Re: [PATCH v1 1/5] dt-bindings: soc: qcom: Add memory_dump driver bindings

From: Krzysztof Kozlowski
Date: Tue Oct 24 2023 - 09:57:12 EST


On 24/10/2023 12:57, Zhenhua Huang wrote:
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> On 2023/10/23 20:52, Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:
>> On 23/10/2023 13:54, Zhenhua Huang wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> On 2023/10/23 17:27, Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:
>>>> On 23/10/2023 11:20, Zhenhua Huang wrote:
>>>>> Add bindings for the QCOM Memory Dump driver providing debug
>>>>
>>>> Bindings are for hardware, not driver. This suggests it is not suitable
>>>> for bindings at all.
>>>>
>>>>> facilities. Firmware dumps system cache, internal memory,
>>>>> peripheral registers to reserved DDR as per the table which
>>>>> populated by the driver, after crash and warm reset.
>>>>
>>>> Again driver :/
>>>
>>> Thanks for pointing out. Qualcomm memory dump device is a reserved
>>> memory region which is used to communicate with firmware. I will update
>>> description in next version.
>>
>> I have still doubts that it is suitable for DT. I usually expect such
>> firmware feature-drivers to be instantiated by existing firmware
>> drivers. You do not need DT for this.
>
> Got it, as it interacts with firmware, you think it should be a firmware
> driver? But it seems there should not be existing suitable place to put
> it now(qcom_scm.c is for TZ). Shall we create one new file like
> *qcom_sdi.c* in drivers/firmware and put it there? Because SDI(system
> debug image, which is part of bootloader) is the firmware doing the things.

Dunno, didn't think about this. I comment here only about bindings. This
does not look suitable for bindings. That's it.

Best regards,
Krzysztof