[PATCH v3 6/8] gpu: nova-core: add NVKV typed encoding

From: Eliot Courtney

Date: Mon Sep 28 2026 - 04:50:02 EST


For struct-like GMCAPI messages encoding field by field manually is
noisy. Add some type machinery and a macro to automate encoding of
struct-like messages. The `Encodeable` trait can be implemented by any
type to say that it can be encoded into an NVKV `Encoder`. Add a simple
`nvkv_encode!` macro that works on structs and encodes each field in
order. Provide some base types, such as `Key` which statically
associates a NVKV key with some value, to avoid having to make a lot of
newtypes and implement `Encodeable` on them.

Signed-off-by: Eliot Courtney <ecourtney@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/gpu/nova-core/gsp/nvkv.rs | 56 ++++++-
drivers/gpu/nova-core/gsp/nvkv/encode.rs | 241 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
2 files changed, 296 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/gpu/nova-core/gsp/nvkv.rs b/drivers/gpu/nova-core/gsp/nvkv.rs
index 10f7a16ffc23..7ac3a459a98b 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/nova-core/gsp/nvkv.rs
+++ b/drivers/gpu/nova-core/gsp/nvkv.rs
@@ -10,8 +10,15 @@
//! naturally maps to storing a &str with the GPU name.

#![expect(unused_imports)]
+#![cfg_attr(not(CONFIG_KUNIT), expect(unused_macros))]

-use core::ops::Deref;
+use core::{
+ marker::PhantomData,
+ ops::{
+ Deref,
+ DerefMut, //
+ }, //
+};

use kernel::{
alloc::{
@@ -94,6 +101,53 @@ fn deref(&self) -> &Self::Target {
/// The index of an NVKV value.
pub(crate) type Index = Bounded<u64, 12>;

+/// A static association between an NVKV key `KEY_ID` and the storage of its value.
+///
+/// Use with the encoder or decoder macros `nvkv_encode!` and `nvkv_decode!` to let them know how to
+/// map the value `Key<T, KEY_ID, As>` to/from encoded data. For brevity, `As` inserts an additional
+/// conversion (`From`) to avoid having to implement [`Encodable`] for many types. For example,
+/// enums that are easily convertible to a u32 can have `As = u32` and rely on the existing encoding
+/// for u32.
+#[repr(transparent)]
+pub(crate) struct Key<T, const KEY_ID: KeyId, As = T>(T, PhantomData<As>);
+
+impl<T, const KEY_ID: KeyId, As> From<T> for Key<T, KEY_ID, As> {
+ #[inline]
+ fn from(value: T) -> Self {
+ Self(value, PhantomData)
+ }
+}
+
+impl<'a, T, const KEY_ID: KeyId, As, const N: usize> From<&'a [T; N]> for Key<&'a [T], KEY_ID, As> {
+ #[inline]
+ fn from(value: &'a [T; N]) -> Self {
+ Self(&value[..], PhantomData)
+ }
+}
+
+impl<T, const KEY_ID: KeyId, As> Deref for Key<T, KEY_ID, As> {
+ type Target = T;
+
+ #[inline]
+ fn deref(&self) -> &Self::Target {
+ &self.0
+ }
+}
+
+impl<T, const KEY_ID: KeyId, As> DerefMut for Key<T, KEY_ID, As> {
+ #[inline]
+ fn deref_mut(&mut self) -> &mut Self::Target {
+ &mut self.0
+ }
+}
+
+impl<T: Default, const KEY_ID: KeyId, As> Default for Key<T, KEY_ID, As> {
+ #[inline]
+ fn default() -> Self {
+ Self(T::default(), PhantomData)
+ }
+}
+
bitfield! {
/// The op word that starts each NVKV operation.
struct Op(u64) {
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/nova-core/gsp/nvkv/encode.rs b/drivers/gpu/nova-core/gsp/nvkv/encode.rs
index 8b66ddb15189..2cc0cfbad814 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/nova-core/gsp/nvkv/encode.rs
+++ b/drivers/gpu/nova-core/gsp/nvkv/encode.rs
@@ -8,11 +8,152 @@
use super::{
EncodedStream,
Index,
+ Key,
KeyId,
Op,
Opcode, //
};

