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2
3===============================
4The Linux kernel dpll subsystem
5===============================
6
7DPLL
8====
9
10PLL - Phase Locked Loop is an electronic circuit which syntonizes clock
11signal of a device with an external clock signal. Effectively enabling
12device to run on the same clock signal beat as provided on a PLL input.
13
14DPLL - Digital Phase Locked Loop is an integrated circuit which in
15addition to plain PLL behavior incorporates a digital phase detector
16and may have digital divider in the loop. As a result, the frequency on
17DPLL's input and output may be configurable.
18
19Subsystem
20=========
21
22The main purpose of dpll subsystem is to provide general interface
23to configure devices that use any kind of Digital PLL and could use
24different sources of input signal to synchronize to, as well as
25different types of outputs.
26The main interface is NETLINK_GENERIC based protocol with an event
27monitoring multicast group defined.
28
29Device object
30=============
31
32Single dpll device object means single Digital PLL circuit and bunch of
33connected pins.
34It reports the supported modes of operation and current status to the
35user in response to the `do` request of netlink command
36``DPLL_CMD_DEVICE_GET`` and list of dplls registered in the subsystem
37with `dump` netlink request of the same command.
38Changing the configuration of dpll device is done with `do` request of
39netlink ``DPLL_CMD_DEVICE_SET`` command.
40A device handle is ``DPLL_A_ID``, it shall be provided to get or set
41configuration of particular device in the system. It can be obtained
42with a ``DPLL_CMD_DEVICE_GET`` `dump` request or
43a ``DPLL_CMD_DEVICE_ID_GET`` `do` request, where the one must provide
44attributes that result in single device match.
45
46Pin object
47==========
48
49A pin is amorphic object which represents either input or output, it
50could be internal component of the device, as well as externally
51connected.
52The number of pins per dpll vary, but usually multiple pins shall be
53provided for a single dpll device.
54Pin's properties, capabilities and status is provided to the user in
55response to `do` request of netlink ``DPLL_CMD_PIN_GET`` command.
56It is also possible to list all the pins that were registered in the
57system with `dump` request of ``DPLL_CMD_PIN_GET`` command.
58Configuration of a pin can be changed by `do` request of netlink
59``DPLL_CMD_PIN_SET`` command.
60Pin handle is a ``DPLL_A_PIN_ID``, it shall be provided to get or set
61configuration of particular pin in the system. It can be obtained with
62``DPLL_CMD_PIN_GET`` `dump` request or ``DPLL_CMD_PIN_ID_GET`` `do`
63request, where user provides attributes that result in single pin match.
64
65Pin selection
66=============
67
68Pin state (``DPLL_A_PIN_STATE``) reflects the administrative intent set
69by the user. Pin operational state (``DPLL_A_PIN_OPERSTATE``) reflects
70what the hardware is actually doing with the pin.
71
72Pin selection can be done either manually or automatically, depending
73on hardware capabilities and active dpll device work mode
74(``DPLL_A_MODE`` attribute). The consequence is that there are
75differences for each mode in terms of available pin states the user can
76request for a dpll device.
77
78In manual mode (``DPLL_MODE_MANUAL``) the user can request one of
79following pin states:
80
81- ``DPLL_PIN_STATE_CONNECTED`` - the pin is selected to drive dpll
82  device
83- ``DPLL_PIN_STATE_DISCONNECTED`` - the pin is not selected to drive
84  dpll device
85
86In automatic mode (``DPLL_MODE_AUTOMATIC``) the user can request one of
87following pin states:
88
89- ``DPLL_PIN_STATE_SELECTABLE`` - the pin shall be considered as valid
90  input for automatic selection algorithm
91- ``DPLL_PIN_STATE_DISCONNECTED`` - the pin shall be not considered as
92  a valid input for automatic selection algorithm
93
94Pins that have the ``DPLL_PIN_CAPABILITIES_STATE_CONNECTED_OVERRIDE``
95capability can additionally be set to ``DPLL_PIN_STATE_CONNECTED`` in
96automatic mode, overriding the active input selection. This is useful
97for automatic-only DPLL devices where mode cannot be switched to manual.
