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Initial import of modified Linux 2.6.28 tree
Original upstream URL: git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-stable.git | branch linux-2.6.28.y
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diff --git a/Documentation/sh/clk.txt b/Documentation/sh/clk.txt
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+Clock framework on SuperH architecture
+
+The framework on SH extends existing API by the function clk_set_rate_ex,
+which prototype is as follows:
+
+ clk_set_rate_ex (struct clk *clk, unsigned long rate, int algo_id)
+
+The algo_id parameter is used to specify algorithm used to recalculate clocks,
+adjanced to clock, specified as first argument. It is assumed that algo_id==0
+means no changes to adjanced clock
+
+Internally, the clk_set_rate_ex forwards request to clk->ops->set_rate method,
+if it is present in ops structure. The method should set the clock rate and adjust
+all needed clocks according to the passed algo_id.
+Exact values for algo_id are machine-dependent. For the sh7722, the following
+values are defined:
+
+ NO_CHANGE = 0,
+ IUS_N1_N1, /* I:U = N:1, U:Sh = N:1 */
+ IUS_322, /* I:U:Sh = 3:2:2 */
+ IUS_522, /* I:U:Sh = 5:2:2 */
+ IUS_N11, /* I:U:Sh = N:1:1 */
+ SB_N1, /* Sh:B = N:1 */
+ SB3_N1, /* Sh:B3 = N:1 */
+ SB3_32, /* Sh:B3 = 3:2 */
+ SB3_43, /* Sh:B3 = 4:3 */
+ SB3_54, /* Sh:B3 = 5:4 */
+ BP_N1, /* B:P = N:1 */
+ IP_N1 /* I:P = N:1 */
+
+Each of these constants means relation between clocks that can be set via the FRQCR
+register
diff --git a/Documentation/sh/kgdb.txt b/Documentation/sh/kgdb.txt
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+
+This file describes the configuration and behavior of KGDB for the SH
+kernel. Based on a description from Henry Bell <henry.bell@st.com>, it
+has been modified to account for quirks in the current implementation.
+
+Version
+=======
+
+This version of KGDB was written for 2.4.xx kernels for the SH architecture.
+Further documentation is available from the linux-sh project website.
+
+
+Debugging Setup: Host
+======================
+
+The two machines will be connected together via a serial line - this
+should be a null modem cable i.e. with a twist.
+
+On your DEVELOPMENT machine, go to your kernel source directory and
+build the kernel, enabling KGDB support in the "kernel hacking" section.
+This includes the KGDB code, and also makes the kernel be compiled with
+the "-g" option set -- necessary for debugging.
+
+To install this new kernel, use the following installation procedure.
+
+Decide on which tty port you want the machines to communicate, then
+cable them up back-to-back using the null modem. On the DEVELOPMENT
+machine, you may wish to create an initialization file called .gdbinit
+(in the kernel source directory or in your home directory) to execute
+commonly-used commands at startup.
+
+A minimal .gdbinit might look like this:
+
+ file vmlinux
+ set remotebaud 115200
+ target remote /dev/ttyS0
+
+Change the "target" definition so that it specifies the tty port that
+you intend to use. Change the "remotebaud" definition to match the
+data rate that you are going to use for the com line (115200 is the
+default).
+
+Debugging Setup: Target
+========================
+
+By default, the KGDB stub will communicate with the host GDB using
+ttySC1 at 115200 baud, 8 databits, no parity; these defaults can be
+changed in the kernel configuration. As the kernel starts up, KGDB will
+initialize so that breakpoints, kernel segfaults, and so forth will
+generally enter the debugger.
+
+This behavior can be modified by including the "kgdb" option in the
+kernel command line; this option has the general form:
+
+ kgdb=<ttyspec>,<action>
+
+The <ttyspec> indicates the port to use, and can optionally specify
+baud, parity and databits -- e.g. "ttySC0,9600N8" or "ttySC1,19200".
+
+The <action> can be "halt" or "disabled". The "halt" action enters the
+debugger via a breakpoint as soon as kgdb is initialized; the "disabled"
+action causes kgdb to ignore kernel segfaults and such until explicitly
+entered by a breakpoint in the code or by external action (sysrq or NMI).
