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    SubjectRe: [PATCH] mtd: nand: raw: atmel: add module param to avoid using dma
    On Tue, 3 Apr 2018 08:11:30 +0200
    Peter Rosin <peda@axentia.se> wrote:

    > On 2018-04-02 22:20, Boris Brezillon wrote:
    > > On Mon, 2 Apr 2018 21:28:43 +0200
    > > Boris Brezillon <boris.brezillon@bootlin.com> wrote:
    > >
    > >> On Mon, 2 Apr 2018 19:59:39 +0200
    > >> Peter Rosin <peda@axentia.se> wrote:
    > >>
    > >>> On 2018-04-02 14:22, Boris Brezillon wrote:
    > >>>> On Thu, 29 Mar 2018 16:27:12 +0200
    > >>>> Peter Rosin <peda@axentia.se> wrote:
    > >>>>
    > >>>>> On 2018-03-29 15:44, Boris Brezillon wrote:
    > >>>>>> On Thu, 29 Mar 2018 15:37:43 +0200
    > >>>>>> Peter Rosin <peda@axentia.se> wrote:
    > >>>>>>
    > >>>>>>> On 2018-03-29 15:33, Boris Brezillon wrote:
    > >>>>>>>> On Thu, 29 Mar 2018 15:10:54 +0200
    > >>>>>>>> Peter Rosin <peda@axentia.se> wrote:
    > >>>>>>>>
    > >>>>>>>>> On a sama5d31 with a Full-HD dual LVDS panel (132MHz pixel clock) NAND
    > >>>>>>>>> flash accesses have a tendency to cause display disturbances. Add a
    > >>>>>>>>> module param to disable DMA from the NAND controller, since that fixes
    > >>>>>>>>> the display problem for me.
    > >>>>>>>>>
    > >>>>>>>>> Signed-off-by: Peter Rosin <peda@axentia.se>
    > >>>>>>>>> ---
    > >>>>>>>>> drivers/mtd/nand/raw/atmel/nand-controller.c | 7 ++++++-
    > >>>>>>>>> 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
    > >>>>>>>>>
    > >>>>>>>>> diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/atmel/nand-controller.c b/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/atmel/nand-controller.c
    > >>>>>>>>> index b2f00b398490..2ff7a77c7b8e 100644
    > >>>>>>>>> --- a/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/atmel/nand-controller.c
    > >>>>>>>>> +++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/atmel/nand-controller.c
    > >>>>>>>>> @@ -129,6 +129,11 @@
    > >>>>>>>>> #define DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_MS 1000
    > >>>>>>>>> #define MIN_DMA_LEN 128
    > >>>>>>>>>
    > >>>>>>>>> +static bool atmel_nand_avoid_dma __read_mostly;
    > >>>>>>>>> +
    > >>>>>>>>> +MODULE_PARM_DESC(avoiddma, "Avoid using DMA");
    > >>>>>>>>> +module_param_named(avoiddma, atmel_nand_avoid_dma, bool, 0400);
    > >>>>>>>>
    > >>>>>>>> I'm not a big fan of those driver specific cmdline parameters. Can't we
    > >>>>>>>> instead give an higher priority to HLCDC master using the bus matrix?
    > >>>>>>>
    > >>>>>>> I don't know if it will be enough, but we sure can try. However, I have
    > >>>>>>> no idea how to do that. I will happily test stuff though...
    > >>>>>>
    > >>>>>> There's no interface to configure that from Linux, but you can try to
    > >>>>>> tweak it with devmem and if that does the trick, maybe we can expose a
    > >>>>>> way to configure that from Linux. For more details, see the "Bus Matrix
    > >>>>>> (MATRIX)" section in Atmel datasheets.
    > >>>>>
    > >>>>> I don't seem to succeed in changing the registers I think I need to change.
    > >>>>> I can poke the "Write Protection Mode Register" by writing MAT0 and MAT1 to
    > >>>>> it.
    > >>>>
    > >>>> You mean 0x4D415400, right? ("MAT0" != 0x4D415400).
    > >>>
    > >>> Bits 1 through 7 do not matter, so even though not equal they are (or
    > >>> should be) equivalent. But I did use 0x4d415400. I simply used the
