1 .. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+
3 How to port a SPI driver to driver model
4 ========================================
6 Here is a rough step-by-step guide. It is based around converting the
7 exynos SPI driver to driver model (DM) and the example code is based
8 around U-Boot v2014.10-rc2 (commit be9f643). This has been updated for
11 It is quite long since it includes actual code examples.
13 Before driver model, SPI drivers have their own private structure which
14 contains 'struct spi_slave'. With driver model, 'struct spi_slave' still
15 exists, but now it is 'per-child data' for the SPI bus. Each child of the
16 SPI bus is a SPI slave. The information that was stored in the
17 driver-specific slave structure can now be port in private data for the
20 For example, struct tegra_spi_slave looks like this:
24 struct tegra_spi_slave {
25 struct spi_slave slave;
26 struct tegra_spi_ctrl *ctrl;
29 In this case 'slave' will be in per-child data, and 'ctrl' will be in the
30 SPI's buses private data.
33 How long does this take?
34 ------------------------
36 You should be able to complete this within 2 hours, including testing but
37 excluding preparing the patches. The API is basically the same as before
38 with only minor changes:
40 - methods to set speed and mode are separated out
41 - cs_info is used to get information on a chip select
44 Enable driver mode for SPI and SPI flash
45 ----------------------------------------
47 Add these to your board config:
56 Put this code at the bottom of your existing driver file:
60 struct spi_slave *spi_setup_slave(unsigned int busnum, unsigned int cs,
61 unsigned int max_hz, unsigned int mode)
66 struct spi_slave *spi_setup_slave_fdt(const void *blob, int slave_node,
72 static int exynos_spi_ofdata_to_platdata(struct udevice *dev)
77 static int exynos_spi_probe(struct udevice *dev)
82 static int exynos_spi_remove(struct udevice *dev)
87 static int exynos_spi_claim_bus(struct udevice *dev)
93 static int exynos_spi_release_bus(struct udevice *dev)
99 static int exynos_spi_xfer(struct udevice *dev, unsigned int bitlen,
100 const void *dout, void *din, unsigned long flags)
106 static int exynos_spi_set_speed(struct udevice *dev, uint speed)
111 static int exynos_spi_set_mode(struct udevice *dev, uint mode)
116 static int exynos_cs_info(struct udevice *bus, uint cs,
117 struct spi_cs_info *info)
122 static const struct dm_spi_ops exynos_spi_ops = {
123 .claim_bus = exynos_spi_claim_bus,
124 .release_bus = exynos_spi_release_bus,
125 .xfer = exynos_spi_xfer,
126 .set_speed = exynos_spi_set_speed,
127 .set_mode = exynos_spi_set_mode,
128 .cs_info = exynos_cs_info,
131 static const struct udevice_id exynos_spi_ids[] = {
132 { .compatible = "samsung,exynos-spi" },
136 U_BOOT_DRIVER(exynos_spi) = {
137 .name = "exynos_spi",
139 .of_match = exynos_spi_ids,
140 .ops = &exynos_spi_ops,
141 .ofdata_to_platdata = exynos_spi_ofdata_to_platdata,
142 .probe = exynos_spi_probe,
143 .remove = exynos_spi_remove,
147 Replace 'exynos' in the above code with your driver name
148 --------------------------------------------------------
151 #ifdef out all of the code in your driver except for the above
152 --------------------------------------------------------------
154 This will allow you to get it building, which means you can work
155 incrementally. Since all the methods return an error initially, there is
156 less chance that you will accidentally leave something in.
158 Also, even though your conversion is basically a rewrite, it might help
159 reviewers if you leave functions in the same place in the file,
160 particularly for large drivers.
166 Add these includes to your driver:
177 At this point you should be able to build U-Boot for your board with the
178 empty SPI driver. You still have empty methods in your driver, but we will
179 write these one by one.
181 Set up your platform data structure
182 -----------------------------------
184 This will hold the information your driver to operate, like its hardware
185 address or maximum frequency.
187 You may already have a struct like this, or you may need to create one
188 from some of the #defines or global variables in the driver.
190 Note that this information is not the run-time information. It should not
191 include state that changes. It should be fixed throughout the live of
192 U-Boot. Run-time information comes later.
194 Here is what was in the exynos spi driver:
199 enum periph_id periph_id;
200 s32 frequency; /* Default clock frequency, -1 for none */
201 struct exynos_spi *regs;
202 int inited; /* 1 if this bus is ready for use */
204 uint deactivate_delay_us; /* Delay to wait after deactivate */
207 Of these, inited is handled by DM and node is the device tree node, which
208 DM tells you. The name is not quite right. So in this case we would use:
212 struct exynos_spi_platdata {
213 enum periph_id periph_id;
214 s32 frequency; /* Default clock frequency, -1 for none */
215 struct exynos_spi *regs;
216 uint deactivate_delay_us; /* Delay to wait after deactivate */
220 Write ofdata_to_platdata() [for device tree only]
221 -------------------------------------------------
223 This method will convert information in the device tree node into a C
224 structure in your driver (called platform data). If you are not using
225 device tree, go to 8b.
