From patchwork Thu Nov 28 10:59:31 2019 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Patchwork-Submitter: Peter Ujfalusi X-Patchwork-Id: 11265793 Return-Path: Received: from mail.kernel.org (pdx-korg-mail-1.web.codeaurora.org [172.30.200.123]) by pdx-korg-patchwork-2.web.codeaurora.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C4A531393 for ; Thu, 28 Nov 2019 11:01:12 +0000 (UTC) Received: from vger.kernel.org (vger.kernel.org [209.132.180.67]) by mail.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9AB6121835 for ; Thu, 28 Nov 2019 11:01:12 +0000 (UTC) Authentication-Results: mail.kernel.org; dkim=pass (1024-bit key) header.d=ti.com header.i=@ti.com header.b="j3MdKl2d" Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1726582AbfK1LAP (ORCPT ); Thu, 28 Nov 2019 06:00:15 -0500 Received: from lelv0143.ext.ti.com ([198.47.23.248]:36360 "EHLO lelv0143.ext.ti.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1726983AbfK1LAP (ORCPT ); Thu, 28 Nov 2019 06:00:15 -0500 Received: from fllv0035.itg.ti.com ([10.64.41.0]) by lelv0143.ext.ti.com (8.15.2/8.15.2) with ESMTP id xASB05jS123058; Thu, 28 Nov 2019 05:00:05 -0600 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=ti.com; s=ti-com-17Q1; t=1574938805; bh=uSViP+QvJDzIv6c8dhx5jMKNUxJQ+VwAKiFTRE1e4co=; h=From:To:CC:Subject:Date:In-Reply-To:References; b=j3MdKl2dSMxKglGc5RAiIjXkaAETpxH2DVaygK90GntPKDVgz26+EZrE/EHJggjeT U9yKwgP27f8rXjXz5td0Phqcl/iyfV0GQJbFdH5SKcoZ8IU1przLndGKEIN7ywMFLE v7J4Mqpcy/wRbE77xYfA57NTQKjH8tJ4DyyqGCCk= Received: from DFLE107.ent.ti.com (dfle107.ent.ti.com [10.64.6.28]) by fllv0035.itg.ti.com (8.15.2/8.15.2) with ESMTP id xASB052u006676; Thu, 28 Nov 2019 05:00:05 -0600 Received: from DFLE103.ent.ti.com (10.64.6.24) by DFLE107.ent.ti.com (10.64.6.28) with Microsoft SMTP Server (version=TLS1_2, cipher=TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA256_P256) id 15.1.1847.3; Thu, 28 Nov 2019 04:59:56 -0600 Received: from lelv0326.itg.ti.com (10.180.67.84) by DFLE103.ent.ti.com (10.64.6.24) with Microsoft SMTP Server (version=TLS1_2, cipher=TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA256_P256) id 15.1.1847.3 via Frontend Transport; Thu, 28 Nov 2019 04:59:56 -0600 Received: from feketebors.ti.com (ileax41-snat.itg.ti.com [10.172.224.153]) by lelv0326.itg.ti.com (8.15.2/8.15.2) with ESMTP id xASAxgJH073287; Thu, 28 Nov 2019 04:59:53 -0600 From: Peter Ujfalusi To: , , , CC: , , , , , , , , , Subject: [PATCH v6 03/17] dmaengine: doc: Add sections for per descriptor metadata support Date: Thu, 28 Nov 2019 12:59:31 +0200 Message-ID: <20191128105945.13071-4-peter.ujfalusi@ti.com> X-Mailer: git-send-email 2.24.0 In-Reply-To: <20191128105945.13071-1-peter.ujfalusi@ti.com> References: <20191128105945.13071-1-peter.ujfalusi@ti.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 X-EXCLAIMER-MD-CONFIG: e1e8a2fd-e40a-4ac6-ac9b-f7e9cc9ee180 Sender: dmaengine-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: dmaengine@vger.kernel.org Update the provider and client documentation with details about the metadata support. Signed-off-by: Peter Ujfalusi Reviewed-by: Tero Kristo --- Documentation/driver-api/dmaengine/client.rst | 75 +++++++++++++++++++ .../driver-api/dmaengine/provider.rst | 46 ++++++++++++ 2 files changed, 121 insertions(+) diff --git a/Documentation/driver-api/dmaengine/client.rst b/Documentation/driver-api/dmaengine/client.rst index 45953f171500..41309c176df4 100644 --- a/Documentation/driver-api/dmaengine/client.rst +++ b/Documentation/driver-api/dmaengine/client.rst @@ -151,6 +151,81 @@ The details of these operations are: Note that callbacks will always be invoked from the DMA engines tasklet, never from interrupt context. + Optional: per descriptor metadata + --------------------------------- + DMAengine provides two ways for metadata support. + + DESC_METADATA_CLIENT + + The metadata buffer is allocated/provided by the client driver and it is + attached to the descriptor. + + .. code-block:: c + + int dmaengine_desc_attach_metadata(struct dma_async_tx_descriptor *desc, + void *data, size_t len); + + DESC_METADATA_ENGINE + + The metadata buffer is allocated/managed by the DMA driver. The client + driver can ask for the pointer, maximum size and the currently used size of + the metadata and can directly update or read it. + + .. code-block:: c + + void *dmaengine_desc_get_metadata_ptr(struct dma_async_tx_descriptor *desc, + size_t *payload_len, size_t *max_len); + + int