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Altera Cyclone Passive Serial SPI FPGA Manager

PATCH Superseded Joshua Clayton 2 participants 6 messages Jan 23, 2017 – Jan 24, 2017

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v8 cover Altera Cyclone Passive Serial SPI FPGA Manager

This series adds an FPGA manager for Altera cyclone FPGAs that can program them using an spi port and a couple of gpios, using Alteras passive serial protocol.

Changes from v7:
Add Rob Herrings Ack on the bindings change (Thanks!) Change const u8* to const char * to make sparse happy

Changes from v6:
- moved bitrev8x4() out (I'll submit it in a separate patch set)
- Changed the dts format to match what is already done in barebox
(see https://git.pengutronix.de/cgit/barebox/tree/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/firmware/altr,passive-serial.txt)
- Changed error message from "Status pin should be low" to "Status
pin failed to show a reset" for better clarity
- Fixed any whitespace problems that had crept in.

Changes from v5:
- Rebased on next-20161214xi
- Corrected for FPGA Mgr API change in write_init() and write_complete()
- Better describe the device cyclone-ps-spi runs on in the file header.
- Split the bitrev8x4 patch into generic and arch specific patches...
- Added AARCH64 and MIPS implementations of bitrev8x4()... they all have to have an implementation for it to compile cleanly across platforms
- Added the changes to imx6q-evi.dts to the patch set.

Changes from v4:
- Added the needed return statement to __arch_bitrev8x4()
- Added Rob Herrings ACK for and fix a typo in the commit log of patch 2

Changes from v3:
- Fixed up the state() function to return the state of the status pin reqested by Alan Tull
- Switched the pin to ACTIVE_LOW and coresponding logic level, and updated the corresponding documentation. Thanks Rob Herring for pointing out my mistake.
- Per Rob Herring, switched from "gpio" to "gpios" in dts

Changes from v2:
- Merged patch 3 and 4 as suggested in review by Moritz Fischer
- Changed FPGA_MIN_DELAY from 250 to 50 ms is the time advertized by Altera. This now works, as we don't assume it is done

Changes from v1:
- Changed the name from cyclone-spi-fpga-mgr to cyclone-ps-spi-fpga-mgr This name change was requested by Alan Tull, to be specific about which programming method is being employed on the fpga.
- Changed the name of the reset-gpio to config-gpio to closer match the way the pins are described in the Altera manual
- Moved MODULE_LICENCE, _AUTHOR, and _DESCRIPTION to the bottom

- Added a bitrev8x4() function to the bitrev headers and implemented ARM const, runtime, and ARM specific faster versions (This may end up needing to be a standalone patch)

- Moved the bitswapping into cyclonespi_write(), as requested. This falls short of my desired generic lsb first spi support, but is a step in that direction.

- Fixed whitespace problems introduced during refactoring

- Replaced magic number for initial delay with a descriptive macro
- Poll the fpga to see when it is ready rather than a fixed 1 ms sleep

Joshua Clayton (3):
doc: dt: add cyclone-ps-spi binding document fpga manager: Add cyclone-ps-spi driver for Altera FPGAs
ARM: dts: imx6q-evi: support cyclone-ps-spi

 .../bindings/fpga/altera-passive-serial.txt        |  25 +++
 arch/arm/boot/dts/imx6q-evi.dts                    |  16 ++
 drivers/fpga/Kconfig                               |   7 +
 drivers/fpga/Makefile                              |   1 +
 drivers/fpga/cyclone-ps-spi.c                      | 185 +++++++++++++++++++++
 5 files changed, 234 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 Documentation/devicetree/bindings/fpga/altera-passive-serial.txt
 create mode 100644 drivers/fpga/cyclone-ps-spi.c
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PATCH v8 1/3 doc: dt: add cyclone-ps-spi binding document

