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Message-ID: <AM0PR04MB44813D62FF7E6762BB17460E888E0@AM0PR04MB4481.eurprd04.prod.outlook.com>
Date:   Wed, 18 Sep 2019 09:09:25 +0000
From:   Peng Fan <peng.fan@....com>
To:     Andre Przywara <andre.przywara@....com>
CC:     "robh+dt@...nel.org" <robh+dt@...nel.org>,
        "mark.rutland@....com" <mark.rutland@....com>,
        "jassisinghbrar@...il.com" <jassisinghbrar@...il.com>,
        "sudeep.holla@....com" <sudeep.holla@....com>,
        "f.fainelli@...il.com" <f.fainelli@...il.com>,
        "devicetree@...r.kernel.org" <devicetree@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org" 
        <linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>,
        dl-linux-imx <linux-imx@....com>
Subject: RE: [PATCH V6 2/2] mailbox: introduce ARM SMC based mailbox

Hi Andre,

> Subject: Re: [PATCH V6 2/2] mailbox: introduce ARM SMC based mailbox
> 
> On Mon, 16 Sep 2019 09:44:41 +0000
> Peng Fan <peng.fan@....com> wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> looks quite good now, some smaller comments below.
> I think the only thing left is the "function ID passed by the client" topic.
> 
> Have you tried using this interface using hvc, for instance in KVM or Xen? For

No. I do not have that implementation in hypervisor.

> instance to provide access to a clock for a passed-through platform device?
> Another use case that pops up from time to time is GPIO for guests. This
> sounds like a use case for using the register interface, also we could use the
> hvc return value.
> 
> > From: Peng Fan <peng.fan@....com>
> >
> > This mailbox driver implements a mailbox which signals transmitted
> > data via an ARM smc (secure monitor call) instruction. The mailbox
> > receiver is implemented in firmware and can synchronously return data
> > when it returns execution to the non-secure world again.
> > An asynchronous receive path is not implemented.
> > This allows the usage of a mailbox to trigger firmware actions on SoCs
> > which either don't have a separate management processor or on which
> > such a core is not available. A user of this mailbox could be the SCP
> > interface.
> >
> > Modified from Andre Przywara's v2 patch
> > https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flore
> > .kernel.org%2Fpatchwork%2Fpatch%2F812999%2F&amp;data=02%7C01%7
> Cpeng.fa
> >
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> 4c6fa92cd
> >
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> >
> > Cc: Andre Przywara <andre.przywara@....com>
> > Signed-off-by: Peng Fan <peng.fan@....com>
> > ---
> >  drivers/mailbox/Kconfig           |   7 ++
> >  drivers/mailbox/Makefile          |   2 +
> >  drivers/mailbox/arm-smc-mailbox.c | 167
> > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> >  3 files changed, 176 insertions(+)
> >  create mode 100644 drivers/mailbox/arm-smc-mailbox.c
> >
> > diff --git a/drivers/mailbox/Kconfig b/drivers/mailbox/Kconfig index
> > ab4eb750bbdd..7707ee26251a 100644
> > --- a/drivers/mailbox/Kconfig
> > +++ b/drivers/mailbox/Kconfig
> > @@ -16,6 +16,13 @@ config ARM_MHU
> >  	  The controller has 3 mailbox channels, the last of which can be
> >  	  used in Secure mode only.
> >
> > +config ARM_SMC_MBOX
> > +	tristate "Generic ARM smc mailbox"
> > +	depends on OF && HAVE_ARM_SMCCC
> > +	help
> > +	  Generic mailbox driver which uses ARM smc calls to call into
> > +	  firmware for triggering mailboxes.
> > +
> >  config IMX_MBOX
> >  	tristate "i.MX Mailbox"
> >  	depends on ARCH_MXC || COMPILE_TEST
> > diff --git a/drivers/mailbox/Makefile b/drivers/mailbox/Makefile index
> > c22fad6f696b..93918a84c91b 100644
> > --- a/drivers/mailbox/Makefile
> > +++ b/drivers/mailbox/Makefile
> > @@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_MAILBOX_TEST)	+= mailbox-test.o
> >
> >  obj-$(CONFIG_ARM_MHU)	+= arm_mhu.o
> >
> > +obj-$(CONFIG_ARM_SMC_MBOX)	+= arm-smc-mailbox.o
> > +
> >  obj-$(CONFIG_IMX_MBOX)	+= imx-mailbox.o
> >
> >  obj-$(CONFIG_ARMADA_37XX_RWTM_MBOX)	+=
> armada-37xx-rwtm-mailbox.o
> > diff --git a/drivers/mailbox/arm-smc-mailbox.c
> > b/drivers/mailbox/arm-smc-mailbox.c
> > new file mode 100644
> > index 000000000000..c84aef39c8d9
> > --- /dev/null
> > +++ b/drivers/mailbox/arm-smc-mailbox.c
> > @@ -0,0 +1,167 @@
> > +// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
> > +/*
> > + * Copyright (C) 2016,2017 ARM Ltd.
> > + * Copyright 2019 NXP
> > + */
> > +
> > +#include <linux/arm-smccc.h>
> > +#include <linux/device.h>
> > +#include <linux/kernel.h>
> > +#include <linux/interrupt.h>
> > +#include <linux/mailbox_controller.h> #include <linux/module.h>
> > +#include <linux/platform_device.h>
> > +
> > +struct arm_smc_chan_data {
> > +	unsigned int function_id;
> > +};
> > +
> > +struct arm_smccc_mbox_cmd {
> > +	unsigned int function_id;
> > +	union {
> > +		unsigned int args_smccc32[6];
> > +		unsigned long args_smccc64[6];
> 
> Shouldn't this be u32 and u64 here, as the data type has this explicit length in
> the SMCCC?

