[U-Boot] [PATCH 1/9] ARM: socfpga: Description on FPGA bitstream type and file name for Arria 10

Chee, Tien Fong tien.fong.chee at intel.com
Wed Nov 28 15:36:26 UTC 2018


On Wed, 2018-11-28 at 16:10 +0100, Marek Vasut wrote:
> On 11/28/2018 03:49 PM, Chee, Tien Fong wrote:
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> > On Tue, 2018-11-27 at 13:07 +0100, Marek Vasut wrote:
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> > > On 11/27/2018 09:45 AM, Chee, Tien Fong wrote:
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> > > > On Mon, 2018-11-26 at 12:15 +0100, Marek Vasut wrote:
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> > > > > On 11/26/2018 10:44 AM, Chee, Tien Fong wrote:
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> > > > > > On Fri, 2018-11-23 at 13:23 +0100, Marek Vasut wrote:
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> > > > > > > On 11/23/2018 10:19 AM, Chee, Tien Fong wrote:
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> > > > > > > > On Wed, 2018-11-21 at 15:11 +0100, Marek Vasut wrote:
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> > > > > > > > > On 11/21/2018 11:41 AM, tien.fong.chee at intel.com
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> > > > > > > > > > From: Tien Fong Chee <tien.fong.chee at intel.com>
> > > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > > This patch adds description on properties about
> > > > > > > > > > file
> > > > > > > > > > name
> > > > > > > > > > used
> > > > > > > > > > for
> > > > > > > > > > both
> > > > > > > > > > peripheral bitstream and core bitstream.
> > > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > > Signed-off-by: Tien Fong Chee <tien.fong.chee at intel
> > > > > > > > > > .com
> > > > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > > ---
> > > > > > > > > >  .../fpga/altera-socfpga-a10-fpga-
> > > > > > > > > > mgr.txt           |    6
> > > > > > > > > > ++++++
> > > > > > > > > >  1 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
> > > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > > diff --git a/doc/device-tree-bindings/fpga/altera-
> > > > > > > > > > socfpga-
> > > > > > > > > > a10-
> > > > > > > > > > fpga-
> > > > > > > > > > mgr.txt b/doc/device-tree-bindings/fpga/altera-
> > > > > > > > > > socfpga-
> > > > > > > > > > a10-
> > > > > > > > > > fpga-
> > > > > > > > > > mgr.txt
> > > > > > > > > > index 2fd8e7a..010322a 100644
> > > > > > > > > > --- a/doc/device-tree-bindings/fpga/altera-socfpga-
> > > > > > > > > > a10-
> > > > > > > > > > fpga-
> > > > > > > > > > mgr.txt
> > > > > > > > > > +++ b/doc/device-tree-bindings/fpga/altera-socfpga-
> > > > > > > > > > a10-
> > > > > > > > > > fpga-
> > > > > > > > > > mgr.txt
> > > > > > > > > > @@ -7,6 +7,10 @@ Required properties:
> > > > > > > > > >                 - The second index is for writing
> > > > > > > > > > FPGA
> > > > > > > > > > configuration data.
> > > > > > > > > >  - resets     : Phandle and reset specifier for the
> > > > > > > > > > device's
> > > > > > > > > > reset.
> > > > > > > > > >  - clocks     : Clocks used by the device.
> > > > > > > > > > +- altr,bitstream_periph : File name for FPGA
> > > > > > > > > > peripheral
> > > > > > > > > > raw
> > > > > > > > > > binary
> > > > > > > > > > which is used
> > > > > > > > > > +			  to initialize FPGA IOs,
> > > > > > > > > > PLL,
> > > > > > > > > > IO48
> > > > > > > > > > and
> > > > > > > > > > DDR.
> > > > > > > > > > +- altr,bitstream_core : File name for core raw
> > > > > > > > > > binary
> > > > > > > > > > which
> > > > > > > > > > contains FPGA design
> > > > > > > > > > +			which is used to program
> > > > > > > > > > FPGA
> > > > > > > > > > CRAM
> > > > > > > > > > and
> > > > > > > > > > ERAM.
> > > > > > > > > bitstream- instead of bitstream_
> > > > > > > > Noted.
> > > > > > > > > 
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> > > > > > > > > 
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> > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > btw can we get something that works with full
> > > > > > > > > bitstream
> > > > > > > > > too ?
> > > > > > > > This patchset actually support the full bitstream too,
> > > > > > > > unfortunately it
> > > > > > > > is blocked by hardware MPFE issue. The patchset for the
> > > > > > > > MPFE
> > > > > > > > workaround
> > > > > > > > would come after this patchset. I would advice to use
> > > > > > > > the
> > > > > > > > early
> > > > > > > > IO
> > > > > > > > release method for the sake of performance.
> > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > For details of issue, you can read the from the
> > > > > > > > link https:
> > > > > > > > //gi
> > > > > > > > thub
> > > > > > > > .com
> > > > > > > > /altera-opensource/u-boot-
> > > > > > > > socfpga/commits/socfpga_v2014.10_arria10_brin
> > > > > > > > gup
> > > > > > > > FogBugz #410989-6: Masking hardware sequenced warm
> > > > > > > > reset
> > > > > > > > for
> > > > > > > > logic
> > > > > > > > in…  …
> > > > > > > Does that work on ES2 ? I don't think so ...
> > > > > > Why you think it doesn't work, using early IO or full rbf?
> > > > > > The
> > > > > > bitstream limitation? What you see from the print out?
> > > > > ES2 can only use full RBF, I don't think this is handled in
> > > > > this
> > > > > patchset at all.
> > > > i did testing the full rbf loading, but in the end i removed
> > > > that
> > > > portion of codes because it stuck in DDR calibration due to
> > > > MPFE HW
> > > > issue. So, i would put back that portion of codes after MPFE HW
> > > > workaround. My plan is to let early IO release up 1st.
> > > Can you describe that workaround ? The code worked on the A10ES2
> > > kit
> > > I
> > > have back around v2018.09, so what's the problem ?
> > > 
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > Actually ES2 board also support early IO release, just you need
> > > > ACDS
> > > > and SOCEDS version 17.1 onward to rebuild your hardware, and
> > > > choosing
> > > > the early IO release setting inside the tool. We can discuss
> > > > this
> > > > more
> > > > if you need our help for early IO release RBFs.
> > > I do, otherwise I won't be able to test anything, so make sure
> > > this
> > > is
> > > supported.
> > Great, i would send out seprate email discussion with you, and
> > inviting
> > our aplication and hardware engineer into the pool.
> > 
> > By the way, how you get the full rbf or you build it yourself? Do
> > you
> > have the hardware design? What are the tools you have? what
> > version?
> I'm using the GHRD from altera wiki.
Do you have the link?
> 


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