lib: packing: document recently added APIs

Extend the documentation for the packing library, covering the intended use
for the recently added APIs. This includes the pack() and unpack() macros,
as well as the pack_fields() and unpack_fields() macros.

Add a note that the packing() API is now deprecated in favor of pack() and
unpack().

For the pack_fields() and unpack_fields() APIs, explain the rationale for
when a driver may want to select this API. Provide an example which shows
how to define the fields and call the pack_fields() and unpack_fields()
macros.

Co-developed-by: Vladimir Oltean <vladimir.oltean@nxp.com>
Signed-off-by: Vladimir Oltean <vladimir.oltean@nxp.com>
Signed-off-by: Jacob Keller <jacob.e.keller@intel.com>
Reviewed-by: Vladimir Oltean <vladimir.oltean@nxp.com>
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20241210-packing-pack-fields-and-ice-implementation-v10-4-ee56a47479ac@intel.com
Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>

Documentation/core-api/packing.rst

@@ -227,11 +227,119 @@ Intended use
 
 Drivers that opt to use this API first need to identify which of the above 3
 quirk combinations (for a total of 8) match what the hardware documentation
-describes. Then they should wrap the packing() function, creating a new
-xxx_packing() that calls it using the proper QUIRK_* one-hot bits set.
+describes.
+
+There are 3 supported usage patterns, detailed below.
+
+packing()
+^^^^^^^^^
+
+This API function is deprecated.
 
 The packing() function returns an int-encoded error code, which protects the
 programmer against incorrect API use.  The errors are not expected to occur
-during runtime, therefore it is reasonable for xxx_packing() to return void
-and simply swallow those errors. Optionally it can dump stack or print the
-error description.
+during runtime, therefore it is reasonable to wrap packing() into a custom
+function which returns void and swallows those errors. Optionally it can
+dump stack or print the error description.
+
+.. code-block:: c
+
+  void my_packing(void *buf, u64 *val, int startbit, int endbit,
+                  size_t len, enum packing_op op)
+  {
+          int err;
+
+          /* Adjust quirks accordingly */
+          err = packing(buf, val, startbit, endbit, len, op, QUIRK_LSW32_IS_FIRST);
+          if (likely(!err))
+                  return;
+
+          if (err == -EINVAL) {
+                  pr_err("Start bit (%d) expected to be larger than end (%d)\n",
+                         startbit, endbit);
+          } else if (err == -ERANGE) {
+                  if ((startbit - endbit + 1) > 64)
+                          pr_err("Field %d-%d too large for 64 bits!\n",
+                                 startbit, endbit);
+                  else
+                          pr_err("Cannot store %llx inside bits %d-%d (would truncate)\n",
+                                 *val, startbit, endbit);
+          }
+          dump_stack();
+  }
+
+pack() and unpack()
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+These are const-correct variants of packing(), and eliminate the last "enum
+packing_op op" argument.
+
+Calling pack(...) is equivalent, and preferred, to calling packing(..., PACK).
+
+Calling unpack(...) is equivalent, and preferred, to calling packing(..., UNPACK).
+
+pack_fields() and unpack_fields()
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+The library exposes optimized functions for the scenario where there are many
+fields represented in a buffer, and it encourages consumer drivers to avoid
+repetitive calls to pack() and unpack() for each field, but instead use
+pack_fields() and unpack_fields(), which reduces the code footprint.
+
+These APIs use field definitions in arrays of ``struct packed_field_u8`` or
+``struct packed_field_u16``, allowing consumer drivers to minimize the size
+of these arrays according to their custom requirements.
+
+The pack_fields() and unpack_fields() API functions are actually macros which
+automatically select the appropriate function at compile time, based on the
+type of the fields array passed in.
+
+An additional benefit over pack() and unpack() is that sanity checks on the
+field definitions are handled at compile time with ``BUILD_BUG_ON`` rather
+than only when the offending code is executed. These functions return void and
+wrapping them to handle unexpected errors is not necessary.
+
+It is recommended, but not required, that you wrap your packed buffer into a
+structured type with a fixed size. This generally makes it easier for the
+compiler to enforce that the correct size buffer is used.
+
+Here is an example of how to use the fields APIs:
+
+.. code-block:: c
+
+   /* Ordering inside the unpacked structure is flexible and can be different
+    * from the packed buffer. Here, it is optimized to reduce padding.
+    */
+   struct data {
+        u64 field3;
+        u32 field4;
+        u16 field1;
+        u8 field2;
+   };
+
+   #define SIZE 13
+
+   typdef struct __packed { u8 buf[SIZE]; } packed_buf_t;
+
+   static const struct packed_field_u8 fields[] = {
+           PACKED_FIELD(100, 90, struct data, field1),
+           PACKED_FIELD(90, 87, struct data, field2),
+           PACKED_FIELD(86, 30, struct data, field3),
+           PACKED_FIELD(29, 0, struct data, field4),
+   };
+
+   void unpack_your_data(const packed_buf_t *buf, struct data *unpacked)
+   {
+           BUILD_BUG_ON(sizeof(*buf) != SIZE;
+
+           unpack_fields(buf, sizeof(*buf), unpacked, fields,
+                         QUIRK_LITTLE_ENDIAN);
+   }
+
+   void pack_your_data(const struct data *unpacked, packed_buf_t *buf)
+   {
+           BUILD_BUG_ON(sizeof(*buf) != SIZE;
+
+           pack_fields(buf, sizeof(*buf), unpacked, fields,
+                       QUIRK_LITTLE_ENDIAN);
+   }