From: Len Brown <lenb@kernel.org>
To: stable@kernel.org
Cc: Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>,
linux-acpi@vger.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH 2.6.{32, 33, 34}.stable] ACPI: skip checking BM_STS if the BIOS doesn't ask for it
Date: Mon, 26 Jul 2010 19:51:29 -0400 (EDT) [thread overview]
Message-ID: <alpine.LFD.2.00.1007261945260.5292@localhost.localdomain> (raw)
From: Len Brown <len.brown@intel.com>
upstream 718be4aaf3613cf7c2d097f925abc3d3553c0605
It turns out that there is a bit in the _CST for Intel FFH C3
that tells the OS if we should be checking BM_STS or not.
Linux has been unconditionally checking BM_STS.
If the chip-set is configured to enable BM_STS,
it can retard or completely prevent entry into
deep C-states -- as illustrated by turbostat:
http://userweb.kernel.org/~lenb/acpi/utils/pmtools/turbostat/
ref: Intel Processor Vendor-Specific ACPI Interface Specification
table 4 "_CST FFH GAS Field Encoding"
Bit 1: Set to 1 if OSPM should use Bus Master avoidance for this C-state
https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=15886
Signed-off-by: Len Brown <len.brown@intel.com>
---
this backport applies cleanly to 2.6.32.y.
It applies w/ a small offset to 2.6.33.y and 2.34.y
arch/x86/kernel/acpi/cstate.c | 9 +++++++++
drivers/acpi/processor_idle.c | 2 +-
include/acpi/processor.h | 3 ++-
3 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
Index: linux-2.6.32.y/arch/x86/kernel/acpi/cstate.c
===================================================================
--- linux-2.6.32.y.orig/arch/x86/kernel/acpi/cstate.c
+++ linux-2.6.32.y/arch/x86/kernel/acpi/cstate.c
@@ -145,6 +145,15 @@ int acpi_processor_ffh_cstate_probe(unsi
percpu_entry->states[cx->index].eax = cx->address;
percpu_entry->states[cx->index].ecx = MWAIT_ECX_INTERRUPT_BREAK;
}
+
+ /*
+ * For _CST FFH on Intel, if GAS.access_size bit 1 is cleared,
+ * then we should skip checking BM_STS for this C-state.
+ * ref: "Intel Processor Vendor-Specific ACPI Interface Specification"
+ */
+ if ((c->x86_vendor == X86_VENDOR_INTEL) && !(reg->access_size & 0x2))
+ cx->bm_sts_skip = 1;
+
return retval;
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(acpi_processor_ffh_cstate_probe);
Index: linux-2.6.32.y/drivers/acpi/processor_idle.c
===================================================================
--- linux-2.6.32.y.orig/drivers/acpi/processor_idle.c
+++ linux-2.6.32.y/drivers/acpi/processor_idle.c
@@ -962,7 +962,7 @@ static int acpi_idle_enter_bm(struct cpu
if (acpi_idle_suspend)
return(acpi_idle_enter_c1(dev, state));
- if (acpi_idle_bm_check()) {
+ if (!cx->bm_sts_skip && acpi_idle_bm_check()) {
if (dev->safe_state) {
dev->last_state = dev->safe_state;
return dev->safe_state->enter(dev, dev->safe_state);
Index: linux-2.6.32.y/include/acpi/processor.h
===================================================================
--- linux-2.6.32.y.orig/include/acpi/processor.h
+++ linux-2.6.32.y/include/acpi/processor.h
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ struct acpi_power_register {
u8 space_id;
u8 bit_width;
u8 bit_offset;
- u8 reserved;
+ u8 access_size;
u64 address;
} __attribute__ ((packed));
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ struct acpi_processor_cx {
u32 power;
u32 usage;
u64 time;
+ u8 bm_sts_skip;
struct acpi_processor_cx_policy promotion;
struct acpi_processor_cx_policy demotion;
char desc[ACPI_CX_DESC_LEN];
next reply other threads:[~2010-07-26 23:51 UTC|newest]
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2010-07-26 23:51 Len Brown [this message]
2010-08-03 6:54 ` [PATCH 2.6.{32, 33, 34}.stable] ACPI: skip checking BM_STS if the BIOS doesn't ask for it Pavel Machek
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