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+                           PowerPC 440
+
+                    Last Update: September 11, 2002
+=======================================================================
+
+
+OVERVIEW
+============
+
+Support for the ppc440 is contained in the cpu/ppc44x directory
+and enabled via the CONFIG_440 flag. It is largely based on the
+405gp code. A sample board support implementation is contained
+in the board/ebony directory.
+
+All testing was performed using the IBM Ebony board using both
+Rev B and Rev C silicon. However, since the Rev B. silicon has
+extensive errata, support for Rev B. is minimal (it boots, and
+features such as i2c, pci, tftpboot, etc. seem to work ok).
+The expectation is that all new board designs will be using
+Rev C or later parts -- if not, you may be in for a rough ride ;-)
+
+The ppc440 port does a fair job of keeping "board-specific" code
+out of the "cpu-specific" source. The goal of course was to
+provide mechanisms for each board to customize without having
+to clutter the cpu-specific source with a lot of ifdefs. Most
+of these mechanisms are described in the following sections.
+
+
+MEMORY MANAGEMENT
+=================
+
+The ppc440 doesn't run in "real mode". The MMU must be active
+at all times. Additionally, the 440 implements a 36-bit physical
+memory space that gets mapped into the PowerPC 32-bit virtual
+address space. So things like memory-mapped peripherals, etc must
+all be mapped in. Once this is done, the 32-bit virtual address
+space is then viewed as though it were physical memory.
+
+However, this means that memory, peripherals, etc can be configured
+to appear (mostly) anywhere in the virtual address space. Each board
+must define its own mappings using the tlbtab (see board/ebony/init.S).
+The actual TLB setup is performed by the cpu-specific code.
+
+Although each board is free to define its own mappings, there are
+several definitions to be aware of. These definitions may be used in
+the cpu-specific code (vs. board-specific code), so you should
+at least review these before deciding to make any changes ... it
+will probably save you some headaches ;-)
+
+CFG_SDRAM_BASE - The virtual address where SDRAM is mapped (always 0)
+
+CFG_FLASH_BASE - The virtual address where FLASH is mapped.
+
+CFG_PCI_MEMBASE - The virtual address where PCI-bus memory is mapped.
+    This mapping provides access to PCI-bus memory.
+
+CFG_PERIPHERAL_BASE - The virtual address where the 440 memory-mapped
+    peripherals are mapped. (e.g. -- UART registers, IIC registers, etc).
+
+CFG_ISRAM_BASE - The virtual address where the 440 internal SRAM is
+    mapped. The internal SRAM is equivalent to 405gp OCM and is used
+    for the initial stack.
+
+CFG_PCI_BASE - The virtual address where the 440 PCI-x bridge config
+    registers are mapped.
+
+CFG_PCI_TARGBASE - The PCI address that is mapped to the virtual address
+    defined by CFG_PCI_MEMBASE.
+
+
+UART / SERIAL
+=================
+
+The UART port works fine when an external serial clock is provided
+(like the one on the Ebony board) and when using internal clocking.
+This is controlled with the CFG_EXT_SERIAL_CLOCK flag. When using
+internal clocking, the "ideal baud rate" settings in the 440GP
+user manual are automatically calculated.
+
+CONFIG_SERIAL_SOFTWARE_FIFO enables interrupt-driven serial operation.
+But the last time I checked, interrupts were initialized after the
+serial port causing the interrupt handler to be removed from the
+handler table. This will probably be fixed soon ... or fix it
+yourself and submit a patch :-)
+
+
+I2C
+=================
+
+The i2c utilities have been tested on both Rev B. and Rev C. and
+look good. The iprobe command implementation has been updated to
+allow for 'skipped' addresses. Some i2c slaves are write only and
+cause problems when a probe (read) is performed (for example the
+CDCV850 clock controller at address 0x69 on the ebony board).
+
+To prevent probing certain addresses you can define the
+CFG_I2C_NOPROBES macro in your board-specific header file. When
+defined, all specified addresses are skipped during a probe.
+The addresses that are skipped will be displayed in the output
+of the iprobe command.
