| Message ID | 1342013791-19516-2-git-send-email-pawel.moll@arm.com (mailing list archive) |
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On 07/11/2012 08:36 AM, Pawel Moll wrote: > From: Will Deacon <will.deacon@arm.com> > > The vexpress Kconfig setup tries to be clever^Whelpful and selects some > errata workarounds for certain revisions of the Cortex-A9 and PL310, > which may be required depending on the coretile. > > Since the mach-vexpress can support A5, A7 and A15 coretiles, let's > defer errata workaround selection to the user and instead propose > recommended workarounds in the defconfig. Note that the use of the > savedefconfig target removed some unrelated, redundant entries from the > file. Most workarounds are runtime conditioned or don't have significant impact, so why not leave them enabled? For a single kernel image, we're going to have to basically turn on every errata work-around. Perhaps we should only have config options if they are not runtime enabled and have significant performance impact. I think having the settings in the defconfig is error prone, not mention if threats from Linus to remove all defconfigs actually happened it would be lost. In general, I don't think end users have enough information to determine what needs to be turned on. You need the errata list as well which is not public. Some of the errata help text says "rXpY and all later revisions" which changes when a new core revision comes out. Rob > > Signed-off-by: Will Deacon <will.deacon@arm.com> > Signed-off-by: Pawel Moll <pawel.moll@arm.com> > --- > arch/arm/configs/vexpress_defconfig | 25 +++++++------------------ > arch/arm/mach-vexpress/Kconfig | 13 ------------- > 2 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 31 deletions(-) > > diff --git a/arch/arm/configs/vexpress_defconfig b/arch/arm/configs/vexpress_defconfig > index f2de51f..8af0213 100644 > --- a/arch/arm/configs/vexpress_defconfig > +++ b/arch/arm/configs/vexpress_defconfig > @@ -8,11 +8,9 @@ CONFIG_CGROUPS=y > CONFIG_CPUSETS=y > # CONFIG_UTS_NS is not set > # CONFIG_IPC_NS is not set > -# CONFIG_USER_NS is not set > # CONFIG_PID_NS is not set > # CONFIG_NET_NS is not set > CONFIG_BLK_DEV_INITRD=y > -# CONFIG_CC_OPTIMIZE_FOR_SIZE is not set > CONFIG_PROFILING=y > CONFIG_OPROFILE=y > CONFIG_MODULES=y > @@ -24,9 +22,14 @@ CONFIG_MODULE_UNLOAD=y > CONFIG_ARCH_VEXPRESS=y > CONFIG_ARCH_VEXPRESS_CA9X4=y > # CONFIG_SWP_EMULATE is not set > +CONFIG_ARM_ERRATA_720789=y > +CONFIG_ARM_ERRATA_751472=y > +CONFIG_PL310_ERRATA_753970=y > +CONFIG_ARM_ERRATA_754327=y > +CONFIG_ARM_ERRATA_764369=y > +CONFIG_PL310_ERRATA_769419=y > CONFIG_SMP=y > CONFIG_VMSPLIT_2G=y > -CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU=y > CONFIG_AEABI=y > CONFIG_ZBOOT_ROM_TEXT=0x0 > CONFIG_ZBOOT_ROM_BSS=0x0 > @@ -46,33 +49,26 @@ CONFIG_IP_PNP_BOOTP=y > # CONFIG_WIRELESS is not set > CONFIG_UEVENT_HELPER_PATH="/sbin/hotplug" > CONFIG_MTD=y > -CONFIG_MTD_CONCAT=y > -CONFIG_MTD_PARTITIONS=y > CONFIG_MTD_CMDLINE_PARTS=y > CONFIG_MTD_CHAR=y > CONFIG_MTD_BLOCK=y > CONFIG_MTD_CFI=y > CONFIG_MTD_CFI_INTELEXT=y > CONFIG_MTD_CFI_AMDSTD=y > -CONFIG_MTD_ARM_INTEGRATOR=y > -CONFIG_MISC_DEVICES=y > # CONFIG_SCSI_PROC_FS is not set > CONFIG_BLK_DEV_SD=y > # CONFIG_SCSI_LOWLEVEL is not set > CONFIG_ATA=y > # CONFIG_SATA_PMP is not set > CONFIG_NETDEVICES=y > -CONFIG_NET_ETHERNET=y > CONFIG_SMSC911X=y > -# CONFIG_NETDEV_1000 is not set > -# CONFIG_NETDEV_10000 is not set > # CONFIG_WLAN is not set > CONFIG_INPUT_EVDEV=y > # CONFIG_SERIO_SERPORT is not set > CONFIG_SERIO_AMBAKMI=y > +CONFIG_LEGACY_PTY_COUNT=16 > CONFIG_SERIAL_AMBA_PL011=y > CONFIG_SERIAL_AMBA_PL011_CONSOLE=y > -CONFIG_LEGACY_PTY_COUNT=16 > # CONFIG_HW_RANDOM is not set > # CONFIG_HWMON is not set > CONFIG_FB=y > @@ -103,7 +99,6 @@ CONFIG_HID_THRUSTMASTER=y > CONFIG_HID_ZEROPLUS=y > CONFIG_USB=y > CONFIG_USB_ANNOUNCE_NEW_DEVICES=y > -# CONFIG_USB_DEVICE_CLASS is not set > CONFIG_USB_MON=y > CONFIG_USB_ISP1760_HCD=y > CONFIG_USB_STORAGE=y > @@ -120,9 +115,7 @@ CONFIG_TMPFS=y > CONFIG_JFFS2_FS=y > CONFIG_CRAMFS=y > CONFIG_NFS_FS=y > -CONFIG_NFS_V3=y > CONFIG_ROOT_NFS=y > -# CONFIG_RPCSEC_GSS_KRB5 is not set > CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_437=y > CONFIG_NLS_ISO8859_1=y > CONFIG_MAGIC_SYSRQ=y > @@ -131,10 +124,6 @@ CONFIG_DEBUG_KERNEL=y > CONFIG_DETECT_HUNG_TASK=y > # CONFIG_SCHED_DEBUG is not set > CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO=y > -# CONFIG_RCU_CPU_STALL_DETECTOR is not set > CONFIG_DEBUG_USER=y > -CONFIG_DEBUG_ERRORS=y > CONFIG_DEBUG_LL=y > CONFIG_EARLY_PRINTK=y > -# CONFIG_CRYPTO_ANSI_CPRNG is not set > -# CONFIG_CRYPTO_HW is not set > diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-vexpress/Kconfig b/arch/arm/mach-vexpress/Kconfig > index cf8730d..6a165fa7 100644 > --- a/arch/arm/mach-vexpress/Kconfig > +++ b/arch/arm/mach-vexpress/Kconfig > @@ -1,20 +1,8 @@ > menu "Versatile Express platform type" > depends on ARCH_VEXPRESS > > -config ARCH_VEXPRESS_CORTEX_A5_A9_ERRATA > - bool > - select ARM_ERRATA_720789 > - select ARM_ERRATA_751472 > - select PL310_ERRATA_753970 if CACHE_PL310 > - help > - Provides common dependencies for Versatile Express platforms > - based on Cortex-A5 and Cortex-A9 processors. In order to > - build a working kernel, you must also enable relevant core > - tile support or Flattened Device Tree based support options. > - > config ARCH_VEXPRESS_CA9X4 > bool "Versatile Express Cortex-A9x4 tile" > - select ARCH_VEXPRESS_CORTEX_A5_A9_ERRATA > select ARM_GIC > select CPU_V7 > select HAVE_SMP > @@ -22,7 +10,6 @@ config ARCH_VEXPRESS_CA9X4 > > config ARCH_VEXPRESS_DT > bool "Device Tree support for Versatile Express platforms" > - select ARCH_VEXPRESS_CORTEX_A5_A9_ERRATA > select ARM_GIC > select ARM_PATCH_PHYS_VIRT > select AUTO_ZRELADDR >
On Wed, Jul 11, 2012 at 04:02:05PM +0100, Rob Herring wrote: > On 07/11/2012 08:36 AM, Pawel Moll wrote: > > From: Will Deacon <will.deacon@arm.com> > > > > The vexpress Kconfig setup tries to be clever^Whelpful and selects some > > errata workarounds for certain revisions of the Cortex-A9 and PL310, > > which may be required depending on the coretile. > > > > Since the mach-vexpress can support A5, A7 and A15 coretiles, let's > > defer errata workaround selection to the user and instead propose > > recommended workarounds in the defconfig. Note that the use of the > > savedefconfig target removed some unrelated, redundant entries