ok

> 
> > +	};
> > +};
> 
> If this is the data structure that this mailbox controller uses, I would expect
> this to be documented somewhere, or even exported.

Export this structure in include/linux/mailbox/smc-mailbox.h?

> 
> And again, I don't like the idea of having the function ID in here.

You mean function_id in arm_smccc_mbox_cmd is not good?

> 
> > +
> > +typedef unsigned long (smc_mbox_fn)(unsigned int, unsigned long,
> > +				    unsigned long, unsigned long,
> > +				    unsigned long, unsigned long,
> > +				    unsigned long);
> > +static smc_mbox_fn *invoke_smc_mbox_fn;
> > +
> > +static int arm_smc_send_data(struct mbox_chan *link, void *data) {
> > +	struct arm_smc_chan_data *chan_data = link->con_priv;
> > +	struct arm_smccc_mbox_cmd *cmd = data;
> > +	unsigned long ret;
> > +	u32 function_id;
> > +
> > +	function_id = chan_data->function_id;
> > +	if (!function_id)
> > +		function_id = cmd->function_id;
> > +
> > +	if (function_id & BIT(30)) {
> 
> 	if (ARM_SMCCC_IS_64(function_id)) {

ok

> 
> > +		ret = invoke_smc_mbox_fn(function_id, cmd->args_smccc64[0],
> > +					 cmd->args_smccc64[1],
> > +					 cmd->args_smccc64[2],
> > +					 cmd->args_smccc64[3],
> > +					 cmd->args_smccc64[4],
> > +					 cmd->args_smccc64[5]);
> > +	} else {
> > +		ret = invoke_smc_mbox_fn(function_id, cmd->args_smccc32[0],
> > +					 cmd->args_smccc32[1],
> > +					 cmd->args_smccc32[2],
> > +					 cmd->args_smccc32[3],
> > +					 cmd->args_smccc32[4],
> > +					 cmd->args_smccc32[5]);
> > +	}
> > +
> > +	mbox_chan_received_data(link, (void *)ret);
> > +
> > +	return 0;
> > +}
> > +
> > +static unsigned long __invoke_fn_hvc(unsigned int function_id,
> > +				     unsigned long arg0, unsigned long arg1,
> > +				     unsigned long arg2, unsigned long arg3,
> > +				     unsigned long arg4, unsigned long arg5) {
> > +	struct arm_smccc_res res;
> > +
> > +	arm_smccc_hvc(function_id, arg0, arg1, arg2, arg3, arg4,
> > +		      arg5, 0, &res);
> > +	return res.a0;
> > +}
> > +
> > +static unsigned long __invoke_fn_smc(unsigned int function_id,
> > +				     unsigned long arg0, unsigned long arg1,
> > +				     unsigned long arg2, unsigned long arg3,
> > +				     unsigned long arg4, unsigned long arg5) {
> > +	struct arm_smccc_res res;
> > +
> > +	arm_smccc_smc(function_id, arg0, arg1, arg2, arg3, arg4,
> > +		      arg5, 0, &res);
> > +	return res.a0;
> > +}
> > +
> > +static const struct mbox_chan_ops arm_smc_mbox_chan_ops = {
> > +	.send_data	= arm_smc_send_data,
> > +};
> > +
> > +static int arm_smc_mbox_probe(struct platform_device *pdev) {
