Re: [PATCH v2 3/3] ARM: tegra: set CPU reset handler with firmware op

[Stephen Warren <swarren-3lzwWm7+Weoh9ZMKESR00Q@public.gmane.org>]

On 06/14/2013 02:54 AM, Alexandre Courbot wrote:
> On Fri, Jun 14, 2013 at 4:23 AM, Stephen Warren <swarren-3lzwWm7+Weoh9ZMKESR00Q@public.gmane.org> wrote:
>> On 06/13/2013 03:12 AM, Alexandre Courbot wrote:
>>> Use a firmware operation to set the CPU reset handler and only resort to
>>> doing it ourselves if there is none defined.
>>>
>>> This supports the booting of secondary CPUs on devices using a TrustZone
>>> secure monitor.
>>
>>> diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-tegra/reset.c b/arch/arm/mach-tegra/reset.c
>>
>>> +     err = call_firmware_op(set_cpu_boot_addr, 0, reset_address);
>>> +     switch (err) {
>>> +     case -ENOSYS:
>>> +             tegra_cpu_reset_handler_set(reset_address);
>>> +             /* pass-through */
>>
>> Rather than detecting -ENOSYS and falling back to the custom
>> tegra_cpu_reset_handler_set(), does it make sense to plug in
>> tegra_cpu_reset_handler_set as the firmware op when there is no secure
>> firmware detected? That way, this code wouldn't need the special case;
>> that would be isolated to firmware.c.
> 
> Mmmm I admit I just followed what Exynos did without thinking much
> about it. I don't see any reason why your suggestion wouldn't work,
> but on second thought tegra_cpu_reset_handler_set() is not a firmware
> operation - wouldn't it be unexpected (and maybe confusing) to have it
> called through call_firmware_op()?

I would see call_firmware_op() as an abstraction that performs certain
operations, which in some cases are performed by firmware. If the
operation doesn't actually need to call into firmware in some
situations, that seems fine to me. But you're right, others may object.
Perhaps get a ruling from whoever created firmware_ops and/or some main
ARM maintainers.