From: Abner Chang <renba.chang@...>

Initial description of PLIC CLINT section of Linux-2022 platform.

On v6 commit,
Remove the changes in Embedded-2022 section.

On v5 commit,
- Remove CLINT from platform spec
- Require ACLINT on Linux2020 platform and have a link to https://github.com/riscv/riscv-aclint/blob/master/riscv-aclint.adoc.
- Remove Machine mode timer from previous patch because that is in the scope of ACLINT
- For Embedded-2022 platform, mention Machine mode timer and refer to ACLINT for the definition of registers

On v4 commit,
- PLIC section with [DEPRECATED] in Linux- 2022 chapter
- CLINT section in Linux- 2022 chapter for M-mode timer. We don't mention
IPI because AIA already supported it.
- In Embedded-2022 Machine mode timer section, CLINT is not mandatory.
- Separate section in appendix for the Machine mode timer registers

On v3 commit,
- Address review comments.

On v2 commit,
- CLINT is not deprecated.

- Add a standalone section for Machine Mode Timer in System Peripherals.
Do you think this is a good place for Machine Mode Timer?
@Mayuresh, please check if you are ok with this change, not sure if this
overlaps with your text or not (The timer setion). I can remove this
if you prefer to put this with your patch.

- In Embedded-2022, refer to Machine Mode Timer in System Peripherals
section and CLINT in Linux-2022 Platform.
@Alistair, is this ok?

On v1 commit,
- Not sure where to put the [DEPRECATED].
- Change the reference of PLIC in section 2.2.2. Interrupt Controller to
1.1.3.2 PLIC + CLINT section.

Signed-off-by: Abner Chang <renba.chang@...>
Cc: Alistair Francis <alistair.francis@...>
Cc: Sunil V L <sunilvl@...>
Cc: Mayuresh Chitale <mchitale@...>
---
riscv-platform-spec.adoc | 25 ++++++++++++++++++++-----
1 file changed, 20 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/riscv-platform-spec.adoc b/riscv-platform-spec.adoc
index 160c74a..c0ee75d 100644
--- a/riscv-platform-spec.adoc
+++ b/riscv-platform-spec.adoc
@@ -49,9 +49,24 @@ include::profiles.adoc[]
* Start Address

==== Interrupt Controller
-* AIA
-* PLIC + CLINT
-* Interrupt Assignments
+===== AIA[[AIA]]
+===== PLIC[DEPRECATED][[PLIC]]
+The Platform Level Interrupt Controller (PLIC) provides facilities to route
+the non-local interrupts to the external interrupt of a hart context
+with a given privilege mode in a given hart. The number of non-local interrupt
+sources supported by PLIC and how does each of them connect to the hart
+context is PLIC core implementation-specific. +
+(Refer to https://github.com/riscv/riscv-plic-spec/blob/master/riscv-plic.adoc[RISC-V PLIC Specification]
+for the implementation reference of PLIC operation parameters)
+
+===== ACLINT
+Linux-2020 platform requires the Advanced Core Local Interruptor (ACLINT,
+refer to
+https://github.com/riscv/riscv-aclint/blob/master/riscv-aclint.adoc[RISC-V ACLINT Specification])
+to provide facilities to route inter-processor interrupt and Machine mode timer
+interrupt to each RISC-V processor hart.
+
+===== Interrupt Assignments

==== System Peripherals
* UART/Serial Console
@@ -289,8 +304,8 @@ Any RISC-V system that uses at least RV32/64G can meet the Embedded-2022
specification.

==== Interrupt Controller
-Embedded systems are recommended to use a spec compliant
-https://github.com/riscv/riscv-plic-spec[PLIC], a spec compliant
+Embedded systems are recommended to use a spec compliant <<PLIC,PLIC>>,
+a spec compliant
https://github.com/riscv/riscv-fast-interrupt/blob/master/clic.adoc[CLIC]
or both a CLIC and and PLIC.

--
2.19.0.windows.1

On Sat, 2021-05-29 at 22:42 +0800, Abner Chang wrote:

From: Abner Chang <renba.chang@...>

Initial description of PLIC  CLINT section of Linux-2022 platform.

On v6 commit,
  Remove the changes in Embedded-2022 section.

