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| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/arm/CCN.txt | 17 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/arm/Samsung/Bootloader-interface.txt | 53 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/arm/stm32/overview.txt | 32 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/arm/stm32/stm32f429-overview.txt | 22 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/arm/vlocks.txt | 2 |
5 files changed, 118 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/arm/CCN.txt b/Documentation/arm/CCN.txt index 0632b3aad83e..ffca443a19b4 100644 --- a/Documentation/arm/CCN.txt +++ b/Documentation/arm/CCN.txt @@ -33,20 +33,23 @@ directory, with first 8 configurable by user and additional Cycle counter is described by a "type" value 0xff and does not require any other settings. +The driver also provides a "cpumask" sysfs attribute, which contains +a single CPU ID, of the processor which will be used to handle all +the CCN PMU events. It is recommended that the user space tools +request the events on this processor (if not, the perf_event->cpu value +will be overwritten anyway). In case of this processor being offlined, +the events are migrated to another one and the attribute is updated. + Example of perf tool use: / # perf list | grep ccn ccn/cycles/ [Kernel PMU event] <...> - ccn/xp_valid_flit/ [Kernel PMU event] + ccn/xp_valid_flit,xp=?,port=?,vc=?,dir=?/ [Kernel PMU event] <...> -/ # perf stat -C 0 -e ccn/cycles/,ccn/xp_valid_flit,xp=1,port=0,vc=1,dir=1/ \ +/ # perf stat -a -e ccn/cycles/,ccn/xp_valid_flit,xp=1,port=0,vc=1,dir=1/ \ sleep 1 The driver does not support sampling, therefore "perf record" will -not work. Also notice that only single cpu is being selected -("-C 0") - this is because perf framework does not support -"non-CPU related" counters (yet?) so system-wide session ("-a") -would try (and in most cases fail) to set up the same event -per each CPU. +not work. Per-task (without "-a") perf sessions are not supported. diff --git a/Documentation/arm/Samsung/Bootloader-interface.txt b/Documentation/arm/Samsung/Bootloader-interface.txt new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..b96ead9a6919 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/arm/Samsung/Bootloader-interface.txt @@ -0,0 +1,53 @@ + Interface between kernel and boot loaders on Exynos boards + ========================================================== + +Author: Krzysztof Kozlowski +Date : 6 June 2015 + +The document tries to describe currently used interface between Linux kernel +and boot loaders on Samsung Exynos based boards. This is not a definition +of interface but rather a description of existing state, a reference +for information purpose only. + +In the document "boot loader" means any of following: U-boot, proprietary +SBOOT or any other firmware for ARMv7 and ARMv8 initializing the board before +executing kernel. + + +1. Non-Secure mode +Address: sysram_ns_base_addr +Offset Value Purpose +============================================================================= +0x08 exynos_cpu_resume_ns System suspend +0x0c 0x00000bad (Magic cookie) System suspend +0x1c exynos4_secondary_startup Secondary CPU boot +0x1c + 4*cpu exynos4_secondary_startup (Exynos4412) Secondary CPU boot +0x20 0xfcba0d10 (Magic cookie) AFTR +0x24 exynos_cpu_resume_ns AFTR +0x28 + 4*cpu 0x8 (Magic cookie, Exynos3250) AFTR + + +2. Secure mode +Address: sysram_base_addr +Offset Value Purpose +============================================================================= +0x00 exynos4_secondary_startup Secondary CPU boot +0x04 exynos4_secondary_startup (Exynos542x) Secondary CPU boot +4*cpu exynos4_secondary_startup (Exynos4412) Secondary CPU boot +0x20 exynos_cpu_resume (Exynos4210 r1.0) AFTR +0x24 0xfcba0d10 (Magic cookie, Exynos4210 r1.0) AFTR + +Address: pmu_base_addr +Offset Value Purpose +============================================================================= +0x0800 exynos_cpu_resume AFTR +0x0814 exynos4_secondary_startup (Exynos4210 r1.1) Secondary CPU boot +0x0818 0xfcba0d10 (Magic cookie, Exynos4210 r1.1) AFTR +0x081C exynos_cpu_resume (Exynos4210 r1.1) AFTR + + +3. Other (regardless of secure/non-secure mode) +Address: pmu_base_addr +Offset Value Purpose +============================================================================= +0x0908 Non-zero (only Exynos3250) Secondary CPU boot up indicator diff --git a/Documentation/arm/stm32/overview.txt b/Documentation/arm/stm32/overview.txt new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..09aed5588d7c --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/arm/stm32/overview.txt @@ -0,0 +1,32 @@ + STM32 ARM Linux Overview + ======================== + +Introduction +------------ + + The STMicroelectronics family of Cortex-M based MCUs are supported by the + 'STM32' platform of ARM Linux. Currently only the STM32F429 is supported. + + +Configuration +------------- + + A generic configuration is provided for STM32 family, and can be used as the + default by + make stm32_defconfig + +Layout +------ + + All the files for multiple machine families are located in the platform code + contained in arch/arm/mach-stm32 + + There is a generic board board-dt.c in the mach folder which support + Flattened Device Tree, which means, it works with any compatible board with + Device Trees. + + +Document Author +--------------- + + Maxime Coquelin <mcoquelin.stm32@gmail.com> diff --git a/Documentation/arm/stm32/stm32f429-overview.txt b/Documentation/arm/stm32/stm32f429-overview.txt new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..5206822bd8ef --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/arm/stm32/stm32f429-overview.txt @@ -0,0 +1,22 @@ + STM32F429 Overview + ================== + + Introduction + ------------ + The STM32F429 is a Cortex-M4 MCU aimed at various applications. + It features: + - ARM Cortex-M4 up to 180MHz with FPU + - 2MB internal Flash Memory + - External memory support through FMC controller (PSRAM, SDRAM, NOR, NAND) + - I2C, SPI, SAI, CAN, USB OTG, Ethernet controllers + - LCD controller & Camera interface + - Cryptographic processor + + Resources + --------- + Datasheet and reference manual are publicly available on ST website: + - http://www.st.com/web/en/catalog/mmc/FM141/SC1169/SS1577/LN1806?ecmp=stm32f429-439_pron_pr-ces2014_nov2013 + + Document Author + --------------- + Maxime Coquelin <mcoquelin.stm32@gmail.com> diff --git a/Documentation/arm/vlocks.txt b/Documentation/arm/vlocks.txt index 415960a9bab0..45731672c564 100644 --- a/Documentation/arm/vlocks.txt +++ b/Documentation/arm/vlocks.txt @@ -206,6 +206,6 @@ References [1] Lamport, L. "A New Solution of Dijkstra's Concurrent Programming Problem", Communications of the ACM 17, 8 (August 1974), 453-455. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lamport%27s_bakery_algorithm + https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lamport%27s_bakery_algorithm [2] linux/arch/arm/common/vlock.S, www.kernel.org. |