Re: [PATCH v13 3/4] gpio: rpmsg: add generic rpmsg GPIO driver

Mathieu Poirier
2026-04-29T15:41:58Z

On Tue, Apr 28, 2026 at 03:24:59PM +0000, Shenwei Wang wrote:
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> > From: Andrew Lunn <andrew@lunn.ch>
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> > Subject: [EXT] Re: [PATCH v13 3/4] gpio: rpmsg: add generic rpmsg GPIO driver
> > > > struct virtio_gpio_response {
> > > > __u8 status;
> > > > __u8 value;
> > > > };
> >
> > > It is the same message format. Please see the message definition
> > (GET_DIRECTION) below:
> >
> > > + +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+
> > > + |0x00 |0x01 |0x02 |0x03 |0x04 |0x05|
> > > + | 1 | 2 |port |line | err | dir|
> > > + +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+
> >
> > Sorry, but i don't see how two u8 vs six u8 are the same message format.
> >
>
> Some changes to the message format are necessary.
>
> Virtio uses two communication channels (virtqueues): one for requests and replies, and a second one for events.
> In contrast, rpmsg provides only a single communication channel, so a type field is required to distinguish between
> different kinds of messages.
>
> Since rpmsg replies and events share the same message format, an additional line is introduced to handle both cases.
>
> Finally, rpmsg supports multiple GPIO controllers, so a port field is added to uniquely identify the target controller.

I have commented on this before - RPMSG is already providing multiplexing
capability by way of endpoints. There is no need for a port field. One
endpoint, one GPIO controller.

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> Shenwei
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> > Andrew