linux-kernel - Re: [patch v11 16/23] irqchip: Add GICv2 specific ACPI boot support

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Message-ID: <20150325172728.GL14585@localhost>
Date:	Wed, 25 Mar 2015 17:27:28 +0000
From:	Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@....com>
To:	Hanjun Guo <hanjun.guo@...aro.org>
Cc:	"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...ysocki.net>,
	Will Deacon <will.deacon@....com>,
	Olof Johansson <olof@...om.net>,
	Grant Likely <grant.likely@...aro.org>,
	Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@....com>,
	Ashwin Chaugule <ashwinc@...eaurora.org>,
	Lorenzo Pieralisi <Lorenzo.Pieralisi@....com>,
	Robert Richter <rric@...nel.org>,
	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>,
	Graeme Gregory <graeme.gregory@...aro.org>,
	linaro-acpi@...ts.linaro.org, Marc Zyngier <marc.zyngier@....com>,
	Jon Masters <jcm@...hat.com>,
	Timur Tabi <timur@...eaurora.org>,
	Mark Salter <msalter@...hat.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Tomasz Nowicki <tomasz.nowicki@...aro.org>,
	linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org, Mark Brown <broonie@...nel.org>,
	Suravee Suthikulpanit <suravee.suthikulpanit@....com>,
	Sudeep Holla <Sudeep.Holla@....com>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
	Jason Cooper <jason@...edaemon.net>
Subject: Re: [patch v11 16/23] irqchip: Add GICv2 specific ACPI boot support

On Tue, Mar 24, 2015 at 10:02:49PM +0800, Hanjun Guo wrote:
> From: Tomasz Nowicki <tomasz.nowicki@...aro.org>
> 
> ACPI kernel uses MADT table for proper GIC initialization. It needs to
> parse GIC related subtables, collect CPU interface and distributor
> addresses and call driver initialization function (which is hardware
> abstraction agnostic). In a similar way, FDT initialize GICv1/2.
> 
> NOTE: This commit allow to initialize GICv1/2 basic functionality.
> While now simple GICv2 init call is used, any further GIC features
> require generic infrastructure for proper ACPI irqchip initialization.
> That mechanism and stacked irqdomains to support GICv2 MSI/virtualization
> extension, GICv3/4 and its ITS are considered as next steps.
> 
> CC: Jason Cooper <jason@...edaemon.net>
> CC: Marc Zyngier <marc.zyngier@....com>
> CC: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
> Tested-by: Suravee Suthikulpanit <Suravee.Suthikulpanit@....com>
> Tested-by: Yijing Wang <wangyijing@...wei.com>
> Tested-by: Mark Langsdorf <mlangsdo@...hat.com>
> Tested-by: Jon Masters <jcm@...hat.com>
> Tested-by: Timur Tabi <timur@...eaurora.org>
> Tested-by: Robert Richter <rrichter@...ium.com>
> Acked-by: Robert Richter <rrichter@...ium.com>
> Acked-by: Marc Zyngier <marc.zyngier@....com>
> Acked-by: Jason Cooper <jason@...edaemon.net>
> Reviewed-by: Grant Likely <grant.likely@...aro.org>
> Signed-off-by: Tomasz Nowicki <tomasz.nowicki@...aro.org>
> Signed-off-by: Hanjun Guo <hanjun.guo@...aro.org>

Acked-by: Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@....com>

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