Re: [PATCH v8 5/7] coresight: add support for CPU debug module

[Sudeep Holla]

On 02/05/17 11:08, Leo Yan wrote:
> Coresight includes debug module and usually the module connects with CPU
> debug logic. ARMv8 architecture reference manual (ARM DDI 0487A.k) has
> description for related info in "Part H: External Debug".
> 
> Chapter H7 "The Sample-based Profiling Extension" introduces several
> sampling registers, e.g. we can check program counter value with
> combined CPU exception level, secure state, etc. So this is helpful for
> analysis CPU lockup scenarios, e.g. if one CPU has run into infinite
> loop with IRQ disabled. In this case the CPU cannot switch context and
> handle any interrupt (including IPIs), as the result it cannot handle
> SMP call for stack dump.
> 
> This patch is to enable coresight debug module, so firstly this driver
> is to bind apb clock for debug module and this is to ensure the debug
> module can be accessed from program or external debugger. And the driver
> uses sample-based registers for debug purpose, e.g. when system triggers
> panic, the driver will dump program counter and combined context
> registers (EDCIDSR, EDVIDSR); by parsing context registers so can
> quickly get to know CPU secure state, exception level, etc.
> 
> Some of the debug module registers are located in CPU power domain, so
> this requires the CPU power domain stays on when access related debug
> registers, but the power management for CPU power domain is quite
> dependent on SoC integration for power management. For the platforms
> which with sane power controller implementations, this driver follows
> the method to set EDPRCR to try to pull the CPU out of low power state
> and then set 'no power down request' bit so the CPU has no chance to
> lose power.
> 
> If the SoC has not followed up this design well for power management
> controller, the user should use the command line parameter or sysfs
> to constrain all or partial idle states to ensure the CPU power
> domain is enabled and access coresight CPU debug component safely.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Leo Yan <leo.yan@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  drivers/hwtracing/coresight/Kconfig               |  14 +
>  drivers/hwtracing/coresight/Makefile              |   1 +
>  drivers/hwtracing/coresight/coresight-cpu-debug.c | 670 ++++++++++++++++++++++
>  3 files changed, 685 insertions(+)
>  create mode 100644 drivers/hwtracing/coresight/coresight-cpu-debug.c
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/hwtracing/coresight/Kconfig b/drivers/hwtracing/coresight/Kconfig
> index 130cb21..8d55d6d 100644
> --- a/drivers/hwtracing/coresight/Kconfig
> +++ b/drivers/hwtracing/coresight/Kconfig
> @@ -89,4 +89,18 @@ config CORESIGHT_STM
>  	  logging useful software events or data coming from various entities
>  	  in the system, possibly running different OSs
>  
> +config CORESIGHT_CPU_DEBUG
> +	tristate "CoreSight CPU Debug driver"
> +	depends on ARM || ARM64
> +	depends on DEBUG_FS
> +	help
> +	  This driver provides support for coresight debugging module. This
> +	  is primarily used to dump sample-based profiling registers when
> +	  system triggers panic, the driver will parse context registers so
> +	  can quickly get to know program counter (PC), secure state,
> +	  exception level, etc. Before use debugging functionality, platform
> +	  needs to ensure the clock domain and power domain are enabled
> +	  properly, please refer Documentation/trace/coresight-cpu-debug.txt
> +	  for detailed description and the example for usage.
> +
>  endif
> diff --git a/drivers/hwtracing/coresight/Makefile b/drivers/hwtracing/coresight/Makefile
> index af480d9..433d590 100644
> --- a/drivers/hwtracing/coresight/Makefile
> +++ b/drivers/hwtracing/coresight/Makefile
> @@ -16,3 +16,4 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_CORESIGHT_SOURCE_ETM4X) += coresight-etm4x.o \
>  					coresight-etm4x-sysfs.o
>  obj-$(CONFIG_CORESIGHT_QCOM_REPLICATOR) += coresight-replicator-qcom.o
>  obj-$(CONFIG_CORESIGHT_STM) += coresight-stm.o
> +obj-$(CONFIG_CORESIGHT_CPU_DEBUG) += coresight-cpu-debug.o
> diff --git a/drivers/hwtracing/coresight/coresight-cpu-debug.c b/drivers/hwtracing/coresight/coresight-cpu-debug.c
> new file mode 100644
> index 0000000..b77456d
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/drivers/hwtracing/coresight/coresight-cpu-debug.c

[...]

> +static int debug_probe(struct amba_device *adev, const struct amba_id *id)
> +{
> +	void __iomem *base;
> +	struct device *dev = &adev->dev;
> +	struct debug_drvdata *drvdata;
> +	struct resource *res = &adev->res;
> +	struct device_node *np = adev->dev.of_node;
> +	int ret;
> +
> +	drvdata = devm_kzalloc(dev, sizeof(*drvdata), GFP_KERNEL);
> +	if (!drvdata)
> +		return -ENOMEM;
> +
> +	drvdata->cpu = np ? of_coresight_get_cpu(np) : 0;
> +	if (per_cpu(debug_drvdata, drvdata->cpu)) {
> +		dev_err(dev, "CPU%d drvdata has been initialized, "
> +			"may be caused by binding wrong CPU node in the DT\n",
> +			drvdata->cpu);
> +		return -EBUSY;
> +	}
> +
> +	drvdata->dev = &adev->dev;
> +	amba_set_drvdata(adev, drvdata);
> +
> +	/* Validity for the resource is already checked by the AMBA core */
> +	base = devm_ioremap_resource(dev, res);
> +	if (IS_ERR(base))
> +		return PTR_ERR(base);
> +
> +	drvdata->base = base;
> +
> +	get_online_cpus();
> +	per_cpu(debug_drvdata, drvdata->cpu) = drvdata;
> +	ret = smp_call_function_single(drvdata->cpu, debug_init_arch_data,
> +				       drvdata, 1);
> +	put_online_cpus();
> +
> +	if (ret) {
> +		dev_err(dev, "CPU%d debug arch init failed\n", drvdata->cpu);
> +		goto err;
> +	}
> +
> +	if (!drvdata->edpcsr_present) {
> +		dev_err(dev, "CPU%d sample-based profiling isn't implemented\n",
> +			drvdata->cpu);
> +		ret = -ENXIO;
> +		goto err;
> +	}
> +
> +	if (!debug_count++) {
> +		ret = debug_func_init();
> +		if (ret)
> +			goto err_func_init;
> +	}
> +
> +	mutex_lock(&debug_lock);
> +	if (!debug_enable)
> +		pm_runtime_put(dev);
> +	mutex_unlock(&debug_lock);
> +

Just curious as why this is not registered under coresight bus using
coresight_register ? It would be good to group all the coresight devices
under that bus if possible.

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Regards,
Sudeep