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…inux/kernel/git/tip/tip Pull x86 fixes from Thomas Gleixner: "This lot contains: - Some fixups for the fallout of the topology consolidation which unearthed AMD/Intel inconsistencies - Documentation for the x86 topology management - Support for AMD advanced power management bits - Two simple cleanups removing duplicated code" * 'x86-urgent-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip: x86/cpu: Add advanced power management bits x86/thread_info: Merge two !__ASSEMBLY__ sections x86/cpufreq: Remove duplicated TDP MSR macro definitions x86/Documentation: Start documenting x86 topology x86/cpu: Get rid of compute_unit_id perf/x86/amd: Cleanup Fam10h NB event constraints x86/topology: Fix AMD core count
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x86 Topology | ||
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This documents and clarifies the main aspects of x86 topology modelling and | ||
representation in the kernel. Update/change when doing changes to the | ||
respective code. | ||
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The architecture-agnostic topology definitions are in | ||
Documentation/cputopology.txt. This file holds x86-specific | ||
differences/specialities which must not necessarily apply to the generic | ||
definitions. Thus, the way to read up on Linux topology on x86 is to start | ||
with the generic one and look at this one in parallel for the x86 specifics. | ||
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Needless to say, code should use the generic functions - this file is *only* | ||
here to *document* the inner workings of x86 topology. | ||
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Started by Thomas Gleixner <[email protected]> and Borislav Petkov <[email protected]>. | ||
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The main aim of the topology facilities is to present adequate interfaces to | ||
code which needs to know/query/use the structure of the running system wrt | ||
threads, cores, packages, etc. | ||
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The kernel does not care about the concept of physical sockets because a | ||
socket has no relevance to software. It's an electromechanical component. In | ||
the past a socket always contained a single package (see below), but with the | ||
advent of Multi Chip Modules (MCM) a socket can hold more than one package. So | ||
there might be still references to sockets in the code, but they are of | ||
historical nature and should be cleaned up. | ||
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The topology of a system is described in the units of: | ||
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- packages | ||
- cores | ||
- threads | ||
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* Package: | ||
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Packages contain a number of cores plus shared resources, e.g. DRAM | ||
controller, shared caches etc. | ||
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AMD nomenclature for package is 'Node'. | ||
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Package-related topology information in the kernel: | ||
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- cpuinfo_x86.x86_max_cores: | ||
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The number of cores in a package. This information is retrieved via CPUID. | ||
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- cpuinfo_x86.phys_proc_id: | ||
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The physical ID of the package. This information is retrieved via CPUID | ||
and deduced from the APIC IDs of the cores in the package. | ||
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- cpuinfo_x86.logical_id: | ||
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The logical ID of the package. As we do not trust BIOSes to enumerate the | ||
packages in a consistent way, we introduced the concept of logical package | ||
ID so we can sanely calculate the number of maximum possible packages in | ||
the system and have the packages enumerated linearly. | ||
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- topology_max_packages(): | ||
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The maximum possible number of packages in the system. Helpful for per | ||
package facilities to preallocate per package information. | ||
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* Cores: | ||
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A core consists of 1 or more threads. It does not matter whether the threads | ||
are SMT- or CMT-type threads. | ||
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AMDs nomenclature for a CMT core is "Compute Unit". The kernel always uses | ||
"core". | ||
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Core-related topology information in the kernel: | ||
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- smp_num_siblings: | ||
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The number of threads in a core. The number of threads in a package can be | ||
calculated by: | ||
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threads_per_package = cpuinfo_x86.x86_max_cores * smp_num_siblings | ||
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* Threads: | ||
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A thread is a single scheduling unit. It's the equivalent to a logical Linux | ||
CPU. | ||
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AMDs nomenclature for CMT threads is "Compute Unit Core". The kernel always | ||
uses "thread". | ||
