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diff --git a/Documentation/driver-api/device-io.rst b/Documentation/driver-api/device-io.rst index 0e389378f71d..2c7abd234f4e 100644 --- a/Documentation/driver-api/device-io.rst +++ b/Documentation/driver-api/device-io.rst @@ -36,14 +36,14 @@ are starting with one. Physical addresses are of type unsigned long. This address should not be used directly. Instead, to get an address suitable for passing to the accessor functions described below, you -should call :c:func:`ioremap()`. An address suitable for accessing +should call ioremap(). An address suitable for accessing the device will be returned to you. After you've finished using the device (say, in your module's exit -routine), call :c:func:`iounmap()` in order to return the address +routine), call iounmap() in order to return the address space to the kernel. Most architectures allocate new address space each -time you call :c:func:`ioremap()`, and they can run out unless you -call :c:func:`iounmap()`. +time you call ioremap(), and they can run out unless you +call iounmap(). Accessing the device -------------------- @@ -60,8 +60,8 @@ readb_relaxed(), readw_relaxed(), readl_relaxed(), readq_relaxed(), writeb(), writew(), writel() and writeq(). Some devices (such as framebuffers) would like to use larger transfers than -8 bytes at a time. For these devices, the :c:func:`memcpy_toio()`, -:c:func:`memcpy_fromio()` and :c:func:`memset_io()` functions are +8 bytes at a time. For these devices, the memcpy_toio(), +memcpy_fromio() and memset_io() functions are provided. Do not use memset or memcpy on IO addresses; they are not guaranteed to copy data in order. @@ -135,17 +135,382 @@ Accessing Port Space Accesses to this space are provided through a set of functions which allow 8-bit, 16-bit and 32-bit accesses; also known as byte, word and -long. These functions are :c:func:`inb()`, :c:func:`inw()`, -:c:func:`inl()`, :c:func:`outb()`, :c:func:`outw()` and -:c:func:`outl()`. +long. These functions are inb(), inw(), +inl(), outb(), outw() and +outl(). Some variants are provided for these functions. Some devices require that accesses to their ports are slowed down. This functionality is provided by appending a ``_p`` to the end of the function. -There are also equivalents to memcpy. The :c:func:`ins()` and -:c:func:`outs()` functions copy bytes, words or longs to the given +There are also equivalents to memcpy. The ins() and +outs() functions copy bytes, words or longs to the given port. +__iomem pointer tokens +====================== + +The data type for an MMIO address is an ``__iomem`` qualified pointer, such as +``void __iomem *reg``. On most architectures it is a regular pointer that +points to a virtual memory address and can be offset or dereferenced, but in +portable code, it must only be passed from and to functions that explicitly +operated on an ``__iomem`` token, in particular the ioremap() and +readl()/writel() functions. The 'sparse' semantic code checker can be used to +verify that this is done correctly. + +While on most architectures, ioremap() creates a page table entry for an +uncached virtual address pointing to the physical MMIO address, some +architectures require special instructions for MMIO, and the ``__iomem`` pointer +just encodes the physical address or an offsettable cookie that is interpreted +by readl()/writel(). + +Differences between I/O access functions +======================================== + +readq(), readl(), readw(), readb(), writeq(), writel(), writew(), writeb() + + These are the most generic accessors, providing serialization against other + MMIO accesses and DMA accesses as well as fixed endianness for accessing + little-endian PCI devices and on-chip peripherals. Portable device drivers + should generally use these for any access to ``__iomem`` pointers. + + Note that posted writes are not strictly ordered against a spinlock, see + Documentation/driver-api/io_ordering.rst. + +readq_relaxed(), readl_relaxed(), readw_relaxed(), readb_relaxed(), +writeq_relaxed(), writel_relaxed(), writew_relaxed(), writeb_relaxed() + + On architectures that require an expensive barrier for serializing against + DMA, these "relaxed" versions of the MMIO accessors only serialize against + each other, but contain a less expensive barrier operation. A device driver + might use these in a particularly performance sensitive fast path, with a + comment that explains why the usage in a specific location is safe without + the extra barriers. + + See memory-barriers.txt for a more detailed discussion on the precise ordering + guarantees of the non-relaxed and relaxed versions. + +ioread64(), ioread32(), ioread16(), ioread8(), +iowrite64(), iowrite32(), iowrite16(), iowrite8() + + These are an alternative to the normal readl()/writel() functions, with almost + identical behavior, but they can also operate on ``__iomem`` tokens returned + for mapping PCI I/O space with pci_iomap() or ioport_map(). On architectures + that require special instructions for I/O port access, this adds