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| author | Danilo Krummrich <dakr@kernel.org> | 2026-08-13 18:52:04 +0200 |
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| committer | Danilo Krummrich <dakr@kernel.org> | 2026-08-17 01:41:36 +0200 |
| commit | f146c7bc85a51f95c05e0f8173d484eb301ece78 (patch) | |
| tree | 07296ae54ed6551492b0c609dc0f5463f61f89ca /Documentation/driver-api/switchtec.rst | |
| download | linux-stable-f146c7bc85a51f95c05e0f8173d484eb301ece78.tar.gz linux-stable-f146c7bc85a51f95c05e0f8173d484eb301ece78.zip | |
PCI: Add pci_irq_type() to query the allocated interrupt typegrafted
Add a helper that returns PCI_IRQ_MSIX, PCI_IRQ_MSI, or PCI_IRQ_INTX
based on the interrupt type the PCI core selected after
pci_alloc_irq_vectors().
Several drivers already open-code this check against pdev->msix_enabled
and pdev->msi_enabled, or even open code this helper [1].
A common helper avoids the duplication and keeps drivers from accessing
the bitfield directly (see also [2]).
Acked-by: Bjorn Helgaas <bhelgaas@google.com>
Tested-by: John Hubbard <jhubbard@nvidia.com>
Link: https://elixir.bootlin.com/linux/v7.1/source/drivers/net/ethernet/aquantia/atlantic/aq_pci_func.c#L196 [1]
Inspired-by: John Hubbard <jhubbard@nvidia.com>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/DKKG2QM3YJYB.Z2H2B2UXJ75N@kernel.org/ [2]
Reviewed-by: Gary Guo <gary@garyguo.net>
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260813165234.620555-5-dakr@kernel.org
[ Add missing pci_irq_type() stub for CONFIG_PCI=n. ]
Signed-off-by: Danilo Krummrich <dakr@kernel.org>
Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation/driver-api/switchtec.rst')
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1 files changed, 102 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/driver-api/switchtec.rst b/Documentation/driver-api/switchtec.rst new file mode 100644 index 000000000..7611fdc53 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/driver-api/switchtec.rst @@ -0,0 +1,102 @@ +======================== +Linux Switchtec Support +======================== + +Microsemi's "Switchtec" line of PCI switch devices is already +supported by the kernel with standard PCI switch drivers. However, the +Switchtec device advertises a special management endpoint which +enables some additional functionality. This includes: + +* Packet and Byte Counters +* Firmware Upgrades +* Event and Error logs +* Querying port link status +* Custom user firmware commands + +The switchtec kernel module implements this functionality. + + +Interface +========= + +The primary means of communicating with the Switchtec management firmware is +through the Memory-mapped Remote Procedure Call (MRPC) interface. +Commands are submitted to the interface with a 4-byte command +identifier and up to 1KB of command specific data. The firmware will +respond with a 4-byte return code and up to 1KB of command-specific +data. The interface only processes a single command at a time. + + +Userspace Interface +=================== + +The MRPC interface will be exposed to userspace through a simple char +device: /dev/switchtec#, one for each management endpoint in the system. + +The char device has the following semantics: + +* A write must consist of at least 4 bytes and no more than 1028 bytes. + The first 4 bytes will be interpreted as the Command ID and the + remainder will be used as the input data. A write will send the + command to the firmware to begin processing. + +* Each write must be followed by exactly one read. Any double write will + produce an error and any read that doesn't follow a write will + produce an error. + +* A read will block until the firmware completes the command and return + the 4-byte Command Return Value plus up to 1024 bytes of output + data. (The length will be specified by the size parameter of the read + call -- reading less than 4 bytes will produce an error.) + +* The poll call will also be supported for userspace applications that + need to do other things while waiting for the command to complete. + +The following IOCTLs are also supported by the device: + +* SWITCHTEC_IOCTL_FLASH_INFO - Retrieve firmware length and number + of partitions in the device. + +* SWITCHTEC_IOCTL_FLASH_PART_INFO - Retrieve address and lengeth for + any specified partition in flash. + +* SWITCHTEC_IOCTL_EVENT_SUMMARY - Read a structure of bitmaps + indicating all uncleared events. + +* SWITCHTEC_IOCTL_EVENT_CTL - Get the current count, clear and set flags + for any event. This ioctl takes in a switchtec_ioctl_event_ctl struct + with the event_id, index and flags set (index being the partition or PFF + number for non-global events). It returns whether the event has + occurred, the number of times and any event specific data. The flags + can be used to clear the count or enable and disable actions to + happen when the event occurs. + By using the SWITCHTEC_IOCTL_EVENT_FLAG_EN_POLL flag, + you can set an event to trigger a poll command to return with + POLLPRI. In this way, userspace can wait for events to occur. + +* SWITCHTEC_IOCTL_PFF_TO_PORT and SWITCHTEC_IOCTL_PORT_TO_PFF convert + between PCI Function Framework number (used by the event system) + and Switchtec Logic Port ID and Partition number (which is more + user friendly). + + +Non-Transparent Bridge (NTB) Driver +=================================== + +An NTB hardware driver is provided for the Switchtec hardware in +ntb_hw_switchtec. Currently, it only supports switches configured with +exactly 2 NT partitions and zero or more non-NT partitions. It also requires +the following configuration settings: + +* Both NT partitions must be able to access each other's GAS spaces. + Thus, the bits in the GAS Access Vector under Management Settings + must be set to support this. +* Kernel configuration MUST include support for NTB (CONFIG_NTB needs + to be set) + +NT EP BAR 2 will be dynamically configured as a Direct Window, and +the configuration file does not need to configure it explicitly. + +Please refer to Documentation/driver-api/ntb.rst in Linux source tree for an overall +understanding of the Linux NTB stack. ntb_hw_switchtec works as an NTB +Hardware Driver in this stack. |
