From: Lorenzo Pieralisi <lpieralisi@kernel.org>
To: James Morse <james.morse@arm.com>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH 06/33] ACPI / PPTT: Add a helper to fill a cpumask from a cache_id
Date: Wed, 10 Sep 2025 18:06:43 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <aMGiE10e/MAlghGw@lpieralisi> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20250822153048.2287-41-james.morse@arm.com>
On Fri, Aug 22, 2025 at 03:30:21PM +0000, James Morse wrote:
> MPAM identifies CPUs by the cache_id in the PPTT cache structure.
>
> The driver needs to know which CPUs are associated with the cache,
> the CPUs may not all be online, so cacheinfo does not have the
> information.
>
> Add a helper to pull this information out of the PPTT.
>
> CC: Rohit Mathew <Rohit.Mathew@arm.com>
> Signed-off-by: James Morse <james.morse@arm.com>
> Reviewed-by: Sudeep Holla <sudeep.holla@arm.com>
> ---
> Changes since RFC:
> * acpi_count_levels() now returns a value.
> * Converted the table-get stuff to use Jonathan's cleanup helper.
> * Dropped Sudeep's Review tag due to the cleanup change.
> ---
> drivers/acpi/pptt.c | 62 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> include/linux/acpi.h | 6 +++++
> 2 files changed, 68 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/acpi/pptt.c b/drivers/acpi/pptt.c
> index 660457644a5b..cb93a9a7f9b6 100644
> --- a/drivers/acpi/pptt.c
> +++ b/drivers/acpi/pptt.c
> @@ -971,3 +971,65 @@ int find_acpi_cache_level_from_id(u32 cache_id)
>
> return -ENOENT;
> }
> +
> +/**
> + * acpi_pptt_get_cpumask_from_cache_id() - Get the cpus associated with the
> + * specified cache
> + * @cache_id: The id field of the unified cache
> + * @cpus: Where to build the cpumask
> + *
> + * Determine which CPUs are below this cache in the PPTT. This allows the property
> + * to be found even if the CPUs are offline.
> + *
> + * The PPTT table must be rev 3 or later,
> + *
> + * Return: -ENOENT if the PPTT doesn't exist, or the cache cannot be found.
> + * Otherwise returns 0 and sets the cpus in the provided cpumask.
> + */
> +int acpi_pptt_get_cpumask_from_cache_id(u32 cache_id, cpumask_t *cpus)
> +{
> + u32 acpi_cpu_id;
> + int level, cpu, num_levels;
> + struct acpi_pptt_cache *cache;
> + struct acpi_pptt_cache_v1 *cache_v1;
> + struct acpi_pptt_processor *cpu_node;
> + struct acpi_table_header *table __free(acpi_table) = acpi_get_table_ret(ACPI_SIG_PPTT, 0);
> +
> + cpumask_clear(cpus);
> +
> + if (IS_ERR(table))
> + return -ENOENT;
> +
> + if (table->revision < 3)
> + return -ENOENT;
> +
> + /*
> + * If we found the cache first, we'd still need to walk from each cpu.
> + */
> + for_each_possible_cpu(cpu) {
> + acpi_cpu_id = get_acpi_id_for_cpu(cpu);
> + cpu_node = acpi_find_processor_node(table, acpi_cpu_id);
> + if (!cpu_node)
> + return 0;
If for a possible cpu you don't get an acpi_pptt_processor node we return 0,
is that correct ? Should not the loop continue ? Forgive me if that's a
dumb question.
