Add a description of the new features, along with internal technical documentation.
Signed-off-by: Simon Glass sjg@chromium.org ---
(no changes since v3)
Changes in v3: - Add documentation for of-platdata-inst
doc/driver-model/of-plat.rst | 587 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 587 insertions(+)
diff --git a/doc/driver-model/of-plat.rst b/doc/driver-model/of-plat.rst index 3c9ba01b302..74f1932473b 100644 --- a/doc/driver-model/of-plat.rst +++ b/doc/driver-model/of-plat.rst @@ -286,9 +286,394 @@ it. There would be little point in having some drivers require the device tree data, since then libfdt would still be needed for those drivers and there would be no code-size benefit.
+ +Build-time instantiation +------------------------ + +Even with of-platdata there is a fair amount of code required in driver model. +It is possible to have U-Boot handle the instantiation of devices at build-time, +so avoiding the need for the `device_bind()` code and some parts of +`device_probe()`. + +The feature is enabled by CONFIG_OF_PLATDATA_INST. + +Here is an example device, as generated by dtoc:: + + /* + * Node /serial index 6 + * driver sandbox_serial parent root_driver + */ + + #include <asm/serial.h> + struct sandbox_serial_plat __attribute__ ((section (".priv_data"))) + _sandbox_serial_plat_serial = { + .dtplat = { + .sandbox_text_colour = "cyan", + }, + }; + #include <asm/serial.h> + u8 _sandbox_serial_priv_serial[sizeof(struct sandbox_serial_priv)] + __attribute__ ((section (".priv_data"))); + #include <serial.h> + u8 _sandbox_serial_uc_priv_serial[sizeof(struct serial_dev_priv)] + __attribute__ ((section (".priv_data"))); + + DM_DEVICE_INST(serial) = { + .driver = DM_DRIVER_REF(sandbox_serial), + .name = "sandbox_serial", + .plat_ = &_sandbox_serial_plat_serial, + .priv_ = _sandbox_serial_priv_serial, + .uclass = DM_UCLASS_REF(serial), + .uclass_priv_ = _sandbox_serial_uc_priv_serial, + .uclass_node = { + .prev = &DM_UCLASS_REF(serial)->dev_head, + .next = &DM_UCLASS_REF(serial)->dev_head, + }, + .child_head = { + .prev = &DM_DEVICE_REF(serial)->child_head, + .next = &DM_DEVICE_REF(serial)->child_head, + }, + .sibling_node = { + .prev = &DM_DEVICE_REF(i2c_at_0)->sibling_node, + .next = &DM_DEVICE_REF(spl_test)->sibling_node, + }, + .seq_ = 0, + }; + +Here is part of the driver, for reference:: + + static const struct udevice_id sandbox_serial_ids[] = { + { .compatible = "sandbox,serial" }, + { } + }; + + U_BOOT_DRIVER(sandbox_serial) = { + .name = "sandbox_serial", + .id = UCLASS_SERIAL, + .of_match = sandbox_serial_ids, + .of_to_plat = sandbox_serial_of_to_plat, + .plat_auto = sizeof(struct sandbox_serial_plat), + .priv_auto = sizeof(struct sandbox_serial_priv), + .probe = sandbox_serial_probe, + .remove = sandbox_serial_remove, + .ops = &sandbox_serial_ops, + .flags = DM_FLAG_PRE_RELOC, + }; + + +The `DM_DEVICE_INST()` macro declares a struct udevice so you can see that the +members are from that struct. The private data is declared immediately above, +as `_sandbox_serial_priv_serial`, so there is no need for run-time memory +allocation. The #include lines are generated as well, since dtoc searches the +U-Boot source code for the definition of `struct sandbox_serial_priv` and adds +the relevant header so that the code will compile without errors. + +The `plat_` member is set to the dtv data which is declared immediately above +the device. This is similar to how it would look without of-platdata-inst, but +node that the `dtplat` member inside is part of the wider +`_sandbox_serial_plat_serial` struct. This is because the driver declares its +own platform data, and the part generated by dtoc can only be a portion of it. +The `dtplat` part is always first in the struct. If the device has no +`.plat_auto` field, then a simple