On Wed, Jun 25, 2014 at 3:02 PM, Stephen Warren <swarren@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On 06/18/2014 12:16 AM, Andrew Bresticker wrote: >> The Tegra XHCI controller communicates requests to the host through >> a mailbox interface. Host drivers which can handle these requests, >> such as the Tegra XUSB pad controller driver and upcoming Tegra XHCI >> host controller driver, can send messages and register to be notified >> of incoming messages. > >> diff --git a/include/linux/tegra-xusb-mbox.h b/include/linux/tegra-xusb-mbox.h > >> +extern int tegra_xusb_mbox_register_notifier(struct tegra_xusb_mbox *mbox, >> + struct notifier_block *nb); >> +extern void tegra_xusb_mbox_unregister_notifier(struct tegra_xusb_mbox *mbox, >> + struct notifier_block *nb); >> +extern int tegra_xusb_mbox_send(struct tegra_xusb_mbox *mbox, >> + enum tegra_xusb_mbox_cmd cmd, u32 data); >> +extern struct tegra_xusb_mbox * >> +tegra_xusb_mbox_lookup_by_phandle(struct device_node *np, const char *prop); > > This seems to use a custom API. I've seen mention of a mailbox > subsystem, and I assume that has a standardized API. Should this driver > implement that instead? All the mailbox drivers currently use a custom API, but there is indeed a patch series floating around to create a generic mailbox framework, though it hasn't landed in -next yet. I can take a look at how this driver would fit into that framework. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-doc" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
