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

From: Alexandre Courbot

Date: Thu Mar 19 2026 - 10:44:44 EST


On Wed Mar 18, 2026 at 10:28 PM JST, Gary Guo wrote:
> On Wed Mar 18, 2026 at 8:05 AM GMT, 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,
>> + },
>> 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>(),
>
> Yikes.. this looks ugly.

Very ugly. This should be replaced by the `TryFrom` and `Into` derive
macros soon enough though (adding Jesung for visibility).

Another temporary solution would be to use `Bounded::from_expr` - in
this case we can turn this into a single statement. But since it is not
strictly a case where we cannot do without it, I preferred to eschew it.

>
>> + }
>> }
>> }
>>
>> 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)* }
>> + );
>> + )*
>> + };
>> +}
>> +
>> // PMC
>>
>> -register!(NV_PMC_BOOT_0 @ 0x00000000, "Basic revision information about the GPU" {
>> - 3:0 minor_revision as u8, "Minor revision of the chip";
>> - 7:4 major_revision as u8, "Major revision of the chip";
>> - 8:8 architecture_1 as u8, "MSB of the architecture";
>> - 23:20 implementation as u8, "Implementation version of the architecture";
>> - 28:24 architecture_0 as u8, "Lower bits of the architecture";
>> -});
>> +nv_reg! {
>> + /// Basic revision information about the GPU.
>> + NV_PMC_BOOT_0 @ 0x00000000 {
>> + /// Minor revision of the chip.
>> + 3:0 minor_revision;
>> + /// Major revision of the chip.
>> + 7:4 major_revision;
>> + /// MSB of the architecture.
>> + 8:8 architecture_1;
>> + /// Implementation version of the architecture.
>> + 23:20 implementation;
>> + /// Lower bits of the architecture.
>> + 28:24 architecture_0;
>> + }
>> +
>> + /// Extended architecture information.
>> + NV_PMC_BOOT_42 @ 0x00000a00 {
>> + /// Minor revision of the chip.
>> + 15:12 minor_revision;
>> + /// Major revision of the chip.
>> + 19:16 major_revision;
>> + /// Implementation version of the architecture.
>> + 23:20 implementation;
>> + /// Architecture value.
>> + 29:24 architecture ?=> Architecture;
>> + }
>> +}
>>
>> impl NV_PMC_BOOT_0 {
>> pub(crate) fn is_older_than_fermi(self) -> bool {
>> // From https://github.com/NVIDIA/open-gpu-doc/tree/master/manuals :
>> - const NV_PMC_BOOT_0_ARCHITECTURE_GF100: u8 = 0xc;
>> + const NV_PMC_BOOT_0_ARCHITECTURE_GF100: u32 = 0xc;
>>
>> // Older chips left arch1 zeroed out. That, combined with an arch0 value that is less than
>> // GF100, means "older than Fermi".
>> @@ -56,13 +100,6 @@ pub(crate) fn is_older_than_fermi(self) -> bool {
>> }
>> }
>>
>> -register!(NV_PMC_BOOT_42 @ 0x00000a00, "Extended architecture information" {
>> - 15:12 minor_revision as u8, "Minor revision of the chip";
>> - 19:16 major_revision as u8, "Major revision of the chip";
>> - 23:20 implementation as u8, "Implementation version of the architecture";
>> - 29:24 architecture as u8 ?=> Architecture, "Architecture value";
>> -});
>> -
>> impl NV_PMC_BOOT_42 {
>> /// Combines `architecture` and `implementation` to obtain a code unique to the chipset.
>> pub(crate) fn chipset(self) -> Result<Chipset> {
>> @@ -76,8 +113,8 @@ pub(crate) fn chipset(self) -> Result<Chipset> {
>>
>> /// Returns the raw architecture value from the register.
>> fn architecture_raw(self) -> u8 {
>> - ((self.0 >> Self::ARCHITECTURE_RANGE.start()) & ((1 << Self::ARCHITECTURE_RANGE.len()) - 1))
>> - as u8
>> + ((self.inner >> Self::ARCHITECTURE_RANGE.start())
>
> This should be using `self.into_raw()` rather than accessing the `inner` field
> directly (which should be considered impl detail of the macro).

Indeed - done.