Jimi Xenidis <ji...@pobox.com> wrote: > > On Dec 6, 2012, at 11:56 PM, Michael Neuling <mi...@neuling.org> wrote: > > > Jimi Xenidis <ji...@pobox.com> wrote: > > > >> Rather than flood the mailing list with the patches, I've arranged for a > >> git repo to hold the changesets. > >> You can find the repo here: > >> <https://github.com/jimix/linux-bgq> > >> > >> They are against GregKH's linux-stable.git long-term 3.4.y (y=22) branch. > >> The first 9 (6e58088f..) effect common code and the rest are BGQ specific. > > > > Do you actually want this upstream? I assume no. > > I needed to get these long-term patches out there for the BGQ > community for test. I would very much like to get a version of these > upstream.
Ok, cool. > I expect only the QPX, kexec, and (maybe) the DCR changes to cause any > controversy, but I've been wrong before. >From my perspective, the QPX stuff should be fine to get upstream once we beat the patches into shape. No comment on kexec and DCR. Mikey > I'll be making those patches soon and hope to get a lot of feedback > from these patches. -jx > > > > > > Mikey > > > >> > >> Here is a are the summary logs: > >> > >> $ git log --reverse linux-stable/linux-3.4.y.. > >> commit 5a8edb2bdd914597693eed299119ff4c2e6d31f2 > >> Author: Jimi Xenidis <ji...@pobox.com> > >> Date: Fri Nov 9 09:26:00 2012 -0600 > >> > >> powerpc: Fix cputable #ifdef where CONFIG_PPC_A2 is used for > >> CONFIG_PPC_BOOK3E_64 > >> > >> Signed-off-by: Jimi Xenidis <ji...@pobox.com> > >> > >> commit ea51920d7035c8d23801d6de46261e7d0a537dfd > >> Author: Jimi Xenidis <ji...@pobox.com> > >> Date: Fri Nov 9 08:58:27 2012 -0600 > >> > >> powerpc/book3e: Remove config for PPC_A2_DD2 since there is no > >> reference to it > >> > >> This must have been leftover from early DD1 days which is not > >> present in any current kernel code. > >> > >> Signed-off-by: Jimi Xenidis <ji...@pobox.com> > >> > >> commit 08151401a5db4ff0d441a1b7bf8ad92bd92b14c5 > >> Author: Jimi Xenidis <ji...@pobox.com> > >> Date: Mon Nov 5 09:38:01 2012 -0600 > >> > >> powerpc/dcr: Some native DCR fixes > >> > >> The following fixes have been made: > >> - dcr_read/write_native() must use the indexed version of the > >> m[ft]dcrx since the non-indexed version only allows a 10-bit > >> numerical space, but the C interface allows a full 32-bits. > >> - C bindings for m[ft]dcrx, and the "table" versions, should use > >> "unsigned long" so that they are 64/32 bit neutral. > >> - The "table" versions (__m[ft]cdr) should obtain the table address > >> with LOAD_REG_ADDR(), this will also make it 64/32bit neutral. > >> > >> Signed-off-by: Jimi Xenidis <ji...@pobox.com> > >> > >> commit c8320a5daaceed03992d763302020834ea8e17dd > >> Author: Jimi Xenidis <ji...@pobox.com> > >> Date: Mon Nov 5 09:12:00 2012 -0600 > >> > >> powerpc/dcr: Add 64-bit DCR access methods. > >> > >> This patch adds the ability to make 64-bit Device Control Register > >> (DCR) accesses. > >> > >> Signed-off-by: Jimi Xenidis <ji...@pobox.com> > >> > >> commit a763b3f8453b3bd83d7dded8c6644939863af430 > >> Author: Jimi Xenidis <ji...@pobox.com> > >> Date: Thu Nov 29 12:49:24 2012 -0500 > >> > >> powerpc/boot: Add a "spin_threads" hook to platform_ops > >> > >> It is useful for the boot program to arrange for all secondary cpus > >> and threads to enter the kernel in a "kexec" fashion. This hook makes > >> it possible. > >> > >> Signed-off-by: Jimi Xenidis <ji...@pobox.com> > >> > >> commit 391e43393380b514d4d02a42d059619542c7597b > >> Author: Jimi Xenidis <ji...@pobox.com> > >> Date: Thu Nov 29 13:01:23 2012 -0500 > >> > >> powerpc/kexec: Add kexec "hold" support for Book3e processors > >> > >> This patch add two items: > >> 1) Book3e requires that GPR4 survive the "hold" process, so we make > >> sure that happens. > >> 2) Book3e has no real mode, and the hold code exploits this. Since > >> these processors ares always translated, we arrange for the kexeced > >> threads to enter the hold code using the normal kernel linear > >> mapping. > >> > >> Signed-off-by: Jimi Xenidis <ji...@pobox.com> > >> > >> commit f6e3c1f706cb6922349d639a74ff6c50acc8b9f8 > >> Author: Jimi Xenidis <ji...@pobox.com> > >> Date: Wed Dec 5 13:41:25 2012 -0500 > >> > >> powerpc: Remove unecessary VSX symbols > >> > >> The symbol THREAD_VSR0 is defined to be the same as THREAD_FPR0. Its > >> presence causes build issues with more complex configurations. > >> > >> Signed-off-by: Jimi Xenidis <ji...@pobox.com> > >> > >> commit 4e817bb42ec8e3d3689877528dd97c4286a870eb > >> Author: Jimi Xenidis <ji...