linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v5 1/2] dt-bindings: arm: Add new compatible for smc/hvc transport for SCMI

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Message-ID: <20231009144154.vfx5caqxtyezulxx@bogus>
Date:   Mon, 9 Oct 2023 15:41:54 +0100
From:   Sudeep Holla <sudeep.holla@....com>
To:     Nikunj Kela <quic_nkela@...cinc.com>
Cc:     cristian.marussi@....com, robh+dt@...nel.org,
        Sudeep Holla <sudeep.holla@....com>,
        krzysztof.kozlowski+dt@...aro.org, conor+dt@...nel.org,
        andersson@...nel.org, konrad.dybcio@...aro.org,
        linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, devicetree@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-arm-msm@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v5 1/2] dt-bindings: arm: Add new compatible for smc/hvc
 transport for SCMI

On Fri, Oct 06, 2023 at 09:42:05AM -0700, Nikunj Kela wrote:
> Introduce compatible "qcom,scmi-smc" for SCMI smc/hvc transport channel for
> Qualcomm virtual platforms.
>
> This compatible mandates populating an additional parameter 'capability-id'
> from the last 8 bytes of the shmem channel.
>

While I am happy with the simplification here, I am also bit nervous how
long before Qualcomm abandons this. I hope this is adopted as is in all
internal and downstream code without any modifications and this is not
just a push for upstreaming some change to minimise delta with internal/
downstream code.

--
Regards,
Sudeep