Re: [PATCH v8 4/5] Documentation: add debugfs description for vfio

From: Alex Williamson
Date: Fri Mar 10 2023 - 18:41:26 EST


On Fri, 17 Feb 2023 16:48:30 +0800
Longfang Liu <liulongfang@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Add two debugfs document description file to help users understand
> how to use the accelerator live migration driver's debugfs.
>
> Signed-off-by: Longfang Liu <liulongfang@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> .../ABI/testing/debugfs-hisi-migration | 28 +++++++++++++++++++
> Documentation/ABI/testing/debugfs-vfio | 17 +++++++++++
> 2 files changed, 45 insertions(+)
> create mode 100644 Documentation/ABI/testing/debugfs-hisi-migration
> create mode 100644 Documentation/ABI/testing/debugfs-vfio
>
> diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/testing/debugfs-hisi-migration b/Documentation/ABI/testing/debugfs-hisi-migration
> new file mode 100644
> index 000000000000..0f45f30ff6d4
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/Documentation/ABI/testing/debugfs-hisi-migration
> @@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
> +What: /sys/kernel/debug/vfio/<bdf>/migration_data

s/bdf/name/ throughout.

> +Date: Feb 2023
> +KernelVersion: 6.2
> +Contact: linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Is there not someone at Huawei willing to be the contact point for the
hisi_acc specific attributes?

> +Description: Read the live migration data of the vfio device.
> + The output format of the data is defined by the live
> + migration driver.
> +
> +What: /sys/kernel/debug/vfio/<bdf>/migration_attr
> +Date: Feb 2023
> +KernelVersion: 6.2
> +Contact: linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> +Description: Read the live migration attributes of the vfio device.
> + The output format of the attributes is defined by the live
> + migration driver.
> +
> +What: /sys/kernel/debug/vfio/<bdf>/migration_debug
> +Date: Feb 2023
> +KernelVersion: 6.2
> +Contact: linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> +Description: This debug file supports "echo" command write operations.
> + The command is actually represented by an integer number, and the
> + specific meaning is defined by the corresponding device driver.
> + For example, three commands are defined in the HiSilicon accelerator
> + live migration driver:
> + 0: State save
> + 1: State resume
> + 2: IO test
> diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/testing/debugfs-vfio b/Documentation/ABI/testing/debugfs-vfio
> new file mode 100644
> index 000000000000..e22531d16674
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/Documentation/ABI/testing/debugfs-vfio
> @@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
> +What: /sys/kernel/debug/vfio
> +Date: Feb 2023
> +KernelVersion: 6.2
> +Contact: linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

These should likely at least be the kvm list as the official list of
vfio if you're not interested in being the contact point.

Thanks,
Alex

> +Description: This debugfs file directory is used for debugging
> + of vfio devices that support live migration.
> + Each device that supports live migration can create a device
> + subdirectory under this directory by referencing the public
> + registration interface.
> +
> +What: /sys/kernel/debug/vfio/<bdf>/migration_state
> +Date: Feb 2023
> +KernelVersion: 6.2
> +Contact: linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> +Description: Read the live migration status of the vfio device.
> + The status of these live migrations includes:
> + ERROR, RUNNING, STOP, STOP_COPY, RESUMING.