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Date: Mon, 18 Sep 2023 15:03:52 +0000
From: Shiju Jose <shiju.jose@...wei.com>
To: David Hildenbrand <david@...hat.com>,
Jonathan Cameron <jonathan.cameron@...wei.com>,
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Subject: RE: [RFC PATCH 3/9] Documentation/scrub-configure.rst: Add
documentation for scrub driver
>-----Original Message-----
>From: David Hildenbrand <david@...hat.com>
>Sent: 18 September 2023 13:35
>To: Jonathan Cameron <jonathan.cameron@...wei.com>; Linuxarm
><linuxarm@...wei.com>
>Cc: Shiju Jose <shiju.jose@...wei.com>; linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org; linux-
>mm@...ck.org; linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org; rafael@...nel.org;
>lenb@...nel.org; naoya.horiguchi@....com; tony.luck@...el.com;
>james.morse@....com; dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com; jiaqiyan@...gle.com;
>jthoughton@...gle.com; somasundaram.a@....com;
>erdemaktas@...gle.com; pgonda@...gle.com; rientjes@...gle.com;
>duenwen@...gle.com; Vilas.Sridharan@....com; mike.malvestuto@...el.com;
>gthelen@...gle.com; tanxiaofei <tanxiaofei@...wei.com>; Zengtao (B)
><prime.zeng@...ilicon.com>
>Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH 3/9] Documentation/scrub-configure.rst: Add
>documentation for scrub driver
>
>On 18.09.23 14:28, Jonathan Cameron wrote:
>> On Mon, 18 Sep 2023 14:15:33 +0200
>> David Hildenbrand <david@...hat.com> wrote:
>>
>>> On 18.09.23 12:25, Shiju Jose wrote:
>>>> Hi David,
>>>>
>>>> Thanks for looking into this.
>>>>
>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>> From: David Hildenbrand <david@...hat.com>
>>>>> Sent: 18 September 2023 08:24
>>>>> To: Shiju Jose <shiju.jose@...wei.com>; linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org;
>>>>> linux- mm@...ck.org; linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
>>>>> Cc: rafael@...nel.org; lenb@...nel.org; naoya.horiguchi@....com;
>>>>> tony.luck@...el.com; james.morse@....com;
>>>>> dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com; jiaqiyan@...gle.com;
>>>>> jthoughton@...gle.com; somasundaram.a@....com;
>>>>> erdemaktas@...gle.com; pgonda@...gle.com; rientjes@...gle.com;
>>>>> duenwen@...gle.com; Vilas.Sridharan@....com;
>>>>> mike.malvestuto@...el.com; gthelen@...gle.com; Linuxarm
>>>>> <linuxarm@...wei.com>; Jonathan Cameron
>>>>> <jonathan.cameron@...wei.com>; tanxiaofei <tanxiaofei@...wei.com>;
>>>>> Zengtao (B) <prime.zeng@...ilicon.com>
>>>>> Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH 3/9] Documentation/scrub-configure.rst: Add
>>>>> documentation for scrub driver
>>>>>
>>>>> On 15.09.23 19:28, shiju.jose@...wei.com wrote:
>>>>>> From: Shiju Jose <shiju.jose@...wei.com>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Add documentation for scrub driver, supports configure scrub
>>>>>> parameters, in Documentation/scrub-configure.rst
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Signed-off-by: Shiju Jose <shiju.jose@...wei.com>
>>>>>> ---
>>>>>> Documentation/scrub-configure.rst | 55
>>>>> +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>>>>>> 1 file changed, 55 insertions(+)
>>>>>> create mode 100644 Documentation/scrub-configure.rst
>>>>>>
>>>>>> diff --git a/Documentation/scrub-configure.rst
>>>>>> b/Documentation/scrub-configure.rst
>>>>>> new file mode 100644
>>>>>> index 000000000000..9f8581b88788
>>>>>> --- /dev/null
>>>>>> +++ b/Documentation/scrub-configure.rst
>>>>>> @@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
>>>>>> +==========================
>>>>>> +Scrub subsystem driver
>>>>>> +==========================
>>>>>> +
>>>>>> +Copyright (c) 2023 HiSilicon Limited.
