From: Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@linux.intel.com>
To: Mika Westerberg <mika.westerberg@linux.intel.com>
Cc: Darren Hart <dvhart@infradead.org>,
Lee Jones <lee.jones@linaro.org>,
Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>,
Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>,
Ingo Molnar <mingo@redhat.com>, Borislav Petkov <bp@alien8.de>,
"H . Peter Anvin" <hpa@zytor.com>,
x86@kernel.org, Zha Qipeng <qipeng.zha@intel.com>,
"David E . Box" <david.e.box@linux.intel.com>,
Guenter Roeck <linux@roeck-us.net>,
Heikki Krogerus <heikki.krogerus@linux.intel.com>,
Wim Van Sebroeck <wim@linux-watchdog.org>,
platform-driver-x86@vger.kernel.org,
linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v5 03/18] platform/x86: intel_scu_ipc: Introduce new SCU IPC API
Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 17:48:41 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20200211154841.GF10400@smile.fi.intel.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20200211132603.73509-4-mika.westerberg@linux.intel.com>
On Tue, Feb 11, 2020 at 04:25:48PM +0300, Mika Westerberg wrote:
> The current SCU IPC API has been operating on a single instance and
> there has been no way to pin the providing module in place when the SCU
> IPC is in use.
>
> This implements a new API that takes the SCU IPC instance as first
> parameter (NULL means the single instance is being used). The SCU IPC
> instance can be retrieved by calling new function
> intel_scu_ipc_dev_get() that take care of pinning the providing module
> in place as long as intel_scu_ipc_dev_put() is not called.
>
> The old API and constants that are still being used are left there to
> support existing users that cannot be converted easily but they are put
> to a separate header that is subject to be removed eventually.
> Subsequent patches will convert most of the users over to the new API.
I'm thinking now if it would be better to do this in two steps, i.e. split out
legacy header first and then introduce new API?
--
With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2020-02-11 15:48 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 37+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2020-02-11 13:25 [PATCH v5 00/18] platform/x86: Rework intel_scu_ipc and intel_pmc_ipc drivers Mika Westerberg
2020-02-11 13:25 ` [PATCH v5 01/18] platform/x86: intel_scu_ipc: Split out SCU IPC functionality from the SCU driver Mika Westerberg
2020-02-11 15:39 ` Andy Shevchenko
2020-02-12 11:34 ` Mika Westerberg
2020-02-11 13:25 ` [PATCH v5 02/18] platform/x86: intel_scu_ipc: Log more information if SCU IPC command fails Mika Westerberg
2020-02-11 15:41 ` Andy Shevchenko
2020-02-12 11:36 ` Mika Westerberg
2020-02-12 11:54 ` Andy Shevchenko
2020-02-12 11:57 ` Mika Westerberg
2020-02-11 13:25 ` [PATCH v5 03/18] platform/x86: intel_scu_ipc: Introduce new SCU IPC API Mika Westerberg
2020-02-11 15:48 ` Andy Shevchenko [this message]
2020-02-12 11:43 ` Mika Westerberg
2020-02-12 11:55 ` Andy Shevchenko
2020-02-12 12:45 ` Mika Westerberg
2020-02-11 13:25 ` [PATCH v5 04/18] platform/x86: intel_mid_powerbtn: Convert to use " Mika Westerberg
2020-02-11 13:25 ` [PATCH v5 05/18] watchdog: intel-mid_wdt: " Mika Westerberg
2020-02-11 13:25 ` [PATCH v5 06/18] platform/x86: intel_scu_ipcutil: " Mika Westerberg
2020-02-11 13:25 ` [PATCH v5 07/18] platform/x86: intel_scu_ipc: Add managed function to register SCU IPC Mika Westerberg
2020-02-11 15:51 ` Andy Shevchenko
2020-02-12 11:44 ` Mika Westerberg
2020-02-11 13:25 ` [PATCH v5 08/18] platform/x86: intel_pmc_ipc: Start using " Mika Westerberg
2020-02-11 13:25 ` [PATCH v5 09/18] mfd: intel_soc_pmic: Add SCU IPC member to struct intel_soc_pmic Mika Westerberg
2020-02-11 15:57 ` Andy Shevchenko
2020-02-12 11:44 ` Mika Westerberg
2020-02-11 13:25 ` [PATCH v5 10/18] mfd: intel_soc_pmic_bxtwc: Convert to use new SCU IPC API Mika Westerberg
2020-02-11 13:25 ` [PATCH v5 11/18] mfd: intel_soc_pmic_mrfld: " Mika Westerberg
2020-02-11 13:25 ` [PATCH v5 12/18] platform/x86: intel_telemetry: " Mika Westerberg
2020-02-11 13:25 ` [PATCH v5 13/18] platform/x86: intel_pmc_ipc: Drop intel_pmc_ipc_command() Mika Westerberg
2020-02-11 13:25 ` [PATCH v5 14/18] x86/platform/intel-mid: Add empty stubs for intel_scu_devices_[create|destroy]() Mika Westerberg
2020-02-11 13:26 ` [PATCH v5 15/18] platform/x86: intel_pmc_ipc: Move PCI IDs to intel_scu_pcidrv.c Mika Westerberg
2020-02-11 13:26 ` [PATCH v5 16/18] platform/x86: intel_telemetry: Add telemetry_get_pltdata() Mika Westerberg
2020-02-11 13:26 ` [PATCH v5 17/18] platform/x86: intel_pmc_ipc: Convert to MFD Mika Westerberg
2020-02-11 16:09 ` Andy Shevchenko
2020-02-11 13:26 ` [PATCH v5 18/18] MAINTAINERS: Update entry for Intel Broxton PMC driver Mika Westerberg
2020-02-11 16:01 ` Andy Shevchenko
2020-02-12 11:48 ` Mika Westerberg
2020-02-11 16:10 ` [PATCH v5 00/18] platform/x86: Rework intel_scu_ipc and intel_pmc_ipc drivers Andy Shevchenko
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