Describe a cyclone-ps-spi devicetree entry, required features

---
 .../bindings/fpga/altera-passive-serial.txt        | 25 ++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 25 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 Documentation/devicetree/bindings/fpga/altera-passive-serial.txt
Documentation/devicetree/bindings/fpga/altera-passive-serial.txt new file +25 -0
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b5f0bb5
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+Altera Cyclone Passive Serial SPI FPGA Manager
+
+Altera Cyclone FPGAs support a method of loading the bitstream over what is
+referred to as "passive serial".
+The passive serial link is not technically spi, and might require extra
+circuits in order to play nicely with other spi slaves on the same bus.
+
+See https://www.altera.com/literature/hb/cyc/cyc_c51013.pdf
+
+Required properties:
+- compatible: should contain "altr,fpga-passive-serial"
+- reg: spi chip select of the FPGA
+- nstat-gpios: status pin (referred to as nSTATUS in the cyclone manual)
+- nconfig-gpios: config pin (referred to as nCONFIG in the cyclone manual)
+- confd-gpios: confd pin (referred to as CONF_DONE in the cyclone manual)
+
+Example:
+	fpga_spi: evi-fpga-spi at 0 {
+		compatible = "altr,cyclone-ps-spi-fpga-mgr";
+		spi-max-frequency = <20000000>;
+		reg = <0>;
+		nconfig-gpios = <&gpio4 9 GPIO_ACTIVE_LOW>;
+		nstat-gpios = <&gpio4 11 GPIO_ACTIVE_LOW>;
+		confd-gpios = <&gpio4 12 GPIO_ACTIVE_LOW>;
+	};
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PATCH v8 2/3 fpga manager: Add cyclone-ps-spi driver for Altera FPGAs

In reply to Joshua Clayton

cyclone-ps-spi loads FPGA firmware over spi, using the "passive serial" interface on Altera Cyclone FPGAS.

This is one of the simpler ways to set up an FPGA at runtime. The signal interface is close to unidirectional spi with lsb first.

---
 drivers/fpga/Kconfig          |   7 ++
 drivers/fpga/Makefile         |   1 +
 drivers/fpga/cyclone-ps-spi.c | 185 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 3 files changed, 193 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 drivers/fpga/cyclone-ps-spi.c
drivers/fpga/Kconfig +7 -0
index ce861a2..e6c032d 100644
@@ -20,6 +20,13 @@ config FPGA_REGION
 	  FPGA Regions allow loading FPGA images under control of
 	  the Device Tree.
 
+config FPGA_MGR_CYCLONE_PS_SPI
+	tristate "Altera Cyclone FPGA Passive Serial over SPI"
+	depends on SPI
+	help
+	  FPGA manager driver support for Altera Cyclone using the
+	  passive serial interface over SPI
+
 config FPGA_MGR_SOCFPGA
 	tristate "Altera SOCFPGA FPGA Manager"
 	depends on ARCH_SOCFPGA || COMPILE_TEST
drivers/fpga/Makefile +1 -0
index 8df07bc..a112bef 100644
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 obj-$(CONFIG_FPGA)			+= fpga-mgr.o
 
 # FPGA Manager Drivers
+obj-$(CONFIG_FPGA_MGR_CYCLONE_PS_SPI)	+= cyclone-ps-spi.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_FPGA_MGR_SOCFPGA)		+= socfpga.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_FPGA_MGR_SOCFPGA_A10)	+= socfpga-a10.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_FPGA_MGR_ZYNQ_FPGA)	+= zynq-fpga.o
drivers/fpga/cyclone-ps-spi.c new file +185 -0

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PATCH v8 3/3 ARM: dts: imx6q-evi: support cyclone-ps-spi

In reply to Joshua Clayton

Add support for Altera cyclone V FPGA connected to an spi port to the evi devicetree file

---
 arch/arm/boot/dts/imx6q-evi.dts | 16 ++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+)
arch/arm/boot/dts/imx6q-evi.dts +16 -0
index 24fe093..a0cbb2d 100644
@@ -82,6 +82,15 @@
 	pinctrl-names = "default";
 	pinctrl-0 = <&pinctrl_ecspi1 &pinctrl_ecspi1cs>;
 	status = "okay";
+
+	fpga_spi: cyclonespi at 0 {
+		compatible = "altr,fpga-passive-serial";
+		spi-max-frequency = <20000000>;
+		reg = <0>;
+		pinctrl-0 = <&pinctrl_fpgaspi>;
+		nconfig-gpios = <&gpio4 9 GPIO_ACTIVE_LOW>;
+		nstat-gpios = <&gpio4 11 GPIO_ACTIVE_LOW>;
+	};
 };
 
