Hi Stefano,

On Wed, Jan 19, 2022 at 05:28:21PM -0800, Stefano Stabellini wrote:
> On Wed, 19 Jan 2022, Oleksii Moisieiev wrote:
> > On Wed, Dec 22, 2021 at 06:23:24PM -0800, Stefano Stabellini wrote:
> > > On Wed, 22 Dec 2021, Oleksii Moisieiev wrote:
> > > > On Tue, Dec 21, 2021 at 01:22:50PM -0800, Stefano Stabellini wrote:
> > > > > On Tue, 21 Dec 2021, Oleksii Moisieiev wrote:
> > > > > > Hi Stefano,
> > > > > >
> > > > > > On Mon, Dec 20, 2021 at 04:52:01PM -0800, Stefano Stabellini wrote:
> > > > > > > On Mon, 20 Dec 2021, Oleksii Moisieiev wrote:
> > > > > > > > Hi Stefano,
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > On Fri, Dec 17, 2021 at 06:14:55PM -0800, Stefano Stabellini 
> > > > > > > > wrote:
> > > > > > > > > On Tue, 14 Dec 2021, Oleksii Moisieiev wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > This is the implementation of SCI interface, called 
> > > > > > > > > > SCMI-SMC driver,
> > > > > > > > > > which works as the mediator between XEN Domains and 
> > > > > > > > > > Firmware (SCP, ATF etc).
> > > > > > > > > > This allows devices from the Domains to work with clocks, 
> > > > > > > > > > resets and
> > > > > > > > > > power-domains without access to CPG.
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > The following features are implemented:
> > > > > > > > > > - request SCMI channels from ATF and pass channels to 
> > > > > > > > > > Domains;
> > > > > > > > > > - set device permissions for Domains based on the Domain 
> > > > > > > > > > partial
> > > > > > > > > > device-tree. Devices with permissions are able to work with 
> > > > > > > > > > clocks,
> > > > > > > > > > resets and power-domains via SCMI;
> > > > > > > > > > - redirect scmi messages from Domains to ATF.
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > Signed-off-by: Oleksii Moisieiev 
> > > > > > > > > > <oleksii_moisie...@epam.com>
> > > > > > > > > > ---
> > > > > > > > > >  xen/arch/arm/Kconfig          |   2 +
> > > > > > > > > >  xen/arch/arm/sci/Kconfig      |  10 +
> > > > > > > > > >  xen/arch/arm/sci/Makefile     |   1 +
> > > > > > > > > >  xen/arch/arm/sci/scmi_smc.c   | 795 
> > > > > > > > > > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> > > > > > > > > >  xen/include/public/arch-arm.h |   1 +
> > > > > > > > > >  5 files changed, 809 insertions(+)
> > > > > > > > > >  create mode 100644 xen/arch/arm/sci/Kconfig
> > > > > > > > > >  create mode 100644 xen/arch/arm/sci/scmi_smc.c
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > diff --git a/xen/arch/arm/Kconfig b/xen/arch/arm/Kconfig
> > > > > > > > > > index 186e1db389..02d96c6cfc 100644
> > > > > > > > > > --- a/xen/arch/arm/Kconfig
> > > > > > > > > > +++ b/xen/arch/arm/Kconfig
> > > > > > > > > > @@ -114,6 +114,8 @@ config SCI
> > > > > > > > > >       support. It allows guests to control system 
> > > > > > > > > > resourcess via one of
> > > > > > > > > >       SCI mediators implemented in XEN.
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > +source "arch/arm/sci/Kconfig"
> > > > > > > > > > +
> > > > > > > > > >  endmenu
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > >  menu "ARM errata workaround via the alternative framework"
> > > > > > > > > > diff --git a/xen/arch/arm/sci/Kconfig 
> > > > > > > > > > b/xen/arch/arm/sci/Kconfig
> > > > > > > > > > new file mode 100644
> > > > > > > > > > index 0000000000..9563067ddc
> > > > > > > > > > --- /dev/null
> > > > > > > > > > +++ b/xen/arch/arm/sci/Kconfig
> > > > > > > > > > @@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
> > > > > > > > > > +config SCMI_SMC
> > > > > > > > > > +   bool "Enable SCMI-SMC mediator driver"
> > > > > > > > > > +   default n
> > > > > > > > > > +   depends on SCI
> > > > > > > > > > +   ---help---
> > > > > > > > > > +
> > > > > > > > > > +   Enables mediator in XEN to pass SCMI requests from 
> > > > > > > > > > Domains to ATF.