> + num_levels = acpi_count_levels(table, cpu_node, NULL);
> +
> + /* Start at 1 for L1 */
> + for (level = 1; level <= num_levels; level++) {
> + cache = acpi_find_cache_node(table, acpi_cpu_id,
> + ACPI_PPTT_CACHE_TYPE_UNIFIED,
> + level, &cpu_node);
> + if (!cache)
> + continue;
> +
> + cache_v1 = ACPI_ADD_PTR(struct acpi_pptt_cache_v1,
> + cache,
> + sizeof(struct acpi_pptt_cache));
> +
> + if (cache->flags & ACPI_PPTT_CACHE_ID_VALID &&
> + cache_v1->cache_id == cache_id)
> + cpumask_set_cpu(cpu, cpus);
> + }
> + }
> +
> + return 0;
> +}
> diff --git a/include/linux/acpi.h b/include/linux/acpi.h
> index 30c10b1dcdb2..4ad08f5f1d83 100644
> --- a/include/linux/acpi.h
> +++ b/include/linux/acpi.h
> @@ -1555,6 +1555,7 @@ int find_acpi_cpu_topology_package(unsigned int cpu);
> int find_acpi_cpu_topology_hetero_id(unsigned int cpu);
> void acpi_pptt_get_cpus_from_container(u32 acpi_cpu_id, cpumask_t *cpus);
> int find_acpi_cache_level_from_id(u32 cache_id);
> +int acpi_pptt_get_cpumask_from_cache_id(u32 cache_id, cpumask_t *cpus);
> #else
> static inline int acpi_pptt_cpu_is_thread(unsigned int cpu)
> {
> @@ -1582,6 +1583,11 @@ static inline int find_acpi_cache_level_from_id(u32 cache_id)
> {
> return -EINVAL;
> }
> +static inline int acpi_pptt_get_cpumask_from_cache_id(u32 cache_id,
> + cpumask_t *cpus)
> +{
> + return -EINVAL;
Nit: You might want the return value here to be coherent with what the function
documentation states (ie return -ENOENT;)
Other than that:
Reviewed-by: Lorenzo Pieralisi <lpieralisi@kernel.org>
> +}
> #endif
>
> void acpi_arch_init(void);
> --
> 2.20.1
>
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2025-08-22 15:29 [PATCH 00/33] arm_mpam: Add basic mpam driver James Morse
2025-08-22 15:29 ` [PATCH 01/33] cacheinfo: Expose the code to generate a cache-id from a device_node James Morse
2025-08-27 10:46 ` Dave Martin
2025-08-27 17:11 ` James Morse
2025-08-28 14:08 ` Dave Martin
2025-08-22 15:29 ` [PATCH 02/33] drivers: base: cacheinfo: Add helper to find the cache size from cpu+level James Morse
2025-08-24 17:25 ` Krzysztof Kozlowski
2025-08-27 17:11 ` James Morse
2025-08-27 10:46 ` Dave Martin
2025-08-27 17:11 ` James Morse
2025-08-28 14:10 ` Dave Martin
2025-09-05 16:19 ` Dave Martin
2025-08-22 15:29 ` [PATCH 03/33] ACPI / PPTT: Add a helper to fill a cpumask from a processor container James Morse
2025-08-26 14:45 ` Ben Horgan
2025-08-28 15:56 ` James Morse
2025-08-27 10:48 ` Dave Martin
2025-08-28 15:57 ` James Morse
2025-09-05 16:24 ` Dave Martin
2025-09-10 19:29 ` James Morse
2025-08-22 15:29 ` [PATCH 04/33] ACPI / PPTT: Stop acpi_count_levels() expecting callers to clear levels James Morse
2025-08-27 10:49 ` Dave Martin
2025-08-28 15:57 ` James Morse
2025-09-09 10:06 ` Dave Martin
2025-08-22 15:29 ` [PATCH 05/33] ACPI / PPTT: Find cache level by cache-id James Morse
2025-08-23 12:14 ` Markus Elfring
2025-08-28 15:57 ` James Morse
2025-08-27 9:25 ` Ben Horgan
2025-08-28 15:57 ` James Morse
2025-08-27 10:50 ` Dave Martin
2025-08-28 15:58 ` James Morse
2025-09-05 16:27 ` Dave Martin
2025-09-10 19:29 ` James Morse
