Re: [PATCH v2 04/10] docs: ABI: sysfs-bus-event_source-devices-hv_gpci: Document processor_config sysfs interface file

[Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@infradead.org>]

Hi--

On 7/10/23 02:27, Kajol Jain wrote:
> Add details of the new hv-gpci interface file called
> "processor_config" in the ABI documentation.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Kajol Jain <kjain@linux.ibm.com>
> ---
>  .../sysfs-bus-event_source-devices-hv_gpci    | 32 +++++++++++++++++++
>  1 file changed, 32 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-event_source-devices-hv_gpci b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-event_source-devices-hv_gpci
> index 2eeeab9a20fa..aff52dc3b05c 100644
> --- a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-event_source-devices-hv_gpci
> +++ b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-event_source-devices-hv_gpci
> @@ -112,3 +112,35 @@ Description:	admin read only
>  			   more information.
>  
>  		* "-EFBIG" : System information exceeds PAGE_SIZE.
> +
> +What:		/sys/devices/hv_gpci/interface/processor_config
> +Date:		July 2023
> +Contact:	Linux on PowerPC Developer List <linuxppc-dev@lists.ozlabs.org>
> +Description:	admin read only
> +		This sysfs file exposes the system topology information by making HCALL
> +		H_GET_PERF_COUNTER_INFO. The HCALL is made with counter request value
> +		PROCESSOR_CONFIG(0x90).
> +
> +		* This sysfs file will be created only for power10 and above platforms.
> +
> +		* User needs root privileges to read data from this sysfs file.
> +
> +		* This sysfs file will be created, only when the HCALL returns "H_SUCESS",

		                                                                H_SUCCESS

> +		  "H_AUTHORITY" and "H_PARAMETER" as the return type.

		           s/and/or/

> +
> +		  HCALL with return error type "H_AUTHORITY", can be resolved during

		                  Drop the comma:           ^

> +		  runtime by setting "Enable Performance Information Collection" option.
> +
> +		* The end user reading this sysfs file must decode the content as per
> +		  underlying platform/firmware.
> +
> +		Possible error codes while reading this sysfs file:
> +
> +		* "-EPERM" : Partition is not permitted to retrieve performance information,
> +			    required to set "Enable Performance Information Collection" option.
> +
> +		* "-EIO" : Can't retrieve system information because of invalid buffer length/invalid address
> +			   or because of some hardware error. Refer getPerfCountInfo documentation for

			                                      Refer to

> +			   more information.
> +
> +		* "-EFBIG" : System information exceeds PAGE_SIZE.

-- 
~Randy