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

[Appana Durga Kedareswara Rao]

Hi Alan,

	Thanks for the review...

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> > 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"?

Sure will make it cfg_regs...
Are you ok with the above proposal?? 
if you are ok will make changes accordingly and will post v4...

> 
> > (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 :)

Thanks ð 

Regards,
Kedar.

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