[PATCH v2 07/31] gpu: nova-core: distinguish async GSP RPC traffic in debug logs
From: John Hubbard
Date: Fri Aug 21 2026 - 21:58:50 EST
The receive path logged every message at the transport layer and did not
distinguish events from command replies. Async sends shared the RPC
sequence with waited-for commands, and GSP-initiated events arrived
with that field unset.
Print a distinct debug line for async send, sync send, event, and
command reply. Number async sends and events with driver-local counters,
which wrap rather than trap, since they only number log lines.
IS_ASYNC selects only the send log line. Every command still carries the
next RPC sequence on the wire.
Assisted-by: Cursor:claude-opus-5
Reviewed-by: Timur Tabi <ttabi@xxxxxxxxxx>
Reviewed-by: Zhi Wang <zhiw@xxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: John Hubbard <jhubbard@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/gpu/nova-core/gsp/cmdq.rs | 111 ++++++++++++++----
.../gpu/nova-core/gsp/cmdq/continuation.rs | 1 +
drivers/gpu/nova-core/gsp/commands.rs | 2 +
drivers/gpu/nova-core/gsp/fw.rs | 19 +++
4 files changed, 107 insertions(+), 26 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/nova-core/gsp/cmdq.rs b/drivers/gpu/nova-core/gsp/cmdq.rs
index ac3e6642031a..1eeef2120b6e 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/nova-core/gsp/cmdq.rs
+++ b/drivers/gpu/nova-core/gsp/cmdq.rs
@@ -87,6 +87,12 @@ pub(crate) trait CommandToGsp {
/// Function identifying this command to the GSP.
const FUNCTION: MsgFunction;
+ /// Classifies the send-side debug log as an async send.
+ ///
+ /// Default is `false`. Set this only on commands that are sent without waiting for a reply. A
+ /// [`NoReply`] continuation of a waited-for command stays `false`.
+ const IS_ASYNC: bool = false;
+
/// Type generated by [`CommandToGsp::init`], to be written into the command queue buffer.
type Command: FromBytes + AsBytes;
@@ -528,6 +534,8 @@ pub(crate) fn new(dev: &device::Device<device::Bound>) -> impl PinInit<Self, Err
gsp_mem,
elem_seq: 0,
rpc_seq: 0,
+ tx_async_seq: 0,
+ rx_event_seq: 0,
poisoned: Cell::new(false),
}),
}))
@@ -672,6 +680,12 @@ struct CmdqInner {
/// [`CmdqInner::receive_msg`] match that reply to the awaiting command. Advances once per
/// logical command.
rpc_seq: u32,
+ /// Debug-log sequence for async sends. Those commands do not wait for a reply, so this
+ /// counter is the number printed in the send log.
+ tx_async_seq: u32,
+ /// Debug-log sequence for GSP-initiated events. The GSP leaves the RPC sequence unset on
+ /// those messages, so the driver numbers them itself.
+ rx_event_seq: u32,
/// Set once a message with corrupt framing or a bad checksum is seen. Such a message has an
/// untrusted length, so the queue cannot be advanced past it, and every later receive fails
/// until the queue is torn down and reset.
@@ -738,13 +752,24 @@ fn send_single_command<M>(&mut self, bar: Bar0<'_>, command: M, rpc_seq: u32) ->
dst.contents.1,
])));
- dev_dbg!(
- &self.dev,
- "GSP RPC: send: seq# {}, function={:?}, length=0x{:x}\n",
- rpc_seq,
- M::FUNCTION,
- dst.header.length(),
- );
+ if M::IS_ASYNC {
+ dev_dbg!(
+ &self.dev,
+ "GSP RPC: async send: seq# {}, function={:?}, length=0x{:x}\n",
+ self.tx_async_seq,
+ M::FUNCTION,
+ dst.header.length(),
+ );
+ self.tx_async_seq = self.tx_async_seq.wrapping_add(1);
+ } else {
+ dev_dbg!(
+ &self.dev,
+ "GSP RPC: send: seq# {}, function={:?}, length=0x{:x}\n",
+ rpc_seq,
+ M::FUNCTION,
+ dst.header.length(),
+ );
+ }
// All set - update the write pointer and inform the GSP of the new command.