> > > > > > > > > > +   This feature allows drivers from Domains to work with 
> > > > > > > > > > System
> > > > > > > > > > +   Controllers (such as power,resets,clock etc.). SCP is 
> > > > > > > > > > used as transport
> > > > > > > > > > +   for communication.
> > > > > > > > > > diff --git a/xen/arch/arm/sci/Makefile 
> > > > > > > > > > b/xen/arch/arm/sci/Makefile
> > > > > > > > > > index 837dc7492b..67f2611872 100644
> > > > > > > > > > --- a/xen/arch/arm/sci/Makefile
> > > > > > > > > > +++ b/xen/arch/arm/sci/Makefile
> > > > > > > > > > @@ -1 +1,2 @@
> > > > > > > > > >  obj-y += sci.o
> > > > > > > > > > +obj-$(CONFIG_SCMI_SMC) += scmi_smc.o
> > > > > > > > > > diff --git a/xen/arch/arm/sci/scmi_smc.c 
> > > > > > > > > > b/xen/arch/arm/sci/scmi_smc.c
> > > > > > > > > > new file mode 100644
> > > > > > > > > > index 0000000000..2eb01ea82d
> > > > > > > > > > --- /dev/null
> > > > > > > > > > +++ b/xen/arch/arm/sci/scmi_smc.c
> > > > > > > > > > @@ -0,0 +1,795 @@
> > > > > > > > > > +/*
> > > > > > > > > > + * xen/arch/arm/sci/scmi_smc.c
> > > > > > > > > > + *
> > > > > > > > > > + * SCMI mediator driver, using SCP as transport.
> > > > > > > > > > + *
> > > > > > > > > > + * Oleksii Moisieiev <oleksii_moisie...@epam.com>
> > > > > > > > > > + * Copyright (C) 2021, EPAM Systems.
> > > > > > > > > > + *
> > > > > > > > > > + * This program is free software; you can redistribute it 
> > > > > > > > > > and/or modify
> > > > > > > > > > + * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as 
> > > > > > > > > > published by
> > > > > > > > > > + * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the 
> > > > > > > > > > License, or
> > > > > > > > > > + * (at your option) any later version.
> > > > > > > > > > + *
> > > > > > > > > > + * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be 
> > > > > > > > > > useful,
> > > > > > > > > > + * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied 
> > > > > > > > > > warranty of
> > > > > > > > > > + * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  
> > > > > > > > > > See the
> > > > > > > > > > + * GNU General Public License for more details.
> > > > > > > > > > + */
> > > > > > > > > > +
> > > > > > > > > > +#include <asm/sci/sci.h>
> > > > > > > > > > +#include <asm/smccc.h>
> > > > > > > > > > +#include <asm/io.h>
> > > > > > > > > > +#include <xen/bitops.h>
> > > > > > > > > > +#include <xen/config.h>
> > > > > > > > > > +#include <xen/sched.h>
> > > > > > > > > > +#include <xen/device_tree.h>
> > > > > > > > > > +#include <xen/iocap.h>
> > > > > > > > > > +#include <xen/init.h>
> > > > > > > > > > +#include <xen/err.h>
> > > > > > > > > > +#include <xen/lib.h>
> > > > > > > > > > +#include <xen/list.h>
> > > > > > > > > > +#include <xen/mm.h>
> > > > > > > > > > +#include <xen/string.h>
> > > > > > > > > > +#include <xen/time.h>
> > > > > > > > > > +#include <xen/vmap.h>
> > > > > > > > > > +
> > > > > > > > > > +#define SCMI_BASE_PROTOCOL                  0x10
> > > > > > > > > > +#define SCMI_BASE_PROTOCOL_ATTIBUTES        0x1
> > > > > > > > > > +#define SCMI_BASE_SET_DEVICE_PERMISSIONS    0x9
> > > > > > > > > > +#define SCMI_BASE_RESET_AGENT_CONFIGURATION 0xB
> > > > > > > > > > +#define SCMI_BASE_DISCOVER_AGENT            0x7
> > > > > > > > > > +
> > > > > > > > > > +/* SCMI return codes. See section 4.1.4 of SCMI spec 
> > > > > > > > > > (DEN0056C) */
> > > > > > > > > > +#define SCMI_SUCCESS              0
> > > > > > > > > > +#define SCMI_NOT_SUPPORTED      (-1)
> > > > > > > > > > +#define SCMI_INVALID_PARAMETERS (-2)
> > > > > > > > > > +#define SCMI_DENIED             (-3)
> > > > > > > > > > +#define SCMI_NOT_FOUND          (-4)
> > > > > > > > > > +#define SCMI_OUT_OF_RANGE       (-5)
> > > > > > > > > > +#define SCMI_BUSY               (-6)
> > > > > > > > > > +#define SCMI_COMMS_ERROR        (-7)
> > > > > > > > > > +#define SCMI_GENERIC_ERROR      (-8)
