linux-kernel - RE: [PATCH] drivers/perf: hisi: Add identifier sysfs file

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Date:   Wed, 15 Jul 2020 08:28:46 +0000
From:   Joakim Zhang <qiangqing.zhang@....com>
To:     John Garry <john.garry@...wei.com>, Will Deacon <will@...nel.org>
CC:     "zhangshaokun@...ilicon.com" <zhangshaokun@...ilicon.com>,
        "mark.rutland@....com" <mark.rutland@....com>,
        "linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org" 
        <linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "jolsa@...hat.com" <jolsa@...hat.com>,
        "linuxarm@...wei.com" <linuxarm@...wei.com>
Subject: RE: [PATCH] drivers/perf: hisi: Add identifier sysfs file


> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Garry <john.garry@...wei.com>
> Sent: 2020年7月15日 16:23
> To: Will Deacon <will@...nel.org>
> Cc: zhangshaokun@...ilicon.com; mark.rutland@....com;
> linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org; linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org; Joakim
> Zhang <qiangqing.zhang@....com>; jolsa@...hat.com;
> linuxarm@...wei.com
> Subject: Re: [PATCH] drivers/perf: hisi: Add identifier sysfs file
> 
> Hi Will,
> 
> >
> > On Wed, Jun 17, 2020 at 09:05:11PM +0800, John Garry wrote:
> >> To allow userspace to identify the specific implementation of the
> >> device, add an "identifier" sysfs file.
> >>
> >> Encoding is as follows:
> >> hi1620: 0x0	(aka hip08)
> >> hi1630: 0x30
> >>
> >> Signed-off-by: John Garry <john.garry@...wei.com>
> >
> > I'm struggling a bit to track this. If you still think it's worth
> > pursuing, please could you post a series with a cover-letter
> > describing what this is for, a link to the userspace changes and then
> > patches for all the PMU drivers that need updating?
> 
> There is no hi1630 userspace support yet.
> 
> So what I can do is post updated userspace support (including hi1630), and
> then post kernel parts together for all drivers we could initially support.
> 
> @Joakim, I'll pick your imx driver changes here, if you don't mind.

Of course you can.

Best Regards,
Joakim Zhang
> There was an RFC from you for the SMMUv3 PMU as
> > well, and also some other "arm64" changes.
> >
> 
> I hope to drop that RFC if an updated SMMUv3 spec helps us out.
> 
> Cheers,
> John