Re: [RFC v0 7/8] Input: ims-pcu: use firmware_stat instead of completion

[Daniel Wagner <daniel.wagner@bmw-carit.de>]

On 08/02/2016 09:41 AM, Luis R. Rodriguez wrote:
> On Tue, Aug 02, 2016 at 08:53:55AM +0200, Daniel Wagner wrote:
>> On 08/02/2016 08:34 AM, Luis R. Rodriguez wrote:
>>> On Tue, Aug 02, 2016 at 07:49:19AM +0200, Daniel Wagner wrote:
>> So you argue for the remoteproc use case with 100+ MB firmware that
>> if there is a way to load after pivot_root() (or other additional
>> firmware partition shows up) then there is no need at all for
>> usermode helper?
>
> No, I'm saying I'd like to hear valid uses cases for the usermode helper and so
> far I have only found using coccinelle grammar 2 explicit users, that's it. My
> patch series (not yet merge) then annotates these as valid as I've verified
> through their documentation they have some quirky requirement.

I got that question wrong. It should read something like 'for the 
remoteproc 100+MB there is no need for the user help?'. I've gone 
through your patches and they make perfectly sense too. Maybe I can 
convince you to take a better version of my patch 3 into your queue. And 
I help you converting the exiting drivers. Obviously if you like my help 
at all.

> Other than these two drivers I'd like hear to valid requirements for it.
>
> The existential issue is a real issue but it does not look impossible to
> resolve. It may be a solution to bloat up the kernel with 100+ MB size just to
> stuff built-in firmware to avoid this issue, but it does not mean a solution
> is not possible.
>
> Remind me -- why can remoteproc not stuff the firmware in initramfs ?

I don't know. I was just bringing it up with the hope that Bjorn will 
defend it. It seems my tactics didn't work out :)

> Anyway, here's a simple suggestion: fs/exec.c gets a sentinel file monitor
> support per enum kernel_read_file_id. For instance we'd have one for
> READING_FIRMWARE, one for READING_KEXEC_IMAGE, perhaps READING_POLICY, and this
> would in turn be used as the system configurable deterministic file for
> which to wait for to be present before enabling each enum kernel_read_file_id
> type read.
>
> Thoughts ?

Not sure if I get you here correctly. Is the 'system configurable 
deterministic file' is a knob which controlled by user space? Or it this 
something you define at compile time?

Hmm, so it would allow to decided to ask a userspace helper or load the 
firmware directly (to be more precised the kernel_read_file_id type). If 
yes, than it is what currently already have just integrated nicely into 
the new sysdata API.

cheers,
daniel