98When such a pin is disconnected, the device returns to automatic input
99selection.
100
101The actual hardware status of a pin is reported via the operational
102state (``DPLL_A_PIN_OPERSTATE``) attribute nested under the parent
103device:
104
105- ``DPLL_PIN_OPERSTATE_ACTIVE`` - pin is qualified and actively used
106  by the DPLL
107- ``DPLL_PIN_OPERSTATE_STANDBY`` - pin is qualified but not actively
108  used by the DPLL
109- ``DPLL_PIN_OPERSTATE_NO_SIGNAL`` - pin does not have a valid signal
110- ``DPLL_PIN_OPERSTATE_QUAL_FAILED`` - pin signal failed qualification
111  checks
112
113Shared pins
114===========
115
116A single pin object can be attached to multiple dpll devices.
117Then there are two groups of configuration knobs:
118
1191) Set on a pin - the configuration is a property of the pin itself and
120   applies to all dpll devices the pin is registered with
121   (i.e., ``DPLL_A_PIN_FREQUENCY``),
1222) Set on a pin-dpll tuple - the configuration affects only selected
123   dpll device (i.e., ``DPLL_A_PIN_PRIO``, ``DPLL_A_PIN_STATE``,
124   ``DPLL_A_PIN_DIRECTION``).
125
126MUX-type pins
127=============
128
129A pin can be MUX-type, it aggregates child pins and serves as a pin
130multiplexer. One or more pins are registered with MUX-type instead of
131being directly registered to a dpll device.
132Pins registered with a MUX-type pin provide user with additional nested
133attribute ``DPLL_A_PIN_PARENT_PIN`` for each parent they were registered
134with.
135If a pin was registered with multiple parent pins, they behave like a
136multiple output multiplexer. In this case output of a
137``DPLL_CMD_PIN_GET`` would contain multiple pin-parent nested
138attributes with current state related to each parent, like::
139
140        'pin': [{{
141          'clock-id': 282574471561216,
142          'module-name': 'ice',
143          'capabilities': 4,
144          'id': 13,
145          'parent-pin': [
146          {'parent-id': 2, 'state': 'connected'},
147          {'parent-id': 3, 'state': 'disconnected'}
148          ],
149          'type': 'synce-eth-port'
150          }}]
151
152Only one child pin can provide its signal to the parent MUX-type pin at
153a time, the selection is done by requesting change of a child pin state
154on desired parent, with the use of ``DPLL_A_PIN_PARENT`` nested
155attribute. Example of netlink `set state on parent pin` message format:
156
157  ========================== =============================================
158  ``DPLL_A_PIN_ID``          child pin id
159  ``DPLL_A_PIN_PARENT_PIN``  nested attribute for requesting configuration
160                             related to parent pin
161    ``DPLL_A_PIN_PARENT_ID`` parent pin id
162    ``DPLL_A_PIN_STATE``     requested pin state on parent
163  ========================== =============================================
164
165Pin priority
166============
167
168Some devices might offer a capability of automatic pin selection mode
169(enum value ``DPLL_MODE_AUTOMATIC`` of ``DPLL_A_MODE`` attribute).
170Usually, automatic selection is performed on the hardware level, which
171means only pins directly connected to the dpll can be used for automatic
172input pin selection.
173In automatic selection mode, the user cannot manually select a input
174pin for the device, instead the user shall provide all directly
175connected pins with a priority ``DPLL_A_PIN_PRIO``, the device would
176pick a highest priority valid signal and use it to control the DPLL
177device. Example of netlink `set priority on parent pin` message format:
178
179  ============================ =============================================
180  ``DPLL_A_PIN_ID``            configured pin id
181  ``DPLL_A_PIN_PARENT_DEVICE`` nested attribute for requesting configuration
182                               related to parent dpll device
183    ``DPLL_A_PIN_PARENT_ID``   parent dpll device id
184    ``DPLL_A_PIN_PRIO``        requested pin prio on parent dpll
185  ============================ =============================================
186
187Child pin of MUX-type pin is not capable of automatic input pin selection,
188in order to configure active input of a MUX-type pin, the user needs to
189request desired pin state of the child pin on the parent pin,
190as described in the ``MUX-type pins`` chapter.
