Re: [PATCH RFC v3 02/21] ACPI: processor: Add support for processors described as container packages

Russell King (Oracle)
2023-12-14T17:57:22Z

On Thu, Dec 14, 2023 at 05:36:26PM +0000, Jonathan Cameron wrote:
> On Wed, 13 Dec 2023 12:49:21 +0000
> Russell King (Oracle) <rmk+kernel@armlinux.org.uk> wrote:
>
> > From: James Morse <james.morse@arm.com>
> >
> > ACPI has two ways of describing processors in the DSDT. From ACPI v6.5,
> > 5.2.12:
> >
> > "Starting with ACPI Specification 6.3, the use of the Processor() object
> > was deprecated. Only legacy systems should continue with this usage. On
> > the Itanium architecture only, a _UID is provided for the Processor()
> > that is a string object. This usage of _UID is also deprecated since it
> > can preclude an OSPM from being able to match a processor to a
> > non-enumerable device, such as those defined in the MADT. From ACPI
> > Specification 6.3 onward, all processor objects for all architectures
> > except Itanium must now use Device() objects with an _HID of ACPI0007,
> > and use only integer _UID values."
> >
> > Also see https://uefi.org/specs/ACPI/6.5/08_Processor_Configuration_and_Control.html#declaring-processors
> >
> > Duplicate descriptions are not allowed, the ACPI processor driver already
> > parses the UID from both devices and containers. acpi_processor_get_info()
> > returns an error if the UID exists twice in the DSDT.
> >
> > The missing probe for CPUs described as packages creates a problem for
> > moving the cpu_register() calls into the acpi_processor driver, as CPUs
> > described like this don't get registered, leading to errors from other
> > subsystems when they try to add new sysfs entries to the CPU node.
> > (e.g. topology_sysfs_init()'s use of topology_add_dev() via cpuhp)
> >
> > To fix this, parse the processor container and call acpi_processor_add()
> > for each processor that is discovered like this. The processor container
> > handler is added with acpi_scan_add_handler(), so no detach call will
> > arrive.
> >
> > Qemu TCG describes CPUs using processor devices in a processor container.
> > For more information, see build_cpus_aml() in Qemu hw/acpi/cpu.c and
> > https://uefi.org/specs/ACPI/6.5/08_Processor_Configuration_and_Control.html#processor-container-device
> >
> > Signed-off-by: James Morse <james.morse@arm.com>
> > Tested-by: Miguel Luis <miguel.luis@oracle.com>
> > Tested-by: Vishnu Pajjuri <vishnu@os.amperecomputing.com>
> > Tested-by: Jianyong Wu <jianyong.wu@arm.com>
> > ---
> > Outstanding comments:
> > https://lore.kernel.org/r/20230914145353.000072e2@Huawei.com
> Looks like you resolved those (were all patch description things).
>
> So I'm happy.
> Reviewed-by: Jonathan Cameron <Jonathan.Cameron@huawei.com>

Great, I wasn't sure if I had resolved them to your satisfaction, so I
kept the reference to your original review. I've now removed it and
added your r-b. Thanks.

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