[PATCH v4 5/9] drm/xe/xe_survivability: Add support for Runtime survivability mode

Umesh Nerlige Ramappa umesh.nerlige.ramappa at intel.com
Thu Jul 10 17:12:55 UTC 2025


On Thu, Jul 10, 2025 at 11:29:44AM +0530, Riana Tauro wrote:
>Hi Umesh
>
>On 7/10/2025 5:14 AM, Umesh Nerlige Ramappa wrote:
>>On Wed, Jul 09, 2025 at 04:50:17PM +0530, Riana Tauro wrote:
>>>Certain runtime firmware errors can cause the device to be in a unusable
>>>state requiring a firmware flash to restore normal operation.
>>>Runtime Survivability Mode indicates firmware flash is necessary by
>>>wedging the device and exposing survivability mode sysfs.
>>>
>>>The below sysfs is an indication that device is in survivability mode
>>>
>>>/sys/bus/pci/devices/<device>/survivability_mode
>>>
>>>Signed-off-by: Riana Tauro <riana.tauro at intel.com>
>>>---
>>>drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_survivability_mode.c    | 42 ++++++++++++++++++-
>>>drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_survivability_mode.h    |  1 +
>>>.../gpu/drm/xe/xe_survivability_mode_types.h  |  1 +
>>>3 files changed, 43 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>>>
>>>diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_survivability_mode.c 
>>>b/drivers/gpu/ drm/xe/xe_survivability_mode.c
>>>index fefb027b1c84..ca1cfa13525a 100644
>>>--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_survivability_mode.c
>>>+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_survivability_mode.c
>>>@@ -137,7 +137,8 @@ static ssize_t survivability_mode_show(struct 
>>>device *dev,
>>>    struct xe_survivability_info *info = survivability->info;
>>>    int index = 0, count = 0;
>>>
>>>-    count += sysfs_emit_at(buff, count, "Survivability mode type: 
>>>Boot\n");
>>>+    count += sysfs_emit_at(buff, count, "Survivability mode type: %s\n",
>>>+                   survivability->type ? "Runtime" : "Boot");
>>>
>>>    if (!check_boot_failure(xe))
>>>        return count;
>>>@@ -288,6 +289,45 @@ bool 
>>>xe_survivability_mode_is_requested(struct xe_device *xe)
>>>    return check_boot_failure(xe);
>>>}
>>>
>>>+/**
>>>+ * xe_survivability_mode_runtime_enable - Initialize and enable 
>>>runtime survivability mode
>>>+ * @xe: xe device instance
>>>+ *
>>>+ * Initialize survivability information and enable runtime 
>>>survivability mode.
>>>+ * Runtime survivability mode is enabled when certain errors 
>>>cause the device to be
>>>+ * in non-recoverable state. The device is declared wedged with 
>>>the appropriate
>>>+ * recovery method and survivability mode sysfs exposed to userspace
>>>+ *
>>>+ * Return: 0 if runtime survivability mode is enabled or not 
>>>requested, negative error
>>
>>is the "not requested" still applicable here?
>
>Copied it from boot survivability. Not applicable, will remove this
>
>>
>>
>>>+ * code otherwise.
>>>+ */
>>>+int xe_survivability_mode_runtime_enable(struct xe_device *xe)
>>>+{
>>>+    struct xe_survivability *survivability = &xe->survivability;
>>>+    struct pci_dev *pdev = to_pci_dev(xe->drm.dev);
>>>+    int ret;
>>>+
>>>+    if (!IS_DGFX(xe) || IS_SRIOV_VF(xe) || xe->info.platform < 
>>>XE_BATTLEMAGE) {
>>
>>Do you think this condition can be better handled with a 
>>has_runtime_survivability for platforms that support it?
>
>Was used once so added it here. Can be split out to a different function

Oh, not a different function. I mean a has_* property. More like entries 
defined in xe_pci_types.h under struct xe_graphics_desc.

Regards,
Umesh

>>
>>>+        dev_err(&pdev->dev, "Runtime Survivability Mode not 
>>>supported\n");
>>>+        return -EINVAL;
>>>+    }
>>>+
>>>+    ret = init_survivability_mode(xe);
>>>+    if (ret)
>>>+        return ret;
>>>+
>>>+    ret = create_survivability_sysfs(pdev);
>>>+    if (ret)
>>>+        dev_err(&pdev->dev, "Failed to create survivability mode 
>>>sysfs\n");
>>
>>You do not return ret in the above if condition. Is that intenational?
>
>yeah this is intentional. The device has to be wedged since it is not 
>usable on such errors even without the sysfs.
>
>Thanks
>Riana
>
>>
>>Regards,
>>Umesh
>>
>>>+
>>>+    survivability->type = XE_SURVIVABILITY_TYPE_RUNTIME;
>>>+    xe_device_set_wedged_method(xe, DRM_WEDGE_RECOVERY_VENDOR);
>>>+    xe_device_declare_wedged(xe);
>>>+
>>>+    dev_err(&pdev->dev, "Runtime Survivability mode enabled\n");
>>>+    return 0;
>>>+}
>>>+
>>>/**
>>> * xe_survivability_mode_boot_enable - Initialize and enable boot 
>>>survivability mode
>>> * @xe: xe device instance
>>>diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_survivability_mode.h 
>>>b/drivers/gpu/ drm/xe/xe_survivability_mode.h
>>>index f6ee283ea5e8..1cc94226aa82 100644
>>>--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_survivability_mode.h
>>>+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_survivability_mode.h
>>>@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
>>>struct xe_device;
>>>
>>>int xe_survivability_mode_boot_enable(struct xe_device *xe);
>>>+int xe_survivability_mode_runtime_enable(struct xe_device *xe);
>>>bool xe_survivability_mode_is_boot_enabled(struct xe_device *xe);
>>>bool xe_survivability_mode_is_requested(struct xe_device *xe);
>>>
>>>diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_survivability_mode_types.h b/ 
>>>drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_survivability_mode_types.h
>>>index 5dce393498da..cd65a5d167c9 100644
>>>--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_survivability_mode_types.h
>>>+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_survivability_mode_types.h
>>>@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
>>>
>>>enum xe_survivability_type {
>>>    XE_SURVIVABILITY_TYPE_BOOT,
>>>+    XE_SURVIVABILITY_TYPE_RUNTIME,
>>>};
>>>
>>>struct xe_survivability_info {
>>>-- 
>>>2.47.1
>>>
>
>


More information about the Intel-xe mailing list