[U-Boot] [PATCH 2/4] net: fec_mxc: allow use with cache enabled

Marek Vasut marex at denx.de
Sat Mar 3 00:39:55 CET 2012


> 	ensure that transmit and receive buffers are cache-line aligned
>         invalidate cache after each packet received
>         flush cache before transmitting
> 
> Signed-off-by: Eric Nelson <eric.nelson at boundarydevices.com>
> ---
>  drivers/net/fec_mxc.c |  248
> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------------- drivers/net/fec_mxc.h | 
>  19 +----
>  2 files changed, 184 insertions(+), 83 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/net/fec_mxc.c b/drivers/net/fec_mxc.c
> index 1fdd071..f72304b 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/fec_mxc.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/fec_mxc.c
> @@ -50,6 +50,33 @@ DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR;
>  #define	CONFIG_FEC_MXC_SWAP_PACKET
>  #endif
> 
> +#ifndef	CONFIG_FEC_DESC_ALIGNMENT
> +#define	CONFIG_FEC_DESC_ALIGNMENT	ARCH_DMA_MINALIGN
> +#endif
> +
> +#ifndef	CONFIG_FEC_DATA_ALIGNMENT
> +#define	CONFIG_FEC_DATA_ALIGNMENT	ARCH_DMA_MINALIGN
> +#endif
> +
> +/* Check various alignment issues at compile time */
> +#if ((CONFIG_FEC_DESC_ALIGNMENT < 16) || (CONFIG_FEC_DESC_ALIGNMENT % 16
> != 0)) +#error	"CONFIG_FEC_DESC_ALIGNMENT must be multiple of 16!"
> +#endif
> +
> +#if ((CONFIG_FEC_DATA_ALIGNMENT < 16) || (CONFIG_FEC_DATA_ALIGNMENT % 16
> != 0)) +#error	"CONFIG_FEC_DATA_ALIGNMENT must be multiple of 16!"
> +#endif
> +
> +#if ((PKTALIGN < CONFIG_FEC_DATA_ALIGNMENT) || \
> +	(PKTALIGN % CONFIG_FEC_DATA_ALIGNMENT != 0))
> +#error	"PKTALIGN must be multiple of CONFIG_FEC_DATA_ALIGNMENT!"
> +#endif
> +
> +#if ((PKTSIZE_ALIGN < CONFIG_FEC_DATA_ALIGNMENT) || \
> +	(PKTSIZE_ALIGN % CONFIG_FEC_DATA_ALIGNMENT != 0))
> +#error	"PKTSIZE_ALIGN must be multiple of CONFIG_FEC_DATA_ALIGNMENT!"
> +#endif
> +
>  #undef DEBUG
> 
>  struct nbuf {
> @@ -259,43 +286,47 @@ static int fec_tx_task_disable(struct fec_priv *fec)
>   * Initialize receive task's buffer descriptors
>   * @param[in] fec all we know about the device yet
>   * @param[in] count receive buffer count to be allocated
> - * @param[in] size size of each receive buffer
> + * @param[in] dsize desired size of each receive buffer
>   * @return 0 on success
>   *
>   * For this task we need additional memory for the data buffers. And each
>   * data buffer requires some alignment. Thy must be aligned to a specific
> - * boundary each (DB_DATA_ALIGNMENT).
> + * boundary each.
>   */
> -static int fec_rbd_init(struct fec_priv *fec, int count, int size)
> +static int fec_rbd_init(struct fec_priv *fec, int count, int dsize)
>  {
> -	int ix;
> -	uint32_t p = 0;
> -
> -	/* reserve data memory and consider alignment */
> -	if (fec->rdb_ptr == NULL)
> -		fec->rdb_ptr = malloc(size * count + DB_DATA_ALIGNMENT);
> -	p = (uint32_t)fec->rdb_ptr;
> -	if (!p) {
> -		puts("fec_mxc: not enough malloc memory\n");
> -		return -ENOMEM;
> -	}
> -	memset((void *)p, 0, size * count + DB_DATA_ALIGNMENT);
> -	p += DB_DATA_ALIGNMENT-1;
> -	p &= ~(DB_DATA_ALIGNMENT-1);
> -
> -	for (ix = 0; ix < count; ix++) {
> -		writel(p, &fec->rbd_base[ix].data_pointer);
> -		p += size;
> -		writew(FEC_RBD_EMPTY, &fec->rbd_base[ix].status);
> -		writew(0, &fec->rbd_base[ix].data_length);
> -	}
> +	uint32_t size;
> +	int i;
> +
>  	/*
> -	 * mark the last RBD to close the ring
> +	 * Allocate memory for the buffers. This allocation respects the
> +	 * alignment
>  	 */
> -	writew(FEC_RBD_WRAP | FEC_RBD_EMPTY, &fec->rbd_base[ix - 1].status);
> +	size = roundup(dsize, CONFIG_FEC_DATA_ALIGNMENT);
> +	for (i = 0; i < count; i++) {
> +		if (0 == fec->rbd_base[i].data_pointer) {
> +			uint8_t *data = memalign(CONFIG_FEC_DATA_ALIGNMENT, 
size);
> +			if (!data) {
> +				printf("%s: error allocating rxbuf %d\n", 
__func__, i);
> +				goto err;
> +			}
> +			fec->rbd_base[i].data_pointer = (uint32_t)data;
> +		} // needs allocation

