From: Borislav Petkov <bp@alien8.de>
To: kan.liang@linux.intel.com
Cc: peterz@infradead.org, mingo@kernel.org,
linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, acme@kernel.org,
tglx@linutronix.de, namhyung@kernel.org, jolsa@redhat.com,
ak@linux.intel.com, yao.jin@linux.intel.com,
alexander.shishkin@linux.intel.com, adrian.hunter@intel.com,
Ricardo Neri <ricardo.neri-calderon@linux.intel.com>,
Andy Lutomirski <luto@kernel.org>,
Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@intel.com>,
"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rafael.j.wysocki@intel.com>,
"Ravi V. Shankar" <ravi.v.shankar@intel.com>,
Srinivas Pandruvada <srinivas.pandruvada@linux.intel.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH V2 2/25] x86/cpu: Add helper functions to get parameters of hybrid CPUs
Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2021 12:48:14 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20210311114814.GA5829@zn.tnic> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1615394281-68214-3-git-send-email-kan.liang@linux.intel.com>
On Wed, Mar 10, 2021 at 08:37:38AM -0800, kan.liang@linux.intel.com wrote:
> From: Ricardo Neri <ricardo.neri-calderon@linux.intel.com>
>
> On processors with Intel Hybrid Technology (i.e., one having more than one
> type of CPU in the same package), all CPUs support the same instruction
> set and enumerate the same features on CPUID. Thus, all software can run
> on any CPU without restrictions. However, there may be model-specific
> differences among types of CPUs. For instance, each type of CPU may support
> a different number of performance counters. Also, machine check error banks
> may be wired differently. Even though most software will not care about
> these differences, kernel subsystems dealing with these differences must
> know. Add a new member to cpuinfo_x86 that subsystems can query to know
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
That is not the case anymore.
And it looks like the IPIing is going away too, which is good.
Thx.
--
Regards/Gruss,
Boris.
https://people.kernel.org/tglx/notes-about-netiquette
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2021-03-11 11:49 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 61+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2021-03-10 16:37 [PATCH V2 00/25] Add Alder Lake support for perf (kernel) kan.liang
2021-03-10 16:37 ` [PATCH V2 1/25] x86/cpufeatures: Enumerate Intel Hybrid Technology feature bit kan.liang
2021-03-10 16:53 ` Borislav Petkov
2021-03-10 19:33 ` Srinivas Pandruvada
2021-03-10 19:46 ` Ricardo Neri
2021-03-10 20:01 ` Borislav Petkov
2021-03-10 22:25 ` Ricardo Neri
2021-03-10 22:32 ` Liang, Kan
2021-03-10 22:42 ` Srinivas Pandruvada
2021-03-10 16:37 ` [PATCH V2 2/25] x86/cpu: Add helper functions to get parameters of hybrid CPUs kan.liang
2021-03-11 11:48 ` Borislav Petkov [this message]
2021-03-10 16:37 ` [PATCH V2 03/25] perf/x86: Track pmu in per-CPU cpu_hw_events kan.liang
2021-03-10 16:37 ` [PATCH V2 04/25] perf/x86/intel: Hybrid PMU support for perf capabilities kan.liang
2021-03-10 16:37 ` [PATCH V2 05/25] perf/x86: Hybrid PMU support for intel_ctrl kan.liang
2021-03-10 16:37 ` [PATCH V2 06/25] perf/x86: Hybrid PMU support for counters kan.liang
2021-03-10 16:37 ` [PATCH V2 07/25] perf/x86: Hybrid PMU support for unconstrained kan.liang
2021-03-10 16:37 ` [PATCH V2 08/25] perf/x86: Hybrid PMU support for hardware cache event kan.liang
2021-03-11 11:07 ` Peter Zijlstra
2021-03-11 15:09 ` Liang, Kan
2021-03-10 16:37 ` [PATCH V2 09/25] perf/x86: Hybrid PMU support for event constraints kan.liang
2021-03-10 16:37 ` [PATCH V2 10/25] perf/x86: Hybrid PMU support for extra_regs kan.liang
2021-03-10 16:37 ` [PATCH V2 11/25] perf/x86/intel: Factor out intel_pmu_check_num_counters kan.liang
2021-03-10 16:37 ` [PATCH V2 12/25] perf/x86/intel: Factor out intel_pmu_check_event_constraints kan.liang
2021-03-10 16:37 ` [PATCH V2 13/25] perf/x86/intel: Factor out intel_pmu_check_extra_regs kan.liang
2021-03-10 16:37 ` [PATCH V2 14/25] perf/x86: Remove temporary pmu assignment in event_init kan.liang
2021-03-10 16:37 ` [PATCH V2 15/25] perf/x86: Factor out x86_pmu_show_pmu_cap kan.liang
2021-03-10 16:37 ` [PATCH V2 16/25] perf/x86: Register hybrid PMUs kan.liang
2021-03-10 16:50 ` Dave Hansen
2021-03-10 17:38 ` Liang, Kan
2021-03-11 11:56 ` Peter Zijlstra
2021-03-11 12:17 ` Peter Zijlstra
2021-03-11 12:30 ` Peter Zijlstra
2021-03-11 12:19 ` Peter Zijlstra
2021-03-11 12:34 ` Peter Zijlstra
2021-03-11 15:41 ` Liang, Kan
2021-03-11 16:13 ` Peter Zijlstra
2021-03-11 17:53 ` Andi Kleen
2021-03-11 19:54 ` Peter Zijlstra
2021-03-10 16:37 ` [PATCH V2 17/25] perf/x86: Add structures for the attributes of Hybrid PMUs kan.liang
2021-03-10 16:37 ` [PATCH V2 18/25] perf/x86/intel: Add attr_update for " kan.liang
2021-03-10 16:37 ` [PATCH V2 19/25] perf/x86: Support filter_match callback kan.liang
2021-03-10 16:37 ` [PATCH V2 20/25] perf/x86/intel: Add Alder Lake Hybrid support kan.liang
2021-03-11 12:51 ` Peter Zijlstra
2021-03-11 16:09 ` Peter Zijlstra
2021-03-11 16:32 ` Peter Zijlstra
2021-03-11 17:31 ` Liang, Kan
2021-03-11 16:53 ` Liang, Kan
2021-03-11 17:25 ` Liang, Kan
2021-03-11 19:58 ` Peter Zijlstra
2021-03-11 20:30 ` Andi Kleen
2021-03-11 20:37 ` Peter Zijlstra
2021-03-11 20:32 ` Liang, Kan
2021-03-11 20:47 ` Peter Zijlstra
2021-03-11 21:09 ` Luck, Tony
2021-03-11 21:43 ` Peter Zijlstra
2021-03-12 0:00 ` Andi Kleen
2021-03-10 16:37 ` [PATCH V2 21/25] perf: Introduce PERF_TYPE_HARDWARE_PMU and PERF_TYPE_HW_CACHE_PMU kan.liang
2021-03-10 16:37 ` [PATCH V2 22/25] perf/x86/intel/uncore: Add Alder Lake support kan.liang
2021-03-10 16:37 ` [PATCH V2 23/25] perf/x86/msr: Add Alder Lake CPU support kan.liang
2021-03-10 16:38 ` [PATCH V2 24/25] perf/x86/cstate: " kan.liang
2021-03-10 16:38 ` [PATCH V2 25/25] perf/x86/rapl: Add support for Intel Alder Lake kan.liang
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