> > > > > > > > > > +#define SCMI_HARDWARE_ERROR     (-9)
> > > > > > > > > > +#define SCMI_PROTOCOL_ERROR     (-10)
> > > > > > > > > > +
> > > > > > > > > > +#define DT_MATCH_SCMI_SMC 
> > > > > > > > > > DT_MATCH_COMPATIBLE("arm,scmi-smc")
> > > > > > > > > > +
> > > > > > > > > > +#define SCMI_SMC_ID                        "arm,smc-id"
> > > > > > > > > > +#define SCMI_SHARED_MEMORY                 "linux,scmi_mem"
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > I could find the following SCMI binding in Linux, which 
> > > > > > > > > describes
> > > > > > > > > the arm,scmi-smc compatible and the arm,smc-id property:
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > Documentation/devicetree/bindings/firmware/arm,scmi.yaml
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > However, linux,scmi_mem is not described. Aren't you supposed 
> > > > > > > > > to read
> > > > > > > > > the "shmem" property instead? And the compatible string used 
> > > > > > > > > for this
> > > > > > > > > seems to be "arm,scmi-shmem".
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > We use linux,scmi_mem node to reserve memory, needed for all
> > > > > > > > channels:
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > reserved-memory {
> > > > > > > >     /* reserved region for scmi channels*/
> > > > > > > >     scmi_memory: linux,scmi_mem@53FF0000 {
> > > > > > > >         no-map;
> > > > > > > >         reg = <0x0 0x53FF0000 0x0 0x10000>;
> > > > > > > >     };
> > > > > > > > };
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > arm,scmi-shmem node used in shmem property defines only 1 page 
> > > > > > > > needed to
> > > > > > > > the current scmi channel:
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > cpu_scp_shm: scp-shmem@0x53FF0000 {
> > > > > > > >     compatible = "arm,scmi-shmem";
> > > > > > > >     reg = <0x0 0x53FF0000 0x0 0x1000>;
> > > > > > > > };
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > For each Domain reg points to unigue page from linux,scmi_mem 
> > > > > > > > region,
> > > > > > > > assigned to this agent.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > If we were to use "linux,scmi_mem" we would have to introduce it 
> > > > > > > as a
> > > > > > > compatible string, not as a node name, and it would need to be 
> > > > > > > described
> > > > > > > in Documentation/devicetree/bindings/firmware/arm,scmi.yaml.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > But from your description I don't think it is necessary. We can 
> > > > > > > just use
> > > > > > > "arm,scmi-shmem" to describe all the required regions:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > reserved-memory {
> > > > > > >     scp-shmem@0x53FF0000 {
> > > > > > >         compatible = "arm,scmi-shmem";
> > > > > > >         reg = <0x0 0x53FF0000 0x0 0x1000>;
> > > > > > >     };
> > > > > > >     scp-shmem@0x53FF1000 {
> > > > > > >         compatible = "arm,scmi-shmem";
> > > > > > >         reg = <0x0 0x53FF1000 0x0 0x1000>;
> > > > > > >     };
> > > > > > >     scp-shmem@0x53FF2000 {
> > > > > > >         compatible = "arm,scmi-shmem";
> > > > > > >         reg = <0x0 0x53FF2000 0x0 0x1000>;
> > > > > > >     };
> > > > > > >     ...
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > In other words, if all the individual channel pages are described 
> > > > > > > as
> > > > > > > "arm,scmi-shmem", why do we also need a single larger region as
> > > > > > > "linux,scmi_mem"?
> > > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > That was my first implementation. But I've met a problem with
> > > > > > scmi driver in kernel. I don't remember the exact place, but I 
> > > > > > remember
> > > > > > there were some if, checking if memory weren't reserved.
> > > > > > That's why I ended up splitting nodes reserved memory region and 
> > > > > > actual
> > > > > > shmem page.
> > > > > > For linux,scmi_mem node I took format from 
