On Tue, Jan 10, 2017 at 02:37:04PM +0530, Gautham R. Shenoy wrote: > From: "Gautham R. Shenoy" <ego@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Document the device-tree bindings defining the the properties under > the @power-mgt node in the device tree that describe the idle states > for Linux running on baremetal POWER servers. > We have "common" idle state bindings. Perhaps some explanation why those can't be used. > Signed-off-by: Gautham R. Shenoy <ego@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > --- > [v4]-> [v5]: Fixed a couple of typos. > > .../devicetree/bindings/powerpc/opal/power-mgt.txt | 125 +++++++++++++++++++++ > 1 file changed, 125 insertions(+) > create mode 100644 Documentation/devicetree/bindings/powerpc/opal/power-mgt.txt > > diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/powerpc/opal/power-mgt.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/powerpc/opal/power-mgt.txt > new file mode 100644 > index 0000000..4967831 > --- /dev/null > +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/powerpc/opal/power-mgt.txt > @@ -0,0 +1,125 @@ > +IBM Power-Management Bindings > +============================= > + > +Linux running on baremetal POWER machines has access to the processor > +idle states. The description of these idle states is exposed via the > +node @power-mgt in the device-tree by the firmware. > + > +Definitions: > +---------------- > +Typically each idle state has the following associated properties: > + > +- name: The name of the idle state as defined by the firmware. > + > +- flags: indicating some aspects of this idle states such as the > + extent of state-loss, whether timebase is stopped on this > + idle states and so on. The flag bits are as follows: > + > +- exit-latency: The latency involved in transitioning the state of the > + CPU from idle to running. > + > +- target-residency: The minimum time that the CPU needs to reside in > + this idle state in order to accrue power-savings > + benefit. > + > +Properties > +---------------- > +The following properties provide details about the idle states. These > +properties are optional unless mentioned otherwise below. -names is optional but everything else seems to require it. It is not clear what the binding looks like if -names is not present. > + > +- ibm,cpu-idle-state-names: > + Array of strings containing the names of the idle states. > + > +- ibm,cpu-idle-state-flags: > + Array of unsigned 32-bit values containing the values of the > + flags associated with the the aforementioned idle-states. This > + property is required on POWER9 whenever > + ibm,cpu-idle-state-names is defined and the length of this > + property array should be the same as > + ibm,-cpu-idle-state-names.The flag bits are as follows: s/ibm,-cpu/ibm,cpu/ Needs a space after the period. > + 0x00000001 /* Decrementer would stop */ > + 0x00000002 /* Needs timebase restore */ > + 0x00001000 /* Restore GPRs like nap */ > + 0x00002000 /* Restore hypervisor resource from PACA pointer */ > + 0x00004000 /* Program PORE to restore PACA pointer */ > + 0x00010000 /* This is a nap state */ > + 0x00020000 /* This is a fast-sleep state */ > + 0x00040000 /* This is a winkle state */ > + 0x00080000 /* This is a fast-sleep state which requires a */ > + /* software workaround for restoring the timebase*/ > + 0x00800000 /* This state uses SPR PMICR instruction */ > + 0x00100000 /* This is a fast stop state */ > + 0x00200000 /* This is a deep-stop state */ > + > +- ibm,cpu-idle-state-latencies-ns: > + Array of unsigned 32-bit values containing the values of the > + exit-latencies (in ns) for the idle states in > + ibm,cpu-idle-state-names. This property is required whenever > + ibm,cpu-idle-state-names is defined and the length of this > + property array should be the same as > + ibm,-cpu-idle-state-names. Same typo. > + > +- ibm,cpu-idle-state-residency-ns: > + Array of unsigned 32-bit values containing the values of the > + target-residency (in ns) for the idle states in > + ibm,cpu-idle-state-names. On POWER8 this is an optional > + property. If the property is absent, the target residency for > + the "Nap", "FastSleep" are defined to 10000 and 300000000 > + respectively. On POWER9 this property must be defined if > + ibm,cpu-idle-state-names is defined and the length should be > + same as that of ibm,cpu-idle-state-names. > + > +- ibm,cpu-idle-state-psscr: > + Array of unsigned 64-bit values containing the values for the > + PSSCR for each of the idle states in ibm,cpu-idle-state-names. > + This property is required on POWER9 whenever > + ibm,cpu-idle-state-names is defined and the length of this > + property array should be the same as > + ibm,cpu-idle-state-names. > + > +- ibm,cpu-idle-state-psscr-mask: > + Array of unsigned 64-bit values containing the masks > + indicating which psscr fields are set in the corresponding > + entries of ibm,cpu-idle-state-psscr. This property is > + required on POWER9 whenever ibm,cpu-idle-state-names is > + defined and the length of this property array should be the > + same as ibm,cpu-idle-state-names. > + > + Whenever the firmware sets an entry in > + ibm,cpu-idle-state-psscr-mask value to 0xf, it implies that > + only the Requested Level (RL) field of the corresponding entry > + in ibm,cpu-idle-state-psscr should be considered by the > + kernel. For such idle states, the kernel would set the > + remaining fields of the psscr to the following sane-default > + values. > + > + - ESL and EC bits are to 1. So wakeup from any stop > + state will be at vector 0x100. > + > + - MTL and PSLL are set to the maximum allowed value as > + per the ISA, i.e. 15. > + > + - The Transition Rate, TR is set to the Maximum value > + 3. > + > + For all the other values of the entry in > + ibm,cpu-idle-state-psscr-mask, the Kernel expects all the > + psscr fields of the corresponding entry in > + ibm,cpu-idle-state-psscr to be correctly set by the firmware. > + > +- ibm,cpu-idle-state-pmicr: > + Array of unsigned 64-bit values containing the pmicr values > + for the idle states in ibm,cpu-idle-state-names. This 64-bit > + register value is to be set in pmicr for the corresponding > + state if the flag indicates that pmicr SPR should be set. This > + is an optional property on POWER8 and is absent on > + POWER9. When present on POWER8, the length of this property > + array should be the same as ibm,cpu-idle-state-names. > + > +- ibm,cpu-idle-state-pmicr:-mask > + Array of unsigned 64-bit values containing the mask indicating > + which of the fields of the PMICR are set in the corresponding > + entries in ibm,cpu-idle-state-pmicr. This is an optional > + property on POWER8 and is absent on POWER9. When present on > + POWER8, the length of this property array should be the same > + as ibm,cpu-idle-state-names. > -- > 1.9.4 > -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe devicetree" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
