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[RFC,2/2] dt-bindings: spi: Update stacked and parallel bindings

Message ID 20241026075347.580858-3-amit.kumar-mahapatra@amd.com
State New
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Series Add support for stacked and parallel memories | expand

Commit Message

Mahapatra, Amit Kumar Oct. 26, 2024, 7:53 a.m. UTC
For implementing the proposed solution the current 'stacked-memories' &
'parallel-memories' bindings need to be updated as follow.

stacked-memories binding changes:
- Each flash will have its own flash node. This approach allows flashes of
  different makes and sizes to be stacked together, as each flash will be
  probed individually.
- Each of the flash node will have its own “reg” property that will contain
  its physical CS.
- Remove the size information from the bindings as it can be retrived
  drirectly from the flash.
- The stacked-memories DT bindings will contain the phandles of the flash
  nodes connected in stacked mode.

The new layer will update the mtd->size and other mtd_info parameters after
both the flashes are probed and will call mtd_device_register with the
combined information.

spi@0 {
        ...
        flash@0 {
                compatible = "jedec,spi-nor"
                reg = <0x00>;
                stacked-memories = <&flash@0 &flash@1>;
                spi-max-frequency = <50000000>;
                ...
                        partitions {
                        compatible = "fixed-partitions";
                                concat-partition = <&flash0_partition &flash1_partition>;
                                flash0_partition: partition@0 {
                                        label = "part0_0";
                                        reg = <0x0 0x800000>;
                                }
                        }
        }
        flash@1 {
                compatible = "jedec,spi-nor"
                reg = <0x01>;
                stacked-memories = <&flash@0 &flash@1>;
                spi-max-frequency = <50000000>;
                ...
                        partitions {
                        compatible = "fixed-partitions";
                                concat-partition = <&flash0_partition &flash1_partition>;
                                flash1_partition: partition@0 {
                                        label = "part0_1";
                                        reg = <0x0 0x800000>;
                                }
                        }
        }

}

parallel-memories binding changes:
- Remove the size information from the bindings and change the type to
  boolen.
- Each flash connected in parallel mode should be identical and will have
  one flash node for both the flash devices.
- The “reg” prop will contain the physical CS number for both the connected
  flashes.

The new layer will double the mtd-> size and register it with the mtd layer.

spi@1 {
        ...
        flash@3 {
                compatible = "jedec,spi-nor"
                reg = <0x00 0x01>;
                paralle-memories ;
                spi-max-frequency = <50000000>;
                ...
                        partitions {
                        compatible = "fixed-partitions";
                                flash0_partition: partition@0 {
                                        label = "part0_0";
                                        reg = <0x0 0x800000>;
                                }
                        }
        }
}

Signed-off-by: Amit Kumar Mahapatra <amit.kumar-mahapatra@amd.com>
---
 .../bindings/spi/spi-controller.yaml          | 23 +++++++++++++++++--
 .../bindings/spi/spi-peripheral-props.yaml    |  9 +++-----
 2 files changed, 24 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

Comments

Mahapatra, Amit Kumar Nov. 19, 2024, 5:02 p.m. UTC | #1
Hello Miquel,

> >         flash@1 {
> >                 compatible = "jedec,spi-nor"
> >                 reg = <0x01>;
> >                 stacked-memories = <&flash@0 &flash@1>;
> >                 spi-max-frequency = <50000000>;
> >                 ...
> >                         partitions {
> 
> Same comment as before here.

Sorry again 

spi@0 {
	...
	flash@0 {
		compatible = "jedec,spi-nor"
		reg = <0x00>;
		stacked-memories = <&flash@0 &flash@1>;
		spi-max-frequency = <50000000>;
		...
		partitions {
			compatible = "fixed-partitions";
			concat-partition = <&flash0_part0 &flash1_part0>;
			
			flash0_part0: partition@0 {
				label = "part0_0";
				reg = <0x0 0x800000>;
			};
		};
	};
	flash@1 {
		compatible = "jedec,spi-nor"
		reg = <0x01>;
		stacked-memories = <&flash@0 &flash@1>;
		spi-max-frequency = <50000000>;
		...
		partitions {
			compatible = "fixed-partitions";
			concat-partition = <&flash0_part0 &flash1_part0>;
			
			flash1_part0: partition@0 {
				label = "part0_1";
				reg = <0x0 0x800000>;
			};
		};
	};
};