> > > > > > /reserved-memory/linux,lossy_decompress@54000000,
> > > > > > which has no compatible string and provides no-map property.
> > > > > > linux,scmi_shmem node is needed to prevent xen from allocating this
> > > > > > space for the domain.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Very interesting question about should I introduce linux,scmi_mem 
> > > > > > node
> > > > > > and scmi_devid property to the
> > > > > > Documentation/devicetree/bindings/firmware/arm,scmi.yaml?
> > > > > > Those node and property are needed only for Xen and useless for
> > > > > > non-virtualized systems. I can add this node and property 
> > > > > > description to
> > > > > > arm,scmi.yaml, but leave a note that this is Xen specific params.
> > > > > > What do you think about it?
> > > > >
> > > > > Reply below
> > > > >
> > > > > [...]
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > > > In general we can't use properties that are not part of the 
> > > > > > > device tree
> > > > > > > spec, either 
> > > > > > > https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.devicetree.org/specifications/__;!!GF_29dbcQIUBPA!kNodtgmOQBc1iO76_6vTK-O1SoLxee_ChowYQiQYC595rMOsrnmof2zmk7BnhXCSnJPN$
> > > > > > >  [devicetree[.]org] or
> > > > > > > https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/Documentation/devicetree/bindings__;!!GF_29dbcQIUBPA!kNodtgmOQBc1iO76_6vTK-O1SoLxee_ChowYQiQYC595rMOsrnmof2zmk7BnhXloYUaj$
> > > > > > >  [git[.]kernel[.]org]
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > "linux,scmi_mem" is currently absent. Are you aware of any 
> > > > > > > upstreaming
> > > > > > > activities to get "linux,scmi_mem" upstream under
> > > > > > > Documentation/devicetree/bindings in Linux?
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > If "linux,scmi_mem" is going upstream in Linux, then we could use 
> > > > > > > it.
> > > > > > > Otherwise, first "linux,scmi_mem" needs to be added somewhere 
> > > > > > > under
> > > > > > > Documentation/devicetree/bindings (probably
> > > > > > > Documentation/devicetree/bindings/firmware/arm,scmi.yaml), then 
> > > > > > > we can
> > > > > > > work on the Xen code that makes use of it.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Does it make sense?
> > > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Yes I agree. I think linux,scmi_mem and scmi_devid should be 
> > > > > > upstreamed.
> > > > > > I will add those properties to arm,scmi.yaml, mark them as related 
> > > > > > to XEN and send patch.
> > > > >
> > > > > I didn't realize that linux,scmi_mem and scmi_devid are supposed to be
> > > > > Xen specific. In general, it would be best not to introduce Xen 
> > > > > specific
> > > > > properties into generic bindings. It is a problem both from a
> > > > > specification perspective (because it has hard to handle Xen specific
> > > > > cases in fully generic bindings, especially as those bindings are
> > > > > maintained as part of the Linux kernel) and from a user perspective
> > > > > (because now the user has to deal with a Xen-specific dtb, or has to
> > > > > modify the host dtb to add Xen-specific information by hand.)
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Let me start from scmi_devid.  Why would scmi_devid be Xen-specific? 
> > > > > It
> > > > > looks like a generic property that should be needed for the Linux SCMI
> > > > > driver too. Why the Linux driver doesn't need it?
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > > scmi_devid used during domain build. It passed as input parameter for 
> > > > SCMI_BASE_SET_DEVICE_PERMISSIONS message.
> > > > On non-virtualized systems - there is no need of this call, because OS
> > > > is the only one entity, running on the system.
> > >
> > > OK. Even if it is only required for virtualized systems, I think that
> > > scmi_devid is important enough that should be part of the upstream