191
192Phase offset measurement and adjustment
193========================================
194
195Device may provide ability to measure a phase difference between signals
196on a pin and its parent dpll device. If pin-dpll phase offset measurement
197is supported, it shall be provided with ``DPLL_A_PIN_PHASE_OFFSET``
198attribute for each parent dpll device. The reported phase offset may be
199computed as the average of prior values and the current measurement, using
200the following formula:
201
202.. math::
203   curr\_avg = prev\_avg * \frac{2^N-1}{2^N} + new\_val * \frac{1}{2^N}
204
205where `curr_avg` is the current reported phase offset, `prev_avg` is the
206previously reported value, `new_val` is the current measurement, and `N` is
207the averaging factor. Configured averaging factor value is provided with
208``DPLL_A_PHASE_OFFSET_AVG_FACTOR`` attribute of a device and value change can
209be requested with the same attribute with ``DPLL_CMD_DEVICE_SET`` command.
210
211  ================================== ======================================
212  ``DPLL_A_PHASE_OFFSET_AVG_FACTOR`` attr configured value of phase offset
213                                     averaging factor
214  ================================== ======================================
215
216Device may also provide ability to adjust a signal phase on a pin.
217If pin phase adjustment is supported, minimal and maximal values and
218granularity that pin handle shall be provided to the user on
219``DPLL_CMD_PIN_GET`` respond with ``DPLL_A_PIN_PHASE_ADJUST_MIN``,
220``DPLL_A_PIN_PHASE_ADJUST_MAX`` and ``DPLL_A_PIN_PHASE_ADJUST_GRAN``
221attributes. Configured phase adjust value is provided with
222``DPLL_A_PIN_PHASE_ADJUST`` attribute of a pin, and value change can be
223requested with the same attribute with ``DPLL_CMD_PIN_SET`` command.
224
225  ================================ ==========================================
226  ``DPLL_A_PIN_ID``                configured pin id
227  ``DPLL_A_PIN_PHASE_ADJUST_GRAN`` attr granularity of phase adjustment value
228  ``DPLL_A_PIN_PHASE_ADJUST_MIN``  attr minimum value of phase adjustment
229  ``DPLL_A_PIN_PHASE_ADJUST_MAX``  attr maximum value of phase adjustment
230  ``DPLL_A_PIN_PHASE_ADJUST``      attr configured value of phase
231                                   adjustment on parent dpll device
232  ``DPLL_A_PIN_PARENT_DEVICE``     nested attribute for requesting
233                                   configuration on given parent dpll
234                                   device
235    ``DPLL_A_PIN_PARENT_ID``       parent dpll device id
236    ``DPLL_A_PIN_PHASE_OFFSET``    attr measured phase difference
237                                   between a pin and parent dpll device
238  ================================ ==========================================
239
240All phase related values are provided in pico seconds, which represents
241time difference between signals phase. The negative value means that
242phase of signal on pin is earlier in time than dpll's signal. Positive
243value means that phase of signal on pin is later in time than signal of
244a dpll.
245
246Phase adjust (also min and max) values are integers, but measured phase
247offset values are fractional with 3-digit decimal places and shell be
248divided with ``DPLL_PIN_PHASE_OFFSET_DIVIDER`` to get integer part and
249modulo divided to get fractional part.
250
251Phase offset monitor
252====================
253
254Phase offset measurement is typically performed against the current active
255source. However, some DPLL (Digital Phase-Locked Loop) devices may offer
256the capability to monitor phase offsets across all available inputs.
257The attribute and current feature state shall be included in the response
258message of the ``DPLL_CMD_DEVICE_GET`` command for supported DPLL devices.
259In such cases, users can also control the feature using the
260``DPLL_CMD_DEVICE_SET`` command by setting the ``enum dpll_feature_state``
261values for the attribute.
262Once enabled the phase offset measurements for the input shall be returned
263in the ``DPLL_A_PIN_PHASE_OFFSET`` attribute.
