Date: Mon, 29 Oct 2018 22:48:27 +0100 From: Marcin Wojtas <mw@semihalf.com> To: greg@unrelenting.technology Cc: Emmanuel Vadot <manu@bidouilliste.com>, freebsd-arm <freebsd-arm@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: MACCHIATObin Message-ID: <CAPv3WKcfJpbdnD6LmX032EC82BeYheJap8OYgz9gfSUkd9qUNA@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <1540843531.1781.2@smtp.migadu.com> References: <4DCCA5C9-C156-4080-A8F9-035478AC2FF7@yahoo.com> <F8B5248A-7522-4268-A72A-DBA04D943046@netgate.com> <CAPv3WKeuN3TwOEBR6zu_9ovyvvQUD4t83shgT0LTbtD1re6ikQ@mail.gmail.com> <CAPv3WKcmiOzBGKtomQJ9mqJaaPXNjfEfX2Q7iD5u5qz2ojQJDA@mail.gmail.com> <1540841879.1781.1@smtp.migadu.com> <20181029204655.73c0895cf2df7245769590fe@bidouilliste.com> <1540843531.1781.2@smtp.migadu.com>
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Hi, pon., 29 pa=C5=BA 2018 o 21:05 Greg V <greg@unrelenting.technology> napisa= =C5=82(a): > > > > On Mon, Oct 29, 2018 at 10:46 PM, Emmanuel Vadot > <manu@bidouilliste.com> wrote: > > On Mon, 29 Oct 2018 22:37:59 +0300 > > Greg V <greg@unrelenting.technology> wrote: > > > >> > >> > >> On Sat, Aug 18, 2018 at 10:07 AM, Marcin Wojtas <mw@semihalf.com> > >> wrote: > >> > sob., 18 sie 2018 o 08:43 Marcin Wojtas <mw@semihalf.com> > >> napisa?(a): > >> >> > >> >> sob., 18 sie 2018 o 01:10 Jim Thompson <jim@netgate.com> > >> >> napisa?(a): > >> >> > > >> >> > On Aug 17, 2018, at 5:42 PM, Mark Millard via freebsd-arm > >> >> <freebsd-arm@freebsd.org> wrote: > >> >> > > >> >> > > Marcin Wojtas mw at semihalf.com wrote on > >> >> > > Fri May 11 07:55:40 UTC 2018 : > >> >> > > > >> >> > >> Short status of the support - last year we enabled most of > >> the > >> >> > >> platform functionalities (core support, USB, AHCI, RTC). > >> Three > >> >> big > >> >> > >> items remained left: > >> >> > >> - PCIE root complex (this should work soon with the work > >> done > >> >> for > >> >> > >> another SoC, not merged yet) > >> >> > >> - Network PPv2 > >> >> > >> - Xenon SD/MMC controller > >> >> > > > >> >> > > > >> >> > > I noticed a check in that deals with that "Xenon" > >> >> > > SD/MMC controller: > >> >> > > > >> >> > > Author: loos > >> >> > > Date: Tue Aug 14 16:33:30 2018 > >> >> > > New Revision: 337772 > >> >> > > URL: > >> >> > > https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/base/337772 > >> >> > >> [?] > >> >> > > > >> >> > > But I've not noticed check-ins for the other of the "big > >> >> > > items" going by. (Though they may have.) > >> >> > > > >> >> > > Care to comment-on/update-the actual status for the > >> >> > > Macchiato.bin(s)? > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > tl;dr: It?s not ?there? yet. > >> >> > > >> >> > Specifics: > >> >> > > >> >> > - loos@ has done a lot of work to get the espresso.bin > >> working, > >> >> and some of this carries over to the 8k/7k. > >> >> > - We have another internal developer working on an EIP-97 > >> driver > >> >> for crypto offload. This should be a foundation for the EIP-197 > >> in > >> >> the 8K. > >> >> > - I know manu@is working on pin controllers and clocks > >> specific > >> >> to Machiatto.bin (80x0/70x0). > >> >> > - Getting the NICs, PCIe, etc working still remains to be > >> done. > >> >> > > >> >> > >> >> About the latter - the NIC is pretty complex, however we > >> (Semihalf) > >> >> have really huge experience with all its support > >> implementations and > >> >> the platform itself. I'll put it straightforward - it's only a > >> >> matter > >> >> of development funding, if it's guaranteed, we will do it with > >> >> pleasure :) As well as the NIC support (DW Synopsys driver for > >> DT > >> >> and > >> >> verify/improve on pcie-host-generic with ACPI). > >> > > >> > "As well as PCIE support..." of course. > >> > > >> > Marcin > >> > >> Hi, > >> > >> I've noticed that people successfully use ACPI-PCIe on the > >> MACCHIATObin > >> with Linux, > >> so? has anyone tested FreeBSD pcie-host-generic there? > >> > >> I'm considering buying a MACCHIATObin board to test my drm-next > >> build > >> for aarch64 > >> ( https://github.com/FreeBSDDesktop/kms-drm/pull/89 ), but I'd like > >> to > >> first know if PCIe actually works :) > > > > I'll will push support for mcbin soon in the tree (with PCI support). > > I don't know what ACPI-PCIe is exactly but I don't see how it can > > work > > without a dedicated driver for the armada 8K. > > dev/pci/pci_host_generic_acpi.c =E2=80=94 generic ECAM PCIe driver. > > I think ThunderX2 uses it (2018 Cavium copyright in the file), probably > Ampere eMAG (haven't seen anything about that here, but the vendor > lists FreeBSD in their OS compatibility list), should be possible to > use on the SoftIron Overdrives (NetBSD just added ACPI/aarch64 and they > tested on the Overdrive: > https://dmesgd.nycbug.org/index.cgi?do=3Dview&id=3D4526 =E2=80=94 but all > FreeBSD+SoftIron dmesgs on dmesgd.nycbug so far are in FDT mode, not > ACPI)=E2=80=A6 > > And the EDK2 firmware for the Armada8k does have an ACPI mode=E2=80=A6 > I confirm - thanks to the initial configuration in UEFI, ACPI tables support PCI, which OS can use with the pure ECAM pci-host-generic driver. Here's also the latest Centos7 bootlog, where you can see it: https://pastebin.com/Aa2NvDnM Marcin
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