Re: [PATCH net-next v3 1/5] arch: x86: Add IPC mailbox accessor function and add SoC register access

[Simon Horman <horms@kernel.org>]

On Thu, Sep 21, 2023 at 08:19:42PM +0800, Choong Yong Liang wrote:
> From: "David E. Box" <david.e.box@linux.intel.com>
> 
> - Exports intel_pmc_ipc() for host access to the PMC IPC mailbox
> - Add support to use IPC command allows host to access SoC registers
> through PMC firmware that are otherwise inaccessible to the host due to
> security policies.
> 
> Signed-off-by: David E. Box <david.e.box@linux.intel.com>
> Signed-off-by: Chao Qin <chao.qin@intel.com>
> Signed-off-by: Choong Yong Liang <yong.liang.choong@linux.intel.com>

...

> diff --git a/include/linux/platform_data/x86/intel_pmc_ipc.h b/include/linux/platform_data/x86/intel_pmc_ipc.h
> new file mode 100644
> index 000000000000..25ba57b8a7ea
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/include/linux/platform_data/x86/intel_pmc_ipc.h
> @@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
> +/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
> +/*
> + * Intel Core SoC Power Management Controller Header File
> + *
> + * Copyright (c) 2023, Intel Corporation.
> + * All Rights Reserved.
> + *
> + * Authors: Choong Yong Liang <yong.liang.choong@linux.intel.com>
> + *          David E. Box <david.e.box@linux.intel.com>
> + */
> +#ifndef INTEL_PMC_IPC_H
> +#define INTEL_PMC_IPC_H
> +
> +#define IPC_SOC_REGISTER_ACCESS			0xAA
> +#define IPC_SOC_SUB_CMD_READ			0x00
> +#define IPC_SOC_SUB_CMD_WRITE			0x01
> +
> +struct pmc_ipc_cmd {
> +	u32 cmd;
> +	u32 sub_cmd;
> +	u32 size;
> +	u32 wbuf[4];
> +};
> +
> +/**
> + * intel_pmc_core_ipc() - PMC IPC Mailbox accessor

nit: intel_pmc_ipc()

> + * @ipc_cmd:  struct pmc_ipc_cmd prepared with input to send
> + * @rbuf:     Allocated u32[4] array for returned IPC data
> + *
> + * Return: 0 on success. Non-zero on mailbox error
> + */
> +int intel_pmc_ipc(struct pmc_ipc_cmd *ipc_cmd, u32 *rbuf);
> +
> +#endif /* INTEL_PMC_IPC_H */
> -- 
> 2.25.1
> 
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