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Date:	Fri, 23 May 2014 12:46:10 +0200
From:	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
To:	Corentin LABBE <clabbe.montjoie@...il.com>
Cc:	linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, robh+dt@...nel.org,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/3] crypto: Add Allwinner Security System crypto accelerator

On Thursday 22 May 2014, Corentin LABBE wrote:
> Le 22/05/2014 17:28, Arnd Bergmann a écrit :
> > On Thursday 22 May 2014 17:09:56 LABBE Corentin wrote:
> >> Signed-off-by: LABBE Corentin <clabbe.montjoie@...il.com>
> > 
> > My feeling is that this should either be one driver that provides
> > all five algorithms unconditionally, or five drivers that are each
> > separate loadable modules and based on top of a common module
> > that only exports functions but has no active logic itself
> 
> I agree for the split.
> It was my first intention but I feared to add too many files.
> So I propose to split in 6, sunxi-ss-hash.c, sunxi-ss-des.c, sunxi-ss-aes.c, sunxi-ss-rng.c, sunxi-ss-common.c and sunxi-ss.h
> Does can I add a sunxi-ss directory in drivers/crypto ?

Yes, I think a subdirectory would be best.


> >> +	/* If we have more than one SG, we cannot use kmap_atomic since
> >> +	 * we hold the mapping too long*/
> >> +	src_addr = kmap(sg_page(in_sg)) + in_sg->offset;
> >> +	if (src_addr == NULL) {
> >> +		dev_err(ss_ctx->dev, "KMAP error for src SG\n");
> >> +		return -1;
> >> +	}
> >> +	dst_addr = kmap(sg_page(out_sg)) + out_sg->offset;
> >> +	if (dst_addr == NULL) {
> >> +		kunmap(src_addr);
> >> +		dev_err(ss_ctx->dev, "KMAP error for dst SG\n");
> >> +		return -1;
> >> +	}
> >> +	src32 = (u32 *)src_addr;
> >> +	dst32 = (u32 *)dst_addr;
> >> +	ileft = nbytes / 4;
> >> +	oleft = nbytes / 4;
> >> +	sgileft = in_sg->length / 4;
> >> +	sgoleft = out_sg->length / 4;
> >> +	do {
> >> +		tmp = readl_relaxed(ss_ctx->base + SUNXI_SS_FCSR);
> >> +		rx_cnt = SS_RXFIFO_SPACES(tmp);
> >> +		tx_cnt = SS_TXFIFO_SPACES(tmp);
> >> +		todo = min3(rx_cnt, ileft, sgileft);
> >> +		if (todo > 0) {
> >> +			ileft -= todo;
> >> +			sgileft -= todo;
> >> +		}
> >> +		while (todo > 0) {
> >> +			writel_relaxed(*src32++, ss_ctx->base + SS_RXFIFO);
> >> +			todo--;
> >> +		}
> > 
> > I wonder if this is meant to be used in combination with a dma engine
> > rather than accessed with writel/readl.
> 
> You could do both, but the dmaengine driver is under development.
> When it will be ready, I will add DMA support.
> But my intention is to keep both mode, since poll mode is better than DMA for small request.

Ok, I see.

> > How does the original driver do it?
> 
> There are no original driver, this driver is the first for the Security System.

Ah, I thought there was one in the allwinner BSP kernel.

	Arnd
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