[flashrom] [PATCH] Add Nvidia nForce MCP6x/MCP7x series SPI flashing support

Johannes Sjölund j.sjolund at gmail.com
Thu Jun 17 17:39:10 CEST 2010


I also applied the patch and tested. See the attached log.

On Thu, Jun 17, 2010 at 4:37 AM, Carl-Daniel Hailfinger <
c-d.hailfinger.devel.2006 at gmx.net> wrote:

> Add Nvidia nForce MCP61/MCP65/MCP67/MCP78S/MCP73/MCP79 SPI flashing
> support.
> Fix a few problems in the previously unused SPI bitbanging core.
>
> This code is untested and may fry your flash chip, explode mysteriously
> and abduct your dog.
> Do NOT try to read/write/erase with this code until we know that it
> behaves correctly.
>
> Logs from "flashrom -V" on all newer Nvidia nForce chipsets appreciated.
>
> Huge thanks go to Michael Karcher for reverse engineering the interface
> and to Johannes Sjolund for testing multiple iterations of my patch on
> his hardware until it worked.
>
> Signed-off-by: Carl-Daniel Hailfinger <c-d.hailfinger.devel.2006 at gmx.net>
>
> Johannes, you can also find this patch near the top at
> http://patchwork.coreboot.org/project/flashrom/list/ in case your mailer
> corrupts the patch. It applies against latest clean svn.
>
> Index: flashrom-bitbang_spi_nvidia_mcp/flash.h
> ===================================================================
> --- flashrom-bitbang_spi_nvidia_mcp/flash.h     (Revision 1049)
> +++ flashrom-bitbang_spi_nvidia_mcp/flash.h     (Arbeitskopie)
> @@ -128,13 +128,16 @@
>  void programmer_delay(int usecs);
>
>  enum bitbang_spi_master {
> +#if CONFIG_INTERNAL == 1
> +#if defined(__i386__) || defined(__x86_64__)
> +       BITBANG_SPI_MASTER_MCP,
> +#endif
> +#endif
>        BITBANG_SPI_INVALID /* This must always be the last entry. */
>  };
>
>  extern const int bitbang_spi_master_count;
>
> -extern enum bitbang_spi_master bitbang_spi_master;
> -
>  struct bitbang_spi_master_entry {
>        void (*set_cs) (int val);
>        void (*set_sck) (int val);
> @@ -529,10 +532,22 @@
>  int ft2232_spi_read(struct flashchip *flash, uint8_t *buf, int start, int
> len);
>  int ft2232_spi_write_256(struct flashchip *flash, uint8_t *buf);
>
> +/* mcp6x_spi.c */
> +#if CONFIG_INTERNAL == 1
> +#if defined(__i386__) || defined(__x86_64__)
> +extern void *mcp6x_spibar;
> +int mcp6x_spi_init(void);
> +void mcp6x_bitbang_set_cs(int val);
> +void mcp6x_bitbang_set_sck(int val);
> +void mcp6x_bitbang_set_mosi(int val);
> +int mcp6x_bitbang_get_miso(void);
> +#endif
> +#endif
> +
>  /* bitbang_spi.c */
>  extern int bitbang_spi_half_period;
>  extern const struct bitbang_spi_master_entry bitbang_spi_master_table[];
> -int bitbang_spi_init(void);
> +int bitbang_spi_init(enum bitbang_spi_master master);
>  int bitbang_spi_send_command(unsigned int writecnt, unsigned int readcnt,
> const unsigned char *writearr, unsigned char *readarr);
>  int bitbang_spi_read(struct flashchip *flash, uint8_t *buf, int start, int
> len);
>  int bitbang_spi_write_256(struct flashchip *flash, uint8_t *buf);
> @@ -635,6 +650,7 @@
>        SPI_CONTROLLER_SB600,
>        SPI_CONTROLLER_VIA,
>        SPI_CONTROLLER_WBSIO,
> +       SPI_CONTROLLER_MCP6X_BITBANG,
>  #endif
>  #endif
>  #if CONFIG_FT2232_SPI == 1
> Index: flashrom-bitbang_spi_nvidia_mcp/spi25.c
> ===================================================================
