[edk2-devel] [PATCH] DynamicTablesPkg: Allow multiple top level physical nodes

PierreGondois pierre.gondois at arm.com
Mon Feb 6 09:27:23 UTC 2023



On 2/3/23 17:38, Jeff Brasen wrote:
> To solve that problem I had added support for allowing the UID/Name to come from the node
> 
> https://github.com/tianocore/edk2/commit/5fb3f5723a1ea9d9a93e317181e1c11468a9eb45

Yes right. However if the UID/Name were to be generated, the topology could be
misleading, cf the example below where package/cluster names are incremented
even though they are not on the same level.

> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Pierre Gondois <pierre.gondois at arm.com>
>> Sent: Friday, February 3, 2023 9:28 AM
>> To: Jeff Brasen <jbrasen at nvidia.com>; devel at edk2.groups.io
>> Cc: Sami.Mujawar at arm.com; Alexei.Fedorov at arm.com;
>> quic_llindhol at quicinc.com; ardb+tianocore at kernel.org
>> Subject: Re: [PATCH] DynamicTablesPkg: Allow multiple top level physical nodes
>>
>> External email: Use caution opening links or attachments
>>
>>
>> On 2/3/23 17:00, Jeff Brasen wrote:
>>> I'll on an updated patch this morning that only does the new behavior. We
>> can't reset the procindex as it is used for the _UID as well and we would end up
>> with the same value in two nodes.
>>
>> Yes indeed, then maybe the name/uid selection should not be done in
>> CreateAmlCpuTopologyTree() but in
>> CreateAmlProcessorContainer()/CreateAmlCpuFromProcHierarchy().
>> This would allow to have a static counter for the Uid in
>> CreateAmlProcessorContainer() and always have incrementing names for
>> packages/cluster. Otherwise the generated name will be:
>> C000        <- Package
>> \-C0001     <- Cluster
>>     \-C0000   <- CPU
>> C002        <- second Package
>> \-C0003     <- second Cluster
>>     \-C0001   <- second CPU
>>
>> instead of:
>> C000        <- Package
>> \-C0001     <- Cluster
>>     \-C0000   <- CPU
>> C001        <- second Package
>> \-C0000     <- second Cluster
>>     \-C0001   <- second CPU
>>
>> Regards,
>> Pierre
>>
>>>
>>> -Jeff
>>>
>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: Pierre Gondois <pierre.gondois at arm.com>
>>>> Sent: Friday, February 3, 2023 6:11 AM
>>>> To: Jeff Brasen <jbrasen at nvidia.com>; devel at edk2.groups.io
>>>> Cc: Sami.Mujawar at arm.com; Alexei.Fedorov at arm.com;
>>>> quic_llindhol at quicinc.com; ardb+tianocore at kernel.org
>>>> Subject: Re: [PATCH] DynamicTablesPkg: Allow multiple top level
>>>> physical nodes
>>>>
>>>> External email: Use caution opening links or attachments
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 2/2/23 18:53, Jeff Brasen wrote:
>>>>> There are some cases (for example the _PSL list in thermal zones)
>>>>> where we need to have a reference to the node and we have been doing
>>>>> that via an Extern and a reference to the node path. I am push a
>>>>> patch where the effectively the PCD I added was fixed true but was
>>>>> unsure if that would have unexpected issues with other vendors
>>>>> platforms
>>>>
>>>> The current SsdtCpuTopologyGenerator doesn't generate an AML node for
>>>> the top level package. Even though this seem compliant to the ACPI
>>>> spec, this induces a difference between the ASL topology description
>>>> and the PPTT topology description. For instance, for the Juno, the
>>>> topology generated for the ACPI tables are:
>>>> PPTT:
>>>> (PACKAGE)
>>>> \-Little Cluster
>>>>      \-CPU[0,3-5]
>>>> \-Big Cluster
>>>>      \-CPU[1-2]
>>>>
>>>> SSDT:
>>>> Little Cluster
>>>> \-CPU[0,3-5]
>>>> Big Cluster
>>>> \-CPU[1-2]
>>>>
>>>> To solve your issue, to have matching topology descriptions, and
>>>> after discussing with Sami, it would be better to have:
>>>> SSDT:
>>>> (PACKAGE)
>>>> \-Little Cluster
>>>>      \-CPU[0,3-5]
>>>> \-Big Cluster
>>>>      \-CPU[1-2]
>>>>
>>>> The Juno is the only platform that publicly uses the
>>>> SsdtCpuTopologyGenerator, so I am not sure how other platforms support
>> should be handled.
