[PATCH] bsps/shared/ofw: Added and Documented RTEMS OFW interface

Niteesh G. S. niteesh.gs at gmail.com
Thu Aug 13 10:31:05 UTC 2020


Hello,
On Thu, Aug 13, 2020 at 12:09 PM Christian Mauderer <
christian.mauderer at embedded-brains.de> wrote:

> Hello Niteesh,
>
> On 13/08/2020 07:05, Niteesh G. S. wrote:
> > On Thu, Aug 13, 2020 at 12:36 AM Gedare Bloom <gedare at rtems.org
> > <mailto:gedare at rtems.org>> wrote:
> >
> >     I make a few comments below for you to consider. At a high level, I
> >     think the interface looks reasonable, although plainly mimics the
> >     freebsd naming conventions. I wonder if we should prefer our naming
> >     conventions, which is to aim to use _ to separate different words,
> and
> >     to limit use of abbreviations except as they help shorten very long
> >     names?
> >
> >     I might suggest something along these lines:
> >     rtems_ofw_get_prop_len() instead of rtems_ofw_getproplen() for
> example.
> >
> >
> > I'll change them to RTEMS naming conventions.
> >
> >
> >     It will make mapping to FreeBSD a little more annoying, but will make
> >     the RTEMS interface more RTEMS-friendly.
> >
> >     Other small comments below.
> >
> >     On Wed, Aug 12, 2020 at 10:11 AM G S Niteesh Babu
> >     <niteesh.gs at gmail.com <mailto:niteesh.gs at gmail.com>> wrote:
> >     >
> >     > ---
> >     >  bsps/shared/dev/ofw/ofw.c |   0
> >     >  bsps/shared/dev/ofw/ofw.h | 437
> >     ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> >     >  2 files changed, 437 insertions(+)
> >     >  create mode 100644 bsps/shared/dev/ofw/ofw.c
> >     >  create mode 100644 bsps/shared/dev/ofw/ofw.h
> >     >
> >     > diff --git a/bsps/shared/dev/ofw/ofw.c b/bsps/shared/dev/ofw/ofw.c
> >     > new file mode 100644
> >     > index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
> >     > diff --git a/bsps/shared/dev/ofw/ofw.h b/bsps/shared/dev/ofw/ofw.h
> >     > new file mode 100644
> >     > index 0000000000..5a8526c892
> >     > --- /dev/null
> >     > +++ b/bsps/shared/dev/ofw/ofw.h
> >     > @@ -0,0 +1,437 @@
> >     > +/* SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-2-Clause */
> >     > +
> >     > +/**
> >     > + * @file
> >     > + *
> >     > + * @ingroup ofw
> >     > + *
> >     > + * RTEMS FDT implementation of OpenFirmWare Interface.
>
> Maybe a short notice that the intention is to be compatible with the
> FreeBSD OpenFirmWare interface would be nice. So if someone changes
> something he knows that he has to take a look at FreeBSD too.
>
OK. I'll add one.

> >     > + */
> >     > +
> >     > +/*
> >     > + * Copyright (C) <2020> Niteesh Babu G S <niteesh.gs at gmail.com
> >     <mailto:niteesh.gs at gmail.com>>
> >
> >     no <> around year
> >
> > Fixed.
> >
> >
> >     > + *
> >     > + * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or
> without
> >     > + * modification, are permitted provided that the following
> conditions
> >     > + * are met:
> >     > + * 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above
> copyright
> >     > + *    notice, this list of conditions and the following
> disclaimer.
> >     > + * 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above
> >     copyright
> >     > + *    notice, this list of conditions and the following
> >     disclaimer in the
> >     > + *    documentation and/or other materials provided with the
> >     distribution.
> >     > + *
> >     > + * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND
> >     CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS"
> >     > + * AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
> >     LIMITED TO, THE
> >     > + * IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A
> >     PARTICULAR PURPOSE
> >     > + * ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT OWNER OR
> >     CONTRIBUTORS BE
> >     > + * LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL,
> >     EXEMPLARY, OR
> >     > + * CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
> >     PROCUREMENT OF
> >     > + * SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS;
> >     OR BUSINESS
> >     > + * INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY,
> >     WHETHER IN
> >     > + * CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR
> >     OTHERWISE)
> >     > + * ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF
> >     ADVISED OF THE
> >     > + * POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
> >     > + */
> >     > +
> >     > +#ifndef _OFW_H
> >     > +#define _OFW_H
> >     > +
> >     > +#ifdef __cplusplus
> >     > +extern "C" {
> >     > +#endif
> >     > +
> >     > +#include <stdint.h>
> >     > +#include <stddef.h>
> >     > +
> >     > +typedef uint32_t  ihandle_t;
> >     > +typedef uint32_t  pcell_t;
> >     > +typedef uint32_t  phandle_t;
> >     document the types?
