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[3/8] serial: st-asc: Read in all Pinctrl states

Message ID 20170124134310.27512-4-lee.jones@linaro.org
State Superseded
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Series serial: st-asc: Allow handling of RTS line | expand

Commit Message

Lee Jones Jan. 24, 2017, 1:43 p.m. UTC
There are now 2 possible separate/different Pinctrl states which can
be provided from platform data.  One which encompasses the lines
required for HW flow-control (CTS/RTS) and another which does not
specify these lines, such that they can be used via GPIO mechanisms
for manually toggling (i.e. from a request by `stty`).

Signed-off-by: Lee Jones <lee.jones@linaro.org>

---
 drivers/tty/serial/st-asc.c | 28 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 28 insertions(+)

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Comments

Peter Griffin Jan. 30, 2017, 10:35 p.m. UTC | #1
Hi Lee,

On Mon, 30 Jan 2017, Lee Jones wrote:

> On Mon, 30 Jan 2017, Peter Griffin wrote:

> > On Mon, 30 Jan 2017, Lee Jones wrote:

> > > On Mon, 30 Jan 2017, Peter Griffin wrote:

> > > > On Fri, 27 Jan 2017, Lee Jones wrote:

> > > > > On Wed, 25 Jan 2017, Peter Griffin wrote:

> > > > > > On Tue, 24 Jan 2017, Lee Jones wrote:

> > > > > > 

> > > > > > > There are now 2 possible separate/different Pinctrl states which can

> > > > > > > be provided from platform data.  One which encompasses the lines

> > > > > > > required for HW flow-control (CTS/RTS) and another which does not

> > > > > > > specify these lines, such that they can be used via GPIO mechanisms

> > > > > > > for manually toggling (i.e. from a request by `stty`).

> > > > > > > 

> > > > > > > Signed-off-by: Lee Jones <lee.jones@linaro.org>

> > > > > > > ---

> > > > > > >  drivers/tty/serial/st-asc.c | 28 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

> > > > > > >  1 file changed, 28 insertions(+)

> > > > > > > 

> > > > > > > diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/st-asc.c b/drivers/tty/serial/st-asc.c

> > > > > > > index 397df50..03801ed 100644

> > > > > > > --- a/drivers/tty/serial/st-asc.c

> > > > > > > +++ b/drivers/tty/serial/st-asc.c

> 

> [...]

> 

> > > > > > > +		pinctrl_lookup_state(ascport->pinctrl, "manual-rts");

> > > > > > > +	if (IS_ERR(ascport->states[MANUAL_RTS]))

> > > > > > > +		ascport->states[MANUAL_RTS] = NULL;

> > > > > > > +

> > > > > > 

> > > > > > The different pinctrl states looks like a neat solution to the problem.

> > > > > > 

> > > > > > My only concern here is that 'default' state is implying a hw-flow-control

> > > > > > pinmux config, and manual-rts is implying what is the current upstream

> > > > > > 'default' pinmux config.

> > > > > > 

> > > > > > Which maybe ok if you update all uarts, but currently only serial0

> > > > > > is updated. So the other uarts current 'default' is actually the same as serial0

> > > > > > 'manual-rts' grouping, which conceptually is odd.

> > > > > > 

> > > > > > Would it not be better to make 'manual-rts' the default state? As that aligns

> > > > > > to what is currently already the default for the other UARTS? And then make

> > > > > > hw-flow-control the optional state for serial0?

> > > > > > 

> > > > > > That also has the advantage that 'default' has the same meaning with older DT's.

> > > > > 

> > > > > The reason it was done is this was because none of the other UARTs

> > > > > require 2 separate Pinctrl configurations, only this one.  Moreover,

> > > > > if they support RTS/CTS then I believe that the lines should be

> > > > > defined in Pinctrl.

> > > > 

> > > > Yes I agree with that.

> > > > 

> > > > > Thus, it was my plan to update all UART's default

> > > > > Pinctrl configs to include the RTS/CTS lines.