2025-08-22 15:29 ` [PATCH 06/33] ACPI / PPTT: Add a helper to fill a cpumask from a cache_id James Morse
2025-08-27 10:53 ` Dave Martin
2025-08-28 15:58 ` James Morse
2025-09-09 10:14 ` Dave Martin
2025-09-10 19:29 ` James Morse
2025-08-22 15:29 ` [PATCH 07/33] arm64: kconfig: Add Kconfig entry for MPAM James Morse
2025-08-27 8:53 ` Ben Horgan
2025-08-28 15:58 ` James Morse
2025-08-29 8:20 ` Ben Horgan
2025-08-27 11:01 ` Dave Martin
2025-09-04 17:28 ` James Morse
2025-09-09 10:26 ` Dave Martin
2025-08-22 15:29 ` [PATCH 08/33] ACPI / MPAM: Parse the MPAM table James Morse
2025-08-23 10:55 ` Markus Elfring
2025-09-04 17:28 ` James Morse
2025-08-27 16:05 ` Dave Martin
2025-09-04 17:28 ` James Morse
2025-09-05 16:38 ` Dave Martin
2025-09-10 19:19 ` James Morse
2025-08-22 15:29 ` [PATCH 09/33] dt-bindings: arm: Add MPAM MSC binding James Morse
2025-08-27 16:22 ` Dave Martin
2025-09-05 9:11 ` James Morse
2025-09-09 11:02 ` Dave Martin
2025-08-22 15:29 ` [PATCH 10/33] arm_mpam: Add probe/remove for mpam msc driver and kbuild boiler plate James Morse
2025-08-22 19:15 ` Markus Elfring
2025-08-22 19:55 ` Markus Elfring
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2025-09-05 18:49 ` James Morse
2025-09-01 11:21 ` Dave Martin
2025-09-05 18:49 ` James Morse
2025-09-08 15:25 ` Dave Martin
2025-09-10 19:19 ` James Morse
2025-08-22 15:29 ` [PATCH 11/33] arm_mpam: Add support for memory controller MSC on DT platforms James Morse
2025-08-22 15:29 ` [PATCH 12/33] arm_mpam: Add the class and component structures for ris firmware described James Morse
2025-08-28 1:29 ` Fenghua Yu
2025-09-08 17:57 ` James Morse
2025-09-01 11:09 ` Dave Martin
2025-09-08 17:57 ` James Morse
2025-09-09 11:28 ` Dave Martin
2025-09-10 19:19 ` James Morse
2025-08-22 15:29 ` [PATCH 13/33] arm_mpam: Add MPAM MSC register layout definitions James Morse
2025-08-29 8:42 ` Ben Horgan
2025-09-08 17:57 ` James Morse
2025-09-09 11:36 ` Shaopeng Tan (Fujitsu)
2025-09-10 19:31 ` James Morse
2025-08-22 15:29 ` [PATCH 14/33] arm_mpam: Add cpuhp callbacks to probe MSC hardware James Morse
2025-08-27 16:08 ` Rob Herring
2025-09-08 17:58 ` James Morse
2025-09-05 16:40 ` Dave Martin
2025-09-09 16:56 ` James Morse
2025-09-09 14:23 ` Dave Martin
2025-08-22 15:29 ` [PATCH 15/33] arm_mpam: Probe MSCs to find the supported partid/pmg values James Morse
2025-08-28 13:12 ` Ben Horgan
2025-09-09 16:56 ` James Morse
2025-09-10 9:01 ` Ben Horgan
2025-09-08 16:29 ` Dave Martin
2025-09-09 16:57 ` James Morse
2025-08-22 15:29 ` [PATCH 16/33] arm_mpam: Add helpers for managing the locking around the mon_sel registers James Morse
2025-08-28 17:07 ` Fenghua Yu
2025-09-09 16:57 ` James Morse
2025-09-09 15:39 ` Dave Martin
2025-09-10 19:19 ` James Morse
2025-08-22 15:29 ` [PATCH 17/33] arm_mpam: Probe the hardware features resctrl supports James Morse
2025-08-28 13:44 ` Ben Horgan
2025-09-09 16:57 ` James Morse
2025-09-10 9:11 ` Ben Horgan
2025-08-22 15:29 ` [PATCH 18/33] arm_mpam: Merge supported features during mpam_enable() into mpam_class James Morse
2025-08-29 13:54 ` Ben Horgan
2025-09-09 16:57 ` James Morse
2025-08-22 15:30 ` [PATCH 19/33] arm_mpam: Reset MSC controls from cpu hp callbacks James Morse
