[PATCH v5 04/46] x86: mtrr: Add documentation

Simon Glass sjg at chromium.org
Sun Jul 16 05:38:37 CEST 2023


Add documention for the x86 'mtrr' command.

Signed-off-by: Simon Glass <sjg at chromium.org>
Reviewed-by: Bin Meng <bmeng.cn at gmail.com>
Suggested-by: Heinrich Schuchardt <xypron.glpk at gmx.de>
---

Changes in v5:
- Fix 'abrievated' typo
- Drop extra space in penultimate example

Changes in v2:
- Add new patch with docs for mtrr command

 doc/usage/cmd/mtrr.rst | 151 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 doc/usage/index.rst    |   1 +
 2 files changed, 152 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 doc/usage/cmd/mtrr.rst

diff --git a/doc/usage/cmd/mtrr.rst b/doc/usage/cmd/mtrr.rst
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..531153bb3e23
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/usage/cmd/mtrr.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,151 @@
+.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+:
+
+mtrr command
+============
+
+Synopis
+-------
+
+    mtrr [list]
+    mtrr set <reg> <type> <start> <size>
+    mtrr disable <reg>
+    mtrr enable
+
+
+Description
+-----------
+
+The *mtrr* command is used to dump the Memory Type Range Registers (MTRRs) on
+an x86 machine. These register control cache behaviour in selected memory
+ranges.
+
+Note that the number of registers can vary between CPUs.
+
+
+mtrr [list]
+~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+List the MTRRs. The table shows the following information:
+
+Reg
+    Register number (the first is register 0)
+
+Valid
+    Shows Y if the register is valid (has bit 11 set), N if not
+
+Write-type
+    Shows the behaviour when writing to the memory region. The types are
+    abbreviated to fit a reasonable line length. Valid types shown below.
+
+    ======  ==============  ====================================================
+    Value   Type            Meaning
+    ======  ==============  ====================================================
+    0       Uncacheable     Skip cache and write directly to memory
+    1       Combine         Multiple writes can be combined into one transaction
+    4       Through         Update cache and also write to memory
+    5       Protect         Writes are prohibited
+    6       Back            Update cache but don't write to memory
+    ======  ==============  ====================================================
+
+Base
+    Base memory address from which the register controls behaviour
+
+Mask
+    Mask value, which also indicates the size
+
+Size
+    Length of memory region within which the register controls behaviour
+
+
+mtrr set
+~~~~~~~~
+
+This sets the value of a particular MTRR. Parameters are:
+
+reg
+    Register number to set, with 0 being the first
+
+type
+    Access type to set. See Write-type above for valid types. This uses the name
+    rather than its numeric value.
+
+start
+    Base memory address from which the register should control behaviour
+
+size
+    Length of memory region within which the register controls behaviour
+
+
+mtrr disable
+~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+This disables a particular register, by clearing its `valid` bit (11).
+
+
+mtrr enable
+~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+This enables a particular register, by setting its `valid` bit (11).
+
+
+Example
+-------
+
+This shows disabling and enabling an MTRR, as well as setting its type::
+
+    => mtrr
+    CPU 0:
+    Reg Valid Write-type   Base   ||        Mask   ||        Size   ||
+    0   Y     Back         0000000000000000 0000000f80000000 0000000080000000
+    1   Y     Back         0000000080000000 0000000fe0000000 0000000020000000
+    2   Y     Back         00000000a0000000 0000000ff0000000 0000000010000000
+    3   Y     Uncacheable  00000000ad000000 0000000fff000000 0000000001000000
+    4   Y     Uncacheable  00000000ae000000 0000000ffe000000 0000000002000000
+    5   Y     Combine      00000000d0000000 0000000ff0000000 0000000010000000
+    6   N     Uncacheable  0000000000000000 0000000000000000 0000001000000000
+    7   N     Uncacheable  0000000000000000 0000000000000000 0000001000000000
+    8   N     Uncacheable  0000000000000000 0000000000000000 0000001000000000
+    9   N     Uncacheable  0000000000000000 0000000000000000 0000001000000000
+    => mtrr d 5
+    => mtrr
+    CPU 0:
+    Reg Valid Write-type   Base   ||        Mask   ||        Size   ||
+    0   Y     Back         0000000000000000 0000000f80000000 0000000080000000
+    1   Y     Back         0000000080000000 0000000fe0000000 0000000020000000
+    2   Y     Back         00000000a0000000 0000000ff0000000 0000000010000000
+    3   Y     Uncacheable  00000000ad000000 0000000fff000000 0000000001000000
+    4   Y     Uncacheable  00000000ae000000 0000000ffe000000 0000000002000000
+    5   N     Combine      00000000d0000000 0000000ff0000000 0000000010000000
+    6   N     Uncacheable  0000000000000000 0000000000000000 0000001000000000
+    7   N     Uncacheable  0000000000000000 0000000000000000 0000001000000000
+    8   N     Uncacheable  0000000000000000 0000000000000000 0000001000000000
+    9   N     Uncacheable  0000000000000000 0000000000000000 0000001000000000
+    => mtrr e 5
+    => mtrr
+    CPU 0:
+    Reg Valid Write-type   Base   ||        Mask   ||        Size   ||
+    0   Y     Back         0000000000000000 0000000f80000000 0000000080000000
+    1   Y     Back         0000000080000000 0000000fe0000000 0000000020000000
+    2   Y     Back         00000000a0000000 0000000ff0000000 0000000010000000
+    3   Y     Uncacheable  00000000ad000000 0000000fff000000 0000000001000000
+    4   Y     Uncacheable  00000000ae000000 0000000ffe000000 0000000002000000
+    5   Y     Combine      00000000d0000000 0000000ff0000000 0000000010000000
+    6   N     Uncacheable  0000000000000000 0000000000000000 0000001000000000
+    7   N     Uncacheable  0000000000000000 0000000000000000 0000001000000000
+    8   N     Uncacheable  0000000000000000 0000000000000000 0000001000000000
+    9   N     Uncacheable  0000000000000000 0000000000000000 0000001000000000
+    => mtrr set 5 Uncacheable d0000000 10000000
+    => mtrr
+    CPU 0:
+    Reg Valid Write-type   Base   ||        Mask   ||        Size   ||
+    0   Y     Back         0000000000000000 0000000f80000000 0000000080000000
+    1   Y     Back         0000000080000000 0000000fe0000000 0000000020000000
+    2   Y     Back         00000000a0000000 0000000ff0000000 0000000010000000
+    3   Y     Uncacheable  00000000ad000000 0000000fff000000 0000000001000000
+    4   Y     Uncacheable  00000000ae000000 0000000ffe000000 0000000002000000
+    5   Y     Uncacheable  00000000d0000000 0000000ff0000000 0000000010000000
+    6   N     Uncacheable  0000000000000000 0000000000000000 0000001000000000
+    7   N     Uncacheable  0000000000000000 0000000000000000 0000001000000000
+    8   N     Uncacheable  0000000000000000 0000000000000000 0000001000000000
+    9   N     Uncacheable  0000000000000000 0000000000000000 0000001000000000
+    =>
diff --git a/doc/usage/index.rst b/doc/usage/index.rst
index f2ffd2787aa8..072db53614c5 100644
--- a/doc/usage/index.rst
+++ b/doc/usage/index.rst
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ Shell commands
    cmd/md
    cmd/mmc
    cmd/mtest
+   cmd/mtrr
    cmd/panic
    cmd/part
    cmd/pause
-- 
2.41.0.455.g037347b96a-goog



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