Re: [PATCH] riscv: cacheinfo: init cache levels via fetch_cache_info when SMP disabled

From: liu.xuemei1
Date: Thu Jul 31 2025 - 21:32:31 EST


On 7/31/25 21:29, alex@xxxxxxxx wrote:

> > From: Jessica Liu <liu.xuemei1@xxxxxxxxxx>

> >

> > As described in commit 1845d381f280 ("riscv: cacheinfo: Add back

> > init_cache_level() function"), when CONFIG_SMP is undefined, the cache

> > hierarchy detection needs to be performed through the init_cache_level(),

> > whereas when CONFIG_SMP is defined, this detection is handled during the

> > init_cpu_topology() process.

> >

> > Furthermore, while commit 66381d36771e ("RISC-V: Select ACPI PPTT drivers")

> > enables cache information retrieval through the ACPI PPTT table, the

> > init_of_cache_level() called within init_cache_level() cannot support cache

> > hierarchy detection through ACPI PPTT. Therefore, when CONFIG_SMP is

> > undefined, we directly invoke the fetch_cache_info function to initialize

> > the cache levels.

> >

> > Signed-off-by: Jessica Liu <liu.xuemei1@xxxxxxxxxx>

> > ---

> >   arch/riscv/kernel/cacheinfo.c | 6 +++++-

> >   1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

> >

> > diff --git a/arch/riscv/kernel/cacheinfo.c b/arch/riscv/kernel/cacheinfo.c

> > index 26b085dbdd07..f81ca963d177 100644

> > --- a/arch/riscv/kernel/cacheinfo.c

> > +++ b/arch/riscv/kernel/cacheinfo.c

> > @@ -73,7 +73,11 @@ static void ci_leaf_init(struct cacheinfo *this_leaf,

> >

> >   int init_cache_level(unsigned int cpu)

> >   {

> > -    return init_of_cache_level(cpu);

> > +#ifdef CONFIG_SMP

> > +    return 0;

> > +#endif

> > +

> > +    return fetch_cache_info(cpu);

> >   }

> >

> >   int populate_cache_leaves(unsigned int cpu)

> Is the current behaviour wrong or just redundant? If wrong, I'll add a 

> Fixes tag to backport, otherwise I won't.

> Thanks,

> Alex


Hi Alex,


The current behavior is actually wrong when using ACPI on !CONFIG_SMP

systems. The original init_of_cache_level() cannot detect cache hierarchy

through ACPI PPTT table, which means cache information would be missing

in this configuration.


The patch fixes this by directly calling fetch_cache_info() when

CONFIG_SMP is undefined, which properly handles both DT and ACPI cases.


So yes, it would be appropriate to add a Fixes tag. The commit being

fixed is 1845d381f280 ("riscv: cacheinfo: Add back init_cache_level() function").


Please let me know if you need any additional information.


Best regards,

Jessica