[Skiboot] [PATCH v12 23/23] doc: PCI slot

Gavin Shan gwshan at linux.vnet.ibm.com
Fri Jun 10 15:03:52 AEST 2016


This renames document pci-slot-properties.txt to pci-slot.txt and
more description added regarding the new introduced functionalities
to PCI slot by the series of patches.

Signed-off-by: Gavin Shan <gwshan at linux.vnet.ibm.com>
---
 doc/pci-slot-properties.txt |  17 -------
 doc/pci-slot.txt            | 119 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 119 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-)
 delete mode 100644 doc/pci-slot-properties.txt
 create mode 100644 doc/pci-slot.txt

diff --git a/doc/pci-slot-properties.txt b/doc/pci-slot-properties.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index 2ee34ea..0000000
--- a/doc/pci-slot-properties.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-
-PCI Slot Properties Description
-===============================
-
-The following properties have been added to the PCI Device Tree Node
-for the PCI Slot:
-
-ibm,slot-location-code		System location code string for the slot connector
-ibm,slot-pluggable              Boolean indicating whether the slot is pluggable
-ibm,slot-power-ctl		Boolean indicating whether the slot has power control
-ibm,slot-wired-lanes            The number of hardware lanes that are wired (optional)
-ibm,slot-connector-type		The type of connector present (optional)
-ibm,slot-card-desc		The height/length of the slot (optional)
-ibm,slot-card-mech              Value indicating slot mechanicals and orientation (optional)
-ibm,slot-pwr-led-ctl            Presence of slot power led, and controlling entity (optional)
-ibm,slot-attn-led-ctl   	Presence of slot ATTN led, and controlling entity (optional)
-
diff --git a/doc/pci-slot.txt b/doc/pci-slot.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1b64f69
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/pci-slot.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,119 @@
+Overview
+========
+
+The PCI slots are instantiated to represent their associated properties and
+operations. The slot properties are exported to OS through the device tree
+node of the corresponding parent PCI device. The slot operations are used
+to accomodate requests from OS regarding the indicated PCI slot:
+
+   * PCI slot reset
+   * PCI slot property retrival
+
+The PCI slots are expected to be created by individual platforms based on
+the given templates, which are classified to PHB slot or normal one currently.
+The PHB slot is instantiated based on PHB types like P7IOC and PHB3. However,
+the normal PCI slots are created based on general RC (Root Complex), PCIE switch
+ports, PCIE-to-PCIx bridge. Individual platform may create PCI slot, which doesn't
+have existing template.
+
+The PCI slots are created at different stages according to their types. PHB slots
+are expected to be created once the PHB is register (struct platform::pci_setup_phb())
+because the PHB slot reset operations are required at early stage of PCI enumeration.
+The normal slots are populated after their parent PCI devices are instantiated at
+struct platform::pci_get_slot_info().
+
+The operation set supplied by the template might be overrided and reimplemented, or
+partially. It's usually done according to the VPD figured out by individual platforms.
+
+PCI Slot Operations
+===================
+
+The following operations are supported to one particular PCI slot. More details
+could be found from the definition of struct pci_slot_ops:
+
+get_presence_state    Check if any adapter connected to slot
+get_link_state        Retrieve PCIE link status: up, down, link width
+get_power_state       Retrieve the power status: on, off
+get_attention_state   Retrieve attention status: on, off, blinking
+get_latch_state       Retrieve latch status
+set_power_state       Configure the power status: on, off
+set_attention_state   Configure attention status: on, off, blinking
+
+prepare_link_change   Prepare PCIE link status change
+poll_link             Poll PCIE link until it's up or down permanently
+creset                Complete reset, only available to PHB slot
+freset                Fundamental reset
+pfreset               Post fundamental reset
+hreset                Hot reset
+poll                  Interface for OPAL API to drive internal state machine
+
+add_properties        Additional PCI slot properties seen by platform
+
+PCI Slot Properties
+===================
+
+The following PCI slot properties have been exported through PCI device tree
+node for a root port, a PCIE switch port, or a PCIE to PCIx bridge. If the
+individual platforms (e.g. Firenze and Apollo) have VPD for the PCI slot, they
+should extract the PCI slot properties from VPD and export them accordingly.
+
+ibm,reset-by-firmware  Boolean indicating whether the slot reset should be
+                       done in firmware
+ibm,slot-pluggable     Boolean indicating whether the slot is pluggable
+ibm,slot-power-ctl     Boolean indicating whether the slot has power control
+ibm,slot-wired-lanes   The number of hardware lanes that are wired
+ibm,slot-pwr-led-ctl   Presence of slot power led, and controlling entity
+ibm,slot-attn-led-ctl  Presence of slot ATTN led, and controlling entity
+
+PCI Hotplug
+===========
+
+The implementation of PCI slot hotplug heavily relies on its power state.
+Initially, the slot is powered off if there are no adapters behind it.
+Otherwise, the slot should be powered on.
+
+In hot add scenario, the adapter is physically inserted to PCI slot. Then
+the PCI slot is powered on by OPAL API opal_pci_set_power_state(). The
+power is supplied to the PCI slot, the adapter behind the PCI slot is
+probed and the device sub-tree (for hot added devices) is populated. A
+OPAL message is sent to OS on completion. The OS needs retrieve the device
+sub-tree through OPAL API opal_get_device_tree(), unflatten it and populate
+the device sub-tree. After that, the adapter behind the PCI slot should
+be probed and added to the system.
+
+On the other hand, the OS removes the adapter behind the PCI slot before
+calling opal_pci_set_power_state(). Skiboot cuts off the power supply to
+the PCI slot, removes the adapter behind the PCI slot and the corresponding
+device sub-tree. A OPAL message (OPAL_MSG_ASYNC_COMP) is sent to OS. The
+OS removes the device sub-tree for the adapter behind the PCI slot.
+
+The OPAL message used in PCI hotplug is comprised of 4 dwords in sequence:
+asychronous token from OS, PCI slot device node's phandle, OPAL_PCI_SLOT_POWER_{ON,
+OFF}, OPAL_SUCCESS or errcode.
+
+The states OPAL_PCI_SLOT_OFFLINE and OPAL_PCI_SLOT_ONLINE are used for removing
+or adding devices behind the slot. The device nodes in the device tree are
+removed or added accordingly, without actually changing the slot's power state.
+The API call will return OPAL_SUCCESS immediately and no further asynchronous
+message will be sent.
+
+PCI Slot on Apollo and Firenze
+==============================
+
+On IBM's Apollo and Firenze platform, the PCI VPD is fetched from dedicated LID,
+which is organized in so-called 1004, 1005, or 1006 format. 1006 mapping format
+isn't supported currently. The PCI slot properties are figured out from the VPD.
+On the other hand, there might have external power management entity hooked to
+I2C buses for one PCI slot. The fundamental reset operation of the PCI slot should
+be implemented based on the external power management entity for that case.
+
+On Firenze platform, PERST pin is accessible through bit#10 of PCI config register
+(offset: 0x80) for those PCI slots behind some PLX switch downstream ports. For
+those PCI slots, PERST pin is utilized to implement fundamental reset if external
+power management entity doesn't exist.
+
+For Apollo and Firenze platform, following PCI slot properties are exported through
+PCI device tree node except those generic properties (as above):
+
+ibm,slot-location-code  System location code string for the slot connector
+ibm,slot-label          Slot label, part of "ibm,slot-location-code"
-- 
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