> --- flashrom-bitbang_spi_nvidia_mcp/spi25.c     (Revision 1049)
> +++ flashrom-bitbang_spi_nvidia_mcp/spi25.c     (Arbeitskopie)
> @@ -178,6 +178,7 @@
>        case SPI_CONTROLLER_VIA:
>        case SPI_CONTROLLER_SB600:
>        case SPI_CONTROLLER_WBSIO:
> +       case SPI_CONTROLLER_MCP6X_BITBANG:
>  #endif
>  #endif
>  #if CONFIG_FT2232_SPI == 1
> Index: flashrom-bitbang_spi_nvidia_mcp/hwaccess.h
> ===================================================================
> --- flashrom-bitbang_spi_nvidia_mcp/hwaccess.h  (Revision 1049)
> +++ flashrom-bitbang_spi_nvidia_mcp/hwaccess.h  (Arbeitskopie)
> @@ -169,6 +169,10 @@
>  #define __DARWIN__
>  #endif
>
> +/* Clarification about OUTB/OUTW/OUTL argument order:
> + * OUT[BWL](val, port)
> + */
> +
>  #if defined(__FreeBSD__) || defined(__DragonFly__)
>   #include <machine/cpufunc.h>
>   #define off64_t off_t
> Index: flashrom-bitbang_spi_nvidia_mcp/bitbang_spi.c
> ===================================================================
> --- flashrom-bitbang_spi_nvidia_mcp/bitbang_spi.c       (Revision 1049)
> +++ flashrom-bitbang_spi_nvidia_mcp/bitbang_spi.c       (Arbeitskopie)
> @@ -26,17 +26,29 @@
>  #include "chipdrivers.h"
>  #include "spi.h"
>
> -/* Length of half a clock period in usecs */
> -int bitbang_spi_half_period = 0;
> +/* Length of half a clock period in usecs. Default to 1 (500 kHz). */
> +int bitbang_spi_half_period = 1;
>
>  enum bitbang_spi_master bitbang_spi_master = BITBANG_SPI_INVALID;
>
>  const struct bitbang_spi_master_entry bitbang_spi_master_table[] = {
> +#if CONFIG_INTERNAL == 1
> +#if defined(__i386__) || defined(__x86_64__)
> +       {
> +               .set_cs = mcp6x_bitbang_set_cs,
> +               .set_sck = mcp6x_bitbang_set_sck,
> +               .set_mosi = mcp6x_bitbang_set_mosi,
> +               .get_miso = mcp6x_bitbang_get_miso,
> +       },
> +#endif
> +#endif
> +
>        {}, /* This entry corresponds to BITBANG_SPI_INVALID. */
>  };
>
>  const int bitbang_spi_master_count = ARRAY_SIZE(bitbang_spi_master_table);
>
> +/* Note that CS# is active low, so val=0 means the chip is active. */
>  void bitbang_spi_set_cs(int val)
>  {
>        bitbang_spi_master_table[bitbang_spi_master].set_cs(val);
> @@ -57,10 +69,18 @@
>        return bitbang_spi_master_table[bitbang_spi_master].get_miso();
>  }
>
> -int bitbang_spi_init(void)
> +int bitbang_spi_init(enum bitbang_spi_master master)
>  {
> +       bitbang_spi_master = master;
> +
> +       if (bitbang_spi_master == BITBANG_SPI_INVALID) {
> +               msg_perr("Invalid bitbang SPI master. \n"
> +                        "Please report a bug at flashrom at flashrom.org
> \n");
> +               return 1;
> +       }
>        bitbang_spi_set_cs(1);
>        bitbang_spi_set_sck(0);
> +       bitbang_spi_set_mosi(0);
>        buses_supported = CHIP_BUSTYPE_SPI;
>        return 0;
>  }
> @@ -87,6 +107,7 @@
>  {
>        static unsigned char *bufout = NULL;
>        static unsigned char *bufin = NULL;
> +       unsigned char *tmp;
>        static int oldbufsize = 0;
>        int bufsize;
>        int i;
> @@ -98,20 +119,34 @@
>        bufsize = max(writecnt + readcnt, 260);
>        /* Never shrink. realloc() calls are expensive. */
