Re: [PATCH 02/11] topolgy: simplify cputopology.txt formatting and wording

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On 2/18/19 7:22 PM, Len Brown wrote:
> No semantic changes.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Len Brown <len.brown@xxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: linux-doc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Signed-off-by: Len Brown <len.brown@xxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  Documentation/cputopology.txt | 34 +++++++++++++++++-----------------
>  1 file changed, 17 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/Documentation/cputopology.txt b/Documentation/cputopology.txt
> index c6e7e9196a8b..2698da7e4f49 100644
> --- a/Documentation/cputopology.txt
> +++ b/Documentation/cputopology.txt
> @@ -3,76 +3,76 @@ How CPU topology info is exported via sysfs
>  ===========================================
>  
>  Export CPU topology info via sysfs. Items (attributes) are similar
> -to /proc/cpuinfo output of some architectures:
> +to /proc/cpuinfo output of some architectures.  They reside in
> +/sys/devices/system/cpu/cpuX/topology/:
>  
> -1) /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpuX/topology/physical_package_id:
> +physical_package_id:
>  
>  	physical package id of cpuX. Typically corresponds to a physical
>  	socket number, but the actual value is architecture and platform
>  	dependent.
>  
> -2) /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpuX/topology/core_id:
> +core_id:
>  
>  	the CPU core ID of cpuX. Typically it is the hardware platform's
>  	identifier (rather than the kernel's).  The actual value is
>  	architecture and platform dependent.
>  
> -3) /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpuX/topology/book_id:
> +book_id:
>  
>  	the book ID of cpuX. Typically it is the hardware platform's
>  	identifier (rather than the kernel's).	The actual value is
>  	architecture and platform dependent.
>  
> -4) /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpuX/topology/drawer_id:
> +drawer_id:
>  
>  	the drawer ID of cpuX. Typically it is the hardware platform's
>  	identifier (rather than the kernel's).	The actual value is
>  	architecture and platform dependent.
>  
> -5) /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpuX/topology/thread_siblings:
> +thread_siblings:
>  
>  	internal kernel map of cpuX's hardware threads within the same
>  	core as cpuX.
>  
> -6) /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpuX/topology/thread_siblings_list:
> +thread_siblings_list:
>  
>  	human-readable list of cpuX's hardware threads within the same
>  	core as cpuX.
>  
> -7) /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpuX/topology/core_siblings:
> +core_siblings:
>  
>  	internal kernel map of cpuX's hardware threads within the same
>  	physical_package_id.
>  
> -8) /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpuX/topology/core_siblings_list:
> +core_siblings_list:
>  
>  	human-readable list of cpuX's hardware threads within the same
>  	physical_package_id.
>  
> -9) /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpuX/topology/book_siblings:
> +book_siblings:
>  
>  	internal kernel map of cpuX's hardware threads within the same
>  	book_id.
>  
> -10) /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpuX/topology/book_siblings_list:
> +book_siblings_list:
>  
>  	human-readable list of cpuX's hardware threads within the same
>  	book_id.
>  
> -11) /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpuX/topology/drawer_siblings:
> +drawer_siblings:
>  
>  	internal kernel map of cpuX's hardware threads within the same
>  	drawer_id.
>  
> -12) /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpuX/topology/drawer_siblings_list:
> +drawer_siblings_list:
>  
>  	human-readable list of cpuX's hardware threads within the same
>  	drawer_id.
>  
> -To implement it in an architecture-neutral way, a new source file,
> -drivers/base/topology.c, is to export the 6 to 12 attributes. The book
> -and drawer related sysfs files will only be created if CONFIG_SCHED_BOOK
> -and CONFIG_SCHED_DRAWER are selected.
> +Architecture-neutral, drivers/base/topology.c, exports these attributes.
> +However, the book and drawer related sysfs files will only be created if
> +CONFIG_SCHED_BOOK and CONFIG_SCHED_DRAWER are selected, respectively.
>  
>  CONFIG_SCHED_BOOK and CONFIG_DRAWER are currently only used on s390, where

fwiw:                    CONFIG_SCHED_DRAWER

>  they reflect the cpu and cache hierarchy.


-- 
~Randy



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