Hardware pwm in user space

Key

Hi there
http://wiki.t-firefly.com/index.php/Firefly-RK3288/PWM/en
That guide describes only kernel space.
How to control hardware pwm in user space?
/sys/class/pwm doesn't exist
Is there a way to enable sysfs pwm interface?
Thanks

zhansb

there is no ready-made  pwm in user space， need to write  interface by youself, just like the backlight's.

zhansb

[ 1716.354256] [<c028a3f4>] (pwm_config+0x40/0x60) from [<bf036050>] (x_init+0x50/0xc0 [sysfs])
[ 1716.362695] [<bf036050>] (x_init+0x50/0xc0 [sysfs]) from [<c00086a4>] (do_one_initcall+0x34/0xc8)

make sure your pwm0 is not NULL.

Key

ok. i did it. I wrote a linux kernel module. when I tried insmode i got error in function pwm_config: Unable to handle kernel paging request at virtual address fffffe0b
dmesg

1. 
   
2. [ 1715.682095] rock-pwm [I]: Start module
   
3. [ 1715.682185] rock-pwm [I]: Pwm request
   
4. [ 1715.682222] rock-pwm [I]: Pwm request: success!
   
5. [ 1715.682252] rock-pwm [I]: Pwm config
   
6. [ 1715.682341] Unable to handle kernel paging request at virtual address fffffe0b
   
7. [ 1715.689537] pgd = ed784000
   
8. [ 1715.692594] [fffffe0b] *pgd=2e7f6821, *pte=00000000, *ppte=00000000
   
9. [ 1715.698963] Internal error: Oops: 17 [#1] PREEMPT SMP ARM
   
10. [ 1715.704320] Modules linked in: sysfs(+) mali_kbase
    
11. [ 1715.709186] CPU: 3 PID: 1712 Comm: insmod Not tainted 3.10.0 #46
    
12. [ 1715.715147] task: ec42ee00 ti: ec858000 task.ti: ec858000
    
13. [ 1715.720569] PC is at pwm_config+0x40/0x60
    
14. [ 1715.724586] LR is at x_init+0x50/0xc0 [sysfs]
    
15. [ 1715.728938] pc : [<c028a3f4>]    lr : [<bf036050>]    psr: 60070013
    
16. [ 1715.728938] sp : ec859f10  ip : 00000000  fp : 00000000
    
17. [ 1715.740269] r10: 00000000  r9 : ec858000  r8 : c0d80000
    
18. [ 1715.745442] r7 : 00000000  r6 : ec858000  r5 : bf036000  r4 : 0007a120
    
19. [ 1715.751898] r3 : 000f4240  r2 : 00000000  r1 : fffffdfb  r0 : fffffdfb
    
20. [ 1715.758376] Flags: nZCv  IRQs on  FIQs on  Mode SVC_32  ISA ARM  Segment user
    
21. [ 1715.765425] Control: 10c5387d  Table: 2d78406a  DAC: 00000015
    
22. [ 1715.771110]
    
23. [ 1715.771110] PC: 0xc028a374:
    
24. [ 1715.775350] a374  e3530000 03a03002 05803054 059f3004 05803058 eaffff3e c028a2e0 eafffd29
    
25. [ 1715.783621] a394  e3500000 15801014 03e00015 13a00000 e12fff1e e3500000 15900014 e12fff1e
    
26. [ 1715.791872] a3b4  e1a03002 e2702001 e92d4010 33a02000 e1a04001 e1a01000 e1922fa4 13e00015
    
27. [ 1715.800121] a3d4  18bd8010 e3530000 c3a02000 d3a02001 e1540003 c3822001 e3520000 1a000005
    
28. [ 1715.808370] a3f4  e5910010 e590200c e592c008 e1a02004 e12fff3c e8bd8010 e3e00015 e8bd8010
    
29. [ 1715.816617] a414  e1a02001 e2501000 e92d4008 0a00000c e5910010 e590300c e3530000 0a000008
    
30. [ 1715.824864] a434  e593300c e3530000 03e00025 08bd8008 e591c004 e31c0004 1a000003 e12fff33
    
31. [ 1715.833113] a454  e8bd8008 e3e00015 e8bd8008 e3e0000f e8bd8008 e5903010 e5d30024 e12fff1e
    
32. [ 1715.841366]
    
33. [ 1715.841366] SP: 0xec859e90:
    
34. [ 1715.845603] 9e90  00000000 60070013 00000000 c002f8fc 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000
    
35. [ 1715.853849] 9eb0  c0d9c8d0 c028a3f4 60070013 ffffffff ec859efc c000d598 fffffdfb fffffdfb
    
36. [ 1715.862096] 9ed0  00000000 000f4240 0007a120 bf036000 ec858000 00000000 c0d80000 ec858000
    