>        if (bufsize > oldbufsize) {
> -               bufout = realloc(bufout, bufsize);
> -               if (!bufout) {
> +               tmp = realloc(bufout, bufsize);
> +               if (!tmp) {
>                        msg_perr("Out of memory!\n");
> +                       if (bufout)
> +                               free(bufout);
> +                       bufout = NULL;
>                        if (bufin)
>                                free(bufin);
> +                       bufin = NULL;
> +                       oldbufsize = 0;
>                        exit(1);
> -               }
> -               bufin = realloc(bufout, bufsize);
> -               if (!bufin) {
> +               } else
> +                       bufout = tmp;
> +
> +               tmp = realloc(bufin, bufsize);
> +               if (!tmp) {
>                        msg_perr("Out of memory!\n");
> +                       if (bufin)
> +                               free(bufin);
> +                       bufin = NULL;
>                        if (bufout)
>                                free(bufout);
> +                       bufout = NULL;
> +                       oldbufsize = 0;
>                        exit(1);
> -               }
> +               } else
> +                       bufin = tmp;
> +
>                oldbufsize = bufsize;
>        }
>
> @@ -135,8 +170,13 @@
>
>  int bitbang_spi_read(struct flashchip *flash, uint8_t *buf, int start, int
> len)
>  {
> -       /* Maximum read length is unlimited, use 64k bytes. */
> -       return spi_read_chunked(flash, buf, start, len, 64 * 1024);
> +       /* Maximum read length is unlimited in theory.
> +        * The current implementation can handle reads of up to 65536
> bytes.
> +        * Please note that you need two buffers of 2n+4 bytes each for a
> read
> +        * of n bytes, resulting in a total memory requirement of 4n+8
> bytes.
> +        * To conserve memory, read in chunks of 256 bytes.
> +        */
> +       return spi_read_chunked(flash, buf, start, len, 256);
>  }
>
>  int bitbang_spi_write_256(struct flashchip *flash, uint8_t *buf)
> Index: flashrom-bitbang_spi_nvidia_mcp/spi.c
> ===================================================================
> --- flashrom-bitbang_spi_nvidia_mcp/spi.c       (Revision 1049)
> +++ flashrom-bitbang_spi_nvidia_mcp/spi.c       (Arbeitskopie)
> @@ -83,6 +83,13 @@
>                .read = wbsio_spi_read,
>                .write_256 = wbsio_spi_write_1,
>        },
> +
> +       { /* SPI_CONTROLLER_MCP6X_BITBANG */
> +               .command = bitbang_spi_send_command,
> +               .multicommand = default_spi_send_multicommand,
> +               .read = bitbang_spi_read,
> +               .write_256 = bitbang_spi_write_256,
> +       },
>  #endif
>  #endif
>
> Index: flashrom-bitbang_spi_nvidia_mcp/Makefile
> ===================================================================
> --- flashrom-bitbang_spi_nvidia_mcp/Makefile    (Revision 1049)
> +++ flashrom-bitbang_spi_nvidia_mcp/Makefile    (Arbeitskopie)
> @@ -107,8 +107,12 @@
>  # Always enable serprog for now. Needs to be disabled on Windows.
>  CONFIG_SERPROG ?= yes
>
> -# Bitbanging SPI infrastructure is not used yet.
> +# Bitbanging SPI infrastructure, default off unless needed.
