linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v6 36/37] firmware: arm_scmi: add protocol modularization support

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Date:   Mon, 8 Mar 2021 07:34:25 +0000
From:   Sudeep Holla <sudeep.holla@....com>
To:     Cristian Marussi <cristian.marussi@....com>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
        lukasz.luba@....com, james.quinlan@...adcom.com,
        Sudeep Holla <sudeep.holla@....com>,
        Jonathan.Cameron@...wei.com, f.fainelli@...il.com,
        etienne.carriere@...aro.org, thara.gopinath@...aro.org,
        vincent.guittot@...aro.org, souvik.chakravarty@....com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v6 36/37] firmware: arm_scmi: add protocol modularization
 support

On Tue, Feb 02, 2021 at 10:15:54PM +0000, Cristian Marussi wrote:
> Extend SCMI protocols accounting mechanism to address possible module
> usage and add the support to possibly define new protocols as loadable
> modules.
>
> Keep Standard protocols built into the SCMI core.
>

The changes look good, however without any users I am bit hesitant to add
this yet. However if you think it is hard to maintain it outside the tree
until first user gets merged, we can merge provided we test this every
release. Let me know your thoughts.

Also any comment from users requesting this would be useful.

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Regards,
Sudeep