Re: [PATCH v8 03/10] dt-bindings: reserved-memory: Wakeup Mailbox for Intel processors

[Rob Herring (Arm)]

On Wed, 07 Jan 2026 13:44:39 -0800, Ricardo Neri wrote:
> Add DeviceTree bindings to enumerate the wakeup mailbox used in platform
> firmware for Intel processors.
> 
> x86 platforms commonly boot secondary CPUs using an INIT assert, de-assert
> followed by Start-Up IPI messages. The wakeup mailbox can be used when this
> mechanism is unavailable.
> 
> The wakeup mailbox offers more control to the operating system to boot
> secondary CPUs than a spin-table. It allows the reuse of the same wakeup
> vector for all CPUs while maintaining control over which CPUs to boot and
> when. While it is possible to achieve the same level of control using a
> spin-table, it would require specifying a separate `cpu-release-addr` for
> each secondary CPU.
> 
> The operation and structure of the mailbox are described in the
> Multiprocessor Wakeup Structure defined in the ACPI specification. Note
> that this structure does not specify how to publish the mailbox to the
> operating system (ACPI-based platform firmware uses a separate table). No
> ACPI table is needed in DeviceTree-based firmware to enumerate the mailbox.
> 
> Nodes that want to refer to the reserved memory usually define
> a `memory-region` property. /cpus/cpu* nodes would want to refer to the
> mailbox, but they do not have such property defined in the DeviceTree
> specification. Moreover, it would imply that there is a memory region per
> CPU. Instead, add a `compatible` property that the operating system can use
> to discover the mailbox.
> 
> Reviewed-by: Dexuan Cui <decui@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Reviewed-by: Rob Herring (Arm) <robh@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Acked-by: Rafael J. Wysocki (Intel) <rafael.j.wysocki@xxxxxxxxx>
> Co-developed-by: Yunhong Jiang <yunhong.jiang@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Yunhong Jiang <yunhong.jiang@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Ricardo Neri <ricardo.neri-calderon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> Changes in v8:
>  - None
> 
> Changes in v7:
>  - Fixed Acked-by tag from Rafael to include the "(Intel)" suffix.
> 
> Changes in v6:
>  - Reworded the changelog for clarity.
>  - Added Acked-by tag from Rafael. Thanks!
>  - Added Reviewed-by tag from Rob. Thanks!
>  - Added Reviewed-by tag from Dexuan. Thanks!
> 
> Changes in v5:
>  - Specified the version and section of the ACPI spec in which the
>    wakeup mailbox is defined. (Rafael)
>  - Fixed a warning from yamllint about line lengths of URLs.
> 
> Changes in v4:
>  - Removed redefinitions of the mailbox and instead referred to ACPI
>    specification as per discussion on LKML.
>  - Clarified that DeviceTree-based firmware do not require the use of
>    ACPI tables to enumerate the mailbox. (Rob)
>  - Described the need of using a `compatible` property.
>  - Dropped the `alignment` property. (Krzysztof, Rafael)
>  - Used a real address for the mailbox node. (Krzysztof)
> 
> Changes in v3:
>  - Implemented the mailbox as a reserved-memory node. Add to it a
>    `compatible` property. (Krzysztof)
>  - Explained the relationship between the mailbox and the `enable-mehod`
>    property of the CPU nodes.
>  - Expanded the documentation of the binding.
> 
> Changes in v2:
>  - Added more details to the description of the binding.
>  - Added requirement a new requirement for cpu@N nodes to add an
>    `enable-method`.
> ---
>  .../reserved-memory/intel,wakeup-mailbox.yaml      | 50 ++++++++++++++++++++++
>  1 file changed, 50 insertions(+)
> 

My bot found errors running 'make dt_binding_check' on your patch:

yamllint warnings/errors:
./Documentation/devicetree/bindings/reserved-memory/intel,wakeup-mailbox.yaml:23:1: [warning] too many blank lines (2 > 1) (empty-lines)

dtschema/dtc warnings/errors:

doc reference errors (make refcheckdocs):

See https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/devicetree/patch/20260107-rneri-wakeup-mailbox-v8-3-2f5b6785f2f5@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

The base for the series is generally the latest rc1. A different dependency
should be noted in *this* patch.

If you already ran 'make dt_binding_check' and didn't see the above
error(s), then make sure 'yamllint' is installed and dt-schema is up to
date:

pip3 install dtschema --upgrade

Please check and re-submit after running the above command yourself. Note
that DT_SCHEMA_FILES can be set to your schema file to speed up checking
your schema. However, it must be unset to test all examples with your schema.