[PATCH v4 7/9] remoteproc: Refactor function rproc_trigger_auto_boot()

[Mathieu Poirier]

Refactor function rproc_trigger_auto_boot() to properly deal
with scenarios where the remoteproc core needs to attach with a
remote processor that has already been booted by an external
entity.

Signed-off-by: Mathieu Poirier <mathieu.poirier@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
 drivers/remoteproc/remoteproc_core.c | 9 +++++++++
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+)

diff --git a/drivers/remoteproc/remoteproc_core.c b/drivers/remoteproc/remoteproc_core.c
index 48ddc29814be..d32ac8f0c872 100644
--- a/drivers/remoteproc/remoteproc_core.c
+++ b/drivers/remoteproc/remoteproc_core.c
@@ -1586,6 +1586,15 @@ static int rproc_trigger_auto_boot(struct rproc *rproc)
 {
 	int ret;
 
+	/*
+	 * Since the remote processor is in a detached state, it has already
+	 * been booted by another entity.  As such there is no point in waiting
+	 * for a firmware image to be loaded, we can simply initiate the process
+	 * of attaching to it immediately.
+	 */
+	if (rproc->state == RPROC_DETACHED)
+		return rproc_boot(rproc);
+
 	/*
 	 * We're initiating an asynchronous firmware loading, so we can
 	 * be built-in kernel code, without hanging the boot process.
-- 
2.20.1