37. [ 1715.870341] 9ef0  00000000 00000000 00000000 ec859f10 bf036050 c028a3f4 60070013 ffffffff
    
38. [ 1715.878586] 9f10  bf0342d8 bf036050 bf034170 c00086a4 bf036000 00000000 bf034170 00000003
    
39. [ 1715.886827] 9f30  b6f1c398 0000017b c000db84 c0080d34 bf034170 00000000 00000000 00000003
    
40. [ 1715.895072] 9f50  b6f1c398 c00819bc f1a21000 00000fa5 f1a21664 f1a21551 f1a21e5c 000002e8
    
41. [ 1715.903319] 9f70  000003d8 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000017 00000018 0000000f 00000000
    
42. [ 1715.911576]
    
43. [ 1715.911576] R0: 0xfffffd7b:
    
44. [ 1715.915813] fd78  ******** ******** ******** ******** ******** ******** ******** ********
    
45. [ 1715.924113] fd98  ******** ******** ******** ******** ******** ******** ******** ********
    
46. [ 1715.932363] fdb8  ******** ******** ******** ******** ******** ******** ******** ********
    
47. [ 1715.940619] fdd8  ******** ******** ******** ******** ******** ******** ******** ********
    
48. [ 1715.948871] fdf8  ******** ******** ******** ******** ******** ******** ******** ********
    
49. [ 1715.957116] fe18  ******** ******** ******** ******** ******** ******** ******** ********
    
50. [ 1715.965368] fe38  ******** ******** ******** ******** ******** ******** ******** ********
    
51. [ 1715.973620] fe58  ******** ******** ******** ******** ******** ******** ******** ********
    
52. [ 1715.981867] fe78  ******** ******** ******** ******** ******** ******** ******** ********
    
53. [ 1715.990123]
    
54. [ 1715.990123] R1: 0xfffffd7b:
    
55. [ 1715.994360] fd78  ******** ******** ******** ******** ******** ******** ******** ********
    
56. [ 1716.002609] fd98  ******** ******** ******** ******** ******** ******** ******** ********
    
57. [ 1716.010859] fdb8  ******** ******** ******** ******** ******** ******** ******** ********
    
58. [ 1716.019114] fdd8  ******** ******** ******** ******** ******** ******** ******** ********
    
59. [ 1716.027364] fdf8  ******** ******** ******** ******** ******** ******** ******** ********
    
60. [ 1716.035609] fe18  ******** ******** ******** ******** ******** ******** ******** ********
    
61. [ 1716.043858] fe38  ******** ******** ******** ******** ******** ******** ******** ********
    
62. [ 1716.052112] fe58  ******** ******** ******** ******** ******** ******** ******** ********
    
63. [ 1716.060364] fe78  ******** ******** ******** ******** ******** ******** ******** ********
    
64. [ 1716.068617]
    
65. [ 1716.068617] R6: 0xec857f80:
    
66. [ 1716.072853] 7f80  00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000
    
67. [ 1716.081097] 7fa0  00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 2e7f3841 2e7f3c41 00000000 00000000
    
68. [ 1716.089340] 7fc0  00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000
    
69. [ 1716.097587] 7fe0  00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 2e7f6821 2e7f6c21
    
70. [ 1716.105833] 8000  00000002 00000001 00000000 ec42ee00 c0d03af8 00000003 00000015 ec42ee00
    
71. [ 1716.114079] 8020  c1ef1f40 ec858000 ed417180 00000000 0000018f ee19d500 ec859cb4 ec859c30
    
72. [ 1716.122321] 8040  c079ce74 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 01000000 00000000
    
73. [ 1716.130566] 8060  b6f00850 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000
    
74. [ 1716.138807]
    
75. [ 1716.138807] R8: 0xc0d7ff80:
    
76. [ 1716.143044] ff80  00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000
    
77. [ 1716.151283] ffa0  00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000
    
78. [ 1716.159526] ffc0  00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000
    
79. [ 1716.167769] ffe0  00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000
    
80. [ 1716.176011] 0000  00000000 c1ed1cb2 c0957b4f eda5c800 c1ed1c00 00000000 00000000 00000000
    
81. [ 1716.184262] 0020  00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000
    
82. [ 1716.192507] 0040  00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000
    
83. [ 1716.200757] 0060  00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00275b8f 00000000
    
84. [ 1716.209002]
    
85. [ 1716.209002] R9: 0xec857f80:
    
86. [ 1716.213238] 7f80  00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000
    
87. [ 1716.221481] 7fa0  00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 2e7f3841 2e7f3c41 00000000 00000000
    
88. [ 1716.229728] 7fc0  00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000
    
89. [ 1716.237974] 7fe0  00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 2e7f6821 2e7f6c21
    
