On 21/03/2022 17:50, Sven Peter wrote: > Apple SoCs such as the M1 come with multiple embedded co-processors > running proprietary firmware. Communication with those is established > over a simple mailbox using the RTKit IPC protocol. > > Signed-off-by: Sven Peter <sven@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > --- > drivers/soc/apple/Kconfig | 13 + > drivers/soc/apple/Makefile | 3 + > drivers/soc/apple/rtkit-crashlog.c | 147 +++++ > drivers/soc/apple/rtkit-internal.h | 76 +++ > drivers/soc/apple/rtkit.c | 842 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > include/linux/soc/apple/rtkit.h | 203 +++++++ > 6 files changed, 1284 insertions(+) Isn't this some implementation of a mailbox? If so, it should be in drivers/mailbox. Please don't put all stuff in soc/apple, that's not how Linux is organized. To drivers/soc usually we put drivers which do not fit regular subsystems. Best regards, Krzysztof