> >
> > I'll document them. I should document their use right? Like what
> > ihandle_t, phandle_t represent.
> >
> >     > +
> >     > +/**
> >     > + * @brief Gets the node that is next to @a node.
> >
> >     Somewhere the data structure should be explained. Maybe it will take
> a
> >     new section in our doco to document the new interface.
> >
> >
> > Once we finalize the interface. I'll add it to the doco.
> > But I don't understand what you mean by data structures.
> >
> >
> >
> >     > + *
> >     > + * @param[in] node Node offset
> >     > + *
> >     > + * @retval Peer node offset Successful operation.
> >     > + * @retval 0 No peer node or invalid node handle
> >     > + */
> >     > +phandle_t rtems_ofw_peer(
> >     > +  phandle_t   node
> >     > +);
> >     > +
> >     > +/**
> >     > + * @brief Gets the node that is the child of @a node.
> >     > + *
> >     > + * @param[in] node Node offset
> >     > + *
> >     > + * @retval child node offset Successful operation.
> >     > + * @retval 0 No child node or invalid node handle
> >     > + */
> >     > +phandle_t rtems_ofw_child(
> >     > +  phandle_t   node
> >     > +);
> >     > +
> >     > +/**
> >     > + * @brief Gets the node that is the parent of @a node.
> >     > + *
> >     > + * @param[in] node Node offset
> >     > + *
> >     > + * @retval child node offset Successful operation.
> >     > + * @retval 0 No child node or invalid node handle
> >     > + */
> >     > +phandle_t rtems_ofw_parent(
> >     > +  phandle_t   node
> >     > +);
> >     > +
> >     > +/**
> >     > + * @brief Gets the length of the property mentioned in @a
> propname.
> >     > + *
> >     > + * @param[in] node Node offset
> >     > + * @param[in] prop Property name
> >     > + *
> >     > + * @retval -1 Invalid node or property
> >     > + * @retval  Length of property on successful operation
> >     > + */
> >     > +size_t rtems_ofw_getproplen(
> >     > +  phandle_t   node,
> >     > +  const char *propname
> >     > +);
> >     > +
> >     > +
> >     1 blank
> >
> > Fixed.
> >
> >
> >     > +/**
> >     > + * @brief Gets the value of property mentioned in @a propname.
> >     > + *
> >     > + * @param[in] node Node offset
> >     > + * @param[in] prop Property name
> >     > + * @param[out] buf The property value gets stored in this buffer
> >     (Pre-allocated)
> >     > + * @param[in] len Length of the buffer
> >     > +
> >     > + * @retval -1 Invalid node or property
> >     > + * @retval  Length of property on successful operation
> >     > + */
> >     > +size_t rtems_ofw_getprop(
> >     > +  phandle_t    node,
> >     > +  const char  *propname,
> >     > +  void        *buf,
> >     > +  size_t       len
> >     > +);
> >     > +
> >     > +/**
> >     > + * @brief Gets the value of property mentioned in @a propname.
> >     prop
> >
> > Fixed.
> >
> >
> >     > + *
> >     > + * Gets the value of property of @a node and converts the value
> >     into the host's
> >     > + * endiannes.
> >     > + *
> >     > + * @param[in] node Node offset
> >     > + * @param[in] prop Property name
> >     > + * @param[out] buf The property value gets stored in this
> >     buffer(Pre-allocated)
> >     > + * after converted to the host's endiannes
> >     typo: endianness
> >     more misspelled below
> >
> > Sorry for the typo. I fixed them all.
> >
> >
> >     > + * @param[in] len Length of the buffer
> >     > + *
> >     > + * @retval -1 Invalid node or property
> >     > + * @retval  Length of property on successful operation
> >     > + */
> >     > +size_t rtems_ofw_getencprop(
> >     > +  phandle_t    node,
> >     > +  const char  *prop,
> >     > +  pcell_t     *buf,
> >     > +  size_t       len
> >     > +);
> >     > +
> >     > +/**
> >     > + * @brief Checks if the property @a propname is present in @a
> node.
