On 9/30/24 11:55, Bjorn Helgaas wrote: > On Fri, Sep 27, 2024 at 04:56:48PM -0500, Wei Huang wrote: >> Hi All, >> >> TPH (TLP Processing Hints) is a PCIe feature that allows endpoint >> devices to provide optimization hints for requests that target memory >> space. These hints, in a format called steering tag (ST), are provided >> in the requester's TLP headers and allow the system hardware, including >> the Root Complex, to optimize the utilization of platform resources >> for the requests. >> >> Upcoming AMD hardware implement a new Cache Injection feature that >> leverages TPH. Cache Injection allows PCIe endpoints to inject I/O >> Coherent DMA writes directly into an L2 within the CCX (core complex) >> closest to the CPU core that will consume it. This technology is aimed >> at applications requiring high performance and low latency, such as >> networking and storage applications. >> >> This series introduces generic TPH support in Linux, allowing STs to be >> retrieved and used by PCIe endpoint drivers as needed. As a >> demonstration, it includes an example usage in the Broadcom BNXT driver. >> When running on Broadcom NICs with the appropriate firmware, it shows >> substantial memory bandwidth savings and better network bandwidth using >> real-world benchmarks. This solution is vendor-neutral and implemented >> based on industry standards (PCIe Spec and PCI FW Spec). >> >> V5->V6: >> * Rebase on top of pci/main (tag: pci-v6.12-changes) >> * Fix spellings and FIELD_PREP/bnxt.c compilation errors (Simon) >> * Move tph.c to drivers/pci directory (Lukas) >> * Remove CONFIG_ACPI dependency (Lukas) >> * Slightly re-arrange save/restore sequence (Lukas) > > Thanks, I'll wait for the kernel test robot warnings to be resolved. Fixed in V7. I tested with clang 18.1.8 and compilation with W=1 passed. > > In patch 2/5, reword commit logs as imperative mood, e.g., > s/X() is added/Add X()/, as you've already done for 1/5 and 3/5. Fixed > > Maybe specify the ACPI _DSM name? This would help users know whether > their system can use this, or help them request that a vendor > implement the _DSM. I added more information (rev, func, name) in the code and in the commit message. End-users should be able to use this info to locate this _DSM method in ACPI DSL. > > In patch 4/5, s/sustancial/substantial/. I guess the firmware you > refer to here means the system firmware that would provide the _DSM > required for this to work, i.e., not firmware on the NIC itself? > Would be helpful for users to have a hint as to how to tell whether to > expect a benefit on their system. We need both NIC FW and system FW to support TPH. I revised the commit message to clarify. I cannot speak for Broadcom on which NIC FW version will support it. I know that, upon release, this feature will be backward compatible and carried on in the future. > > The 5/5 commit log could say what the patch *does*, not what *could* > be done (the subject does say what the patch does, but it's nice if > it's in the commit log as well so it's complete by itself). Also, a > hint that using the steering tag helps direct DMA writes to a cache > close to the CPU expected to consume it might be helpful to motivate > the patch. Fixed. Thanks you for the detailed feedback! > > Bjorn
