Re: [PATCH V4 2/2] firmware: arm_scmi: add smc/hvc transport

[Florian Fainelli]

On 3/5/20 8:06 AM, Sudeep Holla wrote:
> On Thu, Mar 05, 2020 at 11:25:35AM +0000, Peng Fan wrote:
> 
> [...]
> 
>>>
>>> Yes, this may fix the issue. However I would like to know if we need to support
>>> multiple channels/shared memory simultaneously. It is fair requirement and
>>> may need some work which should be fine.
>>
>> Do you have any suggestions? Currently I have not worked out an good
>> solution.
>>
> 
> TBH, I haven't given it a much thought. I would like to know if people
> are happy with just one SMC channel for SCMI or do they need more ?
> If they need it, we can try to solve it. Otherwise, what you have will
> suffice IMO.

On our platforms we have one channel/shared memory area/mailbox instance
for all standard SCMI protocols, and we have a separate channel/shared
memory area/mailbox driver instance for a proprietary one. They happen
to have difference throughput requirements, hence the split.

If I read Peng's submission correctly, it seems to me that the usage
model described before is still fine.
-- 
Florian