Re: [PATCH 03/27] Documentation: x86: convert topology.txt to reST

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Em Fri, 26 Apr 2019 23:31:26 +0800
Changbin Du <changbin.du@xxxxxxxxx> escreveu:

> This converts the plain text documentation to reStructuredText format and
> add it to Sphinx TOC tree. No essential content change.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Changbin Du <changbin.du@xxxxxxxxx>

Reviewed-by: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab+samsung@xxxxxxxxxx>

> ---
>  Documentation/x86/index.rst                   |  1 +
>  .../x86/{topology.txt => topology.rst}        | 92 ++++++++++---------
>  2 files changed, 49 insertions(+), 44 deletions(-)
>  rename Documentation/x86/{topology.txt => topology.rst} (74%)
> 
> diff --git a/Documentation/x86/index.rst b/Documentation/x86/index.rst
> index 8f08caf4fbbb..2033791e53bc 100644
> --- a/Documentation/x86/index.rst
> +++ b/Documentation/x86/index.rst
> @@ -9,3 +9,4 @@ Linux x86 Support
>     :numbered:
>  
>     boot
> +   topology
> diff --git a/Documentation/x86/topology.txt b/Documentation/x86/topology.rst
> similarity index 74%
> rename from Documentation/x86/topology.txt
> rename to Documentation/x86/topology.rst
> index 2953e3ec9a02..5176e5315faa 100644
> --- a/Documentation/x86/topology.txt
> +++ b/Documentation/x86/topology.rst
> @@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
> +.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
> +
> +============
>  x86 Topology
>  ============
>  
> @@ -33,14 +36,14 @@ The topology of a system is described in the units of:
>      - cores
>      - threads
>  
> -* Package:
> -
> -  Packages contain a number of cores plus shared resources, e.g. DRAM
> -  controller, shared caches etc.
> +Package
> +=======
> +Packages contain a number of cores plus shared resources, e.g. DRAM
> +controller, shared caches etc.
>  
> -  AMD nomenclature for package is 'Node'.
> +AMD nomenclature for package is 'Node'.
>  
> -  Package-related topology information in the kernel:
> +Package-related topology information in the kernel:
>  
>    - cpuinfo_x86.x86_max_cores:
>  
> @@ -66,40 +69,41 @@ The topology of a system is described in the units of:
>    - cpu_llc_id:
>  
>      A per-CPU variable containing:
> -    - On Intel, the first APIC ID of the list of CPUs sharing the Last Level
> -    Cache
>  
> -    - On AMD, the Node ID or Core Complex ID containing the Last Level
> -    Cache. In general, it is a number identifying an LLC uniquely on the
> -    system.
> +      - On Intel, the first APIC ID of the list of CPUs sharing the Last Level
> +        Cache
>  
> -* Cores:
> +      - On AMD, the Node ID or Core Complex ID containing the Last Level
> +        Cache. In general, it is a number identifying an LLC uniquely on the
> +        system.
>  
> -  A core consists of 1 or more threads. It does not matter whether the threads
> -  are SMT- or CMT-type threads.
> +Cores
> +=====
> +A core consists of 1 or more threads. It does not matter whether the threads
> +are SMT- or CMT-type threads.
>  
> -  AMDs nomenclature for a CMT core is "Compute Unit". The kernel always uses
> -  "core".
> +AMDs nomenclature for a CMT core is "Compute Unit". The kernel always uses
> +"core".
>  
> -  Core-related topology information in the kernel:
> +Core-related topology information in the kernel:
>  
>    - smp_num_siblings:
>  
>      The number of threads in a core. The number of threads in a package can be
> -    calculated by:
> +    calculated by::
>  
>  	threads_per_package = cpuinfo_x86.x86_max_cores * smp_num_siblings
>  
>  
> -* Threads:
> +Threads
> +=======
> +A thread is a single scheduling unit. It's the equivalent to a logical Linux
> +CPU.
>  
> -  A thread is a single scheduling unit. It's the equivalent to a logical Linux
> -  CPU.
> +AMDs nomenclature for CMT threads is "Compute Unit Core". The kernel always
> +uses "thread".
>  
> -  AMDs nomenclature for CMT threads is "Compute Unit Core". The kernel always
> -  uses "thread".
> -
> -  Thread-related topology information in the kernel:
> +Thread-related topology information in the kernel:
>  
>    - topology_core_cpumask():
>  
> @@ -113,15 +117,15 @@ The topology of a system is described in the units of:
>      The cpumask contains all online threads in the core to which a thread
>      belongs.
>  
> -   - topology_logical_package_id():
> +  - topology_logical_package_id():
>  
>      The logical package ID to which a thread belongs.
>  
> -   - topology_physical_package_id():
> +  - topology_physical_package_id():
>  
>      The physical package ID to which a thread belongs.
>  
> -   - topology_core_id();
> +  - topology_core_id();
>  
>      The ID of the core to which a thread belongs. It is also printed in /proc/cpuinfo
>      "core_id."
> @@ -129,41 +133,41 @@ The topology of a system is described in the units of:
>  
>  
>  System topology examples
> +========================
>  
> -Note:
> -
> -The alternative Linux CPU enumeration depends on how the BIOS enumerates the
> -threads. Many BIOSes enumerate all threads 0 first and then all threads 1.
> -That has the "advantage" that the logical Linux CPU numbers of threads 0 stay
> -the same whether threads are enabled or not. That's merely an implementation
> -detail and has no practical impact.
> +.. note::
> +  The alternative Linux CPU enumeration depends on how the BIOS enumerates the
> +  threads. Many BIOSes enumerate all threads 0 first and then all threads 1.
> +  That has the "advantage" that the logical Linux CPU numbers of threads 0 stay
> +  the same whether threads are enabled or not. That's merely an implementation
> +  detail and has no practical impact.
>  
> -1) Single Package, Single Core
> +1) Single Package, Single Core::
>  
>     [package 0] -> [core 0] -> [thread 0] -> Linux CPU 0
>  
>  2) Single Package, Dual Core
>  
> -   a) One thread per core
> +   a) One thread per core::
>  
>  	[package 0] -> [core 0] -> [thread 0] -> Linux CPU 0
>  		    -> [core 1] -> [thread 0] -> Linux CPU 1  
>  
> -   b) Two threads per core
> +   b) Two threads per core::
>  
>  	[package 0] -> [core 0] -> [thread 0] -> Linux CPU 0
>  				-> [thread 1] -> Linux CPU 1
>  		    -> [core 1] -> [thread 0] -> Linux CPU 2
>  				-> [thread 1] -> Linux CPU 3  
>  
> -      Alternative enumeration:
> +      Alternative enumeration::
>  
>  	[package 0] -> [core 0] -> [thread 0] -> Linux CPU 0
>  				-> [thread 1] -> Linux CPU 2
>  		    -> [core 1] -> [thread 0] -> Linux CPU 1
>  				-> [thread 1] -> Linux CPU 3  
>  
> -      AMD nomenclature for CMT systems:
> +      AMD nomenclature for CMT systems::
>  
>  	[node 0] -> [Compute Unit 0] -> [Compute Unit Core 0] -> Linux CPU 0
>  				     -> [Compute Unit Core 1] -> Linux CPU 1  
> @@ -172,7 +176,7 @@ detail and has no practical impact.
>  
>  4) Dual Package, Dual Core
>  
> -   a) One thread per core
> +   a) One thread per core::
>  
>  	[package 0] -> [core 0] -> [thread 0] -> Linux CPU 0
>  		    -> [core 1] -> [thread 0] -> Linux CPU 1  
> @@ -180,7 +184,7 @@ detail and has no practical impact.
>  	[package 1] -> [core 0] -> [thread 0] -> Linux CPU 2
>  		    -> [core 1] -> [thread 0] -> Linux CPU 3  
>  
> -   b) Two threads per core
> +   b) Two threads per core::
>  
>  	[package 0] -> [core 0] -> [thread 0] -> Linux CPU 0
>  				-> [thread 1] -> Linux CPU 1  
> @@ -192,7 +196,7 @@ detail and has no practical impact.
>  		    -> [core 1] -> [thread 0] -> Linux CPU 6
>  				-> [thread 1] -> Linux CPU 7  
>  
> -      Alternative enumeration:
> +      Alternative enumeration::
>  
>  	[package 0] -> [core 0] -> [thread 0] -> Linux CPU 0
>  				-> [thread 1] -> Linux CPU 4  
> @@ -204,7 +208,7 @@ detail and has no practical impact.
>  		    -> [core 1] -> [thread 0] -> Linux CPU 3
>  				-> [thread 1] -> Linux CPU 7  
>  
> -      AMD nomenclature for CMT systems:
> +      AMD nomenclature for CMT systems::
>  
>  	[node 0] -> [Compute Unit 0] -> [Compute Unit Core 0] -> Linux CPU 0
>  				     -> [Compute Unit Core 1] -> Linux CPU 1  



Thanks,
Mauro



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