linux-kernel - [PATCH 02/17] nova-core: falcon: Move start functionality into separate helper

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Message-Id: <20250829173254.2068763-3-joelagnelf@nvidia.com>
Date: Fri, 29 Aug 2025 13:32:39 -0400
From: Joel Fernandes <joelagnelf@...dia.com>
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Subject: [PATCH 02/17] nova-core: falcon: Move start functionality into separate helper

Move start functionality into a separate helper so we can use it from
the sequencer.

Signed-off-by: Joel Fernandes <joelagnelf@...dia.com>
---
 drivers/gpu/nova-core/falcon.rs | 26 ++++++++++++++++----------
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/gpu/nova-core/falcon.rs b/drivers/gpu/nova-core/falcon.rs
index 83e40a7abde0..e51f4d7469c0 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/nova-core/falcon.rs
+++ b/drivers/gpu/nova-core/falcon.rs
@@ -562,7 +562,21 @@ pub(crate) fn wait_till_halted(&self, bar: &Bar0) -> Result<()> {
         Ok(())
     }
 
-    /// Runs the loaded firmware and waits for its completion.
+    /// Start the falcon CPU.
+    pub(crate) fn start(&self, bar: &Bar0) -> Result<()> {
+        match regs::NV_PFALCON_FALCON_CPUCTL::read(bar, &E::ID).alias_en() {
+            true => regs::NV_PFALCON_FALCON_CPUCTL_ALIAS::default()
+                .set_startcpu(true)
+                .write(bar, &E::ID),
+            false => regs::NV_PFALCON_FALCON_CPUCTL::default()
+                .set_startcpu(true)
+                .write(bar, &E::ID),
+        }
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    /// Start running the loaded firmware.
     ///
     /// `mbox0` and `mbox1` are optional parameters to write into the `MBOX0` and `MBOX1` registers
     /// prior to running.
@@ -587,15 +601,7 @@ pub(crate) fn boot(
                 .write(bar, &E::ID);
         }
 
-        match regs::NV_PFALCON_FALCON_CPUCTL::read(bar, &E::ID).alias_en() {
-            true => regs::NV_PFALCON_FALCON_CPUCTL_ALIAS::default()
-                .set_startcpu(true)
-                .write(bar, &E::ID),
-            false => regs::NV_PFALCON_FALCON_CPUCTL::default()
-                .set_startcpu(true)
-                .write(bar, &E::ID),
-        }
-
+        self.start(bar)?;
         self.wait_till_halted(bar)?;
 
         let (mbox0, mbox1) = (
-- 
2.34.1