From: Ehab Ababneh <ehab.ababneh@intel.com>
To: ilpo.jarvinen@linux.intel.com, hansg@kernel.org, tony.luck@intel.com
Cc: ashok.raj.linux@gmail.com, platform-driver-x86@vger.kernel.org,
linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, tglx@kernel.org, mingo@redhat.com,
bp@alien8.de, dave.hansen@linux.intel.com, x86@kernel.org,
hpa@zytor.com, rostedt@goodmis.org, mhiramat@kernel.org,
mathieu.desnoyers@efficios.com,
linux-trace-kernel@vger.kernel.org, peterz@infradead.org,
sathyanarayanan.kuppuswamy@linux.intel.com, pengfei.xu@intel.com,
ravi.v.shankar@intel.com
Subject: [PATCH 02/17] platform/x86/intel/ifs: Fix IFS sysfs interfaces in the comments
Date: Mon, 26 Oct 2026 11:38:05 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20261026183820.129459-3-ehab.ababneh@intel.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20261026183820.129459-1-ehab.ababneh@intel.com>
From: Qiuxu Zhuo <qiuxu.zhuo@intel.com>
The sysfs interfaces in the comments in sysfs.c are incorrect. Fix them.
Additionally, improve some IFS comments and fix some typos in the comments
such as: s/cpu/CPU, s/intel/Intel, s/ifs/IFS.
No functional changes.
Signed-off-by: Qiuxu Zhuo <qiuxu.zhuo@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Ehab Ababneh <ehab.ababneh@intel.com>
---
drivers/platform/x86/intel/ifs/ifs.h | 16 ++++++++--------
drivers/platform/x86/intel/ifs/load.c | 2 +-
drivers/platform/x86/intel/ifs/runtest.c | 8 ++++----
drivers/platform/x86/intel/ifs/sysfs.c | 23 +++++++++++------------
4 files changed, 24 insertions(+), 25 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/intel/ifs/ifs.h b/drivers/platform/x86/intel/ifs/ifs.h
index f55528ac517b..0f5cdc1ad14d 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/x86/intel/ifs/ifs.h
+++ b/drivers/platform/x86/intel/ifs/ifs.h
@@ -35,10 +35,10 @@
* IFS Image Loading
* -----------------
*
- * The driver loads the tests into memory reserved BIOS local to each CPU
- * socket in a two step process using writes to MSRs to first load the
- * SHA hashes for the test. Then the tests themselves. Status MSRs provide
- * feedback on the success/failure of these steps.
+ * The driver loads the tests into memory reserved by BIOS, local to each CPU
+ * socket in a two-step process. It first writes to MSRs to load the SHA hashes
+ * for the test, followed by the tests themselves. Status MSRs provide feedback
+ * on the success or failure of these steps.
*
* The test files are kept in a fixed location: /lib/firmware/intel/ifs_<n>/
* For e.g if there are 3 test files, they would be named in the following
@@ -83,14 +83,14 @@
*
* Test a specific core::
*
- * # echo <cpu#> > /sys/devices/virtual/misc/intel_ifs_<n>/run_test
+ * # echo <CPU#> > /sys/devices/virtual/misc/intel_ifs_<n>/run_test
*
- * when HT is enabled any of the sibling cpu# can be specified to test
+ * when HT is enabled any of the sibling CPU# can be specified to test
* its corresponding physical core. Since the tests are per physical core,
* the result of testing any thread is same. All siblings must be online
* to run a core test. It is only necessary to test one thread.
*
- * For e.g. to test core corresponding to cpu5
+ * For e.g. to test core corresponding to CPU5
*
* # echo 5 > /sys/devices/virtual/misc/intel_ifs_<n>/run_test
*
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ struct ifs_test_msrs {
};
/**
- * struct ifs_data - attributes related to intel IFS driver
+ * struct ifs_data - attributes related to Intel IFS driver
* @loaded_version: stores the currently loaded ifs image version.
* @loaded: If a valid test binary has been loaded into the memory
* @loading_error: Error occurred on another CPU while loading image
diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/intel/ifs/load.c b/drivers/platform/x86/intel/ifs/load.c
index 329400908cb2..dde3f5eb379f 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/x86/intel/ifs/load.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/x86/intel/ifs/load.c
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ static void auth_err_message(struct device *dev, u32 err_code)
}
/*
- * To copy scan hashes and authenticate test chunks, the initiating cpu must point
+ * To copy scan hashes and authenticate test chunks, the initiating CPU must point
* to the EDX:EAX to the test image in linear address.
* Run wrmsr(MSR_COPY_SCAN_HASHES) for scan hash copy and run wrmsr(MSR_AUTHENTICATE_AND_COPY_CHUNK)
* for scan hash copy and test chunk authentication.
diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/intel/ifs/runtest.c b/drivers/platform/x86/intel/ifs/runtest.c
index 1762eab7fe5c..96b538c665f4 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/x86/intel/ifs/runtest.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/x86/intel/ifs/runtest.c
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ static atomic_t array_cpus_in;
static atomic_t scan_cpus_in;
/*
- * Simplified cpu sibling rendezvous loop based on microcode loader __wait_for_cpus()
+ * Simplified CPU sibling rendezvous loop based on microcode loader wait_for_cpus()
*/
static void wait_for_sibling_cpu(atomic_t *t, long long timeout)
{
@@ -389,8 +389,8 @@ static void ifs_array_test_gen1(int cpu, struct device *dev)
}
/*
- * Initiate per core test. It wakes up work queue threads on the target cpu and
- * its sibling cpu. Once all sibling threads wake up, the scan test gets executed and
+ * Initiate per core test. It wakes up work queue threads on the target CPU and
+ * its sibling CPU. Once all sibling threads wake up, the scan test gets executed and
* wait for all sibling threads to finish the scan test.
