powerpc-utils/ppc64_cpu-Clean-up-sysfs-smt-control-error-handling.patch

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From 8d613e0e81561ce0b1d6ea834b07c73f5f9251a1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Michal Suchanek <msuchanek@suse.de>
Date: Fri, 9 Feb 2024 13:12:33 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] ppc64_cpu: Clean up sysfs smt/control error handling
When the kernel does not support the sysfs intercface do not report an
arror, fall back to the old method silently.
Suggested-by: Nathan Lynch<nathanl@linux.ibm.com>
Signed-off-by: Michal Suchanek <msuchanek@suse.de>
---
v3: retry is needed on ENODEV to support powernv
---
src/ppc64_cpu.c | 24 +++++++++++++++++++-----
1 file changed, 19 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
diff --git a/src/ppc64_cpu.c b/src/ppc64_cpu.c
index c318928..688152b 100644
--- a/src/ppc64_cpu.c
+++ b/src/ppc64_cpu.c
@@ -364,14 +364,28 @@ static int is_dscr_capable(void)
/*
* Depends on kernel's CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU
+ * Return -1 for fatal error, -2 to retry.
*/
static int set_smt_control(int smt_state)
{
if (set_attribute(SYS_SMT_CONTROL, "%d", smt_state)) {
- /* Silently ignore kernel not supporting this feature */
- if (errno != ENODEV)
- perror(SYS_SMT_CONTROL);
- return -1;
+ switch (errno) {
+ case ENOENT:
+ /*
+ * The kernel does not have the interface.
+ * Try the old method.
+ */
+ return -2;
+ case ENODEV:
+ /*
+ * Setting SMT state not supported by this interface.
+ * eg. powernv
+ */
+ return -2;
+ default:
+ perror(SYS_SMT_CONTROL);
+ return -1;
+ }
}
return 0;
}
@@ -405,7 +419,7 @@ static int do_smt(char *state, bool numeric)
}
/* Try using smt/control if failing, fall back to the legacy way */
- if (set_smt_control(smt_state))
+ if ((rc = set_smt_control(smt_state)) == -2)
rc = set_smt_state(smt_state);
}
--
2.44.0