from the > > file. > > Most workarounds are runtime conditioned or don't have significant > impact, so why not leave them enabled? For a single kernel image, we're > going to have to basically turn on every errata work-around. Perhaps we > should only have config options if they are not runtime enabled and have > significant performance impact. I think having the settings in the > defconfig is error prone, not mention if threats from Linus to remove > all defconfigs actually happened it would be lost. In general, I don't > think end users have enough information to determine what needs to be > turned on. You need the errata list as well which is not public. Some of > the errata help text says "rXpY and all later revisions" which changes > when a new core revision comes out. The problem I have with the current scheme for vexpress is that you can't disable the workarounds when you know they are not needed. The Kconfig *forces* them to be enabled -- that's certainly not right. Of the workarounds in question, ARM_ERRATA_720789 is not runtime enabled and I would like to deselect if when running on my A5, A7 or A15 cores. The description clearly states it's an A9 erratum, so I don't think users will have any difficulty knowing that they don't need it for other cores (although I agree that it should be enabled for single zimage). The defconfig changes were just a courtesy to reflect the change in the Kconfig, I'm happy for them to be dropped. Will
On 07/11/2012 10:18 AM, Will Deacon wrote: > On Wed, Jul 11, 2012 at 04:02:05PM +0100, Rob Herring wrote: >> On 07/11/2012 08:36 AM, Pawel Moll wrote: >>> From: Will Deacon <will.deacon@arm.com> >>> >>> The vexpress Kconfig setup tries to be clever^Whelpful and selects some >>> errata workarounds for certain revisions of the Cortex-A9 and PL310, >>> which may be required depending on the coretile. >>> >>> Since the mach-vexpress can support A5, A7 and A15 coretiles, let's >>> defer errata workaround selection to the user and instead propose >>> recommended workarounds in the defconfig. Note that the use of the >>> savedefconfig target removed some unrelated, redundant entries from the >>> file. >> >> Most workarounds are runtime conditioned or don't have significant >> impact, so why not leave them enabled? For a single kernel image, we're >> going to have to basically turn on every errata work-around. Perhaps we >> should only have config options if they are not runtime enabled and have >> significant performance impact. I think having the settings in the >> defconfig is error prone, not mention if threats from Linus to remove >> all defconfigs actually happened it would be lost. In general, I don't >> think end users have enough information to determine what needs to be >> turned on. You need the errata list as well which is not public. Some of >> the errata help text says "rXpY and all later revisions" which changes >> when a new core revision comes out. > > The problem I have with the current scheme for vexpress is that you can't > disable the workarounds when you know they are not needed. The Kconfig > *forces* them to be enabled -- that's certainly not right. Of the > workarounds in question, ARM_ERRATA_720789 is not