Re: [PATCH RESEND v3 1/6] i3c: mipi-i3c-hci: Add MIPI0100 ACPI ID to the I3C Support List

[Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@linux.intel.com>]

On Fri, Aug 09, 2024 at 09:02:35PM +0530, Shyam Sundar S K wrote:
> On 8/9/2024 19:48, Andy Shevchenko wrote:
> > On Fri, Aug 09, 2024 at 04:54:18PM +0300, Jarkko Nikula wrote:
> >> On 8/7/24 8:23 AM, Shyam Sundar S K wrote:

...

> > When adding a new ACPI ID, always provide the following information:
> > 
> > 1) link (in some form) to the official confirmation / documentation for
> > the allocated ID by the vendor (MIPI in this case) _OR_ (very exceptional!)
> > why the bad ID had been allocated;
> 
> Member version:
> https://members.mipi.org/wg/All-Members/document/previewpdf/89465
> 
> Public version: https://www.mipi.org/mipi-disco-for-i3c-download (this
> requires a signup).
> 
> Since there is no direct link available for preview, I did not include
> them in the commit-msg. But left a note that the MIPI ID is the one as
> specified in the MIPI DisCo spec.

It's fine.

> > 2) are there devices in the wild (on the market) that use the being added ID(s)?
> 
> Not in the wild. But the latest platform will have this support
> included. So, these device IDs are crucial for the i3c-hci to be
> supported on AMD platforms.

Good, let's do it right then!

> > 3) excerpt from the device (independently if it's public already, see above,
> > or not) DSDT ACPI table.
> > 
> > With the given patch it looks to me that you most likely need a local, AMD
> > specific ID as well.
> > 
> > So, in my ideal world the DSDT should be like
> > 
> > 	Device (I3CC)
> > 	{
> > 		Name (_HID, "...") // AMD specific _HID
> > 		Name (_CID, "MIPI0100") // Compatible ID for generic I3C controller
> > 		...
> > 	}
> > 
> > Is this the case? Why not?
> 
> Please refer to the MIPI HCI I3C DisCo specification
> (https://members.mipi.org/wg/All-Members/document/previewpdf/89465)
> section 5.4. The ASL looks the same in case of AMD.
> 
> MSFT says that they want to use MIPI0100 as mentioned in the
> specification.

MIPI doesn't know how to assign the ACPI ID correctly. But again, what I put in
the above is the correct way of approaching.

> What would you advise?

Since my intuition and experience tells me that the two devices even based on
the same IP are not the same (see word 'quirk' or '.driver_data' or alike in
the kernel sources) the generic ID may not be used for the specific vendor
unless it's _the only_ vendor for the certain IP.

So, please do as I suggested above. And file a error report (and correction
proposal) to the MIPI, so in "5.1 I3C Host Controller ACPI Hardware ID (_HID)"
they should use _CID instead of _HID and add some text like
"Each vendor should dedicate it's own _HID for the platform in question. The
same _HID as _CID may be used if and only if vendor guarantees that there 100%
compatibility with MIPI as described in this and other related documents."

I.o.w. do you 100% guarantee that MIPI HCI I3C DisCo covers all necessary
properties that you need for _your_ hardware? If not, use my approach, if yes,
use the same _HID *and* _CID.

Microsoft should know this as well and much better than MIPI.

-- 
With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko