RE: [PATCH v2 2/3] firmware: Keem Bay: Add support for Arm Trusted Firmware Service call

[Zulkifli, Muhammad Husaini]

Hi Michal,

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>From: Sudeep Holla <sudeep.holla@xxxxxxx>
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>To: Zulkifli, Muhammad Husaini <muhammad.husaini.zulkifli@xxxxxxxxx>
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>Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 2/3] firmware: Keem Bay: Add support for Arm Trusted
>Firmware Service call
>
>On Mon, Oct 05, 2020 at 05:04:10PM +0000, Zulkifli, Muhammad Husaini wrote:
>
>> To be clarify keembay_sd_voltage_selection function as Michal's
>> prefers is actually using the firmware driver. This function located
>> in firmware driver.
>
>OK, it can be just one function place it in any file you think is more appropriate
>need not be arasan controller driver. Any reasons why this can't work ? Can even
>be in some header.
>
>int keembay_sd_voltage_selection(int volt) {
>	int res;
>
>	arm_smccc_1_1_invoke(KEEMBAY_SET_SD_VOLTAGE_FUNC_ID, volt,
>&res)
>
>	/* appropriate error check if needed here */
>
>	return res;
>}
>
>> I will call this func during voltage switching from arasan controller.
>> I believe this implementation require DT to specify the compatible
>> name and method use either smc/hvc.
>
>No, use the standard one as detected by arm_smccc_1_1_invoke (It calls
>arm_smccc_get_conduit internally and use SMC/HVC based on that)
>
>>
>> Are you saying that by using simple smcc based function library I
>> should call below func() in arasan controller. For example
>> 1) arm_smccc_get_version(void)
>> 2) arm_smccc_version_init(arm_smccc_get_version(),
>SMCCC_CONDUIT_SMC);
>
>Nope
>
>> 3) arm_smccc_1_1_invoke(KEEMBAY_SET_SD_VOLTAGE_FUNC_ID,
>voltage_value
>> ,  &res);
>
>Just this.
Is it ok not using the centralize firmware drivers? 
I would just revert back everything as in V1 by directly call the arm_smccc_1_1_invoke in arasan controller.
 
>
>--
>Regards,
>Sudeep