2025-08-27 16:19 ` Ben Horgan
2025-09-09 16:57 ` James Morse
2025-08-22 15:30 ` [PATCH 20/33] arm_mpam: Add a helper to touch an MSC from any CPU James Morse
2025-08-28 16:13 ` Ben Horgan
2025-09-09 16:57 ` James Morse
2025-08-22 15:30 ` [PATCH 21/33] arm_mpam: Extend reset logic to allow devices to be reset any time James Morse
2025-08-29 14:30 ` Ben Horgan
2025-09-09 16:58 ` James Morse
2025-08-22 15:30 ` [PATCH 22/33] arm_mpam: Register and enable IRQs James Morse
2025-09-09 16:58 ` James Morse
2025-08-22 15:30 ` [PATCH 23/33] arm_mpam: Use a static key to indicate when mpam is enabled James Morse
2025-08-22 15:30 ` [PATCH 24/33] arm_mpam: Allow configuration to be applied and restored during cpu online James Morse
2025-08-28 16:13 ` Ben Horgan
2025-09-10 19:29 ` James Morse
2025-08-22 15:30 ` [PATCH 25/33] arm_mpam: Probe and reset the rest of the features James Morse
2025-08-28 10:11 ` Ben Horgan
2025-09-10 19:30 ` James Morse
2025-08-22 15:30 ` [PATCH 26/33] arm_mpam: Add helpers to allocate monitors James Morse
2025-08-29 15:47 ` Ben Horgan
2025-08-22 15:30 ` [PATCH 27/33] arm_mpam: Add mpam_msmon_read() to read monitor value James Morse
2025-08-29 15:55 ` Ben Horgan
2025-09-10 19:30 ` James Morse
2025-08-22 15:30 ` [PATCH 28/33] arm_mpam: Track bandwidth counter state for overflow and power management James Morse
2025-08-29 16:09 ` Ben Horgan
2025-08-22 15:30 ` [PATCH 29/33] arm_mpam: Probe for long/lwd mbwu counters James Morse
2025-08-28 16:14 ` Ben Horgan
2025-09-10 19:30 ` James Morse
2025-08-22 15:30 ` [PATCH 30/33] arm_mpam: Use long MBWU counters if supported James Morse
2025-08-29 16:39 ` Ben Horgan
2025-09-10 19:30 ` James Morse
2025-08-22 15:30 ` [PATCH 31/33] arm_mpam: Add helper to reset saved mbwu state James Morse
2025-08-22 15:30 ` [PATCH 32/33] arm_mpam: Add kunit test for bitmap reset James Morse
2025-08-29 16:56 ` Ben Horgan
2025-09-10 19:30 ` James Morse
2025-08-22 15:30 ` [PATCH 33/33] arm_mpam: Add kunit tests for props_mismatch() James Morse
2025-08-29 17:11 ` Ben Horgan
2025-09-10 19:31 ` James Morse
2025-08-22 15:30 ` [PATCH 00/33] arm_mpam: Add basic mpam driver James Morse
2025-08-22 15:30 ` [PATCH 01/33] cacheinfo: Expose the code to generate a cache-id from a device_node James Morse
2025-08-22 15:30 ` [PATCH 02/33] drivers: base: cacheinfo: Add helper to find the cache size from cpu+level James Morse
2025-08-22 15:30 ` [PATCH 03/33] ACPI / PPTT: Add a helper to fill a cpumask from a processor container James Morse
2025-08-22 15:30 ` [PATCH 04/33] ACPI / PPTT: Stop acpi_count_levels() expecting callers to clear levels James Morse
2025-09-10 13:44 ` Lorenzo Pieralisi
2025-09-10 19:19 ` James Morse
2025-08-22 15:30 ` [PATCH 05/33] ACPI / PPTT: Find cache level by cache-id James Morse
2025-08-22 15:30 ` [PATCH 06/33] ACPI / PPTT: Add a helper to fill a cpumask from a cache_id James Morse
2025-09-10 16:06 ` Lorenzo Pieralisi [this message]
2025-09-10 19:18 ` James Morse
2025-08-22 15:30 ` [PATCH 07/33] arm64: kconfig: Add Kconfig entry for MPAM James Morse
2025-08-22 15:30 ` [PATCH 08/33] ACPI / MPAM: Parse the MPAM table James Morse
