Re: [PATCH] arm64: dts: renesas: r9a07g044: Add Cortex-A55 PMU node

[Geert Uytterhoeven]

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?

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert

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