264
265  =============================== ========================
266  ``DPLL_A_PHASE_OFFSET_MONITOR`` attr state of a feature
267  =============================== ========================
268
269Fractional frequency offset
270===========================
271
272The fractional frequency offset (FFO) is reported through two attributes
273that carry the same measurement at different precisions:
274
275- ``DPLL_A_PIN_FRACTIONAL_FREQUENCY_OFFSET`` in PPM (parts per million)
276- ``DPLL_A_PIN_FRACTIONAL_FREQUENCY_OFFSET_PPT`` in PPT (parts per trillion)
277
278Both attributes appear at the top level of a pin and inside each
279``pin-parent-device`` nest. Two FFO types are defined:
280
281- ``DPLL_FFO_PORT_RXTX_RATE`` - RX vs TX symbol rate offset (top-level)
282- ``DPLL_FFO_PIN_DEVICE`` - pin vs parent DPLL offset (per-parent)
283
284The driver declares which types it supports via the ``supported_ffo``
285bitmask in ``struct dpll_pin_ops``. The core only calls the ``ffo_get``
286callback for types the driver has opted into. The requested type is
287passed to the driver in the ``struct dpll_ffo_param``.
288
289Frequency monitor
290=================
291
292Some DPLL devices may offer the capability to measure the actual
293frequency of all available input pins. The attribute and current feature state
294shall be included in the response message of the ``DPLL_CMD_DEVICE_GET``
295command for supported DPLL devices. In such cases, users can also control
296the feature using the ``DPLL_CMD_DEVICE_SET`` command by setting the
297``enum dpll_feature_state`` values for the attribute.
298Once enabled the measured input frequency for each input pin shall be
299returned in the ``DPLL_A_PIN_MEASURED_FREQUENCY`` attribute. The value
300is in millihertz (mHz), using ``DPLL_PIN_MEASURED_FREQUENCY_DIVIDER``
301as the divider.
302
303  =============================== ========================
304  ``DPLL_A_FREQUENCY_MONITOR``    attr state of a feature
305  =============================== ========================
306
307Embedded SYNC
308=============
309
310Device may provide ability to use Embedded SYNC feature. It allows
311to embed additional SYNC signal into the base frequency of a pin - a one
312special pulse of base frequency signal every time SYNC signal pulse
313happens. The user can configure the frequency of Embedded SYNC.
314The Embedded SYNC capability is always related to a given base frequency
315and HW capabilities. The user is provided a range of Embedded SYNC
316frequencies supported, depending on current base frequency configured for
317the pin.
318
319  ========================================= =================================
320  ``DPLL_A_PIN_ESYNC_FREQUENCY``            current Embedded SYNC frequency
321  ``DPLL_A_PIN_ESYNC_FREQUENCY_SUPPORTED``  nest available Embedded SYNC
322                                            frequency ranges
323    ``DPLL_A_PIN_FREQUENCY_MIN``            attr minimum value of frequency
324    ``DPLL_A_PIN_FREQUENCY_MAX``            attr maximum value of frequency
325  ``DPLL_A_PIN_ESYNC_PULSE``                pulse type of Embedded SYNC
326  ========================================= =================================
327
328Reference SYNC
329==============
330
331The device may support the Reference SYNC feature, which allows the combination
332of two inputs into a input pair. In this configuration, clock signals
333from both inputs are used to synchronize the DPLL device. The higher frequency
334signal is utilized for the loop bandwidth of the DPLL, while the lower frequency
335signal is used to syntonize the output signal of the DPLL device. This feature
336enables the provision of a high-quality loop bandwidth signal from an external
337source.
338
339A capable input provides a list of inputs that can be bound with to create
340Reference SYNC. To control this feature, the user must request a desired
341state for a target pin: use ``DPLL_PIN_STATE_CONNECTED`` to enable or
342``DPLL_PIN_STATE_DISCONNECTED`` to disable the feature. An input pin can be
343bound to only one other pin at any given time.
