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author | Rodrigo Vivi <[email protected]> | 2018-07-23 09:13:12 -0700 |
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committer | Rodrigo Vivi <[email protected]> | 2018-07-23 09:13:12 -0700 |
commit | c74a7469f97c0f40b46e82ee979f9fb1bb6e847c (patch) | |
tree | f2690a1a916b73ef94657fbf0e0141ae57701825 /Documentation/driver-api/fpga/intro.rst | |
parent | 6f15a7de86c8cf2dc09fc9e6d07047efa40ef809 (diff) | |
parent | 500775074f88d9cf5416bed2ca19592812d62c41 (diff) |
Merge drm/drm-next into drm-intel-next-queued
We need a backmerge to get DP_DPCD_REV_14 before we push other
i915 changes to dinq that could break compilation.
Signed-off-by: Rodrigo Vivi <[email protected]>
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diff --git a/Documentation/driver-api/fpga/intro.rst b/Documentation/driver-api/fpga/intro.rst new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..51cd81dbb4dc --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/driver-api/fpga/intro.rst @@ -0,0 +1,54 @@ +Introduction +============ + +The FPGA subsystem supports reprogramming FPGAs dynamically under +Linux. Some of the core intentions of the FPGA subsystems are: + +* The FPGA subsystem is vendor agnostic. + +* The FPGA subsystem separates upper layers (userspace interfaces and + enumeration) from lower layers that know how to program a specific + FPGA. + +* Code should not be shared between upper and lower layers. This + should go without saying. If that seems necessary, there's probably + framework functionality that that can be added that will benefit + other users. Write the linux-fpga mailing list and maintainers and + seek out a solution that expands the framework for broad reuse. + +* Generally, when adding code, think of the future. Plan for re-use. + +The framework in the kernel is divided into: + +FPGA Manager +------------ + +If you are adding a new FPGA or a new method of programming a FPGA, +this is the subsystem for you. Low level FPGA manager drivers contain +the knowledge of how to program a specific device. This subsystem +includes the framework in fpga-mgr.c and the low level drivers that +are registered with it. + +FPGA Bridge +----------- + +FPGA Bridges prevent spurious signals from going out of a FPGA or a +region of a FPGA during programming. They are disabled before +programming begins and re-enabled afterwards. An FPGA bridge may be +actual hard hardware that gates a bus to a cpu or a soft ("freeze") +bridge in FPGA fabric that surrounds a partial reconfiguration region +of an FPGA. This subsystem includes fpga-bridge.c and the low level +drivers that are registered with it. + +FPGA Region +----------- + +If you are adding a new interface to the FPGA framework, add it on top +of a FPGA region to allow the most reuse of your interface. + +The FPGA Region framework (fpga-region.c) associates managers and +bridges as reconfigurable regions. A region may refer to the whole +FPGA in full reconfiguration or to a partial reconfiguration region. + +The Device Tree FPGA Region support (of-fpga-region.c) handles +reprogramming FPGAs when device tree overlays are applied. |