Wrong comment

> +		fec->rbd_base[i].status = FEC_RBD_EMPTY;
> +		fec->rbd_base[i].data_length = 0;
> +	}
> +
> +	/* Mark the last RBD to close the ring. */
> +	fec->rbd_base[i - 1].status = FEC_RBD_EMPTY | FEC_RBD_WRAP;
>  	fec->rbd_index = 0;
> 
>  	return 0;
> +
> +err:
> +	for (; i >= 0; i--)
> +		free((uint8_t *)fec->rbd_base[i].data_pointer);
> +
> +	return -ENOMEM;
>  }
> 
>  /**
> @@ -312,8 +343,8 @@ static int fec_rbd_init(struct fec_priv *fec, int
> count, int size) */
>  static void fec_tbd_init(struct fec_priv *fec)
>  {
> -	writew(0x0000, &fec->tbd_base[0].status);
> -	writew(FEC_TBD_WRAP, &fec->tbd_base[1].status);
> +	fec->tbd_base[0].status = 0;
> +	fec->tbd_base[1].status = FEC_TBD_WRAP;
>  	fec->tbd_index = 0;
>  }
> 
> @@ -387,12 +418,25 @@ static int fec_open(struct eth_device *edev)
>  {
>  	struct fec_priv *fec = (struct fec_priv *)edev->priv;
>  	int speed;
> +	uint32_t addr, size;
> +	int i;
> 
>  	debug("fec_open: fec_open(dev)\n");
>  	/* full-duplex, heartbeat disabled */
>  	writel(1 << 2, &fec->eth->x_cntrl);
>  	fec->rbd_index = 0;
> 
> +	/* Invalidate all descriptors */
> +	for (i = 0; i < FEC_RBD_NUM - 1; i++)
> +		fec_rbd_clean(0, &fec->rbd_base[i]);
> +	fec_rbd_clean(1, &fec->rbd_base[i]);
> +
> +	/* Flush the descriptors into RAM */
> +	size = roundup(FEC_RBD_NUM * sizeof(struct fec_bd),
> +			CONFIG_FEC_DATA_ALIGNMENT);
> +	addr = (uint32_t)&fec->rbd_base[0];

addr = (uint32_t)fec->rbd_base; would likely work too?

