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    misc: sram: extend usage of reserved partitions · b4c3fcb3
    Vladimir Zapolskiy authored
    
    
    This change adds functionality to operate on reserved SRAM partitions
    described in device tree file. Two partition properties are added,
    "pool" and "export", the first one allows to share a specific partition
    for usage by a kernel consumer in the same manner as it is done for
    the whole SRAM device, and "export" property provides access to some
    SRAM area from userspace over sysfs interface. Practically it is
    possible to specify both properties for an SRAM partition, however
    simultaneous access from a kernel consumer and from userspace is not
    serialized, but still the combination may be useful for debugging
    purpose.
    
    The change opens the following scenarios of SRAM usage:
    * updates in a particular SRAM area specified by offset and size are
      done by bootloader, then this information is utilized by the kernel,
    * a particular SRAM area is rw accessed from userspace, the stored
      data is persistent on soft reboots,
    * a device driver secures SRAM area for its purposes,
    * etc.
    
    Note, strictly speaking the added optional properties describe policy
    of SRAM usage, rather than hardware, but here the policy mostly
    resembles flash partitions in devicetree, which is undoubtedly
    a very popular option but it does not describe hardware.
    
    Signed-off-by: default avatarVladimir Zapolskiy <vladimir_zapolskiy@mentor.com>
    Signed-off-by: default avatarGreg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
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