runtime enabled and I > would like to deselect if when running on my A5, A7 or A15 cores. The > description clearly states it's an A9 erratum, so I don't think users will > have any difficulty knowing that they don't need it for other cores > (although I agree that it should be enabled for single zimage). > > The defconfig changes were just a courtesy to reflect the change in the > Kconfig, I'm happy for them to be dropped. It's not a courtesy. It's the only place it remains documented other than git history. What if you just make the existing config option user selectable? That doesn't solve the problem with this errata. Obviously on my newer A9, I wouldn't want this errata enabled either (assuming there is measurable impact). So we should come up with a better solution for single kernel image. Rob > Will >
On Wed, Jul 11, 2012 at 04:45:03PM +0100, Rob Herring wrote: > On 07/11/2012 10:18 AM, Will Deacon wrote: > > The problem I have with the current scheme for vexpress is that you can't > > disable the workarounds when you know they are not needed. The Kconfig > > *forces* them to be enabled -- that's certainly not right. Of the > > workarounds in question, ARM_ERRATA_720789 is not runtime enabled and I > > would like to deselect if when running on my A5, A7 or A15 cores. The > > description clearly states it's an A9 erratum, so I don't think users will > > have any difficulty knowing that they don't need it for other cores > > (although I agree that it should be enabled for single zimage). > > > > The defconfig changes were just a courtesy to reflect the change in the > > Kconfig, I'm happy for them to be dropped. > > It's not a courtesy. It's the only place it remains documented other > than git history. Sorry, I also meant to say that we could select them for the CA9X4 platform, so the information wouldn't be lost. > What if you just make the existing config option user selectable? I think that's harder than it sounds. How would you do this without adding vexpress-specific dependencies to the erratum config option itself? I suppose you could make them default y for multi-platform kernels (I can't remember if Arnd's single zImage changes had a config option for that). > That doesn't solve the problem with this errata. Obviously on my newer > A9, I wouldn't want this errata enabled either (assuming there is > measurable impact). So we should come up with a better solution for > single kernel image. Agreed, and I think that's a discussion we should have with a wider audience. For some of the simpler workarounds we could probably use code patching like we do for the SMP/UP stuff and like (I think) powerpc does too. Will
diff --git a/arch/arm/configs/vexpress_defconfig b/arch/arm/configs/vexpress_defconfig index f2de51f..8af0213 100644 --- a/arch/arm/configs/vexpress_defconfig +++ b/arch/arm/configs/vexpress_defconfig @@ -8,11 +8,9 @@ CONFIG_CGROUPS=y CONFIG_CPUSETS=y # CONFIG_UTS_NS is not set # CONFIG_IPC_NS is not set -# CONFIG_USER_NS is not set # CONFIG_PID_NS is not set # CONFIG_NET_NS is not set CONFIG_BLK_DEV_INITRD=y -# CONFIG_CC_OPTIMIZE_FOR_SIZE is not set CONFIG_PROFILING=y CONFIG_OPROFILE=y CONFIG_MODULES=y @@ -24,9 +22,14 @@ CONFIG_MODULE_UNLOAD=y