[PATCH v2 0/7] Documentation for nova-core

Joel Fernandes
2025-05-03T04:08:24Z

Hello,

Please find attached initial documentation for nova-core mainly about the vbios
and boot process. It helps build an understanding of the boot code. All the
information is derived from publicly available code and sources.

This series is based on Alex's v2 patches + nova-next:
https://lore.kernel.org/all/20250501-nova-frts-v2-0-b4a137175337 at nvidia.com/

Previous posting:
https://lore.kernel.org/all/20250423225405.139613-1-joelagnelf at nvidia.com/

Joel Fernandes (7):
  nova-core: doc: Add code comments related to devinit
  nova-core: doc: Clarify sysmembar operations
  nova-core: docs: Document vbios layout
  nova-core: docs: Document fwsec operation and layout
  docs: nova-core: Document devinit process
  docs: nova-core: Document basics of the Falcon
  gpu: nova-core: Clarify falcon code

 Documentation/gpu/nova/core/devinit.rst |  59 ++++++++
 Documentation/gpu/nova/core/falcon.rst  | 156 ++++++++++++++++++++
 Documentation/gpu/nova/core/fwsec.rst   | 180 ++++++++++++++++++++++++
 Documentation/gpu/nova/core/vbios.rst   | 177 +++++++++++++++++++++++
 Documentation/gpu/nova/index.rst        |   4 +
 drivers/gpu/nova-core/devinit.rs        |  36 ++++-
 drivers/gpu/nova-core/falcon.rs         |  25 +++-
 drivers/gpu/nova-core/gpu.rs            |  12 +-
 drivers/gpu/nova-core/regs.rs           |  18 ++-
 9 files changed, 652 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 Documentation/gpu/nova/core/devinit.rst
 create mode 100644 Documentation/gpu/nova/core/falcon.rst
 create mode 100644 Documentation/gpu/nova/core/fwsec.rst
 create mode 100644 Documentation/gpu/nova/core/vbios.rst

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