Date:   Thu, 16 Dec 2021 16:49:53 +0000
From:   Lee Jones <lee.jones@linaro.org>
To:     "David E. Box" <david.e.box@linux.intel.com>
Cc:     hdegoede@redhat.com, bhelgaas@google.com,
        gregkh@linuxfoundation.org, andriy.shevchenko@linux.intel.com,
        srinivas.pandruvada@intel.com, mgross@linux.intel.com,
        linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, platform-driver-x86@vger.kernel.org,
        linux-pci@vger.kernel.org, Mark Gross <markgross@kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH V4 3/6] platform/x86/intel: Move intel_pmt from MFD to
 Auxiliary Bus
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On Wed, 15 Dec 2021, David E. Box wrote:

> Intel Platform Monitoring Technology (PMT) support is indicated by presence
> of an Intel defined PCIe Designated Vendor Specific Extended Capabilities
> (DVSEC) structure with a PMT specific ID. The current MFD implementation
> creates child devices for each PMT feature, currently telemetry, watcher,
> and crashlog. However DVSEC structures may also be used by Intel to
> indicate support for other features. The Out Of Band Management Services
> Module (OOBMSM) uses DVSEC to enumerate several features, including PMT.
> In order to support them it is necessary to modify the intel_pmt driver to
> handle the creation of the child devices more generically. To that end,
> modify the driver to create child devices for any VSEC/DVSEC features on
> supported devices (indicated by PCI ID).  Additionally, move the
> implementation from MFD to the Auxiliary bus.  VSEC/DVSEC features are
> really multifunctional PCI devices, not platform devices as MFD was
> designed for. Auxiliary bus gives more flexibility by allowing the
> definition of custom structures that can be shared between associated
> auxiliary devices and the parent device. Also, rename the driver from
> intel_pmt to intel_vsec to better reflect the purpose.
> 
> This series also removes the current runtime pm support which was not
> complete to begin with. None of the current devices require runtime pm.
> However the support will be replaced when a device is added that requires
> it.
> 
> Signed-off-by: David E. Box <david.e.box@linux.intel.com>
> Reviewed-by: Mark Gross <markgross@kernel.org>
> ---
> V4
>   - Add intel_vsec_extract_vsec() to combine common code and simplify
>     the extended capability loops. Suggested by Andy.
> V3
>   - Add comment clarifying how driver cleanup is handled without remove().
> 
> V2
>   - Clarify status of missing pm support in commit message.
>   - Clarify why auxiliary bus is preferred in commit message.
> 
>  MAINTAINERS                                |  12 +-
>  drivers/mfd/Kconfig                        |  10 -
>  drivers/mfd/Makefile                       |   1 -
>  drivers/mfd/intel_pmt.c                    | 261 -------------

Acked-by: Lee Jones <lee.jones@linaro.org>

>  drivers/platform/x86/intel/Kconfig         |  11 +
>  drivers/platform/x86/intel/Makefile        |   2 +
>  drivers/platform/x86/intel/pmt/Kconfig     |   4 +-
>  drivers/platform/x86/intel/pmt/class.c     |  21 +-
>  drivers/platform/x86/intel/pmt/class.h     |   5 +-
>  drivers/platform/x86/intel/pmt/crashlog.c  |  47 +--
>  drivers/platform/x86/intel/pmt/telemetry.c |  46 +--
>  drivers/platform/x86/intel/vsec.c          | 405 +++++++++++++++++++++
>  drivers/platform/x86/intel/vsec.h          |  43 +++
>  13 files changed, 533 insertions(+), 335 deletions(-)
>  delete mode 100644 drivers/mfd/intel_pmt.c
>  create mode 100644 drivers/platform/x86/intel/vsec.c
>  create mode 100644 drivers/platform/x86/intel/vsec.h

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