summaryrefslogtreecommitdiffstats
path: root/Documentation/driver-api/i3c
diff options
context:
space:
mode:
authorLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2026-09-13 12:27:00 -0700
committerLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2026-09-13 12:27:00 -0700
commit22098763a10d9c1340827fcf6edab66f153b27f0 (patch)
tree3962f95a34df034652ff93686cdd156c7197f2d9 /Documentation/driver-api/i3c
downloadlinux-stable-22098763a10d9c1340827fcf6edab66f153b27f0.tar.gz
linux-stable-22098763a10d9c1340827fcf6edab66f153b27f0.zip
Merge tag 'trace-v7.3-rc2' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/trace/linux-tracegrafted
Pull tracing fixes from Steven Rostedt: - Don't destroy user event fields when removal fails User event fields are destroyed before the event is removed from visibility. But that can fail leaving the still visible event with no fields. Move the destroying of the fields to after the event is successfully removed from visibility. - Initialize function graph state is fork before calling copy_exec_state() For non-CLONE_VM forks, copy_exec_state() allocates a new task_exec_state. If that allocation fails, ftrace_graph_exit_task() will free the tasks ret_stack pointer. Since that pointer is still using the parent's ret_stack, it mistakenly frees the parent's pointer too. Call ftrace_graph_init() on the task first which will NULL out the new tasks's ret_stack and if the copy fails, it will not free anything. - Remove FGRAPH_MAX_INDEX The macro FGRAPH_MAX_INDEX was added but never used. Remove it. - Save ent_size in function graph printing of nested functions The function graph tracer needs to look at the next event to see if the next event is the return of the current function entry. If it is, it prints a single line: ktime_get(); Otherwise it prints it like a nested function: tick_nohz_irq_exit() { ktime_get(); kcpustat_irq_exit(); } In order to look at the next event, it must save the current event so that it has the information to print from it. It saves the event in the iterator descriptor called "ent". What it doesn't save is the ent_size of the event which is now used to know if the function graph arguments are to be printed. The peek doesn't save the size so the size used happens to be that of the size of the last event that was seen. Save the entry event size in the iterator descriptor so that the correct size is used. - Fix several errors with freeing data in the histogram code The histogram code had a lot of leaked or or incorrect accounting when failures happen. Correct them. - Fix histogram regression of .percent and .graph modifiers Up until 6.3 histogram values could have "percent" or "graph" modifiers that changed how they were printed. But a change that added restricting histograms values from being strings, stack traces and other modifiers inadvertently prevented them from using the percent and graph modifiers, which were legal use cases for values. Put back the percent and graph modifiers. - Fix various typos in the comments - Set the trace_clock before initializing a histogram with clock argument The histogram API allows the user to specific which trace clock to use via a "clock=" string. The histogram is set up first before the clock is checked. If the passed in clock is not valid, it exits without fully fixing up the histogram leaving it on the list and a use-after-free can trigger. Update the clock argument first and if it fails then exit gracefully before the histogram trigger is placed on any lists. - Restore :mod: trailer after parsing in ftrace_set_clr_event The function ftrace_set_clr_event() modifies the parse string and needs to put it back to what was passed in. It searches for ":mod:" via a strsep() but fails to put back the first ':' in the string. Add back the ':' in the passed in string. - Take trace_array reference when opening a tracer options file The options files are dynamically created and some tracers add their own options. When a tracer adds their own list of options, the trace_array holding them has an array to hold the list of options for each tracer. This array increases in size via a krealloc(), and the new entry gets a newly allocated array to hold the options of the new tracer being added. The element in each entry of the tracer's option array holds a pointer back to the