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Date:   Tue, 20 Sep 2022 14:51:47 -0600
From:   Mathieu Poirier <mathieu.poirier@linaro.org>
To:     Arnaud POULIQUEN <arnaud.pouliquen@foss.st.com>,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v8 0/4] remoteproc: restructure the remoteproc VirtIO
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On Tue, Sep 20, 2022 at 02:22:01PM -0600, Mathieu Poirier wrote:
> On Tue, Sep 20, 2022 at 03:44:18PM +0200, Arnaud POULIQUEN wrote:
> > Hi Mathieu,
> > 
> > On 9/20/22 00:30, Mathieu Poirier wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > > 
> > > On Fri, Aug 26, 2022 at 01:52:28PM +0200, Arnaud Pouliquen wrote:
> > >> 1) Update from V7 [1]:
> > >>
> > >> - rebase on rproc-next branch [2], commit 729c16326b7f ("remoteproc: imx_dsp_rproc: fix argument 2 of rproc_mem_entry_init")
> > >>   The updates take into account the integration of the
> > >>   commit 1404acbb7f68 ("remoteproc: Fix dma_mem leak after rproc_shutdown")
> > >> - add Reviewed-by: Mathieu Poirier <mathieu.poirier@linaro.org> according to reviews on V7
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> [1] https://lkml.org/lkml/2022/7/13/663
> > >> [2] https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/remoteproc/linux.git/log/?h=for-next
> > >>
> > >> 2) Patchset description:
> > >>
> > >> This series is a part of the work initiated a long time ago in 
> > >> the series "remoteproc: Decorelate virtio from core"[3]
> > >>
> > >> Objective of the work:
> > >> - Update the remoteproc VirtIO device creation (use platform device)
> > >> - Allow to declare remoteproc VirtIO device in DT
> > >>     - declare resources associated to a remote proc VirtIO
> > >>     - declare a list of VirtIO supported by the platform.
> > >> - Prepare the enhancement to more VirtIO devices (e.g I2C, audio, video, ...).
> > >>   For instance be able to declare a I2C device in a virtio-i2C node.
> > >> - Keep the legacy working!
> > >> - Try to improve the picture about concerns reported by Christoph Hellwing [4][5]
> > >>
> > >> [3] https://lkml.org/lkml/2020/4/16/1817
> > >> [4] https://lkml.org/lkml/2021/6/23/607
> > >> [5] https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/linux-remoteproc/patch/AOKowLclCbOCKxyiJ71WeNyuAAj2q8EUtxrXbyky5E@cp7-web-042.plabs.ch/
> > >>
> > >> In term of device tree this would result in such hierarchy (stm32mp1 example with 2 virtio RPMSG):
> > >>
> > >> 	m4_rproc: m4@10000000 {
> > >> 		compatible = "st,stm32mp1-m4";
> > >> 		reg = <0x10000000 0x40000>,
> > >> 		      <0x30000000 0x40000>,
> > >> 		      <0x38000000 0x10000>;
> > >>         memory-region = <&retram>, <&mcuram>,<&mcuram2>;
> > >>         mboxes = <&ipcc 2>, <&ipcc 3>;
> > >>         mbox-names = "shutdown", "detach";
> > >>         status = "okay";
> > >>
> > >>         #address-cells = <1>;
> > >>         #size-cells = <0>;
> > >>         
> > >>         vdev@0 {
> > >> 		compatible = "rproc-virtio";
> > >> 		reg = <0>;
> > >> 		virtio,id = <7>;  /* RPMSG */
> > >> 		memory-region = <&vdev0vring0>, <&vdev0vring1>, <&vdev0buffer>;
> > >> 		mboxes = <&ipcc 0>, <&ipcc 1>;
> > >> 		mbox-names = "vq0", "vq1";
> > >> 		status = "okay";
> > >>         };
> > >>
> > >>         vdev@1 {
> > >> 		compatible = "rproc-virtio";
> > >> 		reg = <1>;
> > >> 		virtio,id = <7>;  /*RPMSG */
> > >> 		memory-region = <&vdev1vring0>, <&vdev1vring1>, <&vdev1buffer>;
> > >> 		mboxes = <&ipcc 4>, <&ipcc 5>;
> > >> 		mbox-names = "vq0", "vq1";
> > >> 		status = "okay";
> > >>         };
> > >> };
> > > 
> > > I was in the process of applying this set when the last patch gave me a
> > > checkpatch warning about "virtio,rproc" not being documented.
> > > 
> > > I suggest to introduce a new "virtio-rproc.yaml" based on this work[1], with the
> > > above in the example sections.
> > 
> > Yes I saw the warning, but for this first series it is not possible to declare
> > the associated "rproc-virtio" device  in device tree.
> 
> I understand and agree with your position.
> 
> I am going ahead and merging this set in order for it to get some exposure in
> linux-next.  That said be on the ready to address potential problems it may
> cause.

I am getting conflicts because of the patches previously applied to rproc-next.
Please resent a series that applies to "7d7f8fe4e399" and I'll move forward with
the merge.

> 
> > So at this step it seems not make senses to create the devicetree bindings file.
> > More than that I don't know how I could justify the properties in bindings if
> > there is not driver code associated.
> > 
> > So i would be in favor of not adding the bindings in this series but to define
> > bindings in the first patch of my "step 2" series; as done on my github:
> > https://github.com/arnopo/linux/commit/9616d89a4f478cf78865a244efcde108d900f69f
> > 
> > Please let me know your preference.
> > 
> > Regards,
> > Arnaud
> > 
> > 
> > > 
> > > Thanks,
> > > Mathieu
> > > 
> > > [1]. https://elixir.bootlin.com/linux/v6.0-rc6/source/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/virtio/virtio-device.yaml
> > > 
> > > 
> > >>
> > >> I have divided the work in 4 steps to simplify the review, This series implements only
> > >> the step 1:
> > >> step 1: Redefine the remoteproc VirtIO device as a platform device
> > >>   - migrate rvdev management in remoteproc virtio.c,
> > >>   - create a remotproc virtio config ( can be disabled for platform that not use VirtIO IPC.
> > >> step 2: Add possibility to declare and probe a VirtIO sub node
> > >>   - VirtIO bindings declaration,
> > >>   - multi DT VirtIO devices support,
> > >>   - introduction of a remote proc virtio bind device mechanism ,
> > >> => https://github.com/arnopo/linux/commits/step2-virtio-in-DT
> > >> step 3: Add memory declaration in VirtIO subnode
> > >> => https://github.com/arnopo/linux/commits/step3-virtio-memories
> > >> step 4: Add mailbox declaration in VirtIO subnode
> > >> => https://github.com/arnopo/linux/commits/step4-virtio-mailboxes
> > >>
> > >> Arnaud Pouliquen (4):
> > >>   remoteproc: core: Introduce rproc_rvdev_add_device function
> > >>   remoteproc: core: Introduce rproc_add_rvdev function
> > >>   remoteproc: Move rproc_vdev management to remoteproc_virtio.c
> > >>   remoteproc: virtio: Create platform device for the remoteproc_virtio
> > >>
> > >>  drivers/remoteproc/remoteproc_core.c     | 154 +++---------------
> > >>  drivers/remoteproc/remoteproc_internal.h |  23 ++-
> > >>  drivers/remoteproc/remoteproc_virtio.c   | 189 ++++++++++++++++++++---
> > >>  include/linux/remoteproc.h               |   6 +-
> > >>  4 files changed, 210 insertions(+), 162 deletions(-)
> > >>
> > >> -- 
> > >> 2.24.3
> > >>