PCI: endpoint: Support NTB transfer between RC and EP
Add NTB function driver and virtual PCI Bus and Virtual NTB driver to implement communication between PCIe Root Port and PCIe EP devices ┌────────────┐ ┌─────────────────────────────────────┐ │ │ │ │ ├────────────┤ │ ┌──────────────┤ │ NTB │ │ │ NTB │ │ NetDev │ │ │ NetDev │ ├────────────┤ │ ├──────────────┤ │ NTB │ │ │ NTB │ │ Transfer │ │ │ Transfer │ ├────────────┤ │ ├──────────────┤ │ │ │ │ │ │ PCI NTB │ │ │ │ │ EPF │ │ │ │ │ Driver │ │ │ PCI Virtual │ │ │ ├───────────────┐ │ NTB Driver │ │ │ │ PCI EP NTB │◄────►│ │ │ │ │ FN Driver │ │ │ ├────────────┤ ├───────────────┤ ├──────────────┤ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ PCI Bus │ ◄─────► │ PCI EP Bus │ │ Virtual PCI │ │ │ PCI │ │ │ Bus │ └────────────┘ └───────────────┴──────┴──────────────┘ PCIe Root Port PCI EP This driver includes 3 parts: 1 PCI EP NTB function driver 2 Virtual PCI bus 3 PCI virtual NTB driver, which is loaded only by above virtual PCI bus Signed-off-by: Frank Li <Frank.Li@nxp.com> Signed-off-by: Jon Mason <jdmason@kudzu.us>
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