AM335x GPMC-NAND timing parameter configuration in u-boot

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    • Type: Bug
    • Resolution: Fixed
    • Priority: Medium
    • Linux Core SDK
    • LCPD-37416
    • 09.03
    • 09.03
    • am335x-evm

      There's GPMC-NAND timing parameter configurations in u-boot DTS board file
      https://git.ti.com/cgit/ti-u-boot/ti-u-boot/tree/arch/arm/dts/am335x-evm.dts?h=09.02.00.003#n497

      But apparently GPMC parameter timing in u-boot DTS board file is NOT currently used in SPL/u-boot.

      Here is the SPL call flow on configuring GPMC_CONFIG1_0 through GPMC_CONFIG7_0 registers with JTAG [1] [2]
      [1] am3_9.1_spl_gpmc_init_call_flow.docx
      [2] am3_9.1_spl_gpmc_init_call_flow.log

      Instead GPMC parameters are configured in u-boot source code. Here is the dump of GPMC_CONFIG1_0 through GPMC_CONFIG7_0 @u-boot
      https://git.ti.com/cgit/ti-u-boot/ti-u-boot/tree/arch/arm/include/asm/arch-am33xx/mem.h?h=09.02.00.003#n40

      [3] am3_9.1.0.1_gpmc_rd.log: the current GPMC timing parameter configuration and nand read performance @u-boot.

      The "testing patch" to overwrite the hardcoded GPMC_CONFIG1_0 through GPMC_CONFIG7_0 with the new values based on Linux device tree:
      the u-boot testing patch
      [4] 0001-GPMC-NAND-register-timing-in-SPL-for-the-NAND-on-AM3.patch

      The updated GPMC timing parameter configuration and nand read performance @u-boot
      [5] am3_9.1.0.1_patch_gpmc_rd.log

      NAND read time is improved x4 on reading 8Mbytes @u-boot with the updated GPMC timing parameter

      • 1.85Mbyte/s with the current hardcoded GPMC parameter timing
      • 7.7Mbyte/s with the updated GPMC parameter timing

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