| Message ID | 20191010202418.25098-20-rrichter@marvell.com (mailing list archive) |
|---|---|
| State | New, archived |
| Headers | show |
| Series | EDAC: Rework edac_mc and ghes drivers | expand |
Em Thu, 10 Oct 2019 20:25:42 +0000 Robert Richter <rrichter@marvell.com> escreveu: > Update on CPER DIMM naming convention and DIMM ranks. > > Signed-off-by: Robert Richter <rrichter@marvell.com> Reviewed-by: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab+samsung@kernel.org> > --- > Documentation/admin-guide/ras.rst | 31 +++++++++++++++++++------------ > 1 file changed, 19 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-) > > diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/ras.rst b/Documentation/admin-guide/ras.rst > index 2b20f5f7380d..26e02a59f0f4 100644 > --- a/Documentation/admin-guide/ras.rst > +++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/ras.rst > @@ -330,9 +330,12 @@ There can be multiple csrows and multiple channels. > > .. [#f4] Nowadays, the term DIMM (Dual In-line Memory Module) is widely > used to refer to a memory module, although there are other memory > - packaging alternatives, like SO-DIMM, SIMM, etc. Along this document, > - and inside the EDAC system, the term "dimm" is used for all memory > - modules, even when they use a different kind of packaging. > + packaging alternatives, like SO-DIMM, SIMM, etc. The UEFI > + specification (Version 2.7) defines a memory module in the Common > + Platform Error Record (CPER) section to be an SMBIOS Memory Device > + (Type 17). Along this document, and inside the EDAC system, the term > + "dimm" is used for all memory modules, even when they use a > + different kind of packaging. > > Memory controllers allow for several csrows, with 8 csrows being a > typical value. Yet, the actual number of csrows depends on the layout of > @@ -349,12 +352,14 @@ controllers. The following example will assume 2 channels: > | | ``ch0`` | ``ch1`` | > +============+===========+===========+ > | ``csrow0`` | DIMM_A0 | DIMM_B0 | > - +------------+ | | > - | ``csrow1`` | | | > + | | rank0 | rank0 | > + +------------+ - | - | > + | ``csrow1`` | rank1 | rank1 | > +------------+-----------+-----------+ > | ``csrow2`` | DIMM_A1 | DIMM_B1 | > - +------------+ | | > - | ``csrow3`` | | | > + | | rank0 | rank0 | > + +------------+ - | - | > + | ``csrow3`` | rank1 | rank1 | > +------------+-----------+-----------+ > > In the above example, there are 4 physical slots on the motherboard > @@ -374,11 +379,13 @@ which the memory DIMM is placed. Thus, when 1 DIMM is placed in each > Channel, the csrows cross both DIMMs. > > Memory DIMMs come single or dual "ranked". A rank is a populated csrow. > -Thus, 2 single ranked DIMMs, placed in slots DIMM_A0 and DIMM_B0 above > -will have just one csrow (csrow0). csrow1 will be empty. On the other > -hand, when 2 dual ranked DIMMs are similarly placed, then both csrow0 > -and csrow1 will be populated. The pattern repeats itself for csrow2 and > -csrow3. > +In the example above 2 dual ranked DIMMs are similarly placed. Thus, > +both csrow0 and csrow1 are populated. On the other hand, when 2 single > +ranked DIMMs are placed in slots DIMM_A0 and DIMM_B0, then they will > +have just one csrow (csrow0) and csrow1 will be empty. The pattern > +repeats itself for csrow2 and csrow3. Also note that some memory > +controller doesn't have any logic to identify the memory module, see > +``rankX`` directories below. > > The representation of the above is reflected in the directory > tree in EDAC's sysfs interface. Starting in directory Thanks, Mauro
diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/ras.rst b/Documentation/admin-guide/ras.rst index 2b20f5f7380d..26e02a59f0f4 100644 --- a/Documentation/admin-guide/ras.rst +++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/ras.rst @@ -330,9 +330,12 @@ There can be multiple csrows and multiple channels. .. [#f4] Nowadays, the term DIMM (Dual In-line Memory Module) is widely used to refer to a memory module, although there are other memory - packaging alternatives, like SO-DIMM, SIMM, etc. Along this document, - and inside the EDAC system, the term "dimm" is used for all memory - modules, even when they use a different kind of packaging. + packaging alternatives, like SO-DIMM, SIMM, etc. The UEFI + specification (Version 2.7) defines a memory module in the Common + Platform Error Record (CPER) section to be an SMBIOS Memory Device + (Type 17). Along this document, and inside the EDAC system, the term + "dimm" is used for all memory modules, even when they use a + different kind of packaging. Memory controllers allow for several csrows, with 8 csrows being a typical value. Yet, the actual number of csrows depends on the layout of @@ -349,12 +352,14 @@ controllers. The following example will assume 2 channels: | | ``ch0`` | ``ch1`` | +============+===========+===========+ | ``csrow0`` | DIMM_A0 | DIMM_B0 | - +------------+ | | - | ``csrow1`` | | | + | | rank0 | rank0 | + +------------+ - | - | + | ``csrow1`` | rank1 | rank1 | +------------+-----------+-----------+ | ``csrow2`` | DIMM_A1 | DIMM_B1 | - +------------+ | | - | ``csrow3`` | | | + | | rank0 | rank0 | + +------------+ - | - | + | ``csrow3`` | rank1 | rank1 | +------------+-----------+-----------+ In the above example, there are 4 physical slots on the motherboard @@ -374,11 +379,13 @@ which the memory DIMM is placed. Thus, when 1 DIMM is placed in each Channel, the csrows cross both DIMMs. Memory DIMMs come single or dual "ranked". A rank is a populated csrow. -Thus, 2 single ranked DIMMs, placed in slots DIMM_A0 and DIMM_B0 above -will have just one csrow (csrow0). csrow1 will be empty. On the other -hand, when 2 dual ranked DIMMs are similarly placed, then both csrow0 -and csrow1 will be populated. The pattern repeats itself for csrow2 and -csrow3. +In the example above 2 dual ranked DIMMs are similarly placed. Thus, +both csrow0 and csrow1 are populated. On the other hand, when 2 single +ranked DIMMs are placed in slots DIMM_A0 and DIMM_B0, then they will +have just one csrow (csrow0) and csrow1 will be empty. The pattern +repeats itself for csrow2 and csrow3. Also note that some memory +controller doesn't have any logic to identify the memory module, see +``rankX`` directories below. The representation of the above is reflected in the directory tree in EDAC's sysfs interface. Starting in directory
Update on CPER DIMM naming convention and DIMM ranks. Signed-off-by: Robert Richter <rrichter@marvell.com> --- Documentation/admin-guide/ras.rst | 31 +++++++++++++++++++------------ 1 file changed, 19 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)