On Sun, 1 Jun 2025 08:32:52 -0400
"Michael S. Tsirkin" <m...@redhat.com> wrote:

> On Fri, May 23, 2025 at 11:26:50AM +0100, Alireza Sanaee wrote:
> > OS like Linux is using PPTT processor node's identical
> > implementation flag [1] to infer whether the whole system or a
> > certain CPU cluster is homogeneous or not [2]. QEMU currently only
> > support building homogeneous system, set the flag to indicate the
> > fact. Build a root node in PPTT for indicates the identical
> > implementation which is needed for a multi-socket system. Update
> > the related PPTT tables as well.
> > 
> > [1] ACPI 6.5 Table 5.158: Processor Structure Flags
> > [2] 
> > https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/drivers/acpi/pptt.c?h=v6.11-rc1#n810
> > 
> > History:
> >     * v4->v5: fixed a typo
> > 
> >     * v3->v4: PPTT rev to 2
> > 
> >     * v2->v3: rebase to 10
> > 
> > Alireza Sanaee (2):
> >   hw/acpi/aml-build: Build a root node in the PPTT table
> >   tests: virt: Update expected ACPI tables for virt test
> > 
> > Yicong Yang (2):
> >   tests: virt: Allow changes to PPTT test table
> >   hw/acpi/aml-build: Set identical implementation flag for PPTT
> >     processor nodes
> > 
> >  hw/acpi/aml-build.c                           |  24
> > +++++++++++++++--- tests/data/acpi/aarch64/virt/PPTT             |
> > Bin 76 -> 96 bytes .../data/acpi/aarch64/virt/PPTT.acpihmatvirt  |
> > Bin 156 -> 176 bytes tests/data/acpi/aarch64/virt/PPTT.topology
> > | Bin 336 -> 356 bytes 4 files changed, 20 insertions(+), 4
> > deletions(-)  
> 
> 
> This interacts weirdly with loongarch. I tried applying patches
> on top of that, and on loongarch, I see:
> 
> -[0F0h 0240 004h]       Flags (decoded below) : 00000000
> +[0F0h 0240 004h]       Flags (decoded below) : 0000000E
>                              Physical package : 0
> -                     ACPI Processor ID valid : 0
> -                       Processor is a thread : 0
> -                              Node is a leaf : 0
> +                     ACPI Processor ID valid : 1
> +                       Processor is a thread : 1
> +                              Node is a leaf : 1
>                      Identical Implementation : 0
> 
> 
> I'm sending a pull request later today. Once merged, pls
> rebase on top of that, updating loongarch as appropriate
> and repost copying relevant people.
> 
> Cc Bibo Mao for more insight.
Hi Micheal,

I am trying to reproduce this issue. I have applied the
patchset on the master branch now, and then run:
make check-qtest-loongarch64 V=2 -j, but I don't seem to get any diffs
on the binaries, and all tests passed.

May I know if that's how you noticed the problem?

Thanks,
Alireza
> 
> 
> > -- 
> > 2.34.1  
> 
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