Re: [PATCH 3/9] drm/xe: Add a new debug focused configfs group

On Mon, Aug 03, 2026 at 02:34:15PM -0400, Summers, Stuart wrote:
> On Fri, 2026-07-24 at 20:25 +0000, Stuart Summers wrote:
> > Add the skeleton code for a new debug specific configfs group.
> > Just add the structure for now. Actual debug content will be
> > added in a subsequent patch.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Stuart Summers <[email protected]>
> > Assisted-by: Copilot:claude-sonnet-4.6,claude-opus-4.7
> > ---
> >  drivers/gpu/drm/xe/Makefile            |  2 ++
> >  drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_configfs.c       |  5 +++++
> >  drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_configfs_debug.c | 14 ++++++++++++++
> >  drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_configfs_debug.h | 13 +++++++++++++
> >  drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_configfs_types.h |  3 +++
> >  5 files changed, 37 insertions(+)
> >  create mode 100644 drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_configfs_debug.c
> >  create mode 100644 drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_configfs_debug.h
> > 
> > diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/Makefile
> > b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/Makefile
> > index 67ada1d6c2fb..5765751781ae 100644
> > --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/Makefile
> > +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/Makefile
> > @@ -162,6 +162,8 @@ xe-$(CONFIG_HWMON) += xe_hwmon.o
> >  
> >  xe-$(CONFIG_PERF_EVENTS) += xe_pmu.o
> >  xe-$(CONFIG_CONFIGFS_FS) += xe_configfs.o
> > +xe_debug_configfs_obj-$(CONFIG_DRM_XE_DEBUG) := xe_configfs_debug.o
> 
> @Rodrigo, in offline discussion today you had mentioned wanting this
> held under an EXPERIMENTAL kconfig. I see this is all under EXPERT
> right now (the whole CONFIG_DRM_XE_DEBUG infrastructure). Is this
> enough? Or we need to add a new kconfig explicitly under EXPERIMENTAL?

definitely enough

Reviewed-by: Rodrigo Vivi <[email protected]>

For the next patches, please take a look to Sashiko.
There seems to be some finds in some patches in this series that might
be worth to address.

The pre-existing ones can be addressed as follow ups.

https://sashiko.dev/#/patchset/20260724202539.53850-11-stuart.summers%40intel.com

Thanks,
Rodrigo.

> 
> Thanks,
> Stuart
> 
> > +xe-$(CONFIG_CONFIGFS_FS) += $(xe_debug_configfs_obj-y)
> >  
> >  # graphics virtualization (SR-IOV) support
> >  xe-y += \
> > diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_configfs.c
> > b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_configfs.c
> > index f8f9afe82488..4b92e3072d56 100644
> > --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_configfs.c
> > +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_configfs.c
> > @@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
> >  
> >  #include "instructions/xe_mi_commands.h"
> >  #include "xe_configfs.h"
> > +#include "xe_configfs_debug.h"
> >  #include "xe_defaults.h"
> >  #include "xe_gt_types.h"
> >  #include "xe_module.h"
> > @@ -1233,6 +1234,10 @@ static struct config_group
> > *xe_config_make_device_group(struct config_group *gro
> >                 config_group_init_type_name(&dev->sriov, "sriov",
> > &xe_config_sriov_type);
> >                 configfs_add_default_group(&dev->sriov, &dev->group);
> >         }
> > +#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_DRM_XE_DEBUG)
> > +       config_group_init_type_name(&dev->debug, "debug",
> > &xe_configfs_debug_type);
> > +       configfs_add_default_group(&dev->debug, &dev->group);
> > +#endif
> >  
> >         mutex_init(&dev->lock);
> >  
> > diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_configfs_debug.c
> > b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_configfs_debug.c
> > new file mode 100644
> > index 000000000000..45617282cec5
> > --- /dev/null
> > +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_configfs_debug.c
> > @@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
> > +// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
> > +/*
> > + * Copyright © 2026 Intel Corporation
> > + */
> > +
> > +#include <linux/configfs.h>
> > +#include <linux/module.h>
> > +
> > +#include "xe_configfs_debug.h"
> > +#include "xe_configfs_types.h"
> > +
> > +const struct config_item_type xe_configfs_debug_type = {
> > +       .ct_owner       = THIS_MODULE,
> > +};
> > diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_configfs_debug.h
> > b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_configfs_debug.h
> > new file mode 100644
> > index 000000000000..5f938450aed2
> > --- /dev/null
> > +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_configfs_debug.h
> > @@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
> > +/* SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT */
> > +/*
> > + * Copyright © 2026 Intel Corporation
> > + */
> > +#ifndef _XE_CONFIGFS_DEBUG_H_
> > +#define _XE_CONFIGFS_DEBUG_H_
> > +
> > +#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_DRM_XE_DEBUG) &&
> > IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_CONFIGFS_FS)
> > +struct config_item_type;
> > +extern const struct config_item_type xe_configfs_debug_type;
> > +#endif
> > +
> > +#endif /* _XE_CONFIGFS_DEBUG_H_ */
> > diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_configfs_types.h
> > b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_configfs_types.h
> > index 3be7d6160b4c..e22b9424f719 100644
> > --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_configfs_types.h
> > +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_configfs_types.h
> > @@ -22,6 +22,9 @@ struct wa_bb {
> >  struct xe_config_group_device {
> >         struct config_group group;
> >         struct config_group sriov;
> > +#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_DRM_XE_DEBUG)
> > +       struct config_group debug;
> > +#endif
> >  
> >         /*
> >          * Fields sorted by type (largest first) then name: struct
> > arrays,
>