[U-Boot] [PATCH V3] cmd_i2c: Provide option for bulk 'i2c write' in one transaction

Lubomir Popov lpopov at mm-sol.com
Fri Feb 6 11:54:58 CET 2015


Hi Heiko,

> Hello Simon, Lubomir,
>
> Am 03.02.2015 01:59, schrieb Simon Glass:
>> Hi,
>>
>> On 30 January 2015 at 10:56, Lubomir Popov <lpopov at mm-sol.com> wrote:
>>> I2C chips do exist that require a write of some multi-byte data to occur in
>>> a single bus transaction (aka atomic transfer), otherwise either the write
>>> does not come into effect at all, or normal operation of internal circuitry
>>> cannot be guaranteed. The current implementation of the 'i2c write' command
>>> (transfer of multiple bytes from a memory buffer) in fact performs a separate
>>> transaction for each byte to be written and thus cannot support such types of
>>> I2C slave devices.
>>>
>>> This patch provides an alternative by allowing 'i2c write' to execute the
>>> write transfer of the given number of bytes in a single bus transaction if
>>> the '-s' option is specified as a final command argument. Else the current
>>> re-addressing method is used.
>>>
>>> Signed-off-by: Lubomir Popov <l-popov at ti.com>
>>> ---
>>> Changes in V3:
>>> Rebased on current master.
>>> Changes in V2:
>>> The option to use bulk transfer vs re-addressing is implemented as a run-time
>>> command argument. V1 used conditional compilation through a board header
>>> definition.
>>>
>>>   common/cmd_i2c.c |   39 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---------
>>>   1 file changed, 30 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
>
> I should try to apply a patch before saying I tend to accept a patch ;-)
>
> This patch fails again (Sorry Lubomir) ... because in the meantime
> this patch from Simon is in mainline:
>
> commit f9a4c2da72d04e13b05deecb800f232d2948eb85
> Author: Simon Glass <sjg at chromium.org>
> Date:   Mon Jan 12 18:02:07 2015 -0700
>
>      dm: i2c: Rename driver model I2C functions to permit compatibility
>
> Which introduced dm_i2c_write() ...
>
>> What platform are you testing on?
>>
>> It seems like you could implement this using driver model - just set
>> or clear the DM_I2C_CHIP_WR_ADDRESS flag.
>>
>> That would solve the problem of existing platforms, since they could
>> be tested when converted to driver model.
>>
>> So what do you think about adjusting this patch to move the '#ifdef
>> CONFIG_DM_I2C' outside the while loop, and set the flag instead?
>> Although then your feature would only be available for driver model.
>
> Thinking about this, wouldn;t it be better to add this patch to
> this patch?
>
> diff --git a/common/cmd_i2c.c b/common/cmd_i2c.c
> index a1a269f..df18b3f 100644
> --- a/common/cmd_i2c.c
> +++ b/common/cmd_i2c.c
> @@ -342,6 +342,7 @@ static int do_i2c_write(cmd_tbl_t *cmdtp, int flag, int argc, char * const argv[
>          int ret;
>   #ifdef CONFIG_DM_I2C
>          struct udevice *dev;
> +       struct dm_i2c_chip *i2c_chip;
>   #endif
>
>          if ((argc < 5) || (argc > 6))
> @@ -377,6 +378,9 @@ static int do_i2c_write(cmd_tbl_t *cmdtp, int flag, int argc, char * const argv[
>                  ret = i2c_set_chip_offset_len(dev, alen);
>          if (ret)
>                  return i2c_report_err(ret, I2C_ERR_WRITE);
> +       i2c_chip = dev_get_parent_platdata(dev);
> +       if (!i2c_chip)
> +               return i2c_report_err(ret, I2C_ERR_WRITE);
>   #endif
>
>          if (argc == 6 && !strcmp(argv[5], "-s")) {
> @@ -387,7 +391,8 @@ static int do_i2c_write(cmd_tbl_t *cmdtp, int flag, int argc, char * const argv[
>                   * into account if linking commands.
>                   */
>   #ifdef CONFIG_DM_I2C
> -               ret = i2c_write(dev, devaddr, memaddr, length);
> +               i2c_chip &= ~DM_I2C_CHIP_WR_ADDRESS;
> +               ret = dm_i2c_write(dev, devaddr, memaddr, length);
>   #else
>                  ret = i2c_write(chip, devaddr, alen, memaddr, length);
>   #endif
> @@ -400,7 +405,8 @@ static int do_i2c_write(cmd_tbl_t *cmdtp, int flag, int argc, char * const argv[
>                   */
>                  while (length-- > 0) {
>   #ifdef CONFIG_DM_I2C
> -                       ret = i2c_write(dev, devaddr++, memaddr++, 1);
> +                       i2c_chip |= DM_I2C_CHIP_WR_ADDRESS;
> +                       ret = dm_i2c_write(dev, devaddr++, memaddr++, 1);
>   #else
>                          ret = i2c_write(chip, devaddr++, alen, memaddr++, 1);
>   #endif
>
This looks OK to me; however, since I don't have any DM-enabled
board to test upon, nor currently have any time to test whatever
in general (really sorry), I'm leaving this in your hands, guys.

