| From: |
| Deborah Brouwer <deborah.brouwer-AT-collabora.com> |
| To: |
| Daniel Almeida <daniel.almeida-AT-collabora.com>, Alice Ryhl <aliceryhl-AT-google.com>, Danilo Krummrich <dakr-AT-kernel.org>, David Airlie <airlied-AT-gmail.com>, Simona Vetter <simona-AT-ffwll.ch>, Benno Lossin <lossin-AT-kernel.org>, Gary Guo <gary-AT-garyguo.net>, Miguel Ojeda <ojeda-AT-kernel.org>, Boqun Feng <boqun-AT-kernel.org>, Björn Roy Baron <bjorn3_gh-AT-protonmail.com>, Andreas Hindborg <a.hindborg-AT-kernel.org>, Trevor Gross <tmgross-AT-umich.edu>, FUJITA Tomonori <fujita.tomonori-AT-gmail.com>, Frederic Weisbecker <frederic-AT-kernel.org>, Thomas Gleixner <tglx-AT-kernel.org>, Anna-Maria Behnsen <anna-maria-AT-linutronix.de>, John Stultz <jstultz-AT-google.com>, Stephen Boyd <sboyd-AT-kernel.org> |
| Subject: |
| [PATCH v4 00/20] drm/tyr: firmware loading and MCU boot support |
| Date: |
| Fri, 24 Apr 2026 16:38:54 -0700 |
| Message-ID: |
| <20260424-b4-fw-boot-v4-v4-0-a5d91050789d@collabora.com> |
| Cc: |
| dri-devel-AT-lists.freedesktop.org, linux-kernel-AT-vger.kernel.org, rust-for-linux-AT-vger.kernel.org, boris.brezillon-AT-collabora.com, beata.michalska-AT-arm.com, lyude-AT-redhat.com, acourbot-AT-nvidia.com, work-AT-onurozkan.dev, alvin.sun-AT-linux.dev, Deborah Brouwer <deborah.brouwer-AT-collabora.com> |
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This series adds firmware loading and MCU boot support to the Tyr DRM
driver. It includes:
- A parser for the Mali CSF firmware binary format
- A kernel-managed BO type (KernelBo) for internal driver allocations
- GPU virtual memory (VM) integration using drm_gpuvm
- An MMU module and a generic slot manager
- Shmem-backed GEM support for Tyr
- Loading firmware, VM activation, and MCU boot at probe()
- Initialization of Command Stream Frontend (CSF) firmware interfaces
Dependencies:
- [PATCH v12 0/5] Rust bindings for gem shmem
https://lore.kernel.org/rust-for-linux/20260421235346.672...
- [PATCH v6 0/5] Rust GPUVM immediate mode
https://lore.kernel.org/rust-for-linux/20260409-gpuvm-rus...
- [PATCH v6 0/5] Introduce DeviceContext
https://lore.kernel.org/rust-for-linux/20260320233645.950...
- [PATCH v5 0/6] drm/tyr: Use register! macro
https://lore.kernel.org/rust-for-linux/20260409-b4-tyr-us...
Other Prerequisites:
This series also depends on additional prerequisite fixes not included in
this posting. The full stack (base + prerequisites + this series) is
available here:
https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/dbrouwer/linux/-/tree/dbro...
Development history / discussion:
https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/panfrost/linux/-/merge_req...
---
Changes in v4:
New commits:
- drm/tyr: program CSF global interface
- rust: time: add arch_timer_get_rate wrapper
- drm/tyr: add CSF firmware interface support
- drm/tyr: validate presence of CSF shared section
- drm/tyr: wait for global interface readiness
- drm/tyr: add Job IRQ handling
- drm/tyr: add Wait type for GPU events
The existing commits from v3 remain unchanged.
- Link to v3: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20260413-b4-fw-boot-v3-v3-0-b42...
Changes in v3:
New commits:
- drm/tyr: remove unused device from platform data
- drm/tyr: use shmem GEM object type in TyrDrmDriver
drm/tyr: select required dependencies in Kconfig
- Rename commit since the dependencies are not limited to DRM.
