linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v7 08/12] mfd: intel-peci-client: Add PECI client MFD driver

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Date:   Mon, 30 Jul 2018 16:10:13 -0600
From:   Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>
To:     Jae Hyun Yoo <jae.hyun.yoo@...ux.intel.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v7 08/12] mfd: intel-peci-client: Add PECI client MFD driver

On Fri, Jul 27, 2018 at 11:36 AM Jae Hyun Yoo
<jae.hyun.yoo@...ux.intel.com> wrote:
>
> Hi Lee,
>
> On 7/27/2018 1:26 AM, Lee Jones wrote:
> > On Mon, 23 Jul 2018, Jae Hyun Yoo wrote:
> >
> >> This commit adds PECI client MFD driver.
> >>
> >> Signed-off-by: Jae Hyun Yoo <jae.hyun.yoo@...ux.intel.com>
> >> Cc: Lee Jones <lee.jones@...aro.org>
> >> Cc: Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>
> >> Cc: Andrew Jeffery <andrew@...id.au>
> >> Cc: James Feist <james.feist@...ux.intel.com>
> >> Cc: Jason M Biils <jason.m.bills@...ux.intel.com>
> >> Cc: Joel Stanley <joel@....id.au>
> >> Cc: Vernon Mauery <vernon.mauery@...ux.intel.com>
> >> ---
> >>   drivers/mfd/Kconfig                   |  14 ++
> >>   drivers/mfd/Makefile                  |   1 +
> >>   drivers/mfd/intel-peci-client.c       | 182 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> >>   include/linux/mfd/intel-peci-client.h |  81 ++++++++++++
> >>   4 files changed, 278 insertions(+)
> >>   create mode 100644 drivers/mfd/intel-peci-client.c
> >>   create mode 100644 include/linux/mfd/intel-peci-client.h
> >>
> >> diff --git a/drivers/mfd/Kconfig b/drivers/mfd/Kconfig
> >> index f3fa516011ec..e38b591479d4 100644
> >> --- a/drivers/mfd/Kconfig
> >> +++ b/drivers/mfd/Kconfig
> >> @@ -595,6 +595,20 @@ config MFD_INTEL_MSIC
> >>        Passage) chip. This chip embeds audio, battery, GPIO, etc.
> >>        devices used in Intel Medfield platforms.
> >>
> >> +config MFD_INTEL_PECI_CLIENT
> >> +    bool "Intel PECI client"
> >> +    depends on (PECI || COMPILE_TEST)
> >> +    select MFD_CORE
> >> +    help
> >> +      If you say yes to this option, support will be included for the
> >> +      multi-funtional Intel PECI (Platform Environment Control Interface)
> >> +      client. PECI is a one-wire bus interface that provides a communication
> >> +      channel from PECI clients in Intel processors and chipset components
> >> +      to external monitoring or control devices.
> >> +
> >> +      Additional drivers must be enabled in order to use the functionality
> >> +      of the device.
> >> +
> >>   config MFD_IPAQ_MICRO
> >>      bool "Atmel Micro ASIC (iPAQ h3100/h3600/h3700) Support"
> >>      depends on SA1100_H3100 || SA1100_H3600
> >> diff --git a/drivers/mfd/Makefile b/drivers/mfd/Makefile
> >> index 2852a6042ecf..29e2cacc58bd 100644
> >> --- a/drivers/mfd/Makefile
> >> +++ b/drivers/mfd/Makefile
> >> @@ -203,6 +203,7 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_MFD_INTEL_LPSS)     += intel-lpss.o
> >>   obj-$(CONFIG_MFD_INTEL_LPSS_PCI)   += intel-lpss-pci.o
> >>   obj-$(CONFIG_MFD_INTEL_LPSS_ACPI)  += intel-lpss-acpi.o
> >>   obj-$(CONFIG_MFD_INTEL_MSIC)       += intel_msic.o
> >> +obj-$(CONFIG_MFD_INTEL_PECI_CLIENT) += intel-peci-client.o
> >>   obj-$(CONFIG_MFD_PALMAS)   += palmas.o
> >>   obj-$(CONFIG_MFD_VIPERBOARD)    += viperboard.o
> >>   obj-$(CONFIG_MFD_RC5T583)  += rc5t583.o rc5t583-irq.o
> >> diff --git a/drivers/mfd/intel-peci-client.c b/drivers/mfd/intel-peci-client.c
> >> new file mode 100644
> >> index 000000000000..d7702cf1ea50
> >> --- /dev/null
> >> +++ b/drivers/mfd/intel-peci-client.c
> >> @@ -0,0 +1,182 @@
> >> +// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
> >> +// Copyright (c) 2018 Intel Corporation
> >> +
> >> +#include <linux/bitfield.h>
> >> +#include <linux/mfd/core.h>
> >> +#include <linux/mfd/intel-peci-client.h>
> >> +#include <linux/module.h>
> >> +#include <linux/peci.h>
> >> +#include <linux/of_device.h>
> >> +
> >> +enum cpu_gens {
> >> +    CPU_GEN_HSX = 0, /* Haswell Xeon */
> >> +    CPU_GEN_BRX,     /* Broadwell Xeon */
> >> +    CPU_GEN_SKX,     /* Skylake Xeon */
> >> +};
> >> +
> >> +static struct mfd_cell peci_functions[] = {
> >> +    {
> >> +            .name = "peci-cputemp",
> >> +            .of_compatible = "intel,peci-cputemp",
> >> +    },
> >> +    {
> >> +            .name = "peci-dimmtemp",
> >> +            .of_compatible = "intel,peci-dimmtemp",
> >> +    },
> >> +};
> >
> > The more I look at this driver, the less I think it fits into MFD.
> >
> > What's stopping you from registering these devices directly from DT?
> >
>
> Because DT doesn't allow 2 nodes at the same address so Rob suggested
> MFD for this case.

Only after I first suggested you create cpu and dimm sensors from a
single hwmon driver. Perhaps you should figure out how to fix the
problem with delayed registration. Perhaps you can register the
sensor, but just delay returning actual data until it is ready.

Rob