> +ifeq ($(CONFIG_INTERNAL), yes)
> +CONFIG_BITBANG_SPI = yes
> +else
>  CONFIG_BITBANG_SPI ?= no
> +endif
>
>  # Always enable 3Com NICs for now.
>  CONFIG_NIC3COM ?= yes
> @@ -151,7 +155,7 @@
>  FEATURE_CFLAGS += -D'CONFIG_INTERNAL=1'
>  PROGRAMMER_OBJS += processor_enable.o chipset_enable.o board_enable.o
> cbtable.o dmi.o internal.o
>  # FIXME: The PROGRAMMER_OBJS below should only be included on x86.
> -PROGRAMMER_OBJS += it87spi.o ichspi.o sb600spi.o wbsio_spi.o
> +PROGRAMMER_OBJS += it87spi.o ichspi.o sb600spi.o wbsio_spi.o mcp6x_spi.o
>  NEED_PCI := yes
>  endif
>
> Index: flashrom-bitbang_spi_nvidia_mcp/chipset_enable.c
> ===================================================================
> --- flashrom-bitbang_spi_nvidia_mcp/chipset_enable.c    (Revision 1049)
> +++ flashrom-bitbang_spi_nvidia_mcp/chipset_enable.c    (Arbeitskopie)
> @@ -1092,10 +1092,8 @@
>  {
>        int ret = 0;
>        uint8_t val;
> -       uint16_t status;
>        char *busname;
> -       uint32_t mcp_spibaraddr;
> -       void *mcp_spibar;
> +       uint32_t mcp6x_spibaraddr;
>        struct pci_dev *smbusdev;
>
>        msg_pinfo("This chipset is not really supported yet.
> Guesswork...\n");
> @@ -1144,40 +1142,33 @@
>                smbusdev->bus, smbusdev->dev, smbusdev->func);
>
>        /* Locate the BAR where the SPI interface lives. */
> -       mcp_spibaraddr = pci_read_long(smbusdev, 0x74);
> -       msg_pdbg("SPI BAR is at 0x%08x, ", mcp_spibaraddr);
> +       mcp6x_spibaraddr = pci_read_long(smbusdev, 0x74);
> +       msg_pdbg("SPI BAR is at 0x%08x, ", mcp6x_spibaraddr);
>        /* We hope this has native alignment. We know the SPI interface
> (well,
>         * a set of GPIOs that is connected to SPI flash) is at offset
> 0x530,
>         * so we expect a size of at least 0x800. Clear the lower bits.
>         * It is entirely possible that the BAR is 64k big and the low bits
> are
>         * reserved for an entirely different purpose.
>         */
> -       mcp_spibaraddr &= ~0x7ff;
> -       msg_pdbg("after clearing low bits BAR is at 0x%08x\n",
> mcp_spibaraddr);
> +       mcp6x_spibaraddr &= ~0x7ff;
> +       msg_pdbg("after clearing low bits BAR is at 0x%08x\n",
> mcp6x_spibaraddr);
>
>        /* Accessing a NULL pointer BAR is evil. Don't do it. */
> -       if (mcp_spibaraddr && (buses_supported == CHIP_BUSTYPE_SPI)) {
> +       if (mcp6x_spibaraddr && (buses_supported == CHIP_BUSTYPE_SPI)) {
>                /* Map the BAR. Bytewise/wordwise access at 0x530 and 0x540.