> > > > > 

> > > > 

> > > > I still don't see the point in changing the meaning of 'default' group and breaking

> > > > ABI if you don't need to?

> > > > 

> > > > As far as I can tell if you swap the meaning of 'default' and 'maunal-rts'

> > > > groups you get all the benefits of this series whilst also maintaining backwards

> > > > compatbility with older DT's.

> > > 

> > > What makes you think this will break ABI?

> > 

> > I've not tried it, but an older DT defines one group, 'default' which contains

> > the same pin config as your new optional 'manual-rts' group.

> > 

> > The driver now reads like the manual-rts pin config is optional and should be stored in

> > ascport->states[MANUAL_RTS]. An older DT will pass that same pin config as the default

> > group and it will be stored in ascport->states[DEFAULT].

> > 

> > That seems wrong to me, and if it executes OK it wouldn't be what you

> > expect by reading the code.

> 

> This makes no sense at a functional level.

> 

> Old kernel, old DTB:

> 

> ASC driver doesn't understand Pinctrl, but since only the "default"

> state is defined, that's what will be used as a matter of course.

> RTS/CTS aren't configured, but that doesn't matter because the DTS

> does not advertise that HW flow-control is available.  In this

> use-case neither HW flow-control, nor manual toggling of the RTS line

> is possible.

> 

> New kernel, old DTB:

> 

> ASC driver demands "default" and requests "manual-rts" Pinctrl states,

> but "manual-rts" isn't available so "default" will be the only

> utilised state.  Unlike the first example above, "default" now

> contains the RTS and CTS lines,


No it doesn't, default just contains 'tx' & 'rx' pins, as it has always
done until now.

Which is IMO where the condusion arises, as it is the same pin configuration
as what you are now calling 'manual-rts' which the driver just tried and failed
to obtain (although in reality it has actually obtained those pins but stored
them in DEFAULT instead.

I presume this is why it didn't make sense to you above.

>but since the DTS does not advertise

> HW flow-control as available they will be harmlessly unused.  This

> configuration culminates in the same result as the first example

> i.e. no HW flow-control and no manual toggling.  However, there are no

> detremental effects to the driver's functions. 

>


<snip>

>New kernel, new DTB:

> 

> ASC driver demands "default" and requests "manual-rts" Pinctrl

> states.  If DTS advertises that HW flow-control is possible and the

> client requests it, ASC will use the "default" state and HW

> flow-control will commence.  If HW flow-control is not requested by

> the client and "manual-rts" is available, then ASC will request the

> RTS line is handled by GPIO until such times as the client requests

> HW flow-control, at which point ASC will disable GPIO and request the

> "default" state again.


Unless it is uart 1 or 2, in which case 'default' still only contains
tx & rx pins, and you have the same situation as above. 

> 

> It is not possible to read C-code and make assumptions that the DTB

> will be in a particular state as you suggest.

> No disparity ever

> exists and the code is always clear IMHO.

> 


Really?

ascport->states[DEFAULT]: may contain "tx, rx" or "tx, rx, cts & rts"
ascport->states[MANUAL_RTS]: may contain "tx, rx", or it could be stored in DEFAULT

And as the series currently is you have a mixture of the two in the same kernel
depending on what instance of the UART you are.

regards,

Peter.
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Lee Jones Feb. 1, 2017, 12:47 p.m. UTC | #2
> > > > Again, doesn't matter, since it's the DTB that provides the default

> > > > state.  So, back when it was authored, the default state was HW

> > > > flow-control disabled.  And in a newer DTB (again, until I follow-up

> > > > with more changes), the defaults for UART 1 and UART 2 are HW

> > > > flow-control disabled.

> > > > 

> > > > Your issue seems to be that you've assumed since we now provide the

> > > > possibility of a "manual-rts" state, then the "default" state should

> > > > *only* be HW flow-control capable, which is not the case.

> > > 

> > > No my feedback was that it would be clearer & simpler to make manual-rts the

> > > 'default' state, and 'hw-flow-control' the optional state.

> > 

> > Absolutely not.  The use of "manual-rts" is the corner-case here and

> > is not normally required.

