From: Nathan Lynch
machine_is() can't provide correct results before probe_machine() has
run. Warn when it's used too early in boot, placing the WARN_ON() in a
helper function so the reported file:line indicates exactly what went
wrong.
checkpatch complains about __attribute__((weak)) in the
From: Nathan Lynch
machine_is() can't provide correct results before probe_machine() has
run. Warn when it's used too early in boot.
Signed-off-by: Nathan Lynch
---
Prompted by my attempts to do some pseries-specific setup during
rtas_initialize() and being puzzled for a while that it wasn't
From: Nathan Lynch
Various pseries-specific RTAS functions take a temporary "work area"
parameter - a buffer in memory accessible to RTAS. Typically such
functions are passed the statically allocated rtas_data_buf buffer as
the argument. This buffer is protected by a global spinlock. So users
of
From: Nathan Lynch
Convert the TLB block invalidate characteristics discovery to the new
papr_sysparm API. This occurs too early in boot to use
papr_sysparm_buf_alloc(), so use a static buffer.
Signed-off-by: Nathan Lynch
---
arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/lpar.c | 37
From: Nathan Lynch
Convert the direct invocation of the ibm,get-system-parameter RTAS
function to papr_sysparm_get().
Signed-off-by: Nathan Lynch
---
arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/setup.c | 23 ++-
1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-)
diff --git
From: Nathan Lynch
Add two sets of tracepoints to be used around RTAS entry:
* rtas_input/rtas_output, which emit the function name, its inputs,
the returned status, and any other outputs. These produce an API-level
record of OS<->RTAS activity.
* rtas_ll_entry/rtas_ll_exit, which are
From: Nathan Lynch
Make do_enter_rtas() take a pointer to struct rtas_args and do the
__pa() conversion in one place instead of leaving it to callers. This
also makes it possible to introduce enter/exit tracepoints that access
the rtas_args struct fields.
There's no apparent reason to force
From: Nathan Lynch
Introduce a set of APIs for retrieving and updating PAPR system
parameters. This encapsulates the toil of temporary RTAS work area
management, RTAS function call retries, and translation of RTAS call
statuses to conventional error values.
There are several places in the
From: Nathan Lynch
Hold a work area object for the duration of the RTAS
ibm,configure-connector sequence, eliminating locking and copying
around each RTAS call.
Signed-off-by: Nathan Lynch
---
arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/dlpar.c | 27 +--
1 file changed, 9
From: Nathan Lynch
Users of rtas_token() supply a string argument that can't be validated
at build time. A typo or misspelling has to be caught by inspection or
by observing wrong behavior at runtime.
Since the core RTAS code now has consolidated the names of all
possible RTAS functions and
From: Nathan Lynch
Decompose the RTAS entry C code into tracing and non-tracing variants,
calling the just-added tracepoints in the tracing-enabled path. Skip
tracing in contexts known to be unsafe (real mode, CPU offline).
Signed-off-by: Nathan Lynch
---
arch/powerpc/kernel/rtas.c | 59
From: Nathan Lynch
With the tokens for all implemented RTAS functions now available via
rtas_function_token(), which is optimal and safe for arbitrary
contexts, there is no need to use rtas_token() or cache its result.
Most conversions are trivial, but a few are worth describing in more
detail:
From: Nathan Lynch
The new papr_sysparm API handles the details of system parameter
retrieval. Use that instead of open-coding the RTAS call, work area
management, and retries.
Signed-off-by: Nathan Lynch
---
arch/powerpc/perf/hv-24x7.c | 37 +++--
1 file
From: Nathan Lynch
The core RTAS support code and its clients perform two types of lookup
for RTAS firmware function information.
First, mapping a known function name to a token. The typical use case
invokes rtas_token() to retrieve the token value to pass to
rtas_call(). rtas_token() relies on
From: Nathan Lynch
/proc/powerpc/lparcfg derives the LPAR name and SPLPAR characteristics
it reports using bare calls to the RTAS ibm,get-system-parameter
function. Convert these to the higher-level papr_sysparm API, which
handles the tedious details.
