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Signed-off-by: anish kumar --- Documentation/staging/remoteproc.rst | 17 +++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+) diff --git a/Documentation/staging/remoteproc.rst b/Documentation/staging/r= emoteproc.rst index 348ee7e508ac..eeebbeca71de 100644 --- a/Documentation/staging/remoteproc.rst +++ b/Documentation/staging/remoteproc.rst @@ -29,6 +29,23 @@ remoteproc will add those devices. This makes it possibl= e to reuse the existing virtio drivers with remote processor backends at a minimal develo= pment cost. =20 +The primary purpose of the remoteproc framework is to download firmware +for remote processors and manage their lifecycle. The framework consists +of several key components: + +- **Character Driver**: Provides userspace access to control the remote + processor. +- **ELF Utility**: Offers functions for handling ELF files and managing + resources requested by the remote processor. +- **Remoteproc Core**: Manages firmware downloads and recovery actions + in case of a remote processor crash. +- **Coredump**: Provides facilities for coredumping and tracing from + the remote processor in the event of a crash. +- **Userspace Interaction**: Uses sysfs and debugfs to manage the + lifecycle and status of the remote processor. +- **Virtio Support**: Facilitates interaction with the virtio and + rpmsg bus. + User API =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D =20 --=20 2.39.3 (Apple Git-146)