let elem_count = dst.header.element_count();
@@ -826,14 +851,6 @@ fn wait_for_msg(&self, timeout: Delta) -> Result<GspMessage<'_>> {
return Err(EIO);
};
- dev_dbg!(
- &self.dev,
- "GSP RPC: receive: seq# {}, function={:?}, length=0x{:x}\n",
- header.sequence(),
- header.function(),
- header.length(),
- );
-
let payload_length = header.payload_length();
// Check that the driver read area is large enough for the message.
@@ -877,6 +894,41 @@ fn wait_for_msg(&self, timeout: Delta) -> Result<GspMessage<'_>> {
})
}
+ /// Writes the classified receive debug line for a decoded GSP message.
+ ///
+ /// Events print [`Self::rx_event_seq`]. Command replies print `seq`. An unrecognized function
+ /// code prints nothing here.
+ fn log_received(&self, function: Result<MsgFunction, u32>, seq: u32, length: usize) {
+ match function {
+ Ok(f) if f.is_event() => {
+ dev_dbg!(
+ &self.dev,
+ "GSP RPC: async received: seq# {}, function={:?}, length=0x{:x}\n",
+ self.rx_event_seq,
+ f,
+ length,
+ );
+ }
+ Ok(f) => {
+ dev_dbg!(
+ &self.dev,
+ "GSP RPC: response received: seq# {}, function={:?}, length=0x{:x}\n",
+ seq,
+ f,
+ length,
+ );
+ }
+ Err(_) => {}
+ }
+ }
+
+ /// Advances [`Self::rx_event_seq`] after a GSP-initiated event has been consumed.
+ fn advance_rx_event_seq(&mut self, function: Result<MsgFunction, u32>) {
+ if matches!(function, Ok(f) if f.is_event()) {
+ self.rx_event_seq = self.rx_event_seq.wrapping_add(1);
+ }
+ }
+
/// Receive a message from the GSP.
///
/// The expected message type is given by the `M` generic parameter. With `expected_seq` set,
@@ -910,9 +962,12 @@ fn receive_msg<M: MessageFromGsp>(
let message = self.wait_for_msg(timeout)?;
let function = message.header.function();
let seq = message.header.sequence();
+ let length = message.header.length();
let func_matches = matches!(function, Ok(f) if f == M::FUNCTION);
let matched = func_matches && expected_seq.is_none_or(|expected| seq == expected);
+ self.log_received(function, seq, length);
+
// Every path must advance the read pointer past this message, including a failed decode.
let result = if matched {
match M::Message::from_bytes_prefix(message.contents.0) {
@@ -938,9 +993,10 @@ fn receive_msg<M: MessageFromGsp>(
};
// Advance the read pointer past this message.
- self.gsp_mem.advance_cpu_read_ptr(u32::try_from(
- message.header.length().div_ceil(GSP_PAGE_SIZE),
- )?);
+ self.gsp_mem
+ .advance_cpu_read_ptr(u32::try_from(length.div_ceil(GSP_PAGE_SIZE))?);
+
+ self.advance_rx_event_seq(function);
if !matched {
if func_matches {
@@ -962,8 +1018,8 @@ fn receive_msg<M: MessageFromGsp>(
/// Routes a GSP message that is not the reply a caller is waiting for.
///
/// GSP-reported errors are logged at error level and unrecognized function codes at warning
- /// level. Every other known function code is consumed without a log line, because the RPC
- /// receive trace in [`Self::wait_for_msg`] already records its arrival.
