linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH linux dev-5.15] soc: aspeed: abr: Add sysfs attrs for flash toggle

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Date:   Fri, 29 Jul 2022 09:39:19 +0200
From:   Cédric Le Goater <clg@...d.org>
To:     Andrew Jeffery <andrew@...id.au>,
        Jian Zhang <zhangjian.3032@...edance.com>,
        <openbmc@...ts.ozlabs.org>, Joel Stanley <joel@....id.au>
CC:     <zhangjian_linux@....com>, Mark Brown <broonie@...nel.org>,
        open list <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "open list:SPI SUBSYSTEM" <linux-spi@...r.kernel.org>,
        "moderated list:ARM/ASPEED MACHINE SUPPORT" 
        <linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>,
        "moderated list:ARM/ASPEED MACHINE SUPPORT" 
        <linux-aspeed@...ts.ozlabs.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH linux dev-5.15] soc: aspeed: abr: Add sysfs attrs for
 flash toggle

Hello,

On 7/29/22 04:37, Andrew Jeffery wrote:
> Hi Jian Zhang,
> 
> On Sun, 1 May 2022, at 20:26, Jian Zhang wrote:
>> Implement the flash toggle function in soc ast2600.
>> Add two sysfs attrs named "access_primary" and "access_backup"
> 
> If you're proposing this patch for upstream then it needs to be based on
> an upstream kernel tree, not the OpenBMC kernel tree. You also should
> not use e.g. `linux dev-5.15` in the patch subject prefix, as that would
> be inappropriate for an upstream patch.
> 
> As you're adding sysfs attributes you'll also need to add the
> corresponding ABI documentation.

Yes. I think we need to discuss the ABI/sysfs files a bit. I am not
sure we should toggle the sysfs files depending on the boot mode :
primary vs. alternate. We could have the same files always and return
EIO if some conditions are not met. Something like :

* boot mode : primary/alternate. Write changes the next boot.
* watchdog management

Also, there is no need to introduce a new include file with large
inline functions.

Thanks,

C.