> */
> -               mcp_spibar = physmap("MCP67 SPI", mcp_spibaraddr, 0x544);
> +               mcp6x_spibar = physmap("Nvidia MCP6x SPI",
> mcp6x_spibaraddr, 0x544);
>
> -/* Guessed. If this is correct, migrate to a separate MCP67 SPI driver. */
> -#define MCP67_SPI_CS           (1 << 1)
> -#define MCP67_SPI_SCK          (1 << 2)
> -#define MCP67_SPI_MOSI         (1 << 3)
> -#define MCP67_SPI_MISO         (1 << 4)
> -#define MCP67_SPI_ENABLE       (1 << 0)
> -#define MCP67_SPI_IDLE         (1 << 8)
> -
> -               status = mmio_readw(mcp_spibar + 0x530);
> -               msg_pdbg("SPI control is 0x%04x, enable=%i, idle=%i\n",
> -                        status, status & 0x1, (status >> 8) & 0x1);
> +               if (mcp6x_spi_init())
> +                       ret = 1;
> +#if 0
>                /* FIXME: Remove the physunmap once the SPI driver exists.
> */
> -               physunmap(mcp_spibar, 0x544);
> -       } else if (!mcp_spibaraddr && (buses_supported & CHIP_BUSTYPE_SPI))
> {
> +               physunmap(mcp6x_spibar, 0x544);
> +#endif
> +       } else if (!mcp6x_spibaraddr && (buses_supported &
> CHIP_BUSTYPE_SPI)) {
>                msg_pdbg("Strange. MCP SPI BAR is invalid.\n");
>                buses_supported &= ~CHIP_BUSTYPE_SPI;
>                ret = 1;
> -       } else if (mcp_spibaraddr && !(buses_supported & CHIP_BUSTYPE_SPI))
> {
> +       } else if (mcp6x_spibaraddr && !(buses_supported &
> CHIP_BUSTYPE_SPI)) {
>                msg_pdbg("Strange. MCP SPI BAR is valid, but chipset
> apparently"
>                         " doesn't have SPI enabled.\n");
>        } else {
> @@ -1215,8 +1206,7 @@
>                result = enable_flash_mcp55(dev, name);
>                break;
>        case CHIP_BUSTYPE_SPI:
> -               msg_pinfo("SPI on this chipset is not supported yet.\n");
> -               buses_supported = CHIP_BUSTYPE_NONE;
> +               msg_perr("SPI on this chipset is WIP. DO NOT USE!\n");
>                break;
>        default:
>                msg_pinfo("Something went wrong with bus type
> detection.\n");
> @@ -1241,8 +1231,7 @@
>                msg_pinfo("LPC on this chipset is not supported yet.\n");
>                break;
>        case CHIP_BUSTYPE_SPI:
> -               msg_pinfo("SPI on this chipset is not supported yet.\n");
> -               buses_supported = CHIP_BUSTYPE_NONE;
> +               msg_perr("SPI on this chipset is WIP. DO NOT USE!\n");
>                break;
>        default:
>                msg_pinfo("Something went wrong with bus type
> detection.\n");
> Index: flashrom-bitbang_spi_nvidia_mcp/mcp6x_spi.c
> ===================================================================
> --- flashrom-bitbang_spi_nvidia_mcp/mcp6x_spi.c (Revision 0)
> +++ flashrom-bitbang_spi_nvidia_mcp/mcp6x_spi.c (Revision 0)
> @@ -0,0 +1,132 @@
> +/*
> + * This file is part of the flashrom project.
> + *
> + * Copyright (C) 2010 Carl-Daniel Hailfinger
> + *
> + * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
> + * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
> + * the Free Software Foundation; version 2 of the License.
> + *
> + * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
> + * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
> + * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
> + * GNU General Public License for more details.
> + *
> + * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
> + * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
> + * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301
> USA
> + */
> +
> +/* Driver for the Nvidia MCP6x/MCP7x MCP6X_SPI controller.
> + * Based on clean room reverse engineered docs from
> + * http://www.flashrom.org/pipermail/flashrom/2009-December/001180.html
> + * created by Michael Karcher.
> + */
> +
> +#if defined(__i386__) || defined(__x86_64__)
> +
> +#include <stdint.h>
> +#include <stdlib.h>
> +#include <ctype.h>
> +#include "flash.h"
> +
> +/* We have two sets of pins, out and in. The numbers for both sets are
> + * independent and are bitshift values, not real pin numbers.
