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Subject[PATCH v4 0/4] rpmsg: char: introduce the rpmsg-raw channel
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Purpose:
Allow the remote processor to instantiate a /dev/rpmsgX interface relying on the NS announcement
of the "rpmsg-raw" service.
This patchet is extracted from the series [1] with rework to add rpmsg_create_default_ept helper.


Aim:
There is no generic sysfs interface based on RPMsg that allows a user application to communicate
with a remote processor in a simple way.
The rpmsg_char dev solves a part of this problem by allowing an endpoint to be created on the
local side. But it does not take advantage of the NS announcement mechanism implemented for some
backends such as the virtio backend. So it is not possible to probe it from a remote initiative.
Extending the char rpmsg device to support NS announcement makes the rpmsg_char more generic.
By announcing a "rpmg-raw" service, the firmware of a remote processor will be able to
instantiate a /dev/rpmsgX interface providing to the user application a basic link to communicate
with it without any knowledge of the rpmsg protocol.

Implementation details:
- Register a rpmsg driver for the rpmsg_char driver, associated to the "rpmsg-raw" channel service.
- In case of rpmsg char device instantiated by the rpmsg bus (on NS announcement) manage the
channel default endpoint to ensure a stable default endpoint address, for communication with
the remote processor.

delta vs V3:
- add Tested-by: Julien Massot <julien.massot@iot.bzh>
- rebased on kernel V.14-rc1 +
patchset V5: Restructure the rpmsg char to decorrelate the control part [2]


How to test it:
- This series can be applied on e73f0f0ee754kernel V.14-rc1 (e73f0f0ee754)
+ the "Restructure the rpmsg char to decorrelate the control part" series[2]

[1] https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/linux-remoteproc/list/?series=475217
[2] https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/linux-remoteproc/list/?series=514017



Arnaud Pouliquen (4):
rpmsg: Introduce rpmsg_create_default_ept function
rpmsg: char: Introduce __rpmsg_chrdev_create_eptdev function
rpmsg: char: Add possibility to use default endpoint of the rpmsg
device.
rpmsg: char: Introduce the "rpmsg-raw" channel

drivers/rpmsg/rpmsg_char.c | 120 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---
drivers/rpmsg/rpmsg_core.c | 51 ++++++++++++++++
include/linux/rpmsg.h | 13 ++++
3 files changed, 175 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)

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2.17.1

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