> 

> See below.

> 

> > The "default" state should normally be

> > populated with whatever pins are available i.e. all 4 pins (including

> > "rts, cts") if they are wired up and only 2 pins (just "tx, rx") if

> > they are not.

> 

> Yep OK, I agree :)


\o/

> > The submission of "manual-rts" is only required if the

> > RTS pin is required for some other purpose e.g. resetting a uC on a

> > draughtboard.

> 

> All UARTs the SoC have the same st-asc IP, which suffers from the same

> hw flow control limitation. Also all instances on the SoC have rts/cts

> pins, the only limitation is board wiring.

> 

> So I can't see why would you ever *not* want to deploy this dynamic pin

> switching solution if rts/cts is wired up at board level now the facility

> exists?


Mainly because it's surplus to requirement, in that there is very
seldom any point in manually toggling the RTS line (at least to my
knowledge).  I figure we'd add >1 Pinctrl states only when the need
arises, thus keeping the DTS' as simple as possible.

> Also regarding the naming of the second pin group, 'manual-rts' seems like

> a bad name as a logical extension of this set is to also offer the same

> dynamic switching for the CTS line.

> 

> Maybe a better name would be 'tx-rx-only' or 'no-rts-cts'.


Works for me.  Will fix.

> > > > It's the

> > > > 'uart-has-rtscts' property which determines this *not* whether the

> > > > second state has been provided.

> > > 

> > > Yep, which is why IMO it makes more sense for the optional pin group to be the hw

> > > flow control pins which are obtained if the uart-has-rtscts property is present.

> > 

> > There would normally only be one pin group.  Your method would insist

> > we always provided 2, which would be surplus to requirement.

> 

> Yep OK, agree with your point.


\o/

> Yep OK, I agree.


\o/

> Yep OK, I agree.


\o/

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Patch

diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/st-asc.c b/drivers/tty/serial/st-asc.c
index 397df50..03801ed 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/st-asc.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/st-asc.c
@@ -37,10 +37,16 @@ 
 #define ASC_FIFO_SIZE 16
 #define ASC_MAX_PORTS 8
 
+/* Pinctrl states */
+#define DEFAULT		0
+#define MANUAL_RTS	1
+
 struct asc_port {
 	struct uart_port port;
 	struct gpio_desc *rts;
 	struct clk *clk;
+	struct pinctrl *pinctrl;
+	struct pinctrl_state *states[2];
 	unsigned int hw_flow_control:1;
 	unsigned int force_m1:1;
 };
@@ -694,6 +700,7 @@  static int asc_init_port(struct asc_port *ascport,
 {
 	struct uart_port *port = &ascport->port;
 	struct resource *res;
+	int ret;
 
 	port->iotype	= UPIO_MEM;
 	port->flags	= UPF_BOOT_AUTOCONF;
@@ -720,6 +727,27 @@  static int asc_init_port(struct asc_port *ascport,
 	WARN_ON(ascport->port.uartclk == 0);
 	clk_disable_unprepare(ascport->clk);
 
+	ascport->pinctrl = devm_pinctrl_get(&pdev->dev);
+	if (IS_ERR(ascport->pinctrl)) {
+		ret = PTR_ERR(ascport->pinctrl);
+		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "Failed to get Pinctrl: %d\n", ret);
+	}
+
+	ascport->states[DEFAULT] =
+		pinctrl_lookup_state(ascport->pinctrl, "default");
+	if (IS_ERR(ascport->states[DEFAULT])) {
+		ret = PTR_ERR(ascport->states[DEFAULT]);
+		dev_err(&pdev->dev,
+			"Failed to look up Pinctrl state 'default': %d\n", ret);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	/* "manual-rts" state is optional */
+	ascport->states[MANUAL_RTS] =
+		pinctrl_lookup_state(ascport->pinctrl, "manual-rts");
+	if (IS_ERR(ascport->states[MANUAL_RTS]))
+		ascport->states[MANUAL_RTS] = NULL;
+
 	return 0;
 }