Re: [PATCH v10 1/7] interconnect: Add generic on-chip interconnect API

[Rob Herring]

On Tue, Nov 27, 2018 at 12:03 PM Georgi Djakov <georgi.djakov@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> This patch introduces a new API to get requirements and configure the
> interconnect buses across the entire chipset to fit with the current
> demand.
>
> The API is using a consumer/provider-based model, where the providers are
> the interconnect buses and the consumers could be various drivers.
> The consumers request interconnect resources (path) between endpoints and
> set the desired constraints on this data flow path. The providers receive
> requests from consumers and aggregate these requests for all master-slave
> pairs on that path. Then the providers configure each participating in the
> topology node according to the requested data flow path, physical links and
> constraints. The topology could be complicated and multi-tiered and is SoC
> specific.
>
> Signed-off-by: Georgi Djakov <georgi.djakov@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Reviewed-by: Evan Green <evgreen@xxxxxxxxxxxx>

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> +struct icc_path *icc_get(struct device *dev, const int src_id,
> +                        const int dst_id);
> +void icc_put(struct icc_path *path);
> +int icc_set(struct icc_path *path, u32 avg_bw, u32 peak_bw);

icc_set() is very generic, but this function isn't easily extended to
other parameters than bandwidth. Perhaps icc_set_bandwidth() instead.
Then when you add some other setting, you just add a new function. Of
course, if you wind up with a bunch of different parameters, then
you'll probably need an atomic type interface where you test all the
settings together and then commit them separately in one call. But
from a DT perspective, I certainly hope there are not lots of new
settings folks want to add. :)

Rob