linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v32 02/32] xhci: sideband: add initial api to register a secondary interrupter entity

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Message-ID: <b029c775-a0cf-4991-95b7-a02187c0863b@linux.intel.com>
Date: Wed, 8 Jan 2025 16:10:12 +0200
From: Mathias Nyman <mathias.nyman@...ux.intel.com>
To: Wesley Cheng <quic_wcheng@...cinc.com>, srinivas.kandagatla@...aro.org,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v32 02/32] xhci: sideband: add initial api to register a
 secondary interrupter entity

On 8.1.2025 3.21, Wesley Cheng wrote:
> From: Mathias Nyman <mathias.nyman@...ux.intel.com>
> 
> Introduce XHCI sec intr, which manages the USB endpoints being requested by
> a client driver.  This is used for when client drivers are attempting to
> offload USB endpoints to another entity for handling USB transfers.  XHCI
> sec intr will allow for drivers to fetch the required information about the
> transfer ring, so the user can submit transfers independently.  Expose the
> required APIs for drivers to register and request for a USB endpoint and to
> manage XHCI secondary interrupters.

The "sec intr" above should also be renamed back to "sideband"

-Mathias