> >     > + *
> >     > + * @param[in] node Node offset
> >     > + * @param[in] propname Property name
> >     > + *
> >     > + *  @retval  0 Property not present.
> >     > + *  @retval  1 Property is present.
> >     > + */
> >     > +int rtems_ofw_hasprop(
> >     > +  phandle_t    node,
> >     > +  const char  *propname
> >     > +);
> >     > +
> >     > +/**
> >     > + * @brief Searches for property @a propname in @a node.
> >     > + *
> >     > + * Searches the node and its parent recursively for the property
> >     and fills the
> >     > + * buffer with the first found value.
> >     > + *
> >     > + * @param[in] node Node offset
> >     > + * @param[in] propname Property name
> >     > + * @param[out] buf The property value gets stored in this buffer
> >     (Pre-allocated)
> >     > + * @param[in] len Length of the buffer
> >     > + *
> >     > + * @retval  Length of the property if property is found.
> >     > + * @retval  -1 Property is not found.
> >     > + */
> >     > +size_t rtems_ofw_searchprop(
> >     > +  phandle_t    node,
> >     > +  const char  *propname,
> >     > +  void        *buf,
> >     > +  size_t       len
> >     > +);
> >     > +
> >     > +/**
> >     > + * @brief Searches for property @a propname in @a node.
> >     > + *
> >     > + * Searches the node and its parent recursively for the property
> >     and fills the
> >     > + * buffer with the first value found after converting it to the
> >     endiannes of the
> >     > + * host.
> >     > + *
> >     > + * @param[in] node Node offset
> >     > + * @param[in] propname Property name
> >     > + * @param[out] buf The property value gets stored in this
> >     buffer(Pre-allocated)
> >     > + * after converted to the host's endiannes
> >     > + * @param[in] len Length of the buffer
> >     > + *
> >     > + * @retval  Length of the property if property is found.
> >     > + * @retval  -1 Property is not found.
> >     > + */
> >     > +size_t rtems_ofw_searchencprop(
> >     > +  phandle_t    node,
> >     > +  const char  *propname,
> >     > +  pcell_t     *buf,
> >     > +  size_t       len
> >     > +);
> >     > +
> >     > +/**
> >     > + * @brief Gets the value of property mentioned in @a propname.
> >     > + *
> >     > + * Same as rtems_ofw_getprop, but the @a buf is allocated in this
> >     routine and
> >     > + * the user is responsible for freeing it.
> >     > + *
> >     > + * @param[in] node Node offset
> >     > + * @param[in] propname Property name
> >     > + * @param[out] buf The buffer is allocated in this routine and
> >     user is
> >     > + * responsible for freeing.
> >     > + *
> >     > + * @retval  -1 Property is not found.
> >     > + * @retval  Length of the property if property is found.
> >     > + */
> >     > +size_t rtems_ofw_getprop_alloc(
> >     > +  phandle_t    node,
> >     > +  const char  *propname,
> >     > +  void       **buf
> >     > +);
> >     > +
> >     > +/**
> >     > + * @brief Gets multiple values of the property @a propname.
> >     > + *
> >     > + * Same as rtems_ofw_getprop_alloc but it can read properties
> >     with multiple
> >     > + * values.
> >     > + * For eg: reg = <0x1000 0x10 0x2000 0x20>
> >     > + *
> >     > + * @param[in] node Node offset
> >     > + * @param[in] propname Property name
> >     > + * @param[in] elsz Size of the single value
> >     > + * @param[out] buf The buffer is allocated in this routine and
> >     user is
> >     > + * responsible for freeing.
> >     > + *
> >     > + * @retval  -1 Property is not found.
> >     > + * @retval   Number of values read.
> >     > + */
> >     > +size_t rtems_ofw_getprop_alloc_multi(
> >     > +  phandle_t    node,
> >     > +  const char  *propname,
> >     > +  int          elsz,
> >     > +  void       **buf
> >     > +);
> >     > +
> >     > +/**
> >     > + * @brief Gets the value of property mentioned in @a propname.
> >     > + *
> >     > + * Same as rtems_ofw_getprop_alloc but the value stored in the
> >     buffer is
> >     > + * converted into the host's endiannes.
> >     > + *
> >     > + * @param[in] node Node offset
> >     > + * @param[in] propname Property name
> >     > + * @param[out] buf The buffer is allocated in this routine and
> >     user is
> >     > + * responsible for freeing.
> >     > + *
> >     > + * @retval  -1 Property is not found.
> >     > + * @retval  Length of the property if property is found.
