On 16 October 2015 at 12:51, Lee Jones <lee.jones@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi Jassi, > > [Resending the updated patch-set this time] > > This should be it. Exciting times! > > ST's platforms currently support a maximum of 5 Mailboxes, one for > each of the supported co-processors situated on the platform. Each > Mailbox is divided up into 4 instances which consist of 32 channels. > Messages are passed between the application and co-processors using > shared memory areas. > > Also included in the set is an example Client which should be generic > enough to use as a testing environment for all Mailbox IPs which use > shared memory or the API to pass messages. With small changes, it > should also be able to test more extravagant implementations. > > v3 -> v4: > - More protection in MBOX_BASE() MACRO > - Remove unused tx-only marker > > v2 => v3: > - Controller > - Shared (DT <=> Device Driver) defines removed > - Return actual error codes instead of NULL in xlate() > - Not passing 'direction' configuration via DT anymore > - Removed all accompanying configuration checking code > - Test F/W > - Allow Rx-only and Tx-only controllers to be tested > - Cater for controllers requiring pre-Tx 'signal' to be sent > - Supply 'wr-' message debugfs file > - When written to, will Tx message through Mailbox Framework > - When read from, will print out a hexdump of Rx'ed message > > v1 => v2: > - New MACRO() to obtain base address for a given instance > - Move locking into the structure it protects > - Stop checking for 'ready' state when sending data > - Don't clear channel data (that belongs to the API) > - #define register offsets instead of providing via pdata > - Register driver with module_platform_driver() > > Lee Jones (5): > mailbox: dt: Supply bindings for ST's Mailbox IP > mailbox: Add support for ST's Mailbox IP > ARM: STi: stih407-family: Add nodes for Mailbox > mailbox: Add generic mechanism for testing Mailbox Controllers > ARM: STi: DT: STiH407: Enable Mailbox testing facility > Picked patches 1,2 & 4. Thanks for overhauling the old drivers, now we have fewer lines and simpler but more complete driver. Thanks. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe devicetree" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