a small + overhead for an indirect function call implemented in lib/iomap.c, while on + other architectures, these are simply aliases. + +ioread64be(), ioread32be(), ioread16be() +iowrite64be(), iowrite32be(), iowrite16be() + + These behave in the same way as the ioread32()/iowrite32() family, but with + reversed byte order, for accessing devices with big-endian MMIO registers. + Device drivers that can operate on either big-endian or little-endian + registers may have to implement a custom wrapper function that picks one or + the other depending on which device was found. + + Note: On some architectures, the normal readl()/writel() functions + traditionally assume that devices are the same endianness as the CPU, while + using a hardware byte-reverse on the PCI bus when running a big-endian kernel. + Drivers that use readl()/writel() this way are generally not portable, but + tend to be limited to a particular SoC. + +hi_lo_readq(), lo_hi_readq(), hi_lo_readq_relaxed(), lo_hi_readq_relaxed(), +ioread64_lo_hi(), ioread64_hi_lo(), ioread64be_lo_hi(), ioread64be_hi_lo(), +hi_lo_writeq(), lo_hi_writeq(), hi_lo_writeq_relaxed(), lo_hi_writeq_relaxed(), +iowrite64_lo_hi(), iowrite64_hi_lo(), iowrite64be_lo_hi(), iowrite64be_hi_lo() + + Some device drivers have 64-bit registers that cannot be accessed atomically + on 32-bit architectures but allow two consecutive 32-bit accesses instead. + Since it depends on the particular device which of the two halves has to be + accessed first, a helper is provided for each combination of 64-bit accessors + with either low/high or high/low word ordering. A device driver must include + either <linux/io-64-nonatomic-lo-hi.h> or <linux/io-64-nonatomic-hi-lo.h> to + get the function definitions along with helpers that redirect the normal + readq()/writeq() to them on architectures that do not provide 64-bit access + natively. + +__raw_readq(), __raw_readl(), __raw_readw(), __raw_readb(), +__raw_writeq(), __raw_writel(), __raw_writew(), __raw_writeb() + + These are low-level MMIO accessors without barriers or byteorder changes and + architecture specific behavior. Accesses are usually atomic in the sense that + a four-byte __raw_readl() does not get split into individual byte loads, but + multiple consecutive accesses can be combined on the bus. In portable code, it + is only safe to use these to access memory behind a device bus but not MMIO + registers, as there are no ordering guarantees with regard to other MMIO + accesses or even spinlocks. The byte order is generally the same as for normal + memory, so unlike the other functions, these can be used to copy data between + kernel memory and device memory. + +inl(), inw(), inb(), outl(), outw(), outb() + + PCI I/O port resources traditionally require separate helpers as they are + implemented using special instructions on the x86 architecture. On most other + architectures, these are mapped to readl()/writel() style accessors + internally, usually pointing to a fixed area in virtual memory. Instead of an + ``__iomem`` pointer, the address is a 32-bit integer token to identify a port + number. PCI requires I/O port access to be non-posted, meaning that an outb() + must complete before the following code executes, while a normal writeb() may + still be in progress. On architectures that correctly implement this, I/O port + access is therefore ordered against spinlocks. Many non-x86 PCI host bridge + implementations and CPU architectures however fail to implement non-posted I/O + space on PCI, so they can end up being posted on such hardware. + + In some architectures, the I/O port number space has a 1:1 mapping to + ``__iomem`` pointers, but this is not recommended and device drivers should + not rely on that for portability. Similarly, an I/O port number as described + in a PCI base address register may not correspond to the port number as seen + by a device driver. Portable drivers need to read the port number for the + resource provided by the kernel. + + There are no direct 64-bit I/O port accessors, but pci_iomap() in combination + with ioread64/iowrite64 can be used instead. + +inl_p(), inw_p(), inb_p(), outl_p(), outw_p(), outb_p() + + On ISA devices that require specific timing, the _p versions of the I/O + accessors add a small delay. On architectures that do not have ISA buses, + these are aliases to the normal inb/outb helpers. + +readsq, readsl, readsw, readsb +writesq, writesl, writesw, writesb +ioread64_rep, ioread32_rep, ioread16_rep, ioread8_rep +iowrite64_rep, iowrite32_rep, iowrite16_rep, iowrite8_rep +insl, insw, insb, outsl, outsw, outsb + + These are helpers that access the same address multiple times, usually to copy + data between kernel memory byte stream and a FIFO buffer. Unlike the normal + MMIO accessors, these do not perform a byteswap on big-endian kernels, so the + first byte in the FIFO register corresponds to the first byte in the memory + buffer regardless of the architecture. + +Device memory mapping modes +=========================== + +Some architectures support multiple modes