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+/***************************************************************************
+ *   Copyright (C) 2007,2008 Øyvind Harboe                                 *
+ *   Copyright (C) 2008 Duane Ellis                                        *
+ *                                                                         *
+ *   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify  *
+ *   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by  *
+ *   the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or     *
+ *   (at your option) any later version.                                   *
+ *                                                                         *
+ *   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,       *
+ *   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of        *
+ *   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the         *
+ *   GNU General Public License for more details.                          *
+ *                                                                         *
+ *   You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License     *
+ *   along with this program; if not, write to the                         *
+ *   Free Software Foundation, Inc.,                                       *
+ *   59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307, USA.             *
+ ***************************************************************************/
+#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
+#include "config.h"
+#endif
+
+#include "replacements.h"
+#include "target.h"
+#include "target_request.h"
+
+#include "log.h"
+#include "configuration.h"
+#include "binarybuffer.h"
+#include "jtag.h"
+#include "flash.h"
+
+#include <string.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <inttypes.h>
+
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+
+#include <sys/time.h>
+#include <time.h>
+
+#include <time_support.h>
+
+#include <fileio.h>
+#include <image.h>
+
+static int new_int_array_element(Jim_Interp * interp, const char *varname, int idx, u32 val)
+{
+	char *namebuf;
+	Jim_Obj *nameObjPtr, *valObjPtr;
+	int result;
+
+	namebuf = alloc_printf("%s(%d)", varname, idx);
+	if (!namebuf)
+		return JIM_ERR;
+
+	nameObjPtr = Jim_NewStringObj(interp, namebuf, -1);
+	valObjPtr = Jim_NewIntObj(interp, val);
+	if (!nameObjPtr || !valObjPtr)
+	{
+		free(namebuf);
+		return JIM_ERR;
+	}
+
+	Jim_IncrRefCount(nameObjPtr);
+	Jim_IncrRefCount(valObjPtr);
+	result = Jim_SetVariable(interp, nameObjPtr, valObjPtr);
+	Jim_DecrRefCount(interp, nameObjPtr);
+	Jim_DecrRefCount(interp, valObjPtr);
+	free(namebuf);
+	/* printf("%s(%d) <= 0%08x\n", varname, idx, val); */
+	return result;
+}
+
+static int jim_mem2array(Jim_Interp *interp, int argc, Jim_Obj *const *argv)
+{
+	target_t *target;
+	command_context_t *context;
+	long l;
+	u32 width;
+	u32 len;
+	u32 addr;
+	u32 count;
+	u32 v;
+	const char *varname;
+	u8 buffer[4096];
+	int  i, n, e, retval;
+
+	/* argv[1] = name of array to receive the data
+	 * argv[2] = desired width
+	 * argv[3] = memory address
+	 * argv[4] = count of times to read
+	 */
+	if (argc != 5) {
+		Jim_WrongNumArgs(interp, 1, argv, "varname width addr nelems");
+		return JIM_ERR;
+	}
+	varname = Jim_GetString(argv[1], &len);
+	/* given "foo" get space for worse case "foo(%d)" .. add 20 */
+
+	e = Jim_GetLong(interp, argv[2], &l);
+	width = l;
+	if (e != JIM_OK) {
+		return e;
+	}
+
+	e = Jim_GetLong(interp, argv[3], &l);
+	addr = l;
+	if (e != JIM_OK) {
+		return e;
+	}
+	e = Jim_GetLong(interp, argv[4], &l);
+	len = l;
+	if (e != JIM_OK) {
+		return e;
+	}
+	switch (width) {
+		case 8:
+			width = 1;
+			break;
