Re: [PATCH v6 7/7] bus: mhi: Expose DDR training data via controller sysfs

[Manivannan Sadhasivam]

On Thu, Oct 08, 2026 at 11:41:59AM +0530, Kishore Batta wrote:
> 
> On 7/22/2026 5:52 PM, Manivannan Sadhasivam wrote:
> > On Wed, Jul 01, 2026 at 04:07:41PM +0530, Kishore Batta wrote:
> > > DDR training data captured during Sahara command mode needs to be
> > > accessible to userspace so it can be persisted and reused on subsequent
> > > boots. Currently, the training data is stored internally in the driver
> > > but has no external visibility once the Sahara channel is torn down.
> > > 
> > > Expose the captured DDR training data via a read-only binary sysfs
> > > attribute on the MHI controller device:
> > > 
> > > /sys/bus/mhi/devices/<mhi_cntrl>/ddr_training_data
> > > 
> > > The sysfs read callback serves data directly from controller scoped storage
> > > and protects access with the controller training data lock. The attribute
> > > lifetime is tied to the controller device via devres, allowing the data to
> > > remain readable after Sahara channel teardown and ensuring automatic
> > > cleanup when controller device is removed.
> > > 
> > > Userspace flow:
> > > 1. For each controller device, userspace reads the ddr_training_data sysfs
> > >     attribute.
> > > 2. If the read returns non-zero data, userspace persists it using a
> > >     serial specific filename (for example, mdmddr_0x<serial_no>.mbn).
> > > 3. On subsequent boots, the Sahara driver attempts to load this serial
> > >     specific DDR training image before falling back to the default
> > >     training image, restoring DDR calibration data and avoiding retraining.
> > > 
> > > Add ABI documentation for the DDR training data sysfs attribute exposed by
> > > Sahara MHI driver.
> > > 
> > > Signed-off-by: Kishore Batta <kishore.batta@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > ---
> > >   .../ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-mhi-ddr_training_data    | 19 +++++++
> > >   drivers/bus/mhi/host/clients/sahara/sahara.c       | 62 ++++++++++++++++++++++
> > >   2 files changed, 81 insertions(+)
> > > 
> > > diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-mhi-ddr_training_data b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-mhi-ddr_training_data
> > > new file mode 100644
> > > index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..810b487b5a5fdba133d81255f9879844e3938a10
> > > --- /dev/null
> > > +++ b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-mhi-ddr_training_data
> > > @@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
> > > +What:                   /sys/bus/mhi/devices/<mhi-cntrl>/ddr_training_data
> > > +
> > > +Date:                   March 2026
> > > +
> > > +Contact:                Kishore Batta <kishore.batta@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > +
> > > +Description:            Contains the DDR training data for the Qualcomm device
> > > +                        connected. MHI driver populates different controller
> > > +                        nodes for each device. The DDR training data is exposed
> > > +                        to userspace to read and save the training data file to
> > > +                        the filesystem. In the subsequent boot up of the device,
> > > +                        the training data is restored from host to device
> > > +                        optimizing the boot up time of the device.
> > > +
> > > +Usage:                  Example for reading DDR training data:
> > > +                        cat /sys/bus/mhi/devices/mhi0/ddr_training_data
> > > +
> > > +Permissions:            The file permissions are set to 0444 allowing read
> > > +                        access.
> > > diff --git a/drivers/bus/mhi/host/clients/sahara/sahara.c b/drivers/bus/mhi/host/clients/sahara/sahara.c
> > > index 07bc743aa061dd2fa85638067d494562152474e3..72ac751c302a98448b5756c9feb438647bd0ce4b 100644
> > > --- a/drivers/bus/mhi/host/clients/sahara/sahara.c
> > > +++ b/drivers/bus/mhi/host/clients/sahara/sahara.c
> > > @@ -273,6 +273,66 @@ static struct sahara_cntrl_training_data *sahara_cntrl_training_get(struct devic
> > >   	return ct;
> > >   }
> > > +static ssize_t ddr_training_data_read(struct file *filp, struct kobject *kobj,
> > > +				      const struct bin_attribute *attr, char *buf,
> > > +				      loff_t offset, size_t count)
> > > +{
> > > +	struct device *dev = kobj_to_dev(kobj);
> > > +	struct sahara_cntrl_training_data *ct;
> > > +	size_t available;
> > > +
> > > +	ct = sahara_cntrl_training_get(dev);
> > > +	if (!ct)
> > > +		return -ENODEV;
> > > +
> > > +	mutex_lock(&ct->lock);
> > > +
> > > +	/* No data yet or offset past end */
> > > +	if (!ct->data || offset >= ct->size) {
> > > +		mutex_unlock(&ct->lock);
> > > +		return 0;
> > > +	}
> > > +
> > > +	available = ct->size - offset;
> > > +	count = min(count, available);
> > > +	memcpy(buf, (u8 *)ct->data + offset, count);
> > > +
> > > +	mutex_unlock(&ct->lock);
> > > +
> > > +	return count;
> > > +}
> > > +static BIN_ATTR_RO(ddr_training_data, 0);
> > > +
> > > +static void sahara_sysfs_devres_release(struct device *dev, void *res)
> > > +{
> > > +	device_remove_bin_file(dev, &bin_attr_ddr_training_data);
> > > +}
> > > +
> > > +static void sahara_sysfs_create(struct mhi_device *mhi_dev)
> > > +{
> > > +	struct device *dev = &mhi_dev->mhi_cntrl->mhi_dev->dev;
> > > +	void *cookie;
> > > +	int ret;
> > > +
> > > +	if (devres_find(dev, sahara_sysfs_devres_release, NULL, NULL))
> > > +		return;
> > > +
> > I think I asked this question before, but didn't follow up. This attribute
> > should be tied to the SAHARA channel, not the controller. There is no reason for
> > it to be available when the channel is gone.
> > 
> > - Mani
> 
> Sure. Let me clarify. In this flow, the sahara channel is used during boot
> and is torn down after the image transfer sequence completes. If the sysfs
> attribute is tied to the Sahara channel, its removal can occur before
> userspace has an opportunity to read and save the training data. This is why
> the attribute is intentionally tied to the MHI controller device. The
> controller remains available after the Sahara channel is removed, allowing
> userspace to read: /sys/bus/mhi/devices/<mhi_cntrl>/ddr_training_data. This
> attribute remains empty until valid training data is captured and is removed
> only when the controller device itself is released. Thus, its controller
> lifetime is required to preserve the captured data across sahara channel
> teardown.
> 

Ok, fine then.

- Mani