344
345  ============================== ==========================================
346  ``DPLL_A_PIN_REFERENCE_SYNC``  nested attribute for providing info or
347                                 requesting configuration of the Reference
348                                 SYNC feature
349    ``DPLL_A_PIN_ID``            target pin id for Reference SYNC feature
350    ``DPLL_A_PIN_STATE``         state of Reference SYNC connection
351  ============================== ==========================================
352
353Configuration commands group
354============================
355
356Configuration commands are used to get information about registered
357dpll devices (and pins), as well as set configuration of device or pins.
358As dpll devices must be abstracted and reflect real hardware,
359there is no way to add new dpll device via netlink from user space and
360each device should be registered by its driver.
361
362All netlink commands require ``GENL_ADMIN_PERM``. This is to prevent
363any spamming/DoS from unauthorized userspace applications.
364
365List of netlink commands with possible attributes
366=================================================
367
368Constants identifying command types for dpll device uses a
369``DPLL_CMD_`` prefix and suffix according to command purpose.
370The dpll device related attributes use a ``DPLL_A_`` prefix and
371suffix according to attribute purpose.
372
373  ==================================== =================================
374  ``DPLL_CMD_DEVICE_ID_GET``           command to get device ID
375    ``DPLL_A_MODULE_NAME``             attr module name of registerer
376    ``DPLL_A_CLOCK_ID``                attr Unique Clock Identifier
377                                       (EUI-64), as defined by the
378                                       IEEE 1588 standard
379    ``DPLL_A_TYPE``                    attr type of dpll device
380  ==================================== =================================
381
382  ==================================== =================================
383  ``DPLL_CMD_DEVICE_GET``              command to get device info or
384                                       dump list of available devices
385    ``DPLL_A_ID``                      attr unique dpll device ID
386    ``DPLL_A_MODULE_NAME``             attr module name of registerer
387    ``DPLL_A_CLOCK_ID``                attr Unique Clock Identifier
388                                       (EUI-64), as defined by the
389                                       IEEE 1588 standard
390    ``DPLL_A_MODE``                    attr selection mode
391    ``DPLL_A_MODE_SUPPORTED``          attr available selection modes
392    ``DPLL_A_LOCK_STATUS``             attr dpll device lock status
393    ``DPLL_A_TEMP``                    attr device temperature info
394    ``DPLL_A_TYPE``                    attr type of dpll device
395  ==================================== =================================
396
397  ==================================== =================================
398  ``DPLL_CMD_DEVICE_SET``              command to set dpll device config
399    ``DPLL_A_ID``                      attr internal dpll device index
400    ``DPLL_A_MODE``                    attr selection mode to configure
401  ==================================== =================================
402
403Constants identifying command types for pins uses a
404``DPLL_CMD_PIN_`` prefix and suffix according to command purpose.
405The pin related attributes use a ``DPLL_A_PIN_`` prefix and suffix
406according to attribute purpose.
407
408  ==================================== =================================
409  ``DPLL_CMD_PIN_ID_GET``              command to get pin ID
410    ``DPLL_A_PIN_MODULE_NAME``         attr module name of registerer
411    ``DPLL_A_PIN_CLOCK_ID``            attr Unique Clock Identifier
412                                       (EUI-64), as defined by the
413                                       IEEE 1588 standard
414    ``DPLL_A_PIN_BOARD_LABEL``         attr pin board label provided
415                                       by registerer
416    ``DPLL_A_PIN_PANEL_LABEL``         attr pin panel label provided
417                                       by registerer
418    ``DPLL_A_PIN_PACKAGE_LABEL``       attr pin package label provided
419                                       by registerer
420    ``DPLL_A_PIN_TYPE``                attr type of a pin
421  ==================================== =================================
422
423  ==================================== ==================================
424  ``DPLL_CMD_PIN_GET``                 command to get pin info or dump
425                                       list of available pins
426    ``DPLL_A_PIN_ID``                  attr unique a pin ID
427    ``DPLL_A_PIN_MODULE_NAME``         attr module name of registerer