> + */
> +
> +/* Guessed. */
> +#define MCP6X_SPI_CS           1
> +#define MCP6X_SPI_SCK          2
> +#define MCP6X_SPI_MOSI         3
> +#define MCP6X_SPI_MISO         4
> +#define MCP6X_SPI_ENABLE       0
> +#define MCP6X_SPI_IDLE         8
> +
> +void *mcp6x_spibar = NULL;
> +
> +void mcp6x_request_spibus(void)
> +{
> +       uint8_t byte;
> +
> +       byte = mmio_readb(mcp6x_spibar + 0x530);
> +       byte |= 1 << MCP6X_SPI_ENABLE;
> +       mmio_writeb(byte, mcp6x_spibar + 0x530);
> +
> +       /* Wait until we are allowed to use the SPI bus. */
> +       while (!(mmio_readw(mcp6x_spibar + 0x530) & (1 << MCP6X_SPI_IDLE)))
> ;
> +}
> +
> +void mcp6x_release_spibus(void)
> +{
> +       uint8_t byte;
> +
> +       byte = mmio_readb(mcp6x_spibar + 0x530);
> +       byte &= ~(1 << MCP6X_SPI_ENABLE);
> +       mmio_writeb(byte, mcp6x_spibar + 0x530);
> +}
> +
> +void mcp6x_bitbang_set_cs(int val)
> +{
> +       uint8_t byte;
> +
> +       /* Requesting and releasing the SPI bus is handled in here to allow
> the
> +        * chipset to use its own SPI engine for native reads.
> +        */
> +       if (val == 0)
> +               mcp6x_request_spibus();
> +
> +       byte = mmio_readb(mcp6x_spibar + 0x530);
> +       byte &= ~(1 << MCP6X_SPI_CS);
> +       byte |= (val << MCP6X_SPI_CS);
> +       mmio_writeb(byte, mcp6x_spibar + 0x530);
> +
> +       if (val == 1)
> +               mcp6x_release_spibus();
> +}
> +
> +void mcp6x_bitbang_set_sck(int val)
> +{
> +       uint8_t byte;
> +
> +       byte = mmio_readb(mcp6x_spibar + 0x530);
> +       byte &= ~(1 << MCP6X_SPI_SCK);
> +       byte |= (val << MCP6X_SPI_SCK);
> +       mmio_writeb(byte, mcp6x_spibar + 0x530);
> +}
> +
> +void mcp6x_bitbang_set_mosi(int val)
> +{
> +       uint8_t byte;
> +
> +       byte = mmio_readb(mcp6x_spibar + 0x530);
> +       byte &= ~(1 << MCP6X_SPI_MOSI);
> +       byte |= (val << MCP6X_SPI_MOSI);
> +       mmio_writeb(byte, mcp6x_spibar + 0x530);
> +}
> +
> +int mcp6x_bitbang_get_miso(void)
> +{
> +       uint8_t byte;
> +
> +       byte = mmio_readb(mcp6x_spibar + 0x530);
> +       byte = (byte >> MCP6X_SPI_MISO) & 0x1;
> +       return byte;
> +}
> +
> +int mcp6x_spi_init(void)
> +{
> +       uint16_t status;
> +
> +       status = mmio_readw(mcp6x_spibar + 0x530);
> +       msg_pdbg("SPI control is 0x%04x, enable=%i, idle=%i\n",
> +                status, (status >> MCP6X_SPI_ENABLE) & 0x1,
> +                (status >> MCP6X_SPI_IDLE) & 0x1);
> +
> +       if (bitbang_spi_init(BITBANG_SPI_MASTER_MCP))
> +               return 1;
> +       spi_controller = SPI_CONTROLLER_MCP6X_BITBANG;
> +
> +       return 0;
> +}
> +
> +#endif
>
>
> --
> http://www.hailfinger.org/
>
>
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