>>>>
>>>> About the code itself, I think the ProcContainerIndex should also be
>>>> reset in
>>>> CreateAmlCpuTopologyTree() when generating a new level of containers
>>>> (if it is decided to go this way).
>>>>
>>>> Regards,
>>>> Pierre
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> -Jeff
>>>>>
>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>>> From: Pierre Gondois <pierre.gondois at arm.com>
>>>>>> Sent: Thursday, February 2, 2023 10:49 AM
>>>>>> To: Jeff Brasen <jbrasen at nvidia.com>; devel at edk2.groups.io
>>>>>> Cc: Sami.Mujawar at arm.com; Alexei.Fedorov at arm.com;
>>>>>> quic_llindhol at quicinc.com; ardb+tianocore at kernel.org
>>>>>> Subject: Re: [PATCH] DynamicTablesPkg: Allow multiple top level
>>>>>> physical nodes
>>>>>>
>>>>>> External email: Use caution opening links or attachments
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Hello Jeff,
>>>>>> I was assuming that no other module would rely on the AML path to
>>>>>> access an AML node and that nodes should be retrieved through their
>>>>>> characteristics instead, i.e. internal properties/Name/Uid.
>>>>>> There are currently no public API allowing to do so, but there are
>>>>>> internal APIs that could be relied on to create them.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I'm not sure what Sami is thinking,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Regards,
>>>>>> Pierre
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On 2/2/23 17:48, Jeff Brasen wrote:
>>>>>>> Just to clarify you are suggesting that all CPU nodes generated
>>>>>>> via this with have an outer processor container? I am fine with
>>>>>>> that but was concerned with a change in behavior to other
>>>>>>> platforms in case they are expecting the CPUs to just be under
>>>>>>> \SB.C00x instead of \SB.C000.C00x
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> -Jeff
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>>>>> From: Pierre Gondois <pierre.gondois at arm.com>
>>>>>>>> Sent: Thursday, February 2, 2023 5:03 AM
>>>>>>>> To: Jeff Brasen <jbrasen at nvidia.com>; devel at edk2.groups.io
>>>>>>>> Cc: Sami.Mujawar at arm.com; Alexei.Fedorov at arm.com;
>>>>>>>> quic_llindhol at quicinc.com; ardb+tianocore at kernel.org
>>>>>>>> Subject: Re: [PATCH] DynamicTablesPkg: Allow multiple top level
>>>>>>>> physical nodes
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> External email: Use caution opening links or attachments
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Hello Jeff,
>>>>>>>> I think it's ok to make this the generic case and remove the Pcd
>>>>>>>> to enable
>>>>>> it.
>>>>>>>> Cf ACPI 6.5, 5.2.30.1 Processor hierarchy node structure (Type 0):
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> "Multiple trees may be described, covering for example multiple
>>>>>> packages.
>>>>>>>> For the root of a tree, the parent pointer should be 0."
>>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>>> "Each valid processor must belong to exactly one package. That
>>>>>>>> is, the leaf must itself be a physical package or have an
>>>>>>>> ancestor marked as a physical package."
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> so this original comment is incorrect:
>>>>>>>> """
>>>>>>>> // It is assumed that there is one unique
>>>>>> CM_ARM_PROC_HIERARCHY_INFO
>>>>>>>> // structure with no ParentToken and the
>>>>>>>> EFI_ACPI_6_3_PPTT_PACKAGE_PHYSICAL
>>>>>>>> // flag set. All other CM_ARM_PROC_HIERARCHY_INFO are
>>>>>>>> non-physical and // have a ParentToken.
