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From: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@arndb.de>
To: linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org
Cc: Sinan Kaya <okaya@codeaurora.org>,
	kvm@vger.kernel.org, timur@codeaurora.org, cov@codeaurora.org,
	jcm@redhat.com, eric.auger@linaro.org, mark.rutland@arm.com,
	devicetree@vger.kernel.org,
	Baptiste Reynal <b.reynal@virtualopensystems.com>,
	vikrams@codeaurora.org, marc.zyngier@arm.com,
	linux-arm-msm@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
	vinod.koul@intel.com,
	Alex Williamson <alex.williamson@redhat.com>,
	agross@codeaurora.org, Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@oracle.com>,
	shankerd@codeaurora.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH V3 1/3] vfio, platform: add support for ACPI while detecting the reset driver
Date: Tue, 29 Mar 2016 11:25:47 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <98854818.NJS35fvhsb@wuerfel> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1459172124-6730-2-git-send-email-okaya@codeaurora.org>

On Monday 28 March 2016 09:35:22 Sinan Kaya wrote:
> The code is using the compatible DT string to associate a reset driver with
> the actual device itself. The compatible string does not exist on ACPI
> based systems. HID is the unique identifier for a device driver instead.
> The change allows a driver to register with DT compatible string or ACPI
> HID and then match the object with one of these conditions.
> 
> Rules for loading the reset driver are as follow:
> - ACPI HID needs match for ACPI systems
> - DT compat needs to match for OF systems
> 
> Tested-by: Eric Auger <eric.auger@linaro.org> (device tree only)
> Tested-by: Shanker Donthineni <shankerd@codeaurora.org> (ACPI only)
> Signed-off-by: Sinan Kaya <okaya@codeaurora.org>
> 


This really feels wrong for two reasons:

* device assignment of non-PCI devices is really special and doesn't
  seem to make sense on general purpose servers that would be the target
  for ACPI normally

* If there is indeed a requirement for ACPI to handle something like this,
  it should be part of the ACPI spec, with a well-defined method of handling
  reset, rather than having to add a device specific hack for each
  device separately.

	Arnd

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From: arnd@arndb.de (Arnd Bergmann)
To: linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org
Subject: [PATCH V3 1/3] vfio, platform: add support for ACPI while detecting the reset driver
Date: Tue, 29 Mar 2016 11:25:47 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <98854818.NJS35fvhsb@wuerfel> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1459172124-6730-2-git-send-email-okaya@codeaurora.org>

On Monday 28 March 2016 09:35:22 Sinan Kaya wrote:
> The code is using the compatible DT string to associate a reset driver with
> the actual device itself. The compatible string does not exist on ACPI
> based systems. HID is the unique identifier for a device driver instead.
> The change allows a driver to register with DT compatible string or ACPI
> HID and then match the object with one of these conditions.
> 
> Rules for loading the reset driver are as follow:
> - ACPI HID needs match for ACPI systems
> - DT compat needs to match for OF systems
> 
> Tested-by: Eric Auger <eric.auger@linaro.org> (device tree only)
> Tested-by: Shanker Donthineni <shankerd@codeaurora.org> (ACPI only)
> Signed-off-by: Sinan Kaya <okaya@codeaurora.org>
> 


This really feels wrong for two reasons:

* device assignment of non-PCI devices is really special and doesn't
  seem to make sense on general purpose servers that would be the target
  for ACPI normally

* If there is indeed a requirement for ACPI to handle something like this,
  it should be part of the ACPI spec, with a well-defined method of handling
  reset, rather than having to add a device specific hack for each
  device separately.

	Arnd

  reply	other threads:[~2016-03-29  9:25 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 21+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2016-03-28 13:35 [PATCH V3 0/3] vfio, platform: add HIDMA and ACPI support Sinan Kaya
2016-03-28 13:35 ` Sinan Kaya
2016-03-28 13:35 ` [PATCH V3 1/3] vfio, platform: add support for ACPI while detecting the reset driver Sinan Kaya
2016-03-28 13:35   ` Sinan Kaya
2016-03-29  9:25   ` Arnd Bergmann [this message]
2016-03-29  9:25     ` Arnd Bergmann
2016-03-29 10:59     ` okaya
2016-03-29 10:59       ` okaya at codeaurora.org
2016-03-29 11:25       ` Arnd Bergmann
2016-03-29 11:25         ` Arnd Bergmann
2016-03-29 12:15         ` okaya-sgV2jX0FEOL9JmXXK+q4OQ
2016-03-29 12:15           ` okaya
2016-03-29 12:15           ` okaya at codeaurora.org
2016-03-29 12:44           ` Arnd Bergmann
2016-03-29 12:44             ` Arnd Bergmann
2016-05-01 17:55             ` Sinan Kaya
2016-05-01 17:55               ` Sinan Kaya
2016-03-28 13:35 ` [PATCH V3 2/3] vfio, platform: make reset driver a requirement by default Sinan Kaya
2016-03-28 13:35   ` Sinan Kaya
2016-03-28 13:35 ` [PATCH V3 3/3] vfio, platform: add QTI HIDMA reset driver Sinan Kaya
2016-03-28 13:35   ` Sinan Kaya

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