Kalle Valo <kvalo@xxxxxxxxxx> writes: > Jeffrey Hugo <quic_jhugo@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > >> On 1/11/2023 2:25 AM, Kalle Valo wrote: >>> From: Kalle Valo <quic_kvalo@xxxxxxxxxxx> >>> >>> Currently MHI loads the firmware image from the path provided by client >>> devices. ath11k needs to support firmware image embedded along with meta data >>> (named as firmware-2.bin). So allow the client driver to request the firmware >>> file from user space on it's own and provide the firmware image data and size >>> to MHI via a pointer struct mhi_controller::fw_data. >>> >>> This is an optional feature, if fw_data is NULL MHI load the firmware using the >>> name from struct mhi_controller::fw_image string as before. >>> >>> Tested with ath11k and WCN6855 hw2.0. >>> >>> Signed-off-by: Kalle Valo <quic_kvalo@xxxxxxxxxxx> [...] >> Did you run pahole? I remember this struct being well packed, and I >> think this will add a compiler hole but I have not actually verified. > > I actually haven't used pahole for ages. I will run it and check how > this structure is packed. Below is what pahole shows with GCC 8.3 on x86_64. Look pretty well packed, right? struct mhi_controller { struct device * cntrl_dev; /* 0 8 */ struct mhi_device * mhi_dev; /* 8 8 */ struct dentry * debugfs_dentry; /* 16 8 */ void * regs; /* 24 8 */ void * bhi; /* 32 8 */ void * bhie; /* 40 8 */ void * wake_db; /* 48 8 */ dma_addr_t iova_start; /* 56 8 */ /* --- cacheline 1 boundary (64 bytes) --- */ dma_addr_t iova_stop; /* 64 8 */ const char * fw_image; /* 72 8 */ const u8 * fw_data; /* 80 8 */ size_t fw_sz; /* 88 8 */ const char * edl_image; /* 96 8 */ size_t rddm_size; /* 104 8 */ size_t sbl_size; /* 112 8 */ size_t seg_len; /* 120 8 */ /* --- cacheline 2 boundary (128 bytes) --- */ size_t reg_len; /* 128 8 */ struct image_info * fbc_image; /* 136 8 */ struct image_info * rddm_image; /* 144 8 */ struct mhi_chan * mhi_chan; /* 152 8 */ struct list_head lpm_chans; /* 160 16 */ int * irq; /* 176 8 */ u32 max_chan; /* 184 4 */ u32 total_ev_rings; /* 188 4 */ /* --- cacheline 3 boundary (192 bytes) --- */ u32 hw_ev_rings; /* 192 4 */ u32 sw_ev_rings; /* 196 4 */ u32 nr_irqs; /* 200 4 */ u32 family_number; /* 204 4 */ u32 device_number; /* 208 4 */ u32 major_version; /* 212 4 */ u32 minor_version; /* 216 4 */ u32 serial_number; /* 220 4 */ u32 oem_pk_hash[16]; /* 224 64 */ /* --- cacheline 4 boundary (256 bytes) was 32 bytes ago --- */ struct mhi_event * mhi_event; /* 288 8 */ struct mhi_cmd * mhi_cmd; /* 296 8 */ struct mhi_ctxt * mhi_ctxt; /* 304 8 */ struct mutex pm_mutex; /* 312 160 */ /* --- cacheline 7 boundary (448 bytes) was 24 bytes ago --- */ rwlock_t pm_lock; /* 472 72 */ /* --- cacheline 8 boundary (512 bytes) was 32 bytes ago --- */ u32 timeout_ms; /* 544 4 */ u32 pm_state; /* 548 4 */ u32 db_access; /* 552 4 */ enum mhi_ee_type ee; /* 556 4 */ enum mhi_state dev_state; /* 560 4 */ atomic_t dev_wake; /* 564 4 */ atomic_t pending_pkts; /* 568 4 */ u32 M0; /* 572 4 */ /* --- cacheline 9 boundary (576 bytes) --- */ u32 M2; /* 576 4 */ u32 M3; /* 580 4 */ struct list_head transition_list; /* 584 16 */ spinlock_t transition_lock; /* 600 72 */ /* --- cacheline 10 boundary (640 bytes) was 32 bytes ago --- */ spinlock_t wlock; /* 672 72 */ /* --- cacheline 11 boundary (704 bytes) was 40 bytes ago --- */ struct mhi_link_info mhi_link_info; /* 744 8 */ struct work_struct st_worker; /* 752 80 */ /* --- cacheline 13 boundary (832 bytes) --- */ struct workqueue_struct * hiprio_wq; /* 832 8 */ wait_queue_head_t state_event; /* 840 88 */ /* --- cacheline 14 boundary (896 bytes) was 32 bytes ago --- */ void (*status_cb)(struct mhi_controller *, enum mhi_callback); /* 928 8 */ void (*wake_get)(struct mhi_controller *, bool); /* 936 8 */ void (*wake_put)(struct mhi_controller *, bool); /* 944 8 */ void (*wake_toggle)(struct mhi_controller *); /* 952 8 */ /* --- cacheline 15 boundary (960 bytes) --- */ int (*runtime_get)(struct mhi_controller *); /* 960 8 */ void (*runtime_put)(struct mhi_controller *); /* 968 8 */ int (*map_single)(struct mhi_controller *, struct mhi_buf_info *); /* 976 8 */ void (*unmap_single)(struct mhi_controller *, struct mhi_buf_info *); /* 984 8 */ int (*read_reg)(struct mhi_controller *, void *, u32 *); /* 992 8 */ void (*write_reg)(struct mhi_controller *, void *, u32); /* 1000 8 */ void (*reset)(struct mhi_controller *); /* 1008 8 */ size_t buffer_len; /* 1016 8 */ /* --- cacheline 16 boundary (1024 bytes) --- */ int index; /* 1024 4 */ bool bounce_buf; /* 1028 1 */ bool fbc_download; /* 1029 1 */ bool wake_set; /* 1030 1 */ /* XXX 1 byte hole, try to pack */ long unsigned int irq_flags; /* 1032 8 */ u32 mru; /* 1040 4 */ /* size: 1048, cachelines: 17, members: 73 */ /* sum members: 1043, holes: 1, sum holes: 1 */ /* padding: 4 */ /* last cacheline: 24 bytes */ }; -- https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/linux-wireless/list/ https://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/en/developers/documentation/submittingpatches