Documentation: DT: arm: add support for sockets defining package boundaries
The current ARM DT topology description provides the operating system with a topological view of the system that is based on leaf nodes representing either cores or threads (in an SMT system) and a hierarchical set of cluster nodes that creates a hierarchical topology view of how those cores and threads are grouped. However this hierarchical representation of clusters does not allow to describe what topology level actually represents the physical package or the socket boundary, which is a key piece of information to be used by an operating system to optimize resource allocation and scheduling. Lets add a new "socket" node type in the cpu-map node to describe the same. Signed-off-by: Sudeep Holla <sudeep.holla@arm.com> Reviewed-by: Rob Herring <robh@kernel.org> Signed-off-by: Paul Walmsley <paul.walmsley@sifive.com>
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In an ARM system, the hierarchy of CPUs is defined through three entities that
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In an ARM system, the hierarchy of CPUs is defined through three entities that
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are used to describe the layout of physical CPUs in the system:
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are used to describe the layout of physical CPUs in the system:
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- socket
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- cluster
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- cluster
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- core
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- core
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- thread
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- thread
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@@ -63,21 +64,23 @@ nodes are listed.
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The cpu-map node's child nodes can be:
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The cpu-map node's child nodes can be:
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- one or more cluster nodes
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- one or more cluster nodes or
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- one or more socket nodes in a multi-socket system
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Any other configuration is considered invalid.
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Any other configuration is considered invalid.
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The cpu-map node can only contain three types of child nodes:
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The cpu-map node can only contain 4 types of child nodes:
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- socket node
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- cluster node
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- cluster node
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- core node
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- core node
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- thread node
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- thread node
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whose bindings are described in paragraph 3.
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whose bindings are described in paragraph 3.
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The nodes describing the CPU topology (cluster/core/thread) can only
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The nodes describing the CPU topology (socket/cluster/core/thread) can
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be defined within the cpu-map node and every core/thread in the system
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only be defined within the cpu-map node and every core/thread in the
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must be defined within the topology. Any other configuration is
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system must be defined within the topology. Any other configuration is
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invalid and therefore must be ignored.
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invalid and therefore must be ignored.
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@@ -85,26 +88,44 @@ invalid and therefore must be ignored.
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cpu-map child nodes must follow a naming convention where the node name
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cpu-map child nodes must follow a naming convention where the node name
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must be "clusterN", "coreN", "threadN" depending on the node type (ie
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must be "socketN", "clusterN", "coreN", "threadN" depending on the node type
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cluster/core/thread) (where N = {0, 1, ...} is the node number; nodes which
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(ie socket/cluster/core/thread) (where N = {0, 1, ...} is the node number; nodes
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are siblings within a single common parent node must be given a unique and
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which are siblings within a single common parent node must be given a unique and
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sequential N value, starting from 0).
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sequential N value, starting from 0).
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cpu-map child nodes which do not share a common parent node can have the same
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cpu-map child nodes which do not share a common parent node can have the same
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name (ie same number N as other cpu-map child nodes at different device tree
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name (ie same number N as other cpu-map child nodes at different device tree
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levels) since name uniqueness will be guaranteed by the device tree hierarchy.
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levels) since name uniqueness will be guaranteed by the device tree hierarchy.
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3 - cluster/core/thread node bindings
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3 - socket/cluster/core/thread node bindings
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Bindings for cluster/cpu/thread nodes are defined as follows:
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Bindings for socket/cluster/cpu/thread nodes are defined as follows:
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- socket node
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Description: must be declared within a cpu-map node, one node
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per physical socket in the system. A system can
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contain single or multiple physical socket.
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The association of sockets and NUMA nodes is beyond
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the scope of this bindings, please refer [2] for
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NUMA bindings.
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This node is optional for a single socket system.
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The socket node name must be "socketN" as described in 2.1 above.
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A socket node can not be a leaf node.
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A socket node's child nodes must be one or more cluster nodes.
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Any other configuration is considered invalid.
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- cluster node
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- cluster node
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Description: must be declared within a cpu-map node, one node
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Description: must be declared within a cpu-map node, one node
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per cluster. A system can contain several layers of
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per cluster. A system can contain several layers of
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clustering and cluster nodes can be contained in parent
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clustering within a single physical socket and cluster
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cluster nodes.
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nodes can be contained in parent cluster nodes.
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The cluster node name must be "clusterN" as described in 2.1 above.
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The cluster node name must be "clusterN" as described in 2.1 above.
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A cluster node can not be a leaf node.
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A cluster node can not be a leaf node.
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4 - Example dts
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4 - Example dts
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Example 1 (ARM 64-bit, 16-cpu system, two clusters of clusters):
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Example 1 (ARM 64-bit, 16-cpu system, two clusters of clusters in a single
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physical socket):
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cpus {
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cpus {
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#size-cells = <0>;
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#size-cells = <0>;
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#address-cells = <2>;
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#address-cells = <2>;
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cpu-map {
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cpu-map {
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socket0 {
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cluster0 {
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cluster0 {
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cluster0 {
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cluster0 {
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core0 {
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core0 {
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};
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};
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};
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};
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};
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};
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};
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CPU0: cpu@0 {
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CPU0: cpu@0 {
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device_type = "cpu";
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device_type = "cpu";
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[1] ARM Linux kernel documentation
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[1] ARM Linux kernel documentation
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Documentation/devicetree/bindings/arm/cpus.yaml
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Documentation/devicetree/bindings/arm/cpus.yaml
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[2] Devicetree NUMA binding description
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Documentation/devicetree/bindings/numa.txt
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