On v5 commit,
- Remove CLINT from platform spec
- Require ACLINT on Linux2020 platform and have a link to
https://github.com/riscv/riscv-aclint/blob/master/riscv-aclint.adoc.
- Remove Machine mode timer from previous patch because that is in
the scope of ACLINT
- For Embedded-2022 platform, mention Machine mode timer and refer to
ACLINT for the definition of registers

On v4 commit,
- PLIC section with [DEPRECATED] in Linux- 2022 chapter
- CLINT section in Linux- 2022 chapter for M-mode timer. We don't
mention
  IPI because AIA already supported it.
- In Embedded-2022 Machine mode timer section, CLINT is not
mandatory.
- Separate section in appendix for the Machine mode timer registers

On v3 commit,
- Address review comments.

On v2 commit,
- CLINT is not deprecated.

- Add a standalone section for Machine Mode Timer in System
Peripherals.
  Do you think this is a good place for Machine Mode Timer?
  @Mayuresh, please check if you are ok with this change, not sure if
this
  overlaps with your text or not (The timer setion). I can remove
this
  if you prefer to put this with your patch.

- In Embedded-2022, refer to Machine Mode Timer in System Peripherals
  section and CLINT in Linux-2022 Platform.
  @Alistair, is this ok?

On v1 commit,
- Not sure where to put the [DEPRECATED].
- Change the reference of PLIC in section 2.2.2. Interrupt Controller
to
  1.1.3.2 PLIC + CLINT section.

Signed-off-by: Abner Chang <renba.chang@...>
Cc: Alistair Francis <alistair.francis@...>
Cc: Sunil V L <sunilvl@...>
Cc: Mayuresh Chitale <mchitale@...>
---
 riscv-platform-spec.adoc | 25 ++++++++++++++++++++-----
 1 file changed, 20 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/riscv-platform-spec.adoc b/riscv-platform-spec.adoc
index 160c74a..c0ee75d 100644
--- a/riscv-platform-spec.adoc
+++ b/riscv-platform-spec.adoc
@@ -49,9 +49,24 @@ include::profiles.adoc[]
 * Start Address
 
 ==== Interrupt Controller
-* AIA
-* PLIC + CLINT
-* Interrupt Assignments
+===== AIA[[AIA]]
+===== PLIC[DEPRECATED][[PLIC]]
+The Platform Level Interrupt Controller (PLIC) provides facilities
to route
+the non-local interrupts to the external interrupt of a hart context
+with a given privilege mode in a given hart. The number of non-local
interrupt
+sources supported by PLIC and how does each of them connect to the
hart
+context is PLIC core implementation-specific. +
+(Refer to
https://github.com/riscv/riscv-plic-spec/blob/master/riscv-plic.adoc[RISC-V
 PLIC Specification]

IIRC, PLIC spec was never reviewed widely. As this group is more active
now, tt would be good to send it as a separate patch so we can do a
detailed review of that as well.

I am just concerned about semantics rather than technical details.

+for the implementation reference of PLIC operation parameters)
+
+===== ACLINT
+Linux-2020 platform 

We have now official names for the PLATFORM spec. We should refer to
that.

requires the Advanced Core Local Interruptor (ACLINT,
+refer to
+
https://github.com/riscv/riscv-aclint/blob/master/riscv-aclint.adoc[RISC-V
 ACLINT Specification])
+to provide facilities to route inter-processor interrupt and Machine
mode timer
+interrupt to each RISC-V processor hart.
+

+===== Interrupt Assignments
 
 ==== System Peripherals
 * UART/Serial Console
@@ -289,8 +304,8 @@ Any RISC-V system that uses at least RV32/64G can
meet the Embedded-2022
 specification.
 
 ==== Interrupt Controller
-Embedded systems are recommended to use a spec compliant
-https://github.com/riscv/riscv-plic-spec[PLIC], a spec compliant
+Embedded systems are recommended to use a spec compliant
<<PLIC,PLIC>>,
+a spec compliant
 
https://github.com/riscv/riscv-fast-interrupt/blob/master/clic.adoc[CLIC]
 or both a CLIC and and PLIC.
 

--
Regards,
Atish

On Mon, 2021-06-07 at 22:56 +0800, Abner Chang wrote:

Atish Patra <Atish.Patra@...> 於 2021年6月5日 週六 上午3:14寫道：

On Sat, 2021-05-29 at 22:42 +0800, Abner Chang wrote:

From: Abner Chang <renba.chang@...>

Initial description of PLIC  CLINT section of Linux-2022
platform.

