[RFC PATCH 3/4] scripts/mod: add generic CPU features as module alias

Ard Biesheuvel ard.biesheuvel at linaro.org
Thu Nov 7 12:17:36 EST 2013


This implements the changes needed to turn CPU features
declared as being depended upon by modules into module aliases
in the .ko metadata.

Signed-off-by: Ard Biesheuvel <ard.biesheuvel at linaro.org>
---
 include/linux/mod_devicetable.h   | 11 +++++++++++
 scripts/mod/devicetable-offsets.c |  3 +++
 scripts/mod/file2alias.c          | 10 ++++++++++
 3 files changed, 24 insertions(+)

diff --git a/include/linux/mod_devicetable.h b/include/linux/mod_devicetable.h
index 45e9214..e481796 100644
--- a/include/linux/mod_devicetable.h
+++ b/include/linux/mod_devicetable.h
@@ -564,6 +564,17 @@ struct x86_cpu_id {
 #define X86_MODEL_ANY  0
 #define X86_FEATURE_ANY 0	/* Same as FPU, you can't test for that */
 
+/*
+ * Generic table type for tracking CPU features.
+ * @feature:	the bit number of the feature (0 - 31)
+ *
+ * How the bit numbers map to actual CPU features is entirely up to the arch
+ */
+
+struct cpu_feature {
+	__u8	feature;
+};
+
 #define IPACK_ANY_FORMAT 0xff
 #define IPACK_ANY_ID (~0)
 struct ipack_device_id {
diff --git a/scripts/mod/devicetable-offsets.c b/scripts/mod/devicetable-offsets.c
index bb5d115..f282516 100644
--- a/scripts/mod/devicetable-offsets.c
+++ b/scripts/mod/devicetable-offsets.c
@@ -174,6 +174,9 @@ int main(void)
 	DEVID_FIELD(x86_cpu_id, model);
 	DEVID_FIELD(x86_cpu_id, vendor);
 
+	DEVID(cpu_feature);
+	DEVID_FIELD(cpu_feature, feature);
+
 	DEVID(mei_cl_device_id);
 	DEVID_FIELD(mei_cl_device_id, name);
 
diff --git a/scripts/mod/file2alias.c b/scripts/mod/file2alias.c
index 2370863..209cdb2 100644
--- a/scripts/mod/file2alias.c
+++ b/scripts/mod/file2alias.c
@@ -1135,6 +1135,16 @@ static int do_x86cpu_entry(const char *filename, void *symval,
 }
 ADD_TO_DEVTABLE("x86cpu", x86_cpu_id, do_x86cpu_entry);
 
+/* LOOKS like cpu:feature:*FEAT* */
+static int do_cpu_entry(const char *filename, void *symval, char *alias)
+{
+	DEF_FIELD(symval, cpu_feature, feature);
+
+	sprintf(alias, "cpu:feature:*%02X*", feature);
+	return 1;
+}
+ADD_TO_DEVTABLE("cpu", cpu_feature, do_cpu_entry);
+
 /* Looks like: mei:S */
 static int do_mei_entry(const char *filename, void *symval,
 			char *alias)
-- 
1.8.3.2




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