+
+For example, to prevent probing address 0x69, define the macro as
+follows:
+
+#define CFG_I2C_NOPROBES {0x69}
+
+Similarly, to prevent probing addresses 0x69 and 0x70, define the
+macro a:
+
+#define CFG_I2C_NOPROBES {0x69, 0x70}
+
+
+DDR SDRAM CONTROLLER
+====================
+
+SDRAM controller intialization using Serial Presence Detect (SPD) is
+now supported (thanks Jun). It is enabled by defining CONFIG_SPD_EEPROM.
+The i2c eeprom addresses are controlled by the SPD_EEPROM_ADDRESS macro.
+
+NOTE: The SPD_EEPROM_ADDRESS macro is defined differently than for other
+processors. Traditionally, it defined a single address. For the 440 it
+defines an array of addresses to support multiple banks. Address order
+is significant: the addresses are used in order to program the BankN
+registers. For example, two banks with i2c addresses of 0x53 (bank 0)
+and 0x52 (bank 1) would be defined as follows:
+
+#define SPD_EEPROM_ADDRESS {0x53,0x52}
+
+
+PCI-X BRIDGE
+====================
+
+PCI is an area that requires lots of flexibility since every board has
+its own set of constraints and configuration. This section describes the
+440 implementation.
+
+CPC0_STRP1[PISE] -- if the PISE strap bit is not asserted, PCI init
+is aborted and an indication is printed. This is NOT considered an
+error -- only an indication that PCI shouldn't be initialized. This
+gives you a chance to edit the i2c bootstrap eeproms using the i2c
+utilities once you get to the U-Boot command prompt. NOTE: the default
+440 bootstrap options (not using i2c eeprom) negates this bit.
+
+The cpu-specific code sets up a default pci_controller structure
+that maps in a single PCI I/O space and PCI memory space. The I/O
+space begins at PCI I/O address 0 and the PCI memory space is
+256 MB starting at PCI address CFG_PCI_TARGBASE. After the
+pci_controller structure is initialized, the cpu-specific code will
+call the routine pci_pre_init() if the CFG_PCI_PRE_INIT flag is
+defined. This routine is implemented by board-specific code & is where
+the board can over-ride/extend the default pci_controller structure
+settings and do other pre-initialization tasks. If pci_pre_init()
+returns a value of zero, PCI initialization is aborted; otherwise the
+controller structure is registered and initialization continues.
+
+The default 440GP PCI target configuration is minimal -- it assumes that
+the strapping registers are set as necessary. Since the strapping bits
+provide very limited flexibility, you may want to customize the boards
+target configuration. If CFG_PCI_TARGET_INIT is defined, the cpu-specific
+code will call the routine pci_target_init() which you must implement
+in your board-specific code.
+
+Target initialization is completed by the cpu-specific code by
+initializing the subsystem id and subsystem vendor id, and then ensuring
+that the 'enable host configuration' bit in the PCIX0_BRDGOPT2 is set.
+
+The default PCI master initialization maps in 256 MB of pci memory
+starting at PCI address CFG_PCI_MEMBASE. To customize this, define
+PCI_MASTER_INIT. This will call the routine pci_master_init() in your
+board-specific code rather than performing the default master
+initialization.
+
+The decision to perform PCI host configuration must often be determined
+at run time. The ppc440 port differs from most other implementations in
+that it requires the board to determine its host configuration at run
+time rather than by using compile-time flags. This shouldn't create a
+large impact on the board-specific code since the board only needs to
+implement a single routine that returns a zero or non-zero value:
+is_pci_host().
+
+Justification for this becomes clear when considering systems running
+in a cPCI environment:
+
+1. Arbiter strapping: Many cPCI boards provide an external arbiter (often
+part of the PCI-to-PCI bridge). Even though the arbiter is external (the
+arbiter strapping is negated), the CPU may still be required to perform
+local PCI bus configuration.
+
+2. Host only: PPMC boards must sample the MONARCH# signal at run-time.
+Depending on the configuration of the carrier boar, the PPMC board must
+determine if it should configure the PCI bus at run-time. And in most
+cases, access to the MONARCH# signal is board-specific (e.g. via
+board-specific FPGA registers, etc).
+
+In any event, the is_pci_host() routine gives each board the opportunity
+to decide at run-time. If your board is always configured a certain way,
+then just hardcode a return of 1 or 0 as appropriate.
+
+
+
+Regards,
+--Scott
+<smcnutt@artesyncp.com>
+