+
+(Both <ttyspec> and <action> can appear alone, w/o the separating comma.)
+
+For example, if you wish to debug early in kernel startup code, you
+might specify the halt option:
+
+ kgdb=halt
+
+Boot the TARGET machine, which will appear to hang.
+
+On your DEVELOPMENT machine, cd to the source directory and run the gdb
+program. (This is likely to be a cross GDB which runs on your host but
+is built for an SH target.) If everything is working correctly you
+should see gdb print out a few lines indicating that a breakpoint has
+been taken. It will actually show a line of code in the target kernel
+inside the gdbstub activation code.
+
+NOTE: BE SURE TO TERMINATE OR SUSPEND any other host application which
+may be using the same serial port (for example, a terminal emulator you
+have been using to connect to the target boot code.) Otherwise, data
+from the target may not all get to GDB!
+
+You can now use whatever gdb commands you like to set breakpoints.
+Enter "continue" to start your target machine executing again. At this
+point the target system will run at full speed until it encounters
+your breakpoint or gets a segment violation in the kernel, or whatever.
+
+Serial Ports: KGDB, Console
+============================
+
+This version of KGDB may not gracefully handle conflict with other
+drivers in the kernel using the same port. If KGDB is configured on the
+same port (and with the same parameters) as the kernel console, or if
+CONFIG_SH_KGDB_CONSOLE is configured, things should be fine (though in
+some cases console messages may appear twice through GDB). But if the
+KGDB port is not the kernel console and used by another serial driver
+which assumes different serial parameters (e.g. baud rate) KGDB may not
+recover.
+
+Also, when KGDB is entered via sysrq-g (requires CONFIG_KGDB_SYSRQ) and
+the kgdb port uses the same port as the console, detaching GDB will not
+restore the console to working order without the port being re-opened.
+
+Another serious consequence of this is that GDB currently CANNOT break
+into KGDB externally (e.g. via ^C or <BREAK>); unless a breakpoint or
+error is encountered, the only way to enter KGDB after the initial halt
+(see above) is via NMI (CONFIG_KGDB_NMI) or sysrq-g (CONFIG_KGDB_SYSRQ).
+
+Code is included for the basic Hitachi Solution Engine boards to allow
+the use of ttyS0 for KGDB if desired; this is less robust, but may be
+useful in some cases. (This cannot be selected using the config file,
+but only through the kernel command line, e.g. "kgdb=ttyS0", though the
+configured defaults for baud rate etc. still apply if not overridden.)
+
+If gdbstub Does Not Work
+========================
+
+If it doesn't work, you will have to troubleshoot it. Do the easy
+things first like double checking your cabling and data rates. You
+might try some non-kernel based programs to see if the back-to-back
+connection works properly. Just something simple like cat /etc/hosts
+/dev/ttyS0 on one machine and cat /dev/ttyS0 on the other will tell you
+if you can send data from one machine to the other. There is no point
+in tearing out your hair in the kernel if the line doesn't work.
+
+If you need to debug the GDB/KGDB communication itself, the gdb commands
+"set debug remote 1" and "set debug serial 1" may be useful, but be
+warned: they produce a lot of output.
+
+Threads
+=======
+
+Each process in a target machine is seen as a gdb thread. gdb thread related
+commands (info threads, thread n) can be used. CONFIG_KGDB_THREAD must
+be defined for this to work.
+
+In this version, kgdb reports PID_MAX (32768) as the process ID for the
+idle process (pid 0), since GDB does not accept 0 as an ID.
+
+Detaching (exiting KGDB)
+=========================
+
+There are two ways to resume full-speed target execution: "continue" and
+"detach". With "continue", GDB inserts any specified breakpoints in the
+target code and resumes execution; the target is still in "gdb mode".
+If a breakpoint or other debug event (e.g. NMI) happens, the target
+halts and communicates with GDB again, which is waiting for it.
+
+With "detach", GDB does *not* insert any breakpoints; target execution
+is resumed and GDB stops communicating (does not wait for the target).
+In this case, the target is no longer in "gdb mode" -- for example,
+console messages no longer get sent separately to the KGDB port, or
+encapsulated for GDB. If a debug event (e.g. NMI) occurs, the target
+will re-enter "gdb mode" and will display this fact on the console; you
+must give a new "target remote" command to gdb.