> >     > + */
> >     > +size_t rtems_ofw_getencprop_alloc(
> >     > +  phandle_t    node,
> >     > +  const char  *propname,
> >     > +  void       **buf
> >     > +);
> >     > +
> >     > +/**
> >     > + * @brief Gets multiple values of the property @a propname.
> >     > + *
> >     > + * Same as rtems_ofw_getprop_alloc_multi but the values stored in
> >     the buffer
> >     > + * are converted to the host's endiannes.
> >     > + *
> >     > + * @param[in] node Node offset
> >     > + * @param[in] propname Property name
> >     > + * @param[in] elsz Size of the single value
> >     > + * @param[out] buf The buffer is allocated in this routine and
> >     user is
> >     > + * responsible for freeing.
> >     must they call rtems_ofw_prop_free?
> >
> >
> > FreeBSD has an OF_free which call's free with proper flags.
> > In RTEMS we decided to ignore the flags and I blindly copied the
> > whole interface. So I don't think a separate function for free is
> > needed but it will make the API uniform.
> >
>
> That will also make the API future proof. If someone somewhen decides to
> change the implementation, the user already uses "rtems_ofw_prop_free"
> instead of a plain "free" everywhere.
>

It should actually be rtems_ofw_free but I missed to remove the _prop_ while
copy-pasting.



> >
> >     > + *
> >     > + * @retval  -1 Property is not found.
> >     > + * @retval   Number of values read.
> >     > + */
> >     > +size_t rtems_ofw_getencprop_alloc_multi(
> >     > +  phandle_t     node,
> >     > +  const char   *propname,
> >     > +  int           elsz,
> >     > +  void        **buf
> >     > +);
> >     > +
> >     > +/**
> >     > + * @brief Free's the buffers allocated by the rtems_ofw_*_alloc
> >     functions.
> >     > + *
> >     > + * @param[in] buf Buffer to be freed
> >     > + */
> >     > +void rtems_ofw_prop_free(
> >     > +  void   *buf
> >     > +);
> >     > +
> >     > +/**
> >     > + * @brief Finds the next property of @a node.
> >     > + *
> >     > + * Finds the next property of the node and when @a propname is
> >     NULL it returns
> >     > + * the value in the first property.
> >     > + *
> >     > + * @param[in] node Node offset
> >     > + * @param[in] propname Property name
> >     > + * @param[out] buf The value of the next property gets stored in
> >     this buffer
> >     > + * (Pre-allocated)
> >     > + * @param[in] len Length of the buffer
> >     > + *
> >     > + * @retval  -1 node or previous property does not exist
> >     > + * @retval   0 no more properties
> >     > + * @retval   1 success
> >     > + */
> >     > +int rtems_ofw_nextprop(
> >     > +  phandle_t    node,
> >     > +  const char  *propname,
> >     > +  char        *buf,
> >     > +  size_t       len
> >     > +);
> >     > +
> >     > +/**
> >     > + * @brief Sets the property @name of @a node to @a buf.
> >     > + *
> >     > + * @param[in] node Node offset
> >     > + * @param[in] name Property name
> >     > + * @param[in] buf Buffer containes the value to be set.
> >     typo; contains
> >
> > Fixed.
> >
> >     > + * @param[in] len Length of the buffer
> >     > + *
> >     > + * @retval  -1 node does not exist
> >     > + * @retval   0 on success
> >     > + * @retval   libFDT error codes on unsuccessful setting operation
> >     > + */
> >     > +int rtems_ofw_setprop(
> >     > +  phandle_t    node,
> >     > +  const char  *name,
> >     > +  const void  *buf,
> >     > +  size_t       len
> >     > +);
> >     > +
> >     > +/**
> >     > + * @brief Converts a device specifier to a fully qualified path
> name.
> >     > + *
> >     > + * @param[in] dev device specifier
> >     > + * @param[out] buf The path is filled into the
> buffer(Pre-allocated)
> >     > + * @param[in] length of the buffer
> >     > + *
> >     > + * @retval  -1 always. Unimplemented.
> >     > + */
> >     > +size_t rtems_ofw_canon(
> >     > +  const char  *dev,
> >     > +  char        *buf,
> >     > +  size_t       len
> >     > +);
> >     > +
> >     > +/**
> >     > + * @brief Finds the node at the given path
> >     > + *
> >     > + * @param[in] path to the node from root
> >     > + *
> >     > + * @retval  -1 node does not exist
> >     > + * @retval   node handle on success
> >     > + */
> >     > +phandle_t rtems_ofw_finddevice(
> >     > +  const char  *path
> >     > +);
> >     > +
> >     > +/**
> >     > + * @brief This routine converts effective phandle of @a node to
> >     node offset.
