linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2,1/3] driver: rpmon: new driver Remote Processor Monitor

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Message-ID: <816c6ed0-9b37-f43a-24ad-e742ca24c8ba@infradead.org>
Date:   Mon, 13 Apr 2020 10:04:41 -0700
From:   Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...radead.org>
To:     Wang Wenhu <wenhu.wang@...o.com>, gregkh@...uxfoundation.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     kernel@...o.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2,1/3] driver: rpmon: new driver Remote Processor Monitor

Hi--

On 4/12/20 4:24 AM, Wang Wenhu wrote:
> RPMON is a driver framework. It supports remote processor monitor
> from user level. The baisc components are a character device

                       basic

> with sysfs interfaces for user space communication and different
> kinds of message drivers introduced modularly, which are used to
> communicate with remote processors.
> 
> As for user space, one can get notifications of different events
> of remote processors, like their registrations, through standard
> file read operation of the file discriptors related to the exported

                                  descriptors

> character devices. Actions can also be taken into account via
> standard write operations to the devices. Besides, the sysfs class
> attributes could be accessed conveniently.
> 
> Message drivers act as engines to communicate with remote processors.
> Currently RPMON_QMI is available which uses QMI infrastructures
> on Qualcomm SoC Platforms.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Wang Wenhu <wenhu.wang@...o.com>

The rest of the changes to patch 1/3 look good. Thanks.


> ---
> Changes since v1:
>  - Addressed review comments from Randy
> 
> ---
>  drivers/Kconfig        |   2 +
>  drivers/Makefile       |   1 +
>  drivers/rpmon/Kconfig  |  26 +++
>  drivers/rpmon/Makefile |   1 +
>  drivers/rpmon/rpmon.c  | 506 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  include/linux/rpmon.h  |  68 ++++++
>  6 files changed, 604 insertions(+)
>  create mode 100644 drivers/rpmon/Kconfig
>  create mode 100644 drivers/rpmon/Makefile
>  create mode 100644 drivers/rpmon/rpmon.c
>  create mode 100644 include/linux/rpmon.h


-- 
~Randy