[linux-nvidia-6.17]: Backport ARM Live Firmware Activation (LFA) Support

Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-devices-system-cpu

@@ -327,6 +327,52 @@ Description:	Energy performance preference
 
 		This file is only present if the cppc-cpufreq driver is in use.
 
+What:		/sys/devices/system/cpu/cpuX/cpufreq/min_perf
+Date:		December 2025
+Contact:	linux-pm@vger.kernel.org
+Description:	Minimum Performance Frequency
+
+		Read/write a frequency value in kHz from/to this file. This
+		file conveys the minimum performance level (as frequency) at
+		which the platform may run. The frequency value is internally
+		converted to a performance value and must correspond to a
+		performance level in the range [Lowest Performance, Highest
+		Performance], inclusive. The minimum must be less than or equal
+		to the maximum performance. The performance range can be checked
+		from nodes:
+			/sys/devices/system/cpu/cpuX/acpi_cppc/highest_perf
+			/sys/devices/system/cpu/cpuX/acpi_cppc/lowest_perf
+
+		This file is only present if the cppc-cpufreq driver is in use.
+
+What:		/sys/devices/system/cpu/cpuX/cpufreq/max_perf
+Date:		December 2025
+Contact:	linux-pm@vger.kernel.org
+Description:	Maximum Performance Frequency
+
+		Read/write a frequency value in kHz from/to this file. This
+		file conveys the maximum performance level (as frequency) at
+		which the platform may run. The frequency value is internally
+		converted to a performance value and must correspond to a
+		performance level in the range [Lowest Performance, Highest
+		Performance], inclusive. The performance range can be checked
+		from nodes:
+			/sys/devices/system/cpu/cpuX/acpi_cppc/highest_perf
+			/sys/devices/system/cpu/cpuX/acpi_cppc/lowest_perf
+
+		This file is only present if the cppc-cpufreq driver is in use.
+
+What:		/sys/devices/system/cpu/cpuX/cpufreq/perf_limited
+Date:		December 2025
+Contact:	linux-pm@vger.kernel.org
+Description:	Performance Limited
+
+		Read/write a 32 bits value from/to this file. This file indicates
+		to OSPM that an unpredictable event has limited processor
+		performance, and the delivered performance may be less than
+		desired/minimum performance.
+
+		This file is only present if the cppc-cpufreq driver is in use.
 
 What:		/sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu*/cache/index3/cache_disable_{0,1}
 Date:		August 2008

Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt

@@ -911,6 +911,18 @@
 			Format:
 			<first_slot>,<last_slot>,<port>,<enum_bit>[,<debug>]
 
+	cppc_cpufreq.auto_sel_mode=
+			[CPU_FREQ] Enable ACPI CPPC autonomous performance selection.
+			When enabled, hardware automatically adjusts CPU frequency
+			on all CPUs based on workload demands. In Autonomous mode,
+			Energy Performance Preference(EPP) hints guide hardware
+			toward performance(0x0) or energy efficiency (0xff).
+			Requires ACPI CPPC autonomous selection register support.
+			Format: <bool>
+			Default: 0 (disabled)
+			0: use cpufreq governors
+			1: enable if supoorted by hardware
+
 	cpuidle.off=1	[CPU_IDLE]
 			disable the cpuidle sub-system
 
@@ -6161,7 +6173,7 @@
 	rdt=		[HW,X86,RDT]
 			Turn on/off individual RDT features. List is:
 			cmt, mbmtotal, mbmlocal, l3cat, l3cdp, l2cat, l2cdp,
-			mba, smba, bmec.
+			mba, smba, bmec, abmc.
 			E.g. to turn on cmt and turn off mba use:
 				rdt=cmt,!mba
 

Documentation/arch/arm64/silicon-errata.rst

@@ -211,6 +211,9 @@ stable kernels.
 | ARM            | GIC-700         | #2941627        | ARM64_ERRATUM_2941627       |
 +----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------------------+
 +----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------------------+
+| ARM            | CMN-650         | #3642720        | N/A                         |
++----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------------------+
++----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------------------+
 | Broadcom       | Brahma-B53      | N/A             | ARM64_ERRATUM_845719        |
 +----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------------------+
 | Broadcom       | Brahma-B53      | N/A             | ARM64_ERRATUM_843419        |
@@ -244,6 +247,12 @@ stable kernels.
 +----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------------------+
 | NVIDIA         | T241 GICv3/4.x  | T241-FABRIC-4   | N/A                         |
 +----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------------------+
+| NVIDIA         | T241 MPAM       | T241-MPAM-1     | N/A                         |
++----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------------------+
+| NVIDIA         | T241 MPAM       | T241-MPAM-4     | N/A                         |
++----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------------------+
+| NVIDIA         | T241 MPAM       | T241-MPAM-6     | N/A                         |
++----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------------------+
 +----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------------------+
 | Freescale/NXP  | LS2080A/LS1043A | A-008585        | FSL_ERRATUM_A008585         |
 +----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------------------+

