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2017-02-10fpga: Add scatterlist based programmingJason Gunthorpe1-3/+16
Requiring contiguous kernel memory is not a good idea, this is a limited resource and allocation can fail under normal work loads. This introduces a .write_sg op that supporting drivers can provide to DMA directly from dis-contiguous memory and a new entry point fpga_mgr_buf_load_sg that users can call to directly provide page lists. The full matrix of compatibility is provided, either the linear or sg interface can be used by the user with a driver supporting either interface. A notable change for drivers is that the .write op can now be called multiple times. Signed-off-by: Jason Gunthorpe <jgunthorpe@obsidianresearch.com> Acked-by: Alan Tull <atull@opensource.altera.com> Acked-by: Moritz Fischer <moritz.fischer@ettus.com> Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
2016-11-30fpga: Clarify how write_init works streaming modesJason Gunthorpe1-1/+4
This interface was designed for streaming, but write_init's buf argument has an unclear purpose. Define it to be the first bytes of the bitstream. Each driver gets to set how many bytes (at most) it wants to see. Short bitstreams will be passed through as-is, while long ones will be truncated. The intent is to allow drivers to peek at the header before the transfer actually starts. Signed-off-by: Jason Gunthorpe <jgunthorpe@obsidianresearch.com> Acked-by: Alan Tull <atull@opensource.altera.com>
2016-11-10doc: fpga-mgr: add fpga image info to apiAlan Tull1-11/+21
This patch adds a minor change in the FPGA Manager API to hold information that is specific to an FPGA image file. This change is expected to bring little, if any, pain. An FPGA image file will have particulars that affect how the image is programmed to the FPGA. One example is that current 'flags' currently has one bit which shows whether the FPGA image was built for full reconfiguration or partial reconfiguration. Another example is timeout values for enabling or disabling the bridges in the FPGA. As the complexity of the FPGA design increases, the bridges in the FPGA may take longer times to enable or disable. This patch documents the change in the FPGA Manager API functions, replacing the 'u32 flag' parameter with a pointer to struct fpga_image_info. Signed-off-by: Alan Tull <atull@opensource.altera.com> Acked-by: Moritz Fischer <moritz.fischer@ettus.com> Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
2016-11-10fpga: add method to get fpga manager from deviceAlan Tull1-2/+4
The intent is to provide a non-DT method of getting ahold of a FPGA manager to do some FPGA programming. This patch refactors of_fpga_mgr_get() to reuse most of it while adding a new method fpga_mgr_get() for getting a pointer to a fpga manager struct, given the device. Signed-off-by: Alan Tull <atull@opensource.altera.com> Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
2015-10-07usage documentation for FPGA manager coreAlan Tull1-0/+171
Add a document on the new FPGA manager core. Signed-off-by: Alan Tull <atull@opensource.altera.com> Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>