+/// A type that can encode itself into an [`Encoder`].
+pub(crate) trait Encodable {
+ /// Encodes `self` into `encoder`.
+ fn encode(&self, encoder: &mut Encoder) -> Result;
+}
+
+/// Defines a struct together with its [`Encodable`] implementation.
+///
+/// The implementation encodes each field in declaration order. Each field type must implement
+/// [`Encodable`], which is done already for types like `Key<T, KEY_ID>`.
+///
+/// # Examples
+///
+/// ```
+/// nvkv_encode! {
+/// struct Request {
+/// id: Key<u32, 0x0001>,
+/// name: Key<&'static [u8], 0x0002>,
+/// }
+/// }
+/// ```
+macro_rules! nvkv_encode {
+ (
+ $(#[$attr:meta])*
+ $vis:vis struct $name:ident {
+ $(
+ $(#[$field_attr:meta])*
+ $field_vis:vis $field:ident : $ty:ty
+ ),* $(,)?
+ }
+ ) => {
+ $(#[$attr])*
+ $vis struct $name {
+ $(
+ $(#[$field_attr])*
+ $field_vis $field: $ty,
+ )*
+ }
+
+ impl $crate::gsp::nvkv::Encodable for $name {
+ #[inline]
+ fn encode(&self, encoder: &mut $crate::gsp::nvkv::Encoder) -> ::kernel::error::Result {
+ $( $crate::gsp::nvkv::Encodable::encode(&self.$field, encoder)?; )*
+ Ok(())
+ }
+ }
+ };
+}
+
+/// A value with a specific index that encodes under the NVKV key `KEY_ID`.
+struct IndexedKey<T, const KEY_ID: KeyId> {
+ index: Index,
+ value: T,
+}
+
+impl<T, const KEY_ID: KeyId> IndexedKey<T, KEY_ID> {
+ /// Creates a key with the given index and value.
+ fn new(index: Index, value: T) -> Self {
+ Self { index, value }
+ }
+}
+
+impl<const KEY_ID: KeyId> Encodable for IndexedKey<u32, KEY_ID> {
+ #[inline]
+ fn encode(&self, encoder: &mut Encoder) -> Result {
+ encoder.encode_u32(KEY_ID, self.index, self.value)
+ }
+}
+
+impl<const KEY_ID: KeyId> Encodable for IndexedKey<u64, KEY_ID> {
+ #[inline]
+ fn encode(&self, encoder: &mut Encoder) -> Result {
+ encoder.encode_u64(KEY_ID, self.index, self.value)
+ }
+}
+
+impl<const KEY_ID: KeyId> Encodable for IndexedKey<&[u8], KEY_ID> {
+ #[inline]
+ fn encode(&self, encoder: &mut Encoder) -> Result {
+ encoder.encode_array8(KEY_ID, self.index, self.value)
+ }
+}
+
+impl<const KEY_ID: KeyId> Encodable for IndexedKey<&[u32], KEY_ID> {
+ #[inline]
+ fn encode(&self, encoder: &mut Encoder) -> Result {
+ encoder.encode_array32(KEY_ID, self.index, self.value)
+ }
+}
+
+impl<const KEY_ID: KeyId> Encodable for IndexedKey<&[u64], KEY_ID> {
+ #[inline]
+ fn encode(&self, encoder: &mut Encoder) -> Result {
+ encoder.encode_array64(KEY_ID, self.index, self.value)
+ }
+}
+
+impl<const N: usize, const KEY_ID: KeyId> Encodable for IndexedKey<[u8; N], KEY_ID> {
+ #[inline]
+ fn encode(&self, encoder: &mut Encoder) -> Result {
+ encoder.encode_array8(KEY_ID, self.index, &self.value)
+ }
+}
+
+impl<const N: usize, const KEY_ID: KeyId> Encodable for IndexedKey<[u32; N], KEY_ID> {
+ #[inline]
+ fn encode(&self, encoder: &mut Encoder) -> Result {
+ encoder.encode_array32(KEY_ID, self.index, &self.value)
+ }
+}
+
+impl<const N: usize, const KEY_ID: KeyId> Encodable for IndexedKey<[u64; N], KEY_ID> {
+ #[inline]
+ fn encode(&self, encoder: &mut Encoder) -> Result {
+ encoder.encode_array64(KEY_ID, self.index, &self.value)
+ }
+}
+
+impl<T, const KEY_ID: KeyId, As> Encodable for Key<T, KEY_ID, As>
+where
+ IndexedKey<As, KEY_ID>: Encodable,
+ As: From<T>,
+ T: Copy,
+{
+ #[inline]
+ fn encode(&self, encoder: &mut Encoder) -> Result {
+ IndexedKey::new(Index::new::<0>(), As::from(self.0)).encode(encoder)
+ }
+}
+
+impl<T: Encodable> Encodable for Option<T> {
+ #[inline]
+ fn encode(&self, encoder: &mut Encoder) -> Result {
+ if let Some(value) = self {
+ value.encode(encoder)?;
+ }
+ Ok(())
+ }
+}
+
/// An encoder for an NVKV stream.
pub(crate) struct Encoder {
stream: EncodedStream,
@@ -207,4 +348,104 @@ fn encode_all_value_kinds() -> Result {

