Re: [PATCH v2 1/8] thermal: Add Remote Proc cooling driver
From: Gaurav Kohli
Date: Mon Mar 09 2026 - 02:34:41 EST
On 3/6/2026 2:49 PM, Daniel Lezcano wrote:
On Tue, Jan 27, 2026 at 09:27:15PM +0530, Gaurav Kohli wrote:
Add a new generic driver for thermal cooling devices that control
remote processors (modem, DSP, etc.) through various communication
channels.
This driver provides an abstraction layer between the thermal
subsystem and vendor-specific remote processor communication
mechanisms.
Advantage of this to avoid duplicating vendor-specific logic
in the thermal subsystem and make it easier for different vendors
to plug in their own cooling mechanisms via callbacks.
These changes add a layer on top of another existing without bringing
a real benefit. At the first glance, it appears to be an ops calling
an ops with an extra unneeded lock.
IMO, a remote proc cooling device should at least group all common
rproc calls found in the different SoC doing the same thing. Otherwise
it is not worth to add it.
Thanks, Daniel, for the review.
Since this cooling driver is only invoked after the remote processor (rproc) has started, there are no additional callbacks to consolidate. The only interaction remaining is the registration with the thermal cooling framework.
Suggested-by: Amit Kucheria <amit.kucheria@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Gaurav Kohli <gaurav.kohli@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
MAINTAINERS | 7 ++
drivers/thermal/Kconfig | 10 ++
drivers/thermal/Makefile | 2 +
drivers/thermal/remoteproc_cooling.c | 143 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++
include/linux/remoteproc_cooling.h | 52 ++++++++++
5 files changed, 214 insertions(+)
create mode 100644 drivers/thermal/remoteproc_cooling.c
create mode 100644 include/linux/remoteproc_cooling.h
diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
index 414f44093269..5ebc7819d2cf 100644
--- a/MAINTAINERS
+++ b/MAINTAINERS
@@ -26169,6 +26169,13 @@ F: drivers/thermal/cpufreq_cooling.c
F: drivers/thermal/cpuidle_cooling.c
F: include/linux/cpu_cooling.h
+THERMAL/REMOTEPROC_COOLING
+M: Gaurav Kohli <gaurav.kohli@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
+L: linux-pm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
+S: Supported
+F: drivers/thermal/remoteproc_cooling.c
+F: include/linux/remoteproc_cooling.h
+
THERMAL/POWER_ALLOCATOR
M: Lukasz Luba <lukasz.luba@xxxxxxx>
L: linux-pm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
diff --git a/drivers/thermal/Kconfig b/drivers/thermal/Kconfig
index b10080d61860..dfc52eed64de 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/thermal/Kconfig
@@ -229,6 +229,16 @@ config PCIE_THERMAL
If you want this support, you should say Y here.
+config REMOTEPROC_THERMAL
+ tristate "Remote processor cooling support"
+ help
+ This implements a generic cooling mechanism for remote processors
+ (modem, DSP, etc.) that allows vendor-specific implementations to
+ register thermal cooling devices and provide callbacks for thermal
+ mitigation.
+
+ If you want this support, you should say Y here.
+
config THERMAL_EMULATION
bool "Thermal emulation mode support"
help
diff --git a/drivers/thermal/Makefile b/drivers/thermal/Makefile
index bb21e7ea7fc6..ae747dde54fe 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/thermal/Makefile
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ thermal_sys-$(CONFIG_DEVFREQ_THERMAL) += devfreq_cooling.o
thermal_sys-$(CONFIG_PCIE_THERMAL) += pcie_cooling.o
+thermal_sys-$(CONFIG_REMOTEPROC_THERMAL) += remoteproc_cooling.o
+
obj-$(CONFIG_K3_THERMAL) += k3_bandgap.o k3_j72xx_bandgap.o
# platform thermal drivers
obj-y += broadcom/
diff --git a/drivers/thermal/remoteproc_cooling.c b/drivers/thermal/remoteproc_cooling.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f958efa691b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/thermal/remoteproc_cooling.c
@@ -0,0 +1,143 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+/*
+ * Remote Processor Cooling Device
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. and/or its subsidiaries.