>>>>>>>> """
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On 2/1/23 17:42, Jeff Brasen wrote:
>>>>>>>>> In SSDT CPU topology generator allow for multiple top level
>>>>>>>>> physical nodes as would be seen with a multi-socket system. This
>>>>>>>>> will be auto detected if there are more then one physical device
>>>>>>>>> and there is a new PCD to enable forcing of a top level
>>>>>>>>> processor container to allow for consistency for systems that
>>>>>>>>> can be either single or multi
>>>>>> socket.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Signed-off-by: Jeff Brasen <jbrasen at nvidia.com>
>>>>>>>>> ---
>>>>>>>>>       DynamicTablesPkg/DynamicTablesPkg.dec         |  3 +
>>>>>>>>>       .../SsdtCpuTopologyGenerator.c                | 66 ++++++++++---------
>>>>>>>>>       .../SsdtCpuTopologyLibArm.inf                 |  4 ++
>>>>>>>>>       3 files changed, 41 insertions(+), 32 deletions(-)
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> diff --git a/DynamicTablesPkg/DynamicTablesPkg.dec
>>>>>>>>> b/DynamicTablesPkg/DynamicTablesPkg.dec
>>>>>>>>> index adc2e67cbf..a061b70322 100644
>>>>>>>>> --- a/DynamicTablesPkg/DynamicTablesPkg.dec
>>>>>>>>> +++ b/DynamicTablesPkg/DynamicTablesPkg.dec
>>>>>>>>> @@ -63,5 +63,8 @@
>>>>>>>>>         # Use PCI segment numbers as UID
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>> gEdkiiDynamicTablesPkgTokenSpaceGuid.PcdPciUseSegmentAsUid|FALSE|B
>>>>>>>> OOLE
>>>>>>>>> AN|0x40000009
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> +  # Force top level container for single socket devices
>>>>>>>>> +
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>> gEdkiiDynamicTablesPkgTokenSpaceGuid.PcdForceTopLevelProcessorConta
>>>>>> i
>>>>>>>>> + ner|FALSE|BOOLEAN|0x4000000A
>>>>>>>>> +
>>>>>>>>>       [Guids]
>>>>>>>>>         gEdkiiDynamicTablesPkgTokenSpaceGuid = { 0xab226e66,
>>>>>>>>> 0x31d8, 0x4613, { 0x87, 0x9d, 0xd2, 0xfa, 0xb6, 0x10, 0x26, 0x3c
>>>>>>>>> } } diff --git
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>> a/DynamicTablesPkg/Library/Acpi/Arm/AcpiSsdtCpuTopologyLibArm/SsdtC
>>>>>> p
>>>>>>>> uT
>>>>>>>>> opologyGenerator.c
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>> b/DynamicTablesPkg/Library/Acpi/Arm/AcpiSsdtCpuTopologyLibArm/SsdtC
>>>>>> p
>>>>>>>> uT
>>>>>>>>> opologyGenerator.c
>>>>>>>>> index c24da8ec71..58f86ff508 100644
>>>>>>>>> ---
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>> a/DynamicTablesPkg/Library/Acpi/Arm/AcpiSsdtCpuTopologyLibArm/SsdtC
>>>>>> p
>>>>>>>> uT
>>>>>>>>> opologyGenerator.c
>>>>>>>>> +++
>>>>>>>>
>> b/DynamicTablesPkg/Library/Acpi/Arm/AcpiSsdtCpuTopologyLibArm/Ssd
>>>>>>>> t
>>>>>>>>> +++ CpuTopologyGenerator.c
>>>>>>>>> @@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
>>>>>>>>>       #include <Library/AcpiHelperLib.h>
>>>>>>>>>       #include <Library/TableHelperLib.h>
>>>>>>>>>       #include <Library/AmlLib/AmlLib.h>
>>>>>>>>> +#include <Library/PcdLib.h>
>>>>>>>>>       #include <Protocol/ConfigurationManagerProtocol.h>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>       #include "SsdtCpuTopologyGenerator.h"
>>>>>>>>> @@ -814,7 +815,8 @@ CreateAmlProcessorContainer (
>>>>>>>>>                                             Protocol Interface.
>>>>>>>>>         @param [in] NodeToken               Token of the
>>>>>>>> CM_ARM_PROC_HIERARCHY_INFO
>>>>>>>>>                                             currently handled.
>>>>>>>>> -                                      Cannot be CM_NULL_TOKEN.
>>>>>>>>> +                                      CM_NULL_TOKEN if top level container
>>>>>>>>> +                                      should be created.
>>>>>>>>>         @param [in] ParentNode              Parent node to attach the created
>>>>>>>>>                                             node to.