Ok(())
}
+
+ // Tests that encoding via the `nvkv_encode!` macro works correctly.
+ #[test]
+ fn encode_typed_struct() -> Result {
+ const U32_KEY: KeyId = 0x0001;
+ const U64_KEY: KeyId = 0x0002;
+ const NAME_KEY: KeyId = 0x0003;
+ const FIXED_KEY: KeyId = 0x0004;
+ const OPT_KEY: KeyId = 0x0005;
+ const INDEXED_KEY: KeyId = 0x0006;
+
+ nvkv_encode! {
+ struct TypedRequest {
+ a: Key<u32, U32_KEY>,
+ b: Key<u64, U64_KEY>,
+ name: Key<&'static [u8], NAME_KEY>,
+ fixed: Key<[u8; 4], FIXED_KEY>,
+ opt: Option<Key<u32, OPT_KEY>>,
+ indexed: IndexedKey<u32, INDEXED_KEY>,
+ }
+ }
+
+ const U32_VALUE: u32 = 0x89ab_cdef;
+ const U64_VALUE: u64 = 0x0123_4567_89ab_cdef;
+ const INDEXED_VALUE: u32 = 0x1234_5678;
+
+ let index5 = Index::new::<5>();
+ let request = TypedRequest {
+ a: U32_VALUE.into(),
+ b: U64_VALUE.into(),
+ name: b"name\0".into(),
+ fixed: [1u8, 2, 3, 4].into(),
+ opt: None,
+ indexed: IndexedKey::new(index5, INDEXED_VALUE),
+ };
+
+ let mut encoder = Encoder::new();
+ request.encode(&mut encoder)?;
+ let encoded = encoder.finish();
+
+ // `opt` is `None` and is not encoded.
+ assert_eq!(encoded.len(), 8);
+
+ let index0 = Index::new::<0>();
+ // `a`: IMM32 with the value in the `Op`.
+ assert_eq!(
+ encoded[0],
+ Op::zeroed()
+ .with_key(U32_KEY)
+ .with_index(index0)
+ .with_opcode(Opcode::Imm32)
+ .with_value(U32_VALUE)
+ .into_raw()
+ );
+ // `b`: a single-key SEQ64 followed by the value.
+ assert_eq!(
+ encoded[1],
+ Op::zeroed()
+ .with_key(U64_KEY)
+ .with_index(index0)
+ .with_opcode(Opcode::Seq64)
+ .with_value(1u32)
+ .into_raw()
+ );
+ assert_eq!(encoded[2], U64_VALUE);
+ // `name`: ARRAY8 of 5 bytes, zero-padded to one `u64`.
+ assert_eq!(
+ encoded[3],
+ Op::zeroed()
+ .with_key(NAME_KEY)
+ .with_index(index0)
+ .with_opcode(Opcode::Array8)
+ .with_value(5u32)
+ .into_raw()
+ );
+ assert_eq!(encoded[4], u64::from_le_bytes(*b"name\0\0\0\0"));
+ // `fixed`: ARRAY8 of 4 bytes, zero-padded to one `u64`.
+ assert_eq!(
+ encoded[5],
+ Op::zeroed()
+ .with_key(FIXED_KEY)
+ .with_index(index0)
+ .with_opcode(Opcode::Array8)
+ .with_value(4u32)
+ .into_raw()
+ );
+ assert_eq!(encoded[6], u64::from_le_bytes([1, 2, 3, 4, 0, 0, 0, 0]));
+ // `indexed`: IMM32 with a non-zero index in the `Op`.
+ assert_eq!(
+ encoded[7],
+ Op::zeroed()
+ .with_key(INDEXED_KEY)
+ .with_index(index5)
+ .with_opcode(Opcode::Imm32)
+ .with_value(INDEXED_VALUE)
+ .into_raw()
+ );
+
+ Ok(())
+ }
}

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