trace_array, a pointer to the tracer it is associated to, a pointer to the flags of the option. The issue is that these arrays are freed when the trace_array is freed when its instance it represents is removed from the instances directory. There's a race that an open of one of these options files can happen when the instance is being removed. Add a new helper function to be called by the open function of the options file to iterate all existing trace_arrays under a lock and find the one that has the given option element in one of it's tracer arrays. If found, then update the associated trace_array's reference counter to keep it from being freed. If not found, have the open call return -ENODEV. - Disable interrupts when acquiring the lock in rb_wake_up_waiters() The function rb_wake_up_waiters() assumes it will be called in interrupt context and does not disable irqs when taking cpu_buffer->reader_lock, which can be called in hard interrupt context. The issue is in PREEMPT_RT, this function is called in thread context leaving this lock open to a deadlock. Take the lock with interrupts disabled. - Use rcu_assign_pointer() for tmp_ops filter hash The tmp_ops used in update_ftrace_direct_mod() assigns its filter_hash field directly, but that field is annotated as __rcu and sparse complains. Assign it with rcu_assign_pointer() - Fix use-after-free in enable_trigger_private_data_free() The trace_event_call is accessed through the event_trigger_data's trace_event_file pointer to put the trace_event_call on freeing. The issue is that the trace_event_file data may have been freed already causing a use-after-free. Add a field to the event_trigger_data that points directly to the trace_event_call so that it can decrement its reference directly without needing to go through the trace_event_file. - Fix accounting of buffer data remote headers trace_buffer_desc_size() and trace_remote_alloc_buffer() undercount the number of pages is needed for the asked for size as it doesn't take into account the meta data on each page. Add a helper function to do the calculation properly and use that in these functions. - Catch nr_page_va overflow in ring_buffer_desc sizing The number of pages per remote ring buffer is capped by ring_buffer_desc::nr_page_va (32 bits). A buffer_size large enough to overflow that field would silently allocate a descriptor smaller than what was asked for. - Do not resize the subbuf order if any per_cpu buffer is disabled The mmapping of ring buffers disables resizing the subbuffers, but it is done per-cpu whereas the subbuf size change is done for all the per_cpu buffers under the buffer->mutex. It could change the size of some while the mapping is happening on others. Have the resize of the subbuf order check all the per_cpu buffers under the lock to see if any of them is disabled before starting and causing an inconsistency between buffers that are being mapped. * tag 'trace-v7.3-rc2' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/trace/linux-trace: (25 commits) ring-buffer: Check resize_disabled before publishing the new subbuf order tracing/remotes: Catch nr_page_va overflow in ring_buffer_desc sizing tracing/remotes: Account for ring buffer page header in size calculation tracing: Don't dereference trace_event_file in deferred trigger free ftrace: Use rcu_assign_pointer() for tmp_ops filter hash ring-buffer: Acquire the lock with irqsave in rb_wake_up_waiters() tracing: Take trace_array reference when opening a tracer options file tracing: Fix ring_buffer_read_page_size() kernel-doc tracing: Restore :mod: trailer after parsing in ftrace_set_clr_event() tracing: Fix memory corruption from a "STACKTRACE" histogram key tracing: Fix memory corruption from the histogram stacktrace modifier tracing: Undo the registration when enabling the histogram trigger fails tracing: Take the reference before publishing the named histogram trigger tracing: Set the trace clock before registering the histogram trigger tracing: Fix typo "preceeded" in comment tracing: Fix typo "availabe" in comment tracing: Let histogram values keep the percent and graph modifiers tracing: Keep the entry count when the histogram stats allocation fails tracing: Free histogram the field rejected for a bad modifier tracing: Free histogram the var ref when its initialization fails ...
Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation/driver-api/i3c')
-rw-r--r--Documentation/driver-api/i3c/device-driver-api.rst9
-rw-r--r--Documentation/driver-api/i3c/index.rst11
-rw-r--r--Documentation/driver-api/i3c/master-driver-api.rst9
-rw-r--r--Documentation/driver-api/i3c/protocol.rst203
4 files changed, 232 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/driver-api/i3c/device-driver-api.rst b/Documentation/driver-api/i3c/device-driver-api.rst
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..85bc3381c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/driver-api/i3c/device-driver-api.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+
+=====================
+I3C device driver API
+=====================
+
+.. kernel-doc:: include/linux/i3c/device.h
+
+.. kernel-doc:: drivers/i3c/device.c
diff --git a/Documentation/driver-api/i3c/index.rst b/Documentation/driver-api/i3c/index.rst
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..783d6dad0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/driver-api/i3c/index.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+
+=============
+I3C subsystem
+=============
+
+.. toctree::
+
+ protocol
+ device-driver-api
+ master-driver-api
diff --git a/Documentation/driver-api/i3c/master-driver-api.rst b/Documentation/driver-api/i3c/master-driver-api.rst
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..332552b28
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/driver-api/i3c/master-driver-api.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+
+================================
+I3C master controller driver API
+================================
+
+.. kernel-doc:: drivers/i3c/master.c
+
+.. kernel-doc:: include/linux/i3c/master.h
diff --git a/Documentation/driver-api/i3c/protocol.rst b/Documentation/driver-api/i3c/protocol.rst
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fe338f808
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/driver-api/i3c/protocol.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,203 @@
+.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+
+============
+I3C protocol
+============
+
+Disclaimer
+==========
+
+This chapter will focus on aspects that matter to software developers. For
+everything hardware related (like how things are transmitted on the bus, how
+collisions are prevented, ...) please have a look at the I3C specification.
+
+This document is just a brief introduction to the I3C protocol and the concepts
+it brings to the table. If you need more information, please refer to the MIPI
+I3C specification (can be downloaded here
+https://resources.mipi.org/mipi-i3c-v1-download).
+
+Introduction
+============
+
+The I3C (pronounced 'eye-three-see') is a MIPI standardized protocol designed
+to overcome I2C limitations (limited speed, external signals needed for
+interrupts, no automatic detection of the devices connected to the bus, ...)
+while remaining power-efficient.
+
+I3C Bus
+=======
+
+An I3C bus is made of several I3C devices and possibly some I2C devices as
+well, but let's focus on I3C devices for now.
+
+An I3C device on the I3C bus can have one of the following roles:
+
+* Master: the device is driving the bus. It's the one in charge of initiating
+ transactions or deciding who is allowed to talk on the bus (slave generated
+ events are possible in I3C, see below).
+* Slave: the device acts as a slave, and is not able to send frames to another
+ slave on the bus. The device can still send events to the master on
+ its own initiative if the master allowed it.
+
+I3C is a multi-master protocol, so there might be several masters on a bus,
+though only one device can act as a master at a given time. In order to gain
+bus ownership, a master has to follow a specific procedure.
+
+Each device on the I3C bus has to be assigned a dynamic address to be able to
+communicate. Until this is done, the device should only respond to a limited
+set of commands. If it has a static address (also called legacy I2C address),
+the device can reply to I2C transfers.
+
+In addition to these per-device addresses, the protocol defines a broadcast
+address in order to address all devices on the bus.
+
+Once a dynamic address has been assigned to a device, this address will be used
+for any direct communication with the device. Note that even after being
+assigned a dynamic address, the device should still process broadcast messages.
+
+I3C Device discovery
+====================
+
+The I3C protocol defines a mechanism to automatically discover devices present
+on the bus, their capabilities and the functionalities they provide. In this
+regard I3C is closer to a discoverable bus like USB than it is to I2C or SPI.
+
+The discovery mechanism is called DAA (Dynamic Address Assignment), because it
+not only discovers devices but also assigns them a dynamic address.
+
+During DAA, each I3C device reports 3 important things:
+
+* BCR: Bus Characteristic Register. This 8-bit register describes the device bus
+ related capabilities
+* DCR: Device Characteristic Register. This 8-bit register describes the
+ functionalities provided by the device
+* Provisioned ID: A 48-bit unique identifier. On a given bus there should be no
+ Provisioned ID collision, otherwise the discovery mechanism may fail.
+
+I3C slave events
+================
+
+The I3C protocol allows slaves to generate events on their own, and thus allows
+them to take temporary control of the bus.
+
+This mechanism is called IBI for In Band Interrupts, and as stated in the name,
+it allows devices to generate interrupts without requiring an external signal.
+
+During DAA, each device on the bus has been assigned an address, and this
+address will serve as a priority identifier to determine who wins if 2 different
+devices are generating an interrupt at the same moment on the bus (the lower the
+dynamic address the higher the priority).
