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author | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> | 2022-08-14 00:00:45 +0300 |
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committer | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> | 2022-08-14 00:00:45 +0300 |
commit | a976835fdb312590ee5c085567a4e2b06da7ac33 (patch) | |
tree | 7367f1318b0dce800fd74e6bf1f09bd0cde08035 /Documentation/PCI/endpoint/pci-vntb-function.rst | |
parent | 9872e4a8734c68b78e8782e4f7f49e22cd6e9463 (diff) | |
parent | e4fe2a2fc423cb51bfd36c14f95f3ca1d279ca92 (diff) | |
download | linux-a976835fdb312590ee5c085567a4e2b06da7ac33.tar.xz |
Merge tag 'ntb-5.20' of https://github.com/jonmason/ntb
Pull NTB updates from Jon Mason:
"Non-Transparent Bridge updates.
Fix of heap data and clang warnings, support for a new Intel NTB
device, and NTB EndPoint Function (EPF) support and the various fixes
for that"
* tag 'ntb-5.20' of https://github.com/jonmason/ntb:
MAINTAINERS: add PCI Endpoint NTB drivers to NTB files
NTB: EPF: Tidy up some bounds checks
NTB: EPF: Fix error code in epf_ntb_bind()
PCI: endpoint: pci-epf-vntb: reduce several globals to statics
PCI: endpoint: pci-epf-vntb: fix error handle in epf_ntb_mw_bar_init()
PCI: endpoint: Fix Kconfig dependency
NTB: EPF: set pointer addr to null using NULL rather than 0
Documentation: PCI: extend subheading underline for "lspci output" section
Documentation: PCI: Use code-block block for scratchpad registers diagram
Documentation: PCI: Add specification for the PCI vNTB function device
PCI: endpoint: Support NTB transfer between RC and EP
NTB: epf: Allow more flexibility in the memory BAR map method
PCI: designware-ep: Allow pci_epc_set_bar() update inbound map address
ntb: intel: add GNR support for Intel PCIe gen5 NTB
NTB: ntb_tool: uninitialized heap data in tool_fn_write()
ntb: idt: fix clang -Wformat warnings
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diff --git a/Documentation/PCI/endpoint/pci-vntb-function.rst b/Documentation/PCI/endpoint/pci-vntb-function.rst new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..0c51f53ab972 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/PCI/endpoint/pci-vntb-function.rst @@ -0,0 +1,129 @@ +.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 + +================= +PCI vNTB Function +================= + +:Author: Frank Li <Frank.Li@nxp.com> + +The difference between PCI NTB function and PCI vNTB function is + +PCI NTB function need at two endpoint instances and connect HOST1 +and HOST2. + +PCI vNTB function only use one host and one endpoint(EP), use NTB +connect EP and PCI host + +.. code-block:: text + + + +------------+ +---------------------------------------+ + | | | | + +------------+ | +--------------+ + | NTB | | | NTB | + | NetDev | | | NetDev | + +------------+ | +--------------+ + | NTB | | | NTB | + | Transfer | | | Transfer | + +------------+ | +--------------+ + | | | | | + | PCI NTB | | | | + | EPF | | | | + | Driver | | | PCI Virtual | + | | +---------------+ | NTB Driver | + | | | PCI EP NTB |<------>| | + | | | FN Driver | | | + +------------+ +---------------+ +--------------+ + | | | | | | + | PCI BUS | <-----> | PCI EP BUS | | Virtual PCI | + | | PCI | | | BUS | + +------------+ +---------------+--------+--------------+ + PCI RC PCI EP + +Constructs used for Implementing vNTB +===================================== + + 1) Config Region + 2) Self Scratchpad Registers + 3) Peer Scratchpad Registers + 4) Doorbell (DB) Registers + 5) Memory Window (MW) + + +Config Region: +-------------- + +It is same as PCI NTB Function driver + +Scratchpad Registers: +--------------------- + +It is appended after Config region. + +.. code-block:: text + + + +--------------------------------------------------+ Base + | | + | | + | | + | Common Config Register | + | | + | | + | | + +-----------------------+--------------------------+ Base + span_offset + | | | + | Peer Span Space | Span Space | + | | | + | | | + +-----------------------+--------------------------+ Base + span_offset + | | | + span_count * 4 + | | | + | Span Space | Peer Span Space | + | | | + +-----------------------+--------------------------+ + Virtual PCI Pcie Endpoint + NTB Driver NTB Driver + + +Doorbell Registers: +------------------- + + Doorbell Registers are used by the hosts to interrupt each other. + +Memory Window: +-------------- + + Actual transfer of data between the two hosts will happen using the + memory window. + +Modeling Constructs: +==================== + +32-bit BARs. + +====== =============== +BAR NO CONSTRUCTS USED +====== =============== +BAR0 Config Region +BAR1 Doorbell +BAR2 Memory Window 1 +BAR3 Memory Window 2 +BAR4 Memory Window 3 +BAR5 Memory Window 4 +====== =============== + +64-bit BARs. + +====== =============================== +BAR NO CONSTRUCTS USED +====== =============================== +BAR0 Config Region + Scratchpad +BAR1 +BAR2 Doorbell +BAR3 +BAR4 Memory Window 1 +BAR5 +====== =============================== + + |