dtv struct can be used as with this example:: + + static struct dtd_sandbox_clk dtv_clk_sbox = { + .assigned_clock_rates = 0x141, + .assigned_clocks = {0x7, 0x3}, + }; + + #include <asm/clk.h> + u8 _sandbox_clk_priv_clk_sbox[sizeof(struct sandbox_clk_priv)] + __attribute__ ((section (".priv_data"))); + + DM_DEVICE_INST(clk_sbox) = { + .driver = DM_DRIVER_REF(sandbox_clk), + .name = "sandbox_clk", + .plat_ = &dtv_clk_sbox, + +Here is part of the driver, for reference:: + + static const struct udevice_id sandbox_clk_ids[] = { + { .compatible = "sandbox,clk" }, + { } + }; + + U_BOOT_DRIVER(sandbox_clk) = { + .name = "sandbox_clk", + .id = UCLASS_CLK, + .of_match = sandbox_clk_ids, + .ops = &sandbox_clk_ops, + .probe = sandbox_clk_probe, + .priv_auto = sizeof(struct sandbox_clk_priv), + }; + + +You can see that `dtv_clk_sbox` just has the devicetree contents and there is +no need for the `dtplat` separation, since the driver has no platform data of +its own, besides that provided by the devicetree (i.e. no `.plat_auto` field). + +The doubly linked lists are handled by explicitly declaring the value of each +node, as you can see with the `.prev` and `.next` values in the example above. +Since dtoc knows the order of devices it can link them into the appropriate +lists correctly. + +One of the features of driver model is the ability for a uclass to have a +small amount of private data for each device in that uclass. This is used to +provide a generic data structure that the uclass can use for all devices, thus +allowing generic features to be implemented in common code. An example is I2C, +which stores the bus speed there. + +Similarly, parent devices can have data associated with each of their children. +This is used to provide information common to all children of a particular bus. +For an I2C bus, this is used to store the I2C address of each child on the bus. + +This is all handled automatically by dtoc:: + + #include <asm/i2c.h> + u8 _sandbox_i2c_priv_i2c_at_0[sizeof(struct sandbox_i2c_priv)] + __attribute__ ((section (".priv_data"))); + #include <i2c.h> + u8 _sandbox_i2c_uc_priv_i2c_at_0[sizeof(struct dm_i2c_bus)] + __attribute__ ((section (".priv_data"))); + + DM_DEVICE_INST(i2c_at_0) = { + .driver = DM_DRIVER_REF(sandbox_i2c), + .name = "sandbox_i2c", + .plat_ = &dtv_i2c_at_0, + .priv_ = _sandbox_i2c_priv_i2c_at_0, + .uclass = DM_UCLASS_REF(i2c), + .uclass_priv_ = _sandbox_i2c_uc_priv_i2c_at_0, + ... + +Part of driver, for reference:: + + static const struct udevice_id sandbox_i2c_ids[] = { + { .compatible = "sandbox,i2c" }, + { } + }; + + U_BOOT_DRIVER(sandbox_i2c) = { + .name = "sandbox_i2c", + .id = UCLASS_I2C, + .of_match = sandbox_i2c_ids, + .ops = &sandbox_i2c_ops, + .priv_auto = sizeof(struct sandbox_i2c_priv), + }; + +Part of I2C uclass, for reference:: + + UCLASS_DRIVER(i2c) = { + .id = UCLASS_I2C, + .name = "i2c", + .flags = DM_UC_FLAG_SEQ_ALIAS, + .post_bind = i2c_post_bind, + .pre_probe = i2c_pre_probe, + .post_probe = i2c_post_probe, + .per_device_auto = sizeof(struct dm_i2c_bus), + .per_child_plat_auto = sizeof(struct dm_i2c_chip), + .child_post_bind = i2c_child_post_bind, + }; + +Here, `_sandbox_i2c_uc_priv_i2c_at_0` is required by the uclass but is declared +in the device, as required by driver model. The required header file is included +so that the code will compile without errors. A similar mechanism is used for +child devices, but is not shown by this example. + +It would not be that useful to avoid binding devices but still need to allocate +uclasses at runtime. So dtoc generates uclass instances as well:: + + struct list_head uclass_head = { + .prev = &DM_UCLASS_REF(serial)->sibling_node, + .next = &DM_UCLASS_REF(clk)->sibling_node, + }; + + DM_UCLASS_INST(clk) = { + .uc_drv = DM_UCLASS_DRIVER_REF(clk), + .sibling_node = { + .prev = &uclass_head, + .next = &DM_UCLASS_REF(i2c)->sibling_node, + }, + .dev_head = { + .prev = &DM_DEVICE_REF(clk_sbox)->uclass_node, + .next = &DM_DEVICE_REF(clk_fixed)->uclass_node, + }, + }; + +At the top is the list head. Driver model uses this on start-up, instead of +creating its own. + +Below that are a set of `DM_UCLASS_INST()` macros, each declaring a +`struct uclass`. The doubly linked lists work as for devices. + +All private data is placed into a `.priv_data` section so that it is contiguous +in the resulting output binary. + + +Indexes +------- + +U-Boot stores drivers, devices and many other things in linker_list structures. +These are sorted by name, so dtoc knows the order that they will appear when +the linker runs. Each driver_info / udevice is referenced by its index in the +linker_list array, called 'idx' in the code. + +When CONFIG_OF_PLATDATA_INST is enabled, idx is the udevice index, otherwise it +is the driver_info index. In either case, indexes are used to reference devices +using device_get_by_ofplat_idx(). This allows phandles to work as expected. + + +Phases +------ + +U-Boot operates in several phases, typically TPL, SPL and U-Boot proper. +The latter does not use dtoc. + +In some rare cases different drivers are used for two phases. For example, +in TPL it may not be necessary to use the full PCI subsystem, so a simple +driver can be used instead. + +This works in the build system simply by compiling in one driver or the +other (e.g. PCI driver + uclass for SPL; simple_bus for TPL). But dtoc has +no way of knowing which code is compiled in for which phase, since it does +not inspect Makefiles or dependency graphs. + +So to make this work for dtoc, we need to be able to explicitly mark +drivers with their phase. This is done by adding a macro to the driver:: + + /* code in tpl.c only compiled into TPL */ + U_BOOT_DRIVER(pci_x86) = { + .name = "pci_x86", + .id = UCLASS_SIMPLE_BUS, + .of_match = of_match_ptr(tpl_fake_pci_ids), + DM_PHASE(tpl) + }; + + + /* code in pci_x86.c compiled into SPL and U-Boot proper */ + U_BOOT_DRIVER(pci_x86) = { + .name = "pci_x86", + .id = UCLASS_PCI, + .of_match = pci_x86_ids, + .ops = &pci_x86_ops, + }; + + +Notice that the second driver has the same name but no DM_PHASE(), so it will be +used for SPL and U-Boot. + +Note also that this only affects the code generated by dtoc. You still need to +make sure that only the required driver is build into each phase. + + +Header files +------------ + +With OF_PLATDATA_INST, dtoc must include the correct header file in the +generated code for any structs that are used, so that the code will compile. +For example, if `struct ns16550_plat` is used, the code must include the +`ns16550.h` header file. + +Typically dtoc can detect the header file needed for a driver by looking +for the structs that it uses. For example, if a driver as a `.priv_auto` +that uses `struct ns16550_plat`, then dtoc can search header files for the +definition of that struct and use the file. + +In some cases, enums are used in drivers, typically with the `.data` field +of `struct udevice_id`. Since dtoc does not support searching for these, +you must use the `DM_HDR()` macro to tell dtoc which header to use. This works +as a macro included in the driver definition:: + + static const struct udevice_id apl_syscon_ids[] = { + { .compatible = "intel,apl-punit", .data = X86_SYSCON_PUNIT }, + { } + }; + + U_BOOT_DRIVER(intel_apl_punit) = { + .name = "intel_apl_punit", + .id = UCLASS_SYSCON, + .of_match = apl_syscon_ids, + .probe = apl_punit_probe, + DM_HEADER(<asm/cpu.h>) /* for X86_SYSCON_PUNIT */ + }; + + + +Caveats +------- + +There are various complications with this feature which mean it should only +be used when strictly necessary, i.e. in SPL with