Re: [PATCH 0/7] Restructure the rpmsg char and introduce the rpmsg-raw channel

From: Mathieu Poirier <mathieu.poirier@linaro.org>
To: Arnaud Pouliquen <arnaud.pouliquen@foss.st.com>
Cc: Bjorn Andersson <bjorn.andersson@linaro.org>,
	Ohad Ben-Cohen <ohad@wizery.com>, Andy Gross <agross@kernel.org>,
	linux-remoteproc@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
	linux-stm32@st-md-mailman.stormreply.com,
	linux-arm-msm@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/7] Restructure the rpmsg char and introduce the rpmsg-raw channel
Date: Mon, 12 Apr 2021 14:02:45 -0600	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20210412200245.GB582352@xps15> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20210323122737.23035-1-arnaud.pouliquen@foss.st.com>

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,
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
> 