Re: [PATCH 06/11] gpu: nova-core: add Turing boot registers

[John Hubbard <jhubbard@nvidia.com>]

On 11/18/25 10:47 PM, Alexandre Courbot wrote:
> On Wed Nov 19, 2025 at 3:34 PM JST, John Hubbard wrote:
>> On 11/18/25 6:17 PM, Alexandre Courbot wrote:
>>> On Sat Nov 15, 2025 at 8:30 AM JST, Timur Tabi wrote:
>>>> Define some more GPU registers used to boot GSP-RM on Turing and GA100.
>>>
>>> Nit (for the patch title): these are falcon registers, we just happen to
>>> use them for booting the GSP. Also IIUC most of them also exist outside
>>> of Turing.
>>
>> hmmm, falcon registers are *also* GPU registers, though. You arrive here
>> via the GPU's PCIe BAR0. So I'm not sure there is anything wrong with
>> Timur's patch title, right?
> 
> I was referring to the email subject (which I should have quoted for
> clarity): "gpu: nova-core: add Turing boot registers"

Yes. But what's really wrong with that? You can't boot up Turing without
booting up its GSP, which is accessed through registers that could
reasonably be referred to as GPU boot registers.

I don't really think the patch title misleads, does it?

thanks,
-- 
John Hubbard