[PATCH 3/7] firmware: arm_scmi: imx: Support getting cfg info of MISC protocol
Peng Fan
peng.fan at nxp.com
Fri Jul 4 03:39:53 PDT 2025
> Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/7] firmware: arm_scmi: imx: Support getting cfg
> info of MISC protocol
>
> On Fri, Jul 04, 2025 at 06:07:41PM +0800, Peng Fan wrote:
> > On Wed, Jul 02, 2025 at 04:21:58PM +0100, Sudeep Holla wrote:
> > >On Fri, Jun 27, 2025 at 02:03:46PM +0800, Peng Fan wrote:
> > >> MISC protocol supports getting the System Manager(SM) mode
> > >> selection and configuration name. Add the API for user to retrieve
> > >> the information from SM.
> > >>
> > >> Signed-off-by: Peng Fan <peng.fan at nxp.com>
> > >> ---
> > >> .../firmware/arm_scmi/vendors/imx/imx-sm-misc.c | 30
> ++++++++++++++++++++++
> > >> include/linux/scmi_imx_protocol.h | 5 ++++
> > >> 2 files changed, 35 insertions(+)
> > >>
> > >> diff --git a/drivers/firmware/arm_scmi/vendors/imx/imx-sm-misc.c
> > >> b/drivers/firmware/arm_scmi/vendors/imx/imx-sm-misc.c
> > >> index
> > >>
> 1b24d070c6f4856b92f515fcdba5836fd6498ce6..8ce4bf92e6535af2f3
> 0d72a34
> > >> 717678613b35049 100644
> > >> --- a/drivers/firmware/arm_scmi/vendors/imx/imx-sm-misc.c
> > >> +++ b/drivers/firmware/arm_scmi/vendors/imx/imx-sm-misc.c
> > >> @@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ enum scmi_imx_misc_protocol_cmd {
> > >> SCMI_IMX_MISC_CTRL_SET = 0x3,
> > >> SCMI_IMX_MISC_CTRL_GET = 0x4,
> > >> SCMI_IMX_MISC_DISCOVER_BUILDINFO = 0x6,
> > >> + SCMI_IMX_MISC_CFG_INFO = 0xC,
> > >> SCMI_IMX_MISC_CTRL_NOTIFY = 0x8,
> > >> };
> > >>
> > >> @@ -73,6 +74,11 @@ struct scmi_imx_misc_buildinfo_out {
> > >> u8 buildtime[MISC_MAX_BUILDTIME]; };
> > >>
> > >> +struct scmi_imx_misc_cfg_info_out {
> > >> + __le32 msel;
> > >
> > >Now, I realise, this mode select is not properly defined in the
> document.
> > >Just 32-bit word. What are those values ? Any fixed list of values
> > >with well defined modes or configurations ? If so, please add to the
> document.
> >
> > The current used value are 0,1,2. It is used to decide the logic
> > machine boot order, such as 0 means booting LM0, LM1, LM2, LM3...
> > Regarding 0,1,2 using which LM order, it could be defined by user in
> > i.MX9 System Manger cfg file. That means 1 could mean LM0, LM2,
> LM3,
> > LM1 or LM0, LM3, LM1, LM2.
> >
>
> This sounds like this is not well defined and could change on a different
> platform ? If so, how will you manage this extension across i.MX
> platforms ?
>
> Or the above order is actually fixed and will remain same across the
> platforms ?
+ Chuck who is the best person to answer this. I may not explain it clear.
Regards
Peng
>
> --
> Regards,
> Sudeep
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