+
+Masters are allowed to inhibit interrupts if they want to. This inhibition
+request can be broadcast (applies to all devices) or sent to a specific
+device.
+
+I3C Hot-Join
+============
+
+The Hot-Join mechanism is similar to USB hotplug. This mechanism allows
+slaves to join the bus after it has been initialized by the master.
+
+This covers the following use cases:
+
+* the device is not powered when the bus is probed
+* the device is hotplugged on the bus through an extension board
+
+This mechanism is relying on slave events to inform the master that a new
+device joined the bus and is waiting for a dynamic address.
+
+The master is then free to address the request as it wishes: ignore it or
+assign a dynamic address to the slave.
+
+I3C transfer types
+==================
+
+If you omit SMBus (which is just a standardization on how to access registers
+exposed by I2C devices), I2C has only one transfer type.
+
+I3C defines 3 different classes of transfer in addition to I2C transfers which
+are here for backward compatibility with I2C devices.
+
+I3C CCC commands
+----------------
+
+CCC (Common Command Code) commands are meant to be used for anything that is
+related to bus management and all features that are common to a set of devices.
+
+CCC commands contain an 8-bit CCC ID describing the command that is executed.
+The MSB of this ID specifies whether this is a broadcast command (bit7 = 0) or a
+unicast one (bit7 = 1).
+
+The command ID can be followed by a payload. Depending on the command, this
+payload is either sent by the master sending the command (write CCC command),
+or sent by the slave receiving the command (read CCC command). Of course, read
+accesses only apply to unicast commands.
+Note that, when sending a CCC command to a specific device, the device address
+is passed in the first byte of the payload.
+
+The payload length is not explicitly passed on the bus, and should be extracted
+from the CCC ID.
+
+Note that vendors can use a dedicated range of CCC IDs for their own commands
+(0x61-0x7f and 0xe0-0xef).
+
+I3C Private SDR transfers
+-------------------------
+
+Private SDR (Single Data Rate) transfers should be used for anything that is
+device specific and does not require high transfer speed.
+
+It is the equivalent of I2C transfers but in the I3C world. Each transfer is
+passed the device address (dynamic address assigned during DAA), a payload
+and a direction.
+
+The only difference with I2C is that the transfer is much faster (typical clock
+frequency is 12.5MHz).
+
+I3C HDR commands
+----------------
+
+HDR commands should be used for anything that is device specific and requires
+high transfer speed.
+
+The first thing attached to an HDR command is the HDR mode. There are currently
+3 different modes defined by the I3C specification (refer to the specification
+for more details):
+
+* HDR-DDR: Double Data Rate mode
+* HDR-TSP: Ternary Symbol Pure. Only usable on buses with no I2C devices
+* HDR-TSL: Ternary Symbol Legacy. Usable on buses with I2C devices
+
+When sending an HDR command, the whole bus has to enter HDR mode, which is done
+using a broadcast CCC command.
+Once the bus has entered a specific HDR mode, the master sends the HDR command.
+An HDR command is made of:
+
+* one 16-bits command word in big endian
+* N 16-bits data words in big endian
+
+Those words may be wrapped with specific preambles/post-ambles which depend on
+the chosen HDR mode and are detailed here (see the specification for more
+details).
+
+The 16-bits command word is made of:
+
+* bit[15]: direction bit, read is 1, write is 0
+* bit[14:8]: command code. Identifies the command being executed, the amount of
+ data words and their meaning
+* bit[7:1]: I3C address of the device this command is addressed to
+* bit[0]: reserved/parity-bit
+
+Backward compatibility with I2C devices
+=======================================
+
+The I3C protocol has been designed to be backward compatible with I2C devices.
+This backward compatibility allows one to connect a mix of I2C and I3C devices
+on the same bus, though, in order to be really efficient, I2C devices should
+be equipped with 50 ns spike filters.
+
+I2C devices can't be discovered like I3C ones and have to be statically
+declared. In order to let the master know what these devices are capable of
+(both in terms of bus related limitations and functionalities), the software
+has to provide some information, which is done through the LVR (Legacy I2C
+Virtual Register).