>>>>>> +
>>>>>> +:Author: Shiju Jose <shiju.jose@...wei.com>
>>>>>> +:License: The GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2
>>>>>> + (dual licensed under the GPL v2) :Original Reviewers:
>>>>>> +
>>>>>> +- Written for: 6.7
>>>>>> +- Updated for:
>>>>>> +
>>>>>> +Introduction
>>>>>> +------------
>>>>>> +The scrub subsystem driver provides the interface for configure
>>>>>> +the
>>>>>
>>>>> "... interface for configuring memory scrubbers in the system."
>>>>>
>>>>> are we only configuring firmware/hw-based memory scrubbing? I assume
>so.
>>>> The scrub control could be used for the SW based memory scrubbing too.
>>>
>>> Okay, looks like there is not too much hw/firmware specific in there
>>> (besides these weird range changes).
>>> [...]
>>>
>>>>>> +-------
>>>>>> +
>>>>>> + The usage takes the form shown in this example::
>>>>>> +
>>>>>> + # echo 0x300000 > /sys/class/scrub/scrub0/region0/addr_base
>>>>>> + # echo 0x100000 > /sys/class/scrub/scrub0/region0/addr_size
>>>>>> + # cat /sys/class/scrub/scrub0/region0/speed_available
>>>>>> + # 1-60
>>>>>> + # echo 25 > /sys/class/scrub/scrub0/region0/speed
>>>>>> + # echo 1 > /sys/class/scrub/scrub0/region0/enable
>>>>>> +
>>>>>> + # cat /sys/class/scrub/scrub0/region0/speed
>>>>>> + # 0x19
>>>>>
>>>>> Is it reasonable to return the speed as hex? You set it as dec.
>>>> Presently return speed as hex to reduce the number of callback
>>>> function needed for reading the hex/dec data because the values for
>>>> the address range need to be in hex.
>>>
>>> If speed_available returns dec, speed better also return dec IMHO.
>>>
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> + # cat /sys/class/scrub/scrub0/region0/addr_base
>>>>>> + # 0x100000
>>>>>
>>>>> But didn't we set it to 0x300000 ...
>>>> This is an emulated example for testing the RASF/RAS2 definition.
>>>> According to the RASF & RAS2 definition, the actual address range in
>>>> the platform could vary from the requested address range for the patrol
>scrubbing.
>>>> "The platform calculates the nearest patrol scrub boundary address
>>>> from where it can start". The platform returns the actual address
>>>> range in response to GET_PATROL_PARAMETERS command to the
>firmware.
>>>> Please see section 5.2.21.2.1 Hardware-based Memory Scrubbing ,
>>>> Table 5.87: Parameter Block Structure for PATROL_SCRUB in the ACPI
>>>> 6.5 specification.
>>>>
>>>
>>> So you configure [0x300000 - 0x400000] and you get [0x100000 -
>>> 0x300000]
>>>
>>> How does that make any sense? :)
>>>
>>> Shouldn't we rather return an error when setting a range that is
>>> impossible, instead of the hardware deciding to scrub something
>>> completely different (as can be seen in the example)?
>>>
>>
>> A broader scrub is probably reasonable, but agreed that scrubbing
>> narrower is 'interesting' as not scrubbing the memory requeseted.
>
>It's not even narrower. Both ranges don't even intersect! (sorry to say, but this
>configuration interface doesn't make any sense if hardware just does
>*something* else).
>
>If you can't configure it properly, fail with an error.
>
>> It's really annoying that neither ACPI table provides any proper
>> discoverability. Whilst we can fix that long term, we are stuck with
>> a clunky poke it and see interface in the meantime.
>
>Can't you set it, briefly enable it, and read the values back? Then, you can
>complain to the user that the configured range is impossible.
Will try to add report to the user that the configured address range is not possible.
>
>--
>Cheers,
>
>David / dhildenb
Thanks,
Shiju
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