Re: [PATCH v2] LoongArch: Correct the calculation logic of thread_count

From: Huacai Chen

Date: Thu Nov 27 2025 - 02:36:16 EST


Hi, Qiang,

On Thu, Nov 27, 2025 at 11:32 AM Qiang Ma <maqianga@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> For thread_count, the current calculation method has a maximum of 255,
> which may not be sufficient in the future. Therefore, we are correcting
> it now.
>
> Reference: SMBIOS Specification, 7.5 Processor Information (Type 4)[1]
>
> [1]: https://www.dmtf.org/sites/default/files/standards/documents/DSP0134_3.9.0.pdf
>
> Signed-off-by: Qiang Ma <maqianga@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> arch/loongarch/kernel/setup.c | 9 ++++++++-
> 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/arch/loongarch/kernel/setup.c b/arch/loongarch/kernel/setup.c
> index 25a87378e48e..8dd25fc4bd13 100644
> --- a/arch/loongarch/kernel/setup.c
> +++ b/arch/loongarch/kernel/setup.c
> @@ -56,6 +56,7 @@
> #define SMBIOS_FREQLOW_MASK 0xFF
> #define SMBIOS_CORE_PACKAGE_OFFSET 0x23
> #define SMBIOS_THREAD_PACKAGE_OFFSET 0x25
> +#define SMBIOS_THREAD_PACKAGE_2_OFFSET 0x2E
> #define LOONGSON_EFI_ENABLE (1 << 3)
>
> unsigned long fw_arg0, fw_arg1, fw_arg2;
> @@ -120,13 +121,19 @@ static void __init parse_cpu_table(const struct dmi_header *dm)
> {
> long freq_temp = 0;
> char *dmi_data = (char *)dm;
> + u8 thread_count;
>
> freq_temp = ((*(dmi_data + SMBIOS_FREQHIGH_OFFSET) << 8) +
> ((*(dmi_data + SMBIOS_FREQLOW_OFFSET)) & SMBIOS_FREQLOW_MASK));
> cpu_clock_freq = freq_temp * 1000000;
>
> loongson_sysconf.cpuname = (void *)dmi_string_parse(dm, dmi_data[16]);
> - loongson_sysconf.cores_per_package = *(dmi_data + SMBIOS_THREAD_PACKAGE_OFFSET);
> + thread_count = *(dmi_data + SMBIOS_THREAD_PACKAGE_OFFSET);
> + if (thread_count != 0)
> + loongson_sysconf.cores_per_package =
> + dm->length >= 0x30 && thread_count == 0xFF ?
> + *(u16 *)(dmi_data + SMBIOS_THREAD_PACKAGE_2_OFFSET) :
> + thread_count;
According SPEC, it uses THREAD_COUNT_2 only if dm->length >= 30 and
thread_count == 0xff, so the correct and simplest way is like this:

cpu_clock_freq = freq_temp * 1000000;

loongson_sysconf.cpuname = (void *)dmi_string_parse(dm, dmi_data[16]);
- loongson_sysconf.cores_per_package = *(dmi_data +
SMBIOS_THREAD_PACKAGE_OFFSET);
+ if (dm->length < 0x30)
+ thread_count = *(u8 *)(dmi_data + SMBIOS_THREAD_PACKAGE_OFFSET);
+ else if (thread_count == 0xff)
+ thread_count = *(u16 *)(dmi_data +
SMBIOS_THREAD_PACKAGE_2_OFFSET);
+ loongson_sysconf.cores_per_package = thread_count;

pr_info("CpuClock = %llu\n", cpu_clock_freq);

Huacai

>
> pr_info("CpuClock = %llu\n", cpu_clock_freq);
> }
> --
> 2.20.1
>