AURORA_ACR_REPLACEMENT_OFFSET)
+#define AURORA_ACR_REPLACEMENT_TYPE_LFSR     \
+	(1 << AURORA_ACR_REPLACEMENT_OFFSET)
+#define AURORA_ACR_REPLACEMENT_TYPE_SEMIPLRU \
+	(3 << AURORA_ACR_REPLACEMENT_OFFSET)
+
+#define AURORA_ACR_FORCE_WRITE_POLICY_OFFSET	0
+#define AURORA_ACR_FORCE_WRITE_POLICY_MASK	\
+	(0x3 << AURORA_ACR_FORCE_WRITE_POLICY_OFFSET)
+#define AURORA_ACR_FORCE_WRITE_POLICY_DIS	\
+	(0 << AURORA_ACR_FORCE_WRITE_POLICY_OFFSET)
+#define AURORA_ACR_FORCE_WRITE_BACK_POLICY	\
+	(1 << AURORA_ACR_FORCE_WRITE_POLICY_OFFSET)
+#define AURORA_ACR_FORCE_WRITE_THRO_POLICY	\
+	(2 << AURORA_ACR_FORCE_WRITE_POLICY_OFFSET)
+
+#define MAX_RANGE_SIZE		1024
+
+#define AURORA_WAY_SIZE_SHIFT	2
+
+#define AURORA_CTRL_FW		0x100
+
+/* chose a number outside L2X0_CACHE_ID_PART_MASK to be sure to make
+ * the distinction between a number coming from hardware and a number
+ * coming from the device tree */
+#define AURORA_CACHE_ID	       0x100
+
+#endif /* __ASM_ARM_HARDWARE_AURORA_L2_H */
arch/arm/include/asm/hardware/cache-l2x0.h +4 -0
index 5f2c7b4..3b2c40b 100644
@@ -102,6 +102,10 @@
 
 #define L2X0_ADDR_FILTER_EN		1
 
+#define L2X0_CTRL_EN			1
+
+#define L2X0_WAY_SIZE_SHIFT		3
+
 #ifndef __ASSEMBLY__
 extern void __init l2x0_init(void __iomem *base, u32 aux_val, u32 aux_mask);
 #if defined(CONFIG_CACHE_L2X0) && defined(CONFIG_OF)
arch/arm/mm/cache-l2x0.c +213 -13

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PATCH v4 3/6 arm: cache-l2x0: add support for Aurora L2 cache ctrl

Quoted 17 lines · Gregory CLEMENT

Aurora Cache Controller was designed to be compatible with the ARM L2 Cache Controller. It comes with some difference or improvement such as:
- no cache id part number available through hardware (need to get it by the DT).
- always write through mode available.
- two flavors of the controller outer cache and system cache (meaning maintenance operations on L1 are broadcasted to the L2 and L2 performs the same operation).
- in outer cache mode, the cache maintenance operations are improved and can be done on a range inside a page and are not limited to a cache line.

Quoted 7 lines
Cc Barry Song <[email protected]>
Cc Will Deacon <[email protected]>
Cc Santosh Shilimkar <[email protected]>
Cc Rob Herring <[email protected]>
Cc Arnd Bergmann <[email protected]>
Cc Olof Johansson <[email protected]>

---

I reviewed this before and it hasn't got any worse since then :)

Will

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PATCH v4 3/6 arm: cache-l2x0: add support for Aurora L2 cache ctrl

In reply to Gregory CLEMENT
Quoted 1 line · Gregory CLEMENT
 arch/arm/include/asm/hardware/cache-aurora-l2.h |   55 ++++++

Will anything apart from cache-l2x0.c make use of this header file? If not, it should be in arch/arm/mm. I've said this many a time on list that header files containing private definitions should be co-located with their users.

Apart from that, and a few cosmetic additional unnecessary blank lines, I think this is fine. Relevant bits of the patch are below.

Quoted 9 lines
arch/arm/mm/cache-l2x0.c +9 -0
+static unsigned long calc_range_end(unsigned long start, unsigned long end)
+{
+	/*
+	 * Limit the number of cache lines processed at once,
+	 * since cache range operations stall the CPU pipeline
+	 * until completion.
+	 */
+
+	if (end > start + MAX_RANGE_SIZE)

...

