From patchwork Wed Jan 3 11:56:01 2024 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Patchwork-Submitter: "D, Lakshmi Sowjanya" X-Patchwork-Id: 13509946 Received: from mgamail.intel.com (mgamail.intel.com [192.55.52.88]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by smtp.subspace.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id B724C1BDDC; Wed, 3 Jan 2024 11:57:14 +0000 (UTC) Authentication-Results: smtp.subspace.kernel.org; dmarc=pass (p=none dis=none) header.from=intel.com Authentication-Results: smtp.subspace.kernel.org; spf=pass smtp.mailfrom=intel.com Authentication-Results: smtp.subspace.kernel.org; dkim=pass (2048-bit key) header.d=intel.com header.i=@intel.com header.b="Pz75pFel" DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/simple; d=intel.com; i=@intel.com; q=dns/txt; s=Intel; t=1704283034; x=1735819034; h=from:to:cc:subject:date:message-id:in-reply-to: references:mime-version:content-transfer-encoding; bh=M7wCBVGLoY9FqwR8B4e75uBEBjNx5OX2ShepOLnPD5U=; b=Pz75pFelc2mRnYThS2GGs684lGasXz3Uf19CZvKZPkD3NL4eg9ZCc2bo q2MyVzqvlmADUmefP1cO4p26F30WnEcsLId/jngSXb+75W4JqqHRfxykw eZpUTSs4+j8Ye/qXPVe1OwRm0wCwRdIf8fe1Rm4rFnSkCpp2E571FRPge GevduDB40XsqYV4V3MUsbNIu1+txGgaKb/FAeDunf6B1KcWnDiECfJ5uS vQ+48et6KrwdLeT5vyT5R3f63/aGdmpsYjZkLhHDcNLWjr2Pq2nLhYT1L fp9e9KQrsvYf4qSveMh46x1b8ZzFxIDp3e6a03NRTLGQC8JXrZliynspk g==; X-IronPort-AV: E=McAfee;i="6600,9927,10941"; a="428169616" X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="6.04,327,1695711600"; d="scan'208";a="428169616" Received: from fmsmga005.fm.intel.com ([10.253.24.32]) by fmsmga101.fm.intel.com with ESMTP/TLS/ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384; 03 Jan 2024 03:57:14 -0800 X-ExtLoop1: 1 X-IronPort-AV: E=McAfee;i="6600,9927,10941"; a="1111348139" X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="6.04,327,1695711600"; d="scan'208";a="1111348139" Received: from inlubt0316.iind.intel.com ([10.191.20.213]) by fmsmga005.fm.intel.com with ESMTP; 03 Jan 2024 03:57:07 -0800 From: lakshmi.sowjanya.d@intel.com To: tglx@linutronix.de, jstultz@google.com, giometti@enneenne.com, corbet@lwn.net, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Cc: x86@kernel.org, netdev@vger.kernel.org, linux-doc@vger.kernel.org, intel-wired-lan@lists.osuosl.org, andriy.shevchenko@linux.intel.com, eddie.dong@intel.com, christopher.s.hall@intel.com, jesse.brandeburg@intel.com, davem@davemloft.net, alexandre.torgue@foss.st.com, joabreu@synopsys.com, mcoquelin.stm32@gmail.com, perex@perex.cz, linux-sound@vger.kernel.org, anthony.l.nguyen@intel.com, pandith.n@intel.com, mallikarjunappa.sangannavar@intel.com, thejesh.reddy.t.r@intel.com, lakshmi.sowjanya.d@intel.com Subject: [RFC PATCH v3 10/11] Documentation: driver-api: pps: Add Intel Timed I/O PPS generator Date: Wed, 3 Jan 2024 17:26:01 +0530 Message-Id: <20240103115602.19044-11-lakshmi.sowjanya.d@intel.com> X-Mailer: git-send-email 2.35.3 In-Reply-To: <20240103115602.19044-1-lakshmi.sowjanya.d@intel.com> References: <20240103115602.19044-1-lakshmi.sowjanya.d@intel.com> Precedence: bulk X-Mailing-List: linux-sound@vger.kernel.org List-Id: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Patchwork-State: RFC From: Lakshmi Sowjanya D Add Intel Timed I/O PPS usage instructions. Co-developed-by: Pandith N Signed-off-by: Pandith N Signed-off-by: Lakshmi Sowjanya D Reviewed-by: Andy Shevchenko --- Documentation/driver-api/pps.rst | 22 ++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 22 insertions(+) diff --git a/Documentation/driver-api/pps.rst b/Documentation/driver-api/pps.rst index 78dded03e5d8..cb1e4d814d37 100644 --- a/Documentation/driver-api/pps.rst +++ b/Documentation/driver-api/pps.rst @@ -246,3 +246,25 @@ delay between assert and clear edge as small as possible to reduce system latencies. But if it is too small slave won't be able to capture clear edge transition. The default of 30us should be good enough in most situations. The delay can be selected using 'delay' pps_gen_parport module parameter. + + +Intel Timed I/O PPS signal generator +------------------------------------ + +Intel Timed I/O is a high precision device, present on 2019 and newer Intel +CPUs, that can generate PPS signal. + +Timed I/O and system time are both driven by same hardware clock, The signal +generated with a precision of ~20 nanoseconds. The generated PPS signal +is used to synchronize an external device with system clock. For example, +Share your clock with a device that receives PPS signal, generated by +Timed I/O device. There are dedicated Timed I/O pins to deliver PPS signal +to an external device. + +Usage of Intel Timed I/O as PPS generator: + +Start generating PPS signal:: + $echo 1 > /sys/devices/platform/INTCxxxx\:00/enable + +Stop generating PPS signal:: + $echo 0 > /sys/devices/platform/INTCxxxx\:00/enable