From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.0 (2014-02-07) on aws-us-west-2-korg-lkml-1.web.codeaurora.org Received: from bombadil.infradead.org (bombadil.infradead.org [198.137.202.133]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by smtp.lore.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id CD41ACC6B0F for ; Tue, 13 Oct 2026 14:22:19 +0000 (UTC) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; q=dns/txt; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=lists.infradead.org; s=bombadil.20210309; h=Sender:List-Subscribe:List-Help :List-Post:List-Archive:List-Unsubscribe:List-Id:Content-Transfer-Encoding: Content-Type:In-Reply-To:From:References:CC:To:Subject:MIME-Version:Date: Message-ID:Reply-To:Content-ID:Content-Description:Resent-Date:Resent-From: Resent-Sender:Resent-To:Resent-Cc:Resent-Message-ID:List-Owner; bh=Zzl1UNbZYfPkuBiML1g2cd4yCJ2kJPWNd6yg6ywwQhk=; b=HX8uHfLtG7FKy2xt8HOS5J5ch5 RtJMJ8o1VZlp5QQpf2Ys2HJq0ZqRYeZeykc8W8ZI5ge98ieflhi+5eRSj7HWEhm2aDEgM/OOHQYiZ bnjIQGRsSLBI3UhvoQjSetiPs/h7DZUF24xV22TGPykWVFFVyueG6wgTbIhogpMQPz/LIvBM1Dd6z kcWLhO6hDVTJaQ5HNAPvjwEUv2+Iw8VLh31GmPvF9ivzP8cPrs2Z51RFHOwczigAQI0fg1BNOt1kb I555xvbkZj6MvQ22kbJIMVxrq3iWnJQp5JuqPPdrqlTI+/cWcAjmR4AnwqIZ8O2qUReseMJYxjAPP jXpUCJCA==; Received: from localhost ([::1] helo=bombadil.infradead.org) by bombadil.infradead.org with esmtp (Exim 4.99.1 #2 (Red Hat Linux)) id 1xGdOK-0000000D4hD-2N5X; Tue, 13 Oct 2026 14:22:08 +0000 Received: from [113.46.200.221] (helo=canpmsgout06.his.huawei.com) by bombadil.infradead.org with esmtps (Exim 4.99.1 #2 (Red Hat Linux)) id 1xGdOH-0000000D4dH-3mWU for linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org; Tue, 13 Oct 2026 14:22:07 +0000 Received: from mail.maildlp.com (unknown [172.19.162.144]) by canpmsgout06.his.huawei.com (SkyGuard) with ESMTPS id 4j3x5y1tQjzRhRS; Tue, 13 Oct 2026 22:09:10 +0800 (CST) Received: from kwepemf200017.china.huawei.com (unknown [7.202.181.10]) by mail.maildlp.com (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 380DB40538; Tue, 13 Oct 2026 22:21:24 +0800 (CST) Received: from [10.67.121.58] (10.67.121.58) by kwepemf200017.china.huawei.com (7.202.181.10) with Microsoft SMTP Server (version=TLS1_2, cipher=TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_AES_256_GCM_SHA384) id 15.2.2562.46; Tue, 13 Oct 2026 22:21:23 +0800 Message-ID: <07877e67-4cb0-4391-9d63-bbf73b40bee3@hisilicon.com> Date: Tue, 13 Oct 2026 22:21:22 +0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 0/4] devfreq: Add refcounts for governor modules To: , , , , , , "Rafael J. Wysocki" CC: , , , , , References: <20260729102348.3857779-1-zhanjie9@hisilicon.com> Content-Language: en-US From: Jie Zhan In-Reply-To: <20260729102348.3857779-1-zhanjie9@hisilicon.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Originating-IP: [10.67.121.58] X-ClientProxiedBy: kwepems500001.china.huawei.com (7.221.188.70) To kwepemf200017.china.huawei.com (7.202.181.10) X-CRM114-Version: 20100106-BlameMichelson ( TRE 0.9.0 (BSD) ) MR-646709E3 X-CRM114-CacheID: sfid-20261013_072206_269915_0AB3EBC5 X-CRM114-Status: GOOD ( 21.65 ) X-BeenThere: linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.34 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: "linux-arm-kernel" Errors-To: linux-arm-kernel-bounces+linux-arm-kernel=archiver.kernel.org@lists.infradead.org Hi Chanwoo, Can we get some feedback on this series to move things forward? Thanks! Jie On 7/29/2026 6:23 PM, Jie Zhan wrote: > A governor module can be dynamically inserted or removed if compiled as a > kernel module. 'devfreq->governor' would become NULL if the governor > module is removed when it's in use. > > For user-friendliness, get and put the module refcount of a governor module > when it's in use. As a result, unloading a governor module in use returns > an error, e.g.: > > $ cat governor > performance > $ rmmod governor_performance > rmmod: ERROR: Module governor_performance is in use > > Note that this can't stop force unload, so it's more of a > user-friendliness improvement rather than strict protection. The > existing code that keeps devfreq working when 'devfreq->governor' is > NULL should still be there. > > Patch 1-3 clean up mutex with guards and factor out a common governor > setting function, so as to prepare for implementing governor reference > counting. They can be applied separately. > > Patch 4 adds the reference counting mechanism for devfreq governor > modules. > > This set is based on devfreq-next of 7.1-rc1. > > Changelog > --------- > v4: > - Patch 3: Return an error if starting new governor fails and restoring > old governor succeeds, such that the caller won't get misled. > > v3: > - Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20260519113251.3745140-1-zhanjie9@hisilicon.com/ > - Rework patch 4 to make the 'owner' field assignment optional in the > governor code. This prevents device-driver-bundled governors (such as > those in hisi_uncore_freq and tegra30-devfreq) from causing > self-reference issues that block module removal. Additionally, merge > patches 4 and 5 to clearly present the new 'owner' member alongside > its usage. > - Drop patch 6 because it's no longer needed since v2. > - Update commit logs of patch 3 and 4 to clarify background and > motivation. > - Pick up 2 tags from Yaxiong (thanks!). > - Trivial cleanups. > > v2: > - Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20260513093832.1645890-1-zhanjie9@hisilicon.com/ > - Rebase on devfreq-next of 7.1-rc1. > - Drop the patches related to the NULL pointer deference issue of > 'devfreq->governor', which has been solved and merged recently. > - Remove the dedicated mutex for 'devfreq_governor_list' because the > refcount changes don't depend on that. > - Some minor cleanups and fixes. > > v1: > - Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20260326123428.800407-1-zhanjie9@hisilicon.com/ > > Jie Zhan (4): > devfreq: Use mutex guard in governor_store() > devfreq: Use mutex guard in devfreq_add/remove_governor() > devfreq: Factor out devfreq_set_governor() > devfreq: Refcount governor modules while in use > > drivers/devfreq/devfreq.c | 185 +++++++++++----------- > drivers/devfreq/governor_passive.c | 1 + > drivers/devfreq/governor_performance.c | 1 + > drivers/devfreq/governor_powersave.c | 1 + > drivers/devfreq/governor_simpleondemand.c | 1 + > drivers/devfreq/governor_userspace.c | 1 + > include/linux/devfreq-governor.h | 11 ++ > 7 files changed, 112 insertions(+), 89 deletions(-) >