+ /// level. Every other known function code is consumed without a log line, because
+ /// [`Self::log_received`] already records its arrival.
fn dispatch_event(&self, function: Result<MsgFunction, u32>, seq: u32) {
match function {
Ok(MsgFunction::OsErrorLog) => {
@@ -1004,16 +1060,19 @@ fn drain(&mut self) -> Result {
while !self.gsp_mem.driver_read_area().0.is_empty() {
// A message is available, so this returns without waiting.
let msg = self.wait_for_msg(Delta::ZERO)?;
-
- let pages =
- u32::try_from(msg.header.length().div_ceil(GSP_PAGE_SIZE)).map_err(|_| {
- dev_err!(&self.dev, "GSP drain: message length overflow\n");
- EIO
- })?;
let function = msg.header.function();
let seq = msg.header.sequence();
+ let length = msg.header.length();
+
+ self.log_received(function, seq, length);
+
+ let pages = u32::try_from(length.div_ceil(GSP_PAGE_SIZE)).map_err(|_| {
+ dev_err!(&self.dev, "GSP drain: message length overflow\n");
+ EIO
+ })?;
self.gsp_mem.advance_cpu_read_ptr(pages);
+ self.advance_rx_event_seq(function);
self.dispatch_event(function, seq);
}
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/nova-core/gsp/cmdq/continuation.rs b/drivers/gpu/nova-core/gsp/cmdq/continuation.rs
index 05e904f18097..a606c7be52a7 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/nova-core/gsp/cmdq/continuation.rs
+++ b/drivers/gpu/nova-core/gsp/cmdq/continuation.rs
@@ -147,6 +147,7 @@ fn new(command: C, payload: KVVec<u8>) -> Self {
impl<C: CommandToGsp> CommandToGsp for SplitCommand<C> {
const FUNCTION: MsgFunction = C::FUNCTION;
+ const IS_ASYNC: bool = C::IS_ASYNC;
type Command = C::Command;
type Reply = C::Reply;
type InitError = C::InitError;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/nova-core/gsp/commands.rs b/drivers/gpu/nova-core/gsp/commands.rs
index 61fe93db9e7e..d5575c036eb9 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/nova-core/gsp/commands.rs
+++ b/drivers/gpu/nova-core/gsp/commands.rs
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ pub(crate) fn new(pdev: &'a pci::Device<device::Bound>, chipset: Chipset) -> Sel
impl<'a> CommandToGsp for SetSystemInfo<'a> {
const FUNCTION: MsgFunction = MsgFunction::GspSetSystemInfo;
+ const IS_ASYNC: bool = true;
type Command = fw::commands::GspSetSystemInfo;
type Reply = NoReply;
type InitError = Error;
@@ -122,6 +123,7 @@ pub(crate) fn new(vgpu_state: VgpuState) -> Result<Self> {
impl CommandToGsp for SetRegistry {
const FUNCTION: MsgFunction = MsgFunction::SetRegistry;
+ const IS_ASYNC: bool = true;
type Command = fw::commands::PackedRegistryTable;
type Reply = NoReply;
type InitError = Infallible;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/nova-core/gsp/fw.rs b/drivers/gpu/nova-core/gsp/fw.rs
index d3678f16750a..857d53c77297 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/nova-core/gsp/fw.rs
+++ b/drivers/gpu/nova-core/gsp/fw.rs
@@ -359,6 +359,25 @@ fn try_from(value: u32) -> Result<MsgFunction> {
}
}
+impl MsgFunction {
+ /// Returns true if this is a GSP-initiated async event (`NV_VGPU_MSG_EVENT_*`), as opposed to
+ /// a command response (`NV_VGPU_MSG_FUNCTION_*`).
+ pub(crate) fn is_event(&self) -> bool {
+ matches!(
+ self,
+ Self::GspInitDone
+ | Self::GspRunCpuSequencer
+ | Self::PostEvent
+ | Self::RcTriggered
+ | Self::MmuFaultQueued
+ | Self::OsErrorLog
+ | Self::GspPostNoCat
+ | Self::GspLockdownNotice
+ | Self::UcodeLibOsPrint //
+ )
+ }
+}
+
impl From<MsgFunction> for u32 {
fn from(value: MsgFunction) -> Self {
// CAST: `MsgFunction` is `repr(u32)` and can thus be cast losslessly.
--
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