Re: [PATCH] firmware: arm_scmi: add timeout in do_xfer_with_response()

[Sudeep Holla <sudeep.holla@arm.com>]

On Wed, Apr 02, 2025 at 01:42:54PM +0300, Matthew Bystrin wrote:
> Add timeout argument to do_xfer_with_response() with subsequent changes
> in corresponding drivers. To maintain backward compatibility use
> previous hardcoded timeout value.
> 
> According to SCMI specification [1] there is no defined timeout for
> delayed messages in the interface. While hardcoded 2 seconds timeout
> might be good enough for existing protocol drivers, moving it to the
> function argument may be useful for vendor-specific protocols with
> different timing needs.
> 

Please post this patch along with the vendor specific protocols mentioned
above and with the reasoning as why 2s is not sufficient.

Also instead of churning up existing users/usage, we can explore to had
one with this timeout as alternative if you present and convince the
validity of your use-case and the associated timing requirement.

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Regards,
Sudeep