> Subject: Re: [PATCH 03/10] remoteproc: imx: use devm_ioremap
>
> On Mon, Jul 27, 2020 at 06:51:00AM +0000, Peng Fan wrote:
> > > Subject: Re: [PATCH 03/10] remoteproc: imx: use devm_ioremap
> > >
> > > On Mon, Jul 27, 2020 at 06:28:20AM +0000, Peng Fan wrote:
> > > > Hi Oleksij,
> > > >
> > > > > Subject: Re: [PATCH 03/10] remoteproc: imx: use devm_ioremap
> > > > >
> > > > > On Fri, Jul 24, 2020 at 04:08:06PM +0800, Peng Fan wrote:
> > > > > > We might need to map an region multiple times, becaue the
> > > > > > region might be shared between remote processors, such i.MX8QM
> > > > > > with dual
> > > M4 cores.
> > > > > > So use devm_ioremap, not devm_ioremap_resource.
> > > > >
> > > > > Can you please give an example of this kind of shared resources
> > > > > and how they should be handled by two separate devices?
> > > >
> > > > This is to share vdevbuffer space, there is a vdevbuffer in device
> > > > tree, it will be shared between M4_0 and M4_1.
> > > >
> > > > For the buffer, it is Linux DMA API will handle the space.
> > >
> > > Why remoteproc need to care about it? If I see it correctly, from
> > > the linux perspective, it is one buffer and one driver is
> > > responsible for it. Or do I missing some thing?
> >
> > We not have the vdev buffer in resource table, so I added in device tree, see
> below:
>
> Hm.. if vdev is not in resource table and should not be controlled by
> remoteproc, why do we need remoteproc?
I use same approach as stm32 rproc driver.
The resource table here only publish vring address.
>
> > imx8qm_cm40: imx8qm_cm4@0 {
> > compatible = "fsl,imx8qm-cm4";
> > rsc-da = <0x90000000>;
> > mbox-names = "tx", "rx", "rxdb";
> > mboxes = <&lsio_mu5 0 1
> > &lsio_mu5 1 1
> > &lsio_mu5 3 1>;
> > mub-partition = <3>;
> > memory-region = <&vdev0vring0>, <&vdev0vring1>,
> <&vdevbuffer>,
> > <&vdev1vring0>, <&vdev1vring1>;
> > core-index = <0>;
> > core-id = <IMX_SC_R_M4_0_PID0>;
> > status = "okay";
> > power-domains = <&pd IMX_SC_R_M4_0_PID0>,
> > <&pd IMX_SC_R_M4_0_MU_1A>;
> > };
> >
> > imx8qm_cm41: imx8x_cm4@1 {
> > compatible = "fsl,imx8qm-cm4";
> > rsc-da = <0x90100000>;
> > mbox-names = "tx", "rx", "rxdb";
> > mboxes = <&lsio_mu6 0 1
> > &lsio_mu6 1 1
> > &lsio_mu6 3 1>;
> > mub-partition = <4>;
> > memory-region = <&vdev2vring0>, <&vdev2vring1>,
> <&vdevbuffer>,
> > <&vdev3vring0>, <&vdev3vring1>;
> > core-index = <1>;
> > core-id = <IMX_SC_R_M4_1_PID0>;
> > status = "okay";
> > power-domains = <&pd IMX_SC_R_M4_1_PID0>,
> > <&pd IMX_SC_R_M4_1_MU_1A>;
> > };
> >
> > vdevbuffer: vdevbuffer {
> > compatible = "shared-dma-pool";
> > reg = <0 0x90400000 0 0x100000>;
> > no-map;
> > };
> >
> > I have the upper vdevbuffer node shared between M40 and M41 node.
> > The vdevbuffer will be used as virtio data buffer.
> >
> > And I have the following in rproc_add_virtio_dev to share vdevbuffer:
> > /* Try to find dedicated vdev buffer carveout */
> > mem = rproc_find_carveout_by_name(rproc, "vdev%dbuffer",
> rvdev->index);
> > if (!mem)
> > mem = rproc_find_carveout_by_name(rproc,
> > "vdevbuffer");
>
> With kernel v5.8-rc7 i get following call chain:
Please use Linux-next which has support of M4 booted before Linux in
in remoteproc.
> rproc_boot()
> rproc_fw_boot()
> rproc_handle_vdev
> rproc_vdev_do_start()
> rproc_add_virtio_dev()
>
>
> So, at the end, we will call rproc_add_virtio_dev() only if we boot firmware by
> linux, or if we get at least the resource table.
Resource table could be got from elf file if it is booted by Linux, or got from
an address if M4 is booted before Linux.
Thanks,
Peng.
>
> Since none of this seems to be the case, i still do not understand how it should
> work.
>
> > Hope this is clear.
>
> :) i still need some time to understand it.
>
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