Re: [PATCH 1/8] gpu: nova-core: convert PMC registers to kernel register macro

From: Alexandre Courbot

Date: Wed Mar 18 2026 - 22:07:44 EST


On Thu Mar 19, 2026 at 10:42 AM JST, Eliot Courtney wrote:
> On Wed Mar 18, 2026 at 5:05 PM JST, Alexandre Courbot wrote:
>> Convert all PMC registers to use the kernel's register macro and update
>> the code accordingly.
>>
>> nova-core's registers have some constant properties (like a 32-bit size
>> and a crate visibility), so introduce the `nv_reg` macro to shorten
>> their declaration.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Alexandre Courbot <acourbot@xxxxxxxxxx>
>> ---
>> drivers/gpu/nova-core/falcon.rs | 7 ++--
>> drivers/gpu/nova-core/gpu.rs | 37 ++++++++++-----------
>> drivers/gpu/nova-core/regs.rs | 73 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----------
>> 3 files changed, 78 insertions(+), 39 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/drivers/gpu/nova-core/falcon.rs b/drivers/gpu/nova-core/falcon.rs
>> index 7097a206ec3c..4721865f59d9 100644
>> --- a/drivers/gpu/nova-core/falcon.rs
>> +++ b/drivers/gpu/nova-core/falcon.rs
>> @@ -13,7 +13,10 @@
>> DmaAddress,
>> DmaMask, //
>> },
>> - io::poll::read_poll_timeout,
>> + io::{
>> + poll::read_poll_timeout, //
>> + Io,
>> + },
>
> nit: // should be on the last import?

It should, thanks.

