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Date:      Wed, 17 May 2023 14:08:11 +0100
From:      Nuno Teixeira <eduardo@freebsd.org>
To:        Doug Rabson <dfr@rabson.org>
Cc:        freebsd-arm@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Raspberry Pi POE+ hat overlay
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I was meant using 13.2 not 12.3 :)

Doug Rabson <dfr@rabson.org> escreveu no dia quarta, 17/05/2023 =C3=A0(s) 1=
3:47:

> I'm not sure about 12.3 either - you could try with 13.2 and see if that
> makes a difference.
>
> On Wed, 17 May 2023 at 13:45, Nuno Teixeira <eduardo@freebsd.org> wrote:
>
>> Hey,
>>
>> Ok. I'm new to rpi4 and arm in general but tomorrow I will force
>> 'arm_freq=3D1800' again just to see it it crashes again.
>> I will check too what values linux shows.
>>
>> I don't know if firmware/uboot version included in 12.3 supports this
>> feature.
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Doug Rabson <dfr@rabson.org> escreveu no dia quarta, 17/05/2023 =C3=A0(s=
)
>> 13:11:
>>
>>> 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 it.
>>>
>>> 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 show=
s
>>>> 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
>>>>>> and this boots successfully on pi400 as well as rpi4. With this, I c=
an 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 testi=
ng
>>>>> with an rpi4B rev 1.5 with 'make -j4 buildworld' and the fan is keepi=
ng the
>>>>> cpu temperature below 65 degrees which is nice, especially since I se=
t
>>>>> arm_boost=3D1 in config.txt which boosts the cpu frequency up to 1800=
 for
>>>>> 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)
>>>>
>>>
>>
>> --
>> Nuno Teixeira
>> FreeBSD Committer (ports)
>>
>

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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div>(...)</div><div><br></div><div>I was meant using 13.2=
 not 12.3 :)<br></div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr"=
 class=3D"gmail_attr">Doug Rabson &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:dfr@rabson.org">dfr=
@rabson.org</a>&gt; escreveu no dia quarta, 17/05/2023 =C3=A0(s) 13:47:<br>=
</div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;b=
order-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr">I&=
#39;m not sure about 12.3 either - you could try with 13.2 and see if that =
makes a difference.</div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" cl=
ass=3D"gmail_attr">On Wed, 17 May 2023 at 13:45, Nuno Teixeira &lt;<a href=
=3D"mailto:eduardo@freebsd.org" target=3D"_blank">eduardo@freebsd.org</a>&g=
t; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0p=
x 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div d=
ir=3D"ltr"><div>Hey,</div><div><br></div><div>Ok. I&#39;m new to rpi4 and a=
rm in general but tomorrow I will force &#39;arm_freq=3D1800&#39; again jus=
t to see it it crashes again.</div><div>I will check too what values linux =
shows.</div><div><br></div><div>I don&#39;t know if firmware/uboot version =
included in 12.3 supports this feature.</div><div><br></div><div>Cheers,<br=
></div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_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; escreveu no dia quarta, 17/05/2023 =C3=A0(s) 13:11:<=
br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8e=
x;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr"=
>Hi Nuno,<div><br></div><div>I&#39;m not sure where to start - I just happe=
ned to notice in the documentation here:=C2=A0<a href=3D"https://www.raspbe=
rrypi.com/documentation/computers/config_txt.html" target=3D"_blank">https:=
//www.raspberrypi.com/documentation/computers/config_txt.html</a> that the =
cpu frequency Pi4B R1.4 was listed as 1800 if arm_boot=3D1 so I tried it.</=
div><div><br></div><div>Doug.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div><br>=
<div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Wed, 17=
 May 2023 at 11:11, Nuno Teixeira &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:eduardo@freebsd.org=
" target=3D"_blank">eduardo@freebsd.org</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote=
 class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px so=
lid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div>Hello Doug,</d=
iv><div><br></div><div>I have too a 1.5 rpi but arm_boost=3D1 isn&#39;t doi=
ng anything, htop shows 1500Mhz when doing something intensive.</div><div>I=
&#39;m running 13.2 stable</div><div><br></div><div>Do 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"gmail_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; escreveu no dia ter=C3=A7a, 1=
6/05/2023 =C3=A0(s) 17:19:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=
=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid 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@rab=
son.org</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"=
margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-lef=
t:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr">I was able to build an updated rpi-firmware port ba=
sed on 1.20210805 and this boots successfully on pi400 as well as rpi4. Wit=
h this, I can load the rpi-poe-plus overlay and I just need to try and reve=
rse engineer the undocumented mailbox API by reading the Linux code.</div><=
/blockquote><div><br></div><div>I have a first approximation of a fan drive=
r 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&#39;m testing with an rpi4B rev 1.5 with &#39;make -j4 buildworld&#39; a=
nd the fan is keeping the cpu temperature below 65 degrees which is nice, e=
specially since I set arm_boost=3D1 in config.txt which boosts the cpu freq=
uency 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 a=
ny 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>
</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>
</blockquote></div><br clear=3D"all"><br><span class=3D"gmail_signature_pre=
fix">-- </span><br><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_signature"><div dir=3D"l=
tr"><span style=3D"color:rgb(102,102,102)">Nuno Teixeira<br>FreeBSD Committ=
er (ports)</span></div></div>

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