* [PATCH v1 0/3] mailbox: rockchip: Some cleanups
@ 2026-08-25 14:19 Uwe Kleine-König
2026-08-25 14:19 ` [PATCH v1 1/3] mailbox: rockchip: Add a prefix for register defines Uwe Kleine-König
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From: Uwe Kleine-König @ 2026-08-25 14:19 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Jassi Brar, Heiko Stuebner; +Cc: linux-kernel, linux-arm-kernel, linux-rockchip
Hello,
while trying to understand how mailbox drivers work, I used the rockchip
driver as a reference for a working driver. I didn't succeed yet (so
it's unclear to me how the .send_data() callback can assume that data
points to a struct rockchip_mbox_msg).
This patch set is the result of picking up the patch opportunities I
noticed while looking through the driver.
Best regards
Uwe
Uwe Kleine-König (3):
mailbox: rockchip: Add a prefix for register defines
mailbox: rockchip: Simplify device variant handling
mailbox: rockchip: Convert to use dev_err_probe()
drivers/mailbox/rockchip-mailbox.c | 60 ++++++++++++++----------------
1 file changed, 27 insertions(+), 33 deletions(-)
base-commit: a8406e6c0b793ce0788019683837c40855b55995
--
2.55.0.11.g153666a7d9bb
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* [PATCH v1 1/3] mailbox: rockchip: Add a prefix for register defines
2026-08-25 14:19 [PATCH v1 0/3] mailbox: rockchip: Some cleanups Uwe Kleine-König
@ 2026-08-25 14:19 ` Uwe Kleine-König
2026-08-25 14:19 ` [PATCH v1 2/3] mailbox: rockchip: Simplify device variant handling Uwe Kleine-König
2026-08-25 14:19 ` [PATCH v1 3/3] mailbox: rockchip: Convert to use dev_err_probe() Uwe Kleine-König
2 siblings, 0 replies; 4+ messages in thread
From: Uwe Kleine-König @ 2026-08-25 14:19 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Jassi Brar, Heiko Stuebner
Cc: Uwe Kleine-König, linux-kernel, linux-arm-kernel,
linux-rockchip
From: Uwe Kleine-König <u.kleine-koenig@baylibre.com>
This way the defines don't make the impression to be more generic than
they actually are.
Signed-off-by: Uwe Kleine-König <u.kleine-koenig@baylibre.com>
---
drivers/mailbox/rockchip-mailbox.c | 29 +++++++++++++++--------------
1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/mailbox/rockchip-mailbox.c b/drivers/mailbox/rockchip-mailbox.c
index bc2f9dd798dd..7ebe5f0d0233 100644
--- a/drivers/mailbox/rockchip-mailbox.c
+++ b/drivers/mailbox/rockchip-mailbox.c
@@ -12,15 +12,15 @@
#include <linux/module.h>
#include <linux/platform_device.h>
-#define MAILBOX_A2B_INTEN 0x00
-#define MAILBOX_A2B_STATUS 0x04
-#define MAILBOX_A2B_CMD(x) (0x08 + (x) * 8)
-#define MAILBOX_A2B_DAT(x) (0x0c + (x) * 8)
+#define ROCKCHIP_MAILBOX_A2B_INTEN 0x00
+#define ROCKCHIP_MAILBOX_A2B_STATUS 0x04
+#define ROCKCHIP_MAILBOX_A2B_CMD(x) (0x08 + (x) * 8)
+#define ROCKCHIP_MAILBOX_A2B_DAT(x) (0x0c + (x) * 8)
-#define MAILBOX_B2A_INTEN 0x28
-#define MAILBOX_B2A_STATUS 0x2C
-#define MAILBOX_B2A_CMD(x) (0x30 + (x) * 8)
-#define MAILBOX_B2A_DAT(x) (0x34 + (x) * 8)
+#define ROCKCHIP_MAILBOX_B2A_INTEN 0x28
+#define ROCKCHIP_MAILBOX_B2A_STATUS 0x2C
+#define ROCKCHIP_MAILBOX_B2A_CMD(x) (0x30 + (x) * 8)
+#define ROCKCHIP_MAILBOX_B2A_DAT(x) (0x34 + (x) * 8)
struct rockchip_mbox_msg {
u32 cmd;
@@ -68,9 +68,10 @@ static int rockchip_mbox_send_data(struct mbox_chan *chan, void *data)
mb->chans[chans->idx].msg = msg;
- writel_relaxed(msg->cmd, mb->mbox_base + MAILBOX_A2B_CMD(chans->idx));
+ writel_relaxed(msg->cmd, mb->mbox_base +
+ ROCKCHIP_MAILBOX_A2B_CMD(chans->idx));
writel_relaxed(msg->rx_size, mb->mbox_base +
