[PATCH] firmware: arm_scmi: add timeout in do_xfer_with_response()
Sudeep Holla
sudeep.holla at arm.com
Wed Apr 2 03:59:47 PDT 2025
On Wed, Apr 02, 2025 at 01:42:54PM +0300, Matthew Bystrin wrote:
> Add timeout argument to do_xfer_with_response() with subsequent changes
> in corresponding drivers. To maintain backward compatibility use
> previous hardcoded timeout value.
>
> According to SCMI specification [1] there is no defined timeout for
> delayed messages in the interface. While hardcoded 2 seconds timeout
> might be good enough for existing protocol drivers, moving it to the
> function argument may be useful for vendor-specific protocols with
> different timing needs.
>
Please post this patch along with the vendor specific protocols mentioned
above and with the reasoning as why 2s is not sufficient.
Also instead of churning up existing users/usage, we can explore to had
one with this timeout as alternative if you present and convince the
validity of your use-case and the associated timing requirement.
--
Regards,
Sudeep
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