Suman Anna <[email protected]> writes:

> The WkupM3 mailbox used for triggering PM operations such as suspend
> and resume on AM33x/AM43x is special in that the M3 processor cannot
> access the mailbox registers. However, an interrupt is needed to be
> sent to request the M3 to perform a desired PM operation. This patch
> adds the support for this special mailbox through separate ops for
> this mailbox. These ops are designed to have the WkupM3's Rx interrupt
> programmed within the driver, during transmission of a message. The
> message is immediately read back and the internal mailbox interrupt
> acknowledged as well to avoid triggering any spurious interrupts to
> the M3.
>
> Signed-off-by: Suman Anna <[email protected]>

Dumb Q: why does all this extra logic belong in the mailbox driver and
not in the wkup_m3 driver?  To me, this seems like part of the IPC
protocol between the MPU and M3 firmware, and not an inherent part of
the AM33xx mbox.

Kevin
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