[PATCH v6 06/14] gtrace: Add RISC-V Trace encoder driver

Mayuresh Chitale mayuresh.chitale at oss.qualcomm.com
Wed Sep 30 22:22:17 PDT 2026


Add initial implementation of RISC-V E-Trace encoder driver. The encoder
is defined in the RISC-V Trace Control Interface specification.

Co-developed-by: Anup Patel <anup.patel at oss.qualcomm.com>
Signed-off-by: Anup Patel <anup.patel at oss.qualcomm.com>
Signed-off-by: Mayuresh Chitale <mayuresh.chitale at oss.qualcomm.com>
---
 drivers/hwtracing/gtrace/Kconfig           |  13 ++
 drivers/hwtracing/gtrace/Makefile          |   1 +
 drivers/hwtracing/gtrace/rvtrace-encoder.c | 236 +++++++++++++++++++++
 3 files changed, 250 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 drivers/hwtracing/gtrace/rvtrace-encoder.c

diff --git a/drivers/hwtracing/gtrace/Kconfig b/drivers/hwtracing/gtrace/Kconfig
index 04986f216549..e3a621b59913 100644
--- a/drivers/hwtracing/gtrace/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/hwtracing/gtrace/Kconfig
@@ -28,3 +28,16 @@ config RVTRACE
 
