Re: [PATCH 2/2] mailbox: pcc: Support shared interrupt for multiple subspaces

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On Sat, Mar 04, 2023 at 05:47:28PM +0800, lihuisong (C) wrote:
> 
> 在 2023/3/3 19:14, Sudeep Holla 写道:
> > On Fri, Mar 03, 2023 at 02:33:49PM +0800, lihuisong (C) wrote:
> > > Sorry for my resend. Because I found that my last reply email is not in the
> > > thread of this patch. I guess it may be send failed.
> > > 
> > > 在 2023/3/2 22:02, Sudeep Holla 写道:
> > > > No. I meant a comment saying it is not need since only one transfer can occur
> > > > at a time and mailbox takes care of locking. So chan_in_use can be accessed
> > > > without a lock.
> > > Got it. Agreed.
> > Thanks
> already modify this comment as below.
> > 
> > > > > For types no need this flag, it is always hard to understand and redundant
> > > > > design.
> > > > But does it matter ? You can even support shared interrupt for type 1&2.
> > > BTW, type 1 subspaces do not support a level triggered platform interrupt as
> > > no method is provided to clear the interrupt.
> > Agreed but there is no harm using the flag, you can add a comment that it is
> > useful only if shared interrupts are supported. That will imply it is dummy
> > for type 1. I am avoiding too many type unnecessary checks especially in IRQ
> > handler.
> 
> Understood.
> 
> > 
> > > > They support level interrupt, so we can add them too. I understand you can
> > > > test only type 3, but this driver caters for all and the code must be generic
> > > > as much as possible. I don't see any point in check for type 3 only. Only
> > > I understand what you do.
> > > But type 2 also supports the communication flow from OSPM to Platfrom.
> > > In this case, this flag will get in the way of type 2.
> > > 
> > How ?
> It should be ok if all types except for type 3 do not check this flag in
> interrupt handle.
> Namely, these types consider it as dummy, and do not use it, anywhere,
> Right?
> > 
> > > Whether the interrupt belongs to a type2 channel is only determined by
> > > the status field in Generic Communications Channel Shared Memory Region,
> > > which is done in rx_callback of PCC client.
> > Agreed, but do you see any issue using the flag even if it acts as dummy ?
> 
> I think it can work well if these types completely ignore this flag, like below.
> what do you think?
> 
> -->8
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/mailbox/pcc.c b/drivers/mailbox/pcc.c
> index ecd54f049de3..14405e99193d 100755
> --- a/drivers/mailbox/pcc.c
> +++ b/drivers/mailbox/pcc.c
> @@ -92,6 +92,13 @@ struct pcc_chan_reg {
>   * @error: PCC register bundle for the error status register
>   * @plat_irq: platform interrupt
>   * @type: PCC subspace type
> + * @plat_irq_flags: platform interrupt flags
> + * @chan_in_use: this flag is used just to check if the interrupt needs
> + *             handling when it is shared. Since only one transfer can
> occur
> + *             at a time and mailbox takes care of locking, this flag can
> be
> + *             accessed without a lock. Note: the type only support the
> + *             communication from OSPM to Platform, like type3, use it, and
> + *             other types completely ignore it.
>   */
>  struct pcc_chan_info {
>         struct pcc_mbox_chan chan;
> @@ -102,6 +109,8 @@ struct pcc_chan_info {
>         struct pcc_chan_reg error;
>         int plat_irq;
>         u8 type;
> +       unsigned int plat_irq_flags;
> +       bool chan_in_use;
>  };
> 
>  #define to_pcc_chan_info(c) container_of(c, struct pcc_chan_info, chan)
> @@ -225,6 +234,12 @@ static int pcc_map_interrupt(u32 interrupt, u32 flags)
>         return acpi_register_gsi(NULL, interrupt, trigger, polarity);
>  }
> 
> +static bool pcc_chan_plat_irq_can_be_shared(struct pcc_chan_info *pchan)
> +{
> +       return (pchan->plat_irq_flags & ACPI_PCCT_INTERRUPT_MODE) ==
> +               ACPI_LEVEL_SENSITIVE;
> +}
> +
>  static bool pcc_chan_command_complete(struct pcc_chan_info *pchan,
>                                       u64 cmd_complete_reg_val)
>  {
> @@ -277,6 +292,9 @@ static irqreturn_t pcc_mbox_irq(int irq, void *p)
>         int ret;
> 
>         pchan = chan->con_priv;
> +       if (pchan->type == ACPI_PCCT_TYPE_EXT_PCC_MASTER_SUBSPACE &&
> +           !pchan->chan_in_use)

I would have avoided the type check above but I understand your concern
so let us keep it like this for now.

Please submit non-RFC patch as some maintainers may not look at RFC.

-- 
Regards,
Sudeep



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