On 2/12/20 8:18 PM, Samuel Holland wrote:
> Jassi,
>
> On 2/12/20 8:02 PM, Jassi Brar wrote:
>> On Sun, Jan 12, 2020 at 11:18 PM Samuel Holland <samuel@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>
>>> +static int sun6i_msgbox_send_data(struct mbox_chan *chan, void *data)
>>> +{
>>> + struct sun6i_msgbox *mbox = to_sun6i_msgbox(chan);
>>> + int n = channel_number(chan);
>>> + uint32_t msg = *(uint32_t *)data;
>>> +
>>> + /* Using a channel backwards gets the hardware into a bad state. */
>>> + if (WARN_ON_ONCE(!(readl(mbox->regs + CTRL_REG(n)) & CTRL_TX(n))))
>>> + return 0;
>>> +
>>> + /* We cannot post a new message if the FIFO is full. */
>>> + if (readl(mbox->regs + FIFO_STAT_REG(n)) & FIFO_STAT_MASK) {
>>> + mbox_dbg(mbox, "Channel %d busy sending 0x%08x\n", n, msg);
>>> + return -EBUSY;
>>> + }
>>> +
>> This check should go into sun6i_msgbox_last_tx_done().
>> send_data() assumes all is clear to send next packet.
>
> sun6i_msgbox_last_tx_done() already checks that the FIFO is completely empty (as
> the big comment explains). So this error could only be hit in the knows_txdone
> == true case, if the client pipelines multiple messages by calling
> mbox_client_txdone() before the message is actually removed from the FIFO.
>
> From the comments in mailbox_controller.h, this kind of usage looks to be
> unsupported. In that case, I could remove the check entirely. Does that sound right?
After more thought, I would prefer to keep the check. It is fast/simple, and it
keeps the hardware from getting into an inconsistent state. Silently dropping
messages sounds like a poor quality of implementation.
send_data() is documented in mailbox_controller.h as returning EBUSY, and I see
multiple other mailbox controllers implementing the same or a similar check. If
that is not the way you intend for the API to work, then please update the
comments in mailbox_controller.h.
Thanks,
Samuel
>> .....
>>> +
>>> + mbox->controller.dev = dev;
>>> + mbox->controller.ops = &sun6i_msgbox_chan_ops;
>>> + mbox->controller.chans = chans;
>>> + mbox->controller.num_chans = NUM_CHANS;
>>> + mbox->controller.txdone_irq = false;
>>> + mbox->controller.txdone_poll = true;
>>> + mbox->controller.txpoll_period = 5;
>>> +
>> nit: just a single space should do too.
>>
>> Sorry, for some reason I thought I had replied to this patch, but
>> apparently not. My mistake. Do you want to revise this submission or
>> send another patch on top?
>
> For just this change, it would be simpler to send a follow-up patch.
>
>> thanks
>
> Thank you,
> Samuel
>