*/
int do_core_test(int cpu, struct device *dev)
@@ -403,7 +403,7 @@ int do_core_test(int cpu, struct device *dev)
cpus_read_lock();
if (!cpu_online(cpu)) {
- dev_info(dev, "cannot test on the offline cpu %d\n", cpu);
+ dev_info(dev, "cannot test on the offline CPU %d\n", cpu);
ret = -EINVAL;
goto out;
}
diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/intel/ifs/sysfs.c b/drivers/platform/x86/intel/ifs/sysfs.c
index 01b7502f46b0..287f96bb033e 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/x86/intel/ifs/sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/x86/intel/ifs/sysfs.c
@@ -10,14 +10,14 @@
#include "ifs.h"
/*
- * Protects against simultaneous tests on multiple cores, or
- * reloading can file while a test is in progress
+ * Protect against simultaneous tests on multiple cores and prevent
+ * the reloading of IFS image file while a test is in progress.
*/
static DEFINE_SEMAPHORE(ifs_sem, 1);
/*
- * The sysfs interface to check additional details of last test
- * cat /sys/devices/system/platform/ifs/details
+ * The sysfs interface to check additional details of the last test:
+ * cat /sys/devices/virtual/misc/intel_ifs_<n>/details
*/
static ssize_t details_show(struct device *dev,
struct device_attribute *attr,
@@ -37,9 +37,8 @@ static const char * const status_msg[] = {
};
/*
- * The sysfs interface to check the test status:
- * To check the status of last test
- * cat /sys/devices/platform/ifs/status
+ * The sysfs interface to check the last test status:
+ * cat /sys/devices/virtual/misc/intel_ifs_<n>/status
*/
static ssize_t status_show(struct device *dev,
struct device_attribute *attr,
@@ -53,12 +52,12 @@ static ssize_t status_show(struct device *dev,
static DEVICE_ATTR_RO(status);
/*
- * The sysfs interface for single core testing
- * To start test, for example, cpu5
- * echo 5 > /sys/devices/platform/ifs/run_test
+ * The sysfs interface for single-core testing.
+ * To start a test, for example on CPU5:
+ * echo 5 > /sys/devices/virtual/misc/intel_ifs_<n>/run_test
* To check the result:
- * cat /sys/devices/platform/ifs/result
- * The sibling core gets tested at the same time.
+ * cat /sys/devices/virtual/misc/intel_ifs_<n>/status
+ * The sibling thread gets tested at the same time.
*/
static ssize_t run_test_store(struct device *dev,
struct device_attribute *attr,
--
2.43.0
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-10-26 18:35 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 18+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-10-26 18:38 [PATCH 00/17] platform/x86/intel/ifs: Support group-based In-Field Scan and Diamond Rapids Ehab Ababneh
2026-10-26 18:38 ` [PATCH 01/17] platform/x86/intel/ifs: Revert SBAF feature Ehab Ababneh
2026-10-26 18:38 ` Ehab Ababneh [this message]
2026-10-26 18:38 ` [PATCH 03/17] platform/x86/intel/ifs: Clarify In-Field Scan MSR bit macro definitions Ehab Ababneh
2026-10-26 18:38 ` [PATCH 04/17] platform/x86/intel/ifs: Use u64 to define the bits of IFS MSR registers Ehab Ababneh
2026-10-26 18:38 ` [PATCH 05/17] platform/x86/intel/ifs: Early return on the IFS image hash/chunk error Ehab Ababneh
2026-10-26 18:38 ` [PATCH 06/17] platform/x86/intel/ifs: Refactor Array BIST function interface Ehab Ababneh
2026-10-26 18:38 ` [PATCH 07/17] stop_machine: Add stop_cluster_cpuslocked() for per-cluster operations Ehab Ababneh
2026-10-26 18:38 ` [PATCH 08/17] platform/x86/intel/ifs: Enumerate the bit to determine if CPUs need to join for IFS tests Ehab Ababneh
2026-10-26 18:38 ` [PATCH 09/17] platform/x86/intel/ifs: Select CPUs from topology_cluster_cpumask() for simultaneous " Ehab Ababneh
2026-10-26 18:38 ` [PATCH 10/17] platform/x86/intel/ifs: Validate TID_BIT_SHIFT matches topology_cluster_cpumask() Ehab Ababneh
2026-10-26 18:38 ` [PATCH 11/17] platform/x86/intel/ifs: Track and report scan results on a per-CPU basis Ehab Ababneh
2026-10-26 18:38 ` [PATCH 12/17] platform/x86/intel/ifs: Add new sysfs interfaces {status, details, cpus_ran}_list Ehab Ababneh
2026-10-26 18:38 ` [PATCH 13/17] platform/x86/intel/ifs: Add additional details sysfs interface Ehab Ababneh
2026-10-26 18:38 ` [PATCH 14/17] platform/x86/intel/ifs: Add Intel Diamond Rapids server support Ehab Ababneh
2026-10-26 18:38 ` [PATCH 15/17] platform/x86/intel/ifs: Remove limit on number of batch files Ehab Ababneh
2026-10-26 18:38 ` [PATCH 16/17] platform/x86/intel/ifs: Update IFS documentation Ehab Ababneh
2026-10-26 18:38 ` [PATCH 17/17] Documentation/ABI: Update IFS ABI doc Ehab Ababneh
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