Re: [PATCH 6/8] serial: Add Tegra Combined UART driver

[Mikko Perttunen]

On 05/13/2018 05:16 PM, Andy Shevchenko wrote:
> On Tue, May 8, 2018 at 2:44 PM, Mikko Perttunen <mperttunen@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > The Tegra Combined UART (TCU) is a mailbox-based mechanism that allows
> > multiplexing multiple "virtual UARTs" into a single hardware serial
> > port. The TCU is the primary serial port on Tegra194 devices.
> >
> > Add a TCU driver utilizing the mailbox framework, as the used mailboxes
> > are part of Tegra HSP blocks that are already controlled by the Tegra
> > HSP mailbox driver.
>
> First question, can it be done utilizing SERDEV framework?

Based on some brief research, the SERDEV framework is for devices that 
are behind some UART interface. In this case, this driver implements the 
UART interface itself, so by my understanding SERDEV is not appropriate. 
Please correct me if I'm wrong.

> > +static void tegra_tcu_uart_set_mctrl(struct uart_port *port, unsigned int mctrl)
> > +{
>
> > +       (void)port;
> > +       (void)mctrl;
>
> Huh?

The serial core calls these callbacks without checking if they are set. 
They don't make sense for this driver so they are stubbed out.

> > +}
>
> > +static void tegra_tcu_uart_stop_tx(struct uart_port *port)
> > +{
> > +       (void)port;
> > +}
>
> Ditto.
>
> > +               if (written == 3) {
> > +                       value |= 3 << 24;
> > +                       value |= BIT(26);
> > +                       mbox_send_message(tcu->tx, &value);
>
> > +               }
>
> (1)
>
> > +       }
> > +
> > +       if (written) {
> > +               value |= written << 24;
> > +               value |= BIT(26);
> > +               mbox_send_message(tcu->tx, &value);
> > +       }
>
> (2)
>
> These are code duplications.

Indeed - the length of the duplicated code is so short, and the 
instances are so close to each other, that I don't find it necessary (or 
clearer) to have an extra function.

> > +static void tegra_tcu_uart_stop_rx(struct uart_port *port)
> > +{
> > +       (void)port;
> > +}
> > +
> > +static void tegra_tcu_uart_break_ctl(struct uart_port *port, int ctl)
> > +{
> > +       (void)port;
> > +       (void)ctl;
> > +}
> > +
> > +static int tegra_tcu_uart_startup(struct uart_port *port)
> > +{
> > +       (void)port;
> > +
> > +       return 0;
> > +}
> > +
> > +static void tegra_tcu_uart_shutdown(struct uart_port *port)
> > +{
> > +       (void)port;
> > +}
> > +
> > +static void tegra_tcu_uart_set_termios(struct uart_port *port,
> > +                                      struct ktermios *new,
> > +                                      struct ktermios *old)
> > +{
> > +       (void)port;
> > +       (void)new;
> > +       (void)old;
> > +}
>
> Remove those unused stub contents.

Sure. I had these here so that we don't get unused parameter warnings, 
but I can just as well remove the parameter names.

> > +       return uart_set_options(&tegra_tcu_uart_port, cons,
> > +                               115200, 'n', 8, 'n');
>
> Can't it be one line?

It would be a total of 81 characters in length on one line, so no.

> > +static void tegra_tcu_receive(struct mbox_client *client, void *msg_p)
> > +{
> > +       struct tty_port *port = &tegra_tcu_uart_port.state->port;
>
> > +       uint32_t msg = *(uint32_t *)msg_p;
>
> Redundant casting.

Will remove.

> > +       unsigned int num_bytes;
> > +       int i;
> > +
>
> > +       num_bytes = (msg >> 24) & 0x3;
>
> Two magic numbers.

Sure, will add defines.

> > +       for (i = 0; i < num_bytes; i++)
> > +               tty_insert_flip_char(port, (msg >> (i*8)) & 0xff, TTY_NORMAL);
> > +
> > +       tty_flip_buffer_push(port);
> > +}
>
> > +MODULE_AUTHOR("Mikko Perttunen <mperttunen@xxxxxxxxxx>");
> > +MODULE_LICENSE("GPL v2");
> > +MODULE_DESCRIPTION("NVIDIA Tegra Combined UART driver");
> > diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/serial_core.h b/include/uapi/linux/serial_core.h
> > index dce5f9dae121..eaf3c303cba6 100644
> > --- a/include/uapi/linux/serial_core.h
> > +++ b/include/uapi/linux/serial_core.h
> > @@ -281,4 +281,7 @@
> >   /* MediaTek BTIF */
> >   #define PORT_MTK_BTIF  117
> >
> > +/* NVIDIA Tegra Combined UART */
> > +#define PORT_TEGRA_TCU 118
>
> Check if there is an unused gap. IIRC we still have one near to 40ish.

Correct, looks like 41-43 are unused. I'll change this 41.

Thanks for reviewing!

Mikko