>
>> prelude::*,
>> sync::aref::ARef,
>> time::Delta,
>> @@ -532,7 +535,7 @@ pub(crate) fn reset(&self, bar: &Bar0) -> Result {
>> self.hal.reset_wait_mem_scrubbing(bar)?;
>>
>> regs::NV_PFALCON_FALCON_RM::default()
>> - .set_value(regs::NV_PMC_BOOT_0::read(bar).into())
>> + .set_value(bar.read(regs::NV_PMC_BOOT_0).into())
>> .write(bar, &E::ID);
>>
>> Ok(())
>> diff --git a/drivers/gpu/nova-core/gpu.rs b/drivers/gpu/nova-core/gpu.rs
>> index 8579d632e717..d81abc7de3d7 100644
>> --- a/drivers/gpu/nova-core/gpu.rs
>> +++ b/drivers/gpu/nova-core/gpu.rs
>> @@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
>> device,
>> devres::Devres,
>> fmt,
>> + io::Io,
>> + num::Bounded,
>> pci,
>> prelude::*,
>> sync::Arc, //
>> @@ -129,24 +131,18 @@ fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
>> }
>>
>> /// Enum representation of the GPU generation.
>> -///
>> -/// TODO: remove the `Default` trait implementation, and the `#[default]`
>> -/// attribute, once the register!() macro (which creates Architecture items) no
>> -/// longer requires it for read-only fields.
>> -#[derive(fmt::Debug, Default, Copy, Clone)]
>> -#[repr(u8)]
>> +#[derive(fmt::Debug, Copy, Clone)]
>> pub(crate) enum Architecture {
>> - #[default]
>> Turing = 0x16,
>> Ampere = 0x17,
>> Ada = 0x19,
>> }
>>
>> -impl TryFrom<u8> for Architecture {
>> +impl TryFrom<Bounded<u32, 6>> for Architecture {
>> type Error = Error;
>>
>> - fn try_from(value: u8) -> Result<Self> {
>> - match value {
>> + fn try_from(value: Bounded<u32, 6>) -> Result<Self> {
>> + match u8::from(value) {
>> 0x16 => Ok(Self::Turing),
>> 0x17 => Ok(Self::Ampere),
>> 0x19 => Ok(Self::Ada),
>> @@ -155,23 +151,26 @@ fn try_from(value: u8) -> Result<Self> {
>> }
>> }
>>
>> -impl From<Architecture> for u8 {
>> +impl From<Architecture> for Bounded<u32, 6> {
>> fn from(value: Architecture) -> Self {
>> - // CAST: `Architecture` is `repr(u8)`, so this cast is always lossless.
>> - value as u8
>> + match value {
>> + Architecture::Turing => Bounded::<u32, 6>::new::<0x16>(),
>> + Architecture::Ampere => Bounded::<u32, 6>::new::<0x17>(),
>> + Architecture::Ada => Bounded::<u32, 6>::new::<0x19>(),
>> + }
>> }
>> }
>>
>> pub(crate) struct Revision {
>> - major: u8,
>> - minor: u8,
>> + major: Bounded<u8, 4>,
>> + minor: Bounded<u8, 4>,
>> }
>>
>> impl From<regs::NV_PMC_BOOT_42> for Revision {
>> fn from(boot0: regs::NV_PMC_BOOT_42) -> Self {
>> Self {
>> - major: boot0.major_revision(),
>> - minor: boot0.minor_revision(),
>> + major: boot0.major_revision().cast(),
>> + minor: boot0.minor_revision().cast(),
>> }
>> }
>> }
>> @@ -208,13 +207,13 @@ fn new(dev: &device::Device, bar: &Bar0) -> Result<Spec> {
>> // from an earlier (pre-Fermi) era, and then using boot42 to precisely identify the GPU.
>> // Somewhere in the Rubin timeframe, boot0 will no longer have space to add new GPU IDs.
>>
>> - let boot0 = regs::NV_PMC_BOOT_0::read(bar);
>> + let boot0 = bar.read(regs::NV_PMC_BOOT_0);
>>
>> if boot0.is_older_than_fermi() {
>> return Err(ENODEV);
>> }
>>
>> - let boot42 = regs::NV_PMC_BOOT_42::read(bar);
>> + let boot42 = bar.read(regs::NV_PMC_BOOT_42);
>> Spec::try_from(boot42).inspect_err(|_| {
>> dev_err!(dev, "Unsupported chipset: {}\n", boot42);
>> })
>> diff --git a/drivers/gpu/nova-core/regs.rs b/drivers/gpu/nova-core/regs.rs
>> index 53f412f0ca32..62c2065e63ef 100644
>> --- a/drivers/gpu/nova-core/regs.rs
>> +++ b/drivers/gpu/nova-core/regs.rs
>> @@ -35,20 +35,64 @@
>> num::FromSafeCast,
>> };
>>
>> +// All nova-core registers are 32-bit and `pub(crate)`. Wrap the `register!` macro to avoid
>> +// repeating this information for every register.
>> +macro_rules! nv_reg {
>> + (
>> + $(
>> + $(#[$attr:meta])* $name:ident $([ $size:expr $(, stride = $stride:expr)? ])?
>> + $(@ $offset:literal)?
>> + $(@ $base:ident + $base_offset:literal)?
>> + $(=> $alias:ident $(+ $alias_offset:ident)? $([$alias_idx:expr])? )?
>> + $(, $comment:literal)? { $($fields:tt)* }
>> + )*
>> + )=> {
>> + $(
>> + ::kernel::io::register!(
>> + @reg $(#[$attr])* pub(crate) $name(u32) $([$size $(, stride = $stride)?])?
>> + $(@ $offset)?
>> + $(@ $base + $base_offset)?
>> + $(=> $alias $(+ $alias_offset)? $([$alias_idx])? )?
>> + $(, $comment)? { $($fields)* }
>> + );
>> + )*
>> + };
>> +}
>> +
>
> Is it really worth introducing this macro to save pub(crate) and (u32)?
> Are we definitely going to always be using pub(crate) and u32?

So far we are. I'm not particularly passionate about it, but I think
it's nice not having to repeat ourselves (and potentially introduce
typos).