> > +	struct device *dev = &pdev->dev;
> > +	struct mbox_controller *mbox;
> > +	struct arm_smc_chan_data *chan_data;
> > +	int ret;
> > +	u32 function_id = 0;
> > +
> > +	if (of_device_is_compatible(dev->of_node, "arm,smc-mbox"))
> > +		invoke_smc_mbox_fn = __invoke_fn_smc;
> > +	else
> > +		invoke_smc_mbox_fn = __invoke_fn_hvc;
> > +
> > +	mbox = devm_kzalloc(dev, sizeof(*mbox), GFP_KERNEL);
> > +	if (!mbox)
> > +		return -ENOMEM;
> > +
> > +	mbox->num_chans = 1;
> > +	mbox->chans = devm_kzalloc(dev, sizeof(*mbox->chans), GFP_KERNEL);
> > +	if (!mbox->chans)
> > +		return -ENOMEM;
> > +
> > +	chan_data = devm_kzalloc(dev, sizeof(*chan_data), GFP_KERNEL);
> > +	if (!chan_data)
> > +		return -ENOMEM;
> > +
> > +	of_property_read_u32(dev->of_node, "arm,func-id", &function_id);
> > +	chan_data->function_id = function_id;
> > +
> > +	mbox->chans->con_priv = chan_data;
> > +
> > +	mbox->txdone_poll = false;
> > +	mbox->txdone_irq = false;
> 
> Don't we need to provide something to confirm reception to the client? In our
> case we can set this as soon as the smc/hvc returns.

As smc/hvc returns, it means the transfer is over and receive is done.

Thanks,
Peng.

> 
> Cheers,
> Andre.
> 
> > +	mbox->ops = &arm_smc_mbox_chan_ops;
> > +	mbox->dev = dev;
> > +
> > +	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, mbox);
> > +
> > +	ret = devm_mbox_controller_register(dev, mbox);
> > +	if (ret)
> > +		return ret;
> > +
> > +	dev_info(dev, "ARM SMC mailbox enabled.\n");
> > +
> > +	return ret;
> > +}
> > +
> > +static int arm_smc_mbox_remove(struct platform_device *pdev) {
> > +	struct mbox_controller *mbox = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
> > +
> > +	mbox_controller_unregister(mbox);
> > +	return 0;
> > +}
> > +
> > +static const struct of_device_id arm_smc_mbox_of_match[] = {
> > +	{ .compatible = "arm,smc-mbox", },
> > +	{ .compatible = "arm,hvc-mbox", },
> > +	{},
> > +};
> > +MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(of, arm_smc_mbox_of_match);
> > +
> > +static struct platform_driver arm_smc_mbox_driver = {
> > +	.driver = {
> > +		.name = "arm-smc-mbox",
> > +		.of_match_table = arm_smc_mbox_of_match,
> > +	},
> > +	.probe		= arm_smc_mbox_probe,
> > +	.remove		= arm_smc_mbox_remove,
> > +};
> > +module_platform_driver(arm_smc_mbox_driver);
> > +
> > +MODULE_AUTHOR("Peng Fan <peng.fan@....com>");
> > +MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Generic ARM smc mailbox driver");
> > +MODULE_LICENSE("GPL v2");

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