+
+NOTE: TO AVOID LOSSING CONSOLE MESSAGES IN CASE THE KERNEL CONSOLE AND
+KGDB USING THE SAME PORT, THE TARGET WAITS FOR ANY INPUT CHARACTER ON
+THE KGDB PORT AFTER A DETACH COMMAND. For example, after the detach you
+could start a terminal emulator on the same host port and enter a <cr>;
+however, this program must then be terminated or suspended in order to
+use GBD again if KGDB is re-entered.
+
+
+Acknowledgements
+================
+
+This code was mostly generated by Henry Bell <henry.bell@st.com>;
+largely from KGDB by Amit S. Kale <akale@veritas.com> - extracts from
+code by Glenn Engel, Jim Kingdon, David Grothe <dave@gcom.com>, Tigran
+Aivazian <tigran@sco.com>, William Gatliff <bgat@open-widgets.com>, Ben
+Lee, Steve Chamberlain and Benoit Miller <fulg@iname.com> are also
+included.
+
+Jeremy Siegel
+<jsiegel@mvista.com>
diff --git a/Documentation/sh/new-machine.txt b/Documentation/sh/new-machine.txt
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+
+ Adding a new board to LinuxSH
+ ================================
+
+ Paul Mundt <lethal@linux-sh.org>
+
+This document attempts to outline what steps are necessary to add support
+for new boards to the LinuxSH port under the new 2.5 and 2.6 kernels. This
+also attempts to outline some of the noticeable changes between the 2.4
+and the 2.5/2.6 SH backend.
+
+1. New Directory Structure
+==========================
+
+The first thing to note is the new directory structure. Under 2.4, most
+of the board-specific code (with the exception of stboards) ended up
+in arch/sh/kernel/ directly, with board-specific headers ending up in
+include/asm-sh/. For the new kernel, things are broken out by board type,
+companion chip type, and CPU type. Looking at a tree view of this directory
+hierarchy looks like the following:
+
+Board-specific code:
+
+.
+|-- arch
+| `-- sh
+| `-- boards
+| |-- adx
+| | `-- board-specific files
+| |-- bigsur
+| | `-- board-specific files
+| |
+| ... more boards here ...
+|
+`-- include
+ `-- asm-sh
+ |-- adx
+ | `-- board-specific headers
+ |-- bigsur
+ | `-- board-specific headers
+ |
+ .. more boards here ...
+
+Next, for companion chips:
+.
+`-- arch
+ `-- sh
+ `-- cchips
+ `-- hd6446x
+ `-- hd64461
+ `-- cchip-specific files
+
+... and so on. Headers for the companion chips are treated the same way as
+board-specific headers. Thus, include/asm-sh/hd64461 is home to all of the
+hd64461-specific headers.
+
+Finally, CPU family support is also abstracted:
+.
+|-- arch
+| `-- sh
+| |-- kernel
+| | `-- cpu
+| | |-- sh2
+| | | `-- SH-2 generic files
+| | |-- sh3
+| | | `-- SH-3 generic files
+| | `-- sh4
+| | `-- SH-4 generic files
+| `-- mm
+| `-- This is also broken out per CPU family, so each family can
+| have their own set of cache/tlb functions.
+|
+`-- include
+ `-- asm-sh
+ |-- cpu-sh2
+ | `-- SH-2 specific headers
+ |-- cpu-sh3
+ | `-- SH-3 specific headers
+ `-- cpu-sh4
+ `-- SH-4 specific headers
+
+It should be noted that CPU subtypes are _not_ abstracted. Thus, these still
+need to be dealt with by the CPU family specific code.
+
+2. Adding a New Board
+=====================
+
+The first thing to determine is whether the board you are adding will be
+isolated, or whether it will be part of a family of boards that can mostly
+share the same board-specific code with minor differences.
+
+In the first case, this is just a matter of making a directory for your
+board in arch/sh/boards/ and adding rules to hook your board in with the
+build system (more on this in the next section). However, for board families
+it makes more sense to have a common top-level arch/sh/boards/ directory
+and then populate that with sub-directories for each member of the family.
