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From: Hollis Blanchard <hollis_blanchard@mentor.com>
To: Kushwaha Prabhakar-B32579 <B32579@freescale.com>
Cc: Meador Inge <meador_inge@mentor.com>,
	"openmcapi-dev@googlegroups.com" <openmcapi-dev@googlegroups.com>,
	"devicetree-discuss@lists.ozlabs.org"
	<devicetree-discuss@lists.ozlabs.org>,
	"linuxppc-dev@lists.ozlabs.org" <linuxppc-dev@lists.ozlabs.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] powerpc: add support for MPIC message register API
Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2011 09:54:53 -0700	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <4DBAED5D.4060906@mentor.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <071A08F2C6A57E4E94D980ECA553F8741959CA@039-SN1MPN1-004.039d.mgd.msft.net>

On 04/28/2011 10:00 PM, Kushwaha Prabhakar-B32579 wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have no comments about coding and architecture. It looks fine.
>
> Only have a query about its use case..
>    "Any application intended to use message interrupt requires to know reg_num because of struct mpic_msgr* mpic_msgr_get(unsigned int reg_num) API"
>
> It will be good to search available unit internally and provide its pointer. It will make application more flexible.
>

The problem is that you fundamentally cannot implement an allocator for 
MSG registers if you're going to communicate with another kernel (how 
would both kernels' allocators be synchronized?). So the message 
register allocation must be decided at design time, not run time.

Hollis Blanchard
Mentor Graphics, Embedded Systems Division

  reply	other threads:[~2011-04-29 16:54 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 20+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2011-04-19 16:59 [PATCH 0/2] powerpc: define and implement MPIC message register support Meador Inge
2011-04-19 16:59 ` [PATCH 1/2] powerpc: document the FSL MPIC message register binding Meador Inge
2011-04-19 17:52   ` Scott Wood
2011-04-19 18:26     ` Meador Inge
2011-04-19 18:33       ` Scott Wood
2011-04-21 19:26         ` Meador Inge
2011-04-21 19:35           ` Scott Wood
2011-04-19 16:59 ` [PATCH 2/2] powerpc: add support for MPIC message register API Meador Inge
2011-04-29  5:00   ` Kushwaha Prabhakar-B32579
2011-04-29 16:54     ` Hollis Blanchard [this message]
2011-04-29 17:27       ` Kushwaha Prabhakar-B32579
2011-04-29 17:30         ` Scott Wood
2011-05-02  3:41           ` Kushwaha Prabhakar-B32579
2011-05-02 16:03             ` Hollis Blanchard
2011-05-03 15:19               ` Scott Wood
2011-05-05 21:41                 ` Meador Inge
2011-05-06 19:29                   ` Scott Wood
2011-05-06 23:51                     ` Meador Inge
2012-02-17  2:49 [PATCH 1/2] powerpc: document the FSL MPIC message register binding Jia Hongtao
2012-02-17  2:49 ` [PATCH 2/2] powerpc: add support for MPIC message register API Jia Hongtao
2012-03-21 17:21   ` Kumar Gala

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