[PATCH V5 7/8] remoteproc: imx_rproc: ignore mapping vdev regions

[Peng Fan]

> Subject: Re: [PATCH V5 7/8] remoteproc: imx_rproc: ignore mapping vdev
> regions
> 
> On Tue, Jan 12, 2021 at 09:41:12AM +0000, Peng Fan wrote:
> > > Subject: Re: [PATCH V5 7/8] remoteproc: imx_rproc: ignore mapping
> > > vdev regions
> > >
> > > On Tue, Dec 29, 2020 at 11:30:18AM +0800, peng.fan at nxp.com wrote:
> > > > From: Peng Fan <peng.fan at nxp.com>
> > > >
> > > > vdev regions are vdev0vring0, vdev0vring1, vdevbuffer and similar.
> > > > They are handled by remoteproc common code, no need to map in imx
> > > > rproc driver.
> > > >
> > > > Signed-off-by: Peng Fan <peng.fan at nxp.com>
> > > > ---
> > > >  drivers/remoteproc/imx_rproc.c | 3 +++
> > > >  1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)
> > > >
> > > > diff --git a/drivers/remoteproc/imx_rproc.c
> > > > b/drivers/remoteproc/imx_rproc.c index f80428afb8a7..e62a53ee128e
> > > > 100644
> > > > --- a/drivers/remoteproc/imx_rproc.c
> > > > +++ b/drivers/remoteproc/imx_rproc.c
> > > > @@ -417,6 +417,9 @@ static int imx_rproc_addr_init(struct
> > > > imx_rproc
> > > *priv,
> > > >  		struct resource res;
> > > >
> > > >  		node = of_parse_phandle(np, "memory-region", a);
> > > > +		/* Not map vdev region */
> > > > +		if (!strcmp(node->name, "vdev"))
> > > > +			continue;
> > >
> > > I am very confused and because I don't see an example for the DT in
> > > the bindings document I have to guess what is going on.
> >
> > V6 will include the DT yaml.
> >
> > >
> > > So I am guessing that you have laid out the memory regions for the
> > > vrings and the vdev0buffer in the DT "memory-region".
> >
> > The dts part will be similar as following:
> >
> > +    #include <dt-bindings/clock/imx8mm-clock.h>
> > +    rsc_table: rsc_table at 550ff000 {
> > +      no-map;
> > +      reg = <0x550ff000 0x1000>;
> > +    };
> > +
> > +    vdev0vring0: vdev0vring0 at 55000000 {
> > +      no-map;
> > +      reg = <0x55000000 0x8000>;
> > +    };
> > +
> > +    vdev0vring1: vdev0vring1 at 55008000 {
> > +      reg = <0x55008000 0x8000>;
> > +      no-map;
> > +    };
> > +
> > +    vdevbuffer: vdevbuffer at 55400000 {
> > +      compatible = "shared-dma-pool";
> > +      reg = <0x55400000 0x100000>;
> > +      no-map;
> > +    };
> > +
> > +    imx8mm-cm4 {
> > +      compatible = "fsl,imx8mm-cm4";
> > +      clocks = <&clk IMX8MM_CLK_M4_DIV>;
> > +      mbox-names = "tx", "rx", "rxdb";
> > +      mboxes = <&mu 0 1
> > +                &mu 1 1
> > +                &mu 3 1>;
> > +      memory-region = <&vdevbuffer>, <&vdev0vring0>, <&vdev0vring1>,
> <&rsc_table>;
> > +      syscon = <&src>;
> > +    };
> >
> > >
> > > For the vrings I don't see the allocation of a carveout, which means
> > > that you will take the memory out of the DMA pool and the reserve
> > > memory will be wasted.
> >
> > imx_rproc_parse_memory_regions will alloc carveout.
> 
> They _will_ but for now they don't and as such there a discrepancy between
> the bindings and the code that was published in V6.  At this point you can
> either drop the vrings in the DT or send another revision with the carveouts
> allocated.  I would definitely prefer the latter because it wouldn't involve yet
> another modification of the bindings.

You mean I drop patch v5 7/8 and send v7, right?

Or are there other changes that I need to do?

Thanks,
Peng.

> 
> >
> > >
> > > For the vdev0buffer, what you have will work *only* if that entry is
> > > the first one in the list of memory regions, as we agreed here [2].
> >
> > Yes. I agree and follow this rule from then.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Peng.
> >
> > >
> > > [1].
> > > https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fel
> > > ixir.b
> > >
> ootlin.com%2Flinux%2Fv5.11-rc3%2Fsource%2Fdrivers%2Fremoteproc%2Fre
> > >
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> > >
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> > >
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> > >
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> > > m20%3D&reserved=0
> > > [2].
> > > https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpa
> > > tch
> > >
> work.kernel.org%2Fproject%2Flinux-remoteproc%2Fpatch%2F202007221315
> > >
> 43.7024-1-peng.fan%40nxp.com%2F&data=04%7C01%7Cpeng.fan%40n
> > >
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> > >
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> > >
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> > >
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> > > FHjwA6a8x58geY7eE%3D&reserved=0
> > >
> > > >  		err = of_address_to_resource(node, 0, &res);
> > > >  		if (err) {
> > > >  			dev_err(dev, "unable to resolve memory region\n");
> > > > --
> > > > 2.28.0
> > > >