| QSPI U-boot support | |
| ------------------ | |
| Host processor is connected to serial flash device via qpsi | |
| interface. QSPI is a kind of spi module that allows single, | |
| dual and quad read access to external spi devices. The module | |
| has a memory mapped interface which provide direct interface | |
| for accessing data form external spi devices. | |
| The one QSPI in the device is primarily intended for fast booting | |
| from Quad SPI flash devices. | |
| Usecase | |
| ------- | |
| MLO/u-boot.img will be flashed from SD/MMC to the flash device | |
| using serial flash erase and write commands. Then, switch settings | |
| will be changed to qspi boot. Then, the ROM code will read MLO | |
| from the predefined location in the flash, where it was flashed and | |
| execute it after storing it in SDRAM. Then, the MLO will read | |
| u-boot.img from flash and execute it from SDRAM. | |
| SPI mode | |
| ------- | |
| SPI mode uses mtd spi framework for transfer and reception of data. | |
| Can be used in: | |
| 1. Normal mode: use single pin for transfers | |
| 2. Dual Mode: use two pins for transfers. | |
| 3. Quad mode: use four pin for transfer | |
| Memory mapped read mode | |
| ----------------------- | |
| In this, SPI controller is configured using configuration port and then | |
| controler is switched to memory mapped port for data read. | |
| Driver | |
| ------ | |
| drivers/qspi/ti_qspi.c | |
| - Newly created file which is responsible for configuring the | |
| qspi controller and also for providing the low level api which | |
| is responsible for transferring the datas from host controller | |
| to flash device and vice versa. | |
| Testing | |
| ------- | |
| A seperated file named README.dra_qspi_test has been created which gives all the | |
| details about the commands required to test qspi at u-boot level. |