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author | Linus Torvalds | 2012-12-19 13:05:22 -0800 |
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committer | Linus Torvalds | 2012-12-19 13:05:22 -0800 |
commit | 2f0bf92513be58d2d65c0a4cc05c5779a7cd81e1 (patch) | |
tree | 969737816b237a6b920253e92cdac5dec99f04b5 /Documentation | |
parent | 1bd12c91de35756129b8ffe28a4fe45177b86381 (diff) | |
parent | 055d4db1e1ef6f983c3565110fbe6737087e9103 (diff) |
Merge tag 'xtensa-20121218' of git://github.com/czankel/xtensa-linux
Pull Xtensa patchset from Chris Zankel:
"This contains support of device trees, many fixes, and code clean-ups"
* tag 'xtensa-20121218' of git://github.com/czankel/xtensa-linux: (33 commits)
xtensa: don't try to build DTB when OF is disabled
xtensa: set the correct ethernet address for xtfpga
xtensa: clean up files to make them code-style compliant
xtensa: provide endianness macro for sparse
xtensa: fix RASID SR initialization
xtensa: initialize CPENABLE SR when core has one
xtensa: reset all timers on initialization
Use for_each_compatible_node() macro.
xtensa: add XTFPGA DTS
xtensa: add support for the XTFPGA boards
xtensa: add device trees support
xtensa: add IRQ domains support
xtensa: add U-Boot image support (uImage).
xtensa: clean up boot make rules
xtensa: fix mb and wmb definitions
xtensa: add s32c1i-based spinlock implementations
xtensa: add s32c1i-based bitops implementations
xtensa: add s32c1i-based atomic ops implementations
xtensa: add s32c1i sanity check
xtensa: add trap_set_handler function
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Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation')
-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/xtensa/atomctl.txt | 44 |
1 files changed, 44 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/xtensa/atomctl.txt b/Documentation/xtensa/atomctl.txt new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..10a8d1ff35ec --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/xtensa/atomctl.txt @@ -0,0 +1,44 @@ +We Have Atomic Operation Control (ATOMCTL) Register. +This register determines the effect of using a S32C1I instruction +with various combinations of: + + 1. With and without an Coherent Cache Controller which + can do Atomic Transactions to the memory internally. + + 2. With and without An Intelligent Memory Controller which + can do Atomic Transactions itself. + +The Core comes up with a default value of for the three types of cache ops: + + 0x28: (WB: Internal, WT: Internal, BY:Exception) + +On the FPGA Cards we typically simulate an Intelligent Memory controller +which can implement RCW transactions. For FPGA cards with an External +Memory controller we let it to the atomic operations internally while +doing a Cached (WB) transaction and use the Memory RCW for un-cached +operations. + +For systems without an coherent cache controller, non-MX, we always +use the memory controllers RCW, thought non-MX controlers likely +support the Internal Operation. + +CUSTOMER-WARNING: + Virtually all customers buy their memory controllers from vendors that + don't support atomic RCW memory transactions and will likely want to + configure this register to not use RCW. + +Developers might find using RCW in Bypass mode convenient when testing +with the cache being bypassed; for example studying cache alias problems. + +See Section 4.3.12.4 of ISA; Bits: + + WB WT BY + 5 4 | 3 2 | 1 0 + 2 Bit + Field + Values WB - Write Back WT - Write Thru BY - Bypass +--------- --------------- ----------------- ---------------- + 0 Exception Exception Exception + 1 RCW Transaction RCW Transaction RCW Transaction + 2 Internal Operation Exception Reserved + 3 Reserved Reserved Reserved |