This document describes the end-to-end flow for adding new PM API in versal firmware and how it can be used in any Linux driver.

Table of Contents

Overview

Versal ACAP Platform Management Unit provides centralized power state handling, clock management, reset management, pin control management. Platform Management (PM) services are used by calling PM API via IPI to firmware. The PM interface can be used to access secure resources by implementing custom PM APIs in firmware. This document describes the end-to-end flow for adding new PM API in firmware and how it can be used in any Linux driver.

Prerequisites

Knowledge of Versal ACAP Platform Management Software Architecture. Please refer to the following sections from Versal ACAP system software developers guide.

• Linux Software Stack

• Versal ACAP Platform Management Software Architecture

Adding a new PM API

To add a new API, changes in the below components are required.

• XilPM server

• ATF

• Linux ZynqMP Firmware driver

Changes in XilPM server

Define new PM (Platform Management) API ID

First, user needs to define new PM API ID.

• Versal PM API IDs are defined in xpm_defs.h

  • Example: API ID: PM_IOCTL

• Add new PM API ID at the end of list like PM_ACTIVATE_SUBSYSTEM in list

• Update PM_API_MAX as per new PM API ID in xpm_defs.h

Implement the PM API function

Once a new PM API ID is defined, implement the API function.

• Declare a function prototype in xpm_api.h

  • Example of function declaration: XPm_DevIoctl()

• Define the function in xpm_api.c

  • Example of function definition: XPm_DevIoctl() and XPm_Ioctl()

• Add a new switch case in XPm_ProcessCmd() of xpm_api.c and call implemented function from there

  • Example of processing IPI request came for PM_IOCTL API: PM_IOCTL

Add new PM API as valid feature in XilPM

Feature check API is used to determine compatibility between firmware, ATF and Linux. If there is a change in the existing PM API interface such as arguments, version of that API should be updated in the feature check, otherwise the client (i.e. ATF/Linux) would be using different argument so the PM API may not work properly. To identify this version gap, feature check is an important function that takes care of this check. So, it is required to add new PM API as a valid feature and its version.

• Add the newly added PM API as a valid feature and return API version in XPm_FeatureCheck()

• Example of marking PM_IOCTL as valid feature: PM_IOCTL in XPm_FeatureCheck()

Changes in ATF

Add PM API ID in ATF

Add the same PM API ID defined in xilpm/server.

• Versal API IDs in ATF are defined at pm_defs.h

• Add new API ID at the end of list in pm_defs.h

  • Example API ID: PM_IOCTL in pm_defs.h

Implement the PM API function

Once the PM API ID is defined, implement the API function.

• Declare the function in pm_api_sys.h

  • Example of Function Declaration: pm_api_ioctl()

• Define the function to create a payload with the new API ID and required argument, write that payload in the IPI buffer and trigger an IPI message in pm_api_sys.c

  • Example of Function Definition: pm_api_ioctl()

• Add a new switch case in pm_smc_handler() from pm_svc_main.c to call the newly added API

  • Example of Process SMC from Linux to send IPI request for PM_IOCTL : PM_IOCTL

Add new PM API as valid feature in ATF

As explained in Adding custom Platform Management API in Firmware and Linux driver | Add new PM API as Valid feature section and to make sure the API in firmware, ATF and Linux are in sync, newly added PM API needs be added as valid feature in ATF.

• Add the newly added API as a valid feature and return the appropriate API version in pm_feature_check()

• Example of Marking PM_IOCTL as valid feature in ATF: PM_IOCTL

Changes in Linux ZynqMP Firmware Driver

Add PM API ID in Linux

Add same PM API ID defined in xilpm/server and ATF.

• PM API IDs are defined in xlnx-zynqmp.h

• Add the new PM API ID at the end of the list before PM_API_MAX as enum in pm_api_id{}

Function to be used by another driver to call PM API

Declaration

Declare a function which can be used by another driver to call PM API.

• Functions are declared in xlnx-zynqmp.h

Definition

Define a function to send the PM API request to ATF via SMC. Functions are defined in zynqmp.c.

• Example of function definition: zynqmp_pm_ioctl()

• Example of function definition in new kernel: zynqmp_pm_clock_enable()

Example of PM API usage by another driver

• Example of MMC driver using the IOCTL API in sdhci_zynqmp_sdcardclk_set_phase()

• Example of PLL driver using the clock API in new kernel (with direct call) zynqmp_pll_enable()

Example for end-to-end implementation of PM IOCTL API

Adding a new IOCTL in PM IOCTL API

Many times, it is not required to add a whole new PM API for minimal operations such as providing access to a register from secure register space to the Non-Secure Application or OS, which might not have direct access to such registers. For these trivial tasks, one can use the existing PM IOCTL API and just add a new IOCTL ID to perform that operation.

For more details, please refer to XPm_DevIoctl Operations.

• Example

  • XilPM: xilpm: versal: server: Add IOCTL support for AIE ISR Clear

  • Linux: firmware: xilinx: Add IOCTL support for AIE ISR Clear