+		case 16:
+			width = 2;
+			break;
+		case 32:
+			width = 4;
+			break;
+		default:
+			Jim_SetResult(interp, Jim_NewEmptyStringObj(interp));
+			Jim_AppendStrings( interp, Jim_GetResult(interp), "Invalid width param, must be 8/16/32", NULL );
+			return JIM_ERR;
+	}
+	if (len == 0) {
+		Jim_SetResult(interp, Jim_NewEmptyStringObj(interp));
+		Jim_AppendStrings(interp, Jim_GetResult(interp), "mem2array: zero width read?", NULL);
+		return JIM_ERR;
+	}
+	if ((addr + (len * width)) < addr) {
+		Jim_SetResult(interp, Jim_NewEmptyStringObj(interp));
+		Jim_AppendStrings(interp, Jim_GetResult(interp), "mem2array: addr + len - wraps to zero?", NULL);
+		return JIM_ERR;
+	}
+	/* absurd transfer size? */
+	if (len > 65536) {
+		Jim_SetResult(interp, Jim_NewEmptyStringObj(interp));
+		Jim_AppendStrings(interp, Jim_GetResult(interp), "mem2array: absurd > 64K item request", NULL);
+		return JIM_ERR;
+	}
+
+	if ((width == 1) ||
+		((width == 2) && ((addr & 1) == 0)) ||
+		((width == 4) && ((addr & 3) == 0))) {
+		/* all is well */
+	} else {
+		char buf[100];
+		Jim_SetResult(interp, Jim_NewEmptyStringObj(interp));
+		sprintf(buf, "mem2array address: 0x%08x is not aligned for %d byte reads", addr, width);
+		Jim_AppendStrings(interp, Jim_GetResult(interp), buf , NULL);
+		return JIM_ERR;
+	}
+
+	context = Jim_GetAssocData(interp, "context");
+	if (context == NULL)
+	{
+		LOG_ERROR("mem2array: no command context");
+		return JIM_ERR;
+	}
+	target = get_current_target(context);
+	if (target == NULL)
+	{
+		LOG_ERROR("mem2array: no current target");
+		return JIM_ERR;
+	}
+
+	/* Transfer loop */
+
+	/* index counter */
+	n = 0;
+	/* assume ok */
+	e = JIM_OK;
+	while (len) {
+		/* Slurp... in buffer size chunks */
+
+		count = len; /* in objects.. */
+		if (count > (sizeof(buffer)/width)) {
+			count = (sizeof(buffer)/width);
+		}
+
+		retval = target->type->read_memory( target, addr, width, count, buffer );
+		if (retval != ERROR_OK) {
+			/* BOO !*/
+			LOG_ERROR("mem2array: Read @ 0x%08x, w=%d, cnt=%d, failed", addr, width, count);
+			Jim_SetResult(interp, Jim_NewEmptyStringObj(interp));
+			Jim_AppendStrings(interp, Jim_GetResult(interp), "mem2array: cannot read memory", NULL);
+			e = JIM_ERR;
+			len = 0;
+		} else {
+			v = 0; /* shut up gcc */
+			for (i = 0 ;i < count ;i++, n++) {
+				switch (width) {
+					case 4:
+						v = target_buffer_get_u32(target, &buffer[i*width]);
+						break;
+					case 2:
+						v = target_buffer_get_u16(target, &buffer[i*width]);
+						break;
+					case 1:
+						v = buffer[i] & 0x0ff;
+						break;
+				}
+				new_int_array_element(interp, varname, n, v);
+			}
+			len -= count;
+		}
+	}
+
+	Jim_SetResult(interp, Jim_NewEmptyStringObj(interp));
+
+	return JIM_OK;
+}
+
+static int get_int_array_element(Jim_Interp * interp, const char *varname, int idx, u32 *val)
+{
+	char *namebuf;
+	Jim_Obj *nameObjPtr, *valObjPtr;
+	int result;
+	long l;
+
+	namebuf = alloc_printf("%s(%d)", varname, idx);
+	if (!namebuf)
+		return JIM_ERR;
+
+	nameObjPtr = Jim_NewStringObj(interp, namebuf, -1);
+	if (!nameObjPtr)
+	{
+		free(namebuf);
+		return JIM_ERR;
+	}
+
+	Jim_IncrRefCount(nameObjPtr);
+	valObjPtr = Jim_GetVariable(interp, nameObjPtr, JIM_ERRMSG);
+	Jim_DecrRefCount(interp, nameObjPtr);
+	free(namebuf);
+	if (valObjPtr == NULL)
+		return JIM_ERR;
+
+	result = Jim_GetLong(interp, valObjPtr, &l);
+	/* printf("%s(%d) => 0%08x\n", varname, idx, val); */
+	*val = l;
+	return result;
+}
+
+static int jim_array2mem(Jim_Interp *interp, int argc, Jim_Obj *const *argv)
+{
+	target_t *target;
+	command_context_t *context;
+	long l;
+	u32 width;
+	u32 len;
+	u32 addr;
+	u32 count;
+	u32 v;
+	const char *varname;
+	u8 buffer[4096];
