From: Mathieu Poirier <mathieu.poirier@linaro.org>
To: Abdellatif El Khlifi <abdellatif.elkhlifi@arm.com>
Cc: Bjorn Andersson <andersson@kernel.org>,
Rob Herring <robh+dt@kernel.org>,
Liviu Dudau <liviu.dudau@arm.com>,
Sudeep Holla <sudeep.holla@arm.com>,
Lorenzo Pieralisi <lpieralisi@kernel.org>,
Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski+dt@linaro.org>,
Conor Dooley <conor+dt@kernel.org>,
Drew.Reed@arm.com, Adam.Johnston@arm.com,
linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org, devicetree@vger.kernel.org,
linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-remoteproc@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/3] remoteproc: Add Arm remoteproc driver
Date: Wed, 13 Mar 2024 10:25:32 -0600 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <ZfHTfNx4um8koTlY@p14s> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20240312173252.GA38992@e130802.arm.com>
On Tue, Mar 12, 2024 at 05:32:52PM +0000, Abdellatif El Khlifi wrote:
> Hi Mathieu,
>
> On Tue, Mar 12, 2024 at 10:29:52AM -0600, Mathieu Poirier wrote:
> > > This is an initial patchset for allowing to turn on and off the remote processor.
> > > The FW is already loaded before the Corstone-1000 SoC is powered on and this
> > > is done through the FPGA board bootloader in case of the FPGA target. Or by the Corstone-1000 FVP model
> > > (emulator).
> > >
> > >From the above I take it that booting with a preloaded firmware is a
> > scenario that needs to be supported and not just a temporary stage.
>
> The current status of the Corstone-1000 SoC requires that there is
> a preloaded firmware for the external core. Preloading is done externally
> either through the FPGA bootloader or the emulator (FVP) before powering
> on the SoC.
>
Ok
> Corstone-1000 will be upgraded in a way that the A core running Linux is able
> to share memory with the remote core and also being able to access the remote
> core memory so Linux can copy the firmware to. This HW changes are still
> This is why this patchset is relying on a preloaded firmware. And it's the step 1
> of adding remoteproc support for Corstone.
>
Ok, so there is a HW problem where A core and M core can't see each other's
memory, preventing the A core from copying the firmware image to the proper
location.
When the HW is fixed, will there be a need to support scenarios where the
firmware image has been preloaded into memory?
> When the HW is ready, we will be able to avoid preloading the firmware
> and the user can do the following:
>
> 1) Use a default firmware filename stated in the DT (firmware-name property),
> that's the one remoteproc subsystem will use initially, load the firmware file
> and start the remote core.
>
> 2) Then, the user can choose to use another firmware file:
>
> echo stop >/sys/class/remoteproc/remoteproc0/state
> echo -n new_firmware.elf > /sys/class/remoteproc/remoteproc0/firmware
> echo start >/sys/class/remoteproc/remoteproc0/state
>
> > > The plan for the driver is as follows:
> > >
> > > Step 1: provide a foundation driver capable of turning the core on/off
> > >
> > > Step 2: provide mailbox support for comms
> > >
> > > Step 3: provide FW reload capability
> > >
> > What happens when a user wants to boot the remote processor with the
> > firmware provided on the file system rather than the one preloaded
> > into memory?
>
> We will support this scenario when the HW is upgraded and copying the firmware
> to the remote core memory becomes possible.
>
> > Furthermore, how do we account for scenarios where the
> > remote processor goes from running a firmware image on the file system
> > to the firmware image loaded by an external entity? Is this a valid
> > scenario?
>
> No, this scenario won't apply when we get the HW upgrade. No need for an
> external entity anymore. The firmware(s) will all be files in the linux filesystem.
>
> > > Steps 2 & 3 are waiting for a HW update so the Cortex-A35 (running Linux) can share memory with
> > > the remote core.
> > >
> > > I'm happy to provide more explanation in the commit log to reflect this status.
> > >
> > > Is it OK that we go with step 1 as a foundation please ?
> > >
> >
> > First let's clarify all the scenarios that need to be supported. From
> > there I will advise on how to proceed and what modifications to the
> > subsystem's core should be made, if need be.
>
> Thanks, I hope the answers above provide the information needed.