Quoted 17 lines
arch/arm/mm/cache-l2x0.c +16 -0
+static void aurora_flush_range(unsigned long start, unsigned long end)
+{
+	if (!l2_wt_override) {
+		start &= ~(CACHE_LINE_SIZE - 1);
+		end = ALIGN(end, CACHE_LINE_SIZE);
+		while (start != end) {
+			unsigned long range_end = calc_range_end(start, end);
+			aurora_pa_range(start, range_end - CACHE_LINE_SIZE,
+					AURORA_FLUSH_RANGE_REG);
+			start = range_end;
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+
+
 static void l2x0_disable(void)

...

Quoted 5 lines
arch/arm/mm/cache-l2x0.c +3 -0
 		if (data->setup)
 			data->setup(np, &aux_val, &aux_mask);
+
+
+		/* For aurora cache in no outer mode select the
#6 lore raw

PATCH v4 4/6 arm: mvebu: add L2 cache support

In reply to Gregory CLEMENT
Cc Jason Cooper <[email protected]>
Cc Andrew Lunn <[email protected]>
Cc Arnd Bergmann <[email protected]>
Cc Olof Johansson <[email protected]>
---
 arch/arm/mach-mvebu/Kconfig             |    1 +
 arch/arm/mach-mvebu/irq-armada-370-xp.c |    4 ++++
 2 files changed, 5 insertions(+)
arch/arm/mach-mvebu/Kconfig +1 -0
index caa2c5e..e20c5e9 100644
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ config MACH_ARMADA_370_XP
 	bool "Marvell Armada 370 and Aramada XP boards"
 	select ARMADA_370_XP_TIMER
 	select CPU_V7
+	select CACHE_L2X0
 	help
 
 	  Say 'Y' here if you want your kernel to support boards based on
arch/arm/mach-mvebu/irq-armada-370-xp.c +4 -0
index 5f5f939..570be84 100644
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #include <linux/irqdomain.h>
 #include <asm/mach/arch.h>
 #include <asm/exception.h>
+#include <asm/hardware/cache-l2x0.h>
 
 /* Interrupt Controller Registers Map */
 #define ARMADA_370_XP_INT_SET_MASK_OFFS		(0x48)
@@ -130,4 +131,7 @@ static const struct of_device_id mpic_of_match[] __initconst = {
 void __init armada_370_xp_init_irq(void)
 {
 	of_irq_init(mpic_of_match);
+#ifdef CONFIG_CACHE_L2X0
+	l2x0_of_init(0, ~0UL);
+#endif
 }
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PATCH v4 4/6 arm: mvebu: add L2 cache support

Quoted 8 lines · Gregory CLEMENT
Cc Jason Cooper <[email protected]>
Cc Andrew Lunn <[email protected]>
Cc Arnd Bergmann <[email protected]>
Cc Olof Johansson <[email protected]>

arch/arm/mach-mvebu/irq-armada-370-xp.c static const struct of_device_id mpic_of_match[] __initconst = { · line 137

Quoted 8 lines
arch/arm/mach-mvebu/irq-armada-370-xp.c +3 -0
@@ -130,4 +131,7 @@ static const struct of_device_id mpic_of_match[] __initconst = {
 void __init armada_370_xp_init_irq(void)
 {
        of_irq_init(mpic_of_match);
+#ifdef CONFIG_CACHE_L2X0
+       l2x0_of_init(0, ~0UL);
+#endif
 }

But you can leave out the #ifdef. l2x0_of_init is already defined as an empty function if either CONFIG_OF or CONFIG_L2X0 is disabled.

Arnd

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PATCH v4 5/6 arm: mvebu: add Aurora L2 Cache Controller to the DT

