Re: [PATCH 1/3] intel_pstate: skip the driver if Sun server has ACPI _PPC method

[Dirk Brandewie <dirk.brandewie@gmail.com>]

On 11/18/2014 12:37 AM, Ethan Zhao wrote:
> Oracle Sun X86 servers have dynamic power capping capability that works via
> ACPI _PPC method etc, so skip loading this driver if Sun server has ACPI _PPC
> enabled.
>
> Signed-off-by: Ethan Zhao <ethan.zhao@oracle.com>
> ---
>   drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c | 20 ++++++++++++++++++++
>   1 file changed, 20 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c b/drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c
> index 27bb6d3..5498eb0 100644
> --- a/drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c
> +++ b/drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c
> @@ -943,6 +943,21 @@ static bool intel_pstate_no_acpi_pss(void)
>   	return true;
>   }
>
> +static bool intel_pstate_has_acpi_ppc(void)
> +{
> +	int i;
> +
> +	for_each_possible_cpu(i) {
> +		struct acpi_processor *pr = per_cpu(processors, i);
> +
> +		if (!pr)
> +			continue;
> +		if (acpi_has_method(pr->handle, "_PPC"))
> +			return true;
> +	}
> +	return false;
> +}
> +
>   struct hw_vendor_info {
>   	u16  valid;
>   	char oem_id[ACPI_OEM_ID_SIZE];
> @@ -952,6 +967,7 @@ struct hw_vendor_info {
>   /* Hardware vendor-specific info that has its own power management modes */
>   static struct hw_vendor_info vendor_info[] = {
>   	{1, "HP    ", "ProLiant"},
> +	{1, "ORACLE", ""},
>   	{0, "", ""},
>   };
>

Does this apply to ALL oracle systems?

Is the presence or absense of the _PPC method configurable in the oracle BIOS?

> @@ -969,12 +985,16 @@ static bool intel_pstate_platform_pwr_mgmt_exists(void)
>   		    !strncmp(hdr.oem_table_id, v_info->oem_table_id, ACPI_OEM_TABLE_ID_SIZE) &&
>   		    intel_pstate_no_acpi_pss())
>   			return true;
> +		if (!strncmp(hdr.oem_id, v_info->oem_id, ACPI_OEM_ID_SIZE) &&
> +			intel_pstate_has_acpi_ppc())
> +			return true;
>   	}
>
>   	return false;
>   }
>   #else /* CONFIG_ACPI not enabled */
>   static inline bool intel_pstate_platform_pwr_mgmt_exists(void) { return false; }
> +static inline bool intel_pstate_has_acpi_ppc(void) { return false; }
>   #endif /* CONFIG_ACPI */
>
>   static int __init intel_pstate_init(void)
>