linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v4 4/5] irqchip/irq-pruss-intc: Implement irq_{get,set}_irqchip

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Message-ID: <CAMxfBF4--kP=tt-1LqMB=W8B6gHYu1vFFMtnLPgc-akeLiK-Yw@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Fri, 31 Jul 2020 14:28:04 +0200
From:   Grzegorz Jaszczyk <grzegorz.jaszczyk@...aro.org>
To:     David Lechner <david@...hnology.com>, Marc Zyngier <maz@...nel.org>
Cc:     tglx@...utronix.de, jason@...edaemon.net,
        "Anna, Suman" <s-anna@...com>, robh+dt@...nel.org,
        Lee Jones <lee.jones@...aro.org>, devicetree@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-omap@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
        "Mills, William" <wmills@...com>,
        "Bajjuri, Praneeth" <praneeth@...com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 4/5] irqchip/irq-pruss-intc: Implement
 irq_{get,set}_irqchip_state ops

On Wed, 29 Jul 2020 at 21:23, David Lechner <david@...hnology.com> wrote:
>
> On 7/28/20 4:18 AM, Grzegorz Jaszczyk wrote:
> > From: David Lechner <david@...hnology.com>
> >
> > This implements the irq_get_irqchip_state and irq_set_irqchip_state
> > callbacks for the TI PRUSS INTC driver. The set callback can be used
> > by drivers to "kick" a PRU by injecting a PRU system event.
> >
> > Example:
>
> We could improve this example by showing a device tree node of a
> firmware-defined device implemented in the PRU:
>
>         /* Software-defined UART in PRU */
>         pru_uart: serial@...X {
>                 compatible = "ti,pru-uart";
>                 ...
>                 interrupt-parent = <&pruss_intc>;
>                 /* PRU system event 31, channel 0, host event 0 */
>                 interrupts = <31 0 0>, ...;
>                 interrupt-names = "kick", ...;
>                 ...
>         },
>
> Then driver would request the IRQ during probe:
>
>         data->kick_irq = of_irq_get_byname(dev, "kick");
>         if (data->kick_irq < 0)
>                 ...
>
>
> And later the driver would use the IRQ to kick the PRU:
>
>         irq_set_irqchip_state(data->kick_irq, IRQCHIP_STATE_PENDING, true);
>
>

We could but I am not sure if this kind of complex example should land
in the commit log.
Marc could you please comment how you want to see this?

Thank you,
Grzegorz