+Both the Solution Engine and the hp6xx boards are an example of this.
+
+After you have setup your new arch/sh/boards/ directory, remember that you
+should also add a directory in include/asm-sh for headers localized to this
+board (if there are going to be more than one). In order to interoperate
+seamlessly with the build system, it's best to have this directory the same
+as the arch/sh/boards/ directory name, though if your board is again part of
+a family, the build system has ways of dealing with this (via incdir-y
+overloading), and you can feel free to name the directory after the family
+member itself.
+
+There are a few things that each board is required to have, both in the
+arch/sh/boards and the include/asm-sh/ hierarchy. In order to better
+explain this, we use some examples for adding an imaginary board. For
+setup code, we're required at the very least to provide definitions for
+get_system_type() and platform_setup(). For our imaginary board, this
+might look something like:
+
+/*
+ * arch/sh/boards/vapor/setup.c - Setup code for imaginary board
+ */
+#include <linux/init.h>
+#include <asm/rtc.h> /* for board_time_init() */
+
+const char *get_system_type(void)
+{
+ return "FooTech Vaporboard";
+}
+
+int __init platform_setup(void)
+{
+ /*
+ * If our hardware actually existed, we would do real
+ * setup here. Though it's also sane to leave this empty
+ * if there's no real init work that has to be done for
+ * this board.
+ */
+
+ /*
+ * Presume all FooTech boards have the same broken timer,
+ * and also presume that we've defined foo_timer_init to
+ * do something useful.
+ */
+ board_time_init = foo_timer_init;
+
+ /* Start-up imaginary PCI ... */
+
+ /* And whatever else ... */
+
+ return 0;
+}
+
+Our new imaginary board will also have to tie into the machvec in order for it
+to be of any use.
+
+machvec functions fall into a number of categories:
+
+ - I/O functions to IO memory (inb etc) and PCI/main memory (readb etc).
+ - I/O mapping functions (ioport_map, ioport_unmap, etc).
+ - a 'heartbeat' function.
+ - PCI and IRQ initialization routines.
+ - Consistent allocators (for boards that need special allocators,
+ particularly for allocating out of some board-specific SRAM for DMA
+ handles).
+
+There are machvec functions added and removed over time, so always be sure to
+consult include/asm-sh/machvec.h for the current state of the machvec.
+
+The kernel will automatically wrap in generic routines for undefined function
+pointers in the machvec at boot time, as machvec functions are referenced
+unconditionally throughout most of the tree. Some boards have incredibly
+sparse machvecs (such as the dreamcast and sh03), whereas others must define
+virtually everything (rts7751r2d).
+
+Adding a new machine is relatively trivial (using vapor as an example):
+
+If the board-specific definitions are quite minimalistic, as is the case for
+the vast majority of boards, simply having a single board-specific header is
+sufficient.
+
+ - add a new file include/asm-sh/vapor.h which contains prototypes for
+ any machine specific IO functions prefixed with the machine name, for
+ example vapor_inb. These will be needed when filling out the machine
+ vector.
+
+ Note that these prototypes are generated automatically by setting
+ __IO_PREFIX to something sensible. A typical example would be:
+
+ #define __IO_PREFIX vapor
+ #include <asm/io_generic.h>
+
+ somewhere in the board-specific header. Any boards being ported that still
+ have a legacy io.h should remove it entirely and switch to the new model.
+
+ - Add machine vector definitions to the board's setup.c. At a bare minimum,
+ this must be defined as something like:
+
+ struct sh_machine_vector mv_vapor __initmv = {
+ .mv_name = "vapor",
+ };
+ ALIAS_MV(vapor)
+
+ - finally add a file arch/sh/boards/vapor/io.c, which contains definitions of
+ the machine specific io functions (if there are enough to warrant it).
+
+3. Hooking into the Build System
+================================
+
+Now that we have the corresponding directories setup, and all of the
+board-specific code is in place, it's time to look at how to get the
+whole mess to fit into the build system.
+
+Large portions of the build system are now entirely dynamic, and merely
+require the proper entry here and there in order to get things done.
