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powerpc/perf/hv_{gpci, 24x7}: Add documentation of device attributes
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gpci and 24x7 expose some device specific attributes. Add some
documentation for them.

Signed-off-by: Cody P Schafer <[email protected]>
Signed-off-by: Michael Ellerman <[email protected]>
Signed-off-by: Benjamin Herrenschmidt <[email protected]>
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23 changes: 23 additions & 0 deletions Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-event_source-devices-hv_24x7
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What: /sys/bus/event_source/devices/hv_24x7/interface/catalog
Date: February 2014
Contact: Cody P Schafer <[email protected]>
Description:
Provides access to the binary "24x7 catalog" provided by the
hypervisor on POWER7 and 8 systems. This catalog lists events
avaliable from the powerpc "hv_24x7" pmu. Its format is
documented here:
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jmesmon/catalog-24x7/master/hv-24x7-catalog.h

What: /sys/bus/event_source/devices/hv_24x7/interface/catalog_length
Date: February 2014
Contact: Cody P Schafer <[email protected]>
Description:
A number equal to the length in bytes of the catalog. This is
also extractable from the provided binary "catalog" sysfs entry.

What: /sys/bus/event_source/devices/hv_24x7/interface/catalog_version
Date: February 2014
Contact: Cody P Schafer <[email protected]>
Description:
Exposes the "version" field of the 24x7 catalog. This is also
extractable from the provided binary "catalog" sysfs entry.
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What: /sys/bus/event_source/devices/hv_gpci/interface/collect_privileged
Date: February 2014
Contact: Cody P Schafer <[email protected]>
Description:
'0' if the hypervisor is configured to forbid access to event
counters being accumulated by other guests and to physical
domain event counters.
'1' if that access is allowed.

What: /sys/bus/event_source/devices/hv_gpci/interface/ga
Date: February 2014
Contact: Cody P Schafer <[email protected]>
Description:
0 or 1. Indicates whether we have access to "GA" events (listed
in arch/powerpc/perf/hv-gpci.h).

What: /sys/bus/event_source/devices/hv_gpci/interface/expanded
Date: February 2014
Contact: Cody P Schafer <[email protected]>
Description:
0 or 1. Indicates whether we have access to "EXPANDED" events (listed
in arch/powerpc/perf/hv-gpci.h).

What: /sys/bus/event_source/devices/hv_gpci/interface/lab
Date: February 2014
Contact: Cody P Schafer <[email protected]>
Description:
0 or 1. Indicates whether we have access to "LAB" events (listed
in arch/powerpc/perf/hv-gpci.h).

What: /sys/bus/event_source/devices/hv_gpci/interface/version
Date: February 2014
Contact: Cody P Schafer <[email protected]>
Description:
A number indicating the version of the gpci interface that the
hypervisor reports supporting.

What: /sys/bus/event_source/devices/hv_gpci/interface/kernel_version
Date: February 2014
Contact: Cody P Schafer <[email protected]>
Description:
A number indicating the latest version of the gpci interface
that the kernel is aware of.

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