Message ID | 1579205259-4845-1-git-send-email-santosh.shilimkar@oracle.com (mailing list archive) |
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State | Mainlined |
Commit | 2ced5a3449f19de77c9790affda213a7d3b59dd6 |
Headers | show |
Series | [GIT_PULL] SOC: TI Keystone Ring Accelerator driver for v5.6 | expand |
Hi, On Thu, Jan 16, 2020 at 12:07:39PM -0800, Santosh Shilimkar wrote: > Its bit late for pull request, but if possible, please pull it to > soc drivers tree. > > The following changes since commit e42617b825f8073569da76dc4510bfa019b1c35a: > > Linux 5.5-rc1 (2019-12-08 14:57:55 -0800) > > are available in the git repository at: > > git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/ssantosh/linux-keystone.git tags/drivers_soc_for_5.6 > > for you to fetch changes up to 3277e8aa2504d97e022ecb9777d784ac1a439d36: > > soc: ti: k3: add navss ringacc driver (2020-01-15 10:07:27 -0800) > > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > SOC: TI Keystone Ring Accelerator driver > > The Ring Accelerator (RINGACC or RA) provides hardware acceleration to > enable straightforward passing of work between a producer and a consumer. > There is one RINGACC module per NAVSS on TI AM65x SoCs. This driver doesn't seem to have exported symbols, and no in-kernel users. So how will it be used? Usually we ask to hold off until the consuming side/drivers are also ready. Also, is there a reason this is under drivers/soc/ instead of somewhere more suitable in the drivers subsystem? It's not "soc glue code" in the same way as drivers/soc was intended originally. -Olof
On 1/16/20 4:03 PM, Olof Johansson wrote: > Hi, > > On Thu, Jan 16, 2020 at 12:07:39PM -0800, Santosh Shilimkar wrote: >> Its bit late for pull request, but if possible, please pull it to >> soc drivers tree. >> >> The following changes since commit e42617b825f8073569da76dc4510bfa019b1c35a: >> >> Linux 5.5-rc1 (2019-12-08 14:57:55 -0800) >> >> are available in the git repository at: >> >> git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/ssantosh/linux-keystone.git tags/drivers_soc_for_5.6 >> >> for you to fetch changes up to 3277e8aa2504d97e022ecb9777d784ac1a439d36: >> >> soc: ti: k3: add navss ringacc driver (2020-01-15 10:07:27 -0800) >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------- >> SOC: TI Keystone Ring Accelerator driver >> >> The Ring Accelerator (RINGACC or RA) provides hardware acceleration to >> enable straightforward passing of work between a producer and a consumer. >> There is one RINGACC module per NAVSS on TI AM65x SoCs. > > This driver doesn't seem to have exported symbols, and no in-kernel > users. So how will it be used? > > Usually we ask to hold off until the consuming side/drivers are also ready. > The other patches getting merged via Vinod's tree. The combined series is split into couple of series. Vinod is going to pull this branch and apply rest of the patchset. And then couple of additional consumer drivers will get posted. > Also, is there a reason this is under drivers/soc/ instead of somewhere more > suitable in the drivers subsystem? It's not "soc glue code" in the same way as > drivers/soc was intended originally. > These kind of SOC IP drivers, we put into drivers/soc/ because of lack of specific subsystem where they fit in. Navigator was also similar example. Regards, Santosh
Hi, Add Peter On 16-01-20, 21:05, santosh.shilimkar@oracle.com wrote: > On 1/16/20 4:03 PM, Olof Johansson wrote: > > Hi, > > > > On Thu, Jan 16, 2020 at 12:07:39PM -0800, Santosh Shilimkar wrote: > > > Its bit late for pull request, but if possible, please pull it to > > > soc drivers tree. > > > > > > The following changes since commit e42617b825f8073569da76dc4510bfa019b1c35a: > > > > > > Linux 5.5-rc1 (2019-12-08 14:57:55 -0800) > > > > > > are available in the git repository at: > > > > > > git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/ssantosh/linux-keystone.git tags/drivers_soc_for_5.6 > > > > > > for you to fetch changes up to 3277e8aa2504d97e022ecb9777d784ac1a439d36: > > > > > > soc: ti: k3: add navss ringacc driver (2020-01-15 10:07:27 -0800) > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > > > SOC: TI Keystone Ring Accelerator driver > > > > > > The Ring Accelerator (RINGACC or RA) provides hardware acceleration to > > > enable straightforward passing of work between a producer and a consumer. > > > There is one RINGACC module per NAVSS on TI AM65x SoCs. > > > > This driver doesn't seem to have exported symbols, and no in-kernel > > users. So how will it be used? > > > > Usually we ask to hold off until the consuming side/drivers are also ready. > > > The other patches getting merged via Vinod's tree. The combined series > is split into couple of series. Vinod is going to pull this branch > and apply rest of the patchset. And then couple of additional consumer > drivers will get posted. Yeah the TI driver series has been reviewed and was 'waiting' for dependency to be resolved before I could apply them FWIW here is the series under consideration: https://lore.kernel.org/dmaengine/20191223110458.30766-1-peter.ujfalusi@ti.com/ > > Also, is there a reason this is under drivers/soc/ instead of somewhere more > > suitable in the drivers subsystem? It's not "soc glue code" in the same way as > > drivers/soc was intended originally. > > > These kind of SOC IP drivers, we put into drivers/soc/ because of lack > of specific subsystem where they fit in. Navigator was also similar example. > > Regards, > Santosh
