[PATCH linux dev-4.7 0/3] drivers: fsi: sbefifo: Add in-kernel API

[Eddie James]

From: "Edward A. James" <eajames at us.ibm.com>

This patchset provides an in-kernel API for the SBEFIFO driver and the first
user, a driver to access the P9 OCC hardware. There are also some potential
devicetree bindings for the SBEFIFO and OCC devices.

The OCC provides a read/write interface, but only performs a single, atomic,
OCC "command and response" operation per write operation. The driver cannot
perform multiple writes in a row without first reading back to the user the
response generated for each command. I can't see a use case for doing multiple
commands without fetching the response.

Any feedback, particularly on how to improve the dt bindings or how to
inform the OCC client that the SBEFIFO device has gone away (via unbinding
FSI, or other means), would be helpful.

Edward A. James (3):
  drivers: fsi: sbefifo: Add in-kernel API
  drivers: fsi: sbefifo: Add OCC driver
  ARM: dts: aspeed: witherspoon: Add example sbefifo and occfifo devices

 arch/arm/boot/dts/aspeed-bmc-opp-witherspoon.dts |  16 +
 drivers/fsi/Kconfig                              |  10 +
 drivers/fsi/Makefile                             |   1 +
 drivers/fsi/fsi-sbefifo.c                        | 173 +++++-
 drivers/fsi/occfifo.c                            | 649 +++++++++++++++++++++++
 include/linux/fsi-sbefifo.h                      |  41 ++
 6 files changed, 861 insertions(+), 29 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 drivers/fsi/occfifo.c
 create mode 100644 include/linux/fsi-sbefifo.h

-- 
1.8.3.1