While the SPLPAR string parsing code could
From: Nathan Lynch
Some RTAS functions that have work area parameters impose alignment
requirements on the work area passed to them by the OS. Examples
include:
- ibm,configure-connector
- ibm,update-nodes
- ibm,update-properties
4KB is the greatest alignment required by PAPR for such
buffers.
From: Nathan Lynch
The ibm,get-system-parameter RTAS function may return -2 or 990x,
which indicate that the caller should try again.
pSeries_cmo_feature_init() ignores this, making it possible to fail to
detect cooperative memory overcommit capabilities during boot.
Move the RTAS call into a
From: Nathan Lynch
The pseries platform has been LPAR-only for several generations, and
the PAPR spec:
* Guarantees that timebase synchronization is performed by
the platform ("The timebase registers are synchronized by the
platform before CPUs are given to the OS" - 7.3.8 SMP Support).
*
From: Nathan Lynch
The ibm,get-system-parameter RTAS function may return -2 or 990x,
which indicate that the caller should try again. read_24x7_sys_info()
ignores this, allowing transient failures in reporting processor
module information.
Move the RTAS call into a coventional
From: Nathan Lynch
Some code that runs early in boot calls RTAS functions that can return
-2 or 990x statuses, which mean the caller should retry. An example is
pSeries_cmo_feature_init(), which invokes ibm,get-system-parameter but
treats these benign statuses as errors instead of retrying.
From: Nathan Lynch
The ibm,get-system-parameter RTAS function may return -2 or 990x,
which indicate that the caller should try again.
pseries_lpar_read_hblkrm_characteristics() ignores this, making it
possible to incorrectly detect TLB block invalidation characteristics
at boot.
Move the RTAS
From: Nathan Lynch
The ibm,get-system-parameter RTAS function may return -2 or 990x,
which indicate that the caller should try again.
lparcfg's parse_system_parameter_string() ignores this, making it
possible to intermittently report incorrect SPLPAR characteristics.
Move the RTAS call into a
Proposed changes for the RTAS subsystem and client code.
Fixes that are subject to backporting are at the front of the queue.
The rest of the queue is roughly ordered with respect to maturity:
i.e. patches that have already garnered some review and discussion
precede newer, more experimental
From: Nathan Lynch
With the tokens for all implemented RTAS functions now available via
rtas_function_token(), which is optimal and safe for arbitrary
contexts, there is no need to use rtas_token() or cache its result.
Most conversions are trivial, but a few are worth describing in more
detail:
From: Nathan Lynch
Convert the TLB block invalidate characteristics discovery to the new
papr_sysparm API. This occurs too early in boot to use
papr_sysparm_buf_alloc(), so use a static buffer.
Signed-off-by: Nathan Lynch
---
arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/lpar.c | 37
From: Nathan Lynch
Introduce a set of APIs for retrieving and updating PAPR system
parameters. This encapsulates the toil of temporary RTAS work area
management, RTAS function call retries, and translation of RTAS call
statuses to conventional error values.
There are several places in the
From: Nathan Lynch
/proc/powerpc/lparcfg derives the LPAR name and SPLPAR characteristics
it reports using bare calls to the RTAS ibm,get-system-parameter
function. Convert these to the higher-level papr_sysparm API, which
handles the tedious details.
While the SPLPAR string parsing code could
From: Nathan Lynch
Most callers of RTAS functions that take a temporary "work area"
parameter use the statically allocated rtas_data_buf buffer as the
argument. This buffer is protected by a global spinlock. So users of
rtas_data_buf cannot perform sleeping operations while accessing the
buffer.
From: Nathan Lynch
The pseries platform has been LPAR-only for several generations, and
the PAPR spec:
* Guarantees that timebase synchronization is performed by
the platform ("The timebase registers are synchronized by the
platform before CPUs are given to the OS" - 7.3.8 SMP Support).