+	int  i, n, e, retval;
+
+	/* argv[1] = name of array to get the data
+	 * argv[2] = desired width
+	 * argv[3] = memory address
+	 * argv[4] = count to write
+	 */
+	if (argc != 5) {
+		Jim_WrongNumArgs(interp, 1, argv, "varname width addr nelems");
+		return JIM_ERR;
+	}
+	varname = Jim_GetString(argv[1], &len);
+	/* given "foo" get space for worse case "foo(%d)" .. add 20 */
+
+	e = Jim_GetLong(interp, argv[2], &l);
+	width = l;
+	if (e != JIM_OK) {
+		return e;
+	}
+
+	e = Jim_GetLong(interp, argv[3], &l);
+	addr = l;
+	if (e != JIM_OK) {
+		return e;
+	}
+	e = Jim_GetLong(interp, argv[4], &l);
+	len = l;
+	if (e != JIM_OK) {
+		return e;
+	}
+	switch (width) {
+		case 8:
+			width = 1;
+			break;
+		case 16:
+			width = 2;
+			break;
+		case 32:
+			width = 4;
+			break;
+		default:
+			Jim_SetResult(interp, Jim_NewEmptyStringObj(interp));
+			Jim_AppendStrings( interp, Jim_GetResult(interp), "Invalid width param, must be 8/16/32", NULL );
+			return JIM_ERR;
+	}
+	if (len == 0) {
+		Jim_SetResult(interp, Jim_NewEmptyStringObj(interp));
+		Jim_AppendStrings(interp, Jim_GetResult(interp), "array2mem: zero width read?", NULL);
+		return JIM_ERR;
+	}
+	if ((addr + (len * width)) < addr) {
+		Jim_SetResult(interp, Jim_NewEmptyStringObj(interp));
+		Jim_AppendStrings(interp, Jim_GetResult(interp), "array2mem: addr + len - wraps to zero?", NULL);
+		return JIM_ERR;
+	}
+	/* absurd transfer size? */
+	if (len > 65536) {
+		Jim_SetResult(interp, Jim_NewEmptyStringObj(interp));
+		Jim_AppendStrings(interp, Jim_GetResult(interp), "array2mem: absurd > 64K item request", NULL);
+		return JIM_ERR;
+	}
+
+	if ((width == 1) ||
+		((width == 2) && ((addr & 1) == 0)) ||
+		((width == 4) && ((addr & 3) == 0))) {
+		/* all is well */
+	} else {
+		char buf[100];
+		Jim_SetResult(interp, Jim_NewEmptyStringObj(interp));
+		sprintf(buf, "array2mem address: 0x%08x is not aligned for %d byte reads", addr, width);
+		Jim_AppendStrings(interp, Jim_GetResult(interp), buf , NULL);
+		return JIM_ERR;
+	}
+
+	context = Jim_GetAssocData(interp, "context");
+	if (context == NULL)
+	{
+		LOG_ERROR("array2mem: no command context");
+		return JIM_ERR;
+	}
+	target = get_current_target(context);
+	if (target == NULL)
+	{
+		LOG_ERROR("array2mem: no current target");
+		return JIM_ERR;
+	}
+
+	/* Transfer loop */
+
+	/* index counter */
+	n = 0;
+	/* assume ok */
+	e = JIM_OK;
+	while (len) {
+		/* Slurp... in buffer size chunks */
+
+		count = len; /* in objects.. */
+		if (count > (sizeof(buffer)/width)) {
+			count = (sizeof(buffer)/width);
+		}
+
+		v = 0; /* shut up gcc */
+		for (i = 0 ;i < count ;i++, n++) {
+			get_int_array_element(interp, varname, n, &v);
+			switch (width) {
+			case 4:
+				target_buffer_set_u32(target, &buffer[i*width], v);
+				break;
+			case 2:
+				target_buffer_set_u16(target, &buffer[i*width], v);
+				break;
+			case 1:
+				buffer[i] = v & 0x0ff;
+				break;
+			}
+		}
+		len -= count;
+
+		retval = target->type->write_memory(target, addr, width, count, buffer);
+		if (retval != ERROR_OK) {
+			/* BOO !*/
+			LOG_ERROR("array2mem: Write @ 0x%08x, w=%d, cnt=%d, failed", addr, width, count);
+			Jim_SetResult(interp, Jim_NewEmptyStringObj(interp));
+			Jim_AppendStrings(interp, Jim_GetResult(interp), "mem2array: cannot read memory", NULL);
+			e = JIM_ERR;
+			len = 0;
+		}
+	}
+
+	Jim_SetResult(interp, Jim_NewEmptyStringObj(interp));
+
+	return JIM_OK;
+}
+
+int Jim_Command_drscan(Jim_Interp *interp, int argc, Jim_Obj *const *args)
+{
+	int retval;
+	scan_field_t *fields;
+	int num_fields;
+	int field_count = 0;
+	int i, e;
+	long device;
+
+	/* args[1] = device
+	 * args[2] = num_bits
+	 * args[3] = hex string
+	 * ... repeat num bits and hex string ...
