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Merge tag 'i3c/for-7.3' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/i3c/linuxgrafted
Pull I3C updates from Alexandre Belloni: "A new driver this cycle, for the AMD AXI I3C controller. There are also new features such as IBI wakeup support, SETAASA device discovery and ACPI support for the the DAA methods, meaning we can now communicate with the SPD devices on DDR5 modules. New driver: - AMD AXI I3C master controller Subsystem: - I3C Common Command Code (CCC) handling improvements, especially around GET CCCs - SETAASA device discovery support - ACPI support for all existing DAA methods like SETDASA, SETNEWDA as well as I2C devices on I3C bus - IBI-based wakeup support Drivers: - dw: SETAASA support - mipi-i3c-hci: advertise IBI wakeup capability, AMD_PT I3C controller support, PIO queue management support for HCI v1.2 - renesas: improve suspend to RAM support, add runtime PM support" * tag 'i3c/for-7.3' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/i3c/linux: (70 commits) i3c: dw: reduce do_daa time if there's no client i3c: mipi-i3c-hci: Add support for AMD_PT I3C controller i3c: mipi-i3c-hci: Add PIO queue management support for HCI v1.2 i3c: mipi-i3c-hci: Fix missing STAT_IBI_STATUS_THLD in PIO mode i3c: dw: rename "pclk" to "apb" to match dt-binding i3c: dw: make struct dw_i3c_cmd smaller i3c: dw: use COMMAND_PORT_TRANSFER_ARG instead of hardcoding i3c: renesas: Don't register devices when ENTDAA times out i3c: master: dw-i3c-master: fix OD timing for first broadcast i3c: mipi-i3c-hci: Advertise IBI wakeup capability i3c: mipi-i3c-hci: Factor out i3c_hci_sysdev() i3c: mipi-i3c-hci-pci: Propagate I3C wakeup requirements to PCI i3c: master: Reject IBI requests from non-IBI-capable devices i3c: master: Add helper to query bus wakeup requirements i3c: master: Report wakeup events for IBIs i3c: master: Support IBI-based wakeup capability i3c: master: Fix potential UAF in i3c_device_match() i3c: master: Fix potential UAF in i3c_device_uevent() i3c: Make dev->desc locking assumptions explicit i3c: master: Fix use-after-free of master->this ...
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+.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+
+=====================================
+Using Propeller with the Linux kernel
+=====================================
+
+This enables Propeller build support for the kernel when using Clang
+compiler. Propeller is a profile-guided optimization (PGO) method used
+to optimize binary executables. Like AutoFDO, it utilizes hardware
+sampling to gather information about the frequency of execution of
+different code paths within a binary. Unlike AutoFDO, this information
+is then used right before linking phase to optimize (among others)
+block layout within and across functions.
+
+A few important notes about adopting Propeller optimization:
+
+#. Although it can be used as a standalone optimization step, it is
+ strongly recommended to apply Propeller on top of AutoFDO,
+ AutoFDO+ThinLTO or Instrument FDO. The rest of this document
+ assumes this paradigm.
+
+#. Propeller uses another round of profiling on top of
+ AutoFDO/AutoFDO+ThinLTO/iFDO. The whole build process involves
+ "build-afdo - train-afdo - build-propeller - train-propeller -
+ build-optimized".
+
+#. Propeller requires LLVM 19 release or later for Clang/Clang++
+ and the linker(ld.lld).
+
+#. In addition to LLVM toolchain, Propeller requires a profiling
+ conversion tool: https://github.com/google/llvm-propeller.
+
+Current supported architectures include x86/X86_64 (via LBR),
+and arm64 (via SPE).
+
+The Propeller optimization process involves the following steps:
+
+#. Initial building: Build the AutoFDO or AutoFDO+ThinLTO binary as
+ you would normally do, but with a set of compile-time / link-time
+ flags, so that a special metadata section is created within the
+ kernel binary. The special section is only intend to be used by the
+ profiling tool, it is not part of the runtime image, nor does it
+ change kernel run time text sections.
+
+#. Profiling: The above kernel is then run with a representative
+ workload to gather execution frequency data. This data is collected
+ using hardware sampling, via perf. Propeller is most effective on
+ platforms supporting advanced PMU features like LBR on Intel
+ machines. This step is the same as profiling the kernel for AutoFDO
+ (the exact perf parameters can be different).
+
+#. Propeller profile generation: Perf output file is converted to a
+ pair of Propeller profiles via an offline tool.
+
+#. Optimized build: Build the AutoFDO or AutoFDO+ThinLTO optimized
+ binary as you would normally do, but with a compile-time /
+ link-time flag to pick up the Propeller compile time and link time
+ profiles. This build step uses 3 profiles - the AutoFDO profile,
+ the Propeller compile-time profile and the Propeller link-time
+ profile.
