linux-kernel - Re: [RFC 2/9] drivers/perf: riscv: Add a flag to indicate SBI v2.0 support

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Message-ID: <CAAhSdy1vqGHeEMStu8Ft2Cz-_c=9e8ciwo9nBh=CDnEejEvp9w@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Thu, 14 Dec 2023 17:45:48 +0530
From:   Anup Patel <anup@...infault.org>
To:     Conor Dooley <conor.dooley@...rochip.com>
Cc:     Atish Patra <atishp@...osinc.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Alexandre Ghiti <alexghiti@...osinc.com>,
        Andrew Jones <ajones@...tanamicro.com>,
        Atish Patra <atishp@...shpatra.org>,
        Guo Ren <guoren@...nel.org>, Icenowy Zheng <uwu@...nowy.me>,
        kvm-riscv@...ts.infradead.org, kvm@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-riscv@...ts.infradead.org,
        Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@....com>,
        Palmer Dabbelt <palmer@...belt.com>,
        Paul Walmsley <paul.walmsley@...ive.com>,
        Will Deacon <will@...nel.org>
Subject: Re: [RFC 2/9] drivers/perf: riscv: Add a flag to indicate SBI v2.0 support

On Thu, Dec 7, 2023 at 5:39 PM Conor Dooley <conor.dooley@...rochip.com> wrote:
>
> On Mon, Dec 04, 2023 at 06:43:03PM -0800, Atish Patra wrote:
> > SBI v2.0 added few functions to improve SBI PMU extension. In order
> > to be backward compatible, the driver must use these functions only
> > if SBI v2.0 is available.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Atish Patra <atishp@...osinc.com>
>
> IMO this does not make sense in a patch of its own and should probably
> be squashed with the first user for it.

I agree. This patch should be squashed into patch4 where the
flag is first used.

Regards,
Anup

>
> > ---
> >  drivers/perf/riscv_pmu_sbi.c | 5 +++++
> >  1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)
> >
> > diff --git a/drivers/perf/riscv_pmu_sbi.c b/drivers/perf/riscv_pmu_sbi.c
> > index 16acd4dcdb96..40a335350d08 100644
> > --- a/drivers/perf/riscv_pmu_sbi.c
> > +++ b/drivers/perf/riscv_pmu_sbi.c
> > @@ -35,6 +35,8 @@
> >  PMU_FORMAT_ATTR(event, "config:0-47");
> >  PMU_FORMAT_ATTR(firmware, "config:63");
> >
> > +static bool sbi_v2_available;
> > +
> >  static struct attribute *riscv_arch_formats_attr[] = {
> >       &format_attr_event.attr,
> >       &format_attr_firmware.attr,
> > @@ -1108,6 +1110,9 @@ static int __init pmu_sbi_devinit(void)
> >               return 0;
> >       }
> >
> > +     if (sbi_spec_version >= sbi_mk_version(2, 0))
> > +             sbi_v2_available = true;
> > +
> >       ret = cpuhp_setup_state_multi(CPUHP_AP_PERF_RISCV_STARTING,
> >                                     "perf/riscv/pmu:starting",
> >                                     pmu_sbi_starting_cpu, pmu_sbi_dying_cpu);
> > --
> > 2.34.1
> >