    > >>> shorter syntax since that was easier to type and conveyed the relevant
    > >>> info.
    > >>
    > >> Ok.
    > >>
    > >>>
    > >>>>> But when I try to write to "Priority Registers B For Slaves" it doesn't
    > >>>>> take, regardless of write protect mode.
    > >>>>
    > >>>> Did you check MATRIX_WPSR after writing to MATRIX_PRXSY?
    > >>>
    > >>> No, but did it again and checked, see transcript below.
    > >>
    > >> I don't use devmem2. Is 'readback' information accurate or is it
    > >> always what's been written? Because when you write 0x33 to 0xFFFFECBC,
    > >> 0x33 is read back, but just after that, when you read it again it's 0.
    > >>
    > >>> BTW, how do I
    > >>> know which master is in use for the LCD controller? 8 or 9? Both?
    > >>
    > >> It's configurable on a per-layer basis through the SIF bit in
    > >> LCDC_<layer>CFG0. The driver tries to dispatch the load on those 2 AHB
    > >> masters [1].
    > >>
    > >>> And
    > >>> which DDR slave is the target? 7, 8, 9 or 10? More than one?
    > >>
    > >> This, I don't know. I guess all of them can be used.
    > >
    > > Looks like I was wrong. According to "Table 15-3. SAMA5D3 Master to
    > > Slave Access", LCDC port 0 can only access DDR port 2 and LCDC port 1
    > > can only access DDR port 3.
    >
    > About that table, someone with HW-knowledge should have a real close
    > look at it! Why?
    >
    > I peeked at all the PRxSy registers and there are a lot of '3' entries
    > for all the MxPR fields. In fact, the '3' entries align very neatly
    > with the checks in this "Master to Slave Access" table. Except they
    > don't, after a while.
    >
    > Here's how the table looks in my datasheet:
    >
    > 0 vv--v--v--vvvv-
    > 1 vv--v--v--vvvv-
    > 2 vv-------------
    > 3 vv--------vvv--
    > 4 vv-------------
    > 5 v--------------
    > 6 vv--vv-vvvvvvvv
    > v--------------
    > 7 v--------------
    > 8 --v-v--v-------
    > 9 -v---v--v--v---
    > 10 ---------vv-vvv
    > 11 v--v-----------
    > 12 v-----v--------
    >
    > And here's the '3' entries when digging in the registers (the extra
    > dash at the end is for the 16th non-existent slave):
    >
    > 0 33--3--3--3333--
    > 1 33--3--3--3333--
    > 2 33--------------
    > 3 -3--------333---
    > 4 33--------------
    > 5 3---------------
    > 6 33--33-33333333-
    > 7 --3-3--3--------
    > 8 -3---3--3--3----
    > 9 --3-3--3-33-333-
    > 10 3--3------------
    > 11 3-----3---------
    > 12 ----------------
    > 13 ----------------
    > 14 ----------------
    > 15 ----------------
    >
    > There's a big mismatch for the four DDR2 lines in the table; they
    > seem to map to only three registers. Other than that, the only tweak
    > or anomaly is that first entry (Cortex A5) for master 3 (Int ROM).
    >
    > *time passes*
    >
    > Arrrgh!! You say "Table 15-3". This is Table 14-3 for me! I believe
    > I'm using the latest datasheet (02-Feb-16). What are you reading???!?

    Oops, I was reading an old datasheet (from 2014).

    > Is that something that adds to the confusion?
    >
    > > Can you try to write 0x3 to 0xFFFFECCC and 0x30 to 0xFFFFECD4?
    >
    > Will continue experimenting...
    >
    > Cheers,
    > Peter



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    Boris Brezillon, Bootlin (formerly Free Electrons)
    Embedded Linux and Kernel engineering
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