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Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation/fpga/fpga-mgr.txt')
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1 files changed, 16 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/fpga/fpga-mgr.txt b/Documentation/fpga/fpga-mgr.txt index 86ee5078fd03..78f197fadfd1 100644 --- a/Documentation/fpga/fpga-mgr.txt +++ b/Documentation/fpga/fpga-mgr.txt @@ -22,7 +22,16 @@ To program the FPGA from a file or from a buffer: struct fpga_image_info *info, const char *buf, size_t count); -Load the FPGA from an image which exists as a buffer in memory. +Load the FPGA from an image which exists as a contiguous buffer in +memory. Allocating contiguous kernel memory for the buffer should be avoided, +users are encouraged to use the _sg interface instead of this. + + int fpga_mgr_buf_load_sg(struct fpga_manager *mgr, + struct fpga_image_info *info, + struct sg_table *sgt); + +Load the FPGA from an image from non-contiguous in memory. Callers can +construct a sg_table using alloc_page backed memory. int fpga_mgr_firmware_load(struct fpga_manager *mgr, struct fpga_image_info *info, @@ -166,7 +175,7 @@ success or negative error codes otherwise. The programming sequence is: 1. .write_init - 2. .write (may be called once or multiple times) + 2. .write or .write_sg (may be called once or multiple times) 3. .write_complete The .write_init function will prepare the FPGA to receive the image data. The @@ -176,7 +185,11 @@ buffer up at least this much before starting. The .write function writes a buffer to the FPGA. The buffer may be contain the whole FPGA image or may be a smaller chunk of an FPGA image. In the latter -case, this function is called multiple times for successive chunks. +case, this function is called multiple times for successive chunks. This interface +is suitable for drivers which use PIO. + +The .write_sg version behaves the same as .write except the input is a sg_table +scatter list. This interface is suitable for drivers which use DMA. The .write_complete function is called after all the image has been written to put the FPGA into operating mode. |