Re: [PATCH v2] ACPI: Add sysfs links from memory device to memblocks

Rafael J. Wysocki
2013-03-26T12:56:44Z

On Monday, February 25, 2013 02:02:10 PM Toshi Kani wrote:
> In order to eject a memory device object represented as "PNP0C80:%d"
> in sysfs, its associated memblocks (system/memory/memory%d) need to
> be off-lined. However, there is no user friendly way to correlate
> between a memory device object and its memblocks in sysfs.
>
> This patch creates sysfs links to memblocks under a memory device
> object so that a user can easily checks and manipulates its memblocks
> in sysfs.
>
> For example, when PNP0C80:05 is associated with memory8 and memory9,
> the following two links are created under PNP0C80:05. This allows
> a user to access memory8/9 directly from PNP0C80:05.
>
> # ll /sys/devices/LNXSYSTM:00/LNXSYBUS:00/PNP0C80:05
> lrwxrwxrwx. memory8 -> ../../../system/memory/memory8
> lrwxrwxrwx. memory9 -> ../../../system/memory/memory9
>
> Signed-off-by: Toshi Kani <toshi.kani@hp.com>

Here I have some doubts.

This adds a very specific interface for user space that we're going to need to
maintain going forward if the user space starts to use it. However, it kind of
duplicates the existing "physical_node" interface that we have for "regular"
devices.

So, if possible, I'd like the memory subsystem to utilize the existing
interface instead of creating an entirely new one. Namely, why don't we create
a struct device-based object for each memory block and associated those new
"devices" with the PNP0C80 ACPI object through the functions in glue.c?
Then, we could add an "offline/online" interface to those "devices" too.

Thanks,
Rafael

> ---
>
> This patch applies on top of the Rafael's patch below.
> https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/2153261/
>
> v2: Added a NULL return check for find_memory_block_hinted() as
> pointed by Yasuaki Ishimatsu.
>
> ---
> drivers/acpi/acpi_memhotplug.c | 56 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> 1 file changed, 56 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpi_memhotplug.c b/drivers/acpi/acpi_memhotplug.c
> index 3b3abbc..98477a5 100644
> --- a/drivers/acpi/acpi_memhotplug.c
> +++ b/drivers/acpi/acpi_memhotplug.c
> @@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
> */
>
> #include <linux/acpi.h>
> +#include <linux/memory.h>
> #include <linux/memory_hotplug.h>
>
> #include "internal.h"
> @@ -168,6 +169,55 @@ static int acpi_memory_check_device(struct acpi_memory_device *mem_device)
> return 0;
> }
>
> +static void acpi_setup_mem_blk_links(struct acpi_memory_device *mem_device,
> + struct acpi_memory_info *info, bool add_links)
> +{
> + struct memory_block *mem_blk = NULL;
> + struct mem_section *mem_sect;
> + unsigned long start_pfn, end_pfn, pfn;
> + unsigned long section_nr;
> + int ret;
> +
> + start_pfn = PFN_DOWN(info->start_addr);
> + end_pfn = PFN_UP(info->start_addr + info->length-1);
> +
> + for (pfn = start_pfn; pfn < end_pfn; pfn += PAGES_PER_SECTION) {
> + section_nr = pfn_to_section_nr(pfn);
> +
> + if (!present_section_nr(section_nr))
> + continue;
> +
> + mem_sect = __nr_to_section(section_nr);
> +
> + /* skip if the same memblock */
> + if (mem_blk)
> + if ((section_nr >= mem_blk->start_section_nr) &&
> + (section_nr <= mem_blk->end_section_nr))
> + continue;
> +
> + mem_blk = find_memory_block_hinted(mem_sect, mem_blk);
> + if (!mem_blk)
> + continue;
> +
> + if (add_links) {
> + ret = sysfs_create_link_nowarn(
> + &mem_device->device->dev.kobj,
> + &mem_blk->dev.kobj,
> + kobject_name(&mem_blk->dev.kobj));
> + if (ret && ret != -EEXIST)
> + dev_err(&mem_device->device->dev,
> + "Failed to create sysfs link %s\n",
> + kobject_name(&mem_blk->dev.kobj));
> + } else {
> + sysfs_remove_link(&mem_device->device->dev.kobj,
> + kobject_name(&mem_blk->dev.kobj));
> + }
> + }
> +
> + if (mem_blk)
> + kobject_put(&mem_blk->dev.kobj);
> +}
> +
> static int acpi_memory_enable_device(struct acpi_memory_device *mem_device)
> {
> int result, num_enabled = 0;
> @@ -207,6 +257,9 @@ static int acpi_memory_enable_device(struct acpi_memory_device *mem_device)
> continue;
> }
>
> + /* Create sysfs links to its mem_blk devices */
> + acpi_setup_mem_blk_links(mem_device, info, true);
> +
> if (!result)
> info->enabled = 1;
> /*
> @@ -241,6 +294,9 @@ static int acpi_memory_remove_memory(struct acpi_memory_device *mem_device)
> /* The kernel does not use this memory block */
> continue;
>
> + /* Remove sysfs links to its mem_blk devices */
> + acpi_setup_mem_blk_links(mem_device, info, false);
> +
> if (!info->enabled)
> /*
> * The kernel uses this memory block, but it may be not
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Rafael J. Wysocki, Intel Open Source Technology Center.