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Thread-related topology information in the kernel: | ||
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- topology_core_cpumask(): | ||
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The cpumask contains all online threads in the package to which a thread | ||
belongs. | ||
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The number of online threads is also printed in /proc/cpuinfo "siblings." | ||
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- topology_sibling_mask(): | ||
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The cpumask contains all online threads in the core to which a thread | ||
belongs. | ||
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- topology_logical_package_id(): | ||
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The logical package ID to which a thread belongs. | ||
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- topology_physical_package_id(): | ||
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The physical package ID to which a thread belongs. | ||
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- topology_core_id(); | ||
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The ID of the core to which a thread belongs. It is also printed in /proc/cpuinfo | ||
"core_id." | ||
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System topology examples | ||
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Note: | ||
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The alternative Linux CPU enumeration depends on how the BIOS enumerates the | ||
threads. Many BIOSes enumerate all threads 0 first and then all threads 1. | ||
That has the "advantage" that the logical Linux CPU numbers of threads 0 stay | ||
the same whether threads are enabled or not. That's merely an implementation | ||
detail and has no practical impact. | ||
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1) Single Package, Single Core | ||
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[package 0] -> [core 0] -> [thread 0] -> Linux CPU 0 | ||
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2) Single Package, Dual Core | ||
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a) One thread per core | ||
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[package 0] -> [core 0] -> [thread 0] -> Linux CPU 0 | ||
-> [core 1] -> [thread 0] -> Linux CPU 1 | ||
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b) Two threads per core | ||
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[package 0] -> [core 0] -> [thread 0] -> Linux CPU 0 | ||
-> [thread 1] -> Linux CPU 1 | ||
-> [core 1] -> [thread 0] -> Linux CPU 2 | ||
-> [thread 1] -> Linux CPU 3 | ||
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Alternative enumeration: | ||
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[package 0] -> [core 0] -> [thread 0] -> Linux CPU 0 | ||
-> [thread 1] -> Linux CPU 2 | ||
-> [core 1] -> [thread 0] -> Linux CPU 1 | ||
-> [thread 1] -> Linux CPU 3 | ||
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AMD nomenclature for CMT systems: | ||
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[node 0] -> [Compute Unit 0] -> [Compute Unit Core 0] -> Linux CPU 0 | ||
-> [Compute Unit Core 1] -> Linux CPU 1 | ||
-> [Compute Unit 1] -> [Compute Unit Core 0] -> Linux CPU 2 | ||
-> [Compute Unit Core 1] -> Linux CPU 3 | ||
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4) Dual Package, Dual Core | ||
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a) One thread per core | ||
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[package 0] -> [core 0] -> [thread 0] -> Linux CPU 0 | ||
-> [core 1] -> [thread 0] -> Linux CPU 1 | ||
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[package 1] -> [core 0] -> [thread 0] -> Linux CPU 2 | ||
-> [core 1] -> [thread 0] -> Linux CPU 3 | ||
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b) Two threads per core | ||
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[package 0] -> [core 0] -> [thread 0] -> Linux CPU 0 | ||
-> [thread 1] -> Linux CPU 1 | ||
-> [core 1] -> [thread 0] -> Linux CPU 2 | ||
-> [thread 1] -> Linux CPU 3 | ||
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[package 1] -> [core 0] -> [thread 0] -> Linux CPU 4 | ||
-> [thread 1] -> Linux CPU 5 | ||
-> [core 1] -> [thread 0] -> Linux CPU 6 | ||
-> [thread 1] -> Linux CPU 7 | ||
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Alternative enumeration: | ||
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[package 0] -> [core 0] -> [thread 0] -> Linux CPU 0 | ||
-> [thread 1] -> Linux CPU 4 | ||
-> [core 1] -> [thread 0] -> Linux CPU 1 | ||
-> [thread 1] -> Linux CPU 5 | ||
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[package 1] -> [core 0] -> [thread 0] -> Linux CPU 2 | ||
-> [thread 1] -> Linux CPU 6 | ||
-> [core 1] -> [thread 0] -> Linux CPU 3 | ||
-> [thread 1] -> Linux CPU 7 | ||
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AMD nomenclature for CMT systems: | ||
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[node 0] -> [Compute Unit 0] -> [Compute Unit Core 0] -> Linux CPU 0 | ||
-> [Compute Unit Core 1] -> Linux CPU 1 | ||
-> [Compute Unit 1] -> [Compute Unit Core 0] -> Linux CPU 2 | ||
-> [Compute Unit Core 1] -> Linux CPU 3 | ||
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[node 1] -> [Compute Unit 0] -> [Compute Unit Core 0] -> Linux CPU 4 | ||
-> [Compute Unit Core 1] -> Linux CPU 5 | ||
-> [Compute Unit 1] -> [Compute Unit Core 0] -> Linux CPU 6 | ||
-> [Compute Unit Core 1] -> Linux CPU 7 |
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