Re: [PATCH 1/2] thermal/drivers/core: Add init section table for self-encapsulation
From: Daniel Lezcano
Date: Mon Jun 24 2019 - 03:32:43 EST
Any chance this patch gets merged for v5.4?
Thanks
-- Daniel
On 12/06/2019 22:13, Daniel Lezcano wrote:
> Currently the governors are declared in their respective files but they
> export their [un]register functions which in turn call the [un]register
> governors core's functions. That implies a cyclic dependency which is
> not desirable. There is a way to self-encapsulate the governors by letting
> them to declare themselves in a __init section table.
>
> Define the table in the asm generic linker description like the other
> tables and provide the specific macros to deal with.
>
> Reviewed-by: Amit Kucheria <amit.kucheria@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Daniel Lezcano <daniel.lezcano@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> drivers/thermal/thermal_core.h | 15 +++++++++++++++
> include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h | 11 +++++++++++
> 2 files changed, 26 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.h b/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.h
> index 0df190ed82a7..be901e84aa65 100644
> --- a/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.h
> +++ b/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.h
> @@ -15,6 +15,21 @@
> /* Initial state of a cooling device during binding */
> #define THERMAL_NO_TARGET -1UL
>
> +/* Init section thermal table */
> +extern struct thermal_governor *__governor_thermal_table[];
> +extern struct thermal_governor *__governor_thermal_table_end[];
> +
> +#define THERMAL_TABLE_ENTRY(table, name) \
> + (static typeof(name) *__thermal_table_entry_##name \
> + __used __section(__##table##_thermal_table) = &name)
> +
> +#define THERMAL_GOVERNOR_DECLARE(name) THERMAL_TABLE_ENTRY(governor, name)
> +
> +#define for_each_governor_table(__governor) \
> + for (__governor = __governor_thermal_table; \
> + __governor < __governor_thermal_table_end; \
> + __governor++)
> +
> /*
> * This structure is used to describe the behavior of
> * a certain cooling device on a certain trip point
> diff --git a/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h b/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h
> index f8f6f04c4453..8312fdc2b2fa 100644
> --- a/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h
> +++ b/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h
> @@ -239,6 +239,16 @@
> #define ACPI_PROBE_TABLE(name)
> #endif
>
> +#ifdef CONFIG_THERMAL
> +#define THERMAL_TABLE(name) \
> + . = ALIGN(8); \
> + __##name##_thermal_table = .; \
> + KEEP(*(__##name##_thermal_table)) \
> + __##name##_thermal_table_end = .;
> +#else
> +#define THERMAL_TABLE(name)
> +#endif
> +
> #define KERNEL_DTB() \
> STRUCT_ALIGN(); \
> __dtb_start = .; \
> @@ -609,6 +619,7 @@
> IRQCHIP_OF_MATCH_TABLE() \
> ACPI_PROBE_TABLE(irqchip) \
> ACPI_PROBE_TABLE(timer) \
> + THERMAL_TABLE(governor) \
> EARLYCON_TABLE() \
> LSM_TABLE()
>
>
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