+ */
+
+#include <linux/err.h>
+#include <linux/export.h>
+#include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/mutex.h>
+#include <linux/of.h>
+#include <linux/slab.h>
+#include <linux/thermal.h>
+
+#define REMOTEPROC_PREFIX "rproc_"
+
+struct remoteproc_cooling_ops {
+ int (*get_max_level)(void *devdata, unsigned long *level);
+ int (*get_cur_level)(void *devdata, unsigned long *level);
+ int (*set_cur_level)(void *devdata, unsigned long level);
+};
+
+/**
+ * struct remoteproc_cdev - Remote processor cooling device
+ * @cdev: Thermal cooling device handle
+ * @ops: Vendor-specific operation callbacks
+ * @devdata: Private data for vendor implementation
+ * @np: Device tree node associated with this cooling device
+ * @lock: Mutex to protect cooling device operations
+ */
+struct remoteproc_cdev {
+ struct thermal_cooling_device *cdev;
+ const struct remoteproc_cooling_ops *ops;
+ void *devdata;
+ struct mutex lock;
+};
+
+/* Thermal cooling device callbacks */
+
+static int remoteproc_get_max_state(struct thermal_cooling_device *cdev,
+ unsigned long *state)
+{
+ struct remoteproc_cdev *rproc_cdev = cdev->devdata;
+ int ret;
+
+ mutex_lock(&rproc_cdev->lock);
+ ret = rproc_cdev->ops->get_max_level(rproc_cdev->devdata, state);
+ mutex_unlock(&rproc_cdev->lock);
+
+ return ret;
+}
+
+static int remoteproc_get_cur_state(struct thermal_cooling_device *cdev,
+ unsigned long *state)
+{
+ struct remoteproc_cdev *rproc_cdev = cdev->devdata;
+ int ret;
+
+ mutex_lock(&rproc_cdev->lock);
+ ret = rproc_cdev->ops->get_cur_level(rproc_cdev->devdata, state);
+ mutex_unlock(&rproc_cdev->lock);
+
+ return ret;
+}
+
+static int remoteproc_set_cur_state(struct thermal_cooling_device *cdev,
+ unsigned long state)
+{
+ struct remoteproc_cdev *rproc_cdev = cdev->devdata;
+ int ret;
+
+ mutex_lock(&rproc_cdev->lock);
+ ret = rproc_cdev->ops->set_cur_level(rproc_cdev->devdata, state);
+ mutex_unlock(&rproc_cdev->lock);
+
+ return ret;
+}
+
+static const struct thermal_cooling_device_ops remoteproc_cooling_ops = {
+ .get_max_state = remoteproc_get_max_state,
+ .get_cur_state = remoteproc_get_cur_state,
+ .set_cur_state = remoteproc_set_cur_state,
+};
+
+struct remoteproc_cdev *
+remoteproc_cooling_register(struct device_node *np,
+ const char *name, const struct remoteproc_cooling_ops *ops,
+ void *devdata)
+{
+ struct remoteproc_cdev *rproc_cdev;
+ struct thermal_cooling_device *cdev;
+ int ret;
+
+ if (!name || !ops)
+ return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
+
+ rproc_cdev = kzalloc(sizeof(*rproc_cdev), GFP_KERNEL);
+ if (!rproc_cdev)
+ return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+
+ rproc_cdev->ops = ops;
+ rproc_cdev->devdata = devdata;
+ mutex_init(&rproc_cdev->lock);
+
+ char *rproc_name __free(kfree) =
+ kasprintf(GFP_KERNEL, REMOTEPROC_PREFIX "%s", name);
+ /* Register with thermal framework */
+ if (np)
+ cdev = thermal_of_cooling_device_register(np, rproc_name, rproc_cdev,
+ &remoteproc_cooling_ops);
+ else
+ cdev = thermal_cooling_device_register(rproc_name, rproc_cdev,
+ &remoteproc_cooling_ops);
+
+ if (IS_ERR(cdev)) {
+ ret = PTR_ERR(cdev);
+ goto free_rproc_cdev;
+ }
+
+ rproc_cdev->cdev = cdev;
+
+ return rproc_cdev;
+
+free_rproc_cdev:
+ kfree(rproc_cdev);
+ return ERR_PTR(ret);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(remoteproc_cooling_register);
+
+void remoteproc_cooling_unregister(struct remoteproc_cdev *rproc_cdev)
+{
+ if (!rproc_cdev)
+ return;
+
+ thermal_cooling_device_unregister(rproc_cdev->cdev);
+ mutex_destroy(&rproc_cdev->lock);
+ kfree(rproc_cdev);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(remoteproc_cooling_unregister);
+
+MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
+MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Remote Processor Cooling Device");
diff --git a/include/linux/remoteproc_cooling.h b/include/linux/remoteproc_cooling.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..721912d1a5ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/linux/remoteproc_cooling.h
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
+/*
+ * Remote Processor Cooling Device
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2025, Qualcomm Innovation Center
+ */
+
+#ifndef __REMOTEPROC_COOLING_H__
+#define __REMOTEPROC_COOLING_H__
+
+#include <linux/thermal.h>
+
+struct device;
+struct device_node;
+
+struct remoteproc_cooling_ops {
+ int (*get_max_level)(void *devdata, unsigned long *level);
+ int (*get_cur_level)(void *devdata, unsigned long *level);
+ int (*set_cur_level)(void *devdata, unsigned long level);
+};
+
+struct remoteproc_cdev;
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_REMOTEPROC_THERMAL
+
+struct remoteproc_cdev *
+remoteproc_cooling_register(struct device_node *np,
+ const char *name,
+ const struct remoteproc_cooling_ops *ops,
+ void *devdata);
+
+void remoteproc_cooling_unregister(struct remoteproc_cdev *rproc_cdev);
+
+#else /* !CONFIG_REMOTEPROC_THERMAL */
+
+static inline struct remoteproc_cdev *
+remoteproc_cooling_register(struct device_node *np,
+ const char *name,
+ const struct remoteproc_cooling_ops *ops,
+ void *devdata)
+{
+ return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
+}
+
+static inline void
+remoteproc_cooling_unregister(struct remoteproc_cdev *rproc_cdev)
+{
+}
+
+#endif /* CONFIG_REMOTEPROC_THERMAL */
+
+#endif /* __REMOTEPROC_COOLING_H__ */
--
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