> 
> >                         compatible = "fixed-partitions";
> >                                 concat-partition = <&flash0_partition &flash1_partition>;
> >                                 flash1_partition: partition@0 {
> >                                         label = "part0_1";
> >                                         reg = <0x0 0x800000>;
> >                                 }
> >                         }
> >         }
> >
> > }
> >
> > parallel-memories binding changes:
> > - Remove the size information from the bindings and change the type to
> >   boolen.
> > - Each flash connected in parallel mode should be identical and will have
> >   one flash node for both the flash devices.
> > - The “reg” prop will contain the physical CS number for both the connected
> >   flashes.
> >
> > The new layer will double the mtd-> size and register it with the mtd
> > layer.
> 
> Not so sure about that, you'll need a new mtd device to capture the whole device.
> But this is implementation related, not relevant for binding.
> 
> >
> > spi@1 {
> >         ...
> >         flash@3 {
> >                 compatible = "jedec,spi-nor"
> >                 reg = <0x00 0x01>;
> >                 paralle-memories ;
> 
> Please fix the typos and the spacing (same above).
> 
> >                 spi-max-frequency = <50000000>;
> >                 ...
> >                         partitions {
> >                         compatible = "fixed-partitions";
> >                                 flash0_partition: partition@0 {
> >                                         label = "part0_0";
> >                                         reg = <0x0 0x800000>;
> >                                 }
> >                         }
> >         }
> > }
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Amit Kumar Mahapatra <amit.kumar-mahapatra@amd.com>
> > ---
> >  .../bindings/spi/spi-controller.yaml          | 23 +++++++++++++++++--
> >  .../bindings/spi/spi-peripheral-props.yaml    |  9 +++-----
> >  2 files changed, 24 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/spi/spi-controller.yaml
> > b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/spi/spi-controller.yaml
> > index 093150c0cb87..2d300f98dd72 100644
> > --- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/spi/spi-controller.yaml
> > +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/spi/spi-controller.yaml
> > @@ -185,7 +185,26 @@ examples:
> >          flash@2 {
> >              compatible = "jedec,spi-nor";
> >              spi-max-frequency = <50000000>;
> > -            reg = <2>, <3>;
> > -            stacked-memories = /bits/ 64 <0x10000000 0x10000000>;
> > +            reg = <2>;
> > +            stacked-memories = <&flash0 &flash1>;
> >          };
> 
> I'm sorry but this is not what you've talked about in this series.
> Either you have flash0 and flash1 and use the stacked-memories property in both of
> them (which is what you described) or you create a third virtual device which points
> to two other flashes. This example allows for an easier use of the partitions

If I understand your point correctly, you're suggesting that we should 
avoid using stacked-memories and concat-partition properties together and 
instead choose one approach. Between the two, I believe concat-partition 
would be the better option.

While looking into your mtdconcat patch [1], I noticed that it creates a 
virtual MTD device that points to partitions on two different flash nodes, 
which aligns perfectly with our requirements.

However, there are two key concerns that, if addressed, could make this 
patch suitable for the stacked mode:

1/ The creation of a virtual device that does not have a physical 
existence.

2/ The creation of individual MTD devices that are concatenated to form 
the virtual MTD device, which may not be needed by the user.

Regarding the first point, I currently cannot think of a better generic 
way to support the stacked feature than creating a virtual device.
Please let me know you thoughts on this.

For the second point, one possible solution is to hide the individual MTD 
devices (that form the concatenated virtual MTD device) from the user once 
the virtual device is created. Please let us know if you have any other 
suggestions to address this issue.

[1] https://lore.kernel.org/linux-mtd/20191127105522.31445-5-miquel.raynal@bootlin.com/ 

Regards,
Amit

> mechanism on top of a virtual mtd device but, heh, you're now describing a virtual
> mtd device, which is not a physical device as it "should" be.
> 
> Thanks,
> Miquèl
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diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/spi/spi-controller.yaml b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/spi/spi-controller.yaml
index 093150c0cb87..2d300f98dd72 100644
--- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/spi/spi-controller.yaml
+++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/spi/spi-controller.yaml
@@ -185,7 +185,26 @@  examples:
         flash@2 {
             compatible = "jedec,spi-nor";
             spi-max-frequency = <50000000>;
-            reg = <2>, <3>;
-            stacked-memories = /bits/ 64 <0x10000000 0x10000000>;
+            reg = <2>;
+            stacked-memories = <&flash0 &flash1>;
         };
+
     };
+
+  - |
+    spi@90010000 {
+        #address-cells = <1>;
+        #size-cells = <0>;
+        compatible = "fsl,imx28-spi";
+        reg = <0x90010000 0x2000>;
+        interrupts = <96>;
+        dmas = <&dma_apbh 0>;
+        dma-names = "rx-tx";
+
+        flash@0 {
+            compatible = "jedec,spi-nor";
+            spi-max-frequency = <50000000>;
+            reg = <0>, <1>;
+            parallel-memories;
+        };
+      };
diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/spi/spi-peripheral-props.yaml b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/spi/spi-peripheral-props.yaml
index 15938f81fdce..2a014160d701 100644
--- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/spi/spi-peripheral-props.yaml
+++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/spi/spi-peripheral-props.yaml
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@  properties:
       space with only a single additional wire, while still needing
       to repeat the commands when crossing a chip boundary. The size of
       each chip should be provided as members of the array.
-    $ref: /schemas/types.yaml#/definitions/uint64-array
+    $ref: /schemas/types.yaml#/definitions/phandle-array
     minItems: 2
     maxItems: 4
 
@@ -107,11 +107,8 @@  properties:
       different memories (eg. even bits are stored in one memory, odd
       bits in the other). This basically doubles the address space and
       the throughput while greatly complexifying the wiring because as
-      many busses as devices must be wired. The size of each chip should
-      be provided as members of the array.
-    $ref: /schemas/types.yaml#/definitions/uint64-array
-    minItems: 2
-    maxItems: 4
+      many busses as devices must be wired.
+    $ref: /schemas/types.yaml#/definitions/flag
 
   st,spi-midi-ns:
     description: |