- MAILBOX_A2B_DAT(chans->idx));
+ ROCKCHIP_MAILBOX_A2B_DAT(chans->idx));
return 0;
}
@@ -81,7 +82,7 @@ static int rockchip_mbox_startup(struct mbox_chan *chan)
/* Enable all B2A interrupts */
writel_relaxed((1 << mb->mbox.num_chans) - 1,
- mb->mbox_base + MAILBOX_B2A_INTEN);
+ mb->mbox_base + ROCKCHIP_MAILBOX_B2A_INTEN);
return 0;
}
@@ -92,7 +93,7 @@ static void rockchip_mbox_shutdown(struct mbox_chan *chan)
struct rockchip_mbox_chan *chans = mb->chans;
/* Disable all B2A interrupts */
- writel_relaxed(0, mb->mbox_base + MAILBOX_B2A_INTEN);
+ writel_relaxed(0, mb->mbox_base + ROCKCHIP_MAILBOX_B2A_INTEN);
mb->chans[chans->idx].msg = NULL;
}
@@ -107,13 +108,13 @@ static irqreturn_t rockchip_mbox_irq(int irq, void *dev_id)
{
int idx;
struct rockchip_mbox *mb = (struct rockchip_mbox *)dev_id;
- u32 status = readl_relaxed(mb->mbox_base + MAILBOX_B2A_STATUS);
+ u32 status = readl_relaxed(mb->mbox_base + ROCKCHIP_MAILBOX_B2A_STATUS);
for (idx = 0; idx < mb->mbox.num_chans; idx++) {
if ((status & (1 << idx)) && (irq == mb->chans[idx].irq)) {
/* Clear mbox interrupt */
writel_relaxed(1 << idx,
- mb->mbox_base + MAILBOX_B2A_STATUS);
+ mb->mbox_base + ROCKCHIP_MAILBOX_B2A_STATUS);
return IRQ_WAKE_THREAD;
}
}
--
2.55.0.11.g153666a7d9bb
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* [PATCH v1 2/3] mailbox: rockchip: Simplify device variant handling
2026-08-25 14:19 [PATCH v1 0/3] mailbox: rockchip: Some cleanups Uwe Kleine-König
2026-08-25 14:19 ` [PATCH v1 1/3] mailbox: rockchip: Add a prefix for register defines Uwe Kleine-König
@ 2026-08-25 14:19 ` Uwe Kleine-König
2026-08-25 14:19 ` [PATCH v1 3/3] mailbox: rockchip: Convert to use dev_err_probe() Uwe Kleine-König
2 siblings, 0 replies; 4+ messages in thread
From: Uwe Kleine-König @ 2026-08-25 14:19 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Jassi Brar, Heiko Stuebner
Cc: Uwe Kleine-König, linux-kernel, linux-arm-kernel,
linux-rockchip
From: Uwe Kleine-König <u.kleine-koenig@baylibre.com>
There is only a single device variant. Let's not use multi-device
abstraction for that but hardcode the information relevant for that
single device type.
Bloat-o-meter reports the following size reduction for an ARCH=arm64
build:
add/remove: 0/1 grow/shrink: 0/1 up/down: 0/-492 (-492)
Function old new delta
rk3368_drv_data 4 - -4
rockchip_mbox_probe 2084 1596 -488
Total: Before=7185, After=6693, chg -6.85%
Signed-off-by: Uwe Kleine-König <u.kleine-koenig@baylibre.com>
---
drivers/mailbox/rockchip-mailbox.c | 27 ++++++++++-----------------
1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/mailbox/rockchip-mailbox.c b/drivers/mailbox/rockchip-mailbox.c
index 7ebe5f0d0233..ada2bd419880 100644
--- a/drivers/mailbox/rockchip-mailbox.c
+++ b/drivers/mailbox/rockchip-mailbox.c
@@ -22,15 +22,13 @@
#define ROCKCHIP_MAILBOX_B2A_CMD(x) (0x30 + (x) * 8)
#define ROCKCHIP_MAILBOX_B2A_DAT(x) (0x34 + (x) * 8)
+#define ROCKCHIP_MAILBOX_NUM_CHANS 4
+
struct rockchip_mbox_msg {
u32 cmd;
int rx_size;
};
-struct rockchip_mbox_data {
- int num_chans;
-};
-
struct rockchip_mbox_chan {
int idx;
int irq;
@@ -151,20 +149,15 @@ static irqreturn_t rockchip_mbox_isr(int irq, void *dev_id)
return IRQ_HANDLED;
}
-static const struct rockchip_mbox_data rk3368_drv_data = {
- .num_chans = 4,
-};
-
static const struct of_device_id rockchip_mbox_of_match[] = {
- { .compatible = "rockchip,rk3368-mailbox", .data = &rk3368_drv_data},
- { },
+ { .compatible = "rockchip,rk3368-mailbox" },
+ { }
};
MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(of, rockchip_mbox_of_match);