> > > binding. I think it is worth starting an email thread on the LKML with
> > > Rob Herring and the SCMI maintainers to discuss the addition of
> > > scmi_devid to the binding.
> > >
> > >
> > > > I've chatted with Volodymyr_Babchuk and he gave a great idea to add a
> > > > list of device_ids to dom.cfg, such as:
> > > > sci_devs = [ 0, 1, 15, 35 ];
> > > >
> > > > Using this approach, we can remove scmi_devid from the device tree and
> > > > just pass a list of scmi_devids to XEN using additional hypercall.
> > > > We can probably make hypercall taking devid list as input parameter.
> > > > This will take only 1 hypercall to setup sci permissions.
> > >
> > > But how would a user know which are the right SCMI IDs to add to the
> > > sci_devs list? Would the user have to go and read the reference manual
> > > of the platform to find the SCMI IDs and then write sci_devs by hand?
> > > If that is the case, then I think that it would be better to add
> > > scmi_devid to device tree.
> > >
> > > In general, I think this configuration should happen automatically
> > > without user intervention. The user should just specify "enable SCMI"
> > > and it should work.
> > >
> > >
> > > > > In regards to linux,scmi_mem, I think it would be best to do without 
> > > > > it
> > > > > and fix the Linux SCMI driver if we need to do so. Xen should be able 
> > > > > to
> > > > > parse the native "arm,scmi-shmem" nodes and Linux (dom0 or domU) 
> > > > > should
> > > > > be able to parse the "arm,scmi-shmem" nodes generated by Xen. Either
> > > > > way, I don't think we should need linux,scmi_mem.
> > > >
> > > > This requires further investigation. I will try to make implementation
> > > > without linux,scmi_mem, using only arm,scmi-shmem nodes and share
> > > > reuslts with you.
> > >
> > > OK, thanks.
> >
> > Hi Stefano,
> >
> > As I did some investigation about using reserved-memory area
> > linux,scmi_mem and now I need your advice.
> >
> > I see 2 possible implementations for now:
> > 1) Add memory-region parameter to cpu_scp_shm node which points to the
> > reserved memory region.
> > So device-tree will look like this:
> >
> >     reserved-memory {
> >             /* reserved region for scmi channels*/
> >             scmi_memory: region@53FF0000{
> >                     no-map;
> >                     reg = <0x0 0x53FF0000 0x0 0x10000>;
> >             };
> >     };
> >     cpu_scp_shm: scp-shmem@0x53FF0000 {
> >             compatible = "arm,scmi-shmem";
> >             reg = <0x0 0x53FF0000 0x0 0x1000>;
> >             memory-region = <&scmi_memory>;
> >     };
> >
> > So cpu_scp_shm node has a reference to scmi_memory region. This mean
> > that xen can find reserved memory region without adding additional names
> > to the device-tree bindings.
> > memory-region parameter as a reference to reserved memory and region
> > creation described in:
> > https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://github.com/torvalds/linux/blob/v5.15/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/reserved-memory/reserved-memory.txt__;!!GF_29dbcQIUBPA!k6x19x1gYF1CPlgAZj7std3ifqhq-9DXvuF0nwonNPUwMzZpYHYbrRJziJrgdFIOjyan$
> >  [github[.]com]
> >
> > This approach I've implemented already and it works.
>
> This approach would require a discussion with the upstream device tree
> maintainers. Likely, we would need to add a note about the usage of the
> "memory-region" property to arm,scmi.yaml.
>
> Also, I have the feeling that they would ask to add the "memory-region"
> property directly to the "arm,scmi-smc" node, as an alternative (or
> in addition) to the existing "shmem" property.
>
> That said, from my point of view this approach is also a viable option.
> I don't see any major problems.
>
> The main question (after reading everything else that you wrote below)
> is whether the "arm,scmi-smc" node in this case could be automatically
> generated.
>

arm,scmi-smc node can be generated in both cases. I think I'd leave it
as backup in case if the second approach will not work.

>
> > 2) The second approach is the format you suggested:
> > > > > > > reserved-memory {
> > > > > > >     scp-shmem@0x53FF0000 {
> > > > > > >         compatible = "arm,scmi-shmem";
> > > > > > >         reg = <0x0 0x53FF0000 0x0 0x1000>;
> > > > > > >     };
> > > > > > >     scp-shmem@0x53FF1000 {
> > > > > > >         compatible = "arm,scmi-shmem";
> > > > > > >         reg = <0x0 0x53FF1000 0x0 0x1000>;
> > > > > > >     };
> > > > > > >     scp-shmem@0x53FF2000 {
> > > > > > >         compatible = "arm,scmi-shmem";
> > > > > > >         reg = <0x0 0x53FF2000 0x0 0x1000>;
> > > > > > >     };
> > > > > > >     ...
> >
> > This approach has an advantage that xen ARM_SCI driver do not know about
> > how channels are placed in the reserved memory, but introduces some
> > disadvantages:
> > a) We provide extra 14 (in our case) arm,scmi-shmem nodes which are not used
> > in the device-tree. In current implementation I have separate scmi.dtsi
> > file which introduces scmi support for both XEN-based and
> > non-virtualized systems. Having 14 extra channels in the device-tree may
> > be confusing.
>
> I can see that while it would be ideal for Xen to see all 14+1 channels
> in device tree (on the host device tree), we wouldn't want to expose all
> of them to the domains, not even to dom0.
>
> How many channels do we want dom0 to see by the way? For this
> discussion, I'll just assume for now that dom0 only sees 1 channel like
> the domUs.