> >     @a xref?
> >
> > Fixed.
> >
> >     > + *
> >     > + * @param[in] xref Node phandle
> >     > + *
> >     > + * @retval Node offset on success
> >     > + * @retval Node phandle on failure
> >     > + */
> >     > +phandle_t rtems_ofw_node_from_xref(
> >     > +  phandle_t   xref
> >     > +);
> >     > +
> >     > +/**
> >     > + * @brief This routine converts node offset to effective phandle
> >     of @a node.
> >     > + *
> >     > + * @retval Node phandle on success
> >     > + * @retval Node offset on failure
> >     > + */
> >     > +phandle_t rtems_ofw_xref_from_node(
> >     > +  phandle_t   node
> >     > +);
> >     > +
> >     > +/*
> >     > + * instance handles(ihandle_t) as same as phandles in the FDT
> >     implementation
> >     > + * of OF interface.
> >     > + */
> >     stray comments?
> >
> >
> > I'll add these comments to the type's documentation above.
> >
> > I also wanted to add a few other functions that are nor part
> > of the OF interface but would be really beneficial for RTEMS.
> >
> Maybe make clear in the description that these don't have a mapping that
> matches FreeBSD's OFW interface.
>
Are stray comments fine here? Or should I add it to the doco?


> > Can I add the following functions?
> > 1) rtems_ofw_get_reg
> > 2) rtems_ofw_status_okay
> > 3) rtems_ofw_get_interrupts
> >
> > Since these functions are not part of OFW should I use FDT
> > instead of OFW in the function names?
> > eg: rtems_fdt_get_reg
>
> Be carefull with "rtems_fdt". There is already a wrapper for libfdt with
> these prefixes in cpukit/libmisc/rtems-fdt/rtems-fdt.c. And if you use
> the types from this file, you should keep the prefix as "rtems_ofw".
>
OK.

> Best regards
>
> Christian
>
> >
> >     > +
> >     > +/**
> >     > + * @brief Converts @a instance handle to phandle.
> >     > + *
> >     > + * instance are same as node offsets in FDT.
> >     > + *
> >     > + * @param[in] instance Node offset
> >     > + *
> >     > + * @retval phandle of node on success.
> >     > + * @retval instance of node on failure.
> >     > + */
> >     > +phandle_t rtems_ofw_instance_to_package(
> >     > +  ihandle_t   instance
> >     > +);
> >     > +
> >     > +/**
> >     > + * @brief Find the node's path from phandle.
> >     > + *
> >     > + * @param[in] node Node offset
> >     > + * @param[out] buf Path is filled into this buffer(Pre-allocated).
> >     > + * @param[in] len Length of the buffer.
> >     > + *
> >     > + * @retval -1 always. Unimplemented.
> >     > + */
> >     > +size_t rtems_ofw_package_to_path(
> >     > +  phandle_t   node,
> >     > +  char       *buf,
> >     > +  size_t      len
> >     > +);
> >     > +
> >     > +/**
> >     > + * @brief Find the node's path from ihandle.
> >     > + *
> >     > + * @param[in] instance Node offset
> >     > + * @param[out] buf Path is filled into this buffer(Pre-allocated).
> >     > + * @param[in] len Length of the buffer.
> >     > + *
> >     > + * @retval -1 always. Unimplemented.
> >     > + */
> >     > +size_t rtems_ofw_instance_to_path(
> >     > +  ihandle_t  instance,
> >     > +  char      *buf,
> >     > +  size_t     len
> >     > +);
> >     > +
> >     > +#ifdef __cplusplus
> >     > +}
> >     > +#endif
> >     > +
> >     > +#endif /* _OFW_H */
> >     > \ No newline at end of file
> >     > --
> >     > 2.17.1
> >     >
> >
>
> --
> --------------------------------------------
> embedded brains GmbH
> Herr Christian Mauderer
> Dornierstr. 4
> D-82178 Puchheim
> Germany
> email: christian.mauderer at embedded-brains.de
> Phone: +49-89-18 94 741 - 18
> Fax:   +49-89-18 94 741 - 08
> PGP: Public key available on request.
>
> Diese Nachricht ist keine geschäftliche Mitteilung im Sinne des EHUG.
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