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author | Akshay Adiga <akshay.adiga@linux.vnet.ibm.com> | 2017-09-15 17:51:02 +0530 |
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committer | Stewart Smith <stewart@linux.vnet.ibm.com> | 2017-09-19 04:16:53 -0500 |
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Add Documenation for opal_slw_set_reg
Signed-off-by: Akshay Adiga <akshay.adiga@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
Reviewed-by: Vaidyanathan Srinivasan <svaidy@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
Signed-off-by: Stewart Smith <stewart@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
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diff --git a/doc/opal-api/opal-slw-set-reg-100.rst b/doc/opal-api/opal-slw-set-reg-100.rst new file mode 100644 index 0000000..64ecdee --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/opal-api/opal-slw-set-reg-100.rst @@ -0,0 +1,46 @@ +OPAL_SLW_SET_REG +============================== +:: + + int64_t opal_slw_set_reg(uint64_t cpu_pir, uint64_t sprn, uint64_t val) + + +OPAL_SLW_SET_REG is used to inform low-level firmware to restore a +given value of SPR when there is a state loss. The actual set of SPR +that is supported is platform dependent. + + +In Power 8, it uses p8_pore_gen_cpufreq_fixed(), api provided by pore engine, +to inform the spr with their corresponding values with which they +must be restored. + + +In Power 9, it uses p9_stop_save_cpureg(), api provided by self restore code, +to inform the spr with their corresponding values with which they +must be restored. + + +Parameters +---------- + +``uint64_t cpu_pir`` +This parameter specifies the pir of the cpu for which the call is being made. + +``uint64_t sprn`` +This parameter specifies the spr number as mentioned in p9_stop_api.H for +Power9 and p8_pore_table_gen_api.H for Power8. + +``uint64_t val`` +This parameter specifices value with which the spr should be restored. + +Returns +------- + +``OPAL_INTERNAL_ERROR`` +On failure. The actual error code from the platform specific code is logged in the OPAL logs + +``OPAL_UNSUPPORTED`` +In power8 only, if spr restore is not supported by pore engine. + +``OPAL_SUCCESS`` +On success |