[PATCH] doc: Remove obsolete README.440-DDR-performance file

Heinrich Schuchardt xypron.glpk at gmx.de
Thu Oct 21 00:32:13 CEST 2021


On 10/19/21 9:25 AM, Thomas Huth wrote:
> The PPC 440 support has been removed in commit 98f705c9ce
> ("powerpc: remove 4xx support") already, so this file is
> certainly not required anymore.
>
> Signed-off-by: Thomas Huth <thuth at redhat.com>
> Reviewed-by: Stefan Roese <sr at denx.de>
> ---
>   doc/README.440-DDR-performance | 90 ----------------------------------

Shouldn't doc/README.nand-boot-ppc440 be removed too?

Best regards

Heinrich

>   1 file changed, 90 deletions(-)
>   delete mode 100644 doc/README.440-DDR-performance
>
> diff --git a/doc/README.440-DDR-performance b/doc/README.440-DDR-performance
> deleted file mode 100644
> index 66b97bc9b5..0000000000
> --- a/doc/README.440-DDR-performance
> +++ /dev/null
> @@ -1,90 +0,0 @@
> -AMCC suggested to set the PMU bit to 0 for best performace on the
> -PPC440 DDR controller. The 440er common DDR setup files (sdram.c &
> -spd_sdram.c) are changed accordingly. So all 440er boards using
> -these setup routines will automatically receive this performance
> -increase.
> -
> -Please see below some benchmarks done by AMCC to demonstrate this
> -performance changes:
> -
> -
> -----------------------------------------
> -SDRAM0_CFG0[PMU] = 1 (U-Boot default for Bamboo, Yosemite and Yellowstone)
> -----------------------------------------
> -Stream benchmark results
> --------------------------------------------------------------
> -This system uses 8 bytes per DOUBLE PRECISION word.
> --------------------------------------------------------------
> -Array size = 2000000, Offset = 0
> -Total memory required = 45.8 MB.
> -Each test is run 10 times, but only
> -the *best* time for each is used.
> --------------------------------------------------------------
> -Your clock granularity/precision appears to be 1 microseconds.
> -Each test below will take on the order of 112345 microseconds.
> -   (= 112345 clock ticks)
> -Increase the size of the arrays if this shows that you are not getting
> -at least 20 clock ticks per test.
> --------------------------------------------------------------
> -WARNING -- The above is only a rough guideline.
> -For best results, please be sure you know the precision of your system
> -timer.
> --------------------------------------------------------------
> -Function      Rate (MB/s)   RMS time     Min time     Max time
> -Copy:         256.7683       0.1248       0.1246       0.1250
> -Scale:        246.0157       0.1302       0.1301       0.1302
> -Add:          255.0316       0.1883       0.1882       0.1885
> -Triad:        253.1245       0.1897       0.1896       0.1899
> -
> -
> -TTCP Benchmark Results
> -ttcp-t: socket
> -ttcp-t: connect
> -ttcp-t: buflen=8192, nbuf=2048, align=16384/0, port=5000  tcp  ->
> -localhost
> -ttcp-t: 16777216 bytes in 0.28 real seconds = 454.29 Mbit/sec +++
> -ttcp-t: 2048 I/O calls, msec/call = 0.14, calls/sec = 7268.57
> -ttcp-t: 0.0user 0.1sys 0:00real 60% 0i+0d 0maxrss 0+2pf 3+1506csw
> -
> -----------------------------------------
> -SDRAM0_CFG0[PMU] = 0 (Suggested modification)
> -Setting PMU = 0 provides a noticeable performance improvement *2% to
> -5% improvement in memory performance.
> -*Improves the Mbit/sec for TTCP benchmark by almost 76%.
> -----------------------------------------
> -Stream benchmark results
> --------------------------------------------------------------
> -This system uses 8 bytes per DOUBLE PRECISION word.
> --------------------------------------------------------------
> -Array size = 2000000, Offset = 0
> -Total memory required = 45.8 MB.
> -Each test is run 10 times, but only
> -the *best* time for each is used.
> --------------------------------------------------------------
> -Your clock granularity/precision appears to be 1 microseconds.
> -Each test below will take on the order of 120066 microseconds.
> -   (= 120066 clock ticks)
> -Increase the size of the arrays if this shows that you are not getting
> -at least 20 clock ticks per test.
> --------------------------------------------------------------
> -WARNING -- The above is only a rough guideline.
> -For best results, please be sure you know the precision of your system
> -timer.
> --------------------------------------------------------------
> -Function      Rate (MB/s)   RMS time     Min time     Max time
> -Copy:         262.5167       0.1221       0.1219       0.1223
> -Scale:        258.4856       0.1238       0.1238       0.1240
> -Add:          262.5404       0.1829       0.1828       0.1831
> -Triad:        266.8594       0.1800       0.1799       0.1802
> -
> -TTCP Benchmark Results
> -ttcp-t: socket
> -ttcp-t: connect
> -ttcp-t: buflen=8192, nbuf=2048, align=16384/0, port=5000  tcp  ->
> -localhost
> -ttcp-t: 16777216 bytes in 0.16 real seconds = 804.06 Mbit/sec +++
> -ttcp-t: 2048 I/O calls, msec/call = 0.08, calls/sec = 12864.89
> -ttcp-t: 0.0user 0.0sys 0:00real 46% 0i+0d 0maxrss 0+2pf 120+1csw
> -
> -
> -2006-07-28, Stefan Roese <sr at denx.de>
>



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