[PATCH 1/2] amd64_edac: load syndrome table through firmware API

From: Borislav Petkov
Date: Wed Oct 28 2009 - 08:24:34 EST


Add a facility for loading binary syndrome tables using the
request_firmware API instead of carrying static tables with the driver
code (esp. the x8 monster).

Not-Signed-off-by: Borislav Petkov <borislav.petkov@xxxxxxx>
---
drivers/edac/amd64_edac.c | 32 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
drivers/edac/amd64_edac.h | 14 ++++++++++++++
2 files changed, 46 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/edac/amd64_edac.c b/drivers/edac/amd64_edac.c
index c492721..6222a2c 100644
--- a/drivers/edac/amd64_edac.c
+++ b/drivers/edac/amd64_edac.c
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
#include "amd64_edac.h"
+#include <linux/firmware.h>
#include <asm/k8.h>

static struct edac_pci_ctl_info *amd64_ctl_pci;
@@ -1982,6 +1983,37 @@ static const unsigned short ecc_chipkill_syndromes[NUMBER_ECC_ROWS][16] = {
0x6f88, 0x19a9, 0xf4ba, 0x829b, 0xb5cc, 0xc3ed, 0x2efe, 0x58df }
};

+static int amd64_load_syndrome_binary(char *fw_name, struct syndrome_table *s,
+ struct device *dev)
+{
+ const struct firmware *fw;
+ struct syndrome_table tmp_s;
+
+ if (request_firmware(&fw, fw_name, dev)) {
+ amd64_printk(KERN_ERR, "Failure loading %s syndromes\n",
+ fw_name);
+ return -EINVAL;
+ }
+
+ /* copy only the header */
+ memcpy(&tmp_s, fw->data, sizeof(*s) - sizeof(s->data));
+
+ if (tmp_s.magic != 0x00414d44 ||
+ tmp_s.type != s->type ||
+ tmp_s.rows != s->rows ||
+ tmp_s.cols != s->cols) {
+ amd64_printk(KERN_ERR, "Invalid syndromes binary!\n");
+ return -EINVAL;
+ }
+
+ memcpy(s->data,
+ fw->data + offsetof(struct syndrome_table, data),
+ s->rows * s->cols * sizeof(u16));
+
+ release_firmware(fw);
+ return 0;
+}
+
/*
* Given the syndrome argument, scan each of the channel tables for a syndrome
* match. Depending on which table it is found, return the channel number.
diff --git a/drivers/edac/amd64_edac.h b/drivers/edac/amd64_edac.h
index db6c0a1..94f58d7 100644
--- a/drivers/edac/amd64_edac.h
+++ b/drivers/edac/amd64_edac.h
@@ -409,6 +409,20 @@ struct error_injection {
u32 bit_map;
};

+enum syndrome_type {
+ SYNDROME_ECC = (1 << 0),
+ SYNDROME_X4 = (1 << 1),
+ SYNDROME_X8 = (1 << 2),
+};
+
+struct syndrome_table {
+ u32 magic; /* should be 0x00414d44 */
+ enum syndrome_type type; /* ECC, X4, X8, etc */
+ u32 rows; /* dimensions of the syndromes table */
+ u32 cols;
+ u16 *data; /* the actual syndrome table */
+} __attribute__((packed));
+
struct amd64_pvt {
/* pci_device handles which we utilize */
struct pci_dev *addr_f1_ctl;
--
1.6.4.3

--
Regards/Gruss,
Boris.

Operating | Advanced Micro Devices GmbH
System | Karl-Hammerschmidt-Str. 34, 85609 Dornach b. München, Germany
Research | Geschäftsführer: Andrew Bowd, Thomas M. McCoy, Giuliano Meroni
Center | Sitz: Dornach, Gemeinde Aschheim, Landkreis München
(OSRC) | Registergericht München, HRB Nr. 43632

--
To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in
the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/