for mapping device memory. +ioremap_*() variants provide a common abstraction around these +architecture-specific modes, with a shared set of semantics. + +ioremap() is the most common mapping type, and is applicable to typical device +memory (e.g. I/O registers). Other modes can offer weaker or stronger +guarantees, if supported by the architecture. From most to least common, they +are as follows: + +ioremap() +--------- + +The default mode, suitable for most memory-mapped devices, e.g. control +registers. Memory mapped using ioremap() has the following characteristics: + +* Uncached - CPU-side caches are bypassed, and all reads and writes are handled + directly by the device +* No speculative operations - the CPU may not issue a read or write to this + memory, unless the instruction that does so has been reached in committed + program flow. +* No reordering - The CPU may not reorder accesses to this memory mapping with + respect to each other. On some architectures, this relies on barriers in + readl_relaxed()/writel_relaxed(). +* No repetition - The CPU may not issue multiple reads or writes for a single + program instruction. +* No write-combining - Each I/O operation results in one discrete read or write + being issued to the device, and multiple writes are not combined into larger + writes. This may or may not be enforced when using __raw I/O accessors or + pointer dereferences. +* Non-executable - The CPU is not allowed to speculate instruction execution + from this memory (it probably goes without saying, but you're also not + allowed to jump into device memory). + +On many platforms and buses (e.g. PCI), writes issued through ioremap() +mappings are posted, which means that the CPU does not wait for the write to +actually reach the target device before retiring the write instruction. + +On many platforms, I/O accesses must be aligned with respect to the access +size; failure to do so will result in an exception or unpredictable results. + +ioremap_wc() +------------ + +Maps I/O memory as normal memory with write combining. Unlike ioremap(), + +* The CPU may speculatively issue reads from the device that the program + didn't actually execute, and may choose to basically read whatever it wants. +* The CPU may reorder operations as long as the result is consistent from the + program's point of view. +* The CPU may write to the same location multiple times, even when the program + issued a single write. +* The CPU may combine several writes into a single larger write. + +This mode is typically used for video framebuffers, where it can increase +performance of writes. It can also be used for other blocks of memory in +devices (e.g. buffers or shared memory), but care must be taken as accesses are +not guaranteed to be ordered with respect to normal ioremap() MMIO register +accesses without explicit barriers. + +On a PCI bus, it is usually safe to use ioremap_wc() on MMIO areas marked as +``IORESOURCE_PREFETCH``, but it may not be used on those without the flag. +For on-chip devices, there is no corresponding flag, but a driver can use +ioremap_wc() on a device that is known to be safe. + +ioremap_wt() +------------ + +Maps I/O memory as normal memory with write-through caching. Like ioremap_wc(), +but also, + +* The CPU may cache writes issued to and reads from the device, and serve reads + from that cache. + +This mode is sometimes used for video framebuffers, where drivers still expect +writes to reach the device in a timely manner (and not be stuck in the CPU +cache), but reads may be served from the cache for efficiency. However, it is +rarely useful these days, as framebuffer drivers usually perform writes only, +for which ioremap_wc() is more efficient (as it doesn't needlessly trash the +cache). Most drivers should not use this. + +ioremap_np() +------------ + +Like ioremap(), but explicitly requests non-posted write semantics. On some +architectures and buses, ioremap() mappings have posted write semantics, which +means that writes can appear to "complete" from the point of view of the +CPU before the written data actually arrives at the target device. Writes are +still ordered with respect to other writes and reads from the same device, but +due to the posted write semantics, this is not the case with respect to other +devices. ioremap_np() explicitly requests non-posted semantics, which means +that the write instruction will not appear to complete until the device has +received (and to some platform-specific extent acknowledged) the written data. + +This mapping mode primarily exists to cater for platforms with bus fabrics that +require this particular mapping mode to work correctly. These platforms set the +``IORESOURCE_MEM_NONPOSTED`` flag for a resource that requires ioremap_np() +semantics and portable drivers should use an abstraction that automatically +selects it where appropriate (see the `Higher-level ioremap abstractions`_ +section below). + +The bare ioremap_np() is only available on some architectures; on others, it +always returns NULL. Drivers should not normally