limited memory. Notable +caveats include: + + - Device tree does not describe data types. But the C code must define a + type for each property. These are guessed using heuristics which + are wrong in several fairly common cases. For example an 8-byte value + is considered to be a 2-item integer array, and is byte-swapped. A + boolean value that is not present means 'false', but cannot be + included in the structures since there is generally no mention of it + in the devicetree file. + + - Naming of nodes and properties is automatic. This means that they follow + the naming in the devicetree, which may result in C identifiers that + look a bit strange. + + - It is not possible to find a value given a property name. Code must use + the associated C member variable directly in the code. This makes + the code less robust in the face of devicetree changes. To avoid having + a second struct with similar members and names you need to explicitly + declare it as an alias with `DM_DRIVER_ALIAS()`. + + - The platform data is provided to drivers as a C structure. The driver + must use the same structure to access the data. Since a driver + normally also supports devicetree it must use `#ifdef` to separate + out this code, since the structures are only available in SPL. This could + be fixed fairly easily by making the structs available outside SPL, so + that `IS_ENABLED()` could be used. + + - With CONFIG_OF_PLATDATA_INST all binding happens at build-time, meaning + that (by default) it is not possible to call `device_bind()` from C code. + This means that all devices must have an associated devicetree node and + compatible string. For example if a GPIO device currently creates child + devices in its `bind()` method, it will not work with + CONFIG_OF_PLATDATA_INST. Arguably this is bad practice anyway and the + devicetree binding should be updated to declare compatible strings for + the child devices. It is possible to disable OF_PLATDATA_NO_BIND but this + is not recommended since it increases code size. + + Internals ---------
+Generated files +``````````````` + +When enabled, dtoc generates the following five files: + +include/generated/dt-decl.h (OF_PLATDATA_INST only) + Contains declarations for all drivers, devices and uclasses. This allows + any `struct udevice`, `struct driver` or `struct uclass` to be located by its + name + +include/generated/dt-structs-gen.h + Contains the struct definitions for the devicetree nodes that are used. This + is the same as without OF_PLATDATA_INST + +spl/dts/dt-plat.c (only with !OF_PLATDATA_INST) + Contains the `U_BOOT_DRVINFO()` declarations that U-Boot uses to bind devices + at start-up. See above for an example + +spl/dts/dt-device.c (only with OF_PLATDATA_INST) + Contains `DM_DEVICE_INST()` declarations for each device that can be used at + run-time. These are declared in the file along with any private/platform data + that they use. Every device has an idx, as above. Since each device must be + part of a double-linked list, the nodes are declared in the code as well. + +spl/dts/dt-uclass.c (only with OF_PLATDATA_INST) + Contains `DM_UCLASS_INST()` declarations for each uclass that can be used at + run-time. These are declared in the file along with any private data + associated with the uclass itself (the `.priv_auto` member). Since each + uclass must be part of a double-linked list, the nodes are declared in the + code as well. + The dt-structs.h file includes the generated file `(include/generated/dt-structs.h`) if CONFIG_SPL_OF_PLATDATA is enabled. Otherwise (such as in U-Boot proper) these structs are not available. This @@ -298,6 +683,208 @@ prevents them being used inadvertently. All usage must be bracketed with The dt-plat.c file contains the device declarations and is is built in spl/dt-plat.c.
