[RFC PATCH 00/11] Refactor MSI to support Non-PCI device

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The key difference between PCI device and Non-PCI MSI is the interfaces to
access hardware MSI registers.
for instance, currently, msi_chip->setup_irq() to setup MSI irq and configure
the MSI address/data registers, so we need to provide device specific
write_msi_msg() interface, then when we call msi_chip->setup_irq(), the device
MSI registers can be configured appropriately.

What if we can register/override the setup_irq() from bus-driver (not sure, but may be device-driver itself). Example PCI bus-driver will provide setup_irq() (or the part of setup_irq which set address and data in h/w) by PCI bus, which configure address/data in h/w as per PCI standard. 

We in Freescale will be using MSI for the devices behind a new-bus (which is not PCI based), We have a separate bus driver for same. And this new bus driver register/provide its own address/data write function which is based on that specific bus protocol.

Hi Bharat, I'm glad to know your MSI device working mode.
Provide the private MSI setup functions in bus-driver layer can't apply to all Non-PCI MSI devices,
because we can not guarantee Non-PCI MSI devices are always on a bus. The existing HPET, DMAR device both
have no bus bind. I'm working on a new MSI setup framework, as you mentioned before, in device-driver model.

I abstracted a new virtual device (called struct msi_dev), this msi_dev will manage all MSI info, and a new bus
named msi_bus, also introduced a new driver msi_driver, msi_bus is responsible for binding msi_dev and msi_driver.
All MSI devices will be classified into different MSI device types, like MSI_TYPE_PCI, MSI_TYPE_HPET, MSI_TYPE_DMAR, etc..

Each MSI type device should provide a private struct msi_driver. msi_driver should contain the type specific
MSI ops functions to help setup and enable MSI device, request MSI irq.

I almost finish the first draft, and will post out next week in plan :)


Thanks!
Yijing.

Thanks
-Bharat

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My patchset is just a RFC draft, I will update it later, all we want to do is
make kernel support Non-PCI MSI devices.

Thanks!
Yijing.

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Thanks
Arnab
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