@pobox.com> > >> Date: Tue Nov 20 10:10:52 2012 -0600 > >> > >> Blue Gene/Q wicked optimizing compiler does not know the rfdi > >> instruction yet > >> > >> Signed-off-by: Jimi Xenidis <ji...@pobox.com> > >> > >> commit 2071aa58b2f3b33d97c94e3a127f7c5d4ffaeb34 > >> Author: Jimi Xenidis <ji...@pobox.com> > >> Date: Tue Nov 20 10:14:22 2012 -0600 > >> > >> Blue Gene/Q wicked optimizing compiler does not know the mfdcrx > >> instruction yet > >> > >> Signed-off-by: Jimi Xenidis <ji...@pobox.com> > >> > >> commit 6e58088fabedbb2d724637b539ba180c03ed8b68 > >> Author: Jimi Xenidis <ji...@pobox.com> > >> Date: Wed Oct 31 16:33:21 2012 -0500 > >> > >> powerpc/book3e: IBM Blue Gene/Q Boot > >> > >> This patch specifically deals with the initial program load > >> environment so that a boot image (dtbImage.bgq) can be loaded by the > >> BGQ management tools. The boot code is a little odd because it has to > >> deal with the following issues: > >> - Linux boot image wrappers are 32-bit programs > >> - BGQ Tools only load 64bit ELF programs > >> - BGQ Firmware information is typically loaded at an address > 4G > >> - BGQ FW information contains 64-bit ABI function pointers (which are > >> actually function descriptors) to access firmware methods > >> - BGQ FW methods must be called in 64-bit mode > >> > >> Includes code contributed from: > >> Andrew Tauferner <atau...@us.ibm.com> > >> Todd Inglett <tingl...@us.ibm.com> > >> Eric Van Hensbergen <eri...@gmail.com> > >> > >> Signed-off-by: Jimi Xenidis <ji...@pobox.com> > >> > >> commit 3bc841935eb4955ce2b2db69bff16f7928464597 > >> Author: Jimi Xenidis <ji...@pobox.com> > >> Date: Wed Oct 31 22:36:54 2012 -0500 > >> > >> powerpc/book3e: IBM Blue Gene/Q Platform and SMP > >> > >> This patch introduces BGQ as a platform and adds SMP functionality > >> > >> Includes code contributed from: > >> Andrew Tauferner <atau...@us.ibm.com> > >> Todd Inglett <tingl...@us.ibm.com> > >> Eric Van Hensbergen <eri...@gmail.com> > >> > >> Signed-off-by: Jimi Xenidis <ji...@pobox.com> > >> > >> commit 279c0615917b959a652e81f4ad0d886e2d426d85 > >> Author: Jimi Xenidis <ji...@pobox.com> > >> Date: Wed Dec 5 13:43:22 2012 -0500 > >> > >> powerpc/book3e: IBM Blue Gene/Q Quad Processing eXtention (QPX) > >> > >> This enables kernel support for the QPX extention and is intended for > >> processors that support it, usually an IBM Blue Gene processor. > >> Turning it on does not effect other processors but it does add code > >> and will quadruple the per thread save and restore area for the FPU > >> (hense the name). If you have enabled VSX it will only double the > >> space. > >> > >> Signed-off-by: Jimi Xenidis <ji...@pobox.com> > >> > >> commit 6ff45170ab0463fb34d7011e08c7e47c396f0fd7 > >> Author: Jimi Xenidis <ji...@pobox.com> > >> Date: Fri Nov 23 14:52:14 2012 -0600 > >> > >> powerpc/book3e: IBM Blue Gene/Q HVC Based Firmware Console > >> > >> New HVC device that uses the Blue Gene Firmware methods to erad and > >> write to console. > >> > >> Includes code contributed from: > >> Andrew Tauferner <atau...@us.ibm.com> > >> Todd Inglett <tingl...@us.ibm.com> > >> Eric Van Hensbergen <eri...@gmail.com> > >> > >> Signed-off-by: Jimi Xenidis <ji...@pobox.com> > >> > >> commit e4ddc0c2ad8b3f0260d15d73e153095e95da84ac > >> Author: Jimi Xenidis <ji...@pobox.com> > >> Date: Thu Nov 29 15:52:04 2012 -0500 > >> > >> powerpc/book3e: IBM Blue Gene/Q PCIe and MSI > >> > >> The following patch adds support for the BG/Q PCIe bridge and MSI > >> interrupts. > >> > >> Includes code contributed from: > >> Jay S. Bryant <jsbry...@us.ibm.com> > >> Eric Van Hensbergen <eri...@gmail.com> > >> > >> Signed-off-by: Jimi Xenidis <ji...@pobox.com> > >> > >> commit 9fc0b6f729f7bd7e31338283640a718fa4b1693b > >> Author: Jimi Xenidis <ji...@pobox.com> > >> Date: Wed Dec 5 07:01:49 2012 -0500 > >> > >> powerpc/book3e: IBM Blue Gene/Q Character Drivers > >> > >> The following patch adds support for user and administration > >> applications to access the BG/Q control system. > >> > >> Includes code contributed from: > >> Jay S. Bryant <jsbry...@us.ibm.com> > >> Eric Van Hensbergen <eri...@gmail.com> > >> > >> Signed-off-by: Jimi Xenidis <ji...@pobox.com> > >> > >> commit 9df2c4dfde0ac75f8b2bfcf565f78c2b7382b031 > >> Author: Jimi Xenidis <ji...@pobox.com> > >> Date: Thu Dec 6 18:07:16 2012 -0500 > >> > >> Linux 3.4.22-BGQ-rc1 > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Linuxppc-dev mailing list > >> Linuxppc-dev@lists.ozlabs.org > >> https://lists.ozlabs.org/listinfo/linuxppc-dev > >> > _______________________________________________ Linuxppc-dev mailing list Linuxppc-dev@lists.ozlabs.org https://lists.ozlabs.org/listinfo/linuxppc-dev