227 DM will automatically allocate the struct for us when we are using device
228 tree, but we need to tell it the size:
232 U_BOOT_DRIVER(spi_exynos) = {
234 .platdata_auto_alloc_size = sizeof(struct exynos_spi_platdata),
237 Here is a sample function. It gets a pointer to the platform data and
238 fills in the fields from device tree.
242 static int exynos_spi_ofdata_to_platdata(struct udevice *bus)
244 struct exynos_spi_platdata *plat = bus->platdata;
245 const void *blob = gd->fdt_blob;
246 int node = dev_of_offset(bus);
248 plat->regs = (struct exynos_spi *)fdtdec_get_addr(blob, node, "reg");
249 plat->periph_id = pinmux_decode_periph_id(blob, node);
251 if (plat->periph_id == PERIPH_ID_NONE) {
252 debug("%s: Invalid peripheral ID %d\n", __func__,
254 return -FDT_ERR_NOTFOUND;
257 /* Use 500KHz as a suitable default */
258 plat->frequency = fdtdec_get_int(blob, node, "spi-max-frequency",
260 plat->deactivate_delay_us = fdtdec_get_int(blob, node,
261 "spi-deactivate-delay", 0);
262 debug("%s: regs=%p, periph_id=%d, max-frequency=%d, deactivate_delay=%d\n",
263 __func__, plat->regs, plat->periph_id, plat->frequency,
264 plat->deactivate_delay_us);
270 Add the platform data [non-device-tree only]
271 --------------------------------------------
273 Specify this data in a U_BOOT_DEVICE() declaration in your board file:
277 struct exynos_spi_platdata platdata_spi0 = {
281 .deactivate_delay_us = ...
284 U_BOOT_DEVICE(board_spi0) = {
285 .name = "exynos_spi",
286 .platdata = &platdata_spi0,
289 You will unfortunately need to put the struct definition into a header file
290 in this case so that your board file can use it.
293 Add the device private data
294 ---------------------------
296 Most devices have some private data which they use to keep track of things
297 while active. This is the run-time information and needs to be stored in
298 a structure. There is probably a structure in the driver that includes a
299 'struct spi_slave', so you can use that.
303 struct exynos_spi_slave {
304 struct spi_slave slave;
305 struct exynos_spi *regs;
306 unsigned int freq; /* Default frequency */
308 enum periph_id periph_id; /* Peripheral ID for this device */
309 unsigned int fifo_size;
311 struct spi_bus *bus; /* Pointer to our SPI bus info */
312 ulong last_transaction_us; /* Time of last transaction end */
316 We should rename this to make its purpose more obvious, and get rid of
317 the slave structure, so we have:
321 struct exynos_spi_priv {
322 struct exynos_spi *regs;
323 unsigned int freq; /* Default frequency */
325 enum periph_id periph_id; /* Peripheral ID for this device */
326 unsigned int fifo_size;
328 ulong last_transaction_us; /* Time of last transaction end */
332 DM can auto-allocate this also:
336 U_BOOT_DRIVER(spi_exynos) = {
338 .priv_auto_alloc_size = sizeof(struct exynos_spi_priv),
341 Note that this is created before the probe method is called, and destroyed
342 after the remove method is called. It will be zeroed when the probe
346 Add the probe() and remove() methods
347 ------------------------------------
349 Note: It's a good idea to build repeatedly as you are working, to avoid a
350 huge amount of work getting things compiling at the end.
352 The probe method is supposed to set up the hardware. U-Boot used to use
353 spi_setup_slave() to do this. So take a look at this function and see
354 what you can copy out to set things up.
358 static int exynos_spi_probe(struct udevice *bus)
360 struct exynos_spi_platdata *plat = dev_get_platdata(bus);
361 struct exynos_spi_priv *priv = dev_get_priv(bus);
363 priv->regs = plat->regs;
364 if (plat->periph_id == PERIPH_ID_SPI1 ||
365 plat->periph_id == PERIPH_ID_SPI2)
366 priv->fifo_size = 64;
368 priv->fifo_size = 256;
370 priv->skip_preamble = 0;
371 priv->last_transaction_us = timer_get_us();
372 priv->freq = plat->frequency;
373 priv->periph_id = plat->periph_id;
378 This implementation doesn't actually touch the hardware, which is somewhat
379 unusual for a driver. In this case we will do that when the device is
380 claimed by something that wants to use the SPI bus.
