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Date:      Sat, 18 Aug 2018 09:07:10 +0200
From:      Marcin Wojtas <mw@semihalf.com>
To:        marklmi@yahoo.com
Cc:        freebsd-arm <freebsd-arm@freebsd.org>, Jim Thompson <jim@netgate.com>
Subject:   Re: MACCHIATObin
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sob., 18 sie 2018 o 08:43 Marcin Wojtas <mw@semihalf.com> napisa=C5=82(a):
>
> sob., 18 sie 2018 o 01:10 Jim Thompson <jim@netgate.com> napisa=C5=82(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
> > >
> > >
> > > Log:
> > >  Add support to the Marvell Xenon SDHCI controller.
> > >
> > >  Tested on Espresso.bin (37x0) and Macchiato.bin (8k) with SD cards a=
nd
> > >  eMMCs.
> > >
> > >  Obtained from:       pfSense
> > >  Sponsored by:        Rubicon Communications, LLC (Netgate)
> > >
> > > Added:
> > >  head/sys/dev/sdhci/sdhci_xenon.c   (contents, props changed)
> > >  head/sys/dev/sdhci/sdhci_xenon.h   (contents, props changed)
> > > Modified:
> > >  head/sys/arm64/conf/GENERIC
> > >  head/sys/conf/files.arm64
> > > . . .
> > >
> > > 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=E2=80=99s not =E2=80=98there=E2=80=99 yet.
> >
> > Specifics:
> >
> > - loos@ has done a lot of work to get the espresso.bin working, and som=
e of this carries over to the 8k/7k.
> > - We have another internal developer working on an EIP-97 driver for cr=
ypto 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 Mach=
iatto.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



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