+ +CONFIG options +`````````````` + +Several CONFIG options are used to control the behaviour of of-platdata, all +available for both SPL and TPL: + +OF_PLATDATA + This is the main option which enables the of-platdata feature + +OF_PLATDATA_PARENT + This allows `device_get_parent()` to work. Without this, all devices exist as + direct children of the root node. This option is highly desirable (if not + always absolutely essential) for buses such as I2C. + +OF_PLATDATA_INST + This controls the instantiation of devices at build time. With it disabled, + only `U_BOOT_DRVINFO()` records are created, with U-Boot handling the binding + in `device_bind()` on start-up. With it enabled, only `DM_DEVICE_INST()` and + `DM_UCLASS_INST()` records are created, and `device_bind()` is not needed at + runtime. + +OF_PLATDATA_NO_BIND + This controls whether `device_bind()` is supported. It is enabled by default + with OF_PLATDATA_INST since code-size reduction is really the main point of + the feature. It can be disabled if needed but is not likely to be supported + in the long term. + +OF_PLATDATA_DRIVER_RT + This controls whether the `struct driver_rt` records are used by U-Boot. + Normally when a device is bound, U-Boot stores the device pointer in one of + these records. There is one for every `struct driver_info` in the system, + i.e. one for every device that is bound from those records. It provides a + way to locate a device in the code and is used by + `device_get_by_ofplat_idx()`. This option is always enabled with of-platdata, + provided OF_PLATDATA_INST is not. In that case the records are useless since + we don't have any `struct driver_info` records. + +OF_PLATDATA_RT + This controls whether the `struct udevice_rt` records are used by U-Boot. + It moves the updatable fields from `struct udevice` (currently only `flags`) + into a separate structure, allowing the records to be kept in read-only + memory. It is generally enabled if OF_PLATDATA_INST is enabled. This option + also controls whether the private data is used in situ, or first copied into + an allocated region. Again this is to allow the private data declared by + dtoc-generated code to be in read-only memory. Note that access to private + data must be done via accessor functions, such as `dev_get_priv()`, so that + the relocation is handled. + +READ_ONLY + This indicates that the data generated by dtoc should not be modified. Only + a few fields actually do get changed in U-Boot, such as device flags. This + option causes those to move into an allocated space (see OF_PLATDATA_RT). + Also, since updating doubly linked lists is generally impossible when some of + the nodes cannot be updated, OF_PLATDATA_NO_BIND is enabled. + +Data structures +``````````````` + +A few extra data structures are used with of-platdata: + +`struct udevice_rt` + Run-time information for devices. When OF_PLATDATA_RT is enabled, this holds + the flags for each device, so that `struct udevice` can remain unchanged by + U-Boot, and potentially reside in read-only memory. Access to flags is then + via functions like `dev_get_flags()` and `dev_or_flags()`. This data + structure is allocated on start-up, where the private data is also copied. + All flags values start at 0 and any changes are handled by `dev_or_flags()` + and `dev_bic_flags()`. It would be more correct for the flags to be set to + `DM_FLAG_BOUND`, or perhaps `DM_FLAG_BOUND | DM_FLAG_ALLOC_PDATA`, but since + there is no code to bind/unbind devices and no code to allocate/free + private data / platform data, it doesn't matter. + +`struct driver_rt` + Run-time information for `struct driver_info` records. When + OF_PLATDATA_DRIVER_RT is enabled, this holds a pointer to the device + created by each record. This is needed so that is it possible to locate a + device from C code. Specifically, the code can use `DM_DRVINFO_GET(name)` to + get a reference to a particular `struct driver_info`, with `name` being the + name of the devicetree node. This is very convenient. It is also fast, since + no searching or string comparison is needed. This data structure is + allocated on start-up, filled out by `device_bind()` and used by + `device_get_by_ofplat_idx()`. + +Other changes +````````````` + +Some other changes are made with of-platdata: + +Accessor functions + Accessing private / platform data via functions such as `dev_get_priv()` has + always been encouraged. With OF_PLATDATA_RT this is essential, since the + `priv_` and `plat_` (etc.) values point to the data generated by dtoc, not + the read-write copy that is sometimes made on start-up. Changing the + private / platform data pointers has always been discouraged (the API is + marked internal) but with OF_PLATDATA_RT this is not currently supported in + general, since it assumes that all such pointers point to the relocated data. + Note also that the renaming of struct members to have a trailing underscore + was partly done to make people aware that they should not be accessed + directly. + +`gd->uclass_root_s` + Normally U-Boot sets up the head of the uclass list here and makes + `gd->uclass_root` point to it. With OF_PLATDATA_INST, dtoc generates a + declaration of `uclass_head` in `dt-uclass.c` since it needs to link the + head node into the list. In that