>
> Cheers
> Abdellatif
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2024-03-13 16:25 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 59+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2024-03-01 16:42 [PATCH 0/3] remoteproc: introduce Arm remoteproc support abdellatif.elkhlifi
2024-03-01 16:42 ` [PATCH 1/3] remoteproc: Add Arm remoteproc driver abdellatif.elkhlifi
2024-03-04 18:30 ` Rob Herring
2024-03-04 18:42 ` Mathieu Poirier
2024-03-07 19:40 ` Abdellatif El Khlifi
2024-03-08 16:44 ` Mathieu Poirier
2024-03-11 11:44 ` Abdellatif El Khlifi
2024-03-12 16:29 ` Mathieu Poirier
2024-03-12 17:32 ` Abdellatif El Khlifi
2024-03-13 16:25 ` Mathieu Poirier [this message]
2024-03-13 17:17 ` Abdellatif El Khlifi
2024-03-14 14:52 ` Mathieu Poirier
2024-03-14 14:59 ` Sudeep Holla
2024-03-14 15:16 ` Abdellatif El Khlifi
2024-03-14 15:24 ` Sudeep Holla
2024-03-14 16:29 ` Mathieu Poirier
2024-03-25 17:13 ` Abdellatif El Khlifi
2024-03-26 14:20 ` Mathieu Poirier
2024-03-26 17:14 ` Abdellatif El Khlifi
2024-08-22 17:09 ` [PATCH v2 0/5] remoteproc: arm64: Introduce remoteproc support for Corstone-1000 External Systems Abdellatif El Khlifi
2024-08-22 17:09 ` [PATCH v2 1/5] dt-bindings: remoteproc: sse710: Add the External Systems remote processors Abdellatif El Khlifi
2024-08-22 18:25 ` Rob Herring (Arm)
2024-08-23 6:23 ` Krzysztof Kozlowski
2024-09-19 9:35 ` Abdellatif El Khlifi
2024-09-19 10:04 ` Krzysztof Kozlowski
2024-09-19 14:57 ` Abdellatif El Khlifi
2024-09-20 12:42 ` Krzysztof Kozlowski
2024-09-20 14:19 ` Abdellatif El Khlifi
2024-09-20 14:56 ` Krzysztof Kozlowski
2024-09-20 16:38 ` Abdellatif El Khlifi
2024-09-21 18:20 ` Krzysztof Kozlowski
2024-09-23 11:49 ` Abdellatif El Khlifi
2024-09-23 15:29 ` Krzysztof Kozlowski
2024-09-23 17:19 ` Abdellatif El Khlifi
2024-09-27 7:57 ` Krzysztof Kozlowski
2024-09-22 18:58 ` Krzysztof Kozlowski
2024-09-27 17:54 ` Robin Murphy
2024-10-09 9:46 ` Abdellatif El Khlifi
2024-08-22 17:09 ` [PATCH v2 2/5] dt-bindings: arm: sse710: Add Host Base System Control Abdellatif El Khlifi
2024-08-23 6:25 ` Krzysztof Kozlowski
2024-08-22 17:09 ` [PATCH v2 3/5] arm64: dts: corstone1000: Add MHU nodes used by the External System Abdellatif El Khlifi
2024-08-22 17:09 ` [PATCH v2 4/5] arm64: dts: corstone1000: Add External System support Abdellatif El Khlifi
2024-08-22 17:09 ` [PATCH v2 5/5] remoteproc: arm64: corstone1000: Add the External Systems driver Abdellatif El Khlifi
2024-09-18 15:40 ` Abdellatif El Khlifi
2024-09-19 8:37 ` Mathieu Poirier
2024-03-01 16:42 ` [PATCH 2/3] arm64: dts: Add corstone1000 external system device node abdellatif.elkhlifi
2024-03-01 19:27 ` Krzysztof Kozlowski
2024-03-08 12:21 ` Sudeep Holla
2024-03-08 14:25 ` Abdellatif El Khlifi
2024-03-01 16:42 ` [PATCH 3/3] dt-bindings: remoteproc: Add Arm remoteproc abdellatif.elkhlifi
2024-03-01 19:30 ` Krzysztof Kozlowski
2024-03-08 12:29 ` Sudeep Holla
2024-03-08 13:54 ` Abdellatif El Khlifi
2024-03-13 19:59 ` Robin Murphy
2024-03-14 13:49 ` Abdellatif El Khlifi
2024-03-14 13:56 ` Krzysztof Kozlowski
2024-03-14 15:20 ` Abdellatif El Khlifi
2024-03-14 15:19 ` Sudeep Holla
2024-03-15 14:22 ` Abdellatif El Khlifi
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