linux-kernel - Re: [RESEND PATCH v18 0/3] userspace MHI client interface driver

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Message-ID: <20210203100508.1082f73e@kicinski-fedora-pc1c0hjn.dhcp.thefacebook.com>
Date:   Wed, 3 Feb 2021 10:05:08 -0800
From:   Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
To:     Manivannan Sadhasivam <manivannan.sadhasivam@...aro.org>
Cc:     Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>, davem@...emloft.net,
        linux-arm-msm@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        jhugo@...eaurora.org, bbhatt@...eaurora.org,
        loic.poulain@...aro.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [RESEND PATCH v18 0/3] userspace MHI client interface driver

On Wed, 03 Feb 2021 09:45:06 +0530 Manivannan Sadhasivam wrote:
> >> Jakub, Dave, Adding you both to get your reviews on this series. I've
> >> provided an explanation above and in the previous iteration [1].  
> >
> >Let's be clear what the review would be for. Yet another QMI chardev 
> >or the "UCI" direct generic user space to firmware pipe?  
> 
> The current patchset only supports QMI channel so I'd request you to
> review the chardev node created for it. The QMI chardev node created
> will be unique for the MHI bus and the number of nodes depends on the
> MHI controllers in the system (typically 1 but not limited). 

If you want to add a MHI QMI driver, please write a QMI-only driver.
This generic "userspace client interface" driver is a no go. Nobody will
have the time and attention to police what you throw in there later.