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Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/7] Restructure the rpmsg char and introduce the
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To:     Mathieu Poirier <mathieu.poirier@linaro.org>
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From:   Arnaud POULIQUEN <arnaud.pouliquen@foss.st.com>
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Date:   Tue, 13 Apr 2021 09:02:09 +0200
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Hello Mathieu,

On 4/12/21 10:02 PM, Mathieu Poirier wrote:
> On Tue, Mar 23, 2021 at 01:27:30PM +0100, Arnaud Pouliquen wrote:
>> This series is the second step in the division of the series [1]: 
>> "Introducing a Generic IOCTL Interface for RPMsg Channel Management".
>>
>> The purpose of this patchset is to:
>> - split the control code related to the control
>>   and the endpoint. 
>> - define the rpmsg-raw channel, associated with the rpmsg char device to
>>   allow it to be instantiated using a name service announcement.
>>     
>> An important point to keep in mind for this patchset is that the concept of
>> channel is associated with a default endpoint. To facilitate communication
>> with the remote side, this default endpoint must have a fixed address.
>>
>> Consequently, for this series, I made a design choice to fix the endpoint
>> on the "rpmsg-raw" channel probe, and not allow to create/destroy an endpoint
>> on FS open/close.
>>
>> This is only applicable for channels probed by the rpmsg bus. The behavior,
>> using the RPMSG_CREATE_EPT_IOCTL and RPMSG_DESTROY_EPT_IOCTL controls, is
>> preserved.
>>   
>> The next steps should be to correct this:
>> Introduce the IOCTLs RPMSG_CREATE_DEV_IOCTL and RPMSG_DESTROY_DEV_IOCTL
>> to instantiate the rpmsg devices
>>
>> [1]: https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/linux-remoteproc/list/?series=435523
>>
>> Arnaud Pouliquen (7):
>>   rpmsg: char: Export eptdev create an destroy functions
>>   rpmsg: Move the rpmsg control device from rpmsg_char to rpmsg_ctrl
>>   rpmsg: Update rpmsg_chrdev_register_device function
>>   rpmsg: char: Introduce __rpmsg_chrdev_create_eptdev function
>>   rpmsg: char: Introduce a rpmsg driver for the rpmsg char device
>>   rpmsg: char: No dynamic endpoint management for the default one
>>   rpmsg: char: Return error if user try to destroy a default endpoint.
>>
> 
> I am done reviewing this set.

Thanks for the review! I will integrate all your remarks in my next revision.
Since I haven't seen any major problems, I hope to send it today or tomorrow.

Regards,
Arnaud

> 
> Thanks,
> Mathieu
>  
>>  drivers/rpmsg/Kconfig             |   9 ++
>>  drivers/rpmsg/Makefile            |   1 +
>>  drivers/rpmsg/qcom_glink_native.c |   2 +-
>>  drivers/rpmsg/qcom_smd.c          |   2 +-
>>  drivers/rpmsg/rpmsg_char.c        | 221 +++++++++-------------------
>>  drivers/rpmsg/rpmsg_char.h        |  50 +++++++
>>  drivers/rpmsg/rpmsg_ctrl.c        | 233 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>>  drivers/rpmsg/rpmsg_internal.h    |   8 +-
>>  drivers/rpmsg/virtio_rpmsg_bus.c  |   2 +-
>>  9 files changed, 368 insertions(+), 160 deletions(-)
>>  create mode 100644 drivers/rpmsg/rpmsg_char.h
>>  create mode 100644 drivers/rpmsg/rpmsg_ctrl.c
>>
>> -- 
>> 2.17.1
>>