90. [ 1716.246219] 8000  00000002 00000001 00000000 ec42ee00 c0d03af8 00000003 00000015 ec42ee00
    
91. [ 1716.254465] 8020  c1ef1f40 ec858000 ed417180 00000000 0000018f ee19d500 ec859cb4 ec859c30
    
92. [ 1716.262717] 8040  c079ce74 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 01000000 00000000
    
93. [ 1716.270964] 8060  b6f00850 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000
    
94. [ 1716.279226] Process insmod (pid: 1712, stack limit = 0xec858238)
    
95. [ 1716.285169] Stack: (0xec859f10 to 0xec85a000)
    
96. [ 1716.289494] 9f00:                                     bf0342d8 bf036050 bf034170 c00086a4
    
97. [ 1716.297579] 9f20: bf036000 00000000 bf034170 00000003 b6f1c398 0000017b c000db84 c0080d34
    
98. [ 1716.305661] 9f40: bf034170 00000000 00000000 00000003 b6f1c398 c00819bc f1a21000 00000fa5
    
99. [ 1716.313743] 9f60: f1a21664 f1a21551 f1a21e5c 000002e8 000003d8 00000000 00000000 00000000
    
100. [ 1716.321825] 9f80: 00000017 00000018 0000000f 00000000 0000000c 00000000 bee8c6b4 bee8c834
     
101. [ 1716.329907] 9fa0: 8dec7500 c000da00 bee8c6b4 bee8c834 00000003 b6f1c398 00000000 00000000
     
102. [ 1716.337989] 9fc0: bee8c6b4 bee8c834 8dec7500 0000017b b6f28ee0 00000000 b6f18b60 00000000
     
103. [ 1716.346071] 9fe0: bee8c660 bee8c650 b6f13177 b6e81982 80070030 00000003 00000000 00000000
     
104. [ 1716.354256] [<c028a3f4>] (pwm_config+0x40/0x60) from [<bf036050>] (x_init+0x50/0xc0 [sysfs])
     
105. [ 1716.362695] [<bf036050>] (x_init+0x50/0xc0 [sysfs]) from [<c00086a4>] (do_one_initcall+0x34/0xc8)
     
106. [ 1716.371523] [<c00086a4>] (do_one_initcall+0x34/0xc8) from [<c0080d34>] (do_init_module+0x44/0x168)
     
107. [ 1716.380401] [<c0080d34>] (do_init_module+0x44/0x168) from [<c00819bc>] (SyS_finit_module+0x6c/0x94)
     
108. [ 1716.389374] [<c00819bc>] (SyS_finit_module+0x6c/0x94) from [<c000da00>] (ret_fast_syscall+0x0/0x30)
     
109. [ 1716.398323] Code: e1540003 c3822001 e3520000 1a000005 (e5910010)
     
110. [ 1716.405119] ---[ end trace 6daea3937796a980 ]---
     

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in this module i use code from example http://wiki.t-firefly.com/index.php/Firefly-RK3288/PWM/en  :
struct pwm_device *pwm0=NULL;
pwm0= pwm_request(0, "backlight-pwm");
pwm_config(pwm0, 500000, 1000000);

What is wrong?

Key

pwm_request() used  to return bad structure because device name was incorrect .
Thank you for your answers , but i have some more questions)
1. In dts file I found, that pwm1 used by pwm_regulator. Is it safe to disable this device?
2. Is it possible to use pwm2 and pwm3? How to assign them with the pins?

P.S. sorry for my bad english

zhansb

pwm_regulator is disabled, pwm1 can be used by yourself.
pwm2 and pwm3 can also be used, enable them in dts file as  pwm1.

Key

I need to achieve 10000 microseconds period.
pwm_config(1000000,10000000) didn't work(
How to change timer resolution?

Key

ok. prescale parameter is calculating in pwm-rockchip driver automatically. there is no reason to recalculate.
but...
When I set a period more than 850 microseconds,  something strange is happening.
For example I set a period of 900 microseconds(pwm_config(500000,900000)). but according to oscilloscope real period is 450 microseconds. Is there a way to fix it?

madman

Hi,
You can use this pwm-rockchip.c (see attachment) to replace the /kernel/drivers/pwm/pwm-rockchip.c, then recompile, this is can be normal use, the main reason is that # define PWMDCR_MAX_DUTY length is too small。

Key

madman Posted at 1/4/2016 11:05
Hi,
You can use this pwm-rockchip.c (see attachment) to replace the /kernel/drivers/pwm/pwm-rockchi ...

hi, madman. it's not working(
I got 670 microsends period with pwm_config parameters: duty: 1600000, period: 2000000...

P.S. I tried to put the printk("test_pwm\n") code in each pwm_config function in pwm-rockchip.c, but the message didn't appear in dmseg... wtf