From: Timur Tabi <ttabi@nvidia.com>
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"dakr@kernel.org" <dakr@kernel.org>,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 30/30] gpu: nova-core: clarify the GPU firmware boot steps
Date: Mon, 9 Feb 2026 04:24:47 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <ebae8ac043bbcdf6b341185c480d43a6d7b4d337.camel@nvidia.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <81280b58-965f-475b-9d46-d03347617d64@nvidia.com>
On Sun, 2026-02-08 at 18:22 -0800, John Hubbard wrote:
> > > Looks like you accidentally deleted the "if mbox0 != 0" test.
> > >
> >
> > OK, I've added it back in for the next version:
> > ...
>
> ah, *correction*, I spoke too quickly. The reason I removed any
> such checks at some point is that they are wrong. This mailbox
> contains the libos address after boot, not an error code.
>
> Open RM also does not check.
Hmmm.... I guess I'm reading the code wrong, but my understanding is that if mbox0 still
contains the libos address, then it means that the firmware didn't boot at all.
I will double-check.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-02-09 4:24 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 44+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-02-06 4:20 [PATCH v3 00/30] gpu: nova-core: firmware: Hopper/Blackwell support John Hubbard
2026-02-06 4:20 ` [PATCH v3 01/30] gpu: nova-core: print FB sizes, along with ranges John Hubbard
2026-02-06 4:20 ` [PATCH v3 02/30] gpu: nova-core: add FbRange.len() and use it in boot.rs John Hubbard
2026-02-06 4:20 ` [PATCH v3 03/30] gpu: nova-core: Hopper/Blackwell: basic GPU identification John Hubbard
2026-02-06 4:20 ` [PATCH v3 04/30] gpu: nova-core: factor .fwsignature* selection into a new get_gsp_sigs_section() John Hubbard
2026-02-06 4:20 ` [PATCH v3 05/30] gpu: nova-core: use GPU Architecture to simplify HAL selections John Hubbard
2026-02-06 18:02 ` Timur Tabi
2026-02-09 1:47 ` John Hubbard
2026-02-06 4:20 ` [PATCH v3 06/30] gpu: nova-core: apply the one "use" item per line policy to commands.rs John Hubbard
2026-02-06 4:21 ` [PATCH v3 07/30] gpu: nova-core: set DMA mask width based on GPU architecture John Hubbard
2026-02-06 4:21 ` [PATCH v3 08/30] gpu: nova-core: Hopper/Blackwell: skip GFW boot waiting John Hubbard
2026-02-06 4:21 ` [PATCH v3 09/30] gpu: nova-core: move firmware image parsing code to firmware.rs John Hubbard
2026-02-06 4:21 ` [PATCH v3 10/30] gpu: nova-core: factor out a section_name_eq() function John Hubbard
2026-02-06 4:21 ` [PATCH v3 11/30] gpu: nova-core: don't assume 64-bit firmware images John Hubbard
2026-02-06 4:21 ` [PATCH v3 12/30] gpu: nova-core: add support for 32-bit " John Hubbard
2026-02-06 4:21 ` [PATCH v3 13/30] gpu: nova-core: add auto-detection of 32-bit, 64-bit " John Hubbard
2026-02-06 4:21 ` [PATCH v3 14/30] gpu: nova-core: Hopper/Blackwell: add FMC firmware image, in support of FSP John Hubbard
2026-02-06 4:21 ` [PATCH v3 15/30] gpu: nova-core: Hopper/Blackwell: add FSP falcon engine stub John Hubbard
2026-02-06 4:21 ` [PATCH v3 16/30] gpu: nova-core: Hopper/Blackwell: add FSP falcon EMEM operations John Hubbard
2026-02-06 18:07 ` Timur Tabi
2026-02-09 1:56 ` John Hubbard
2026-02-06 4:21 ` [PATCH v3 17/30] gpu: nova-core: Hopper/Blackwell: add FSP message infrastructure John Hubbard
2026-02-06 4:21 ` [PATCH v3 18/30] gpu: nova-core: Hopper/Blackwell: calculate reserved FB heap size John Hubbard
2026-02-06 4:21 ` [PATCH v3 19/30] gpu: nova-core: Hopper/Blackwell: add FSP secure boot completion waiting John Hubbard
2026-02-06 4:21 ` [PATCH v3 20/30] gpu: nova-core: Hopper/Blackwell: add FSP message structures John Hubbard
2026-02-06 19:41 ` Timur Tabi
2026-02-09 1:59 ` John Hubbard
2026-02-06 4:21 ` [PATCH v3 21/30] gpu: nova-core: Hopper/Blackwell: add FMC signature extraction John Hubbard
2026-02-06 4:21 ` [PATCH v3 22/30] gpu: nova-core: Hopper/Blackwell: add FSP send/receive messaging John Hubbard
2026-02-06 4:21 ` [PATCH v3 23/30] gpu: nova-core: Hopper/Blackwell: add FSP Chain of Trust boot John Hubbard
2026-02-06 4:21 ` [PATCH v3 24/30] gpu: nova-core: Hopper/Blackwell: larger non-WPR heap John Hubbard
2026-02-06 4:21 ` [PATCH v3 25/30] gpu: nova-core: Hopper/Blackwell: larger WPR2 (GSP) heap John Hubbard
2026-02-06 19:03 ` Timur Tabi
2026-02-09 2:05 ` John Hubbard
2026-02-06 4:21 ` [PATCH v3 26/30] gpu: nova-core: refactor SEC2 booter loading into run_booter() helper John Hubbard
2026-02-06 4:21 ` [PATCH v3 27/30] gpu: nova-core: Hopper/Blackwell: add GSP lockdown release polling John Hubbard
2026-02-06 4:21 ` [PATCH v3 28/30] gpu: nova-core: Hopper/Blackwell: add FSP Chain of Trust boot path John Hubbard
2026-02-06 4:21 ` [PATCH v3 29/30] gpu: nova-core: Hopper/Blackwell: new location for PCI config mirror John Hubbard
2026-02-06 4:21 ` [PATCH v3 30/30] gpu: nova-core: clarify the GPU firmware boot steps John Hubbard
2026-02-06 18:43 ` Timur Tabi
2026-02-09 2:14 ` John Hubbard
2026-02-09 2:22 ` John Hubbard
2026-02-09 4:24 ` Timur Tabi [this message]
2026-02-09 8:05 ` John Hubbard
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