+	 */
+	if ((argc < 4) || ((argc % 2)!=0))
+	{
+		Jim_WrongNumArgs(interp, 1, args, "wrong arguments");
+		return JIM_ERR;
+	}
+
+	for (i = 2; i < argc; i+=2)
+	{
+		long bits;
+
+		e = Jim_GetLong(interp, args[i], &bits);
+		if (e != JIM_OK)
+			return e;
+	}
+
+	e = Jim_GetLong(interp, args[1], &device);
+	if (e != JIM_OK)
+		return e;
+
+	num_fields=(argc-2)/2;
+	fields = malloc(sizeof(scan_field_t) * num_fields);
+	for (i = 2; i < argc; i+=2)
+	{
+		long bits;
+		int len;
+		const char *str;
+
+		Jim_GetLong(interp, args[i], &bits);
+		str = Jim_GetString(args[i+1], &len);
+
+		fields[field_count].device = device;
+		fields[field_count].num_bits = bits;
+		fields[field_count].out_value = malloc(CEIL(bits, 8));
+		str_to_buf(str, len, fields[field_count].out_value, bits, 0);
+		fields[field_count].out_mask = NULL;
+		fields[field_count].in_value = fields[field_count].out_value;
+		fields[field_count].in_check_mask = NULL;
+		fields[field_count].in_check_value = NULL;
+		fields[field_count].in_handler = NULL;
+		fields[field_count++].in_handler_priv = NULL;
+	}
+
+	jtag_add_dr_scan(num_fields, fields, -1);
+	retval = jtag_execute_queue();
+	if (retval != ERROR_OK)
+	{
+		Jim_SetResult(interp, Jim_NewEmptyStringObj(interp));
+		Jim_AppendStrings(interp, Jim_GetResult(interp), "drscan: jtag execute failed", NULL);
+		return JIM_ERR;
+	}
+
+	field_count=0;
+	Jim_Obj *list = Jim_NewListObj(interp, NULL, 0);
+	for (i = 2; i < argc; i+=2)
+	{
+		long bits;
+		char *str;
+
+		Jim_GetLong(interp, args[i], &bits);
+		str = buf_to_str(fields[field_count].in_value, bits, 16);
+		free(fields[field_count].out_value);
+
+		Jim_ListAppendElement(interp, list, Jim_NewStringObj(interp, str, strlen(str)));
+		free(str);
+		field_count++;
+	}
+
+	Jim_SetResult(interp, list);
+
+	free(fields);
+
+	return JIM_OK;
+}
+
+static int jim_flash_banks(Jim_Interp *interp, int argc, Jim_Obj *const *argv)
+{
+	flash_bank_t *p;
+
+	if (argc != 1) {
+		Jim_WrongNumArgs(interp, 1, argv, "no arguments to flash_banks command");
+		return JIM_ERR;
+	}
+
+	if (!flash_banks)
+	{
+		return JIM_ERR;
+	}
+
+	Jim_Obj *list=Jim_NewListObj(interp, NULL, 0);
+	for (p = flash_banks; p; p = p->next)
+	{
+		Jim_Obj *elem=Jim_NewListObj(interp, NULL, 0);
+
+		Jim_ListAppendElement(interp, elem, Jim_NewStringObj(interp, "name", -1));
+		Jim_ListAppendElement(interp, elem, Jim_NewStringObj(interp, p->driver->name, -1));
+		Jim_ListAppendElement(interp, elem, Jim_NewStringObj(interp, "base", -1));
+		Jim_ListAppendElement(interp, elem, Jim_NewIntObj(interp, p->base));
+		Jim_ListAppendElement(interp, elem, Jim_NewStringObj(interp, "size", -1));
+		Jim_ListAppendElement(interp, elem, Jim_NewIntObj(interp, p->size));
+		Jim_ListAppendElement(interp, elem, Jim_NewStringObj(interp, "bus_width", -1));
+		Jim_ListAppendElement(interp, elem, Jim_NewIntObj(interp, p->bus_width));
+		Jim_ListAppendElement(interp, elem, Jim_NewStringObj(interp, "chip_width", -1));
+		Jim_ListAppendElement(interp, elem, Jim_NewIntObj(interp, p->chip_width));
+
+		Jim_ListAppendElement(interp, list, elem);
+	}
+
+	Jim_SetResult(interp, list);
+
+	return JIM_OK;
+}
+
+
+int tclapi_register_commands()
+{
+	register_jim("ocd_mem2array", jim_mem2array, "read memory and return as a TCL array for script processing");
+	register_jim("ocd_array2mem", jim_array2mem, "convert a TCL array to memory locations and write the values");
+	register_jim("drscan", Jim_Command_drscan, "execute DR scan <device> <num_bits> <value> <num_bits1> <value2> ...");
+	register_jim("ocd_flash_banks", jim_flash_banks, "return information about the flash banks");
+
+}