> +	flush_dcache_range(addr, addr + size);
> +
>  #ifdef FEC_QUIRK_ENET_MAC
>  	/* Enable ENET HW endian SWAP */
>  	writel(readl(&fec->eth->ecntrl) | FEC_ECNTRL_DBSWAP,
> @@ -478,38 +522,44 @@ static int fec_open(struct eth_device *edev)
> 
>  static int fec_init(struct eth_device *dev, bd_t* bd)
>  {
> -	uint32_t base;
>  	struct fec_priv *fec = (struct fec_priv *)dev->priv;
>  	uint32_t mib_ptr = (uint32_t)&fec->eth->rmon_t_drop;
>  	uint32_t rcntrl;
> -	int i;
> +	uint32_t size;
> +	int i, ret;
> 
>  	/* Initialize MAC address */
>  	fec_set_hwaddr(dev);
> 
>  	/*
> -	 * reserve memory for both buffer descriptor chains at once
> -	 * Datasheet forces the startaddress of each chain is 16 byte
> -	 * aligned
> +	 * Allocate transmit descriptors, there are two in total. This
> +	 * allocation respects cache alignment.
>  	 */
> -	if (fec->base_ptr == NULL)
> -		fec->base_ptr = malloc((2 + FEC_RBD_NUM) *
> -				sizeof(struct fec_bd) + DB_ALIGNMENT);
> -	base = (uint32_t)fec->base_ptr;
> -	if (!base) {
> -		puts("fec_mxc: not enough malloc memory\n");
> -		return -ENOMEM;
> +	if (!fec->tbd_base) {
> +		size = roundup(2 * sizeof(struct fec_bd),
> +				CONFIG_FEC_DATA_ALIGNMENT);
> +		fec->tbd_base = memalign(CONFIG_FEC_DESC_ALIGNMENT, size);
> +		if (!fec->tbd_base) {
> +			ret = -ENOMEM;
> +			goto err1;
> +		}
> +		memset(fec->tbd_base, 0, size);
>  	}
> -	memset((void *)base, 0, (2 + FEC_RBD_NUM) *
> -			sizeof(struct fec_bd) + DB_ALIGNMENT);
> -	base += (DB_ALIGNMENT-1);
> -	base &= ~(DB_ALIGNMENT-1);
> -
> -	fec->rbd_base = (struct fec_bd *)base;
> -
> -	base += FEC_RBD_NUM * sizeof(struct fec_bd);
> 
> -	fec->tbd_base = (struct fec_bd *)base;
> +	/*
> +	 * Allocate receive descriptors. This allocation respects cache
> +	 * alignment.
> +	 */
> +	if (!fec->rbd_base) {
> +		size = roundup(FEC_RBD_NUM * sizeof(struct fec_bd),
> +				CONFIG_FEC_DATA_ALIGNMENT);
> +		fec->rbd_base = memalign(CONFIG_FEC_DESC_ALIGNMENT, size);
> +		if (!fec->rbd_base) {
> +			ret = -ENOMEM;
> +			goto err2;
> +		}
> +		memset(fec->rbd_base, 0, size);
> +	}
> 
>  	/*
>  	 * Set interrupt mask register
> @@ -570,9 +620,8 @@ static int fec_init(struct eth_device *dev, bd_t* bd)
>  	 * Initialize RxBD/TxBD rings
>  	 */
>  	if (fec_rbd_init(fec, FEC_RBD_NUM, FEC_MAX_PKT_SIZE) < 0) {
> -		free(fec->base_ptr);
> -		fec->base_ptr = NULL;
> -		return -ENOMEM;
> +		ret = -ENOMEM;
> +		goto err3;
>  	}
>  	fec_tbd_init(fec);
> 
> @@ -583,6 +632,13 @@ static int fec_init(struct eth_device *dev, bd_t* bd)
>  #endif
>  	fec_open(dev);
>  	return 0;
> +
> +err3:
> +	free(fec->rbd_base);
> +err2:
> +	free(fec->tbd_base);
> +err1:
> +	return ret;
>  }
> 
>  /**
> @@ -631,9 +687,11 @@ static void fec_halt(struct eth_device *dev)
>   * @param[in] length Data count in bytes
>   * @return 0 on success
>   */
> -static int fec_send(struct eth_device *dev, volatile void* packet, int
> length) +static int fec_send(struct eth_device *dev, volatile void
> *packet, int length) {
>  	unsigned int status;
> +	uint32_t size;
> +	uint32_t addr;
> 
>  	/*
>  	 * This routine transmits one frame.  This routine only accepts
> @@ -650,15 +708,21 @@ static int fec_send(struct eth_device *dev, volatile
> void* packet, int length) }
> 
>  	/*
> -	 * Setup the transmit buffer
> -	 * Note: We are always using the first buffer for transmission,
> -	 * the second will be empty and only used to stop the DMA engine
> +	 * Setup the transmit buffer. We are always using the first buffer for
> +	 * transmission, the second will be empty and only used to stop the DMA
> +	 * engine. We also flush the packet to RAM here to avoid cache trouble.
>  	 */
>  #ifdef	CONFIG_FEC_MXC_SWAP_PACKET
>  	swap_packet((uint32_t *)packet, length);
>  #endif
> -	writew(length, &fec->tbd_base[fec->tbd_index].data_length);
> -	writel((uint32_t)packet, &fec->tbd_base[fec->tbd_index].data_pointer);
> +
> +	addr = (uint32_t)packet;
> +	size = roundup(length, CONFIG_FEC_DATA_ALIGNMENT);
> +	flush_dcache_range(addr, addr + size);

What if size of the packet isn't aligned on cacheline boundary? Won't it choke 
here?

