[PATCH] arm64: Add L2 cache topology to ARM Ltd boards/models

Mark Rutland mark.rutland at arm.com
Thu Feb 12 06:07:02 PST 2015


Hi,

On Wed, Jan 21, 2015 at 04:46:32PM +0000, Mark Rutland wrote:
> On Wed, Jan 21, 2015 at 12:02:30PM +0000, Sudeep Holla wrote:
> > Commit 5d425c18653731af6 ("arm64: kernel: add support for cpu cache
> > information") adds cacheinfo support for ARM64. Since there's no
> > architectural way of detecting the cpus that share particular cache,
> > device tree can be used and the core cacheinfo already supports the
> > same.
> 
> This still leaves the possibility that misleading information is exposed
> for systems from other vendors. I've made a quick attempt to Cc the
> authors of other arm64 dts here.
> 
> Given that in the absence of these nodes we can't derive a complete view
> of the cache hierarchy, shouldn't we only expose the cacheinfo when we
> have these nodes and can therefore produce correct values?

I'm still rather concerned about exposing misleading cache info in this
manner. Is there no way we can limit the exposure of this information to
those cases where we actually have the information?

Do we know if/how this will work for ACPI systems?

Thanks,
Mark.

> I can imagine that future dts are likely to appear without these nodes,
> and I imagine that we won't spot all of those cases. We also have
> existing DTBs to take into account.
> 
> Thanks,
> Mark.
> 
> > 
> > This patch adds the L2 cache topology on Juno board, FVP/RTSM and
> > foundation models.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Sudeep Holla <sudeep.holla at arm.com>
> > Cc: Mark Rutland <mark.rutland at arm.com>
> > Cc: Liviu Dudau <Liviu.Dudau at arm.com>
> > Cc: Lorenzo Pieralisi <lorenzo.pieralisi at arm.com>
> > ---
> >  arch/arm64/boot/dts/arm/foundation-v8.dts  |  8 ++++++++
> >  arch/arm64/boot/dts/arm/juno.dts           | 14 ++++++++++++++
> >  arch/arm64/boot/dts/arm/rtsm_ve-aemv8a.dts |  8 ++++++++
> >  3 files changed, 30 insertions(+)
> > 
> > Hi Arnd/Olof,
> > 
> > Though this patch and commit 5d425c18653731af6 ("arm64: kernel: add
> > support for cpu cache information") which is in -next(via arm64) are
> > dependent to provide desired functionality, then can go indepedently
> > if you think there could be conflicts if this change is taken via arm64.
> > If not, Catalin can pick up with your acks after the review.
> > 
> > Regards,
> > Sudeep
> > 
> > diff --git a/arch/arm64/boot/dts/arm/foundation-v8.dts b/arch/arm64/boot/dts/arm/foundation-v8.dts
> > index 27f32962e55c..4eac8dcea423 100644
> > --- a/arch/arm64/boot/dts/arm/foundation-v8.dts
> > +++ b/arch/arm64/boot/dts/arm/foundation-v8.dts
> > @@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
> >  			reg = <0x0 0x0>;
> >  			enable-method = "spin-table";
> >  			cpu-release-addr = <0x0 0x8000fff8>;
> > +			next-level-cache = <&L2_0>;
> >  		};
> >  		cpu at 1 {
> >  			device_type = "cpu";
> > @@ -41,6 +42,7 @@
> >  			reg = <0x0 0x1>;
> >  			enable-method = "spin-table";
> >  			cpu-release-addr = <0x0 0x8000fff8>;
> > +			next-level-cache = <&L2_0>;
> >  		};
> >  		cpu at 2 {
> >  			device_type = "cpu";
> > @@ -48,6 +50,7 @@
> >  			reg = <0x0 0x2>;
> >  			enable-method = "spin-table";
