linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] mailbox: pcc: Support HW-Reduced Communication Subspace Type 2

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Message-ID: <CAFHUOYz0CR5fYOvAjv0Xp5HPZGGYvKhtVacp2Jhjv_s8z3bSRQ@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Fri, 13 May 2016 13:25:39 -0700
From:	Hoan Tran <hotran@....com>
To:	Ashwin Chaugule <ashwin.chaugule@...aro.org>
Cc:	Jassi Brar <jassisinghbrar@...il.com>,
	"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...ysocki.net>,
	Robert Moore <robert.moore@...el.com>,
	Alexey Klimov <alexey.klimov@....com>,
	lkml <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	linux acpi <linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org>, Loc Ho <lho@....com>,
	Duc Dang <dhdang@....com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] mailbox: pcc: Support HW-Reduced Communication
 Subspace Type 2

Hi Ashwin,

On Fri, May 13, 2016 at 10:23 AM, Ashwin Chaugule
<ashwin.chaugule@...aro.org> wrote:
> On 11 May 2016 at 14:15, Hoan Tran <hotran@....com> wrote:
>> On Wed, May 11, 2016 at 4:57 AM, Ashwin Chaugule
>> <ashwin.chaugule@...aro.org> wrote:
>>> On 11 May 2016 at 00:21, Hoan Tran <hotran@....com> wrote:
>>>> On Tue, May 10, 2016 at 5:00 AM, Ashwin Chaugule
>>>>> On 6 May 2016 at 14:38, Hoan Tran <hotran@....com> wrote:
>>>>>> From: hotran <hotran@....com>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> ACPI 6.1 has a PCC HW-Reduced Communication Subspace Type 2 intended for
>>>>>> use on HW-Reduce ACPI Platform, which requires read-modify-write sequence
>>>>>> to acknowledge doorbell interrupt. This patch provides the implementation
>>>>>> for the Communication Subspace Type 2.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> This patch depends on patch [1] which supports PCC subspace type 2 header
>>>>>> [1] https://lkml.org/lkml/2016/5/5/14
>>>>>>  - [PATCH v2 03/13] ACPICA: ACPI 6.1: Support for new PCCT subtable
>>>>>>
>>>>>> v2
>>>>>>  * Remove changes inside "actbl3.h". This file is taken care by ACPICA.
>>>>>>  * Parse both subspace type 1 and subspace type 2
>>>>>>  * Remove unnecessary variable initialization
>>>>>>  * ISR returns IRQ_NONE in case of error
>>>>>>
>>>>>> v1
>>>>>>  * Initial
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Signed-off-by: Hoan Tran <hotran@....com>
>>>>>> ---
>>>>>>  drivers/mailbox/pcc.c | 395 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-------------
>>>>>>  1 file changed, 296 insertions(+), 99 deletions(-)
>
> [..]
>
>>>>>> @@ -357,24 +534,44 @@ static int __init acpi_pcc_probe(void)
>>>>>>         pcct_entry = (struct acpi_subtable_header *) (
>>>>>>                 (unsigned long) pcct_tbl + sizeof(struct acpi_table_pcct));
>>>>>>
>>>>>> +       acpi_pcct_tbl = (struct acpi_table_pcct *) pcct_tbl;
>>>>>> +       if (acpi_pcct_tbl->flags & ACPI_PCCT_DOORBELL)
>>>>>> +               pcc_mbox_ctx.mbox_ctrl.txdone_irq = true;
>>>>>> +
>>>>>>         for (i = 0; i < count; i++) {
>>>>>>                 struct acpi_generic_address *db_reg;
>>>>>>                 struct acpi_pcct_hw_reduced *pcct_ss;
>>>>>> -               pcc_mbox_channels[i].con_priv = pcct_entry;
>>>>>> +
>>>>>> +               pcc_mbox_ctx.chans[i].con_priv = pcct_entry;
>>>>>> +               pcc_mbox_ctx.chans[i].mbox = &pcc_mbox_ctx.mbox_ctrl;
>>>>>> +
>>>>>> +               pcct_ss = (struct acpi_pcct_hw_reduced *) pcct_entry;
>>>>>> +
>>>>>> +               pcc_mbox_ctx.mbox_chans[i].chan = &pcc_mbox_ctx.chans[i];
>>>>>> +               if (pcc_mbox_ctx.mbox_ctrl.txdone_irq) {
>>>>>> +                       rc = pcc_parse_subspace_irq(&pcc_mbox_ctx.mbox_chans[i],
>>>>>> +                                                   pcct_ss);
>>>>>> +                       if (rc < 0)
>>>>>> +                               return rc;
>>>>>> +               }
>>>>>
>>>>> I think we should parse the remaining entries and register them if
>>>>> they are sane. Some other PCC clients can then continue to function.
>>>> I think, it could be an error of PCCT table and need to be returned.
>>>>>
>>>
>>> Well, that could be dealt with a pr_err/warn() for that specific entry
>>> ?
>> But what happens if the PCC client requests this failed PCC subspace.
>> "pcc_parse_subspace_irq" function does "pr_err" for error cases.
>>
>>> IIRC not all subspaces require IRQ's. Its optional, isnt it?
>> Maybe I misunderstood: if "doorbell interrupt" bit of "platform
>> communications channel global flags" is set, the platform is capable
>> of generating an interrupt to indicate completion of a command. And if
>> this bit is set, "doorbell interrupt" and "doorbell interrupt flags"
>> fields of each subspace are active
>> Could you correct me, thanks
>>>
>
> You're right. My concern is addressed by your check for txdone_irq.
> Are you able to test this on a system which doesn't have Type 2
> support?
This is a testcase which I'm using CPPC driver. It is the same with
the system doesn't support "doorbell interrupt".
As CPPC driver sends CPPC command but doesn't allow platform to
generate interrupt ("Generate Doorbell Interrupt" bit of "Generic
Communications Channel Command Field" is 0)

I'm not sure if it answers your question

Thanks and Regards
-Hoan
>
> Thanks,
> Ashwin.