RESEND [PATCH V3 1/4] powerpc/firmware: Add definitions for new drc-info firmware feature

[Michael Bringmann]

On 11/16/2017 11:06 AM, Nathan Fontenot wrote:
> On 11/15/2017 12:09 PM, Michael Bringmann wrote:
>> Firmware Features: Define new bit flag representing the presence of
>> new device tree property "ibm,drc-info".  The flag is used to tell
>> the front end processor whether the Linux kernel supports the new
>> property, and by the front end processor to tell the Linux kernel
>> that the new property is present in the device tree.
> 
> This patch seems to be adding a bit for the drc-info feature so that
> we can use the firmware_has_feature() interface to determine if the
> device tree has the new ibm,drc-info properties.
> 
> I'm not sure what front-end processor you're referring to? Is this
> in reference to the architecture vector that is exchanged with firmware?

I was trying to be generic instead of writing pHyp, BMC, or other.
We can change the comment if it is misleading.

> 
> -Nathan
> 
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Michael Bringmann <mwb at linux.vnet.ibm.com>
>> ---
>>  arch/powerpc/include/asm/firmware.h       |    3 ++-
>>  arch/powerpc/include/asm/prom.h           |    1 +
>>  arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/firmware.c |    1 +
>>  3 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/firmware.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/firmware.h
>> index 8645897..329d537 100644
>> --- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/firmware.h
>> +++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/firmware.h
>> @@ -51,6 +51,7 @@
>>  #define FW_FEATURE_BEST_ENERGY	ASM_CONST(0x0000000080000000)
>>  #define FW_FEATURE_TYPE1_AFFINITY ASM_CONST(0x0000000100000000)
>>  #define FW_FEATURE_PRRN		ASM_CONST(0x0000000200000000)
>> +#define FW_FEATURE_DRC_INFO	ASM_CONST(0x0000000400000000)
>>
>>  #ifndef __ASSEMBLY__
>>
>> @@ -67,7 +68,7 @@ enum {
>>  		FW_FEATURE_CMO | FW_FEATURE_VPHN | FW_FEATURE_XCMO |
>>  		FW_FEATURE_SET_MODE | FW_FEATURE_BEST_ENERGY |
>>  		FW_FEATURE_TYPE1_AFFINITY | FW_FEATURE_PRRN |
>> -		FW_FEATURE_HPT_RESIZE,
>> +		FW_FEATURE_HPT_RESIZE | FW_FEATURE_DRC_INFO,
>>  	FW_FEATURE_PSERIES_ALWAYS = 0,
>>  	FW_FEATURE_POWERNV_POSSIBLE = FW_FEATURE_OPAL,
>>  	FW_FEATURE_POWERNV_ALWAYS = 0,
>> diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/prom.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/prom.h
>> index 825bd59..3243455 100644
>> --- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/prom.h
>> +++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/prom.h
>> @@ -175,6 +175,7 @@ struct of_drconf_cell {
>>  #define OV5_HASH_GTSE		0x1940	/* Guest Translation Shoot Down Avail */
>>  /* Radix Table Extensions */
>>  #define OV5_RADIX_GTSE		0x1A40	/* Guest Translation Shoot Down Avail */
>> +#define OV5_DRC_INFO		0x1640	/* Redef Prop Structures: drc-info   */
>>
>>  /* Option Vector 6: IBM PAPR hints */
>>  #define OV6_LINUX		0x02	/* Linux is our OS */
>> diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/firmware.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/firmware.c
>> index 63cc82a..757d757 100644
>> --- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/firmware.c
>> +++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/firmware.c
>> @@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ struct vec5_fw_feature {
>>  vec5_fw_features_table[] = {
>>  	{FW_FEATURE_TYPE1_AFFINITY,	OV5_TYPE1_AFFINITY},
>>  	{FW_FEATURE_PRRN,		OV5_PRRN},
>> +	{FW_FEATURE_DRC_INFO,		OV5_DRC_INFO},
>>  };
>>
>>  static void __init fw_vec5_feature_init(const char *vec5, unsigned long len)
>>
> 
> 

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