Commit 9e678dd8 authored by Mauro Carvalho Chehab's avatar Mauro Carvalho Chehab

docs: nfc: convert to ReST

Rename the nfc documentation files to ReST, add an
index for them and adjust in order to produce a nice html
output via the Sphinx build system.

At its new index.rst, let's add a :orphan: while this is not linked to
the main index.rst file, in order to avoid build warnings.
Signed-off-by: default avatarMauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab+samsung@kernel.org>
parent 20a78ae9
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Near Field Communication
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.. toctree::
:maxdepth: 1
nfc-hci
nfc-pn544
========================
HCI backend for NFC Core
========================
Author: Eric Lapuyade, Samuel Ortiz
Contact: eric.lapuyade@intel.com, samuel.ortiz@intel.com
- Author: Eric Lapuyade, Samuel Ortiz
- Contact: eric.lapuyade@intel.com, samuel.ortiz@intel.com
General
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......@@ -24,12 +26,13 @@ HCI events can also be received from the host controller. They will be handled
and a translation will be forwarded to NFC Core as needed. There are hooks to
let the HCI driver handle proprietary events or override standard behavior.
HCI uses 2 execution contexts:
- one for executing commands : nfc_hci_msg_tx_work(). Only one command
can be executing at any given moment.
can be executing at any given moment.
- one for dispatching received events and commands : nfc_hci_msg_rx_work().
HCI Session initialization:
---------------------------
HCI Session initialization
--------------------------
The Session initialization is an HCI standard which must unfortunately
support proprietary gates. This is the reason why the driver will pass a list
......@@ -58,9 +61,9 @@ HCI Management
--------------
A driver would normally register itself with HCI and provide the following
entry points:
entry points::
struct nfc_hci_ops {
struct nfc_hci_ops {
int (*open)(struct nfc_hci_dev *hdev);
void (*close)(struct nfc_hci_dev *hdev);
int (*hci_ready) (struct nfc_hci_dev *hdev);
......@@ -82,38 +85,38 @@ struct nfc_hci_ops {
struct nfc_target *target);
int (*event_received)(struct nfc_hci_dev *hdev, u8 gate, u8 event,
struct sk_buff *skb);
};
};
- open() and close() shall turn the hardware on and off.
- hci_ready() is an optional entry point that is called right after the hci
session has been set up. The driver can use it to do additional initialization
that must be performed using HCI commands.
session has been set up. The driver can use it to do additional initialization
that must be performed using HCI commands.
- xmit() shall simply write a frame to the physical link.
- start_poll() is an optional entrypoint that shall set the hardware in polling
mode. This must be implemented only if the hardware uses proprietary gates or a
mechanism slightly different from the HCI standard.
mode. This must be implemented only if the hardware uses proprietary gates or a
mechanism slightly different from the HCI standard.
- dep_link_up() is called after a p2p target has been detected, to finish
the p2p connection setup with hardware parameters that need to be passed back
to nfc core.
the p2p connection setup with hardware parameters that need to be passed back
to nfc core.
- dep_link_down() is called to bring the p2p link down.
- target_from_gate() is an optional entrypoint to return the nfc protocols
corresponding to a proprietary gate.
corresponding to a proprietary gate.
- complete_target_discovered() is an optional entry point to let the driver
perform additional proprietary processing necessary to auto activate the
discovered target.
perform additional proprietary processing necessary to auto activate the
discovered target.
- im_transceive() must be implemented by the driver if proprietary HCI commands
are required to send data to the tag. Some tag types will require custom
commands, others can be written to using the standard HCI commands. The driver
can check the tag type and either do proprietary processing, or return 1 to ask
for standard processing. The data exchange command itself must be sent
asynchronously.
are required to send data to the tag. Some tag types will require custom
commands, others can be written to using the standard HCI commands. The driver
can check the tag type and either do proprietary processing, or return 1 to ask
for standard processing. The data exchange command itself must be sent
asynchronously.
