Re: [PATCH v2 1/3] mailbox/omap: Add ti,mbox-send-noirq quirk to fix AM33xx CPU Idle

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Hi Tony,

On 08/05/2015 05:28 AM, Tony Lindgren wrote:
> * Dave Gerlach <d-gerlach@xxxxxx> [150717 13:59]:
>> --- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mailbox/omap-mailbox.txt
>> +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mailbox/omap-mailbox.txt
>> @@ -75,6 +75,14 @@ data that represent the following:
>>      Cell #3 (usr_id)  - mailbox user id for identifying the interrupt line
>>                          associated with generating a tx/rx fifo interrupt.
>>  
>> +Optional Properties:
>> +--------------------
>> +- ti,mbox-send-noirq:   Quirk flag to allow the client user of this sub-mailbox
>> +                        to send messages without triggering a Tx ready interrupt,
>> +                        and to control the Tx ticker. Should be used only on
>> +                        sub-mailboxes used to communicate with WkupM3 remote
>> +                        processor on AM33xx/AM43xx SoCs.
>> +
> 
> Hmm can't you do this just by setting a flag in the device driver
> based on the compatible string?

We can't because there can be other users like PRUSS which will use a
sub-mailbox in a regular fashion. The compatible serves the IP and there
can be multiple sub-mailboxes underneath it, and this quirk is needed
only on the one that's used by the WkupM3.

Jassi,
Do you have any comments on this?

regards
Suman
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