linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] mtd: parsers: bcm63xx: simplify CFE detection

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Message-Id: <011AB0DF-CE82-4A4B-8B15-7A584DB274A8@gmail.com>
Date:   Fri, 12 Jun 2020 09:37:01 +0200
From:   Álvaro Fernández Rojas <noltari@...il.com>
To:     Miquel Raynal <miquel.raynal@...tlin.com>
Cc:     Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>, tsbogend@...ha.franken.de,
        bcm-kernel-feedback-list@...adcom.com, richard@....at,
        vigneshr@...com, Jonas Gorski <jonas.gorski@...il.com>,
        linus.walleij@...aro.org, linux-mips@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-mtd@...ts.infradead.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] mtd: parsers: bcm63xx: simplify CFE detection

Hi Miquèl,

> El 12 jun 2020, a las 9:33, Miquel Raynal <miquel.raynal@...tlin.com> escribió:
> 
> Hi Álvaro,
> 
> Álvaro Fernández Rojas <noltari@...il.com> wrote on Fri, 12 Jun 2020
> 09:30:27 +0200:
> 
>> Hi Miquèl,
>> 
>>> El 12 jun 2020, a las 9:02, Miquel Raynal <miquel.raynal@...tlin.com> escribió:
>>> 
>>> Hi Álvaro,
>>> 
>>> Álvaro Fernández Rojas <noltari@...il.com> wrote on Thu, 11 Jun 2020
>>> 18:14:20 +0200:
>>> 
>>>> Hi Florian,
>>>> 
>>>>> El 11 jun 2020, a las 17:42, Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com> escribió:
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> On 6/11/2020 8:16 AM, Álvaro Fernández Rojas wrote:    
>>>>>> Hi Miquel,
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> El 11 jun 2020, a las 9:55, Miquel Raynal <miquel.raynal@...tlin.com> escribió:
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Hi Álvaro,
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Álvaro Fernández Rojas <noltari@...il.com> wrote on Mon,  8 Jun 2020
>>>>>>> 18:06:49 +0200:
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> Instead of trying to parse CFE version string, which is customized by some
>>>>>>>> vendors, let's just check that "CFE1" was passed on argument 3.
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> Signed-off-by: Álvaro Fernández Rojas <noltari@...il.com>
>>>>>>>> Signed-off-by: Jonas Gorski <jonas.gorski@...il.com>
>>>>>>>> ---
>>>>>>>> v2: use CFE_EPTSEAL definition and avoid using an additional funtion.
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> drivers/mtd/parsers/bcm63xxpart.c | 29 ++++-------------------------
>>>>>>>> 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 25 deletions(-)
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> diff --git a/drivers/mtd/parsers/bcm63xxpart.c b/drivers/mtd/parsers/bcm63xxpart.c
>>>>>>>> index 78f90c6c18fd..493a75b2f266 100644
>>>>>>>> --- a/drivers/mtd/parsers/bcm63xxpart.c
>>>>>>>> +++ b/drivers/mtd/parsers/bcm63xxpart.c
>>>>>>>> @@ -22,6 +22,9 @@
>>>>>>>> #include <linux/mtd/partitions.h>
>>>>>>>> #include <linux/of.h>
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> +#include <asm/bootinfo.h>
>>>>>>>> +#include <asm/fw/cfe/cfe_api.h>    
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Are you sure both includes are needed?    
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> asm/bootinfo.h is needed for fw_arg3 and asm/fw/cfe/cfe_api.h is needed for CFE_EPTSEAL.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> I don't think it is a good habit to include asm/ headers, are you sure
>>>>>>> there is not another header doing it just fine?    
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Both are needed unless you want to add another definition of CFE_EPTSEAL value.
>>>>>> There are currently two CFE magic definitions, the one in asm/fw/cfe/cfe_api.h and another one in bcm47xxpart.c:
>>>>>> https://github.com/torvalds/linux/blob/master/arch/mips/include/asm/fw/cfe/cfe_api.h#L28
>>>>>> https://github.com/torvalds/linux/blob/master/drivers/mtd/parsers/bcm47xxpart.c#L33    
>>>>> 
>>>>> The caveat with that approach is that this reduces the compilation
>>>>> surface to MIPS and BMIPS_GENERIC and BCM63XX only, which is a bit
>>>>> small. If we could move the CFE definitions to a shared header, and
>>>>> consolidate the value used by bcm47xxpart.c as well, that would allow us
>>>>> to build the bcm63xxpart.c file with COMPILE_TEST on other
>>>>> architectures. This does not really have functional value, but for
>>>>> maintainers like Miquel, it allows them to quickly test their entire
>>>>> drivers/mtd/ directory.    
>>>> 
>>>> I don’t think fw_arg3 available on non mips archs, is it?
>>>> I’m happy to move it to a shared header (which would be a good location for this?), but if I’m right it would still be restricted to MIPS.  
>>> 
>>> Restricting a definition to MIPS, even if it makes sense for you is
>>> very limiting for me. I need to be able to build as much drivers as I
>>> can from my laptop and verify they at least compile correctly. If I need
>>> a MIPS toolchain, an ARC toolchain, a PowerPC, an ARM, an ARM64 and
>>> whatever other funky toolchain to do just that in X steps: it's very
>>> painful. We have been adding COMPILE_TEST dependencies on as much
>>> drivers as we could and we want to continue moving forward. Using such
>>> include would need to drop the COMPILE_TEST condition from Kconfig and
>>> this is not something I am willing to do.  
>> 
>> I totally understand and agree with your point, but I still think that there could be a solution which would be valid for both of us.
> 
> What do you suggest?

I’ve just sent v3 with my suggestion.
If this isn’t valid then I’m out of ideas...

> 
>> 
>>> 
>>> Thanks for your understanding :)  
>> 
>> The current way of detecting CFE isn’t the proper one.
>> Thank you for understanding that too.
> 
> Of course, I'm not saying I don't want this change, I'm just saying we
> should find another way to handle it, the below idea is totally fine by
> me.
> 
> 
> Thanks,
> Miquèl

Regards,
Álvaro.