Re: [PATCH v7 08/12] mfd: intel-peci-client: Add PECI client MFD driver

[Jae Hyun Yoo <jae.hyun.yoo@linux.intel.com>]

Hi Lee,

On 7/27/2018 1:26 AM, Lee Jones wrote:
> On Mon, 23 Jul 2018, Jae Hyun Yoo wrote:
> 
>> This commit adds PECI client MFD driver.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Jae Hyun Yoo <jae.hyun.yoo@linux.intel.com>
>> Cc: Lee Jones <lee.jones@linaro.org>
>> Cc: Rob Herring <robh+dt@kernel.org>
>> Cc: Andrew Jeffery <andrew@aj.id.au>
>> Cc: James Feist <james.feist@linux.intel.com>
>> Cc: Jason M Biils <jason.m.bills@linux.intel.com>
>> Cc: Joel Stanley <joel@jms.id.au>
>> Cc: Vernon Mauery <vernon.mauery@linux.intel.com>
>> ---
>>   drivers/mfd/Kconfig                   |  14 ++
>>   drivers/mfd/Makefile                  |   1 +
>>   drivers/mfd/intel-peci-client.c       | 182 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>>   include/linux/mfd/intel-peci-client.h |  81 ++++++++++++
>>   4 files changed, 278 insertions(+)
>>   create mode 100644 drivers/mfd/intel-peci-client.c
>>   create mode 100644 include/linux/mfd/intel-peci-client.h
>>
>> diff --git a/drivers/mfd/Kconfig b/drivers/mfd/Kconfig
>> index f3fa516011ec..e38b591479d4 100644
>> --- a/drivers/mfd/Kconfig
>> +++ b/drivers/mfd/Kconfig
>> @@ -595,6 +595,20 @@ config MFD_INTEL_MSIC
>>   	  Passage) chip. This chip embeds audio, battery, GPIO, etc.
>>   	  devices used in Intel Medfield platforms.
>>   
>> +config MFD_INTEL_PECI_CLIENT
>> +	bool "Intel PECI client"
>> +	depends on (PECI || COMPILE_TEST)
>> +	select MFD_CORE
>> +	help
>> +	  If you say yes to this option, support will be included for the
>> +	  multi-funtional Intel PECI (Platform Environment Control Interface)
>> +	  client. PECI is a one-wire bus interface that provides a communication
>> +	  channel from PECI clients in Intel processors and chipset components
>> +	  to external monitoring or control devices.
>> +
>> +	  Additional drivers must be enabled in order to use the functionality
>> +	  of the device.
>> +
>>   config MFD_IPAQ_MICRO
>>   	bool "Atmel Micro ASIC (iPAQ h3100/h3600/h3700) Support"
>>   	depends on SA1100_H3100 || SA1100_H3600
>> diff --git a/drivers/mfd/Makefile b/drivers/mfd/Makefile
>> index 2852a6042ecf..29e2cacc58bd 100644
>> --- a/drivers/mfd/Makefile
>> +++ b/drivers/mfd/Makefile
>> @@ -203,6 +203,7 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_MFD_INTEL_LPSS)	+= intel-lpss.o
>>   obj-$(CONFIG_MFD_INTEL_LPSS_PCI)	+= intel-lpss-pci.o
>>   obj-$(CONFIG_MFD_INTEL_LPSS_ACPI)	+= intel-lpss-acpi.o
>>   obj-$(CONFIG_MFD_INTEL_MSIC)	+= intel_msic.o
>> +obj-$(CONFIG_MFD_INTEL_PECI_CLIENT)	+= intel-peci-client.o
>>   obj-$(CONFIG_MFD_PALMAS)	+= palmas.o
>>   obj-$(CONFIG_MFD_VIPERBOARD)    += viperboard.o
>>   obj-$(CONFIG_MFD_RC5T583)	+= rc5t583.o rc5t583-irq.o
>> diff --git a/drivers/mfd/intel-peci-client.c b/drivers/mfd/intel-peci-client.c
>> new file mode 100644
>> index 000000000000..d7702cf1ea50
>> --- /dev/null
>> +++ b/drivers/mfd/intel-peci-client.c
>> @@ -0,0 +1,182 @@
>> +// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
>> +// Copyright (c) 2018 Intel Corporation
>> +
>> +#include <linux/bitfield.h>
>> +#include <linux/mfd/core.h>
>> +#include <linux/mfd/intel-peci-client.h>
>> +#include <linux/module.h>
>> +#include <linux/peci.h>
>> +#include <linux/of_device.h>
>> +
>> +enum cpu_gens {
>> +	CPU_GEN_HSX = 0, /* Haswell Xeon */
>> +	CPU_GEN_BRX,     /* Broadwell Xeon */
>> +	CPU_GEN_SKX,     /* Skylake Xeon */
>> +};
>> +
>> +static struct mfd_cell peci_functions[] = {
>> +	{
>> +		.name = "peci-cputemp",
>> +		.of_compatible = "intel,peci-cputemp",
>> +	},
>> +	{
>> +		.name = "peci-dimmtemp",
>> +		.of_compatible = "intel,peci-dimmtemp",
>> +	},
>> +};
> 
> The more I look at this driver, the less I think it fits into MFD.
> 
> What's stopping you from registering these devices directly from DT?
> 

Because DT doesn't allow 2 nodes at the same address so Rob suggested
MFD for this case.

Thanks,

Jae