linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] openrisc: define nop command for simulator reboot

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Message-ID: <Ym28JtltM3xzPA9Y@antec>
Date:   Sun, 1 May 2022 07:45:58 +0900
From:   Stafford Horne <shorne@...il.com>
To:     "Jason A. Donenfeld" <Jason@...c4.com>
Cc:     openrisc@...ts.librecores.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Peter Maydell <peter.maydell@...aro.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] openrisc: define nop command for simulator reboot

On Thu, Apr 28, 2022 at 02:42:20PM +0200, Jason A. Donenfeld wrote:
> On Thu, Apr 28, 2022 at 08:55:51PM +0900, Stafford Horne wrote:
> > On Thu, Apr 28, 2022 at 01:11:39PM +0200, Jason A. Donenfeld wrote:
> > > The simulator defines `l.nop 1` for shutdown, but doesn't have anything
> > > for reboot. Use 13 for this, which is currently unused, dubbed
> > > `NOP_REBOOT`.
> > > 
> > > Cc: Stafford Horne <shorne@...il.com>
> > > Cc: Peter Maydell <peter.maydell@...aro.org>
> > > Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/YmnaDUpVI5ihgvg6@zx2c4.com/
> > > Signed-off-by: Jason A. Donenfeld <Jason@...c4.com>
> > > ---
> > >  arch/openrisc/kernel/process.c | 2 ++
> > >  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)
> > > 
> > > diff --git a/arch/openrisc/kernel/process.c b/arch/openrisc/kernel/process.c
> > > index 3c0c91bcdcba..4cce95fa6eb5 100644
> > > --- a/arch/openrisc/kernel/process.c
> > > +++ b/arch/openrisc/kernel/process.c
> > > @@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ void machine_restart(char *cmd)
> > >  {
> > >  	do_kernel_restart(cmd);
> > >  
> > > +	__asm__("l.nop 13");
> > > +
> > >  	/* Give a grace period for failure to restart of 1s */
> > >  	mdelay(1000);
> > >  
> > > -- 
> > > 2.35.1
> > 
> > This seems fair, probably it would be good to have a comment mentioninmg what
> > the nop is for, fyi for context these are the nop numbers used to control
> > simulations.
> > 
> >     #define NOP_NOP          0x0000      /* Normal nop instruction */
> >     #define NOP_EXIT         0x0001      /* End of simulation */
> >     #define NOP_REPORT       0x0002      /* Simple report */
> >     /*#define NOP_PRINTF       0x0003       Simprintf instruction (obsolete)*/
> >     #define NOP_PUTC         0x0004      /* JPB: Simputc instruction */
> >     #define NOP_CNT_RESET    0x0005      /* Reset statistics counters */
> >     #define NOP_GET_TICKS    0x0006      /* JPB: Get # ticks running */
> >     #define NOP_GET_PS       0x0007      /* JPB: Get picosecs/cycle */
> >     #define NOP_TRACE_ON     0x0008      /* Turn on tracing */
> >     #define NOP_TRACE_OFF    0x0009      /* Turn off tracing */
> >     #define NOP_RANDOM       0x000a      /* Return 4 random bytes */
> >     #define NOP_OR1KSIM      0x000b      /* Return non-zero if this is Or1ksim */
> >     #define NOP_EXIT_SILENT  0x000c      /* End of simulation, quiet version */
> >     /* New! */
> >     #define NOP_RESET        0x000d      /* Reset the cpu */
> 
> Right, that's where I got 13 from. By the way, the .tex file only
> mentions ones up to 11, so at first I chose 12, and then saw this file.

BTW, I have queued this for 5.19.

> > 
> > I will queue this once we update the spec to define some of these, I am thinking
> > if qemu should allow for the shutdown to work in user mode.
> > 
> > BTW, are you working specifically on openrisc? Or just setting up test
> > environments for all architectures?
> 
> Trying to get OpenRISC up on https://build.wireguard.com/ . The other
> architectures were simple, but OpenRISC is requiring some work...

Thanks, any work is appreciated.  Now, I am going to go and replace my openVPN
setup with wireguard.

-Stafford