428    ``DPLL_A_PIN_CLOCK_ID``            attr Unique Clock Identifier
429                                       (EUI-64), as defined by the
430                                       IEEE 1588 standard
431    ``DPLL_A_PIN_BOARD_LABEL``         attr pin board label provided
432                                       by registerer
433    ``DPLL_A_PIN_PANEL_LABEL``         attr pin panel label provided
434                                       by registerer
435    ``DPLL_A_PIN_PACKAGE_LABEL``       attr pin package label provided
436                                       by registerer
437    ``DPLL_A_PIN_TYPE``                attr type of a pin
438    ``DPLL_A_PIN_FREQUENCY``           attr current frequency of a pin
439    ``DPLL_A_PIN_FREQUENCY_SUPPORTED`` nested attr provides supported
440                                       frequencies
441      ``DPLL_A_PIN_ANY_FREQUENCY_MIN`` attr minimum value of frequency
442      ``DPLL_A_PIN_ANY_FREQUENCY_MAX`` attr maximum value of frequency
443    ``DPLL_A_PIN_PHASE_ADJUST_GRAN``   attr granularity of phase
444                                       adjustment value
445    ``DPLL_A_PIN_PHASE_ADJUST_MIN``    attr minimum value of phase
446                                       adjustment
447    ``DPLL_A_PIN_PHASE_ADJUST_MAX``    attr maximum value of phase
448                                       adjustment
449    ``DPLL_A_PIN_PHASE_ADJUST``        attr configured value of phase
450                                       adjustment on parent device
451    ``DPLL_A_PIN_PARENT_DEVICE``       nested attr for each parent device
452                                       the pin is connected with
453      ``DPLL_A_PIN_PARENT_ID``         attr parent dpll device id
454      ``DPLL_A_PIN_PRIO``              attr priority of pin on the
455                                       dpll device
456      ``DPLL_A_PIN_STATE``             attr state of pin on the parent
457                                       dpll device
458      ``DPLL_A_PIN_DIRECTION``         attr direction of a pin on the
459                                       parent dpll device
460      ``DPLL_A_PIN_PHASE_OFFSET``      attr measured phase difference
461                                       between a pin and parent dpll
462    ``DPLL_A_PIN_PARENT_PIN``          nested attr for each parent pin
463                                       the pin is connected with
464      ``DPLL_A_PIN_PARENT_ID``         attr parent pin id
465      ``DPLL_A_PIN_STATE``             attr state of pin on the parent
466                                       pin
467    ``DPLL_A_PIN_CAPABILITIES``        attr bitmask of pin capabilities
468    ``DPLL_A_PIN_MEASURED_FREQUENCY``  attr measured frequency of
469                                       an input pin in mHz
470  ==================================== ==================================
471
472  ==================================== =================================
473  ``DPLL_CMD_PIN_SET``                 command to set pins configuration
474    ``DPLL_A_PIN_ID``                  attr unique a pin ID
475    ``DPLL_A_PIN_FREQUENCY``           attr requested frequency of a pin
476    ``DPLL_A_PIN_PHASE_ADJUST``        attr requested value of phase
477                                       adjustment on parent device
478    ``DPLL_A_PIN_PARENT_DEVICE``       nested attr for each parent dpll
479                                       device configuration request
480      ``DPLL_A_PIN_PARENT_ID``         attr parent dpll device id
481      ``DPLL_A_PIN_DIRECTION``         attr requested direction of a pin
482      ``DPLL_A_PIN_PRIO``              attr requested priority of pin on
483                                       the dpll device
484      ``DPLL_A_PIN_STATE``             attr requested state of pin on
485                                       the dpll device
486    ``DPLL_A_PIN_PARENT_PIN``          nested attr for each parent pin
487                                       configuration request
488      ``DPLL_A_PIN_PARENT_ID``         attr parent pin id
489      ``DPLL_A_PIN_STATE``             attr requested state of pin on
490                                       parent pin
491  ==================================== =================================
492
493Netlink dump requests
494=====================
495
496The ``DPLL_CMD_DEVICE_GET`` and ``DPLL_CMD_PIN_GET`` commands are
497capable of dump type netlink requests, in which case the response is in
498the same format as for their ``do`` request, but every device or pin
499registered in the system is returned.
500
501SET commands format
502===================
503
504``DPLL_CMD_DEVICE_SET`` - to target a dpll device, the user provides
505``DPLL_A_ID``, which is unique identifier of dpll device in the system,
506as well as parameter being configured (``DPLL_A_MODE``).