2025-09-09 6:54 ` Shaopeng Tan (Fujitsu)
2025-09-10 19:31 ` James Morse
2025-08-22 15:30 ` [PATCH 09/33] dt-bindings: arm: Add MPAM MSC binding James Morse
2025-08-22 15:30 ` [PATCH 10/33] arm_mpam: Add probe/remove for mpam msc driver and kbuild boiler plate James Morse
2025-09-09 7:03 ` Shaopeng Tan (Fujitsu)
2025-09-10 19:31 ` James Morse
2025-08-22 15:30 ` [PATCH 11/33] arm_mpam: Add support for memory controller MSC on DT platforms James Morse
2025-09-09 7:11 ` Shaopeng Tan (Fujitsu)
2025-09-10 19:31 ` James Morse
2025-08-22 15:30 ` [PATCH 12/33] arm_mpam: Add the class and component structures for ris firmware described James Morse
2025-08-29 12:41 ` Ben Horgan
2025-09-10 19:32 ` James Morse
2025-09-09 7:30 ` Shaopeng Tan (Fujitsu)
2025-09-10 19:32 ` James Morse
2025-08-22 15:30 ` [PATCH 13/33] arm_mpam: Add MPAM MSC register layout definitions James Morse
2025-08-22 15:30 ` [PATCH 14/33] arm_mpam: Add cpuhp callbacks to probe MSC hardware James Morse
2025-08-22 15:30 ` [PATCH 15/33] arm_mpam: Probe MSCs to find the supported partid/pmg values James Morse
2025-08-22 15:30 ` [PATCH 16/33] arm_mpam: Add helpers for managing the locking around the mon_sel registers James Morse
2025-08-22 15:30 ` [PATCH 17/33] arm_mpam: Probe the hardware features resctrl supports James Morse
2025-08-22 15:30 ` [PATCH 18/33] arm_mpam: Merge supported features during mpam_enable() into mpam_class James Morse
2025-08-22 15:30 ` [PATCH 19/33] arm_mpam: Reset MSC controls from cpu hp callbacks James Morse
2025-08-22 15:30 ` [PATCH 20/33] arm_mpam: Add a helper to touch an MSC from any CPU James Morse
2025-08-22 15:30 ` [PATCH 21/33] arm_mpam: Extend reset logic to allow devices to be reset any time James Morse
2025-08-22 15:30 ` [PATCH 22/33] arm_mpam: Register and enable IRQs James Morse
2025-09-01 10:05 ` Ben Horgan
2025-08-22 15:30 ` [PATCH 23/33] arm_mpam: Use a static key to indicate when mpam is enabled James Morse
2025-08-22 15:30 ` [PATCH 24/33] arm_mpam: Allow configuration to be applied and restored during cpu online James Morse
2025-08-22 15:30 ` [PATCH 25/33] arm_mpam: Probe and reset the rest of the features James Morse
2025-08-22 15:30 ` [PATCH 26/33] arm_mpam: Add helpers to allocate monitors James Morse
2025-08-22 15:30 ` [PATCH 27/33] arm_mpam: Add mpam_msmon_read() to read monitor value James Morse
2025-08-22 15:30 ` [PATCH 28/33] arm_mpam: Track bandwidth counter state for overflow and power management James Morse
2025-08-28 0:58 ` Fenghua Yu
2025-09-10 19:29 ` James Morse
2025-08-22 15:30 ` [PATCH 29/33] arm_mpam: Probe for long/lwd mbwu counters James Morse
2025-08-22 15:30 ` [PATCH 30/33] arm_mpam: Use long MBWU counters if supported James Morse
2025-08-22 15:30 ` [PATCH 31/33] arm_mpam: Add helper to reset saved mbwu state James Morse
2025-08-22 15:30 ` [PATCH 32/33] arm_mpam: Add kunit test for bitmap reset James Morse
2025-08-22 15:30 ` [PATCH 33/33] arm_mpam: Add kunit tests for props_mismatch() James Morse
2025-09-02 16:59 ` Fenghua Yu
2025-08-24 17:24 ` [PATCH 00/33] arm_mpam: Add basic mpam driver Krzysztof Kozlowski
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