*
From: Nathan Lynch
Convert the direct invocation of the ibm,get-system-parameter RTAS
function to papr_sysparm_get().
Signed-off-by: Nathan Lynch
---
arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/setup.c | 23 ++-
1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-)
diff --git
From: Nathan Lynch
Users of rtas_token() supply a string argument that can't be validated
at build time. A typo or misspelling has to be caught by inspection or
by observing wrong behavior at runtime.
Since the core RTAS code now has consolidated the names of all
possible RTAS functions and
From: Nathan Lynch
Decompose the RTAS entry C code into tracing and non-tracing variants,
calling the just-added tracepoints in the tracing-enabled path. Skip
tracing in contexts known to be unsafe (real mode, CPU offline).
Signed-off-by: Nathan Lynch
---
arch/powerpc/kernel/rtas.c | 59
From: Nathan Lynch
Add two sets of tracepoints to be used around RTAS entry:
* rtas_input/rtas_output, which emit the function name, its inputs,
the returned status, and any other outputs. These produce an API-level
record of OS<->RTAS activity.
* rtas_ll_entry/rtas_ll_exit, which are
Proposed changes for the RTAS subsystem and client code.
Fixes that are subject to backporting are at the front of the queue.
The rest of the queue is roughly ordered with respect to maturity:
i.e. patches that have already garnered some review and discussion
precede newer, more experimental
From: Nathan Lynch
Some code that runs early in boot calls RTAS functions that can return
-2 or 990x statuses, which mean the caller should retry. An example is
pSeries_cmo_feature_init(), which invokes ibm,get-system-parameter but
treats these benign statuses as errors instead of retrying.
From: Nathan Lynch
The ibm,get-system-parameter RTAS function may return -2 or 990x,
which indicate that the caller should try again.
pseries_lpar_read_hblkrm_characteristics() ignores this, making it
possible to incorrectly detect TLB block invalidation characteristics
at boot.
Move the RTAS
From: Nathan Lynch
The ibm,get-system-parameter RTAS function may return -2 or 990x,
which indicate that the caller should try again.
pSeries_cmo_feature_init() ignores this, making it possible to fail to
detect cooperative memory overcommit capabilities during boot.
Move the RTAS call into a
From: Nathan Lynch
Hold a work area object for the duration of the RTAS
ibm,configure-connector sequence, eliminating locking and copying
around each RTAS call.
Signed-off-by: Nathan Lynch
---
arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/dlpar.c | 27 +--
1 file changed, 9
From: Nathan Lynch
Make do_enter_rtas() take a pointer to struct rtas_args and do the
__pa() conversion in one place instead of leaving it to callers. This
also makes it possible to introduce enter/exit tracepoints that access
the rtas_args struct fields.
There's no apparent reason to force
From: Nathan Lynch
The core RTAS support code and its clients perform two types of lookup
for RTAS firmware function information.
First, mapping a known function name to a token. The typical use case
invokes rtas_token() to retrieve the token value to pass to
rtas_call(). rtas_token() relies on
From: Nathan Lynch
The ibm,get-system-parameter RTAS function may return -2 or 990x,
which indicate that the caller should try again.
lparcfg's parse_system_parameter_string() ignores this, making it
possible to intermittently report incorrect SPLPAR characteristics.
Move the RTAS call into a
From: Nathan Lynch
The new papr_sysparm API handles the details of system parameter
retrieval. Use that instead of open-coding the RTAS call, work area
management, and retries.
Signed-off-by: Nathan Lynch
---
arch/powerpc/perf/hv-24x7.c | 37 +++--
1 file
From: Nathan Lynch
The ibm,get-system-parameter RTAS function may return -2 or 990x,
which indicate that the caller should try again. read_24x7_sys_info()
ignores this, allowing transient failures in reporting processor
module information.
Move the RTAS call into a coventional
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