BR,
Lubo

> @Simon: Do I have to check if dev_get_parent_platdata() returns
> a pointer?
>
> bye,
> Heiko
>>> diff --git a/common/cmd_i2c.c b/common/cmd_i2c.c
>>> index 22db1bb..8d4f5f6 100644
>>> --- a/common/cmd_i2c.c
>>> +++ b/common/cmd_i2c.c
>>> @@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ static int do_i2c_write(cmd_tbl_t *cmdtp, int flag, int argc, char * const argv[
>>>          struct udevice *dev;
>>>   #endif
>>>
>>> -       if (argc != 5)
>>> +       if ((argc < 5) || (argc > 6))
>>>                  return cmd_usage(cmdtp);
>>>
>>>          /*
>>> @@ -367,7 +367,7 @@ static int do_i2c_write(cmd_tbl_t *cmdtp, int flag, int argc, char * const argv[
>>>                  return cmd_usage(cmdtp);
>>>
>>>          /*
>>> -        * Length is the number of objects, not number of bytes.
>>> +        * Length is the number of bytes.
>>>           */
>>>          length = simple_strtoul(argv[4], NULL, 16);
>>>
>>> @@ -379,20 +379,40 @@ static int do_i2c_write(cmd_tbl_t *cmdtp, int flag, int argc, char * const argv[
>>>                  return i2c_report_err(ret, I2C_ERR_WRITE);
>>>   #endif
>>>
>>> -       while (length-- > 0) {
>>> +       if (argc == 6 && !strcmp(argv[5], "-s")) {
>>> +               /*
>>> +                * Write all bytes in a single I2C transaction. If the target
>>> +                * device is an EEPROM, it is your responsibility to not cross
>>> +                * a page boundary. No write delay upon completion, take this
>>> +                * into account if linking commands.
>>> +                */
>>>   #ifdef CONFIG_DM_I2C
>>> -               ret = i2c_write(dev, devaddr++, memaddr++, 1);
>>> +               ret = i2c_write(dev, devaddr, memaddr, length);
>>>   #else
>>> -               ret = i2c_write(chip, devaddr++, alen, memaddr++, 1);
>>> +               ret = i2c_write(chip, devaddr, alen, memaddr, length);
>>>   #endif
>>>                  if (ret)
>>>                          return i2c_report_err(ret, I2C_ERR_WRITE);
>>> +       } else {
>>> +               /*
>>> +                * Repeated addressing - perform <length> separate
>>> +                * write transactions of one byte each
>>> +                */
>>> +               while (length-- > 0) {
>>> +#ifdef CONFIG_DM_I2C
>>> +                       ret = i2c_write(dev, devaddr++, memaddr++, 1);
>>> +#else
>>> +                       ret = i2c_write(chip, devaddr++, alen, memaddr++, 1);
>>> +#endif
>>> +                       if (ret)
>>> +                               return i2c_report_err(ret, I2C_ERR_WRITE);
>>>   /*
>>>    * No write delay with FRAM devices.
>>>    */
>>>   #if !defined(CONFIG_SYS_I2C_FRAM)
>>> -               udelay(11000);
>>> +                       udelay(11000);
>>>   #endif
>>> +               }
>>>          }
>>>          return 0;
>>>   }
>>> @@ -1823,7 +1843,7 @@ static cmd_tbl_t cmd_i2c_sub[] = {
>>>          U_BOOT_CMD_MKENT(nm, 2, 1, do_i2c_nm, "", ""),
>>>          U_BOOT_CMD_MKENT(probe, 0, 1, do_i2c_probe, "", ""),
>>>          U_BOOT_CMD_MKENT(read, 5, 1, do_i2c_read, "", ""),
>>> -       U_BOOT_CMD_MKENT(write, 5, 0, do_i2c_write, "", ""),
>>> +       U_BOOT_CMD_MKENT(write, 6, 0, do_i2c_write, "", ""),
>>>   #ifdef CONFIG_DM_I2C
>>>          U_BOOT_CMD_MKENT(flags, 2, 1, do_i2c_flags, "", ""),
>>>   #endif
>>> @@ -1890,7 +1910,8 @@ static char i2c_help_text[] =
>>>          "i2c nm chip address[.0, .1, .2] - write to I2C device (constant address)\n"
>>>          "i2c probe [address] - test for and show device(s) on the I2C bus\n"
>>>          "i2c read chip address[.0, .1, .2] length memaddress - read to memory\n"
>>> -       "i2c write memaddress chip address[.0, .1, .2] length - write memory to i2c\n"
>>> +       "i2c write memaddress chip address[.0, .1, .2] length [-s] - write memory\n"
>>> +       "          to I2C; the -s option selects bulk write in a single transaction\n"
>>>   #ifdef CONFIG_DM_I2C
>>>          "i2c flags chip [flags] - set or get chip flags\n"
>>>   #endif
>>> @@ -1902,7 +1923,7 @@ static char i2c_help_text[] =
>>>   #endif
>>>
>>>   U_BOOT_CMD(
>>> -       i2c, 6, 1, do_i2c,
>>> +       i2c, 7, 1, do_i2c,
>>>          "I2C sub-system",
>>>          i2c_help_text
>>>   );
>>> --
>>> 1.7.9.5
>>>
>>
>> Regards,
>> Simon
>>
>
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