[PATCH v1] board: toradex: verdin-imx8mm: set fixed LPDDR4 refresh rate as per errata ERR050805

Fabio Estevam festevam at gmail.com
Sat Oct 7 19:26:24 CEST 2023


On Thu, Sep 28, 2023 at 11:57 AM Andrejs Cainikovs
<andrejs.cainikovs at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> From: Andrejs Cainikovs <andrejs.cainikovs at toradex.com>
>
> Update lpddr4 configuration and training using updated spreadsheet and
> tools from NXP using data from previous spreadsheet and verified
> toward datasheet:
>
> - MX8M_Mini_LPDDR4_RPA_v22.xlsx
> - mscale_ddr_tool_v3.31_setup.exe
>
> The most relevant update is related to errata ERR050805:
> "DRAM: Controller automatic derating logic may not work when
> the LPDDR4 memory temperature is above 85 °C at initialization"
>
> Other relevant fixes:
> - DRAMTMG7 register: corrected calculation of T_CKPDX parameter
>   (equal to tCKCKEH for LPDDR4)
> - RANKCTL register: corrected calculations for ODTLon and ODTLoff
>   to follow the JEDEC specification
> - ADDRMAP7 register: added support for 17-row devices
>
> As per errata ERR050805:
>
> An issue exists with the automatic derating logic of the DDR
> controller that only samples the LPDDR4 MR4 register when the
> Temperature Update Flag (TUF) field (MR4[7] ) is 1’b1. If the
> LPDDR4 memory is initialized and starts operation above 85 °C
> (MR4[2:0] > 3’b011), the MR4 Temperature Update Flag (TUF) will
> not be set. The DDR Controller will therefore not automatically
> adjust the memory refresh rate or de-rate memory timings based
> on the LPDDR4 memory temperature. This may cause the controller
> incorrectly setting the refresh period, potentially cause the
> LPDDR4 memory losing data contents and lead to possible data
> integrity issues above 85 °C.
>
> Errata provides three possible workaround options, while option 2
> is the most reasonable:
>
> Disable the automatic derating logic of the DDR controller and
> apply fixed x2 refresh rate (0.5x refresh). This option is
> suitable for designs that are expected to boot at or above 85 °C
> and memory’s MR4[2:0] (Refresh Rate) DOES NOT report the following
> conditions:
> 3b101: 0.25x refresh, no de-rating
> 3b110: 0.25x refresh, with de-rating
> 3b111: SDRAM High temperature operating limit exceeded
>
> [1]: https://www.nxp.com/docs/en/errata/IMX8MM_0N87W.pdf
>
> Signed-off-by: Andrejs Cainikovs <andrejs.cainikovs at toradex.com>

Reviewed-by: Fabio Estevam <festevam at gmail.com>


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