 	  To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
 	  will be called rvtrace.
+
+config RVTRACE_ENCODER
+	tristate "RISC-V Trace Encoder driver"
+	depends on RVTRACE
+	default y
+	help
+	  This driver provides support for the RISC-V trace encoder component
+	  which is defined by the RISC-V Trace Control Interface specification.
+	  The encoder is bound to a CPU and generates the trace data for that
+	  CPU.
+
+	  To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
+	  will be called rvtrace-encoder.
diff --git a/drivers/hwtracing/gtrace/Makefile b/drivers/hwtracing/gtrace/Makefile
index 20f67a78b8ab..2660fcaa332b 100644
--- a/drivers/hwtracing/gtrace/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/hwtracing/gtrace/Makefile
@@ -5,3 +5,4 @@ gtrace-y := gtrace-core.o
 gtrace-$(CONFIG_OF) += gtrace-of.o
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_RVTRACE) += rvtrace-platform.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_RVTRACE_ENCODER) += rvtrace-encoder.o
diff --git a/drivers/hwtracing/gtrace/rvtrace-encoder.c b/drivers/hwtracing/gtrace/rvtrace-encoder.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..1f06b1a2b412
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/hwtracing/gtrace/rvtrace-encoder.c
@@ -0,0 +1,236 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2026 Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.
+ */
+
+#include <linux/cpumask.h>
+#include <linux/device.h>
+#include <linux/gtrace.h>
+#include <linux/log2.h>
+#include <linux/minmax.h>
+#include <linux/slab.h>
+#include <linux/types.h>
+#include "rvtrace.h"
+
+#define RVTRACE_COMPONENT_CTRL_ITRACE_SHIFT	2
+#define RVTRACE_COMPONENT_CTRL_INSTMODE_MASK	0x7
+#define RVTRACE_COMPONENT_CTRL_INSTMODE_SHIFT	4
+#define RVTRACE_COMPONENT_CTRL_INSTMODE_OPIT	0x6
+#define RVTRACE_COMPONENT_CTRL_INHIBITSRC_SHIFT	15
+#define RVTRACE_COMPONENT_CTRL_FORMAT_MASK	0x7
+#define RVTRACE_COMPONENT_CTRL_FORMAT_SHIFT	24
+#define RVTRACE_COMPONENT_CTRL_FORMAT_ETRACE	0x0
+#define RVTRACE_COMPONENT_CTRL_FORMAT_NTRACE	0x1
+
+#define RVTRACE_ENCODER_INSTFEAT_OFFSET		0x8
+#define RVTRACE_ENCODER_INSTFEAT_SRCID_MASK	0xfff
+#define RVTRACE_ENCODER_INSTFEAT_SRCID_SHIFT	16
+#define RVTRACE_ENCODER_INSTFEAT_SRCBITS_MASK	0xf
+#define RVTRACE_ENCODER_INSTFEAT_SRCBITS_SHIFT	28
+#define RVTRACE_ENCODER_INSTFEAT_SRCBITS_MAX	12
+
+struct rvtrace_encoder_priv {
+	u32 srcbits;
+};
+
+/*
+ * Set the srcid and clear trTeInhibitSrc bit so that the emitted trace messages carry
+ * the source id
+ */
+static void rvtrace_encoder_set_srcid(struct gtrace_platform_data *pdata, u32 srcbits)
+{
+	u32 val;
+
+	val = gtrace_read32(pdata, RVTRACE_ENCODER_INSTFEAT_OFFSET);
+	val &= ~(RVTRACE_ENCODER_INSTFEAT_SRCID_MASK << RVTRACE_ENCODER_INSTFEAT_SRCID_SHIFT);
+	val &= ~(RVTRACE_ENCODER_INSTFEAT_SRCBITS_MASK << RVTRACE_ENCODER_INSTFEAT_SRCBITS_SHIFT);
+	val |= pdata->bound_cpu << RVTRACE_ENCODER_INSTFEAT_SRCID_SHIFT;
+	val |= srcbits << RVTRACE_ENCODER_INSTFEAT_SRCBITS_SHIFT;
+	gtrace_write32(pdata, val, RVTRACE_ENCODER_INSTFEAT_OFFSET);
+
+	val = gtrace_read32(pdata, RVTRACE_COMPONENT_CTRL_OFFSET);
+	val &= ~BIT(RVTRACE_COMPONENT_CTRL_INHIBITSRC_SHIFT);
+	gtrace_write32(pdata, val, RVTRACE_COMPONENT_CTRL_OFFSET);
+}
+
+/* Set requested trace format and return 0 if hardware supports that format */
+static int rvtrace_encoder_set_format(struct gtrace_platform_data *pdata)
+{
+	u32 val, fmt;
+
+	switch (pdata->format) {
+	case GTRACE_FORMAT_ETRACE:
+		fmt = RVTRACE_COMPONENT_CTRL_FORMAT_ETRACE;
+		break;
+	case GTRACE_FORMAT_NTRACE:
+		fmt = RVTRACE_COMPONENT_CTRL_FORMAT_NTRACE;
+		break;
+	default:
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	val = gtrace_read32(pdata, RVTRACE_COMPONENT_CTRL_OFFSET);
+	val &= ~(RVTRACE_COMPONENT_CTRL_FORMAT_MASK << RVTRACE_COMPONENT_CTRL_FORMAT_SHIFT);
+	val |= fmt << RVTRACE_COMPONENT_CTRL_FORMAT_SHIFT;
+	gtrace_write32(pdata, val, RVTRACE_COMPONENT_CTRL_OFFSET);
+
+	val = gtrace_read32(pdata, RVTRACE_COMPONENT_CTRL_OFFSET);
+	val = (val >> RVTRACE_COMPONENT_CTRL_FORMAT_SHIFT) & RVTRACE_COMPONENT_CTRL_FORMAT_MASK;
+	return val == fmt ? 0 : -EOPNOTSUPP;
+}
+
+static int rvtrace_encoder_probe(struct gtrace_component *comp)
+{
+	struct gtrace_platform_data *pdata = comp->pdata;
+	struct rvtrace_encoder_priv *priv;
+	u32 val, hw_srcbits, srcbits;
+	int ret;
+
+	if (pdata->bound_cpu < 0) {
+		dev_err(&comp->dev, "cpu property missing. Please fix firmware.\n");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	priv = devm_kzalloc(&comp->dev, sizeof(*priv), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!priv)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	ret = rvtrace_encoder_set_format(pdata);
+	if (ret) {
+		dev_err(&comp->dev, "failed to set format %d\n", pdata->format);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	/* Check if trTeInhibitSrc is hardwired to 1 */