On v6 commit,
  Remove the changes in Embedded-2022 section.

On v5 commit,
- Remove CLINT from platform spec
- Require ACLINT on Linux2020 platform and have a link to   

https://github.com/riscv/riscv-aclint/blob/master/riscv-aclint.adoc
.

- Remove Machine mode timer from previous patch because that is
in
the scope of ACLINT
- For Embedded-2022 platform, mention Machine mode timer and
refer

to

ACLINT for the definition of registers

On v4 commit,
- PLIC section with [DEPRECATED] in Linux- 2022 chapter
- CLINT section in Linux- 2022 chapter for M-mode timer. We don't
mention
  IPI because AIA already supported it.
- In Embedded-2022 Machine mode timer section, CLINT is not
mandatory.
- Separate section in appendix for the Machine mode timer
registers

On v3 commit,
- Address review comments.

On v2 commit,
- CLINT is not deprecated.

- Add a standalone section for Machine Mode Timer in System
Peripherals.
  Do you think this is a good place for Machine Mode Timer?
  @Mayuresh, please check if you are ok with this change, not
sure

if

this
  overlaps with your text or not (The timer setion). I can remove
this
  if you prefer to put this with your patch.

- In Embedded-2022, refer to Machine Mode Timer in System

Peripherals

  section and CLINT in Linux-2022 Platform.
  @Alistair, is this ok?

On v1 commit,
- Not sure where to put the [DEPRECATED].
- Change the reference of PLIC in section 2.2.2. Interrupt

Controller

to
  1.1.3.2 PLIC + CLINT section.

Signed-off-by: Abner Chang <renba.chang@...>
Cc: Alistair Francis <alistair.francis@...>
Cc: Sunil V L <sunilvl@...>
Cc: Mayuresh Chitale <mchitale@...>
---
 riscv-platform-spec.adoc | 25 ++++++++++++++++++++-----
 1 file changed, 20 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/riscv-platform-spec.adoc b/riscv-platform-spec.adoc
index 160c74a..c0ee75d 100644
--- a/riscv-platform-spec.adoc
+++ b/riscv-platform-spec.adoc
@@ -49,9 +49,24 @@ include::profiles.adoc[]
 * Start Address
 
 ==== Interrupt Controller
-* AIA
-* PLIC + CLINT
-* Interrupt Assignments
+===== AIA[[AIA]]
+===== PLIC[DEPRECATED][[PLIC]]
+The Platform Level Interrupt Controller (PLIC) provides
facilities
to route
+the non-local interrupts to the external interrupt of a hart

context

+with a given privilege mode in a given hart. The number of non-

local

interrupt
+sources supported by PLIC and how does each of them connect to
the
hart
+context is PLIC core implementation-specific. +
+(Refer to   

https://github.com/riscv/riscv-plic-spec/blob/master/riscv-plic.adoc[RISC-V

 PLIC Specification]

IIRC, PLIC spec was never reviewed widely. As this group is more
active
now, tt would be good to send it as a separate patch so we can do a
detailed review of that as well.

Hi Atish,
Do you mean to send the patch of PLIC spec on 
https://github.com/riscv/riscv-plic-spec/blob/master/riscv-plic.adoc?

Yes. I think it was not reviewed in the past. At least that's what I
remember. If I am wrong about that, it's fine.

I am just concerned about semantics rather than technical details.

+for the implementation reference of PLIC operation parameters)
+
+===== ACLINT
+Linux-2020 platform 

We have now official names for the PLATFORM spec. We should refer
to
that.

Yes, it's fair.

Abner

requires the Advanced Core Local Interruptor (ACLINT,
+refer to
+ 

https://github.com/riscv/riscv-aclint/blob/master/riscv-aclint.adoc[RISC-V

 ACLINT Specification])
+to provide facilities to route inter-processor interrupt and

Machine

mode timer
+interrupt to each RISC-V processor hart.
+

+===== Interrupt Assignments
 
 ==== System Peripherals
 * UART/Serial Console
@@ -289,8 +304,8 @@ Any RISC-V system that uses at least RV32/64G

can

meet the Embedded-2022
 specification.
 
 ==== Interrupt Controller
-Embedded systems are recommended to use a spec compliant
-https://github.com/riscv/riscv-plic-spec[PLIC], a spec compliant
+Embedded systems are recommended to use a spec compliant
<<PLIC,PLIC>>,
+a spec compliant
 

https://github.com/riscv/riscv-fast-interrupt/blob/master/clic.adoc[CLIC]

 or both a CLIC and and PLIC.
 

