Re: [PATCHv3 0/5] FWU: Handle meta-data in common code

[Michal Simek <michal.simek@amd.com>]

Hi,

On 1/2/23 19:25, Jassi Brar wrote:
> The patchset reduces ~400 lines of code, while keeping the functionality same and making
> meta-data operations much faster (by using cached structures).
> 
> Issue:
>   meta-data copies (primary and secondary) are being handled by the backend/storage layer
> instead of the common core in fwu.c (as also noted by Ilias)  that is, gpt_blk.c manages
> meta-data and similarly raw_mtd.c will have to do the same when it arrives. The code
> could by make smaller, cleaner and optimised.
> 
> Basic idea:
>   Introduce  .read_mdata() and .write_mdata() in fwu_mdata_ops  that simply read/write
> meta-data copy. The core code takes care of integrity and redundancy of the meta-data,
> as a result we can get rid of every other callback .get_mdata() .update_mdata()
> .get_mdata_part_num()  .read_mdata_partition()  .write_mdata_partition() and the
> corresponding wrapper functions thereby making the code 100s of LOC smaller.
> 
> Get rid of fwu_check_mdata_validity() and fwu_mdata_check() which expected underlying
> layer to manage and verify mdata copies.
> Implement  fwu_get_verified_mdata(struct fwu_mdata *mdata) public function that reads,
> verifies and, if needed, fixes the meta-data copies.
> 
> Verified copy of meta-data is now cached as 'g_mdata' in fwu.c, which avoids multiple
> low-level expensive read and parse calls.
> gpt meta-data partition numbers are now cached in gpt_blk.c, so that we don't have to do expensive part_get_info() and uid ops.

First of all I have strong suspicious that this series are pretty much two 
series at once.
You can look at
https://lore.kernel.org/all/20230102182532.2411125-1-jaswinder.singh@linaro.org/#r

Where two 3/5 patches are listed

[PATCHv3 3/5] fwu: gpt: implement read_mdata and write_mdata callbacks
[PATCHv3 3/5] dt: fwu: developerbox: enable fwu banks and mdata regions

I think you are maybe updating the same cover letter with previous IDs.
I would recommend you to use patman to handle this properly.

The second issue is that you are sending patches from
Jassi Brar <jassisinghbrar@gmail.com>
but SOB is
Signed-off-by: Jassi Brar <jaswinder.singh@linaro.org>

And Tom said in past that they should match. There is a hook for it to check it 
which everybody should be using. That's why please fix this in the next series.

I will comment other things in the particular patch.

Thanks,
Michal