- tm_send() is called to send data in the case of a p2p connection
- check_presence() is an optional entry point that will be called regularly
by the core to check that an activated tag is still in the field. If this is
not implemented, the core will not be able to push tag_lost events to the user
space
by the core to check that an activated tag is still in the field. If this is
not implemented, the core will not be able to push tag_lost events to the user
space
- event_received() is called to handle an event coming from the chip. Driver
can handle the event or return 1 to let HCI attempt standard processing.
can handle the event or return 1 to let HCI attempt standard processing.
On the rx path, the driver is responsible to push incoming HCP frames to HCI
using nfc_hci_recv_frame(). HCI will take care of re-aggregation and handling
......@@ -122,20 +125,23 @@ This must be done from a context that can sleep.
PHY Management
--------------
The physical link (i2c, ...) management is defined by the following structure:
The physical link (i2c, ...) management is defined by the following structure::
struct nfc_phy_ops {
struct nfc_phy_ops {
int (*write)(void *dev_id, struct sk_buff *skb);
int (*enable)(void *dev_id);
void (*disable)(void *dev_id);
};
enable(): turn the phy on (power on), make it ready to transfer data
disable(): turn the phy off
write(): Send a data frame to the chip. Note that to enable higher
layers such as an llc to store the frame for re-emission, this function must
not alter the skb. It must also not return a positive result (return 0 for
success, negative for failure).
};
enable():
turn the phy on (power on), make it ready to transfer data
disable():
turn the phy off
write():
Send a data frame to the chip. Note that to enable higher
layers such as an llc to store the frame for re-emission, this
function must not alter the skb. It must also not return a positive
result (return 0 for success, negative for failure).
Data coming from the chip shall be sent directly to nfc_hci_recv_frame().
......@@ -145,9 +151,9 @@ LLC
Communication between the CPU and the chip often requires some link layer
protocol. Those are isolated as modules managed by the HCI layer. There are
currently two modules : nop (raw transfert) and shdlc.
A new llc must implement the following functions:
A new llc must implement the following functions::
struct nfc_llc_ops {
struct nfc_llc_ops {
void *(*init) (struct nfc_hci_dev *hdev, xmit_to_drv_t xmit_to_drv,
rcv_to_hci_t rcv_to_hci, int tx_headroom,
int tx_tailroom, int *rx_headroom, int *rx_tailroom,
......@@ -157,17 +163,25 @@ struct nfc_llc_ops {
int (*stop) (struct nfc_llc *llc);
void (*rcv_from_drv) (struct nfc_llc *llc, struct sk_buff *skb);
int (*xmit_from_hci) (struct nfc_llc *llc, struct sk_buff *skb);
};
- init() : allocate and init your private storage
- deinit() : cleanup
- start() : establish the logical connection
- stop () : terminate the logical connection
- rcv_from_drv() : handle data coming from the chip, going to HCI
- xmit_from_hci() : handle data sent by HCI, going to the chip
};
init():
allocate and init your private storage
deinit():
cleanup
start():
establish the logical connection
stop ():
terminate the logical connection
rcv_from_drv():
handle data coming from the chip, going to HCI
xmit_from_hci():
handle data sent by HCI, going to the chip
The llc must be registered with nfc before it can be used. Do that by
calling nfc_llc_register(const char *name, struct nfc_llc_ops *ops);
calling::
nfc_llc_register(const char *name, struct nfc_llc_ops *ops);
Again, note that the llc does not handle the physical link. It is thus very
easy to mix any physical link with any llc for a given chip driver.
......@@ -187,26 +201,32 @@ fast, cannot sleep. sends incoming frames to HCI where they are passed to
the current llc. In case of shdlc, the frame is queued in shdlc rx queue.
- SHDLC State Machine worker (SMW)
Only when llc_shdlc is used: handles shdlc rx & tx queues.
