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- VME Device Drivers
- ==================
- Driver registration
- -------------------
- As with other subsystems within the Linux kernel, VME device drivers register
- with the VME subsystem, typically called from the devices init routine. This is
- achieved via a call to :c:func:`vme_register_driver`.
- A pointer to a structure of type :c:type:`struct vme_driver <vme_driver>` must
- be provided to the registration function. Along with the maximum number of
- devices your driver is able to support.
- At the minimum, the '.name', '.match' and '.probe' elements of
- :c:type:`struct vme_driver <vme_driver>` should be correctly set. The '.name'
- element is a pointer to a string holding the device driver's name.
- The '.match' function allows control over which VME devices should be registered
- with the driver. The match function should return 1 if a device should be
- probed and 0 otherwise. This example match function (from vme_user.c) limits
- the number of devices probed to one:
- .. code-block:: c
- #define USER_BUS_MAX 1
- ...
- static int vme_user_match(struct vme_dev *vdev)
- {
- if (vdev->id.num >= USER_BUS_MAX)
- return 0;
- return 1;
- }
- The '.probe' element should contain a pointer to the probe routine. The
- probe routine is passed a :c:type:`struct vme_dev <vme_dev>` pointer as an
- argument.
- Here, the 'num' field refers to the sequential device ID for this specific
- driver. The bridge number (or bus number) can be accessed using
- dev->bridge->num.
- A function is also provided to unregister the driver from the VME core called
- :c:func:`vme_unregister_driver` and should usually be called from the device
- driver's exit routine.
- Resource management
- -------------------
- Once a driver has registered with the VME core the provided match routine will
- be called the number of times specified during the registration. If a match
- succeeds, a non-zero value should be returned. A zero return value indicates
- failure. For all successful matches, the probe routine of the corresponding
- driver is called. The probe routine is passed a pointer to the devices
- device structure. This pointer should be saved, it will be required for
- requesting VME resources.
- The driver can request ownership of one or more master windows
- (:c:func:`vme_master_request`), slave windows (:c:func:`vme_slave_request`)
- and/or dma channels (:c:func:`vme_dma_request`). Rather than allowing the device
- driver to request a specific window or DMA channel (which may be used by a
- different driver) the API allows a resource to be assigned based on the required
- attributes of the driver in question. For slave windows these attributes are
- split into the VME address spaces that need to be accessed in 'aspace' and VME
- bus cycle types required in 'cycle'. Master windows add a further set of
- attributes in 'width' specifying the required data transfer widths. These
- attributes are defined as bitmasks and as such any combination of the
- attributes can be requested for a single window, the core will assign a window
- that meets the requirements, returning a pointer of type vme_resource that
- should be used to identify the allocated resource when it is used. For DMA
- controllers, the request function requires the potential direction of any
- transfers to be provided in the route attributes. This is typically VME-to-MEM
- and/or MEM-to-VME, though some hardware can support VME-to-VME and MEM-to-MEM
- transfers as well as test pattern generation. If an unallocated window fitting
- the requirements can not be found a NULL pointer will be returned.
- Functions are also provided to free window allocations once they are no longer
- required. These functions (:c:func:`vme_master_free`, :c:func:`vme_slave_free`
- and :c:func:`vme_dma_free`) should be passed the pointer to the resource
- provided during resource allocation.
- Master windows
- --------------
- Master windows provide access from the local processor[s] out onto the VME bus.
- The number of windows available and the available access modes is dependent on
- the underlying chipset. A window must be configured before it can be used.
- Master window configuration
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- Once a master window has been assigned :c:func:`vme_master_set` can be used to
- configure it and :c:func:`vme_master_get` to retrieve the current settings. The
- address spaces, transfer widths and cycle types are the same as described
- under resource management, however some of the options are mutually exclusive.
- For example, only one address space may be specified.
- Master window access
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- The function :c:func:`vme_master_read` can be used to read from and
- :c:func:`vme_master_write` used to write to configured master windows.
- In addition to simple reads and writes, :c:func:`vme_master_rmw` is provided to
- do a read-modify-write transaction. Parts of a VME window can also be mapped
- into user space memory using :c:func:`vme_master_mmap`.
- Slave windows
- -------------
- Slave windows provide devices on the VME bus access into mapped portions of the
- local memory. The number of windows available and the access modes that can be
- used is dependent on the underlying chipset. A window must be configured before
- it can be used.
- Slave window configuration
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- Once a slave window has been assigned :c:func:`vme_slave_set` can be used to
- configure it and :c:func:`vme_slave_get` to retrieve the current settings.