>>>>>>>>>         @param [in,out] ProcContainerIndex  Pointer to the
>>>>>>>>> current processor container @@ -841,12 +843,12 @@
>>>>>> CreateAmlCpuTopologyTree
>>>>>>>> (
>>>>>>>>>         AML_OBJECT_NODE_HANDLE  ProcContainerNode;
>>>>>>>>>         UINT32                  Uid;
>>>>>>>>>         UINT16                  Name;
>>>>>>>>> +  UINT32                  NodeFlags;
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>         ASSERT (Generator != NULL);
>>>>>>>>>         ASSERT (Generator->ProcNodeList != NULL);
>>>>>>>>>         ASSERT (Generator->ProcNodeCount != 0);
>>>>>>>>>         ASSERT (CfgMgrProtocol != NULL);
>>>>>>>>> -  ASSERT (NodeToken != CM_NULL_TOKEN);
>>>>>>>>>         ASSERT (ParentNode != NULL);
>>>>>>>>>         ASSERT (ProcContainerIndex != NULL);
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> @@ -893,8 +895,14 @@ CreateAmlCpuTopologyTree (
>>>>>>>>>             } else {
>>>>>>>>>               // If this is not a Cpu, then this is a processor container.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> +        NodeFlags = Generator->ProcNodeList[Index].Flags;
>>>>>>>>> +        // Allow physical property for top level nodes
>>>>>>>>> +        if (NodeToken == CM_NULL_TOKEN) {
>>>>>>>>> +          NodeFlags &= ~EFI_ACPI_6_3_PPTT_PACKAGE_PHYSICAL;
>>>>>>>>> +        }
>>>>>>>>> +
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Even though it was never encountered so far, it should also be
>>>>>>>> possible to have a physical package consisting of only one CPU.
>>>>>>>> So I guess it would be better to create a function to check the
>>>>>>>> flags, whether the ProcNode is a CPU or a cluster.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I attached a Wip patch base on your work where such function is
>> created.
>>>>>>>> Feel free to take it/modify it at your will.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>               // Acpi processor Id for clusters is not handled.
>>>>>>>>> -        if ((Generator->ProcNodeList[Index].Flags &
>>>>>>>> PPTT_PROCESSOR_MASK) !=
>>>>>>>>> +        if ((NodeFlags & PPTT_PROCESSOR_MASK) !=
>>>>>>>>>                   PPTT_CLUSTER_PROCESSOR_MASK)
>>>>>>>>>               {
>>>>>>>>>                 DEBUG ((
>>>>>>>>> @@ -973,10 +981,10 @@ CreateTopologyFromProcHierarchy (
>>>>>>>>>         IN        AML_OBJECT_NODE_HANDLE                        ScopeNode
>>>>>>>>>         )
>>>>>>>>>       {
>>>>>>>>> -  EFI_STATUS  Status;
>>>>>>>>> -  UINT32      Index;
>>>>>>>>> -  UINT32      TopLevelProcNodeIndex;
>>>>>>>>> -  UINT32      ProcContainerIndex;
>>>>>>>>> +  EFI_STATUS       Status;
>>>>>>>>> +  UINT32           Index;
>>>>>>>>> +  CM_OBJECT_TOKEN  TopLevelToken;
>>>>>>>>> +  UINT32           ProcContainerIndex;
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>         ASSERT (Generator != NULL);
>>>>>>>>>         ASSERT (Generator->ProcNodeCount != 0); @@ -984,8 +992,8
>>>>>>>>> @@ CreateTopologyFromProcHierarchy (
>>>>>>>>>         ASSERT (CfgMgrProtocol != NULL);
>>>>>>>>>         ASSERT (ScopeNode != NULL);
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> -  TopLevelProcNodeIndex = MAX_UINT32;
>>>>>>>>> -  ProcContainerIndex    = 0;
>>>>>>>>> +  TopLevelToken      = CM_NULL_TOKEN;
>>>>>>>>> +  ProcContainerIndex = 0;
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>         Status = TokenTableInitialize (Generator, Generator-
>>>>>>> ProcNodeCount);
>>>>>>>>>         if (EFI_ERROR (Status)) { @@ -993,33 +1001,27 @@
>>>>>>>>> CreateTopologyFromProcHierarchy (
>>>>>>>>>           return Status;
>>>>>>>>>         }
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> -  // It is assumed that there is one unique
>>>>>>>>> CM_ARM_PROC_HIERARCHY_INFO
>>>>>>>>> -  // structure with no ParentToken and the
>>>>>>>>> EFI_ACPI_6_3_PPTT_PACKAGE_PHYSICAL
>>>>>>>>> -  // flag set. All other CM_ARM_PROC_HIERARCHY_INFO are
>>>>>>>>> non-physical and
>>>>>>>>> -  // have a ParentToken.
