linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 0/4] New Microsemi PCI Switch Management Driver

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Date:   Fri, 17 Feb 2017 13:36:04 -0700
From:   Logan Gunthorpe <logang@...tatee.com>
To:     Bjorn Helgaas <bhelgaas@...gle.com>
Cc:     Keith Busch <keith.busch@...el.com>,
        Myron Stowe <myron.stowe@...il.com>,
        Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        Geert Uytterhoeven <geert+renesas@...der.be>,
        Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>,
        "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Emil Velikov <emil.l.velikov@...il.com>,
        Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@...nel.org>,
        Guenter Roeck <linux@...ck-us.net>,
        Jarkko Sakkinen <jarkko.sakkinen@...ux.intel.com>,
        Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>,
        Ryusuke Konishi <konishi.ryusuke@....ntt.co.jp>,
        Stefan Berger <stefanb@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
        Wei Zhang <wzhang@...com>,
        Kurt Schwemmer <kurt.schwemmer@...rosemi.com>,
        Stephen Bates <stephen.bates@...rosemi.com>,
        linux-pci@...r.kernel.org, linux-doc@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-nvme@...ts.infradead.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 0/4] New Microsemi PCI Switch Management Driver

Hi Bjorn,

Can you give us an idea of when you might be able to comment on our
patchset? We've addressed all the outstanding issues and have a couple
of reviewed and tested tags. So we'd like to see this move forward as
soon as possible.

I can do a respin with the tags collected or address any concerns you
may have, just please let us know.

Thanks,

Logan

On 02/02/17 11:05 AM, Logan Gunthorpe wrote:
> Changes since v1:
> 
> * Rebased onto 4.10-rc6 (cleanly)
> * Split the patch into a few more easily digestible patches (as
>   suggested by Greg Kroah-Hartman)
> * Folded switchtec.c into switchtec.h (per Greg)
> * Fixed a bunch of 32bit build warnings caught by the kbuild test robot
> * Fixed some issues in the documentation so it has a proper
>   reStructredText format (as noted by Jonathan Corbet)
> * Fixed padding and sizes in the IOCTL structures as noticed by Emil
>   Velikov and used pahole to verify their consistency across 32 and 64
>   bit builds
> * Reworked one of the IOCTL interfaces to be more future proof (per
>   Emil).
> 
> Changes since RFC:
> 
> * Fixed incorrect use of the drive model as pointed out by Greg
>   Kroah-Hartman
> * Used devm functions as suggested by Keith Busch
> * Added a handful of sysfs attributes to the switchtec class
> * Added a handful of IOCTLs to the switchtec device
> * A number of miscellaneous bug fixes
> 
> --
> 
> Hi,
> 
> This is a continuation of the RFC we posted lasted month [1] which
> proposes a management driver for Microsemi's Switchtec line of PCI
> switches. This hardware is still looking to be used in the Open
> Compute Platform
> 
> To make this entirely clear: the Switchtec products are compliant
> with the PCI specifications and are supported today with the standard
> in-kernel driver. However, these devices also expose a management endpoint
> on a separate PCI function address which can be used to perform some
> advanced operations. This is a driver for that function. See the patch
> for more information.
> 
> Since the RFC, we've made the changes requested by Greg Kroah-Hartman
> and Keith Busch, and we've also fleshed out a number of features. We've
> added a couple of IOCTLs and sysfs attributes which are documented in
> the patch. Significant work has also been done on the userspace tool
> which is available under a GPL license at [2]. We've also had testing
> done by some of the interested parties.
> 
> We hope to see this work included in either 4.11 or 4.12 assuming a
> smooth review process.
> 
> The patch is based off of the v4.10-rc6 release.
> 
> Thanks for your review,
> 
> Logan
> 
> [1] https://www.spinics.net/lists/linux-pci/msg56897.html
> [2] https://github.com/sbates130272/switchtec-user
> 
> --
> 
> Logan Gunthorpe (4):
>   MicroSemi Switchtec management interface driver
>   switchtec: Add user interface documentation
>   switchtec: Add sysfs attributes to the Switchtec driver
>   switchtec: Add IOCTLs to the Switchtec driver
> 
>  Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-class-switchtec |   96 ++
>  Documentation/ioctl/ioctl-number.txt            |    1 +
>  Documentation/switchtec.txt                     |   80 ++
>  MAINTAINERS                                     |   11 +
>  drivers/pci/Kconfig                             |    1 +
>  drivers/pci/Makefile                            |    1 +
>  drivers/pci/switch/Kconfig                      |   13 +
>  drivers/pci/switch/Makefile                     |    1 +
>  drivers/pci/switch/switchtec.c                  | 1608 +++++++++++++++++++++++
>  include/uapi/linux/switchtec_ioctl.h            |  132 ++
>  10 files changed, 1944 insertions(+)
>  create mode 100644 Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-class-switchtec
>  create mode 100644 Documentation/switchtec.txt
>  create mode 100644 drivers/pci/switch/Kconfig
>  create mode 100644 drivers/pci/switch/Makefile
>  create mode 100644 drivers/pci/switch/switchtec.c
>  create mode 100644 include/uapi/linux/switchtec_ioctl.h
> 
> --
> 2.1.4
>