+
+#. Deployment: The optimized kernel binary is deployed and used
+ in production environments, providing improved performance
+ and reduced latency.
+
+Preparation
+===========
+
+Configure the kernel with::
+
+ CONFIG_AUTOFDO_CLANG=y
+ CONFIG_PROPELLER_CLANG=y
+
+Customization
+=============
+
+The default CONFIG_PROPELLER_CLANG setting covers kernel space objects
+for Propeller builds. One can, however, enable or disable Propeller build
+for individual files and directories by adding a line similar to the
+following to the respective kernel Makefile:
+
+- For enabling a single file (e.g. foo.o)::
+
+ PROPELLER_PROFILE_foo.o := y
+
+- For enabling all files in one directory::
+
+ PROPELLER_PROFILE := y
+
+- For disabling one file::
+
+ PROPELLER_PROFILE_foo.o := n
+
+- For disabling all files in one directory::
+
+ PROPELLER__PROFILE := n
+
+
+Workflow
+========
+
+Here is an example workflow for building an AutoFDO+Propeller kernel:
+
+1) Assuming an AutoFDO profile is already collected following
+ instructions in the AutoFDO document, build the kernel on the host
+ machine, with AutoFDO and Propeller build configs ::
+
+ CONFIG_AUTOFDO_CLANG=y
+ CONFIG_PROPELLER_CLANG=y
+
+ and ::
+
+ $ make LLVM=1 CLANG_AUTOFDO_PROFILE=<autofdo-profile-name>
+
+2) Install the kernel on the test machine.
+
+3) Run the load tests. The '-c' option in perf specifies the sample
+ event period. We suggest using a suitable prime number, like 500009,
+ for this purpose.
+
+ - For Intel platforms::
+
+ $ perf record -e BR_INST_RETIRED.NEAR_TAKEN:k -a -N -b -c <count> -o <perf_file> -- <loadtest>
+
+ - For AMD platforms::
+
+ $ perf record --pfm-event RETIRED_TAKEN_BRANCH_INSTRUCTIONS:k -a -N -b -c <count> -o <perf_file> -- <loadtest>
+
+ - For arm64 with SPE::
+ There are a few kernel features that must be enabled to collect SPE profiles on Arm.
+ Below is a list of the required features:
+
+ - CONFIG_ARM_SPE_PMU=y
+ - CONFIG_PID_IN_CONTEXTIDR=y
+ - kpti=off
+
+ Use the following command to generate SPE perf data file::
+
+ $ perf record -e 'arm_spe_0/branch_filter=1,load_filter=0,store_filter=0/' -a -N -c <count> --no-switch-events -o <perf_file> -- <loadtest>
+
+ Note you can repeat the above steps to collect multiple <perf_file>s.
+
+4) (Optional) Download the raw perf file(s) to the host machine.
+
+5) Use the generate_propeller_profiles tool (https://github.com/google/llvm-propeller) to
+ generate Propeller profile. ::
+
+ $ generate_propeller_profiles \
+ --binary=<vmlinux> --profile=<perf_file> \
+ --format=propeller --propeller_output_module_name \
+ --out=<propeller_profile_prefix>_cc_profile.txt \
+ --propeller_symorder=<propeller_profile_prefix>_ld_profile.txt
+
+ "<propeller_profile_prefix>" can be something like "/home/user/dir/any_string".
+
+ This command generates a pair of Propeller profiles:
+ "<propeller_profile_prefix>_cc_profile.txt" and
+ "<propeller_profile_prefix>_ld_profile.txt".
+
+ If there are more than 1 perf_file collected in the previous step,
+ you can create a temp list file "<perf_file_list>" with each line
+ containing one perf file name and run::
+
+ $ generate_propeller_profiles \
+ --binary=<vmlinux> --profile=@<perf_file_list> \
+ --format=propeller --propeller_output_module_name \
+ --out=<propeller_profile_prefix>_cc_profile.txt \
+ --propeller_symorder=<propeller_profile_prefix>_ld_profile.txt
+
+ For arm64 SPE, add the option '--profiler=perf_spe', like::
+
+ $ generate_propeller_profiles \
+ --binary=<vmlinux> --profile=<perf_file> \
+ --profiler=perf_spe \
+ --format=propeller --propeller_output_module_name \
+ --out=<propeller_profile_prefix>_cc_profile.txt \
+ --propeller_symorder=<propeller_profile_prefix>_ld_profile.txt
+
+6) Rebuild the kernel using the AutoFDO and Propeller
+ profiles. ::
+
+ CONFIG_AUTOFDO_CLANG=y
+ CONFIG_PROPELLER_CLANG=y
+
+ and ::
+
+ $ make LLVM=1 CLANG_AUTOFDO_PROFILE=<profile_file> CLANG_PROPELLER_PROFILE_PREFIX=<propeller_profile_prefix>