> +
> +	fec->tbd_base[fec->tbd_index].data_length = length;
> +	fec->tbd_base[fec->tbd_index].data_pointer = addr;
> +
>  	/*
>  	 * update BD's status now
>  	 * This block:
> @@ -667,9 +731,18 @@ static int fec_send(struct eth_device *dev, volatile
> void* packet, int length) * - might be the last BD in the list, so the
> address counter should *   wrap (-> keep the WRAP flag)
>  	 */
> -	status = readw(&fec->tbd_base[fec->tbd_index].status) & FEC_TBD_WRAP;
> +	status = fec->tbd_base[fec->tbd_index].status & FEC_TBD_WRAP;
>  	status |= FEC_TBD_LAST | FEC_TBD_TC | FEC_TBD_READY;
> -	writew(status, &fec->tbd_base[fec->tbd_index].status);
> +	fec->tbd_base[fec->tbd_index].status = status;
> +
> +	/*
> +	 * Flush data cache. This code flushes both TX descriptors to RAM.
> +	 * After this code this code, the descritors will be safely in RAM
> +	 * and we can start DMA.
> +	 */
> +	size = roundup(2 * sizeof(struct fec_bd), CONFIG_FEC_DATA_ALIGNMENT);
> +	addr = (uint32_t)fec->tbd_base;
> +	flush_dcache_range(addr, addr + size);

Same concern here and everywhere else ... I believe aligning it like this is 
quite unsafe :-(
> 
>  	/*
>  	 * Enable SmartDMA transmit task
> @@ -677,11 +750,16 @@ static int fec_send(struct eth_device *dev, volatile
> void* packet, int length) fec_tx_task_enable(fec);
> 
>  	/*
> -	 * wait until frame is sent .
> +	 * Wait until frame is sent. On each turn of the wait cycle, we must
> +	 * invalidate data cache to see what's really in RAM. Also, we need
> +	 * barrier here.
>  	 */
> +	invalidate_dcache_range(addr, addr + size);
>  	while (readw(&fec->tbd_base[fec->tbd_index].status) & FEC_TBD_READY) {
>  		udelay(1);
> +		invalidate_dcache_range(addr, addr + size);
>  	}
> +
>  	debug("fec_send: status 0x%x index %d\n",
>  			readw(&fec->tbd_base[fec->tbd_index].status),
>  			fec->tbd_index);
> @@ -707,6 +785,8 @@ static int fec_recv(struct eth_device *dev)
>  	int frame_length, len = 0;
>  	struct nbuf *frame;
>  	uint16_t bd_status;
> +	uint32_t addr, size;
> +	int i;
>  	uchar buff[FEC_MAX_PKT_SIZE];
> 
>  	/*
> @@ -737,8 +817,23 @@ static int fec_recv(struct eth_device *dev)
>  	}
> 
>  	/*
> -	 * ensure reading the right buffer status
> +	 * Read the buffer status. Before the status can be read, the data cache
> +	 * must be invalidated, because the data in RAM might have been changed
> +	 * by DMA. The descriptors are properly aligned to cachelines so there's
> +	 * no need to worry they'd overlap.
> +	 *
> +	 * WARNING: By invalidating the descriptor here, we also invalidate
> +	 * the descriptors surrounding this one. Therefore we can NOT change the
> +	 * contents of this descriptor nor the surrounding ones. The problem is
> +	 * that in order to mark the descriptor as processed, we need to change
> +	 * the descriptor. The solution is to mark the whole cache line when all
> +	 * descriptors in the cache line are processed.
>  	 */
> +	addr = (uint32_t)rbd;
> +	addr &= ~(CONFIG_FEC_DATA_ALIGNMENT - 1);
> +	size = roundup(sizeof(struct fec_bd), CONFIG_FEC_DATA_ALIGNMENT);
> +	invalidate_dcache_range(addr, addr + size);
> +
>  	bd_status = readw(&rbd->status);
>  	debug("fec_recv: status 0x%x\n", bd_status);
> 
> @@ -751,6 +846,13 @@ static int fec_recv(struct eth_device *dev)
>  			frame = (struct nbuf *)readl(&rbd->data_pointer);
>  			frame_length = readw(&rbd->data_length) - 4;
>  			/*
> +			 * Invalidate data cache over the buffer
> +			 */
> +			addr = (uint32_t)frame;
> +			size = roundup(frame_length, CONFIG_FEC_DATA_ALIGNMENT);
> +			invalidate_dcache_range(addr, addr + size);

