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From: anish kumar <yesanishhere@gmail.com>
To: andersson@kernel.org, mathieu.poirier@linaro.org, corbet@lwn.net
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-doc@vger.kernel.org,
	linux-remoteproc@vger.kernel.org,
	anish kumar <yesanishhere@gmail.com>
Subject: [RESEND PATCH V6 2/3] Documentation: remoteproc: add overview section
Date: Tue,  5 Nov 2024 21:10:15 -0800	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20241106051016.89113-3-yesanishhere@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20241106051016.89113-1-yesanishhere@gmail.com>

Added overview section which details
how the remote processor framework works and
how it handles crashes.

Signed-off-by: anish kumar <yesanishhere@gmail.com>
---
 Documentation/staging/remoteproc.rst | 43 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 43 insertions(+)

diff --git a/Documentation/staging/remoteproc.rst b/Documentation/staging/remoteproc.rst
index eeebbeca71de..e0bf68ceade8 100644
--- a/Documentation/staging/remoteproc.rst
+++ b/Documentation/staging/remoteproc.rst
@@ -46,6 +46,49 @@ of several key components:
 - **Virtio Support**: Facilitates interaction with the virtio and
   rpmsg bus.
 
+Overview
+========
+
+The framework begins by gathering information about the firmware file
+to be downloaded through the request_firmware function. It supports
+the ELF format and parses the firmware image to identify the physical
+addresses that need to be populated from the corresponding ELF sections.
+Once this information is obtained from the driver, the framework transfers
+the data to the specified addresses and starts the remote processor,
+along with subdevices.
+
+Dependent devices, referred to as `subdevices` within the framework,
+are also managed post-registration by their respective drivers.
+Subdevices can register themselves using `rproc_(add/remove)_subdev`.
+Non-remoteproc drivers can use subdevices as a way to logically connect
+to remote and get lifecycle notifications of the remote.
+
+The framework oversees the lifecycle of the remote and
+provides the `rproc_report_crash` function, which the driver invokes
+upon receiving a crash notification from the remote. The
+notification method can differ based on the design of the remote
+processor and its communication with the application processor. For
+instance, if the remote is a DSP equipped with a watchdog,
+unresponsive behavior triggers the watchdog, generating an interrupt
+that routes to the application processor, allowing it to call
+`rproc_report_crash` in the driver's interrupt context.
+
+During crash handling, the framework performs the following actions:
+
+a. Sends a request to stop the remote and any connected or
+   dependent subdevices.
+b. Generates a coredump, dumping all `resources` requested by the
+   remote alongside relevant debugging information. Resources are
+   explained below.
+c. Reloads the firmware and restarts the remote processor.
+
+If the `RPROC_FEAT_ATTACH_ON_RECOVERY` flag is set, the detach and
+attach callbacks of the driver are invoked without reloading the
+firmware. This is useful when the remote requires no
+assistance for recovery, or when the application processor can restart
+independently. After recovery, the application processor can reattach
+to the remote.
+
 User API
 ========
 
-- 
2.39.3 (Apple Git-146)


  parent reply	other threads:[~2024-11-06  5:10 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 7+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2024-11-06  5:10 [RESEND PATCH V6 0/3] remoteproc documentation update anish kumar
2024-11-06  5:10 ` [RESEND PATCH V6 1/3] Documentation: remoteproc: update introduction section anish kumar
2024-11-13 16:49   ` Mathieu Poirier
2024-11-06  5:10 ` anish kumar [this message]
2024-11-13 17:13   ` [RESEND PATCH V6 2/3] Documentation: remoteproc: add overview section Mathieu Poirier
2024-11-06  5:10 ` [RESEND PATCH V6 3/3] Documentation: remoteproc: add a note to rproc_add anish kumar
2024-11-12 20:09   ` Jonathan Corbet

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