Re: [PATCH v2 2/2] vfio: platform: Add generic DT reset controller support

From: Philipp Zabel
Date: Wed Apr 11 2018 - 04:22:51 EST


On Tue, 2018-04-10 at 17:53 +0200, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
> Vfio-platform requires reset support, provided either by ACPI, or, on DT
> platforms, by a device-specific reset driver matching against the
> device's compatible value.
>
> On many SoCs, devices are connected to an SoC-internal reset controller.
> If the reset hierarchy is described in DT using "resets" properties,
> such devices can be reset in a generic way through the reset controller
> subsystem. Hence add support for this, avoiding the need to write
> device-specific reset drivers for each single device on affected SoCs.
>
> Devices that do require a more complex reset procedure can still provide
> a device-specific reset driver, as that takes precedence.
>
> Note that this functionality depends on CONFIG_RESET_CONTROLLER=y, and
> becomes a no-op (as in: "No reset function found for device") if reset
> controller support is disabled.
>
> Signed-off-by: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert+renesas@xxxxxxxxx>

Reviewed-by: Philipp Zabel <p.zabel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

> ---
> v2:
> - Don't store error values in vdev->reset_control,
> - Use of_reset_control_get_exclusive() instead of
> __of_reset_control_get(),
> - Improve description.
> ---
> drivers/vfio/platform/vfio_platform_common.c | 26 ++++++++++++++++++++++++--
> drivers/vfio/platform/vfio_platform_private.h | 1 +
> 2 files changed, 25 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/vfio/platform/vfio_platform_common.c b/drivers/vfio/platform/vfio_platform_common.c
> index b60bb5326668498c..3c13327b2777f8ec 100644
> --- a/drivers/vfio/platform/vfio_platform_common.c
> +++ b/drivers/vfio/platform/vfio_platform_common.c
[...]
> @@ -127,8 +136,16 @@ static int vfio_platform_get_reset(struct vfio_platform_device *vdev)
> vdev->of_reset = vfio_platform_lookup_reset(vdev->compat,
> &vdev->reset_module);
> }
> + if (vdev->of_reset)
> + return 0;
> +
> + rstc = of_reset_control_get_exclusive(vdev->device->of_node, NULL);

If vdev->device->of_node == NULL, this will return -EINVAL ...

> + if (!IS_ERR(rstc)) {
> + vdev->reset_control = rstc;
> + return 0;
> + }
>
> - return vdev->of_reset ? 0 : -ENOENT;
> + return PTR_ERR(rstc);

... instead of -ENOENT, if that makes any difference.

regards
Philipp