>>>>>>>>> -  for (Index = 0; Index < Generator->ProcNodeCount; Index++) {
>>>>>>>>> -    if ((Generator->ProcNodeList[Index].ParentToken ==
>>>>>>>> CM_NULL_TOKEN) &&
>>>>>>>>> -        (Generator->ProcNodeList[Index].Flags &
>>>>>>>>> -         EFI_ACPI_6_3_PPTT_PACKAGE_PHYSICAL))
>>>>>>>>> -    {
>>>>>>>>> -      if (TopLevelProcNodeIndex != MAX_UINT32) {
>>>>>>>>> -        DEBUG ((
>>>>>>>>> -          DEBUG_ERROR,
>>>>>>>>> -          "ERROR: SSDT-CPU-TOPOLOGY: Top level
>>>>>>>> CM_ARM_PROC_HIERARCHY_INFO "
>>>>>>>>> -          "must be unique\n"
>>>>>>>>> -          ));
>>>>>>>>> -        ASSERT (0);
>>>>>>>>> -        goto exit_handler;
>>>>>>>>> -      }
>>>>>>>>> +  if (!PcdGetBool (PcdForceTopLevelProcessorContainer)) {
>>>>>>>>> +    for (Index = 0; Index < Generator->ProcNodeCount; Index++) {
>>>>>>>>> +      if ((Generator->ProcNodeList[Index].ParentToken ==
>>>>>>>> CM_NULL_TOKEN) &&
>>>>>>>>> +          (Generator->ProcNodeList[Index].Flags &
>>>>>>>>> +           EFI_ACPI_6_3_PPTT_PACKAGE_PHYSICAL))
>>>>>>>>> +      {
>>>>>>>>> +        // Multi-socket detected, using top level containers
>>>>>>>>> +        if (TopLevelToken != CM_NULL_TOKEN) {
>>>>>>>>> +          TopLevelToken = CM_NULL_TOKEN;
>>>>>>>>> +          break;
>>>>>>>>> +        }
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> -      TopLevelProcNodeIndex = Index;
>>>>>>>>> -    }
>>>>>>>>> -  } // for
>>>>>>>>> +        TopLevelToken = Generator->ProcNodeList[Index].Token;
>>>>>>>>> +      }
>>>>>>>>> +    } // for
>>>>>>>>> +  }
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>         Status = CreateAmlCpuTopologyTree (
>>>>>>>>>                    Generator,
>>>>>>>>>                    CfgMgrProtocol,
>>>>>>>>> -             Generator->ProcNodeList[TopLevelProcNodeIndex].Token,
>>>>>>>>> +             TopLevelToken,
>>>>>>>>>                    ScopeNode,
>>>>>>>>>                    &ProcContainerIndex
>>>>>>>>>                    );
>>>>>>>>> @@ -1106,7 +1108,7 @@ CreateTopologyFromGicC (
>>>>>>>>>               break;
>>>>>>>>>             }
>>>>>>>>>           }
>>>>>>>>> -  } // for
>>>>>>>>> +  }   // for
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Is it possible to remove this change ?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>         return Status;
>>>>>>>>>       }
>>>>>>>>> diff --git
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>> a/DynamicTablesPkg/Library/Acpi/Arm/AcpiSsdtCpuTopologyLibArm/SsdtC
>>>>>> p
>>>>>>>> uT
>>>>>>>>> opologyLibArm.inf
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>> b/DynamicTablesPkg/Library/Acpi/Arm/AcpiSsdtCpuTopologyLibArm/SsdtC
>>>>>> p
>>>>>>>> uT
>>>>>>>>> opologyLibArm.inf
>>>>>>>>> index 3e2d154749..00adfe986f 100644
>>>>>>>>> ---
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>> a/DynamicTablesPkg/Library/Acpi/Arm/AcpiSsdtCpuTopologyLibArm/SsdtC
>>>>>> p
>>>>>>>> uT
>>>>>>>>> opologyLibArm.inf
>>>>>>>>> +++
>>>>>>>>
>> b/DynamicTablesPkg/Library/Acpi/Arm/AcpiSsdtCpuTopologyLibArm/Ssd
>>>>>>>> t
>>>>>>>>> +++ CpuTopologyLibArm.inf
>>>>>>>>> @@ -31,3 +31,7 @@
>>>>>>>>>         AcpiHelperLib
>>>>>>>>>         AmlLib
>>>>>>>>>         BaseLib
>>>>>>>>> +  PcdLib
>>>>>>>>> +
>>>>>>>>> +[Pcd]
>>>>>>>>> +
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>> +gEdkiiDynamicTablesPkgTokenSpaceGuid.PcdForceTopLevelProcessorCont
>>>>>> +a
>>>>>>>> in
>>>>>>>>> +er


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