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Date:      Wed, 17 May 2023 13:11:18 +0100
From:      Doug Rabson <dfr@rabson.org>
To:        Nuno Teixeira <eduardo@freebsd.org>
Cc:        freebsd-arm@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Raspberry Pi POE+ hat overlay
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Hi Nuno,

I'm not sure where to start - I just happened to notice in the
documentation here:
https://www.raspberrypi.com/documentation/computers/config_txt.html that
the cpu frequency Pi4B R1.4 was listed as 1800 if arm_boot=3D1 so I tried i=
t.

Doug.



On Wed, 17 May 2023 at 11:11, Nuno Teixeira <eduardo@freebsd.org> wrote:

> Hello Doug,
>
> I have too a 1.5 rpi but arm_boost=3D1 isn't doing anything, htop shows
> 1500Mhz when doing something intensive.
> I'm running 13.2 stable
>
> Do I missing something?
>
> Could you take a look at my setup?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Doug Rabson <dfr@rabson.org> escreveu no dia ter=C3=A7a, 16/05/2023 =C3=
=A0(s) 17:19:
>
>>
>> On Sat, 13 May 2023 at 13:45, Doug Rabson <dfr@rabson.org> wrote:
>>
>>> I was able to build an updated rpi-firmware port based on 1.20210805 an=
d
>>> this boots successfully on pi400 as well as rpi4. With this, I can load=
 the
>>> rpi-poe-plus overlay and I just need to try and reverse engineer the
>>> undocumented mailbox API by reading the Linux code.
>>>
>>
>> I have a first approximation of a fan driver which works with the
>> 1.20210805 firmware (actually, I substituted rpi-poe-plus.dtbo from
>> 1.20210831 which just changes the fan levels for the POE+). I'm testing
>> with an rpi4B rev 1.5 with 'make -j4 buildworld' and the fan is keeping =
the
>> cpu temperature below 65 degrees which is nice, especially since I set
>> arm_boost=3D1 in config.txt which boosts the cpu frequency up to 1800 fo=
r
>> this board.
>>
>> Does anyone have a pointer to the problem with firmware later than
>> 20210805? Would it make any kind of sense to try to get the fix into
>> releng/13.2 as an errata?
>>
>>
>
> --
> Nuno Teixeira
> FreeBSD Committer (ports)
>

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<div dir=3D"ltr">Hi Nuno,<div><br></div><div>I&#39;m not sure where to star=
t - I just happened to notice in the documentation here:=C2=A0<a href=3D"ht=
tps://www.raspberrypi.com/documentation/computers/config_txt.html">https://=
www.raspberrypi.com/documentation/computers/config_txt.html</a> that the cp=
u frequency Pi4B R1.4 was listed as 1800 if arm_boot=3D1 so I tried it.</di=
v><div><br></div><div>Doug.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div><br><d=
iv class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Wed, 17 M=
ay 2023 at 11:11, Nuno Teixeira &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:eduardo@freebsd.org">=
eduardo@freebsd.org</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quot=
e" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-styl=
e:solid;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"lt=
r"><div>Hello Doug,</div><div><br></div><div>I have too a 1.5 rpi but arm_b=
oost=3D1 isn&#39;t doing anything, htop shows 1500Mhz when doing something =
intensive.</div><div>I&#39;m running 13.2 stable</div><div><br></div><div>D=
o I missing something?</div><div><br></div><div>Could you take a look at my=
 setup?</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks,<br></div></div><br><div class=3D"g=
mail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">Doug Rabson &lt;<a href=
=3D"mailto:dfr@rabson.org" target=3D"_blank">dfr@rabson.org</a>&gt; escreve=
u no dia ter=C3=A7a, 16/05/2023 =C3=A0(s) 17:19:<br></div><blockquote class=
=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;bo=
rder-left-style:solid;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">=
<div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div=
 dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Sat, 13 May 2023 at 13:45, Doug Rabson=
 &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:dfr@rabson.org" target=3D"_blank">dfr@rabson.org</a>=
&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px =
0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;border-left-col=
or:rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr">I was able to build =
an updated rpi-firmware port based on 1.20210805 and this boots successfull=
y on pi400 as well as rpi4. With this, I can load the rpi-poe-plus overlay =
and I just need to try and reverse engineer the undocumented mailbox API by=
 reading the Linux code.</div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>I have a fir=
st approximation of a fan driver which works with the 1.20210805 firmware (=
actually, I substituted rpi-poe-plus.dtbo from 1.20210831 which just change=
s the fan levels for the POE+). I&#39;m testing with an rpi4B rev 1.5 with =
&#39;make -j4 buildworld&#39; and the fan is keeping the cpu temperature be=
low 65 degrees which is nice, especially since I set arm_boost=3D1 in confi=
g.txt which boosts the cpu frequency up to 1800 for this board.</div><div><=
br></div><div>Does anyone have a pointer to the problem with firmware later=
 than 20210805? Would it make any kind of sense to try to get the fix into =
releng/13.2 as an errata?</div><div><br></div></div></div>
</blockquote></div><br clear=3D"all"><br><span>-- </span><br><div dir=3D"lt=
r"><div dir=3D"ltr"><span style=3D"color:rgb(102,102,102)">Nuno Teixeira<br=
>FreeBSD Committer (ports)</span></div></div>
</blockquote></div>

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