For dom0 we need only one channel.

>
> Now we have a problem: how do we go about "filtering" the
> "arm,scmi-shmem" device tree nodes? Which is also what you are asking
> below in point b).
>

Xen will not need to filter "arm,scmi-shmem" node. It will just
create shmem node in Domain device-tree. I don't see any problem for xen
configuration here.
What bothers me here is that I set scmi configuration for platform dts,
not for xen or domu dts files.
So for example I have the following structure of the dts files for my
platform (r8a77961-salvator-xs):
 * r8a77961-scmi.dtsi - this file includes all scmi related nodes and set
scmi_devid for the devices, that should use scmi.
 * r8a77961-salvator-xs.dts - dts file which generates dtb for the platform.
It includes r8a77961-scmi.dtsi so I populate scmi to platform dtb, which
is used for system with no hypervisor.
 * r8a77961-salvator-xs-xen.dts - dts file for xen which includes
r8a77961-salvator-xs.dts and inherits scmi configuration from it.
 * r8a77961-salvator-xs-domu.dts - dts file for DomU which includes
r8a77961-salvator-xs.dts and inherits scmi configuration from it.

In this case r8a77961-salvator-xs.dtb r8a77961-salvator-xs-xen.dtb
r8a77961-salvator-xs-domu.dtb files will inherit 14+1 channel.

I can give you a link to Merge request with this changes if you need it.

For xen and domu dtb it is not a problem because all "arm,scmi-shmem"
nodes will be omitted and new will be generated for the domains.

What bothers me is that r8a77961-salvator-xs.dtb will have 14 unused channels.

Just got an idea while writing this: I can create only one
"arm,scmi-shmem" node in r8a77961-scmi.dtsi and add 14 more nodes,
needed for xen explicitly in r8a77961-salvator-xs-xen.dts.

Then we will have valid configurations for all cases.
This can be a solution. What do you think?

>
> > b) In case if we have all 15 channels, described in partial device-tree,
>
> I think you meant "described in the host device tree", right?
>
Yeah that's what I've meant.
>
> > we should not copy any node to the domain device-tree. I think it will
> > be better to generate arm,scmi-shmem node in the Domain device-tree.
>
> Yes, I think it makes sense for Xen to generate the "arm,scmi-shmem"
> device tree description for the DomU/Dom0 based on the channels
> allocated to the domain.
>
>
> > The problem is that arm,scmi-smc node, which is using arm,scmi-shmem
> > node can't be generated. I prefer it to be copied from the partial
> > device-tree because it includes some platform specific configuration,
> > such as func-id and list of the protocols (for example different
> > platforms may require different list of the protocols). So in this
> > case we will have 1 node copied and 1 node generated.
> >
> > I think even for dom0less we should use arm,scmi-smc node from the
> > device-tree because protocol configuration and funcid is related to the
> > platform.
>
> I am not sure I understood what you wrote. You are saying that the
> "arm,scmi-smc" node includes some platform specific configurations so
> it cannot be automatically generated by Xen (or by the tools) and
> instead it needs to be manually provided as part of the partial dtb for
> the domU. Is that correct?
>
> If so, I would like to understand the reasons behind it. Manual
> device tree editing is problematic.
>
> I looked for "func-id" in
> Documentation/devicetree/bindings/firmware/arm,scmi.yaml but couldn't
> find any results. Do you have an example of the platform specific
> configuration or protocol configuration that would make it difficult to
> automatically generate the "arm,scmi-smc" node for the domains?

Sorry, I used wrong term (used term from the specification), arm,smc-id
of cause.

>
> Also, is this a problem just for approach #2 or also for approach #1?
> If it is a problem only for approach #2, then let's just go with
> approach #1.
>

We can't copy "arm,scmi-smc" in both approaches. The difference is that
in the first approach we can copy both "arm,scmi-smc" and
"arm,scmi-shmem" nodes while in the second approach we should copy
"arm,scmi-smc", but we have to generate "arm,scmi-shmem" node.

arm,scmi-smc node can't be generated because it includes properties and
configurations that depends from platform and should be get from the
device tree.
Here is "arm,scmi-smc" node expample:
firmware {
    scmi {
        compatible = "arm,scmi-smc"
        arm,smc-id = <0x82000002>;
        shmem = <&cpu_scp_shm>;
        #address-cells = <1>;
        #size-cells = <0>;
        scmi_power: protocol@11 {
            reg = <0x11>;
            #power-domain-cells = <1>;
        };

        scmi_clock: protocol@14 {
            ...
        };

        scmi_reset: protocol@16 {
            ...
        };
        ...
    };
};

It has 3 configurable options:
 * arm,smc-id parameter, setting func_id for scmi protocol. This id can be
different for different platforms.
For example stm32mp1 architecture use different scm-id for different
agents:
https://github.com/ARM-software/arm-trusted-firmware/blob/0586c41b3f2d52aae847b7212e7b0c7e19197ea2/plat/st/stm32mp1/include/stm32mp1_smc.h#L39

 * shmem which includes phandle to arm,scmi-shmem node. But this is not
a problem and can be updated.

