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[v2,04/10] docs: ABI: sysfs-bus-event_source-devices-hv_gpci: Document processor_config sysfs interface file

Message ID 20230710092717.55317-5-kjain@linux.ibm.com (mailing list archive)
State Superseded
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Series Add sysfs interface files to hv_gpci device to expose system information | expand

Commit Message

Kajol Jain July 10, 2023, 9:27 a.m. UTC
Add details of the new hv-gpci interface file called
"processor_config" in the ABI documentation.

Signed-off-by: Kajol Jain <kjain@linux.ibm.com>
---
 .../sysfs-bus-event_source-devices-hv_gpci    | 32 +++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 32 insertions(+)

Comments

Randy Dunlap July 11, 2023, 8:54 p.m. UTC | #1
Hi--

On 7/10/23 02:27, Kajol Jain wrote:
> Add details of the new hv-gpci interface file called
> "processor_config" in the ABI documentation.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Kajol Jain <kjain@linux.ibm.com>
> ---
>  .../sysfs-bus-event_source-devices-hv_gpci    | 32 +++++++++++++++++++
>  1 file changed, 32 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-event_source-devices-hv_gpci b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-event_source-devices-hv_gpci
> index 2eeeab9a20fa..aff52dc3b05c 100644
> --- a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-event_source-devices-hv_gpci
> +++ b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-event_source-devices-hv_gpci
> @@ -112,3 +112,35 @@ Description:	admin read only
>  			   more information.
>  
>  		* "-EFBIG" : System information exceeds PAGE_SIZE.
> +
> +What:		/sys/devices/hv_gpci/interface/processor_config
> +Date:		July 2023
> +Contact:	Linux on PowerPC Developer List <linuxppc-dev@lists.ozlabs.org>
> +Description:	admin read only
> +		This sysfs file exposes the system topology information by making HCALL
> +		H_GET_PERF_COUNTER_INFO. The HCALL is made with counter request value
> +		PROCESSOR_CONFIG(0x90).
> +
> +		* This sysfs file will be created only for power10 and above platforms.
> +
> +		* User needs root privileges to read data from this sysfs file.
> +
> +		* This sysfs file will be created, only when the HCALL returns "H_SUCESS",

		                                                                H_SUCCESS

> +		  "H_AUTHORITY" and "H_PARAMETER" as the return type.

		           s/and/or/

> +
> +		  HCALL with return error type "H_AUTHORITY", can be resolved during

		                  Drop the comma:           ^

> +		  runtime by setting "Enable Performance Information Collection" option.
> +
> +		* The end user reading this sysfs file must decode the content as per
> +		  underlying platform/firmware.
> +
> +		Possible error codes while reading this sysfs file:
> +
> +		* "-EPERM" : Partition is not permitted to retrieve performance information,
> +			    required to set "Enable Performance Information Collection" option.
> +
> +		* "-EIO" : Can't retrieve system information because of invalid buffer length/invalid address
> +			   or because of some hardware error. Refer getPerfCountInfo documentation for

			                                      Refer to

> +			   more information.
> +
> +		* "-EFBIG" : System information exceeds PAGE_SIZE.
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diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-event_source-devices-hv_gpci b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-event_source-devices-hv_gpci
index 2eeeab9a20fa..aff52dc3b05c 100644
--- a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-event_source-devices-hv_gpci
+++ b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-event_source-devices-hv_gpci
@@ -112,3 +112,35 @@  Description:	admin read only
 			   more information.
 
 		* "-EFBIG" : System information exceeds PAGE_SIZE.
+
+What:		/sys/devices/hv_gpci/interface/processor_config
+Date:		July 2023
+Contact:	Linux on PowerPC Developer List <linuxppc-dev@lists.ozlabs.org>
+Description:	admin read only
+		This sysfs file exposes the system topology information by making HCALL
+		H_GET_PERF_COUNTER_INFO. The HCALL is made with counter request value
+		PROCESSOR_CONFIG(0x90).
+
+		* This sysfs file will be created only for power10 and above platforms.
+
+		* User needs root privileges to read data from this sysfs file.
+
+		* This sysfs file will be created, only when the HCALL returns "H_SUCESS",
+		  "H_AUTHORITY" and "H_PARAMETER" as the return type.
+
+		  HCALL with return error type "H_AUTHORITY", can be resolved during
+		  runtime by setting "Enable Performance Information Collection" option.
+
+		* The end user reading this sysfs file must decode the content as per
+		  underlying platform/firmware.
+
+		Possible error codes while reading this sysfs file:
+
+		* "-EPERM" : Partition is not permitted to retrieve performance information,
+			    required to set "Enable Performance Information Collection" option.
+
+		* "-EIO" : Can't retrieve system information because of invalid buffer length/invalid address
+			   or because of some hardware error. Refer getPerfCountInfo documentation for
+			   more information.
+
+		* "-EFBIG" : System information exceeds PAGE_SIZE.