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author | Mike Leach <mike.leach@linaro.org> | 2020-05-18 12:02:25 -0600 |
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committer | Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org> | 2020-05-19 16:31:16 +0200 |
commit | 5153e57bf8b371d75c35fe37928bbd88a1b4bbe8 (patch) | |
tree | a89452273828260fb397200dd393284292b3a409 /Documentation/trace/coresight/coresight.rst | |
parent | 73274abb6557c934d4e1c852fe078c73b38eb114 (diff) | |
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coresight: docs: Add information about the topology representations
Update the CoreSight documents to describe the new connections directory
and the links between CoreSight devices in this directory.
Signed-off-by: Mike Leach <mike.leach@linaro.org>
Signed-off-by: Mathieu Poirier <mathieu.poirier@linaro.org>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20200518180242.7916-7-mathieu.poirier@linaro.org
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
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diff --git a/Documentation/trace/coresight/coresight.rst b/Documentation/trace/coresight/coresight.rst index 108600ee1e12..0b73acb44efa 100644 --- a/Documentation/trace/coresight/coresight.rst +++ b/Documentation/trace/coresight/coresight.rst @@ -241,6 +241,91 @@ to the newer scheme, to give a confirmation that what you see on your system is not unexpected. One must use the "names" as they appear on the system under specified locations. +Topology Representation +----------------------- + +Each CoreSight component has a ``connections`` directory which will contain +links to other CoreSight components. This allows the user to explore the trace +topology and for larger systems, determine the most appropriate sink for a +given source. The connection information can also be used to establish +which CTI devices are connected to a given component. This directory contains a +``nr_links`` attribute detailing the number of links in the directory. + +For an ETM source, in this case ``etm0`` on a Juno platform, a typical +arrangement will be:: + + linaro-developer:~# ls - l /sys/bus/coresight/devices/etm0/connections + <file details> cti_cpu0 -> ../../../23020000.cti/cti_cpu0 + <file details> nr_links + <file details> out:0 -> ../../../230c0000.funnel/funnel2 + +Following the out port to ``funnel2``:: + + linaro-developer:~# ls -l /sys/bus/coresight/devices/funnel2/connections + <file details> in:0 -> ../../../23040000.etm/etm0 + <file details> in:1 -> ../../../23140000.etm/etm3 + <file details> in:2 -> ../../../23240000.etm/etm4 + <file details> in:3 -> ../../../23340000.etm/etm5 + <file details> nr_links + <file details> out:0 -> ../../../20040000.funnel/funnel0 + +And again to ``funnel0``:: + + linaro-developer:~# ls -l /sys/bus/coresight/devices/funnel0/connections + <file details> in:0 -> ../../../220c0000.funnel/funnel1 + <file details> in:1 -> ../../../230c0000.funnel/funnel2 + <file details> nr_links + <file details> out:0 -> ../../../20010000.etf/tmc_etf0 + +Finding the first sink ``tmc_etf0``. This can be used to collect data +as a sink, or as a link to propagate further along the chain:: + + linaro-developer:~# ls -l /sys/bus/coresight/devices/tmc_etf0/connections + <file details> cti_sys0 -> ../../../20020000.cti/cti_sys0 + <file details> in:0 -> ../../../20040000.funnel/funnel0 + <file details> nr_links + <file details> out:0 -> ../../../20150000.funnel/funnel4 + +via ``funnel4``:: + + linaro-developer:~# ls -l /sys/bus/coresight/devices/funnel4/connections + <file details> in:0 -> ../../../20010000.etf/tmc_etf0 + <file details> in:1 -> ../../../20140000.etf/tmc_etf1 + <file details> nr_links + <file details> out:0 -> ../../../20120000.replicator/replicator0 + +and a ``replicator0``:: + + linaro-developer:~# ls -l /sys/bus/coresight/devices/replicator0/connections + <file details> in:0 -> ../../../20150000.funnel/funnel4 + <file details> nr_links + <file details> out:0 -> ../../../20030000.tpiu/tpiu0 + <file details> out:1 -> ../../../20070000.etr/tmc_etr0 + +Arriving at the final sink in the chain, ``tmc_etr0``:: + + linaro-developer:~# ls -l /sys/bus/coresight/devices/tmc_etr0/connections + <file details> cti_sys0 -> ../../../20020000.cti/cti_sys0 + <file details> in:0 -> ../../../20120000.replicator/replicator0 + <file details> nr_links + +As described below, when using sysfs it is sufficient to enable a sink and +a source for successful trace. The framework will correctly enable all +intermediate links as required. + +Note: ``cti_sys0`` appears in two of the connections lists above. +CTIs can connect to multiple devices and are arranged in a star topology +via the CTM. See (:doc:`coresight-ect`) [#fourth]_ for further details. +Looking at this device we see 4 connections:: + + linaro-developer:~# ls -l /sys/bus/coresight/devices/cti_sys0/connections + <file details> nr_links + <file details> stm0 -> ../../../20100000.stm/stm0 + <file details> tmc_etf0 -> ../../../20010000.etf/tmc_etf0 + <file details> tmc_etr0 -> ../../../20070000.etr/tmc_etr0 + <file details> tpiu0 -> ../../../20030000.tpiu/tpiu0 + + How to use the tracer modules ----------------------------- |