- Select new RUST_DRM_GEM_SHMEM_HELPER instead of DRM_GEM_SHMEM_HELPER.
drm/tyr: set DMA mask using GPU physical address
- Use register macro to read pa_bits instead of separate helper function.
drm/tyr: add MMU module
- Switch MMU code to typed register APIs (TRANSCFG, MEMATTR, STATUS, LOCKADDR, etc.).
- Use MmuCommand enum for MMU commands instead of raw constants.
- Minor cleanups and renaming (MAX_AS, AS_PRESENT handling).
drm/tyr: add GPU virtual memory module
- Extract VA/PA bits via typed MMU_FEATURES register.
- Update the VM code to match the new GPUVM v6 and shmem GEM v10 APIs.
drm/tyr: add a kernel buffer object
- Reject zero-sized KernelBo allocations up front.
drm/tyr: add firmware loading and MCU boot support
- Use typed GPU control registers.
- Pass iomem by Arc into Firmware::new() since we store it eventually.
- Link to v2: https://lore.kernel.org/rust-for-linux/20260302232500.244...
Changes in v2:
- The whole series is rebased on drm-rust-next including v7.0-rc1.
- Each patch has its own changelog.
Link to v1: https://lore.kernel.org/rust-for-linux/20260212013713.304...
Signed-off-by: Deborah Brouwer <deborah.brouwer@collabora.com>
---
Alvin Sun (1):
drm/tyr: use shmem GEM object type in TyrDrmDriver
Beata Michalska (1):
drm/tyr: set DMA mask using GPU physical address
Boris Brezillon (5):
drm/tyr: select required dependencies in Kconfig
drm/tyr: rename TyrObject to BoData
drm/tyr: Add generic slot manager
drm/tyr: add MMU module
drm/tyr: add GPU virtual memory module
Daniel Almeida (1):
drm/tyr: add parser for firmware binary
Deborah Brouwer (12):
drm/tyr: remove unused device from platform data
drm/tyr: move clock cleanup into Clocks Drop impl
drm/tyr: add shmem backing for GEM objects
drm/tyr: add a kernel buffer object
drm/tyr: add firmware loading and MCU boot support
drm/tyr: add Wait type for GPU events
drm/tyr: add Job IRQ handling
drm/tyr: wait for global interface readiness
drm/tyr: validate presence of CSF shared section
drm/tyr: add CSF firmware interface support
rust: time: add arch_timer_get_rate wrapper
drm/tyr: program CSF global interface
drivers/gpu/drm/tyr/Kconfig | 15 +-
drivers/gpu/drm/tyr/driver.rs | 153 +-
drivers/gpu/drm/tyr/fw.rs | 352 +++++
drivers/gpu/drm/tyr/fw/interfaces.rs | 2243 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
drivers/gpu/drm/tyr/fw/irq.rs | 120 ++
drivers/gpu/drm/tyr/fw/parser.rs | 532 +++++++
drivers/gpu/drm/tyr/gem.rs | 164 ++-
drivers/gpu/drm/tyr/mmu.rs | 127 ++
drivers/gpu/drm/tyr/mmu/address_space.rs | 571 ++++++++
drivers/gpu/drm/tyr/regs.rs | 110 ++
drivers/gpu/drm/tyr/slot.rs | 436 ++++++
drivers/gpu/drm/tyr/tyr.rs | 5 +
drivers/gpu/drm/tyr/vm.rs | 805 +++++++++++
drivers/gpu/drm/tyr/wait.rs | 125 ++
rust/kernel/time.rs | 29 +
15 files changed, 5752 insertions(+), 35 deletions(-)
---
base-commit: 52c3c3b7eb11d596526e523bf57f8b3cbdcb24d8
change-id: 20260424-b4-fw-boot-v4-4b5f09bf13e8
Best regards,
--
Deborah Brouwer <deborah.brouwer@collabora.com>