DTTO here, frame length might not be aligned properly, or will it be? Network 
stack must be properly analyzed here.

> +
> +			/*
>  			 *  Fill the buffer and pass it to upper layers
>  			 */
>  #ifdef	CONFIG_FEC_MXC_SWAP_PACKET
> @@ -765,11 +867,27 @@ static int fec_recv(struct eth_device *dev)
>  						(ulong)rbd->data_pointer,
>  						bd_status);
>  		}
> +
>  		/*
> -		 * free the current buffer, restart the engine
> -		 * and move forward to the next buffer
> +		 * Free the current buffer, restart the engine and move forward
> +		 * to the next buffer. Here we check if the whole cacheline of
> +		 * descriptors was already processed and if so, we mark it free
> +		 * as whole.
>  		 */
> -		fec_rbd_clean(fec->rbd_index == (FEC_RBD_NUM - 1) ? 1 : 0, rbd);
> +		size = (CONFIG_FEC_DATA_ALIGNMENT / sizeof(struct fec_bd)) - 1;
> +		if ((fec->rbd_index & size) == size) {
> +			i = fec->rbd_index - size;
> +			addr = (uint32_t)&fec->rbd_base[i];
> +			for (; i <= fec->rbd_index + size; i++) {
> +				if (i == (FEC_RBD_NUM - 1))
> +					fec_rbd_clean(1, &fec->rbd_base[i]);
> +				else
> +					fec_rbd_clean(0, &fec->rbd_base[i]);
> +			}
> +			flush_dcache_range(addr,
> +				addr + CONFIG_FEC_DATA_ALIGNMENT);
> +		}
> +

This was the worst part. I don't quite remember how and why I did those 
alignment decisions (well it's obvious here, you flush rxdesc once whole 
cacheline is done), but some of the pieces are far less obvious now that I read 
the code.

>  		fec_rx_task_enable(fec);
>  		fec->rbd_index = (fec->rbd_index + 1) % FEC_RBD_NUM;
>  	}
> diff --git a/drivers/net/fec_mxc.h b/drivers/net/fec_mxc.h
> index 2eb7803..852b2e0 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/fec_mxc.h
> +++ b/drivers/net/fec_mxc.h
> @@ -234,22 +234,6 @@ struct ethernet_regs {
>  #endif
> 
>  /**
> - * @brief Descriptor buffer alignment
> - *
> - * i.MX27 requires a 16 byte alignment (but for the first element only)
> - */
> -#define DB_ALIGNMENT		16
> -
> -/**
> - * @brief Data buffer alignment
> - *
> - * i.MX27 requires a four byte alignment for transmit and 16 bits
> - * alignment for receive so take 16
> - * Note: Valid for member data_pointer in struct buffer_descriptor
> - */
> -#define DB_DATA_ALIGNMENT	16
> -
> -/**
>   * @brief Receive & Transmit Buffer Descriptor definitions
>   *
>   * Note: The first BD must be aligned (see DB_ALIGNMENT)
> @@ -282,8 +266,7 @@ struct fec_priv {
>  	struct fec_bd *tbd_base;	/* TBD ring */
>  	int tbd_index;			/* next transmit BD to write */
>  	bd_t *bd;
> -	void *rdb_ptr;
> -	void *base_ptr;
> +	uint8_t *tdb_ptr;
>  	int dev_id;
>  	int phy_id;
>  	struct mii_dev *bus;


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