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irq_domain interrupt number mapping library
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===============================================
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The irq_domain interrupt number mapping library
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===============================================
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The current design of the Linux kernel uses a single large number
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space where each separate IRQ source is assigned a different number.
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structure to hwirq numbers (Device Tree and ACPI GSI so far), and can
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be easily extended to support other IRQ topology data sources.
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=== irq_domain usage ===
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irq_domain usage
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================
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An interrupt controller driver creates and registers an irq_domain by
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calling one of the irq_domain_add_*() functions (each mapping method
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has a different allocator function, more on that later). The function
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needs to know the associated hwirq number (such as in the irq_chip
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callbacks) then it can be directly obtained from irq_data->hwirq.
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=== Types of irq_domain mappings ===
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Types of irq_domain mappings
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============================
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There are several mechanisms available for reverse mapping from hwirq
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to Linux irq, and each mechanism uses a different allocation function.
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Which reverse map type should be used depends on the use case. Each
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of the reverse map types are described below:
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==== Linear ====
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irq_domain_add_linear()
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irq_domain_create_linear()
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Linear
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------
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::
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irq_domain_add_linear()
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irq_domain_create_linear()
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The linear reverse map maintains a fixed size table indexed by the
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hwirq number. When a hwirq is mapped, an irq_desc is allocated for
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The majority of drivers should use the linear map.
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==== Tree ====
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irq_domain_add_tree()
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irq_domain_create_tree()
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Tree
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----
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::
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irq_domain_add_tree()
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irq_domain_create_tree()
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The irq_domain maintains a radix tree map from hwirq numbers to Linux
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IRQs. When an hwirq is mapped, an irq_desc is allocated and the
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Very few drivers should need this mapping.
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==== No Map ===-
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irq_domain_add_nomap()
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No Map
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------
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::
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irq_domain_add_nomap()
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The No Map mapping is to be used when the hwirq number is
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programmable in the hardware. In this case it is best to program the
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Most drivers cannot use this mapping.
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==== Legacy ====
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irq_domain_add_simple()
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irq_domain_add_legacy()
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irq_domain_add_legacy_isa()
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Legacy
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------
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::
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irq_domain_add_simple()
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irq_domain_add_legacy()
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irq_domain_add_legacy_isa()
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The Legacy mapping is a special case for drivers that already have a
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range of irq_descs allocated for the hwirqs. It is used when the
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before any irq_find_mapping() since the latter will actually work
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for the static IRQ assignment case.
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==== Hierarchy IRQ domain ====
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Hierarchy IRQ domain
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--------------------
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On some architectures, there may be multiple interrupt controllers
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involved in delivering an interrupt from the device to the target CPU.
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Let's look at a typical interrupt delivering path on x86 platforms:
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Let's look at a typical interrupt delivering path on x86 platforms::
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Device --> IOAPIC -> Interrupt remapping Controller -> Local APIC -> CPU
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Device --> IOAPIC -> Interrupt remapping Controller -> Local APIC -> CPU
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There are three interrupt controllers involved:
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1) IOAPIC controller
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2) Interrupt remapping controller
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3) Local APIC controller
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interrupt controller and those irq_domains are organized into hierarchy.
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When building irq_domain hierarchy, the irq_domain near to the device is
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child and the irq_domain near to CPU is parent. So a hierarchy structure
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as below will be built for the example above.
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as below will be built for the example above::
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CPU Vector irq_domain (root irq_domain to manage CPU vectors)
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^
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IOAPIC irq_domain (manage IOAPIC delivery entries/pins)
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There are four major interfaces to use hierarchy irq_domain:
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1) irq_domain_alloc_irqs(): allocate IRQ descriptors and interrupt
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controller related resources to deliver these interrupts.
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2) irq_domain_free_irqs(): free IRQ descriptors and interrupt controller
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4) irq_domain_deactivate_irq(): deactivate interrupt controller hardware
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to stop delivering the interrupt.
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Following changes are needed to support hierarchy irq_domain.
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Following changes are needed to support hierarchy irq_domain:
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1) a new field 'parent' is added to struct irq_domain; it's used to
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maintain irq_domain hierarchy information.
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2) a new field 'parent_data' is added to struct irq_data; it's used to
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For an interrupt controller driver to support hierarchy irq_domain, it
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needs to:
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1) Implement irq_domain_ops.alloc and irq_domain_ops.free
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2) Optionally implement irq_domain_ops.activate and
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irq_domain_ops.deactivate.
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