linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v4 00/16] Introduce SCMI VirtIO transport

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Message-ID: <YMdA+GkgJ+GONuJr@infradead.org>
Date:   Mon, 14 Jun 2021 12:43:52 +0100
From:   Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>
To:     Cristian Marussi <cristian.marussi@....com>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
        virtualization@...ts.linux-foundation.org,
        virtio-dev@...ts.oasis-open.org, sudeep.holla@....com,
        james.quinlan@...adcom.com, Jonathan.Cameron@...wei.com,
        f.fainelli@...il.com, etienne.carriere@...aro.org,
        vincent.guittot@...aro.org, souvik.chakravarty@....com,
        igor.skalkin@...nsynergy.com, peter.hilber@...nsynergy.com,
        alex.bennee@...aro.org, jean-philippe@...aro.org,
        mikhail.golubev@...nsynergy.com, anton.yakovlev@...nsynergy.com,
        Vasyl.Vavrychuk@...nsynergy.com,
        Andriy.Tryshnivskyy@...nsynergy.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 00/16] Introduce SCMI VirtIO transport

On Fri, Jun 11, 2021 at 05:59:21PM +0100, Cristian Marussi wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> I'm posting this V4 series starting from the work done up to V3 by
> OpenSynergy.

Who is 'OpenSynergy'?

> The main aim of this rework is to simplify where possible the SCMI VirtIO
> support added in V3 by adding upfront and then using some new mechanisms in
> the SCMI Core Transport layer.

And what is 'SCMI', and why would anyone want a new virtio transport?