Documentation/devicetree/bindings/arm/arm,mpam-msc.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,199 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only OR BSD-2-Clause
+%YAML 1.2
+---
+$id: http://devicetree.org/schemas/arm/arm,mpam-msc.yaml#
+$schema: http://devicetree.org/meta-schemas/core.yaml#
+
+title: Arm Memory System Resource Partitioning and Monitoring (MPAM)
+
+description: |
+  The Arm MPAM specification can be found here:
+
+  https://developer.arm.com/documentation/ddi0598/latest
+
+maintainers:
+  - Rob Herring <robh@kernel.org>
+
+properties:
+  compatible:
+    items:
+      - const: arm,mpam-msc                   # Further details are discoverable
+      - const: arm,mpam-memory-controller-msc
+
+  reg:
+    maxItems: 1
+    description: A memory region containing registers as defined in the MPAM
+      specification.
+
+  interrupts:
+    minItems: 1
+    items:
+      - description: error (optional)
+      - description: overflow (optional, only for monitoring)
+
+  interrupt-names:
+    oneOf:
+      - items:
+          - enum: [ error, overflow ]
+      - items:
+          - const: error
+          - const: overflow
+
+  arm,not-ready-us:
+    description: The maximum time in microseconds for monitoring data to be
+      accurate after a settings change. For more information, see the
+      Not-Ready (NRDY) bit description in the MPAM specification.
+
+  numa-node-id: true # see NUMA binding
+
+  '#address-cells':
+    const: 1
+
+  '#size-cells':
+    const: 0
+
+patternProperties:
+  '^ris@[0-9a-f]+$':
+    type: object
+    additionalProperties: false
+    description:
+      RIS nodes for each resource instance in an MSC. These nodes are required
+      for each resource instance implementing known MPAM controls
+
+    properties:
+      compatible:
+        enum:
+          - arm,mpam-cache
+          # Memory bandwidth
+          - arm,mpam-memory
+
+      reg:
+        minimum: 0
+        maximum: 0xf
+
+      cpus:
+        description:
+          Phandle(s) to the CPU node(s) this RIS belongs to. By default, the parent
+          device's affinity is used.
+
+      arm,mpam-device:
+        $ref: /schemas/types.yaml#/definitions/phandle
+        description:
+          By default, the MPAM enabled device associated with a RIS is the MSC's
+          parent node. It is possible for each RIS to be associated with different
+          devices in which case 'arm,mpam-device' should be used.
+
+    required:
+      - compatible
+      - reg
+
+required:
+  - compatible
+  - reg
+
+dependencies:
+  interrupts: [ interrupt-names ]
+
+additionalProperties: false
+
+examples:
+  - |
+    L3: cache-controller@30000000 {
+        compatible = "arm,dsu-l3-cache", "cache";
+        cache-level = <3>;
+        cache-unified;
+
+        ranges = <0x0 0x30000000 0x800000>;
+        #address-cells = <1>;
+        #size-cells = <1>;
+
+        msc@10000 {
+            compatible = "arm,mpam-msc";
+
+            reg = <0x10000 0x2000>;
+            interrupts = <1>, <2>;
+            interrupt-names = "error", "overflow";
+            arm,not-ready-us = <1>;
+            /* CPU affinity implied by parent cache node  */
+        };
+    };
+
+    mem: memory-controller@20000 {
+        compatible = "foo,a-memory-controller";
+        reg = <0x20000 0x1000>;
+
+        #address-cells = <1>;
+        #size-cells = <1>;
+        ranges;
+
+        msc@21000 {
+            compatible = "arm,mpam-memory-controller-msc", "arm,mpam-msc";
+            reg = <0x21000 0x1000>;
+            interrupts = <3>;
+            interrupt-names = "error";
+            arm,not-ready-us = <1>;
+            numa-node-id = <1>;
+        };
+    };
+
+    iommu@40000 {
+        reg = <0x40000 0x1000>;
+
+        ranges;
+        #address-cells = <1>;
+        #size-cells = <1>;
+
+        msc@41000 {
+            compatible = "arm,mpam-msc";
+            reg = <0 0x1000>;
+            interrupts = <5>, <6>;
+            interrupt-names = "error", "overflow";
+            arm,not-ready-us = <1>;
+
+            #address-cells = <1>;
+            #size-cells = <0>;
+
+            ris@2 {
+                compatible = "arm,mpam-cache";
+                reg = <0>;
+                // TODO: How to map to device(s)?
+            };
+        };
+    };
+
+    msc@80000 {
+        compatible = "foo,a-standalone-msc";
+        reg = <0x80000 0x1000>;
+
+        clocks = <&clks 123>;
+
+        ranges;
+        #address-cells = <1>;
+        #size-cells = <1>;
+
+        msc@10000 {
+            compatible = "arm,mpam-msc";
+
+            reg = <0x10000 0x2000>;
+            interrupts = <7>;
+            interrupt-names = "overflow";
+            arm,not-ready-us = <1>;
+
+            #address-cells = <1>;
+            #size-cells = <0>;
+
+            ris@0 {
+                compatible = "arm,mpam-cache";
+                reg = <0>;
+                arm,mpam-device = <&L2_0>;
+            };
+
+            ris@1 {
+                compatible = "arm,mpam-memory";
+                reg = <1>;
+                arm,mpam-device = <&mem>;
+            };
+        };
+    };
+
+...