 * list of the protocol subnodes. This is also configurable parameter,
not regs or names, but the number of the protocols. For example onle
platform can use power-domains/clock/resets via scmi, when another will
require volage-control and sensor-management to be added.

Xen should know this parameters to be able to generate "arm,scmi-smc" node.

Also we're currently discussing new scmi protocol with ARM: Pinctrl over
SCMI.

It should allow domains to access pinctrl subsystem, placed in Firmware
through SCMI protocol.
scmi_pinctrl node will look like this:

        firmware {
                scmi {
                        ...
                        scmi_pinctrl: protocol@18 {
                                reg = <0x18>;
                                #pinctrl-cells = <0>;

                                i2c2_pins: i2c2 {
                                        groups = <74>; /* i2c2_a */
                                        function = <15>; /* i2c2 */
                                };

                                irq0_pins: irq0 {
                                        groups = <81>; /* intc_ex_irq0 */
                                        function = <19>; /* intc_ex */
                                };

                                avb_pins: avb {
                                        mux {
                                                /* avb_link, avb_mdio, avb_mii 
*/
                                                groups = <17>, <21>, <22>;
                                                function = <1>; /* avb */
                                        };

                                        pins_mdio {
                                                groups = <21>; /* avb_mdio */
                                                drive-strength = <24>;
                                        };

                                        pins_mii_tx {
                                                /* PIN_AVB_TX_CTL, PIN_AVB_TXC, 
PIN_AVB_TD0,
                                                       PIN_AVB_TD1, 
PIN_AVB_TD2, PIN_AVB_TD3 */
                                                pins = <242>, <240>, <236>, 
<237>, <238>, <239>;
                                                drive-strength = <12>;
                                        };
                                };
                                ...
                        };
                };
        };

So "arm,scmi-smc" node will have even more platform specific settings.

>
> > I prefer the second approach and will try to make it if it's OK to copy
> > arm,scmi-smc node from partial Device-tree and generate arm,scmi-shmem
> > node.
> >
> > What do you think about that?
>
> From a device tree specification perspective, I think both approaches
> are OK (with a minor comment on the first approach as I wrote above.)
>
> But from a Xen perspective I think it is important that we don't require
> the user to manually provide the SCMI configuration in the partial DTB.
> It would be better if we could generate it automatically from Xen or the
> tools (or even an independent script). Or copy the "arm,scmi-smc" node
> from the host device tree to the domU device tree without modifications.

I think copy "arm,scmi-smc" node is the only option we have.
I'm not sure what do you mean under "host device tree" if you mean Xen
device-tree - then I think it will not cover the case with stm32mp1 I've
mentioned above. I think it will be better to copy "arm,scmi-smc" node
from Domu partial Device-tree to Domu device-tree.
So AGENT0 smc-id will be set in xen device-tree and copied to dom0 and
AGENT1 scm-is set in domu device-tree and copied to dom-u.

Do you agree with my points?

>
> So if using approach #1 allows us to automatically generate the
> "arm,scmi-smc" node for the guest, then I think it's best for sure.
>

Summarizing all written above I would focus on the second approach
and put aside the first approach implementation. If you don't mind.

>
> > Also I wanted to mention that I'm not planning to make ARM_SCI support for
> > dom0less in terms of this patch series bacause I can't test
> > dom0less configuration for now. So let me know if some of my
> > functionality breaks dom0less.
>
> That's fine. I don't mean to scope-creep your patch series, which is
> extremely valuable as is.
>
> That said, I would be happy to provide you with a very simple dom0less
> configuration for your platform to enable you to test, or alternatively
> I could write a patch to add dom0less domU support if you are happy to
> help reviewing and testing it.

I was thinking about making dom0less support in the different
patch-series because there are still questions to be discussed.

For example, how arm,scmi-smc node will be generated for DomUs and how
the case, when scmi configuration is different for DomU1 and DomU2 (as
in case of stm32mp1 when smc-id is different) should be handled.

What do you think about continue without dom0less support and discuss
dom0less once we done with the main part?

Oleksii.

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