507
508``DPLL_CMD_PIN_SET`` - to target a pin user must provide a
509``DPLL_A_PIN_ID``, which is unique identifier of a pin in the system.
510Also configured pin parameters must be added.
511If ``DPLL_A_PIN_FREQUENCY`` is configured, it is a property of the pin
512itself and applies to all dpll devices the pin is registered with, so the
513frequency attribute shall not be enclosed in ``DPLL_A_PIN_PARENT_DEVICE``.
514Other attributes: ``DPLL_A_PIN_PRIO``, ``DPLL_A_PIN_STATE`` or
515``DPLL_A_PIN_DIRECTION`` must be enclosed in
516``DPLL_A_PIN_PARENT_DEVICE`` as their configuration relates to only one
517of parent dplls, targeted by ``DPLL_A_PIN_PARENT_ID`` attribute which is
518also required inside that nest.
519For MUX-type pins the ``DPLL_A_PIN_STATE`` attribute is configured in
520similar way, by enclosing required state in ``DPLL_A_PIN_PARENT_PIN``
521nested attribute and targeted parent pin id in ``DPLL_A_PIN_PARENT_ID``.
522
523In general, it is possible to configure multiple parameters at once, but
524internally each parameter change will be invoked separately, where order
525of configuration is not guaranteed by any means.
526
527Configuration pre-defined enums
528===============================
529
530.. kernel-doc:: include/uapi/linux/dpll.h
531
532Notifications
533=============
534
535dpll device can provide notifications regarding status changes of the
536device, i.e. lock status changes, input/output changes or other alarms.
537There is one multicast group that is used to notify user-space apps via
538netlink socket: ``DPLL_MCGRP_MONITOR``
539
540Notifications messages:
541
542  ============================== =====================================
543  ``DPLL_CMD_DEVICE_CREATE_NTF`` dpll device was created
544  ``DPLL_CMD_DEVICE_DELETE_NTF`` dpll device was deleted
545  ``DPLL_CMD_DEVICE_CHANGE_NTF`` dpll device has changed
546  ``DPLL_CMD_PIN_CREATE_NTF``    dpll pin was created
547  ``DPLL_CMD_PIN_DELETE_NTF``    dpll pin was deleted
548  ``DPLL_CMD_PIN_CHANGE_NTF``    dpll pin has changed
549  ============================== =====================================
550
551Events format is the same as for the corresponding get command.
552Format of ``DPLL_CMD_DEVICE_`` events is the same as response of
553``DPLL_CMD_DEVICE_GET``.
554Format of ``DPLL_CMD_PIN_`` events is same as response of
555``DPLL_CMD_PIN_GET``.
556
557Device driver implementation
558============================
559
560Device is allocated by dpll_device_get() call. Second call with the
561same arguments will not create new object but provides pointer to
562previously created device for given arguments, it also increases
563refcount of that object.
564Device is deallocated by dpll_device_put() call, which first
565decreases the refcount, once refcount is cleared the object is
566destroyed.
567
568Device should implement set of operations and register device via
569dpll_device_register() at which point it becomes available to the
570users. Multiple driver instances can obtain reference to it with
571dpll_device_get(), as well as register dpll device with their own
572ops and priv.
573
574The pins are allocated separately with dpll_pin_get(), it works
575similarly to dpll_device_get(). Function first creates object and then
576for each call with the same arguments only the object refcount
577increases. Also dpll_pin_put() works similarly to dpll_device_put().
578
579A pin can be registered with parent dpll device or parent pin, depending
580on hardware needs. Each registration requires registerer to provide set
581of pin callbacks, and private data pointer for calling them:
582
583- dpll_pin_register() - register pin with a dpll device,
584- dpll_pin_on_pin_register() - register pin with another MUX type pin.
585
586Notifications of adding or removing dpll devices are created within
587subsystem itself.
588Notifications about registering/deregistering pins are also invoked by
589the subsystem.
