[PATCH 13/14] docs: hwmon: Document PECI drivers
Guenter Roeck
linux at roeck-us.net
Wed Jul 28 10:49:01 AEST 2021
On 7/27/21 3:58 PM, Zev Weiss wrote:
> On Mon, Jul 12, 2021 at 05:04:46PM CDT, Iwona Winiarska wrote:
>> From: Jae Hyun Yoo <jae.hyun.yoo at linux.intel.com>
>>
>> Add documentation for peci-cputemp driver that provides DTS thermal
>> readings for CPU packages and CPU cores and peci-dimmtemp driver that
>> provides DTS thermal readings for DIMMs.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Jae Hyun Yoo <jae.hyun.yoo at linux.intel.com>
>> Co-developed-by: Iwona Winiarska <iwona.winiarska at intel.com>
>> Signed-off-by: Iwona Winiarska <iwona.winiarska at intel.com>
>> Reviewed-by: Pierre-Louis Bossart <pierre-louis.bossart at linux.intel.com>
>> ---
>> Documentation/hwmon/index.rst | 2 +
>> Documentation/hwmon/peci-cputemp.rst | 93 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>> Documentation/hwmon/peci-dimmtemp.rst | 58 +++++++++++++++++
>> MAINTAINERS | 2 +
>> 4 files changed, 155 insertions(+)
>> create mode 100644 Documentation/hwmon/peci-cputemp.rst
>> create mode 100644 Documentation/hwmon/peci-dimmtemp.rst
>>
>> diff --git a/Documentation/hwmon/index.rst b/Documentation/hwmon/index.rst
>> index bc01601ea81a..cc76b5b3f791 100644
>> --- a/Documentation/hwmon/index.rst
>> +++ b/Documentation/hwmon/index.rst
>> @@ -154,6 +154,8 @@ Hardware Monitoring Kernel Drivers
>> pcf8591
>> pim4328
>> pm6764tr
>> + peci-cputemp
>> + peci-dimmtemp
>> pmbus
>> powr1220
>> pxe1610
>> diff --git a/Documentation/hwmon/peci-cputemp.rst b/Documentation/hwmon/peci-cputemp.rst
>> new file mode 100644
>> index 000000000000..d3a218ba810a
>> --- /dev/null
>> +++ b/Documentation/hwmon/peci-cputemp.rst
>> @@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
>> +.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
>> +
>> +Kernel driver peci-cputemp
>> +==========================
>> +
>> +Supported chips:
>> + One of Intel server CPUs listed below which is connected to a PECI bus.
>> + * Intel Xeon E5/E7 v3 server processors
>> + Intel Xeon E5-14xx v3 family
>> + Intel Xeon E5-24xx v3 family
>> + Intel Xeon E5-16xx v3 family
>> + Intel Xeon E5-26xx v3 family
>> + Intel Xeon E5-46xx v3 family
>> + Intel Xeon E7-48xx v3 family
>> + Intel Xeon E7-88xx v3 family
>> + * Intel Xeon E5/E7 v4 server processors
>> + Intel Xeon E5-16xx v4 family
>> + Intel Xeon E5-26xx v4 family
>> + Intel Xeon E5-46xx v4 family
>> + Intel Xeon E7-48xx v4 family
>> + Intel Xeon E7-88xx v4 family
>> + * Intel Xeon Scalable server processors
>> + Intel Xeon D family
>> + Intel Xeon Bronze family
>> + Intel Xeon Silver family
>> + Intel Xeon Gold family
>> + Intel Xeon Platinum family
>> +
>> + Datasheet: Available from http://www.intel.com/design/literature.htm
>> +
>> +Author: Jae Hyun Yoo <jae.hyun.yoo at linux.intel.com>
>> +
>> +Description
>> +-----------
>> +
>> +This driver implements a generic PECI hwmon feature which provides Digital
>> +Thermal Sensor (DTS) thermal readings of the CPU package and CPU cores that are
>> +accessible via the processor PECI interface.
>> +
>> +All temperature values are given in millidegree Celsius and will be measurable
>> +only when the target CPU is powered on.
>> +
>> +Sysfs interface
>> +-------------------
>> +
>> +======================= =======================================================
>> +temp1_label "Die"
>> +temp1_input Provides current die temperature of the CPU package.
>> +temp1_max Provides thermal control temperature of the CPU package
>> + which is also known as Tcontrol.
>> +temp1_crit Provides shutdown temperature of the CPU package which
>> + is also known as the maximum processor junction
>> + temperature, Tjmax or Tprochot.
>> +temp1_crit_hyst Provides the hysteresis value from Tcontrol to Tjmax of
>> + the CPU package.
>> +
>> +temp2_label "DTS"
>> +temp2_input Provides current DTS temperature of the CPU package.
>
> Would this be a good place to note the slightly counter-intuitive nature
> of DTS readings? i.e. add something along the lines of "The DTS sensor
> produces a delta relative to Tjmax, so negative values are normal and
> values approaching zero are hot." (In my experience people who aren't
> already familiar with it tend to think something's wrong when a CPU
> temperature reading shows -50C.)
>
All attributes shall follow the ABI, and the driver must translate reported
values to degrees C. If those sensors do not follow the ABI and report something
else, I won't accept the driver.
