linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 01/28] xhci: Add support to allocate several interrupters

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Message-ID: <da468fe6-709c-b6e6-159d-10f76d296307@linux.intel.com>
Date:   Mon, 26 Jun 2023 16:55:46 +0300
From:   Mathias Nyman <mathias.nyman@...ux.intel.com>
To:     Wesley Cheng <quic_wcheng@...cinc.com>,
        srinivas.kandagatla@...aro.org, mathias.nyman@...el.com,
        perex@...ex.cz, broonie@...nel.org, lgirdwood@...il.com,
        krzysztof.kozlowski+dt@...aro.org, agross@...nel.org,
        Thinh.Nguyen@...opsys.com, bgoswami@...cinc.com,
        andersson@...nel.org, robh+dt@...nel.org,
        gregkh@...uxfoundation.org, tiwai@...e.com
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-arm-msm@...r.kernel.org,
        alsa-devel@...a-project.org, devicetree@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-usb@...r.kernel.org, quic_jackp@...cinc.com,
        quic_plai@...cinc.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 01/28] xhci: Add support to allocate several
 interrupters

On 24.6.2023 1.37, Wesley Cheng wrote:
> Hi Mathias,
> 
> On 3/13/2023 1:32 PM, Wesley Cheng wrote:
>> Hi Mathias,
>>
>> On 3/10/2023 7:07 AM, Mathias Nyman wrote:
>>> On 9.3.2023 1.57, Wesley Cheng wrote:
>>>> From: Mathias Nyman <mathias.nyman@...ux.intel.com>
>>>>
>>>> Introduce xHCI APIs to allow for clients to allocate and free
>>>> interrupters.  This allocates an array of interrupters, which is based on
>>>> the max_interrupters parameter.  The primary interrupter is set as the
>>>> first entry in the array, and secondary interrupters following after.
>>>>
>>>
>>> I'm thinking about changing this offloading xHCI API
>>> xhci should be aware and keep track of which devices and endpoints that
>>> are offloaded to avoid device getting offloaded twice, avoid xhci driver
>>> from queuing anything itself for these, and act properly if the offloaded
>>> device or entire host is removed.
>>>
>>> So first thing audio side would need to do do is register/create an
>>> offload entry for the device using the API:
>>>
>>> struct xhci_sideband *xhci_sideband_register(struct usb_device *udev)
>>>
>>> (xHCI specs calls offload sideband)
>>> Then endpoints and interrupters can be added and removed from this
>>> offload entry
>>>
>>> I have some early thoughts written as non-compiling code in:
>>>
>>> git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/mnyman/xhci.git feature_interrupters
>>> https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/mnyman/xhci.git/log/?h=feature_interrupters
>>>
>>> Let me know what you think about this.
>>>
>>>> Signed-off-by: Mathias Nyman <mathias.nyman@...ux.intel.com>
>>>> Signed-off-by: Wesley Cheng <quic_wcheng@...cinc.com>
>>>
>>> My Signed-off-by tag is being misused here.
>>>
>>> I wrote a chunk of the code in this patch as PoC that I shared in a separate topic branch.
>>> It was incomplete and not intended for upstream yet. (lacked locking, several fixme parts, etc..)
>>> The rest of the code in this patch is completely new to me.
>>>
>>
>> Sorry about this.  I cherry picked the change directly from your branch, so it carried your signed off tag with it.  Will make to include them properly next time.
>>
> 
> I'm about ready to submit the next revision for this set of changes, and I was wondering how we should handle the changes you made on:
> https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/mnyman/xhci.git/log/?h=feature_interrupters
> 
> I did make some modifications to some of the interrupter fixme tags you had, and also updated the xhci-sideband APIs with the proper logic.  I don't believe it is correct for me to submit a set of patches authored by you without your signed off tag. (checkpatch throws an error saying the author did not sign off on the change)
> 

Note that the first patch "xhci: split allocate interrupter into separate alloacte and add parts"
is already in usb-next on its way to 6.5

Maybe Co-developed-by would work in this case, with a small explanation at the end of the commit message.
Something like:

Locking, DMA something and feataure x added by Wesley Cheng to
complete original concept code by Mathias

Signed-off-by: Mathias Nyman <mathias.nyman@...ux.intel.com>
Co-developed-by: Wesley Cheng <quic_wcheng@...cinc.com>
Signed-off-by: Wesley Cheng <quic_wcheng@...cinc.com>

Thanks
-Mathias