Dispatches HCI cmd responses.
Only when llc_shdlc is used: handles shdlc rx & tx queues.
Dispatches HCI cmd responses.
- HCI Tx Cmd worker (MSGTXWQ)
Serializes execution of HCI commands. Completes execution in case of response
timeout.
Serializes execution of HCI commands.
Completes execution in case of response timeout.
- HCI Rx worker (MSGRXWQ)
Dispatches incoming HCI commands or events.
Dispatches incoming HCI commands or events.
- Syscall context from a userspace call (SYSCALL)
Any entrypoint in HCI called from NFC Core
Any entrypoint in HCI called from NFC Core
Workflow executing an HCI command (using shdlc)
-----------------------------------------------
Executing an HCI command can easily be performed synchronously using the
following API:
following API::
int nfc_hci_send_cmd (struct nfc_hci_dev *hdev, u8 gate, u8 cmd,
int nfc_hci_send_cmd (struct nfc_hci_dev *hdev, u8 gate, u8 cmd,
const u8 *param, size_t param_len, struct sk_buff **skb)
The API must be invoked from a context that can sleep. Most of the time, this
......@@ -234,9 +254,9 @@ waiting command execution. Response processing involves invoking the completion
callback that was provided by nfc_hci_msg_tx_work() when it sent the command.
The completion callback will then wake the syscall context.
It is also possible to execute the command asynchronously using this API:
It is also possible to execute the command asynchronously using this API::
static int nfc_hci_execute_cmd_async(struct nfc_hci_dev *hdev, u8 pipe, u8 cmd,
static int nfc_hci_execute_cmd_async(struct nfc_hci_dev *hdev, u8 pipe, u8 cmd,
const u8 *param, size_t param_len,
data_exchange_cb_t cb, void *cb_context)
......@@ -268,23 +288,24 @@ went wrong below and know that expected events will probably never happen.
Handling of these errors is done as follows:
- driver (pn544) fails to deliver an incoming frame: it stores the error such
that any subsequent call to the driver will result in this error. Then it calls
the standard nfc_shdlc_recv_frame() with a NULL argument to report the problem
above. shdlc stores a EREMOTEIO sticky status, which will trigger SMW to
report above in turn.
that any subsequent call to the driver will result in this error. Then it
calls the standard nfc_shdlc_recv_frame() with a NULL argument to report the
problem above. shdlc stores a EREMOTEIO sticky status, which will trigger
SMW to report above in turn.
- SMW is basically a background thread to handle incoming and outgoing shdlc
frames. This thread will also check the shdlc sticky status and report to HCI
when it discovers it is not able to run anymore because of an unrecoverable
error that happened within shdlc or below. If the problem occurs during shdlc
connection, the error is reported through the connect completion.
frames. This thread will also check the shdlc sticky status and report to HCI
when it discovers it is not able to run anymore because of an unrecoverable
error that happened within shdlc or below. If the problem occurs during shdlc
connection, the error is reported through the connect completion.
- HCI: if an internal HCI error happens (frame is lost), or HCI is reported an
error from a lower layer, HCI will either complete the currently executing
command with that error, or notify NFC Core directly if no command is executing.
error from a lower layer, HCI will either complete the currently executing
command with that error, or notify NFC Core directly if no command is
executing.
- NFC Core: when NFC Core is notified of an error from below and polling is
active, it will send a tag discovered event with an empty tag list to the user
space to let it know that the poll operation will never be able to detect a tag.
If polling is not active and the error was sticky, lower levels will return it
at next invocation.
active, it will send a tag discovered event with an empty tag list to the user
space to let it know that the poll operation will never be able to detect a
tag. If polling is not active and the error was sticky, lower levels will
return it at next invocation.
Kernel driver for the NXP Semiconductors PN544 Near Field
Communication chip
============================================================================
Kernel driver for the NXP Semiconductors PN544 Near Field Communication chip
============================================================================
General
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