[PATCH v10 08/26] gunyah: rsc_mgr: Add resource manager RPC core

Alex Elder alex.elder at linaro.org
Mon Feb 27 16:52:03 PST 2023


On 2/23/23 5:13 PM, Elliot Berman wrote:
>> TBH, gunyah.c should be merged as part of resource manager, and check 
>> if uuids and features in probe before proceeding further.
>>
> 
> 
> Ah -- gunyah_rsc_mgr.ko has symbol dependency on gunyah-msgq.ko. 
> gunyah-msgq.ko has symbol dependency on gunyah.ko. gunyah.ko doesn't 
> have any probe and does all its work on module_init.
> 
> In order to merge gunyah.c with resource manager, I would need to 
> incorporate message queue mailbox into resource manager. IMO, this 
> rapidly moves towards a mega-module which was discouraged previously.

I missed this discussion; why was it discouraged?

I can think of some reasons why I guess.  But I don't see what
problem comes from linking together a "mega module" that's made
up of well-isolated source files that expose minimal APIs to
one another.  All inter-dependent modules will required at once
anyway; I don't understand the benefit of implementing them
separately.  Can you explain, or provide some context?  Thanks.

					-Alex




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