382 For remove we could shut down the clocks, but in this case there is
383 nothing to do. DM frees any memory that it allocated, so we can just
384 remove exynos_spi_remove() and its reference in U_BOOT_DRIVER.
387 Implement set_speed()
388 ---------------------
390 This should set up clocks so that the SPI bus is running at the right
391 speed. With the old API spi_claim_bus() would normally do this and several
392 of the following functions, so let's look at that function:
396 int spi_claim_bus(struct spi_slave *slave)
398 struct exynos_spi_slave *spi_slave = to_exynos_spi(slave);
399 struct exynos_spi *regs = spi_slave->regs;
403 ret = set_spi_clk(spi_slave->periph_id,
406 debug("%s: Failed to setup spi clock\n", __func__);
410 exynos_pinmux_config(spi_slave->periph_id, PINMUX_FLAG_NONE);
412 spi_flush_fifo(slave);
414 reg = readl(®s->ch_cfg);
415 reg &= ~(SPI_CH_CPHA_B | SPI_CH_CPOL_L);
417 if (spi_slave->mode & SPI_CPHA)
418 reg |= SPI_CH_CPHA_B;
420 if (spi_slave->mode & SPI_CPOL)
421 reg |= SPI_CH_CPOL_L;
423 writel(reg, ®s->ch_cfg);
424 writel(SPI_FB_DELAY_180, ®s->fb_clk);
430 It sets up the speed, mode, pinmux, feedback delay and clears the FIFOs.
431 With DM these will happen in separate methods.
434 Here is an example for the speed part:
438 static int exynos_spi_set_speed(struct udevice *bus, uint speed)
440 struct exynos_spi_platdata *plat = bus->platdata;
441 struct exynos_spi_priv *priv = dev_get_priv(bus);
444 if (speed > plat->frequency)
445 speed = plat->frequency;
446 ret = set_spi_clk(priv->periph_id, speed);
450 debug("%s: regs=%p, speed=%d\n", __func__, priv->regs, priv->freq);
459 This should adjust the SPI mode (polarity, etc.). Again this code probably
460 comes from the old spi_claim_bus(). Here is an example:
464 static int exynos_spi_set_mode(struct udevice *bus, uint mode)
466 struct exynos_spi_priv *priv = dev_get_priv(bus);
469 reg = readl(&priv->regs->ch_cfg);
470 reg &= ~(SPI_CH_CPHA_B | SPI_CH_CPOL_L);
473 reg |= SPI_CH_CPHA_B;
476 reg |= SPI_CH_CPOL_L;
478 writel(reg, &priv->regs->ch_cfg);
480 debug("%s: regs=%p, mode=%d\n", __func__, priv->regs, priv->mode);
486 Implement claim_bus()
487 ---------------------
489 This is where a client wants to make use of the bus, so claims it first.
490 At this point we need to make sure everything is set up ready for data
491 transfer. Note that this function is wholly internal to the driver - at
492 present the SPI uclass never calls it.
494 Here again we look at the old claim function and see some code that is
495 needed. It is anything unrelated to speed and mode:
499 static int exynos_spi_claim_bus(struct udevice *bus)
501 struct exynos_spi_priv *priv = dev_get_priv(bus);
503 exynos_pinmux_config(priv->periph_id, PINMUX_FLAG_NONE);
504 spi_flush_fifo(priv->regs);
506 writel(SPI_FB_DELAY_180, &priv->regs->fb_clk);
511 The spi_flush_fifo() function is in the removed part of the code, so we
512 need to expose it again (perhaps with an #endif before it and '#if 0'
513 after it). It only needs access to priv->regs which is why we have
519 * Flush spi tx, rx fifos and reset the SPI controller
521 * @param regs Pointer to SPI registers
523 static void spi_flush_fifo(struct exynos_spi *regs)
525 clrsetbits_le32(®s->ch_cfg, SPI_CH_HS_EN, SPI_CH_RST);
526 clrbits_le32(®s->ch_cfg, SPI_CH_RST);
527 setbits_le32(®s->ch_cfg, SPI_TX_CH_ON | SPI_RX_CH_ON);
531 Implement release_bus()
532 -----------------------
534 This releases the bus - in our example the old code in spi_release_bus()
535 is a call to spi_flush_fifo, so we add:
539 static int exynos_spi_release_bus(struct udevice *bus)
541 struct exynos_spi_priv *priv = dev_get_priv(bus);
543 spi_flush_fifo(priv->regs);
552 This is the final method that we need to create, and it is where all the
553 work happens. The method parameters are the same as the old spi_xfer() with
554 the addition of a 'struct udevice' so conversion is pretty easy. Start
555 by copying the contents of spi_xfer() to your new xfer() method and proceed
558 If (flags & SPI_XFER_BEGIN) is non-zero then xfer() normally calls an
559 activate function, something like this:
563 void spi_cs_activate(struct spi_slave *slave)
565 struct exynos_spi_slave *spi_slave = to_exynos_spi(slave);
567 /* If it's too soon to do another transaction, wait */
568 if (spi_slave->bus->deactivate_delay_us &&
569 spi_slave->last_transaction_us) {
570 ulong delay_us; /* The delay completed so far */