In reply to Gregory CLEMENT
Cc Jason Cooper <[email protected]>
Cc Andrew Lunn <[email protected]>
Cc Arnd Bergmann <[email protected]>
Cc Olof Johansson <[email protected]>
---
 arch/arm/boot/dts/armada-370.dtsi |    6 ++++++
 arch/arm/boot/dts/armada-xp.dtsi  |    7 +++++++
 2 files changed, 13 insertions(+)
arch/arm/boot/dts/armada-370.dtsi +6 -0
index 3228ccc..fa60478 100644
@@ -20,6 +20,12 @@
 / {
 	model = "Marvell Armada 370 family SoC";
 	compatible = "marvell,armada370", "marvell,armada-370-xp";
+	L2: l2-cache {
+		compatible = "marvell,aurora-outer-cache";
+		reg = <0xd0008000 0x1000>;
+		cache-id-part = <0x100>;
+		wt-override;
+	};
 
 	mpic: interrupt-controller at d0020000 {
 	      reg = <0xd0020a00 0x1d0>,
arch/arm/boot/dts/armada-xp.dtsi +7 -0
index 71d6b5d..0186f62 100644
@@ -22,6 +22,13 @@
 	model = "Marvell Armada XP family SoC";
 	compatible = "marvell,armadaxp", "marvell,armada-370-xp";
 
+	L2: l2-cache {
+		compatible = "marvell,aurora-system-cache";
+		reg = <0xd0008000 0x1000>;
+		cache-id-part = <0x100>;
+		wt-override;
+	};
+
 	mpic: interrupt-controller at d0020000 {
 	      reg = <0xd0020a00 0x1d0>,
 		    <0xd0021870 0x58>;
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PATCH v4 5/6 arm: mvebu: add Aurora L2 Cache Controller to the DT

Quoted 9 lines · Gregory CLEMENT
Cc Jason Cooper <[email protected]>
Cc Andrew Lunn <[email protected]>
Cc Arnd Bergmann <[email protected]>
Cc Olof Johansson <[email protected]>
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PATCH v4 6/6 arm: l2x0: add aurora related properties to OF binding

In reply to Gregory CLEMENT

Aurora is a L2 Cache Controller designed to be compatible with the L2x0 Cache Controller. L2X0 OF bindings are extended to support some specificity of Aurora (no cache id part number available through hardware, always write through mode, choice between outer cache and system cache).

Cc Grant Likely <[email protected]>
Cc Rob Herring <[email protected]>
Cc Russell King <[email protected]>
Cc Barry Song <[email protected]>
Cc Will Deacon <[email protected]>
Cc Arnd Bergmann <[email protected]>
Cc Olof Johansson <[email protected]>
---
 Documentation/devicetree/bindings/arm/l2cc.txt |    9 +++++++++
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+)
Documentation/devicetree/bindings/arm/l2cc.txt +9 -0
index 7ca5216..76b0ee6 100644
@@ -10,6 +10,12 @@ Required properties:
 	"arm,pl310-cache"
 	"arm,l220-cache"
 	"arm,l210-cache"
+	"marvell,aurora-system-cache": Marvell Controller designed to be
+     compatible with the ARM one, with system cache mode (meaning
+     maintenance operations on L1 are broadcasted to the L2 and L2
+     performs the same operation).
+	"marvell,"aurora-outer-cache: Marvell Controller designed to be
+	 compatible with the ARM one with outer cache mode.
 - cache-unified : Specifies the cache is a unified cache.
 - cache-level : Should be set to 2 for a level 2 cache.
 - reg : Physical base address and size of cache controller's memory mapped
@@ -29,6 +35,9 @@ Optional properties:
   filter. Addresses in the filter window are directed to the M1 port. Other
   addresses will go to the M0 port.
 - interrupts : 1 combined interrupt.
+- cache-id-part: cache id part number to be used if it is not present
+  on hardware
+- wt-override: If present then L2 is forced to Write through mode
 
 Example:
 
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PATCH v4 6/6 arm: l2x0: add aurora related properties to OF binding

Quoted 9 lines · Gregory CLEMENT

Aurora is a L2 Cache Controller designed to be compatible with the L2x0 Cache Controller. L2X0 OF bindings are extended to support some specificity of Aurora (no cache id part number available through hardware, always write through mode, choice between outer cache and system cache).

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PATCH v4 1/1 Add support for Aurora L2 Cache Controller

In reply to Gregory CLEMENT
Quoted 5 lines · Gregory CLEMENT

Hello,

This a the 4th version of the patch set (the fifth if we include the RFC). This last series add little change after the review of Russell King. See the end of this email for the changelog.

Russell,

I have made changes according your reviews, most of the patches are acked or reviewed by Arnd and Will. Do you agree now to take the first two patches?

