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Subject[PATCH 1/2] fpga: doc: documentation for FPGA debugfs
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From: Alan Tull <atull@opensource.altera.com>

This patch depends on my recently submitted documentation changes
("docs: fpga: document programming fpgas using regions")

Document the DebugFS interface for the core FPGA Manager
framework.

Signed-off-by: Alan Tull <atull@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Matthew Gerlach <matthew.gerlach@linux.intel.com>
---
Documentation/driver-api/fpga/fpga-mgr.rst | 38 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 38 insertions(+)

diff --git a/Documentation/driver-api/fpga/fpga-mgr.rst b/Documentation/driver-api/fpga/fpga-mgr.rst
index 576f194..d7ca320 100644
--- a/Documentation/driver-api/fpga/fpga-mgr.rst
+++ b/Documentation/driver-api/fpga/fpga-mgr.rst
@@ -125,3 +125,41 @@ API for implementing a new FPGA Manager driver

.. kernel-doc:: drivers/fpga/fpga-mgr.c
:functions: fpga_mgr_unregister
+
+FPGA Manager DebugFS
+--------------------
+
+This interface allows the user to program an FPGA from userspace. However,
+bridges and soft IP device driver loading/unloading are not handled. This makes
+it really easy to mess things up by doing things like reprogramming the hardware
+out from under a driver or reprogramming while a bridge is enabled, causing gunk
+to go out on a CPU bus. It should go without saying that this interface is for
+debug and development only. Not intended for production use.
+
+Each FPGA gets its own directory such as <debugfs>/fpga_manager/fpga0 and the
+files described below. To program the FPGA, write the ``flags`` and/or
+``config_complete_timeout_us`` files (as needed), then use either the
+``firmware_name`` or ``image`` file to program.
+
+* ``flags`` - [RW] flags as defined in fpga-mgr.h. For example::
+
+ $ echo 1 > /sys/kernel/debug/fpga_manager/fpga0/flags
+
+* ``config_complete_timeout_us`` - [RW] time out in microseconds to wait for the
+ FPGA to go to operating state after region has been programmed. Not all
+ low level drivers use this. For example::
+
+ $ echo 4 > /sys/kernel/debug/fpga_manager/fpga0/config_complete_timeout_us
+
+* ``firmware_name`` - [RW] Name of an FPGA image firmware file. Writing
+ initiates an FPGA programming cycle. Note that the image file must be in a
+ directory on the firmware search path such as /lib/firmware::
+
+ $ echo image.rbf > /sys/kernel/debug/fpga_manager/fpga0/firmware_name
+
+* ``image`` - [WO] Raw FPGA image data. Writing the FPGA image data will
+ initiate an FPGA programming cycle. Data must be written in one chunk, for
+ example::
+
+ $ dd bs=10M if=./image.rbf of=/sys/kernel/debug/fpga_manager/fpga0/image
+ (where image.rbf < 10M)
--
2.7.4
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