linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 06/14] remoteproc: Refactor function rproc_trigger_auto

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Message-ID: <4b20ea71-2787-c063-7ae0-dc44fed5252a@st.com>
Date:   Tue, 28 Apr 2020 19:00:46 +0200
From:   Arnaud POULIQUEN <arnaud.pouliquen@...com>
To:     Mathieu Poirier <mathieu.poirier@...aro.org>,
        <bjorn.andersson@...aro.org>, <ohad@...ery.com>
CC:     <loic.pallardy@...com>, <s-anna@...com>,
        <linux-remoteproc@...r.kernel.org>, <corbet@....net>,
        <linux-doc@...r.kernel.org>, <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 06/14] remoteproc: Refactor function
 rproc_trigger_auto_boot()



On 4/24/20 10:01 PM, Mathieu Poirier wrote:
> Refactor function rproc_trigger_auto_boot() so that it can deal with
> scenarios where the remote processor is already running.  As such give
> it a new name to better represent the capabilities and add a call to
> rproc_boot() if instructed by the platform code to synchronise with the
> remote processor rather than boot it from scratch.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Mathieu Poirier <mathieu.poirier@...aro.org>
> ---
>  drivers/remoteproc/remoteproc_core.c | 16 +++++++++++++---
>  1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/remoteproc/remoteproc_core.c b/drivers/remoteproc/remoteproc_core.c
> index e90a21de9de1..9de0e2b7ca2b 100644
> --- a/drivers/remoteproc/remoteproc_core.c
> +++ b/drivers/remoteproc/remoteproc_core.c
> @@ -1457,10 +1457,17 @@ static void rproc_auto_boot_callback(const struct firmware *fw, void *context)
>  	release_firmware(fw);
>  }
>  
> -static int rproc_trigger_auto_boot(struct rproc *rproc)
> +static int rproc_trigger_auto_initiate(struct rproc *rproc)
>  {
>  	int ret;
>  
> +	/*
> +	 * If the remote processor is already booted, all we need to do is
> +	 * synchronise it it.  No point in dealing with a firmware image.
typo: suppress double "it" and double space.

> +	 */
> +	if (rproc_needs_syncing(rproc))
> +		return rproc_boot(rproc);
> +
>  	/*
>  	 * We're initiating an asynchronous firmware loading, so we can
>  	 * be built-in kernel code, without hanging the boot process.
> @@ -1971,9 +1978,12 @@ int rproc_add(struct rproc *rproc)
>  	/* create debugfs entries */
>  	rproc_create_debug_dir(rproc);
>  
> -	/* if rproc is marked always-on, request it to boot */
> +	/*
> +	 * If the auto boot flag is set, request to boot the remote
> +	 * processor or synchronise with it.
> +	 */
>  	if (rproc->auto_boot) {
> -		ret = rproc_trigger_auto_boot(rproc);
> +		ret = rproc_trigger_auto_initiate(rproc);
>  		if (ret < 0)
>  			return ret;
>  	}
>