[PATCH v7 2/4] docs: driver-api: gpio: rpmsg gpio driver over rpmsg bus
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From: Shenwei Wang <shenwei.wang@nxp.com>
Date: 2026-02-10 17:08:47
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Describes the gpio rpmsg transport protocol over the rpmsg bus between the remote system and Linux. Signed-off-by: Shenwei Wang <shenwei.wang@nxp.com> --- Documentation/driver-api/gpio/gpio-rpmsg.rst | 236 +++++++++++++++++++ Documentation/driver-api/gpio/index.rst | 1 + 2 files changed, 237 insertions(+) create mode 100644 Documentation/driver-api/gpio/gpio-rpmsg.rst
diff --git a/Documentation/driver-api/gpio/gpio-rpmsg.rst b/Documentation/driver-api/gpio/gpio-rpmsg.rst
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+++ b/Documentation/driver-api/gpio/gpio-rpmsg.rst@@ -0,0 +1,236 @@ +.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later + +GPIO RPMSG Protocol +=================== + +The GPIO RPMSG transport protocol is used for communication and interaction +with GPIO controllers located on remote cores on the RPMSG bus. + +Message Format +-------------- + +The RPMSG message consists of a 14-byte packet with the following layout: + +.. code-block:: none + + +-----+-------+--------+-----+-----+------------+-----+-----+-----+----+ + |0x00 |0x01 |0x02 |0x03 |0x04 |0x05..0x09 |0x0A |0x0B |0x0C |0x0D| + | ID |vendor |version |type |cmd |reserved[5] |line |port | data | + +-----+-------+--------+-----+-----+------------+-----+-----+-----+----+ + +- **ID (Message Identification Code)**: Must be 0x5. Indicates the GPIO message. + +- **Vendor**: Vendor ID number. + - 0: Reserved + - 1: NXP + +- **Version**: Vendor-specific version number (such as software release). + +- **Type (Message Type)**: The message type can be one of: + + - 0: GPIO_RPMSG_SETUP + - 1: GPIO_RPMSG_REPLY + - 2: GPIO_RPMSG_NOTIFY + +- **Cmd**: Command code, used for GPIO_RPMSG_SETUP messages. + +- **reserved[5]**: Reserved bytes. Should always be 0. + +- **line**: The GPIO line(pin) index of the port. + +- **port**: The GPIO port(bank) index. + +- **data**: See details in the command description below. + +GPIO Commands +------------- + +Commands are specified in the **Cmd** field for **GPIO_RPMSG_SETUP** (Type=0) messages. + +The SETUP message is always sent from Linux to the remote firmware. Each +SETUP corresponds to a single REPLY message. The GPIO driver should +serialize messages and determine whether a REPLY message is required. If a +REPLY message is expected but not received within the specified timeout +period (currently 1 second in the Linux driver), the driver should return +-ETIMEOUT. + +GPIO_RPMSG_INPUT_INIT (Cmd=0) +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +**Request:** + +.. code-block:: none + + +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----------+-----+-----+-----+----+ + |0x00 |0x01 |0x02 |0x03 |0x04 |0x05..0x09 |0x0A |0x0B |0x0C |0x0D| + | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |line |port | val | wk | + +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----------+-----+-----+-----+----+ + +- **val**: Interrupt trigger type. + + - 0: Interrupt disabled + - 1: Rising edge trigger + - 2: Falling edge trigger + - 3: Both edge trigger + - 4: Low level trigger + - 5: High level trigger + +- **wk**: Wakeup enable. + + The remote system should always aim to stay in a power-efficient state by + shutting down or clock-gating the GPIO blocks that aren't in use. Since + the remoteproc driver is responsible for managing the power states of the + remote firmware, the GPIO driver does not require to know the firmware's + running states. + + When the wakeup bit is set, the remote firmware should configure the line + as a wakeup source. The firmware should send the notification message to + Linux after it is woken from the GPIO line. + + - 0: Disable wakeup from GPIO + - 1: Enable wakeup from GPIO + +**Reply:** + +.. code-block:: none + + +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----------+-----+-----+-----+----+ + |0x00 |0x01 |0x02 |0x03 |0x04 |0x05..0x09 |0x0A |0x0B |0x0C |0x0D| + | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |line |port | err | 0 | + +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----------+-----+-----+-----+----+ + +- **err**: Error code from the remote core. + + - 0: Success + - 1: General error (Early remote software only returns this unclassified error) + - 2: Not supported (A command is not supported by the remote firmware) + - 3: Resource not available (The resource is not allocated to Linux) + - 4: Resource busy (The resource is already in use) + - 5: Parameter error + +GPIO_RPMSG_OUTPUT_INIT (Cmd=1) +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +**Request:** + +.. code-block:: none + + +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----------+-----+-----+-----+----+ + |0x00 |0x01 |0x02 |0x03 |0x04 |0x05..0x09 |0x0A |0x0B |0x0C |0x0D| + | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |line |port | val | 0 | + +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----------+-----+-----+-----+----+ + +- **val**: Output level. + + - 0: Low + - 1: High + +**Reply:** + +.. code-block:: none + + +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----------+-----+-----+-----+----+ + |0x00 |0x01 |0x02 |0x03 |0x04 |0x05..0x09 |0x0A |0x0B |0x0C |0x0D| + | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |line |port | err | 0 | + +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----------+-----+-----+-----+----+ + +- **err**: See above for definitions. + +GPIO_RPMSG_INPUT_GET (Cmd=2) +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +**Request:** + +.. code-block:: none + + +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----------+-----+-----+-----+----+ + |0x00 |0x01 |0x02 |0x03 |0x04 |0x05..0x09 |0x0A |0x0B |0x0C |0x0D| + | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |line |port | 0 | 0 | + +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----------+-----+-----+-----+----+ + +**Reply:** + +.. code-block:: none + + +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----------+-----+-----+-----+-----+ + |0x00 |0x01 |0x02 |0x03 |0x04 |0x05..0x09 |0x0A |0x0B |0x0C |0x0D | + | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |line |port | err |level| + +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----------+-----+-----+-----+-----+ + +- **err**: See above for definitions. + +- **level**: Input level. + + - 0: Low + - 1: High + +GPIO_RPMSG_GET_DIRECTION (Cmd=3) +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +**Request:** + +.. code-block:: none + + +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----------+-----+-----+-----+----+ + |0x00 |0x01 |0x02 |0x03 |0x04 |0x05..0x09 |0x0A |0x0B |0x0C |0x0D| + | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |line |port | 0 | 0 | + +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----------+-----+-----+-----+----+ + +**Reply:** + +.. code-block:: none + + +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----------+-----+-----+-----+-----+ + |0x00 |0x01 |0x02 |0x03 |0x04 |0x05..0x09 |0x0A |0x0B |0x0C |0x0D | + | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |line |port | err | dir | + +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----------+-----+-----+-----+-----+ + +- **err**: See above for definitions. + +- **dir**: Direction. + + - 0: Output + - 1: Input + +GPIO_RPMSG_NOTIFY_REPLY (Cmd=4) +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ +The reply message for the notification is optional. The remote firmware can +implement it to simulate the interrupt acknowledgment behavior. + +**Request:** + +.. code-block:: none + + +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----------+-----+-----+-----+----+ + |0x00 |0x01 |0x02 |0x03 |0x04 |0x05..0x09 |0x0A |0x0B |0x0C |0x0D| + | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |line |port |level| 0 | + +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----------+-----+-----+-----+----+ + +- **line**: The GPIO line(pin) index of the port. +- **port**: The GPIO port(bank) index. + +Notification Message +-------------------- + +Notifications are sent with **Type=2 (GPIO_RPMSG_NOTIFY)**: + +When a GPIO line asserts an interrupt on the remote processor, the firmware +should immediately mask the corresponding interrupt source and send a +notification message to the Linux. Upon completion of the interrupt +handling on the Linux side, the driver should issue a +**GPIO_RPMSG_INPUT_INIT** command to the firmware to unmask the interrupt. + +A Notification message can arrive between a SETUP and its REPLY message, +and the driver is expected to handle this scenario. + +.. code-block:: none + + +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----------+-----+-----+-----+----+ + |0x00 |0x01 |0x02 |0x03 |0x04 |0x05..0x09 |0x0A |0x0B |0x0C |0x0D| + | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |line |port |type | 0 | + +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----------+-----+-----+-----+----+ + +- **line**: The GPIO line(pin) index of the port. +- **port**: The GPIO port(bank) index. +- **type**: Optional pamameter to indicate the trigger event type. +
diff --git a/Documentation/driver-api/gpio/index.rst b/Documentation/driver-api/gpio/index.rst
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--- a/Documentation/driver-api/gpio/index.rst
+++ b/Documentation/driver-api/gpio/index.rst@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ Contents: drivers-on-gpio bt8xxgpio pca953x + gpio-rpmsg Core ====
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