Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: [PATCH v6 2/3] Documentation: add a isolation strategy sysfs node for uacce | From | "yekai (A)" <> | Date | Mon, 1 Aug 2022 17:25:04 +0800 |
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On 2022/8/1 14:13, Greg KH wrote: > On Mon, Aug 01, 2022 at 10:20:27AM +0800, yekai (A) wrote: >> >> On 2022/7/30 19:06, Greg KH wrote: >>> On Sat, Jul 30, 2022 at 04:32:45PM +0800, Kai Ye wrote: >>>> Update documentation describing sysfs node that could help to >>>> configure isolation strategy for users in the user space. And >>>> describing sysfs node that could read the device isolated state. >>>> >>>> Signed-off-by: Kai Ye <yekai13@huawei.com> >>>> --- >>>> Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-driver-uacce | 17 +++++++++++++++++ >>>> 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+) >>>> >>>> diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-driver-uacce b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-driver-uacce >>>> index 08f2591138af..1601f9dac29c 100644 >>>> --- a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-driver-uacce >>>> +++ b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-driver-uacce >>>> @@ -19,6 +19,23 @@ Contact: linux-accelerators@lists.ozlabs.org >>>> Description: Available instances left of the device >>>> Return -ENODEV if uacce_ops get_available_instances is not provided >>>> >>>> +What: /sys/class/uacce/<dev_name>/isolate_strategy >>>> +Date: Jul 2022 >>>> +KernelVersion: 5.20 >>>> +Contact: linux-accelerators@lists.ozlabs.org >>>> +Description: (RW) Configure the frequency size for the hardware error >>>> + isolation strategy. This size is a configured integer value. >>>> + The default is 0. The maximum value is 65535. This value is a >>>> + threshold based on your driver handling strategy. >>> what is a "driver handling strategy"? What exactly is this units in? >>> Any documentation for how to use this? >>> >>> thanks, >>> >>> greg k-h >>> . >> The unit is the number of times, also means frequency size. >> e.g. >> In the hisilicon acc engine, First we will time-stamp every slot AER error. Then check the AER error log when the device >> AER error occurred. if the device slot AER error count exceeds the preset the number of times in one hour, the isolated state >> will be set to true. So the device will be isolated. And the AER error log that exceed one hour will be cleared. Of course, >> different strategy can be defined in different drivers. > Ok, can you please explain this better here when you redo the patch > series? > > thanks, > > greg k-h > . > OK, I will do this in the next v7 patch series.
thanks
Kai
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