- The address spaces, transfer widths and cycle types are the same as described
- under resource management, however some of the options are mutually exclusive.
- For example, only one address space may be specified.
- Slave window buffer allocation
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- Functions are provided to allow the user to allocate
- (:c:func:`vme_alloc_consistent`) and free (:c:func:`vme_free_consistent`)
- contiguous buffers which will be accessible by the VME bridge. These functions
- do not have to be used, other methods can be used to allocate a buffer, though
- care must be taken to ensure that they are contiguous and accessible by the VME
- bridge.
- Slave window access
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- Slave windows map local memory onto the VME bus, the standard methods for
- accessing memory should be used.
- DMA channels
- ------------
- The VME DMA transfer provides the ability to run link-list DMA transfers. The
- API introduces the concept of DMA lists. Each DMA list is a link-list which can
- be passed to a DMA controller. Multiple lists can be created, extended,
- executed, reused and destroyed.
- List Management
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- The function :c:func:`vme_new_dma_list` is provided to create and
- :c:func:`vme_dma_list_free` to destroy DMA lists. Execution of a list will not
- automatically destroy the list, thus enabling a list to be reused for repetitive
- tasks.
- List Population
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- An item can be added to a list using :c:func:`vme_dma_list_add` (the source and
- destination attributes need to be created before calling this function, this is
- covered under "Transfer Attributes").
- .. note::
- The detailed attributes of the transfers source and destination
- are not checked until an entry is added to a DMA list, the request
- for a DMA channel purely checks the directions in which the
- controller is expected to transfer data. As a result it is
- possible for this call to return an error, for example if the
- source or destination is in an unsupported VME address space.
- Transfer Attributes
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- The attributes for the source and destination are handled separately from adding
- an item to a list. This is due to the diverse attributes required for each type
- of source and destination. There are functions to create attributes for PCI, VME
- and pattern sources and destinations (where appropriate):
- - PCI source or destination: :c:func:`vme_dma_pci_attribute`
- - VME source or destination: :c:func:`vme_dma_vme_attribute`
- - Pattern source: :c:func:`vme_dma_pattern_attribute`
- The function :c:func:`vme_dma_free_attribute` should be used to free an
- attribute.
- List Execution
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- The function :c:func:`vme_dma_list_exec` queues a list for execution and will
- return once the list has been executed.
- Interrupts
- ----------
- The VME API provides functions to attach and detach callbacks to specific VME
- level and status ID combinations and for the generation of VME interrupts with
- specific VME level and status IDs.
- Attaching Interrupt Handlers
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- The function :c:func:`vme_irq_request` can be used to attach and
- :c:func:`vme_irq_free` to free a specific VME level and status ID combination.
- Any given combination can only be assigned a single callback function. A void
- pointer parameter is provided, the value of which is passed to the callback
- function, the use of this pointer is user undefined. The callback parameters are
- as follows. Care must be taken in writing a callback function, callback
- functions run in interrupt context:
- .. code-block:: c
- void callback(int level, int statid, void *priv);
- Interrupt Generation
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- The function :c:func:`vme_irq_generate` can be used to generate a VME interrupt
- at a given VME level and VME status ID.
- Location monitors
- -----------------
- The VME API provides the following functionality to configure the location
- monitor.
- Location Monitor Management
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- The function :c:func:`vme_lm_request` is provided to request the use of a block
- of location monitors and :c:func:`vme_lm_free` to free them after they are no
- longer required. Each block may provide a number of location monitors,
- monitoring adjacent locations. The function :c:func:`vme_lm_count` can be used
- to determine how many locations are provided.
- Location Monitor Configuration
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- Once a bank of location monitors has been allocated, the function
- :c:func:`vme_lm_set` is provided to configure the location and mode of the
- location monitor. The function :c:func:`vme_lm_get` can be used to retrieve
- existing settings.
- Location Monitor Use
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- The function :c:func:`vme_lm_attach` enables a callback to be attached and
- :c:func:`vme_lm_detach` allows on to be detached from each location monitor
- location. Each location monitor can monitor a number of adjacent locations. The
- callback function is declared as follows.
- .. code-block:: c
- void callback(void *data);
- Slot Detection
- --------------
- The function :c:func:`vme_slot_num` returns the slot ID of the provided bridge.
- Bus Detection
- -------------
- The function :c:func:`vme_bus_num` returns the bus ID of the provided bridge.
- VME API
- -------
- .. kernel-doc:: drivers/staging/vme_user/vme.h
- :internal:
- .. kernel-doc:: drivers/staging/vme_user/vme.c
- :export:
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