 &ecspi3 {
@@ -313,6 +322,13 @@
 		>;
 	};
 
+	pinctrl_fpgaspi: fpgaspigrp {
+		fsl,pins = <
+			MX6QDL_PAD_KEY_ROW1__GPIO4_IO09 0x1b0b0
+			MX6QDL_PAD_KEY_ROW2__GPIO4_IO11 0x1b0b0
+		>;
+	};
+
 	pinctrl_gpminand: gpminandgrp {
 		fsl,pins = <
 			MX6QDL_PAD_NANDF_CLE__NAND_CLE 0xb0b1
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Re: [PATCH v8 3/3] ARM: dts: imx6q-evi: support cyclone-ps-spi

Quoted 14 lines · Joshua Clayton

Add support for Altera cyclone V FPGA connected to an spi port to the evi devicetree file

---
 arch/arm/boot/dts/imx6q-evi.dts | 16 ++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+)
arch/arm/boot/dts/imx6q-evi.dts +0 -0
index 24fe093..a0cbb2d 100644
@@ -82,6 +82,15 @@
        pinctrl-names = "default";

arch/arm/boot/dts/imx6q-evi.dts line 92

Quoted 10 lines
arch/arm/boot/dts/imx6q-evi.dts +8 -0
        pinctrl-0 = <&pinctrl_ecspi1 &pinctrl_ecspi1cs>;
        status = "okay";
+
+       fpga_spi: cyclonespi at 0 {
+               compatible = "altr,fpga-passive-serial";
+               spi-max-frequency = <20000000>;
+               reg = <0>;
+               pinctrl-0 = <&pinctrl_fpgaspi>;
+               nconfig-gpios = <&gpio4 9 GPIO_ACTIVE_LOW>;
+               nstat-gpios = <&gpio4 11 GPIO_ACTIVE_LOW>;

Your binding doc says that 'confd-gpios ' is a required property, but you did not put it here.

Either it is missing here or you should mention that it is optional in the binding doc.

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Re: [PATCH v8 3/3] ARM: dts: imx6q-evi: support cyclone-ps-spi

Quoted 29 lines · Fabio Estevam
Quoted 14 lines · Joshua Clayton

Add support for Altera cyclone V FPGA connected to an spi port to the evi devicetree file

---
 arch/arm/boot/dts/imx6q-evi.dts | 16 ++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+)
arch/arm/boot/dts/imx6q-evi.dts +0 -0
index 24fe093..a0cbb2d 100644
@@ -82,6 +82,15 @@
        pinctrl-names = "default";

arch/arm/boot/dts/imx6q-evi.dts line 92

Quoted 10 lines
arch/arm/boot/dts/imx6q-evi.dts +8 -0
        pinctrl-0 = <&pinctrl_ecspi1 &pinctrl_ecspi1cs>;
        status = "okay";
+
+       fpga_spi: cyclonespi at 0 {
+               compatible = "altr,fpga-passive-serial";
+               spi-max-frequency = <20000000>;
+               reg = <0>;
+               pinctrl-0 = <&pinctrl_fpgaspi>;
+               nconfig-gpios = <&gpio4 9 GPIO_ACTIVE_LOW>;
+               nstat-gpios = <&gpio4 11 GPIO_ACTIVE_LOW>;

Your binding doc says that 'confd-gpios ' is a required property, but you did not put it here.

Quoted 2 lines

Either it is missing here or you should mention that it is optional in the binding doc.

You're right, Fabio.
The barebox driver from which I stole the binding had a confd and no nstat. I've got an nstat and no confd.
One or the other is needed to know whether the bitstream was loaded.

I can add support for using the confd, but with no way to test it, I forebear.

I guess they should both be optional and a note placed that this driver currently uses only the nstat.

Will change the doc to reflect that.