Re: [PATCH v3 2/2] fpga: zynq-fpga: Add support for readback

[Alan Tull]

On Wed, Jul 25, 2018 at 4:12 AM, Appana Durga Kedareswara Rao
<appanad@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi Alan,
>
>         Thanks for the review...
>
> <Snip>
>> >
>> > <Snip>
>> >> > +static bool readback_type;
>> >> > +module_param(readback_type, bool, 0644);
>> >> > +MODULE_PARM_DESC(readback_type,
>> >> > +               "readback_type 0-configuration register read "
>> >> > +               "1- configuration data read (default: 0)");
>> >>
>> >> Not sure a module param is the best solution here.
>> >
>> > Need to provide flexibility to the user to switch between reading of FPGA
>> registers and configuration data.
>>
>> I suggested calling the attribute 'image' because I thought it would always be
>> a read back of the FPGA image information.  I don't think that a sysfs
>> attribute's function should change. :)
>
> In Zynq Case it supports two types of the readback (Configuration registers, Configuration data(fpga image))  which may not be the same case for other vendors.
> Since I need to support both the use cases I have differentiated them using module param in the zynq-fpga driver.
>
> As you said we shouldn't change the attribute's function, So in the zynq-fpga driver,
> I am planning to add another debugfs attribute for reading back of configuration registers as it is vendor specific readback type.
>  (Configuration registers                   ----  Usage:  /sys/kernel/debug/fpga/zynq-fpga/cfgreg_summary)

Is it called '...summary' because it is not all the registers?  Could
just be "cfg_regs"?

> (Configuration data(fpga image)    ----   Usage: /sys/kernel/debug/fpga/fpga0/image)
> Please let me know your thoughts for the same...
>
>>
>> > One other option is sysfs. Do you want me to implement sysfs path???
>> > Any other suggestions???
>>
>> You could implement another sysfs attribute for reading FPGA registers
>> with a separate ops callback.   Please clarify what it is doing (not
>> all FPGAs have this function) and what that will look like when the user reads
>> the from the sysfs
>
> AFAIK we shouldn't add another sysfs/debugfs attribute for vendor-specific readback type in the FPGA manager ops.
> Please correct me if my understanding is wrong.

You are not wrong :)

>
> Regards,
> Kedar.
>
>>
>> Alan