RE: [PATCH V5 0/2] firmware: arm_scmi: add smc/hvc transports support

From: Peng Fan
Date: Fri Mar 20 2020 - 04:27:53 EST


Hi Sudeep,

> Subject: [PATCH V5 0/2] firmware: arm_scmi: add smc/hvc transports support

Are you fine with this patchset? Or You expect multi channel support?

We have some features depending on this for long time, so hope smc transports
could be finalized sooner.

Thanks,
Peng.

>
> From: Peng Fan <peng.fan@xxxxxxx>
>
> V5:
> Add Rob's R-b tag for patch 1
> Add mutex for patch 2
>
> V4:
> Drop prot_id in scmi_chan_info, since not used for now.
>
> V3:
> Add back arm,scmi-smc compatible string Change smc-id to arm,smc-id
> Directly use arm_smccc_1_1_invoke Add prot_id in scmi_chan_info for per
> protocol shmem usage.
>
> V2:
> patch 1/2: only add smc-id property
> patch 2/2: Parse smc/hvc from psci node
> Use prot_id as 2nd arg when issue smc/hvc
> Differentiate tranports using mboxes or smc-id property
> https://lore.kernel.org/patchwork/cover/1193435/
>
> This is to add smc/hvc transports support, based on Viresh's v6.
> SCMI firmware could be implemented in EL3, S-EL1, NS-EL2 or other A core
> exception level. Then smc/hvc could be used. And for vendor specific
> firmware, a wrapper layer could added in EL3, S-EL1,
> NS-EL2 and etc to translate SCMI calls to vendor specific firmware calls.
>
> A new compatible string arm,scmi-smc is added. arm,scmi is still for mailbox
> transports.
>
> Per smc/hvc, only Tx supported.
>
> Peng Fan (2):
> dt-bindings: arm: arm,scmi: add smc/hvc transport
> firmware: arm_scmi: add smc/hvc transport
>
> Documentation/devicetree/bindings/arm/arm,scmi.txt | 3 +-
> drivers/firmware/arm_scmi/Makefile | 2 +-
> drivers/firmware/arm_scmi/common.h | 1 +
> drivers/firmware/arm_scmi/driver.c | 1 +
> drivers/firmware/arm_scmi/smc.c | 152
> +++++++++++++++++++++
> 5 files changed, 157 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) create mode 100644
> drivers/firmware/arm_scmi/smc.c
>
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> 2.16.4