* [PATCH] ACPI: processor: Use Apple-specific methods for P/C-states
@ 2026-10-13 10:14 Atharva Tiwari
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From: Atharva Tiwari @ 2026-10-13 10:14 UTC (permalink / raw)
Cc: Atharva Tiwari, Rafael J. Wysocki, Len Brown, linux-acpi,
linux-kernel
Use APSS and ACST instead of _PSS and _CST when available on Intel Macs.
These methods are used in X86PlatformPlugin.kext, and when not found we
fallback to generic _PSS and _CST methods.
Signed-off-by: Atharva Tiwari <atharvatiwarilinuxdev@gmail.com>
---
drivers/acpi/acpi_processor.c | 22 +++++++++++++++++-----
drivers/acpi/processor_perflib.c | 10 ++++++++++
2 files changed, 27 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpi_processor.c b/drivers/acpi/acpi_processor.c
index 00775b91b..37beb1a2e 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpi_processor.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpi_processor.c
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
#include <linux/kernel.h>
#include <linux/module.h>
#include <linux/pci.h>
+#include <linux/platform_data/x86/apple.h>
#include <linux/platform_device.h>
#include <acpi/processor.h>
@@ -837,27 +838,38 @@ int acpi_processor_evaluate_cst(acpi_handle handle, u32 cpu,
acpi_status status;
u64 count;
int last_index = 0;
- int i, ret = 0;
+ int i, ret = 0, base = 0;
+ if (x86_apple_machine) {
+ status = acpi_evaluate_object(handle, "ACST", NULL, &buffer);
+ if (ACPI_SUCCESS(status)) {
+ base = 1; /* ACST is a 4 field variable we need to skip the first field */
+ goto success;
+ }
+
+ buffer.length = ACPI_ALLOCATE_BUFFER;
+ buffer.pointer = NULL;
+ }
status = acpi_evaluate_object(handle, "_CST", NULL, &buffer);
if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
acpi_handle_debug(handle, "No _CST\n");
return -ENODEV;
}
+success:
cst = buffer.pointer;
/* There must be at least 2 elements. */
- if (!cst || cst->type != ACPI_TYPE_PACKAGE || cst->package.count < 2) {
+ if (!cst || cst->type != ACPI_TYPE_PACKAGE || cst->package.count < base + 2) {
acpi_handle_warn(handle, "Invalid _CST output\n");
ret = -EFAULT;
goto end;
}
- count = cst->package.elements[0].integer.value;
+ count = cst->package.elements[base].integer.value;
/* Validate the number of C-states. */
- if (count < 1 || count != cst->package.count - 1) {
+ if (count < 1 || count != cst->package.count - 1 - base) {
acpi_handle_warn(handle, "Inconsistent _CST data\n");
ret = -EFAULT;
goto end;
@@ -882,7 +894,7 @@ int acpi_processor_evaluate_cst(acpi_handle handle, u32 cpu,
memset(&cx, 0, sizeof(cx));
- element = &cst->package.elements[i];
+ element = &cst->package.elements[base + i];
if (element->type != ACPI_TYPE_PACKAGE) {
acpi_handle_info(handle, "_CST C%d type(%x) is not package, skip...\n",
i, element->type);
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/processor_perflib.c b/drivers/acpi/processor_perflib.c
index fdf55c285..4b9e17d65 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/processor_perflib.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/processor_perflib.c
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
#include <linux/cpufreq.h>
#include <linux/slab.h>
#include <linux/acpi.h>
+#include <linux/platform_data/x86/apple.h>
#include <acpi/processor.h>
#ifdef CONFIG_X86
#include <asm/cpufeature.h>
@@ -323,11 +324,20 @@ static int acpi_processor_get_performance_states(struct acpi_processor *pr)
int i;
int last_invalid = -1;
+ if (x86_apple_machine) {
+ status = acpi_evaluate_object(pr->handle, "APSS", NULL, &buffer);
+ if (ACPI_SUCCESS(status))
+ goto success;
+
+ buffer.length = ACPI_ALLOCATE_BUFFER;
+ buffer.pointer = NULL;
+ }
status = acpi_evaluate_object(pr->handle, "_PSS", NULL, &buffer);
if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
acpi_evaluation_failure_warn(pr->handle, "_PSS", status);
return -ENODEV;
}
+success:
pss = buffer.pointer;
if (!pss || pss->type != ACPI_TYPE_PACKAGE) {
--
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