static int rockchip_mbox_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
{
struct rockchip_mbox *mb;
- const struct rockchip_mbox_data *drv_data;
struct resource *res;
struct clk *pclk;
int ret, irq, i;
@@ -172,13 +165,13 @@ static int rockchip_mbox_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
if (!pdev->dev.of_node)
return -ENODEV;
- drv_data = (const struct rockchip_mbox_data *) device_get_match_data(&pdev->dev);
-
- mb = devm_kzalloc(&pdev->dev, struct_size(mb, chans, drv_data->num_chans), GFP_KERNEL);
+ mb = devm_kzalloc(&pdev->dev,
+ struct_size(mb, chans, ROCKCHIP_MAILBOX_NUM_CHANS),
+ GFP_KERNEL);
if (!mb)
return -ENOMEM;
- mb->mbox.chans = devm_kcalloc(&pdev->dev, drv_data->num_chans,
+ mb->mbox.chans = devm_kcalloc(&pdev->dev, ROCKCHIP_MAILBOX_NUM_CHANS,
sizeof(*mb->mbox.chans), GFP_KERNEL);
if (!mb->mbox.chans)
return -ENOMEM;
@@ -186,7 +179,7 @@ static int rockchip_mbox_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
platform_set_drvdata(pdev, mb);
mb->mbox.dev = &pdev->dev;
- mb->mbox.num_chans = drv_data->num_chans;
+ mb->mbox.num_chans = ROCKCHIP_MAILBOX_NUM_CHANS;
mb->mbox.ops = &rockchip_mbox_chan_ops;
mb->mbox.txdone_irq = true;
@@ -195,7 +188,7 @@ static int rockchip_mbox_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
return PTR_ERR(mb->mbox_base);
/* Each channel has two buffers for A2B and B2A */
- mb->buf_size = (size_t)resource_size(res) / (drv_data->num_chans * 2);
+ mb->buf_size = (size_t)resource_size(res) / (ROCKCHIP_MAILBOX_NUM_CHANS * 2);
pclk = devm_clk_get_enabled(&pdev->dev, "pclk_mailbox");
if (IS_ERR(pclk))
--
2.55.0.11.g153666a7d9bb
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* [PATCH v1 3/3] mailbox: rockchip: Convert to use dev_err_probe()
2026-08-25 14:19 [PATCH v1 0/3] mailbox: rockchip: Some cleanups Uwe Kleine-König
2026-08-25 14:19 ` [PATCH v1 1/3] mailbox: rockchip: Add a prefix for register defines Uwe Kleine-König
2026-08-25 14:19 ` [PATCH v1 2/3] mailbox: rockchip: Simplify device variant handling Uwe Kleine-König
@ 2026-08-25 14:19 ` Uwe Kleine-König
2 siblings, 0 replies; 4+ messages in thread
From: Uwe Kleine-König @ 2026-08-25 14:19 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Jassi Brar, Heiko Stuebner
Cc: Uwe Kleine-König, linux-kernel, linux-arm-kernel,
linux-rockchip
From: Uwe Kleine-König <u.kleine-koenig@baylibre.com>
This is more compact in source code and also compiles to smaller code.
Bloat-o-meter reports:
add/remove: 0/0 grow/shrink: 0/4 up/down: 0/-76 (-76)
Function old new delta
rockchip_mbox_probe 1596 1592 -4
_entry_ptr 24 16 -8
__func__ 62 42 -20
_entry 132 88 -44
Total: Before=6693, After=6617, chg -1.14%
Signed-off-by: Uwe Kleine-König <u.kleine-koenig@baylibre.com>
---
drivers/mailbox/rockchip-mailbox.c | 4 ++--
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/mailbox/rockchip-mailbox.c b/drivers/mailbox/rockchip-mailbox.c
index ada2bd419880..790c34a22ec5 100644
--- a/drivers/mailbox/rockchip-mailbox.c
+++ b/drivers/mailbox/rockchip-mailbox.c
@@ -215,9 +215,9 @@ static int rockchip_mbox_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
ret = devm_mbox_controller_register(&pdev->dev, &mb->mbox);
if (ret < 0)
- dev_err(&pdev->dev, "Failed to register mailbox: %d\n", ret);
+ return dev_err_probe(&pdev->dev, ret, "Failed to register mailbox\n");
- return ret;
+ return 0;
}
static struct platform_driver rockchip_mbox_driver = {
--
2.55.0.11.g153666a7d9bb
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