Re: [PATCH v4 0/3] remoteproc: imx_rproc: allow attaching to running core kicked by the bootloader

[Ulf Hansson <ulf.hansson@linaro.org>]

On Mon, 2 Jun 2025 at 15:19, Hiago De Franco <hiagofranco@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> From: Hiago De Franco <hiago.franco@toradex.com>
>
> This patch series depends on Ulf's patches that are currently under review,
> "pmdomain: Add generic ->sync_state() support to genpd" [1]. Without them,
> this series is not going to work.
>
> For the i.MX8X and i.MX8 family SoCs, currently when the remotecore is
> started by the bootloader and the M core and A core are in the same
> partition, the driver is not capable to detect the remote core and
> report the correct state of it.
>
> This patch series implement a new function, dev_pm_genpd_is_on(), which
> returns the power status of a given power domain (M core power domains
> IMX_SC_R_M4_0_PID0 and IMX_SC_R_M4_0_MU_1A in this case). If it is already
> powered on, the driver will attach to it.
>
> Finally, the imx_rproc_clk_enable() function was also changed to make it
> return before dev_clk_get() is called, as it currently generates an SCU
> fault reset if the remote core is already running and the kernel tries
> to enable the clock again. These changes are a follow up from a v1 sent
> to imx_rproc [2] and from a reported regression [3].
>
> [1] https://lore.kernel.org/all/20250523134025.75130-1-ulf.hansson@linaro.org/
> [2] https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20250423155131.101473-1-hiagofranco@gmail.com/
> [3] https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20250404141713.ac2ntcsjsf7epdfa@hiago-nb/
>
> v4:
> - dev_pm_genpd_is_on() introduced to drivers/pmdomain/core.c
> - imx_rproc.c updated to use the generic power domains instead of the
>   SCU API call, which depends on Ulf's patch series.
>
> v3:
> - https://lore.kernel.org/all/20250519171514.61974-1-hiagofranco@gmail.com/
>
> v2:
> - https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20250507160056.11876-1-hiagofranco@gmail.com/
>
> v1:
> - https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20250505154849.64889-1-hiagofranco@gmail.com/
>
> Hiago De Franco (3):
>   pmdomain: core: introduce dev_pm_genpd_is_on
>   remoteproc: imx_rproc: skip clock enable when M-core is managed by the
>     SCU
>   remoteproc: imx_rproc: detect and attach to pre-booted remote cores
>
>  drivers/pmdomain/core.c        | 27 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  drivers/remoteproc/imx_rproc.c | 33 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++-------
>  include/linux/pm_domain.h      |  6 ++++++
>  3 files changed, 59 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
>

We are awaiting further feedback on the other series [1]. As you have
tested it, may I add your tested-by tag for it? Or perhaps if you can
send a reply to the cover-letter for it?

Anyway, for $subject series:
Reviewed-by: Ulf Hansson <ulf.hansson@linaro.org>

Kind regards
Uffe