> >  			cpu-release-addr = <0x0 0x8000fff8>;
> > +			next-level-cache = <&L2_0>;
> >  		};
> >  		cpu at 3 {
> >  			device_type = "cpu";
> > @@ -55,6 +58,11 @@
> >  			reg = <0x0 0x3>;
> >  			enable-method = "spin-table";
> >  			cpu-release-addr = <0x0 0x8000fff8>;
> > +			next-level-cache = <&L2_0>;
> > +		};
> > +
> > +		L2_0: l2-cache0 {
> > +			compatible = "cache";
> >  		};
> >  	};
> >  
> > diff --git a/arch/arm64/boot/dts/arm/juno.dts b/arch/arm64/boot/dts/arm/juno.dts
> > index cb3073e4e7a8..15dafbb24426 100644
> > --- a/arch/arm64/boot/dts/arm/juno.dts
> > +++ b/arch/arm64/boot/dts/arm/juno.dts
> > @@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
> >  			reg = <0x0 0x0>;
> >  			device_type = "cpu";
> >  			enable-method = "psci";
> > +			next-level-cache = <&A57_L2>;
> >  		};
> >  
> >  		A57_1: cpu at 1 {
> > @@ -46,6 +47,7 @@
> >  			reg = <0x0 0x1>;
> >  			device_type = "cpu";
> >  			enable-method = "psci";
> > +			next-level-cache = <&A57_L2>;
> >  		};
> >  
> >  		A53_0: cpu at 100 {
> > @@ -53,6 +55,7 @@
> >  			reg = <0x0 0x100>;
> >  			device_type = "cpu";
> >  			enable-method = "psci";
> > +			next-level-cache = <&A53_L2>;
> >  		};
> >  
> >  		A53_1: cpu at 101 {
> > @@ -60,6 +63,7 @@
> >  			reg = <0x0 0x101>;
> >  			device_type = "cpu";
> >  			enable-method = "psci";
> > +			next-level-cache = <&A53_L2>;
> >  		};
> >  
> >  		A53_2: cpu at 102 {
> > @@ -67,6 +71,7 @@
> >  			reg = <0x0 0x102>;
> >  			device_type = "cpu";
> >  			enable-method = "psci";
> > +			next-level-cache = <&A53_L2>;
> >  		};
> >  
> >  		A53_3: cpu at 103 {
> > @@ -74,6 +79,15 @@
> >  			reg = <0x0 0x103>;
> >  			device_type = "cpu";
> >  			enable-method = "psci";
> > +			next-level-cache = <&A53_L2>;
> > +		};
> > +
> > +		A57_L2: l2-cache0 {
> > +			compatible = "cache";
> > +		};
> > +
> > +		A53_L2: l2-cache1 {
> > +			compatible = "cache";
> >  		};
> >  	};
> >  
> > diff --git a/arch/arm64/boot/dts/arm/rtsm_ve-aemv8a.dts b/arch/arm64/boot/dts/arm/rtsm_ve-aemv8a.dts
> > index efc59b3baf63..20addabbd127 100644
> > --- a/arch/arm64/boot/dts/arm/rtsm_ve-aemv8a.dts
> > +++ b/arch/arm64/boot/dts/arm/rtsm_ve-aemv8a.dts
> > @@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
> >  			reg = <0x0 0x0>;
> >  			enable-method = "spin-table";
> >  			cpu-release-addr = <0x0 0x8000fff8>;
> > +			next-level-cache = <&L2_0>;
> >  		};
> >  		cpu at 1 {
> >  			device_type = "cpu";
> > @@ -44,6 +45,7 @@
> >  			reg = <0x0 0x1>;
> >  			enable-method = "spin-table";
> >  			cpu-release-addr = <0x0 0x8000fff8>;
> > +			next-level-cache = <&L2_0>;
> >  		};
> >  		cpu at 2 {
> >  			device_type = "cpu";
> > @@ -51,6 +53,7 @@
> >  			reg = <0x0 0x2>;
> >  			enable-method = "spin-table";
> >  			cpu-release-addr = <0x0 0x8000fff8>;
> > +			next-level-cache = <&L2_0>;
> >  		};
> >  		cpu at 3 {
> >  			device_type = "cpu";
> > @@ -58,6 +61,11 @@
> >  			reg = <0x0 0x3>;
> >  			enable-method = "spin-table";
> >  			cpu-release-addr = <0x0 0x8000fff8>;
> > +			next-level-cache = <&L2_0>;
> > +		};
> > +
> > +		L2_0: l2-cache0 {
> > +			compatible = "cache";
> >  		};
> >  	};
> >  
> > -- 
> > 1.9.1
> > 
> > 
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