dmaengine_desc_set_metadata_len(struct dma_async_tx_descriptor *desc, + size_t payload_len); + + Client drivers can query if a given mode is supported with: + + .. code-block:: c + + bool dmaengine_is_metadata_mode_supported(struct dma_chan *chan, + enum dma_desc_metadata_mode mode); + + Depending on the used mode client drivers must follow different flow. + + DESC_METADATA_CLIENT + + - DMA_MEM_TO_DEV / DEV_MEM_TO_MEM: + 1. prepare the descriptor (dmaengine_prep_*) + construct the metadata in the client's buffer + 2. use dmaengine_desc_attach_metadata() to attach the buffer to the + descriptor + 3. submit the transfer + - DMA_DEV_TO_MEM: + 1. prepare the descriptor (dmaengine_prep_*) + 2. use dmaengine_desc_attach_metadata() to attach the buffer to the + descriptor + 3. submit the transfer + 4. when the transfer is completed, the metadata should be available in the + attached buffer + + DESC_METADATA_ENGINE + + - DMA_MEM_TO_DEV / DEV_MEM_TO_MEM: + 1. prepare the descriptor (dmaengine_prep_*) + 2. use dmaengine_desc_get_metadata_ptr() to get the pointer to the + engine's metadata area + 3. update the metadata at the pointer + 4. use dmaengine_desc_set_metadata_len() to tell the DMA engine the + amount of data the client has placed into the metadata buffer + 5. submit the transfer + - DMA_DEV_TO_MEM: + 1. prepare the descriptor (dmaengine_prep_*) + 2. submit the transfer + 3. on transfer completion, use dmaengine_desc_get_metadata_ptr() to get the + pointer to the engine's metadata area + 4. Read out the metadata from the pointer + + .. note:: + + Mixed use of DESC_METADATA_CLIENT / DESC_METADATA_ENGINE is not allowed, + client drivers must use either of the modes per descriptor. + 4. Submit the transaction Once the descriptor has been prepared and the callback information diff --git a/Documentation/driver-api/dmaengine/provider.rst b/Documentation/driver-api/dmaengine/provider.rst index dfc4486b5743..da557c21c619 100644 --- a/Documentation/driver-api/dmaengine/provider.rst +++ b/Documentation/driver-api/dmaengine/provider.rst @@ -247,6 +247,52 @@ after each transfer. In case of a ring buffer, they may loop (DMA_CYCLIC). Addresses pointing to a device's register (e.g. a FIFO) are typically fixed. +Per descriptor metadata support +------------------------------- +Some data movement architecture (DMA controller and peripherals) uses metadata +associated with a transaction. The DMA controller role is to transfer the +payload and the metadata alongside. +The metadata itself is not used by the DMA engine itself, but it contains +parameters, keys, vectors, etc for peripheral or from the peripheral. + +The DMAengine framework provides a generic ways to facilitate the metadata for +descriptors. Depending on the architecture the DMA driver can implement either +or both of the methods and it is up to the client driver to choose which one +to use. + +- DESC_METADATA_CLIENT + + The metadata buffer is allocated/provided by the client driver and it is + attached (via the dmaengine_desc_attach_metadata() helper to the descriptor. + + From the DMA driver the following is expected for this mode: + - DMA_MEM_TO_DEV / DEV_MEM_TO_MEM + The data from the provided metadata buffer should be prepared for the DMA + controller to be sent alongside of the payload data. Either by copying to a + hardware descriptor, or highly coupled packet. + - DMA_DEV_TO_MEM + On transfer completion the DMA driver must copy the metadata to the client + provided metadata buffer. + +- DESC_METADATA_ENGINE + + The metadata buffer is allocated/managed by the DMA driver. The client driver + can ask for the pointer, maximum size and the currently used size of the + metadata and can directly update or read it. dmaengine_desc_get_metadata_ptr() + and dmaengine_desc_set_metadata_len() is provided as helper functions. + + From the DMA driver the following is expected for this mode: + - get_metadata_ptr + Should return a pointer for the metadata buffer, the maximum size of the + metadata buffer and the currently used / valid (if any) bytes in the buffer. + - set_metadata_len + It is called by the clients after it have placed the metadata to the buffer + to let the DMA driver know the number of valid bytes provided. + + Note: since the client will ask for the metadata pointer in the completion + callback (in DMA_DEV_TO_MEM case) the DMA driver must ensure that the + descriptor is not freed up prior the callback is called. + Device operations -----------------