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[v5,7/7] lib: sbi: Document sbi_ecall_extension members

Message ID 20230515093446.73123-8-ajones@ventanamicro.com
State Superseded
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Series [v5,1/7] lib: sbi: Introduce register_extensions extension callback | expand

Commit Message

Andrew Jones May 15, 2023, 9:34 a.m. UTC
With the introduction of the register_extensions callback the
range members (extid_start and extid_end) may now change and it
has become a bit subtle as to when a probe function should be
implemented. Document all the members and their relationship to
the register_extensions callback.

Signed-off-by: Andrew Jones <ajones@ventanamicro.com>
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 include/sbi/sbi_ecall.h | 35 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 35 insertions(+)

Comments

Anup Patel May 15, 2023, 10:41 a.m. UTC | #1
On Mon, May 15, 2023 at 3:05 PM Andrew Jones <ajones@ventanamicro.com> wrote:
>
> With the introduction of the register_extensions callback the
> range members (extid_start and extid_end) may now change and it
> has become a bit subtle as to when a probe function should be
> implemented. Document all the members and their relationship to
> the register_extensions callback.
>
> Signed-off-by: Andrew Jones <ajones@ventanamicro.com>

Looks good to me.

Reviewed-by: Anup Patel <anup@brainfault.org>

Thanks,
Anup

> ---
>  include/sbi/sbi_ecall.h | 35 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  1 file changed, 35 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/include/sbi/sbi_ecall.h b/include/sbi/sbi_ecall.h
> index fac26429cf5d..3cb25ae80fb0 100644
> --- a/include/sbi/sbi_ecall.h
> +++ b/include/sbi/sbi_ecall.h
> @@ -21,11 +21,46 @@ struct sbi_trap_regs;
>  struct sbi_trap_info;
>
>  struct sbi_ecall_extension {
> +       /* head is used by the extension list */
>         struct sbi_dlist head;
> +       /*
> +        * extid_start and extid_end specify the range for this extension.
> +        * As the initial range may be wider than the valid runtime range,
> +        * the register_extensions callback is responsible for narrowing
> +        * the range before other callbacks may be invoked.
> +        */
>         unsigned long extid_start;
>         unsigned long extid_end;
> +       /*
> +        * register_extensions
> +        *
> +        * Calls sbi_ecall_register_extension() one or more times to
> +        * register extension ID range(s) which should be handled by this
> +        * extension. More than one sbi_ecall_extension struct and
> +        * sbi_ecall_register_extension() call is necessary when the supported
> +        * extension ID ranges have gaps. Additionally, extension availability
> +        * must be checked before registering, which means, when this callback
> +        * returns, only valid extension IDs from the initial range, which are
> +        * also available, have been registered.
> +        */
>         int (* register_extensions)(void);
> +       /*
> +        * probe
> +        *
> +        * Implements the Base extension's probe function for the extension. As
> +        * the register_extensions callback ensures that no other extension
> +        * callbacks will be invoked when the extension is not available, then
> +        * probe can never fail. However, an extension may choose to set out_val
> +        * to a nonzero value other than one. In those cases, it should implement
> +        * this callback.
> +        */
>         int (* probe)(unsigned long extid, unsigned long *out_val);
> +       /*
> +        * handle
> +        *
> +        * This is the extension handler. register_extensions ensures it is
> +        * never invoked with an invalid or unavailable extension ID.
> +        */
>         int (* handle)(unsigned long extid, unsigned long funcid,
>                        const struct sbi_trap_regs *regs,
>                        unsigned long *out_val,
> --
> 2.40.0
>
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diff --git a/include/sbi/sbi_ecall.h b/include/sbi/sbi_ecall.h
index fac26429cf5d..3cb25ae80fb0 100644
--- a/include/sbi/sbi_ecall.h
+++ b/include/sbi/sbi_ecall.h
@@ -21,11 +21,46 @@  struct sbi_trap_regs;
 struct sbi_trap_info;
 
 struct sbi_ecall_extension {
+	/* head is used by the extension list */
 	struct sbi_dlist head;
+	/*
+	 * extid_start and extid_end specify the range for this extension.
+	 * As the initial range may be wider than the valid runtime range,
+	 * the register_extensions callback is responsible for narrowing
+	 * the range before other callbacks may be invoked.
+	 */
 	unsigned long extid_start;
 	unsigned long extid_end;
+	/*
+	 * register_extensions
+	 *
+	 * Calls sbi_ecall_register_extension() one or more times to
+	 * register extension ID range(s) which should be handled by this
+	 * extension. More than one sbi_ecall_extension struct and
+	 * sbi_ecall_register_extension() call is necessary when the supported
+	 * extension ID ranges have gaps. Additionally, extension availability
+	 * must be checked before registering, which means, when this callback
+	 * returns, only valid extension IDs from the initial range, which are
+	 * also available, have been registered.
+	 */
 	int (* register_extensions)(void);
+	/*
+	 * probe
+	 *
+	 * Implements the Base extension's probe function for the extension. As
+	 * the register_extensions callback ensures that no other extension
+	 * callbacks will be invoked when the extension is not available, then
+	 * probe can never fail. However, an extension may choose to set out_val
+	 * to a nonzero value other than one. In those cases, it should implement
+	 * this callback.
+	 */
 	int (* probe)(unsigned long extid, unsigned long *out_val);
+	/*
+	 * handle
+	 *
+	 * This is the extension handler. register_extensions ensures it is
+	 * never invoked with an invalid or unavailable extension ID.
+	 */
 	int (* handle)(unsigned long extid, unsigned long funcid,
 		       const struct sbi_trap_regs *regs,
 		       unsigned long *out_val,