Hi Geert,
On Mon, Jan 30, 2023 at 10:05 AM Geert Uytterhoeven
<geert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> On Fri, Jan 27, 2023 at 10:48 PM Biju Das <biju.das.jz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > Subject: Re: [PATCH] arm64: dts: renesas: r9a07g044: Add Cortex-A55 PMU node
> > > On Fri, Jan 27, 2023 at 6:38 PM Biju Das <biju.das.jz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > > > Subject: [PATCH] arm64: dts: renesas: r9a07g044: Add Cortex-A55 PMU
> > > > > node
> > > > >
> > > > > From: Lad Prabhakar <prabhakar.mahadev-lad.rj@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > >
> > > > > Enable the performance monitor unit for the Cortex-A55 cores on the
> > > > > RZ/G2L
> > > > > (r9a07g044) SoC.
> > > > >
> > > > > Signed-off-by: Lad Prabhakar
> > > > > <prabhakar.mahadev-lad.rj@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > > ---
> > > > > arch/arm64/boot/dts/renesas/r9a07g044.dtsi | 5 +++++
> > > > > 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)
> > > > >
> > > > > diff --git a/arch/arm64/boot/dts/renesas/r9a07g044.dtsi
> > > > > b/arch/arm64/boot/dts/renesas/r9a07g044.dtsi
> > > > > index 80b2332798d9..ff9bdc03a3ed 100644
> > > > > --- a/arch/arm64/boot/dts/renesas/r9a07g044.dtsi
> > > > > +++ b/arch/arm64/boot/dts/renesas/r9a07g044.dtsi
> > > > > @@ -161,6 +161,11 @@ opp-50000000 {
> > > > > };
> > > > > };
> > > > >
> > > > > + pmu_a55 {
> > > > > + compatible = "arm,cortex-a55-pmu";
> > > > > + interrupts-extended = <&gic GIC_PPI 7
> > > > > + IRQ_TYPE_LEVEL_HIGH>;
> > > >
> > > > Just a question, Is it tested?
> > > Yes this was tested with perf test
> > >
> > > > timer node[1] defines irq type as LOW, here it is high.
> > > You are right looking at the RZG2L_InterruptMapping_rev01.xlsx this should
> > > be LOW. (I followed the SPI IRQS where all the LEVEL interrupts are HIGH)
> > >
> > > > Also do we need to define (GIC_CPU_MASK_SIMPLE(2) | IRQ_TYPE_LEVEL_LOW) as
> > > it has 2 cores??
> > > >
> > > No this is not required for example here [0] where it has 6 cores.
> >
> > I may be wrong, That is the only example[1], where the A55 PMU per cpu interrupts and number of a55 cores in the DT
> > are not matching.
> >
> > [1]
> > https://elixir.bootlin.com/linux/latest/B/ident/arm%2Ccortex-a55-pmu
>
> Indeed, this looks like an omission, propagated through
> arch/arm64/boot/dts/renesas/r8a779[afg]0.dtsi.
>
> And doesn't this apply to all PPI interrupts, i.e. shouldn't the GIC
> in arch/arm64/boot/dts/renesas/r9a07g0{43u,44u,54}.dtsi specify the
> mask in their interrupts properties, too?
>
I was under the impression that the GIC_CPU_MASK_SIMPLE(x) was only
needed if the driver handled per-cpu stuff.
Marc, what should be the correct usage?
Cheers,
Prabhakar