Guenter
>> +temp2_max Provides thermal control temperature of the CPU package
>> + which is also known as Tcontrol.
>> +temp2_crit Provides shutdown temperature of the CPU package which
>> + is also known as the maximum processor junction
>> + temperature, Tjmax or Tprochot.
>> +temp2_crit_hyst Provides the hysteresis value from Tcontrol to Tjmax of
>> + the CPU package.
>> +
>> +temp3_label "Tcontrol"
>> +temp3_input Provides current Tcontrol temperature of the CPU
>> + package which is also known as Fan Temperature target.
>> + Indicates the relative value from thermal monitor trip
>> + temperature at which fans should be engaged.
>> +temp3_crit Provides Tcontrol critical value of the CPU package
>> + which is same to Tjmax.
>> +
>> +temp4_label "Tthrottle"
>> +temp4_input Provides current Tthrottle temperature of the CPU
>> + package. Used for throttling temperature. If this value
>> + is allowed and lower than Tjmax - the throttle will
>> + occur and reported at lower than Tjmax.
>> +
>> +temp5_label "Tjmax"
>> +temp5_input Provides the maximum junction temperature, Tjmax of the
>> + CPU package.
>> +
>> +temp[6-N]_label Provides string "Core X", where X is resolved core
>> + number.
>> +temp[6-N]_input Provides current temperature of each core.
>> +temp[6-N]_max Provides thermal control temperature of the core.
>> +temp[6-N]_crit Provides shutdown temperature of the core.
>> +temp[6-N]_crit_hyst Provides the hysteresis value from Tcontrol to Tjmax of
>> + the core.
>
> I only see *_label and *_input for the per-core temperature sensors, no
> *_max, *_crit, or *_crit_hyst.
>
>> +
>> +======================= =======================================================
>> diff --git a/Documentation/hwmon/peci-dimmtemp.rst b/Documentation/hwmon/peci-dimmtemp.rst
>> new file mode 100644
>> index 000000000000..1778d9317e43
>> --- /dev/null
>> +++ b/Documentation/hwmon/peci-dimmtemp.rst
>> @@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
>> +.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
>> +
>> +Kernel driver peci-dimmtemp
>> +===========================
>> +
>> +Supported chips:
>> + One of Intel server CPUs listed below which is connected to a PECI bus.
>> + * Intel Xeon E5/E7 v3 server processors
>> + Intel Xeon E5-14xx v3 family
>> + Intel Xeon E5-24xx v3 family
>> + Intel Xeon E5-16xx v3 family
>> + Intel Xeon E5-26xx v3 family
>> + Intel Xeon E5-46xx v3 family
>> + Intel Xeon E7-48xx v3 family
>> + Intel Xeon E7-88xx v3 family
>> + * Intel Xeon E5/E7 v4 server processors
>> + Intel Xeon E5-16xx v4 family
>> + Intel Xeon E5-26xx v4 family
>> + Intel Xeon E5-46xx v4 family
>> + Intel Xeon E7-48xx v4 family
>> + Intel Xeon E7-88xx v4 family
>> + * Intel Xeon Scalable server processors
>> + Intel Xeon D family
>> + Intel Xeon Bronze family
>> + Intel Xeon Silver family
>> + Intel Xeon Gold family
>> + Intel Xeon Platinum family
>> +
>> + Datasheet: Available from http://www.intel.com/design/literature.htm
>> +
>> +Author: Jae Hyun Yoo <jae.hyun.yoo at linux.intel.com>
>> +
>> +Description
>> +-----------
>> +
>> +This driver implements a generic PECI hwmon feature which provides Digital
>> +Thermal Sensor (DTS) thermal readings of DIMM components that are accessible
>> +via the processor PECI interface.
>
> I had thought "DTS" referred to a fairly specific sensor in the CPU; is
> the same term also used for DIMM temp sensors or is the mention of it
> here a copy/paste error?
>
>> +
>> +All temperature values are given in millidegree Celsius and will be measurable
>> +only when the target CPU is powered on.
>> +
>> +Sysfs interface
>> +-------------------
>> +
>> +======================= =======================================================
>> +
>> +temp[N]_label Provides string "DIMM CI", where C is DIMM channel and
>> + I is DIMM index of the populated DIMM.
>> +temp[N]_input Provides current temperature of the populated DIMM.
>> +temp[N]_max Provides thermal control temperature of the DIMM.
>> +temp[N]_crit Provides shutdown temperature of the DIMM.
>> +
>> +======================= =======================================================
>> +
>> +Note:
>> + DIMM temperature attributes will appear when the client CPU's BIOS
>> + completes memory training and testing.
>> diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
>> index 35ba9e3646bd..d16da127bbdc 100644
>> --- a/MAINTAINERS
>> +++ b/MAINTAINERS
>> @@ -14509,6 +14509,8 @@ M: Iwona Winiarska <iwona.winiarska at intel.com>
>> R: Jae Hyun Yoo <jae.hyun.yoo at linux.intel.com>
>> L: linux-hwmon at vger.kernel.org
>> S: Supported
>> +F: Documentation/hwmon/peci-cputemp.rst
>> +F: Documentation/hwmon/peci-dimmtemp.rst
>> F: drivers/hwmon/peci/
>>
>> PECI SUBSYSTEM
>> --
>> 2.31.1
>>
>
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