[patch v27 0/4] JTAG driver introduction

Henbin Chang henbinchang at gmail.com
Mon Jul 23 16:10:21 AEST 2018


HI  Oleksandr,
Sorry I used the mlnx_cpldprog in the master branch previously.
I could build it successfully after I switched to jtag_class_drv branch.

Thanks.
BRs,
Henbin.

2018-07-20 20:38 GMT+08:00 Oleksandr Shamray <oleksandrs at mellanox.com>:

> Hi Henbin.
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> https://github.com/sholeksandr/mellanox-bmc-tools/tree/jtag_class_drv
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> Today I did small changes in mlnx_cpldprog. But why you think that it is
> too old?
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>
>
> Best Regards,
>
> Oleksandr Shamray
>
>
>
> *From:* Henbin Chang [mailto:henbinchang at gmail.com]
> *Sent:* 17 июля 2018 г. 13:57
> *To:* Oleksandr Shamray <oleksandrs at mellanox.com>
> *Cc:* OpenBMC Maillist <openbmc at lists.ozlabs.org>
>
> *Subject:* Re: [patch v27 0/4] JTAG driver introduction
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> Thanks  Oleksandr's  response.
>
>
>
> I just want to try the mlnx_cpldprog you mentioned.
>
>
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> But the mlnx_cpldprog on the github is too old to compile with the JTAG
> driver (v27.)
>
> Could you share the revised mlnx_cpldprog ?
>
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> Thanks.
>
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>
> BRs,
>
> Henbin.
>
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> 2018-07-17 17:19 GMT+08:00 Oleksandr Shamray <oleksandrs at mellanox.com>:
>
> Hi  Henbin.
>
>
>
> > May I know how do you verify the JTAG driver workable?
>
>
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> I have ultility which progrm CPLD with using this JTAG driver.
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> You can see it on github:
>
> https://github.com/sholeksandr/mellanox-bmc-tools/tree/jtag_class_drv/
> mlnx_cpldprog
>
>
>
> Best Regards,
>
> Oleksandr Shamray
>
>
>
> *From:* Henbin Chang [mailto:henbinchang at gmail.com]
> *Sent:* 17 июля 2018 г. 5:55
> *To:* OpenBMC Maillist <openbmc at lists.ozlabs.org>; Oleksandr Shamray <
> oleksandrs at mellanox.com>
> *Subject:* Re: [patch v27 0/4] JTAG driver introduction
>
>
>
> Hi Oleksandr,
>
>
>
> Sorry to bother you.
>
> May I know how do you verify the JTAG driver workable?
>
>
>
> Thanks.
>
> BRs,
>
> Henbin
>
>
>
> When a need raise up to use JTAG interface for system's devices
> programming or CPU debugging, usually the user layer
> application implements jtag protocol by bit-bang or using a
> proprietary connection to vendor hardware.
> This method can be slow and not generic.
>
> We propose to implement general JTAG interface and infrastructure
> to communicate with user layer application. In such way, we can
> have the standard JTAG interface core part and separation from
> specific HW implementation.
> This allow new capability to debug the CPU or program system's
> device via BMC without additional devices nor cost. This patch purpose is
> to add JTAG master core infrastructure by
> defining new JTAG class and provide generic JTAG interface
> to allow hardware specific drivers to connect this interface.
> This will enable all JTAG drivers to use the common interface
> part and will have separate for hardware implementation. The JTAG (Joint
> Test Action Group) core driver provides minimal generic
> JTAG interface, which can be used by hardware specific JTAG master
> controllers. By providing common interface for the JTAG controllers,
> user space device programing is hardware independent.
>
> Modern SoC which in use for embedded system' equipped with
> internal JTAG master interface.
> This interface is used for programming and debugging system's
> hardware components, like CPLD, FPGA, CPU, voltage and
> industrial controllers.
> Firmware for such devices can be upgraded through JTAG interface during
> Runtime. The JTAG standard support for multiple devices programming,
> is in case their lines are daisy-chained together. For example, systems
> which equipped with host CPU, BMC SoC or/and
> number of programmable devices are capable to connect a pin and
> select system components dynamically for programming and debugging,
> This is using by the BMC which is equipped with internal SoC master
> controller.
> For example: BMC JTAG master --> pin selected to CPLDs chain for
> programming (filed
> upgrade, production)
> BMC JTAG master --> pin selected to voltage monitors for programming
> (field upgrade, production)
> BMC JTAG master --> pin selected to host CPU (on-site debugging
> and developers debugging) For example, we can have application in user
> space which using calls
> to JTAG driver executes CPLD programming directly from SVF file
>
> The JTAG standard (IEEE 1149.1) defines the next connector pins:
> - TDI (Test Data In);
> - TDO (Test Data Out);
> - TCK (Test Clock);
> - TMS (Test Mode Select);
> - TRST (Test Reset) (Optional); The SoC equipped with JTAG master
> controller, performs
> device programming on command or vector level. For example
> a file in a standard SVF (Serial Vector Format) that contains
> boundary scan vectors, can be used by sending each vector
> to the JTAG interface and the JTAG controller will execute
> the programming. Initial version provides the system calls set for:
> - SIR (Scan Instruction Register, IEEE 1149.1 Instruction Register scan);
> - SDR (Scan Data Register, IEEE 1149.1 Data Register scan);
> - RUNTEST (Forces the IEEE 1149.1 bus to a run state for a specified
> number of clocks. SoC which are not equipped with JTAG master interface,
> can be built
> on top of JTAG core driver infrastructure, by applying bit-banging of
> TDI, TDO, TCK and TMS pins within the hardware specific driver. Oleksandr
> Shamray (4):
> drivers: jtag: Add JTAG core driver
> drivers: jtag: Add Aspeed SoC 24xx and 25xx families JTAG master
> driver
> Documentation: jtag: Add bindings for Aspeed SoC 24xx and 25xx
> families JTAG master driver
> Documentation: jtag: Add ABI documentation Documentation/ABI/testing/jtag-dev
> | 23 +
> .../devicetree/bindings/jtag/aspeed-jtag.txt | 22 +
> Documentation/ioctl/ioctl-number.txt | 2 +
> Documentation/jtag/overview | 27 +
> Documentation/jtag/transactions | 109 +++
> MAINTAINERS | 10 +
> drivers/Kconfig | 2 +
> drivers/Makefile | 1 +
> drivers/jtag/Kconfig | 31 +
> drivers/jtag/Makefile | 2 +
> drivers/jtag/jtag-aspeed.c | 747 ++++++++++++++++++++
> drivers/jtag/jtag.c | 274 +++++++
> include/linux/jtag.h | 41 ++
> include/uapi/linux/jtag.h | 109 +++
> 14 files changed, 1400 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
> create mode 100644 Documentation/ABI/testing/jtag-dev
> create mode 100644 Documentation/devicetree/bindings/jtag/aspeed-jtag.txt
> create mode 100644 Documentation/jtag/overview
> create mode 100644 Documentation/jtag/transactions
> create mode 100644 drivers/jtag/Kconfig
> create mode 100644 drivers/jtag/Makefile
> create mode 100644 drivers/jtag/jtag-aspeed.c
> create mode 100644 drivers/jtag/jtag.c
> create mode 100644 include/linux/jtag.h
> create mode 100644 include/uapi/linux/jtag.h
>
>
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