case, `gd->uclass_root_s` is not used and + U-Boot just makes `gd->uclass_root` point to `uclass_head`. + +`gd->dm_driver_rt` + This holds a pointer to a list of `struct driver_rt` records, one for each + `struct driver_info`. The list is in alphabetical order by the name used + in `U_BOOT_DRVINFO(name)` and indexed by idx, with the first record having + an index of 0. It is only used if OF_PLATDATA_INST is not enabled. This is + accessed via macros so that it can be used inside IS_ENABLED(), rather than + requiring #ifdefs in the C code when it is not present. + +`gd->dm_udevice_rt` + This holds a pointer to a list of `struct udevice_rt` records, one for each + `struct udevice`. The list is in alphabetical order by the name used + in `DM_DEVICE_INST(name)` (a C version of the devicetree node) and indexed by + idx, with the first record having an index of 0. It is only used if + OF_PLATDATA_INST is enabled. This is accessed via macros so that it can be + used inside `IS_ENABLED()`, rather than requiring #ifdefs in the C code when + it is not present. + +`gd->dm_priv_base` + When OF_PLATDATA_RT is enabled, the private/platform data for each device is + copied into an allocated region by U-Boot on start-up. This points to that + region. All calls to accessor functions (e.g. `dev_get_priv()`) then + translate from the pointer provided by the caller (assumed to lie between + `__priv_data_start` and `__priv_data_end`) to the new allocated region. This + member is accessed via macros so that it can be used inside IS_ENABLED(), + rather than required #ifdefs in the C code when it is not present. + +`struct udevice->flags_` + When OF_PLATDATA_RT is enabled, device flags are no-longer part of + `struct udevice`, but are instead kept in `struct udevice_rt`, as described + above. Flags are accessed via functions, such as `dev_get_flags()` and + `dev_or_flags()`. + +`struct udevice->node_` + When OF_PLATDATA is enabled, there is no devicetree at runtime, so no need + for this field. It is removed, just to save space. + +`DM_PHASE` + This macro is used to indicate which phase of U-Boot a driver is intended + for. See above for details. + +`DM_HDR` + This macro is used to indicate which header file dtoc should use to allow + a driver declaration to compile correctly. See above for details. + +`device_get_by_ofplat_idx()` + There used to be a function called `device_get_by_driver_info()` which + looked up a `struct driver_info` pointer and returned the `struct udevice` + that was created from it. It was only available for use with of-platdata. + This has been removed in favour of `device_get_by_ofplat_idx()` which uses + `idx`, the index of the `struct driver_info` or `struct udevice` in the + linker_list. Similarly, the `struct phandle_0_arg` (etc.) structs have been + updated to use this index instead of a pointer to `struct driver_info`. + +`DM_DRVINFO_GET` + This has been removed since we now use indexes to obtain a driver from + `struct phandle_0_arg` and the like. + +Two-pass binding + The original of-platdata tried to order `U_BOOT_DRVINFO()` in the generated + files so as to have parents declared ahead of children. This was convenient + as it avoided any special code in U-Boot. With OF_PLATDATA_INST this does + not work as the idx value relies on using alphabetical order for everything, + so that dtoc and U-Boot's linker_lists agree on the idx value. Devices are + then bound in order of idx, having no regard to parent/child relationships. + For this reason, device binding now hapens in multiple passes, with parents + being bound before their children. This is important so that children can + find their parents in the bind() method if needed. + +Root device + The root device is generally bound by U-Boot but with OF_PLATDATA_INST it + cannot be, since binding needs to be done at build time. So in this case + dtoc sets up a root device using `DM_DEVICE_INST()` in `dt-device.c` and + U-Boot makes use of that. When OF_PLATDATA_INST is not enabled, U-Boot + generally ignores the root node and does not create a `U_BOOT_DRVINFO()` + record for it. This means that the idx numbers used by `struct driver_info` + (when OF_PLATDATA_INST is disabled) and the idx numbers used by + `struct udevice` (when OF_PLATDATA_INST is enabled) differ, since one has a + root node and the other does not. This does not actually matter, since only + one of them is actually used for any particular build, but it is worth + keeping in mind if comparing index values and switching OF_PLATDATA_INST on + and off. + +`__priv_data_start` and `__priv_data_end` + The private/platform data declared by dtoc is all collected together in + a linker section and these symbols mark the start and end of it. This allows + U-Boot to relocate the area to a new location if needed (with + OF_PLATDATA_RT) + +`dm_priv_to_rw()` + This function converts a private- or platform-data pointer value generated by + dtoc into one that can be used by U-Boot. It is a NOP unless OF_PLATDATA_RT + is enabled, in which case it translates the address to the relocated + region. See above for more information. + The dm_populate_phandle_data() function that was previous needed has now been removed, since dtoc can address the drivers directly from dt-plat.c and does not need to fix up things at runtime.