--
Regards,
Atish

On Sat, 2021-05-29 at 22:42 +0800, renba.chang@... wrote:

From: Abner Chang <renba.chang@...>

Initial description of PLIC  CLINT section of Linux-2022 platform.

On v6 commit,
  Remove the changes in Embedded-2022 section.

On v5 commit,
- Remove CLINT from platform spec
- Require ACLINT on Linux2020 platform and have a link to
https://github.com/riscv/riscv-aclint/blob/master/riscv-aclint.adoc.
- Remove Machine mode timer from previous patch because that is in the
scope of ACLINT
- For Embedded-2022 platform, mention Machine mode timer and refer to
ACLINT for the definition of registers

On v4 commit,
- PLIC section with [DEPRECATED] in Linux- 2022 chapter
- CLINT section in Linux- 2022 chapter for M-mode timer. We don't
mention
  IPI because AIA already supported it.
- In Embedded-2022 Machine mode timer section, CLINT is not mandatory.
- Separate section in appendix for the Machine mode timer registers

On v3 commit,
- Address review comments.

On v2 commit,
- CLINT is not deprecated.

- Add a standalone section for Machine Mode Timer in System
Peripherals.
  Do you think this is a good place for Machine Mode Timer?
  @Mayuresh, please check if you are ok with this change, not sure if
this
  overlaps with your text or not (The timer setion). I can remove this
  if you prefer to put this with your patch.

- In Embedded-2022, refer to Machine Mode Timer in System Peripherals
  section and CLINT in Linux-2022 Platform.
  @Alistair, is this ok?

On v1 commit,
- Not sure where to put the [DEPRECATED].
- Change the reference of PLIC in section 2.2.2. Interrupt Controller
to
  1.1.3.2 PLIC + CLINT section.

Signed-off-by: Abner Chang <renba.chang@...>
Cc: Alistair Francis <alistair.francis@...>
Cc: Sunil V L <sunilvl@...>
Cc: Mayuresh Chitale <mchitale@...>

Acked-by: Alistair Francis <alistair.francis@...>

Alistair

---
 riscv-platform-spec.adoc | 25 ++++++++++++++++++++-----
 1 file changed, 20 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/riscv-platform-spec.adoc b/riscv-platform-spec.adoc
index 160c74a..c0ee75d 100644
--- a/riscv-platform-spec.adoc
+++ b/riscv-platform-spec.adoc
@@ -49,9 +49,24 @@ include::profiles.adoc[]
 * Start Address
 
 ==== Interrupt Controller
-* AIA
-* PLIC + CLINT
-* Interrupt Assignments
+===== AIA[[AIA]]
+===== PLIC[DEPRECATED][[PLIC]]
+The Platform Level Interrupt Controller (PLIC) provides facilities to
route
+the non-local interrupts to the external interrupt of a hart context
+with a given privilege mode in a given hart. The number of non-local
interrupt
+sources supported by PLIC and how does each of them connect to the
hart
+context is PLIC core implementation-specific. +
+(Refer to
https://github.com/riscv/riscv-plic-spec/blob/master/riscv-plic.adoc[RISC-V
 PLIC Specification]
+for the implementation reference of PLIC operation parameters)
+
+===== ACLINT
+Linux-2020 platform requires the Advanced Core Local Interruptor
(ACLINT,
+refer to
+
https://github.com/riscv/riscv-aclint/blob/master/riscv-aclint.adoc[RISC-V
 ACLINT Specification])
+to provide facilities to route inter-processor interrupt and Machine
mode timer
+interrupt to each RISC-V processor hart.
+
+===== Interrupt Assignments
 
 ==== System Peripherals
 * UART/Serial Console
@@ -289,8 +304,8 @@ Any RISC-V system that uses at least RV32/64G can
meet the Embedded-2022
 specification.
 
 ==== Interrupt Controller
-Embedded systems are recommended to use a spec compliant
-https://github.com/riscv/riscv-plic-spec[PLIC], a spec compliant
+Embedded systems are recommended to use a spec compliant
<<PLIC,PLIC>>,
+a spec compliant
 
https://github.com/riscv/riscv-fast-interrupt/blob/master/clic.adoc[CLIC]
 or both a CLIC and and PLIC.