+
+The first thing to do is to add an entry to arch/sh/Kconfig, under the
+"System type" menu:
+
+config SH_VAPOR
+ bool "Vapor"
+ help
+ select Vapor if configuring for a FooTech Vaporboard.
+
+next, this has to be added into arch/sh/Makefile. All boards require a
+machdir-y entry in order to be built. This entry needs to be the name of
+the board directory as it appears in arch/sh/boards, even if it is in a
+sub-directory (in which case, all parent directories below arch/sh/boards/
+need to be listed). For our new board, this entry can look like:
+
+machdir-$(CONFIG_SH_VAPOR) += vapor
+
+provided that we've placed everything in the arch/sh/boards/vapor/ directory.
+
+Next, the build system assumes that your include/asm-sh directory will also
+be named the same. If this is not the case (as is the case with multiple
+boards belonging to a common family), then the directory name needs to be
+implicitly appended to incdir-y. The existing code manages this for the
+Solution Engine and hp6xx boards, so see these for an example.
+
+Once that is taken care of, it's time to add an entry for the mach type.
+This is done by adding an entry to the end of the arch/sh/tools/mach-types
+list. The method for doing this is self explanatory, and so we won't waste
+space restating it here. After this is done, you will be able to use
+implicit checks for your board if you need this somewhere throughout the
+common code, such as:
+
+ /* Make sure we're on the FooTech Vaporboard */
+ if (!mach_is_vapor())
+ return -ENODEV;
+
+also note that the mach_is_boardname() check will be implicitly forced to
+lowercase, regardless of the fact that the mach-types entries are all
+uppercase. You can read the script if you really care, but it's pretty ugly,
+so you probably don't want to do that.
+
+Now all that's left to do is providing a defconfig for your new board. This
+way, other people who end up with this board can simply use this config
+for reference instead of trying to guess what settings are supposed to be
+used on it.
+
+Also, as soon as you have copied over a sample .config for your new board
+(assume arch/sh/configs/vapor_defconfig), you can also use this directly as a
+build target, and it will be implicitly listed as such in the help text.
+
+Looking at the 'make help' output, you should now see something like:
+
+Architecture specific targets (sh):
+ zImage - Compressed kernel image (arch/sh/boot/zImage)
+ adx_defconfig - Build for adx
+ cqreek_defconfig - Build for cqreek
+ dreamcast_defconfig - Build for dreamcast
+...
+ vapor_defconfig - Build for vapor
+
+which then allows you to do:
+
+$ make ARCH=sh CROSS_COMPILE=sh4-linux- vapor_defconfig vmlinux
+
+which will in turn copy the defconfig for this board, run it through
+oldconfig (prompting you for any new options since the time of creation),
+and start you on your way to having a functional kernel for your new
+board.
diff --git a/Documentation/sh/register-banks.txt b/Documentation/sh/register-banks.txt
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+ Notes on register bank usage in the kernel
+ ==========================================
+
+Introduction
+------------
+
+The SH-3 and SH-4 CPU families traditionally include a single partial register
+bank (selected by SR.RB, only r0 ... r7 are banked), whereas other families
+may have more full-featured banking or simply no such capabilities at all.
+
+SR.RB banking
+-------------
+
+In the case of this type of banking, banked registers are mapped directly to
+r0 ... r7 if SR.RB is set to the bank we are interested in, otherwise ldc/stc
+can still be used to reference the banked registers (as r0_bank ... r7_bank)
+when in the context of another bank. The developer must keep the SR.RB value
+in mind when writing code that utilizes these banked registers, for obvious
+reasons. Userspace is also not able to poke at the bank1 values, so these can
+be used rather effectively as scratch registers by the kernel.
+
+Presently the kernel uses several of these registers.
+
+ - r0_bank, r1_bank (referenced as k0 and k1, used for scratch
+ registers when doing exception handling).
+ - r2_bank (used to track the EXPEVT/INTEVT code)
+ - Used by do_IRQ() and friends for doing irq mapping based off
+ of the interrupt exception vector jump table offset
+ - r6_bank (global interrupt mask)
+ - The SR.IMASK interrupt handler makes use of this to set the
+ interrupt priority level (used by local_irq_enable())
+ - r7_bank (current)
+
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