571 delay_us = timer_get_us() - spi_slave->last_transaction_us;
572 if (delay_us < spi_slave->bus->deactivate_delay_us)
573 udelay(spi_slave->bus->deactivate_delay_us - delay_us);
576 clrbits_le32(&spi_slave->regs->cs_reg, SPI_SLAVE_SIG_INACT);
577 debug("Activate CS, bus %d\n", spi_slave->slave.bus);
578 spi_slave->skip_preamble = spi_slave->mode & SPI_PREAMBLE;
581 The new version looks like this:
585 static void spi_cs_activate(struct udevice *dev)
587 struct udevice *bus = dev->parent;
588 struct exynos_spi_platdata *pdata = dev_get_platdata(bus);
589 struct exynos_spi_priv *priv = dev_get_priv(bus);
591 /* If it's too soon to do another transaction, wait */
592 if (pdata->deactivate_delay_us &&
593 priv->last_transaction_us) {
594 ulong delay_us; /* The delay completed so far */
595 delay_us = timer_get_us() - priv->last_transaction_us;
596 if (delay_us < pdata->deactivate_delay_us)
597 udelay(pdata->deactivate_delay_us - delay_us);
600 clrbits_le32(&priv->regs->cs_reg, SPI_SLAVE_SIG_INACT);
601 debug("Activate CS, bus '%s'\n", bus->name);
602 priv->skip_preamble = priv->mode & SPI_PREAMBLE;
605 All we have really done here is change the pointers and print the device name
606 instead of the bus number. Other local static functions can be treated in
610 Set up the per-child data and child pre-probe function
611 ------------------------------------------------------
613 To minimise the pain and complexity of the SPI subsystem while the driver
614 model change-over is in place, struct spi_slave is used to reference a
615 SPI bus slave, even though that slave is actually a struct udevice. In fact
616 struct spi_slave is the device's child data. We need to make sure this space
617 is available. It is possible to allocate more space that struct spi_slave
618 needs, but this is the minimum.
622 U_BOOT_DRIVER(exynos_spi) = {
624 .per_child_auto_alloc_size = sizeof(struct spi_slave),
628 Optional: Set up cs_info() if you want it
629 -----------------------------------------
631 Sometimes it is useful to know whether a SPI chip select is valid, but this
632 is not obvious from outside the driver. In this case you can provide a
633 method for cs_info() to deal with this. If you don't provide it, then the
634 device tree will be used to determine what chip selects are valid.
636 Return -EINVAL if the supplied chip select is invalid, or 0 if it is valid.
637 If you don't provide the cs_info() method, 0 is assumed for all chip selects
638 that do not appear in the device tree.
644 Now that you have the code written and it compiles, try testing it using
645 the 'sf test' command. You may need to enable CONFIG_CMD_SF_TEST for your
649 Prepare patches and send them to the mailing lists
650 --------------------------------------------------
652 You can use 'tools/patman/patman' to prepare, check and send patches for
653 your work. See tools/patman/README for details.
655 A little note about SPI uclass features
656 ---------------------------------------
658 The SPI uclass keeps some information about each device 'dev' on the bus:
660 struct dm_spi_slave_platdata:
661 This is device_get_parent_platdata(dev).
662 This is where the chip select number is stored, along with
663 the default bus speed and mode. It is automatically read
664 from the device tree in spi_child_post_bind(). It must not
665 be changed at run-time after being set up because platform
666 data is supposed to be immutable at run-time.
668 This is device_get_parentdata(dev).
669 Already mentioned above. It holds run-time information about
672 There are also some SPI uclass methods that get called behind the scenes:
675 Called when a new bus is bound.
676 This scans the device tree for devices on the bus, and binds
677 each one. This in turn causes spi_child_post_bind() to be
678 called for each, which reads the device tree information
679 into the parent (per-child) platform data.
680 spi_child_post_bind():
681 Called when a new child is bound.
682 As mentioned above this reads the device tree information
683 into the per-child platform data
684 spi_child_pre_probe():
685 Called before a new child is probed.
686 This sets up the mode and speed in struct spi_slave by
687 copying it from the parent's platform data for this child.
688 It also sets the 'dev' pointer, needed to permit passing
689 'struct spi_slave' around the place without needing a
690 separate 'struct udevice' pointer.
692 The above housekeeping makes it easier to write your SPI driver.