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diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/i2c/i2c-arb-gpio-challenge.yaml b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/i2c/i2c-arb-gpio-challenge.yaml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..b618b5a3433a --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/i2c/i2c-arb-gpio-challenge.yaml @@ -0,0 +1,135 @@ +# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only OR BSD-2-Clause +%YAML 1.2 +--- +$id: http://devicetree.org/schemas/i2c/i2c-arb-gpio-challenge.yaml# +$schema: http://devicetree.org/meta-schemas/core.yaml# + +title: GPIO-based I2C Arbitration Using a Challenge & Response Mechanism + +maintainers: + - Doug Anderson <dianders@chromium.org> + - Peter Rosin <peda@axentia.se> + +description: | + This uses GPIO lines and a challenge & response mechanism to arbitrate who is + the master of an I2C bus in a multimaster situation. + + In many cases using GPIOs to arbitrate is not needed and a design can use the + standard I2C multi-master rules. Using GPIOs is generally useful in the case + where there is a device on the bus that has errata and/or bugs that makes + standard multimaster mode not feasible. + + Note that this scheme works well enough but has some downsides: + * It is nonstandard (not using standard I2C multimaster) + * Having two masters on a bus in general makes it relatively hard to debug + problems (hard to tell if i2c issues were caused by one master, another, + or some device on the bus). + + Algorithm: + All masters on the bus have a 'bus claim' line which is an output that the + others can see. These are all active low with pull-ups enabled. We'll + describe these lines as: + * OUR_CLAIM: output from us signaling to other hosts that we want the bus + * THEIR_CLAIMS: output from others signaling that they want the bus + + The basic algorithm is to assert your line when you want the bus, then make + sure that the other side doesn't want it also. A detailed explanation is + best done with an example. + + Let's say we want to claim the bus. We: + 1. Assert OUR_CLAIM. + 2. Waits a little bit for the other sides to notice (slew time, say 10 + microseconds). + 3. Check THEIR_CLAIMS. If none are asserted then the we have the bus and we + are done. + 4. Otherwise, wait for a few milliseconds and see if THEIR_CLAIMS are released. + 5. If not, back off, release the claim and wait for a few more milliseconds. + 6. Go back to 1 (until retry time has expired). + +properties: + compatible: + const: i2c-arb-gpio-challenge + + i2c-parent: + $ref: /schemas/types.yaml#/definitions/phandle + description: + The I2C bus that this multiplexer's master-side port is connected to. + + our-claim-gpios: + maxItems: 1 + description: + The GPIO that we use to claim the bus. + + slew-delay-us: + default: 10 + description: + Time to wait for a GPIO to go high. + + their-claim-gpios: + minItems: 1 + maxItems: 8 + description: + The GPIOs that the other sides use to claim the bus. Note that some + implementations may only support a single other master. + + wait-free-us: + default: 50000 + description: + We'll give up after this many microseconds. + + wait-retry-us: + default: 3000 + description: + We'll attempt another claim after this many microseconds. + + i2c-arb: + type: object + $ref: /schemas/i2c/i2c-controller.yaml + unevaluatedProperties: false + description: + I2C arbitration bus node. + +required: + - compatible + - i2c-arb + - our-claim-gpios + - their-claim-gpios + +additionalProperties: false + +examples: + - | + #include <dt-bindings/gpio/gpio.h> + #include <dt-bindings/interrupt-controller/irq.h> + + i2c-arbitrator { + compatible = "i2c-arb-gpio-challenge"; + i2c-parent = <&i2c_4>; + + our-claim-gpios = <&gpf0 3 GPIO_ACTIVE_LOW>; + their-claim-gpios = <&gpe0 4 GPIO_ACTIVE_LOW>; + slew-delay-us = <10>; + wait-retry-us = <3000>; + wait-free-us = <50000>; + + i2c-arb { + #address-cells = <1>; + #size-cells = <0>; + + sbs-battery@b { + compatible = "sbs,sbs-battery"; + reg = <0xb>; + sbs,poll-retry-count = <1>; + }; + + embedded-controller@1e { + compatible = "google,cros-ec-i2c"; + reg = <0x1e>; + interrupts = <6 IRQ_TYPE_LEVEL_HIGH>; + interrupt-parent = <&gpx1>; + pinctrl-names = "default"; + pinctrl-0 = <&ec_irq>; + wakeup-source; + }; + }; + }; |