Re: [PATCH net-next v4 2/9] dpll: spec: Add Netlink spec in YAML

[Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>]

On Thu, 17 Aug 2023 18:40:00 +0000 Kubalewski, Arkadiusz wrote:
> >Why are all attributes in a single attr space? :(
> >More than half of them are prefixed with a pin- does it really
> >not scream to you that they belong to a different space?
> 
> I agree, but there is an issue with this, currently:
> 
> name: pin-parent-device
> subset-of: dpll
> attributes:
>   -
>     name: id
>     type: u32
>   -
>     name: pin-direction
>     type: u32
>   -
>     name: pin-prio
>     type: u32
>   -
>     name: pin-state
>     type: u32
> 
> Where "id" is a part of device space, rest attrs would be a pin space..
> Shall we have another argument for device id in a pin space?

Why would pin and device not have separate spaces?

When referring to a pin from a "device mostly" command you can
usually wrap the pin attributes in a nest, and vice versa.
But it may not be needed at all here? Let's look at the commands:

+    -
+      name: device-id-get
+        request:
+          attributes:
+            - module-name
+            - clock-id
+            - type
+        reply:
+          attributes:
+            - id

All attributes are in "device" space, no mixing.

+      name: device-get
+        request:
+          attributes:
+            - id
+        reply: &dev-attrs
+          attributes:
+            - id
+            - module-name
+            - mode
+            - mode-supported
+            - lock-status
+            - temp
+            - clock-id
+            - type

Again, no pin attributes, so pin can be separate?

+    -
+      name: device-set
+        request:
+          attributes:
+            - id

Herm, this one looks like it's missing attrs :S

+    -
+      name: pin-id-get
+        request:
+          attributes:
+            - module-name
+            - clock-id
+            - pin-board-label
+            - pin-panel-label
+            - pin-package-label
+            - pin-type
+        reply:
+          attributes:
+            - pin-id

Mostly pin stuff. I guess the module-name and clock-id attrs can be
copy/pasted between device and pin, or put them in a separate set
and add that set as an attr here. Copy paste is likely much simpler.

+    -
+      name: pin-get
+        request:
+          attributes:
+            - pin-id
+        reply: &pin-attrs
+          attributes:
+            - pin-id
+            - pin-board-label
+            - pin-panel-label
+            - pin-package-label
+            - pin-type
+            - pin-frequency
+            - pin-frequency-supported
+            - pin-dpll-caps
+            - pin-parent-device
+            - pin-parent-pin

All pin.

+    -
+      name: pin-set
+        request:
+          attributes:
+            - pin-id
+            - pin-frequency
+            - pin-direction
+            - pin-prio
+            - pin-state
+            - pin-parent-device
+            - pin-parent-pin

And all pin.