+	val = gtrace_read32(pdata, RVTRACE_COMPONENT_CTRL_OFFSET);
+	val &= ~BIT(RVTRACE_COMPONENT_CTRL_INHIBITSRC_SHIFT);
+	gtrace_write32(pdata, val, RVTRACE_COMPONENT_CTRL_OFFSET);
+	val = gtrace_read32(pdata, RVTRACE_COMPONENT_CTRL_OFFSET);
+	if (!(val & BIT(RVTRACE_COMPONENT_CTRL_INHIBITSRC_SHIFT))) {
+		/* Probe how many bits can trTeSrcID span in the emitted Trace messages */
+		val = gtrace_read32(pdata, RVTRACE_ENCODER_INSTFEAT_OFFSET);
+		val |= (RVTRACE_ENCODER_INSTFEAT_SRCBITS_MASK <<
+			RVTRACE_ENCODER_INSTFEAT_SRCBITS_SHIFT);
+		gtrace_write32(pdata, val, RVTRACE_ENCODER_INSTFEAT_OFFSET);
+		val = gtrace_read32(pdata, RVTRACE_ENCODER_INSTFEAT_OFFSET);
+		hw_srcbits = (val >> RVTRACE_ENCODER_INSTFEAT_SRCBITS_SHIFT) &
+			     RVTRACE_ENCODER_INSTFEAT_SRCBITS_MASK;
+		/* Determine if there are sufficient bits to hold max cpus */
+		hw_srcbits = min_t(u32, hw_srcbits, RVTRACE_ENCODER_INSTFEAT_SRCBITS_MAX);
+		srcbits = min_t(u32, hw_srcbits, order_base_2(nr_cpu_ids));
+		if (srcbits && pdata->bound_cpu < BIT(srcbits)) {
+			rvtrace_encoder_set_srcid(pdata, srcbits);
+			priv->srcbits = srcbits;
+		}
+	}
+	if (!priv->srcbits) {
+		dev_warn(&comp->dev, "cpu %d trace will not carry source id\n",
+			 pdata->bound_cpu);
+		val = gtrace_read32(pdata, RVTRACE_COMPONENT_CTRL_OFFSET);
+		val |= BIT(RVTRACE_COMPONENT_CTRL_INHIBITSRC_SHIFT);
+		gtrace_write32(pdata, val, RVTRACE_COMPONENT_CTRL_OFFSET);
+	}
+	dev_set_drvdata(&comp->dev, priv);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int rvtrace_encoder_start(struct gtrace_component *comp)
+{
+	struct rvtrace_encoder_priv *priv = dev_get_drvdata(&comp->dev);
+	struct gtrace_platform_data *pdata = comp->pdata;
+	int ret;
+	u32 val;
+
+	if (priv->srcbits)
+		rvtrace_encoder_set_srcid(pdata, priv->srcbits);
+
+	ret = rvtrace_encoder_set_format(pdata);
+	if (ret) {
+		dev_err(&comp->dev, "failed to set format %d\n", pdata->format);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	ret = gtrace_enable_component(comp);
+	if (ret) {
+		dev_err(&comp->dev, "failed to enable encoder.\n");
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	/* set mode */
+	val = gtrace_read32(pdata, RVTRACE_COMPONENT_CTRL_OFFSET);
+	val &= ~(RVTRACE_COMPONENT_CTRL_INSTMODE_MASK << RVTRACE_COMPONENT_CTRL_INSTMODE_SHIFT);
+	val |= (RVTRACE_COMPONENT_CTRL_INSTMODE_OPIT << RVTRACE_COMPONENT_CTRL_INSTMODE_SHIFT);
+	gtrace_write32(pdata, val, RVTRACE_COMPONENT_CTRL_OFFSET);
+
+	val = gtrace_read32(pdata, RVTRACE_COMPONENT_CTRL_OFFSET);
+	val |= BIT(RVTRACE_COMPONENT_CTRL_ITRACE_SHIFT);
+	gtrace_write32(pdata, val, RVTRACE_COMPONENT_CTRL_OFFSET);
+	ret = gtrace_poll_bit(pdata, RVTRACE_COMPONENT_CTRL_OFFSET,
+			      RVTRACE_COMPONENT_CTRL_ITRACE_SHIFT, 1,
+			      pdata->control_poll_timeout_usecs);
+	if (ret) {
+		dev_err(&comp->dev, "failed to enable tracing.\n");
+		val = gtrace_read32(pdata, RVTRACE_COMPONENT_CTRL_OFFSET);
+		val &= ~BIT(RVTRACE_COMPONENT_CTRL_ITRACE_SHIFT);
+		gtrace_write32(pdata, val, RVTRACE_COMPONENT_CTRL_OFFSET);
+		gtrace_disable_component(comp);
+	}
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static int rvtrace_encoder_stop(struct gtrace_component *comp)
+{
+	struct gtrace_platform_data *pdata = comp->pdata;
+	int ret, err;
+	u32 val;
+
+	val = gtrace_read32(pdata, RVTRACE_COMPONENT_CTRL_OFFSET);
+	val &= ~BIT(RVTRACE_COMPONENT_CTRL_ITRACE_SHIFT);
+	gtrace_write32(pdata, val, RVTRACE_COMPONENT_CTRL_OFFSET);
+	ret = gtrace_poll_bit(pdata, RVTRACE_COMPONENT_CTRL_OFFSET,
+			      RVTRACE_COMPONENT_CTRL_ITRACE_SHIFT, 0,
+			      pdata->control_poll_timeout_usecs);
+	if (ret)
+		dev_err(&comp->dev, "failed to stop tracing.\n");
+
+	err = gtrace_disable_component(comp);
+	if (err)
+		dev_err(&comp->dev, "failed to disable encoder.\n");
+
+	return ret ?: err;
+}
+
+static const struct gtrace_component_id rvtrace_encoder_ids[] = {
+	{ .type = GTRACE_RVTRACE_ENCODER,
+	  .version = rvtrace_component_mkversion(1, 0), },
+	{},
+};
+
+static struct gtrace_driver rvtrace_encoder_driver = {
+	.id_table = rvtrace_encoder_ids,
+	.probe = rvtrace_encoder_probe,
+	.start = rvtrace_encoder_start,
+	.stop = rvtrace_encoder_stop,
+	.driver = {
+		.name = "rvtrace-encoder",
+	},
+};
+
+static int __init rvtrace_encoder_init(void)
+{
+	return gtrace_register_driver(&rvtrace_encoder_driver);
+}
+
+static void __exit rvtrace_encoder_exit(void)
+{
+	gtrace_unregister_driver(&rvtrace_encoder_driver);
+}
+
+module_init(rvtrace_encoder_init);
+module_exit(rvtrace_encoder_exit);
+
+/* Module information */
+MODULE_AUTHOR("Mayuresh Chitale");
+MODULE_DESCRIPTION("RISC-V Trace Encoder Driver");
+MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
-- 
2.43.0




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