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SubjectRe: [PATCH v6 2/3] Documentation: add a isolation strategy sysfs node for uacce
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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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