use it, unless they are +platform-specific or they derive benefit from non-posted writes where +supported, and can fall back to ioremap() otherwise. The normal approach to +ensure posted write completion is to do a dummy read after a write as +explained in `Accessing the device`_, which works with ioremap() on all +platforms. + +ioremap_np() should never be used for PCI drivers. PCI memory space writes are +always posted, even on architectures that otherwise implement ioremap_np(). +Using ioremap_np() for PCI BARs will at best result in posted write semantics, +and at worst result in complete breakage. + +Note that non-posted write semantics are orthogonal to CPU-side ordering +guarantees. A CPU may still choose to issue other reads or writes before a +non-posted write instruction retires. See the previous section on MMIO access +functions for details on the CPU side of things. + +ioremap_uc() +------------ + +ioremap_uc() behaves like ioremap() except that on the x86 architecture without +'PAT' mode, it marks memory as uncached even when the MTRR has designated +it as cacheable, see Documentation/arch/x86/pat.rst. + +Portable drivers should avoid the use of ioremap_uc(). + +ioremap_cache() +--------------- + +ioremap_cache() effectively maps I/O memory as normal RAM. CPU write-back +caches can be used, and the CPU is free to treat the device as if it were a +block of RAM. This should never be used for device memory which has side +effects of any kind, or which does not return the data previously written on +read. + +It should also not be used for actual RAM, as the returned pointer is an +``__iomem`` token. memremap() can be used for mapping normal RAM that is outside +of the linear kernel memory area to a regular pointer. + +Portable drivers should avoid the use of ioremap_cache(). + +Architecture example +-------------------- + +Here is how the above modes map to memory attribute settings on the ARM64 +architecture: + ++------------------------+--------------------------------------------+ +| API | Memory region type and cacheability | ++------------------------+--------------------------------------------+ +| ioremap_np() | Device-nGnRnE | ++------------------------+--------------------------------------------+ +| ioremap() | Device-nGnRE | ++------------------------+--------------------------------------------+ +| ioremap_uc() | (not implemented) | ++------------------------+--------------------------------------------+ +| ioremap_wc() | Normal-Non Cacheable | ++------------------------+--------------------------------------------+ +| ioremap_wt() | (not implemented; fallback to ioremap) | ++------------------------+--------------------------------------------+ +| ioremap_cache() | Normal-Write-Back Cacheable | ++------------------------+--------------------------------------------+ + +Higher-level ioremap abstractions +================================= + +Instead of using the above raw ioremap() modes, drivers are encouraged to use +higher-level APIs. These APIs may implement platform-specific logic to +automatically choose an appropriate ioremap mode on any given bus, allowing for +a platform-agnostic driver to work on those platforms without any special +cases. At the time of this writing, the following ioremap() wrappers have such +logic: + +devm_ioremap_resource() + + Can automatically select ioremap_np() over ioremap() according to platform + requirements, if the ``IORESOURCE_MEM_NONPOSTED`` flag is set on the struct + resource. Uses devres to automatically unmap the resource when the driver + probe() function fails or a device in unbound from its driver. + + Documented in Documentation/driver-api/driver-model/devres.rst. + +of_address_to_resource() + + Automatically sets the ``IORESOURCE_MEM_NONPOSTED`` flag for platforms that + require non-posted writes for certain buses (see the nonposted-mmio and + posted-mmio device tree properties). + +of_iomap() + + Maps the resource described in a ``reg`` property in the device tree, doing + all required translations. Automatically selects ioremap_np() according to + platform requirements, as above. + +pci_ioremap_bar(), pci_ioremap_wc_bar() + + Maps the resource described in a PCI base address without having to extract + the physical address first. + +pci_iomap(), pci_iomap_wc() + + Like pci_ioremap_bar()/pci_ioremap_bar(), but also works on I/O space when + used together with ioread32()/iowrite32() and similar accessors + +pcim_iomap() + + Like pci_iomap(), but uses devres to automatically unmap the resource when + the driver probe() function fails or a device in unbound from its driver + + Documented in Documentation/driver-api/driver-model/devres.rst. + +Not using these wrappers may make drivers unusable on certain platforms with +stricter rules for mapping I/O memory. + +Generalizing Access to System and I/O Memory +============================================ + +.. kernel-doc:: include/linux/iosys-map.h + :doc: overview + +.. kernel-doc:: include/linux/iosys-map.h + :internal: + Public Functions Provided ========================= |