On 9/29/2022 5:09 AM, Ian Lin wrote:
From: Wright Feng <wright.feng@xxxxxxxxxxx> Currently, host only reads console buffer when receiving mailbox data or hit crash with PCIE bus. Therefore, we add timer in PCIE code to read console buffer periodically to help developer and user check firmware message when there is no data transmission between host and dongle.
These patches are already applied, but wanted to respond still. I know the proprietary driver does use a timer, but it was a design decision to drop that. It adds overhead and complexity which is not resulting in more information about the firmware. Maybe I am missing the exact scenarios in which this would be useful. Also description above says it would help the user, but I very much doubt that. Not much users are fiddling with debugfs and if they are we can call them developers ;-)
Regards, Arend
