[PATCH 01/13] scpi: Add vendor_send_message to enable access to vendor commands

Sudeep Holla sudeep.holla at arm.com
Fri Aug 19 03:39:15 PDT 2016



On 19/08/16 09:00, Neil Armstrong wrote:
> On 08/18/2016 05:53 PM, Sudeep Holla wrote:
>>
>>
>> On 18/08/16 11:10, Neil Armstrong wrote:
>>> Adds an optional vendor_send_message to the scpi to enable sending
>>> vendor platform specific commands to the SCP firmware.
>>>
>>
>> I don't see any users of vendor_send_message in this series, so I prefer
>> it to be dropped and introduced when required.
>>
>> Also I had a different view on how to introduce this[1]. I would rather
>> wait until the requirement comes that enables us to make use of it.
>> Looks like you took parts of it and introduces vendor_send_message
>> allowing users to send any data which I don't like especially without
>> knowing how will it be (ab)used.
>>
>
> Hi Sudeep,
>
> Indeed, I won't ask you to merge patches 1, 8 and 9, they need refactoring and
> a separate patchset.
>

Ah OK,then better if you put then at the end. Otherwise it makes it
difficult to review.

> Vendor commands are not necessary for Amlogic, this is a nice to have
> since they have a "user" command that can be extended by a firmware
> loaded by u-boot.
>

Good :)

> Could you review the following patches and I'll post a reduced v2
> ASAP.
>

Yes I was doing that yesterday, sorry got distracted. I will continue today.

-- 
Regards,
Sudeep



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