Messages in this thread | | | From | Geert Uytterhoeven <> | Date | Mon, 27 Jun 2022 17:28:38 +0200 | Subject | Re: [PATCH v8 3/5] mtd: Add support for HyperBus memory devices |
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Hi Vignesh,
On Tue, Jun 25, 2019 at 10:00 AM Vignesh Raghavendra <vigneshr@ti.com> wrote: > Cypress' HyperBus is Low Signal Count, High Performance Double Data Rate > Bus interface between a host system master and one or more slave > interfaces. HyperBus is used to connect microprocessor, microcontroller, > or ASIC devices with random access NOR flash memory (called HyperFlash) > or self refresh DRAM (called HyperRAM). > > Its a 8-bit data bus (DQ[7:0]) with Read-Write Data Strobe (RWDS) > signal and either Single-ended clock(3.0V parts) or Differential clock > (1.8V parts). It uses ChipSelect lines to select b/w multiple slaves. > At bus level, it follows a separate protocol described in HyperBus > specification[1]. > > HyperFlash follows CFI AMD/Fujitsu Extended Command Set (0x0002) similar > to that of existing parallel NORs. Since HyperBus is x8 DDR bus, > its equivalent to x16 parallel NOR flash with respect to bits per clock > cycle. But HyperBus operates at >166MHz frequencies. > HyperRAM provides direct random read/write access to flash memory > array. > > But, HyperBus memory controllers seem to abstract implementation details > and expose a simple MMIO interface to access connected flash. > > Add support for registering HyperFlash devices with MTD framework. MTD > maps framework along with CFI chip support framework are used to support > communicating with flash. > > Framework is modelled along the lines of spi-nor framework. HyperBus > memory controller (HBMC) drivers calls hyperbus_register_device() to > register a single HyperFlash device. HyperFlash core parses MMIO access > information from DT, sets up the map_info struct, probes CFI flash and > registers it with MTD framework. > > Some HBMC masters need calibration/training sequence[3] to be carried > out, in order for DLL inside the controller to lock, by reading a known > string/pattern. This is done by repeatedly reading CFI Query > Identification String. Calibration needs to be done before trying to detect > flash as part of CFI flash probe. > > HyperRAM is not supported at the moment.
Thanks for your patch, which is now commit dcc7d3446a0fa19b ("mtd: Add support for HyperBus memory devices") in v5.3.
> HyperBus specification can be found at[1] > HyperFlash datasheet can be found at[2] > > [1] https://www.cypress.com/file/213356/download > [2] https://www.cypress.com/file/213346/download > [3] http://www.ti.com/lit/ug/spruid7b/spruid7b.pdf > Table 12-5741. HyperFlash Access Sequence
The last link no longer works. Do you have a replacement? Thanks!
Gr{oetje,eeting}s,
Geert
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