1 * Power State Coordination Interface (PSCI)
3 Firmware implementing the PSCI functions described in ARM document number
4 ARM DEN 0022A ("Power State Coordination Interface System Software on ARM
5 processors") can be used by Linux to initiate various CPU-centric power
8 Issue A of the specification describes functions for CPU suspend, hotplug
9 and migration of secure software.
11 Functions are invoked by trapping to the privilege level of the PSCI
12 firmware (specified as part of the binding below) and passing arguments
13 in a manner similar to that specified by AAPCS:
15 r0 => 32-bit Function ID / return value
16 {r1 - r3} => Parameters
18 Note that the immediate field of the trapping instruction must be set
22 Main node required properties:
24 - compatible : should contain at least one of:
26 * "arm,psci" : For implementations complying to PSCI versions prior
28 For these cases function IDs must be provided.
30 * "arm,psci-0.2" : For implementations complying to PSCI 0.2.
31 Function IDs are not required and should be ignored by
32 an OS with PSCI 0.2 support, but are permitted to be
33 present for compatibility with existing software when
34 "arm,psci" is later in the compatible list.
36 * "arm,psci-1.0" : For implementations complying to PSCI 1.0.
37 PSCI 1.0 is backward compatible with PSCI 0.2 with
38 minor specification updates, as defined in the PSCI
41 - method : The method of calling the PSCI firmware. Permitted
44 "smc" : SMC #0, with the register assignments specified
47 "hvc" : HVC #0, with the register assignments specified
50 Main node optional properties:
52 - cpu_suspend : Function ID for CPU_SUSPEND operation
54 - cpu_off : Function ID for CPU_OFF operation
56 - cpu_on : Function ID for CPU_ON operation
58 - migrate : Function ID for MIGRATE operation
60 Device tree nodes that require usage of PSCI CPU_SUSPEND function (ie idle
61 state nodes, as per bindings in [1]) must specify the following properties:
63 - arm,psci-suspend-param
64 Usage: Required for state nodes[1] if the corresponding
65 idle-states node entry-method property is set
68 Definition: power_state parameter to pass to the PSCI
73 Case 1: PSCI v0.1 only.
76 compatible = "arm,psci";
78 cpu_suspend = <0x95c10000>;
79 cpu_off = <0x95c10001>;
80 cpu_on = <0x95c10002>;
81 migrate = <0x95c10003>;
84 Case 2: PSCI v0.2 only
87 compatible = "arm,psci-0.2";
91 Case 3: PSCI v0.2 and PSCI v0.1.
93 A DTB may provide IDs for use by kernels without PSCI 0.2 support,
94 enabling firmware and hypervisors to support existing and new kernels.
95 These IDs will be ignored by kernels with PSCI 0.2 support, which will
96 use the standard PSCI 0.2 IDs exclusively.
99 compatible = "arm,psci-0.2", "arm,psci";
102 cpu_on = < arbitrary value >;
103 cpu_off = < arbitrary value >;
108 [1] Kernel documentation - ARM idle states bindings
109 Documentation/devicetree/bindings/arm/idle-states.txt
110 [2] Power State Coordination Interface (PSCI) specification
111 http://infocenter.arm.com/help/topic/com.arm.doc.den0022c/DEN0022C_Power_State_Coordination_Interface.pdf