On Thu, Jan 16, 2020 at 9:05 PM <santosh.shilimkar@oracle.com> wrote: > > On 1/16/20 4:03 PM, Olof Johansson wrote: > > Hi, > > > > On Thu, Jan 16, 2020 at 12:07:39PM -0800, Santosh Shilimkar wrote: > >> Its bit late for pull request, but if possible, please pull it to > >> soc drivers tree. > >> > >> The following changes since commit e42617b825f8073569da76dc4510bfa019b1c35a: > >> > >> Linux 5.5-rc1 (2019-12-08 14:57:55 -0800) > >> > >> are available in the git repository at: > >> > >> git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/ssantosh/linux-keystone.git tags/drivers_soc_for_5.6 > >> > >> for you to fetch changes up to 3277e8aa2504d97e022ecb9777d784ac1a439d36: > >> > >> soc: ti: k3: add navss ringacc driver (2020-01-15 10:07:27 -0800) > >> > >> ---------------------------------------------------------------- > >> SOC: TI Keystone Ring Accelerator driver > >> > >> The Ring Accelerator (RINGACC or RA) provides hardware acceleration to > >> enable straightforward passing of work between a producer and a consumer. > >> There is one RINGACC module per NAVSS on TI AM65x SoCs. > > > > This driver doesn't seem to have exported symbols, and no in-kernel > > users. So how will it be used? > > > > Usually we ask to hold off until the consuming side/drivers are also ready. > > > The other patches getting merged via Vinod's tree. The combined series > is split into couple of series. Vinod is going to pull this branch > and apply rest of the patchset. And then couple of additional consumer > drivers will get posted. Ok -- might have been useful to get that in the tag description for context. Something to consider next time. > > Also, is there a reason this is under drivers/soc/ instead of somewhere more > > suitable in the drivers subsystem? It's not "soc glue code" in the same way as > > drivers/soc was intended originally. > > > These kind of SOC IP drivers, we put into drivers/soc/ because of lack > of specific subsystem where they fit in. Navigator was also similar example. Hmm. At some point we'll have to push the brakes on this, since drivers/soc can't become a catch-all for random stuff like the old mach directories were. But it's tricky to tell just when -- sometimes you have to let the mess show up too. I'll merge this when I do the next pass (today, likely). -Olof
On 1/17/20 10:11 AM, Olof Johansson wrote: > On Thu, Jan 16, 2020 at 9:05 PM <santosh.shilimkar@oracle.com> wrote: >> >> On 1/16/20 4:03 PM, Olof Johansson wrote: >>> Hi, >>> >>> On Thu, Jan 16, 2020 at 12:07:39PM -0800, Santosh Shilimkar wrote: >>>> Its bit late for pull request, but if possible, please pull it to >>>> soc drivers tree. >>>> >>>> The following changes since commit e42617b825f8073569da76dc4510bfa019b1c35a: >>>> >>>> Linux 5.5-rc1 (2019-12-08 14:57:55 -0800) >>>> >>>> are available in the git repository at: >>>> >>>> git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/ssantosh/linux-keystone.git tags/drivers_soc_for_5.6 >>>> >>>> for you to fetch changes up to 3277e8aa2504d97e022ecb9777d784ac1a439d36: >>>> >>>> soc: ti: k3: add navss ringacc driver (2020-01-15 10:07:27 -0800) >>>> >>>> ---------------------------------------------------------------- >>>> SOC: TI Keystone Ring Accelerator driver >>>> >>>> The Ring Accelerator (RINGACC or RA) provides hardware acceleration to >>>> enable straightforward passing of work between a producer and a consumer. >>>> There is one RINGACC module per NAVSS on TI AM65x SoCs. >>> >>> This driver doesn't seem to have exported symbols, and no in-kernel >>> users. So how will it be used? >>> >>> Usually we ask to hold off until the consuming side/drivers are also ready. >>> >> The other patches getting merged via Vinod's tree. The combined series >> is split into couple of series. Vinod is going to pull this branch >> and apply rest of the patchset. And then couple of additional consumer >> drivers will get posted. > > Ok -- might have been useful to get that in the tag description for > context. Something to consider next time. > Sure. Will keep that in mind. >>> Also, is there a reason this is under drivers/soc/ instead of somewhere more >>> suitable in the drivers subsystem? It's not "soc glue code" in the same way as >>> drivers/soc was intended originally. >>> >> These kind of SOC IP drivers, we put into drivers/soc/ because of lack >> of specific subsystem where they fit in. Navigator was also similar example. > > Hmm. At some point we'll have to push the brakes on this, since > drivers/soc can't become a catch-all for random stuff like the old > mach directories were. But it's tricky to tell just when -- sometimes > you have to let the mess show up too. > > I'll merge this when I do the next pass (today, likely). > Thanks Olof !!