Re: [PATCH v5] bus: mhi: host: Avoid ringing EV DB if there is no elements to process

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On Wed, Feb 22, 2023 at 11:07:48PM +0530, Vivek Pernamitta wrote:
> As mhi_poll function can be called by mhi client drivers
> which will call process_event, which will ring DB even if
> there no ring elements to process. This could cause
> doorbell event to be processed by MHI device to check for
> any ring elements even it is none and also it will occupy
> lot of bandwidth on peripheral when mhi_poll() is called in
> aggressive loop.
> 

The change looks good to me but who is the actual in-kernel user of
mhi_poll() API? It is being exported and if there is no upstream client
driver making use of it, then it shouldn't be.

I'm gonna submit a patch to remove this API altogether.

> Signed-off-by: Vivek Pernamitta <quic_vpernami@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Reviewed-by: Jeffrey Hugo <quic_jhugo@xxxxxxxxxxx>

Reviewed-by: Manivannan Sadhasivam <manivannan.sadhasivam@xxxxxxxxxx>

Thanks,
Mani

> 
> ---
> changes since v4:
> 	updating the commit text with more information.
> changes since v3:
> 	- Updating commit text for multiple versions of patches.
> changes since v2:
> 	- Updated comments in code.
> changes since v1:
> 	- Add an check to avoid ringing EV DB in mhi_process_ctrl_ev_ring().
> ---
>  drivers/bus/mhi/host/main.c | 8 ++++++--
>  1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/bus/mhi/host/main.c b/drivers/bus/mhi/host/main.c
> index df0fbfe..1bbdb75 100644
> --- a/drivers/bus/mhi/host/main.c
> +++ b/drivers/bus/mhi/host/main.c
> @@ -961,7 +961,9 @@ int mhi_process_ctrl_ev_ring(struct mhi_controller *mhi_cntrl,
>  	}
>  
>  	read_lock_bh(&mhi_cntrl->pm_lock);
> -	if (likely(MHI_DB_ACCESS_VALID(mhi_cntrl)))
> +
> +	/* Ring EV DB only if there is any pending element to process */
> +	if (likely(MHI_DB_ACCESS_VALID(mhi_cntrl)) && count)
>  		mhi_ring_er_db(mhi_event);
>  	read_unlock_bh(&mhi_cntrl->pm_lock);
>  
> @@ -1031,7 +1033,9 @@ int mhi_process_data_event_ring(struct mhi_controller *mhi_cntrl,
>  		count++;
>  	}
>  	read_lock_bh(&mhi_cntrl->pm_lock);
> -	if (likely(MHI_DB_ACCESS_VALID(mhi_cntrl)))
> +
> +	/* Ring EV DB only if there is any pending element to process */
> +	if (likely(MHI_DB_ACCESS_VALID(mhi_cntrl)) && count)
>  		mhi_ring_er_db(mhi_event);
>  	read_unlock_bh(&mhi_cntrl->pm_lock);
>  
> -- 
> 2.7.4
> 



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