590Notifications about status changes either of dpll device or a pin are
591invoked in two ways:
592
593- after successful change was requested on dpll subsystem, the subsystem
594  calls corresponding notification,
595- requested by device driver with dpll_device_change_ntf() or
596  dpll_pin_change_ntf() when driver informs about the status change.
597
598The device driver using dpll interface is not required to implement all
599the callback operation. Nevertheless, there are few required to be
600implemented.
601Required dpll device level callback operations:
602
603- ``.mode_get``,
604- ``.lock_status_get``.
605
606Required pin level callback operations:
607
608- ``.state_on_dpll_get`` (pins registered with dpll device),
609- ``.state_on_pin_get`` (pins registered with parent pin),
610- ``.direction_get``.
611
612Every other operation handler is checked for existence and
613``-EOPNOTSUPP`` is returned in case of absence of specific handler.
614
615The simplest implementation is in the OCP TimeCard driver. The ops
616structures are defined like this:
617
618.. code-block:: c
619
620	static const struct dpll_device_ops dpll_ops = {
621		.lock_status_get = ptp_ocp_dpll_lock_status_get,
622		.mode_get = ptp_ocp_dpll_mode_get,
623		.mode_supported = ptp_ocp_dpll_mode_supported,
624	};
625
626	static const struct dpll_pin_ops dpll_pins_ops = {
627		.frequency_get = ptp_ocp_dpll_frequency_get,
628		.frequency_set = ptp_ocp_dpll_frequency_set,
629		.direction_get = ptp_ocp_dpll_direction_get,
630		.direction_set = ptp_ocp_dpll_direction_set,
631		.state_on_dpll_get = ptp_ocp_dpll_state_get,
632	};
633
634The registration part is then looks like this part:
635
636.. code-block:: c
637
638        clkid = pci_get_dsn(pdev);
639        bp->dpll = dpll_device_get(clkid, 0, THIS_MODULE);
640        if (IS_ERR(bp->dpll)) {
641                err = PTR_ERR(bp->dpll);
642                dev_err(&pdev->dev, "dpll_device_alloc failed\n");
643                goto out;
644        }
645
646        err = dpll_device_register(bp->dpll, DPLL_TYPE_PPS, &dpll_ops, bp);
647        if (err)
648                goto out;
649
650        for (i = 0; i < OCP_SMA_NUM; i++) {
651                bp->sma[i].dpll_pin = dpll_pin_get(clkid, i, THIS_MODULE, &bp->sma[i].dpll_prop);
652                if (IS_ERR(bp->sma[i].dpll_pin)) {
653                        err = PTR_ERR(bp->dpll);
654                        goto out_dpll;
655                }
656
657                err = dpll_pin_register(bp->dpll, bp->sma[i].dpll_pin, &dpll_pins_ops,
658                                        &bp->sma[i]);
659                if (err) {
660                        dpll_pin_put(bp->sma[i].dpll_pin);
661                        goto out_dpll;
662                }
663        }
664
665In the error path we have to rewind every allocation in the reverse order:
666
667.. code-block:: c
668
669        while (i) {
670                --i;
671                dpll_pin_unregister(bp->dpll, bp->sma[i].dpll_pin, &dpll_pins_ops, &bp->sma[i]);
672                dpll_pin_put(bp->sma[i].dpll_pin);
673        }
674        dpll_device_put(bp->dpll);
675
676More complex example can be found in Intel's ICE driver or nVidia's mlx5 driver.
677
678SyncE enablement
679================
680For SyncE enablement it is required to allow control over dpll device
681for a software application which monitors and configures the inputs of
682dpll device in response to current state of a dpll device and its
683inputs.
684In such scenario, dpll device input signal shall be also configurable
685to drive dpll with signal recovered from the PHY netdevice.
686This is done by exposing a pin to the netdevice - attaching pin to the
687netdevice itself with
688``dpll_netdev_pin_set(struct net_device *dev, struct dpll_pin *dpll_pin)``.
689Exposed pin id handle ``DPLL_A_PIN_ID`` is then identifiable by the user
690as it is attached to rtnetlink respond to get ``RTM_NEWLINK`` command in
691nested attribute ``IFLA_DPLL_PIN``.
692