CONFIG_ARCH_VEXPRESS=y CONFIG_ARCH_VEXPRESS_CA9X4=y # CONFIG_SWP_EMULATE is not set +CONFIG_ARM_ERRATA_720789=y +CONFIG_ARM_ERRATA_751472=y +CONFIG_PL310_ERRATA_753970=y +CONFIG_ARM_ERRATA_754327=y +CONFIG_ARM_ERRATA_764369=y +CONFIG_PL310_ERRATA_769419=y CONFIG_SMP=y CONFIG_VMSPLIT_2G=y -CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU=y CONFIG_AEABI=y CONFIG_ZBOOT_ROM_TEXT=0x0 CONFIG_ZBOOT_ROM_BSS=0x0 @@ -46,33 +49,26 @@ CONFIG_IP_PNP_BOOTP=y # CONFIG_WIRELESS is not set CONFIG_UEVENT_HELPER_PATH="/sbin/hotplug" CONFIG_MTD=y -CONFIG_MTD_CONCAT=y -CONFIG_MTD_PARTITIONS=y CONFIG_MTD_CMDLINE_PARTS=y CONFIG_MTD_CHAR=y CONFIG_MTD_BLOCK=y CONFIG_MTD_CFI=y CONFIG_MTD_CFI_INTELEXT=y CONFIG_MTD_CFI_AMDSTD=y -CONFIG_MTD_ARM_INTEGRATOR=y -CONFIG_MISC_DEVICES=y # CONFIG_SCSI_PROC_FS is not set CONFIG_BLK_DEV_SD=y # CONFIG_SCSI_LOWLEVEL is not set CONFIG_ATA=y # CONFIG_SATA_PMP is not set CONFIG_NETDEVICES=y -CONFIG_NET_ETHERNET=y CONFIG_SMSC911X=y -# CONFIG_NETDEV_1000 is not set -# CONFIG_NETDEV_10000 is not set # CONFIG_WLAN is not set CONFIG_INPUT_EVDEV=y # CONFIG_SERIO_SERPORT is not set CONFIG_SERIO_AMBAKMI=y +CONFIG_LEGACY_PTY_COUNT=16 CONFIG_SERIAL_AMBA_PL011=y CONFIG_SERIAL_AMBA_PL011_CONSOLE=y -CONFIG_LEGACY_PTY_COUNT=16 # CONFIG_HW_RANDOM is not set # CONFIG_HWMON is not set CONFIG_FB=y @@ -103,7 +99,6 @@ CONFIG_HID_THRUSTMASTER=y CONFIG_HID_ZEROPLUS=y CONFIG_USB=y CONFIG_USB_ANNOUNCE_NEW_DEVICES=y -# CONFIG_USB_DEVICE_CLASS is not set CONFIG_USB_MON=y CONFIG_USB_ISP1760_HCD=y CONFIG_USB_STORAGE=y @@ -120,9 +115,7 @@ CONFIG_TMPFS=y CONFIG_JFFS2_FS=y CONFIG_CRAMFS=y CONFIG_NFS_FS=y -CONFIG_NFS_V3=y CONFIG_ROOT_NFS=y -# CONFIG_RPCSEC_GSS_KRB5 is not set CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_437=y CONFIG_NLS_ISO8859_1=y CONFIG_MAGIC_SYSRQ=y @@ -131,10 +124,6 @@ CONFIG_DEBUG_KERNEL=y CONFIG_DETECT_HUNG_TASK=y # CONFIG_SCHED_DEBUG is not set CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO=y -# CONFIG_RCU_CPU_STALL_DETECTOR is not set CONFIG_DEBUG_USER=y -CONFIG_DEBUG_ERRORS=y CONFIG_DEBUG_LL=y CONFIG_EARLY_PRINTK=y -# CONFIG_CRYPTO_ANSI_CPRNG is not set -# CONFIG_CRYPTO_HW is not set diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-vexpress/Kconfig b/arch/arm/mach-vexpress/Kconfig index cf8730d..6a165fa7 100644 --- a/arch/arm/mach-vexpress/Kconfig +++ b/arch/arm/mach-vexpress/Kconfig @@ -1,20 +1,8 @@ menu "Versatile Express platform type" depends on ARCH_VEXPRESS -config ARCH_VEXPRESS_CORTEX_A5_A9_ERRATA - bool - select ARM_ERRATA_720789 - select ARM_ERRATA_751472 - select PL310_ERRATA_753970 if CACHE_PL310 - help - Provides common dependencies for Versatile Express platforms - based on Cortex-A5 and Cortex-A9 processors. In order to - build a working kernel, you must also enable relevant core - tile support or Flattened Device Tree based support options. - config ARCH_VEXPRESS_CA9X4 bool "Versatile Express Cortex-A9x4 tile" - select ARCH_VEXPRESS_CORTEX_A5_A9_ERRATA select ARM_GIC select CPU_V7 select HAVE_SMP @@ -22,7 +10,6 @@ config ARCH_VEXPRESS_CA9X4 config ARCH_VEXPRESS_DT bool "Device Tree support for Versatile Express platforms" - select ARCH_VEXPRESS_CORTEX_A5_A9_ERRATA select ARM_GIC select ARM_PATCH_PHYS_VIRT select AUTO_ZRELADDR