[RFC v2 1/3] interconnect: Add generic interconnect controller API

[Georgi Djakov]

On 06/13/2017 04:42 PM, Greg KH wrote:
> On Mon, Jun 12, 2017 at 05:13:57PM +0300, Georgi Djakov wrote:
>> This patch introduce a new API to get the requirement and configure the
>> interconnect buses across the entire chipset to fit with the current demand.
>>
>> The API is using a consumer/provider-based model, where the providers are
>> the interconnect controllers and the consumers could be various drivers.
>> The consumers request interconnect resources (path) to an endpoint and set
>> the desired constraints on this data flow path. The provider(s) receive
>> requests from consumers and aggregate these requests for all master-slave
>> pairs on that path. Then the providers configure each participating in the
>> topology node according to the requested data flow path, physical links and
>> constraints. The topology could be complicated and multi-tiered and is SoC
>> specific.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Georgi Djakov <georgi.djakov at linaro.org>
>> ---
>>  Documentation/interconnect/interconnect.txt |  65 +++++
>>  drivers/Kconfig                             |   2 +
>>  drivers/Makefile                            |   1 +
>>  drivers/interconnect/Kconfig                |  10 +
>>  drivers/interconnect/Makefile               |   1 +
>>  drivers/interconnect/interconnect.c         | 376 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>>  include/linux/interconnect-consumer.h       |  72 ++++++
>>  include/linux/interconnect-provider.h       | 120 +++++++++
>>  8 files changed, 647 insertions(+)
>>  create mode 100644 Documentation/interconnect/interconnect.txt
>>  create mode 100644 drivers/interconnect/Kconfig
>>  create mode 100644 drivers/interconnect/Makefile
>>  create mode 100644 drivers/interconnect/interconnect.c
>>  create mode 100644 include/linux/interconnect-consumer.h
>>  create mode 100644 include/linux/interconnect-provider.h
>>
>> diff --git a/Documentation/interconnect/interconnect.txt b/Documentation/interconnect/interconnect.txt
>> new file mode 100644
>> index 000000000000..f761a2fb553c
>> --- /dev/null
>> +++ b/Documentation/interconnect/interconnect.txt
> 
> .rst for new Documenation files please, and hook it up to the larger
> documentation build process at the same time.

Ah right, will convert it to rst!

> 
> And why are these RFC patches?  Don't you feel they are ready to be
> reviewed?  I know I ignore RFC patches for the most part as obviously
> the author does not think they are ready :)

I'm trying to raise a discussion around this topic and get more comments
whether this is moving into the right direction and are there any big
concerns left. Its RFC because its not ready to be applied yet, but sure
i will make it a "patch" next time. Reviewing is very welcome!

Thanks,
Georgi