Re: [PATCH v6, 00/15] Using component framework to support multi hardware decode

[Ezequiel Garcia]

On Wed, 1 Sept 2021 at 05:32, Yunfei Dong <yunfei.dong@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> This series adds support for multi hardware decode into mtk-vcodec, by first
> adding component framework to manage each hardware information: interrupt,
> clock, register bases and power. Secondly add core thread to deal with core
> hardware message, at the same time, add msg queue for different hardware
> share messages. Lastly, the architecture of different specs are not the same,
> using specs type to separate them.
>
> This series has been tested with both MT8183 and MT8173. Decoding was working
> for both chips.
>
> Patches 1~3 rewrite get register bases and power on/off interface.
>
> Patch 4 add component framework to support multi hardware.
>
> Patch 5 separate video encoder and decoder document
>
> Patches 6-15 add interfaces to support core hardware.
> ----
> This patch dependents on : "media: mtk-vcodec: support for MT8183 decoder"[1] and
> "Mediatek MT8192 clock support"[2].
>
> 1: Multi hardware decode is based on stateless decoder, MT8183 is the first time
> to add stateless decoder. Otherwise it will cause conflict. This patch will be
> accepted in 5.15[1].
>
> 2: The definition of decoder clocks are in mt8192-clk.h, this patch already in clk tree[2].
>
> [1]https://patchwork.linuxtv.org/project/linux-media/list/?series=5826
> [2]https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/clk/linux.git/commit/?h=clk-next&id=f35f1a23e0e12e3173e9e9dedbc150d139027189
> ----
> Changes compared with v5:
> -Add decoder hardware block diagram for patch 13/15
>


The discussion on v5 was still on-going, so sending this v6
is not helpful. The context for v5's discussion is now harder to find.

Please avoid sending a new version without properly
discussing all the feedback, and without reaching consensus.
This is very important, please keep it in mind.

Specifically, the feedback on v5 was NAK, with the request to avoid
using any async framework, and instead try to find a simpler solution.

For instance, you can model things with a bus-like pattern,
which ties all the devices together, under a parent node.
This pattern is common in the kernel, the parent
node can use of_platform_populate or similar
(git grep of_platform_populate, you will see plenty of examples).

You will still have to do some work to have the proper
regs resources, but this is doable. Each child is a device,
so it can have its own resources (clocks, interrupts, iommus).

You don't need any async framework.

    vcodec_dec: vcodec_dec@16000000 {
        compatible = "mediatek,mt8192-vcodec-dec";
        reg = <something>;
        mediatek,scp = <&scp>;
        iommus = <&iommu0 M4U_PORT_L4_VDEC_MC_EXT>;
        dma-ranges = <0x1 0x0 0x0 0x40000000 0x0 0xfff00000>;

        vcodec_lat@0x10000 {
            compatible = "mediatek,mtk-vcodec-lat";
            reg = <0x10000 0x800>;      /* VDEC_MISC */
            interrupts = <GIC_SPI 426 IRQ_TYPE_LEVEL_HIGH 0>;
            // etc
        };

        vcodec_core@0x25000 {
           compatible = "mediatek,mtk-vcodec-core";
           reg = <0x25000 0x1000>;      /* VDEC_CORE_MISC */
           interrupts = <GIC_SPI 425 IRQ_TYPE_LEVEL_HIGH 0>;
           // etc
        };
    };

Thanks,
Ezequiel