Thanks

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The purpose of this patch set is to add support for Aurora L2 Cache Controller used by Armada 370 and Armada XP SoCs. As it was initially designed by Marvell engineer to be compatible with the ARM L2 Cache Controller, we chose to reuse the existing code and to just extend it to support the differences and improvements brought by the Aurora controller.The diffstat looks like:

 Documentation/devicetree/bindings/arm/l2cc.txt  |    9 +
 arch/arm/boot/dts/armada-370.dtsi               |    6 +
 arch/arm/boot/dts/armada-xp.dtsi                |    7 +
 arch/arm/include/asm/hardware/cache-aurora-l2.h |   55 +++++
 arch/arm/include/asm/hardware/cache-l2x0.h      |    5 +
 arch/arm/mach-mvebu/Kconfig                     |    1 +
 arch/arm/mach-mvebu/irq-armada-370-xp.c         |    4 +
 arch/arm/mm/cache-l2x0.c                        |  281 ++++++++++++++++++++---
 8 files changed, 340 insertions(+), 28 deletions(-)

The main differences and improvements are:

- no cache id part number available through hardware (need to get it by the DT).
- always write through mode available.
- two flavors of the controller 'outer cache' and 'system cache' (the last one meaning maintenance operations on L1 are broadcasted to the L2 and L2 performs the same operation).
- in outer cache mode, the cache maintenance operations are improved and can be done on a range inside a page and are not limited to a cache line.
- during resume the controller need to restore the ctrl register.

The first patch adds some modifications in the driver infrastructure. As most of the outer cache functions can use the Aurora improvements, we had to introduce new functions. So we thought it was better to use a outer_cache_fns field inside l2x0_of_data and just memcopy it into outer_cache depending of the type of the l2x0 cache.

Changelog:
V3 -> V4:
- Rebased L2 pach set onto v3.6-rc6.
- The assignment of outer_cache in l2x0_init, don't depend of CONFIG_OF but of variable. The value of this boolean variable is changed in l2x0_of_init. Then, if a system enable CONFIG_OF don't supply a DT file, relying on the old way to initialize the L2 cache, the assignment won't be disable.
- Removed unnecessary check in calc_range_end(). The alignment tested was already made before calling this function.

V2 -> V3:
- Use define instead of literal value for AURORA_CTRL_FW, AURORA_WAY_SIZE_SHIFT, L2X0_WAY_SIZE_SHIFT and L2X0_CTRL_EN.
- Used ALIGN, IS_ALUGNED and PAGE_ALIGN macro instead of bitwise operation.
- Calculate the number of way for Aurora instead of using a switch case.
- removed inaccurate BUG() call and replaced them by a pr_warn if needed.
- In aurora_inv_range round the start and end addresses to cache line size. The initial code was supposed to invalidate partial line cache but actually invalidate the full line, so there was no point to do it outside the aurora_pa_range call.
- Removed the dsb call in the aurora_*_range function: the cache_sync() call inside aurora_pa_range() is enough.
- And as usual tested on Armada 370 and Armada XP boards and ran benchmark without seeing any regression. Results are updated on the wiki page.

V1 -> V2:
- Rebased L2 pach set onto v3.6-rc4.
- Changed the compatible names to be more explicit, from aurora-cache-with-outer to aurora-outer-cache , and from aurora-cache-without-outer to aurora-system-cache.
- Add an isb() after the call to mcr in aurora_broadcast_l2_commands().
- Added the tested and reviewed-by from Lior Amsalem and Yehuda Yitschak.
- Tested on Armada 370 and Armada XP boards and ran benchmark without seeing any regression.

RFC -> V1:
- Rebased the series on to V3.6-rc3
- Added missing Signed-off-by
- Corrected a compilation warning that I have missed
- Ran benchmarks without seeing any regression

Benchmarks results are visible here:
https://github.com/MISL-EBU-System-SW/mainline-public/wiki/Non-official-cache-bench-results-on-the-mainline-Linux-port-%28-kernels-3.6-rcX%29-of-Armada-XP-and-Armada-370

The git branch aurora-L2-cache-ctrl is visible at
https://github.com/MISL-EBU-System-SW/mainline-public.git

Regards,

Gregory

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Gregory Clement, Free Electrons
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