Re: [PATCH v2 5/6] cpufreq: amd_pstate: Add guided mode control support via sysfs

Wyes Karny
2023-01-13T06:55:11Z

On 1/13/2023 11:18 AM, Mario Limonciello wrote:
> On 1/12/23 23:21, Wyes Karny wrote:
>> amd_pstate driver's `status` sysfs entry helps to control the driver's
>> mode dynamically by user. After the addition of guided mode the
>> combinations of mode transitions have been increased (16 combinations).
>> Therefore optimise the amd_pstate_update_status function by implementing
>> a state transition table.
>>
>> There are 4 states amd_pstate supports, namely: 'disable', 'passive',
>> 'active', and 'guided'.  The transition from any state to any other
>> state is possible after this change. Only if the state requested matches
>> with the current state then -EBUSY value is returned.
>>
>> Sysfs interface:
>>
>> To disable amd_pstate driver:
>>   # echo disable > /sys/devices/system/cpu/amd_pstate/status
>>
>> To enable passive mode:
>>   # echo passive > /sys/devices/system/cpu/amd_pstate/status
>>
>> To change mode to active:
>>   # echo active > /sys/devices/system/cpu/amd_pstate/status
>>
>> To change mode to guided:
>>   # echo guided > /sys/devices/system/cpu/amd_pstate/status
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Wyes Karny <wyes.karny@amd.com>
>> ---
>>   drivers/cpufreq/amd-pstate.c | 144 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++---------
>>   1 file changed, 109 insertions(+), 35 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/amd-pstate.c b/drivers/cpufreq/amd-pstate.c
>> index 20d78dad712d..4a2b559fd712 100644
>> --- a/drivers/cpufreq/amd-pstate.c
>> +++ b/drivers/cpufreq/amd-pstate.c
>> @@ -65,6 +65,8 @@ static struct cpufreq_driver amd_pstate_epp_driver;
>>   static int cppc_state = AMD_PSTATE_DISABLE;
>>   struct kobject *amd_pstate_kobj;
>>   +typedef int (*cppc_mode_transition_fn)(int);
>> +
>>   static inline int get_mode_idx_from_str(const char *str, size_t size)
>>   {
>>       int i;
>> @@ -806,55 +808,127 @@ static ssize_t amd_pstate_show_status(char *buf)
>>     static void amd_pstate_driver_cleanup(void)
>>   {
>> +    amd_pstate_enable(false);
>> +    cppc_state = AMD_PSTATE_DISABLE;
>>       default_pstate_driver = NULL;
>>   }
>>   -static int amd_pstate_update_status(const char *buf, size_t size)
>> +static int amd_pstate_register_driver(int mode)
>>   {
>>       int ret;
>> -    int mode_idx;
>>   -    if (size > 7 || size < 3)
>> +    if (mode == AMD_PSTATE_PASSIVE || mode == AMD_PSTATE_GUIDED)
>> +        default_pstate_driver = &amd_pstate_driver;
>> +    else if (mode == AMD_PSTATE_ACTIVE)
>> +        default_pstate_driver = &amd_pstate_epp_driver;
>> +    else
>>           return -EINVAL;
>> -    mode_idx = get_mode_idx_from_str(buf, size);
>>   -    switch(mode_idx) {
>> -    case AMD_PSTATE_DISABLE:
>> -        if (!default_pstate_driver)
>> -            return -EINVAL;
>> -        if (cppc_state == AMD_PSTATE_ACTIVE)
>> -            return -EBUSY;
>> -        ret = cpufreq_unregister_driver(default_pstate_driver);
>> +    ret = cpufreq_register_driver(default_pstate_driver);
>> +    if (ret) {
>>           amd_pstate_driver_cleanup();
>> -        break;
>> -    case AMD_PSTATE_PASSIVE:
>> -        if (default_pstate_driver) {
>> -            if (default_pstate_driver == &amd_pstate_driver)
>> -                return 0;
>> -            cpufreq_unregister_driver(default_pstate_driver);
>> -            cppc_state = AMD_PSTATE_PASSIVE;
>> -            default_pstate_driver = &amd_pstate_driver;
>> -        }
>> +        return ret;
>> +    }
>>   -        ret = cpufreq_register_driver(default_pstate_driver);
>> -        break;
>> -    case AMD_PSTATE_ACTIVE:
>> -        if (default_pstate_driver) {
>> -            if (default_pstate_driver == &amd_pstate_epp_driver)
>> -                return 0;
>> -            cpufreq_unregister_driver(default_pstate_driver);
>> -            default_pstate_driver = &amd_pstate_epp_driver;
>> -            cppc_state = AMD_PSTATE_ACTIVE;
>> +    cppc_state = mode;
>> +    return 0;
>> +}
>> +
>> +static int amd_pstate_unregister_driver(int dummy)
>> +{
>> +    int ret;
>> +
>> +    ret = cpufreq_unregister_driver(default_pstate_driver);
>> +
>> +    if (ret)
>> +        return ret;
>> +
>> +    amd_pstate_driver_cleanup();
>> +    return 0;
>> +}
>> +
>> +static void amd_pstate_change_mode_without_dvr_change(int mode)
>> +{
>> +    int cpu = 0;
>> +
>> +    cppc_state = mode;
>> +    if (!boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_CPPC)) {
>
> You can save some indentation by inverting the check and calling "return

Makes sense. Thanks!
>
>> +        if (cppc_state == AMD_PSTATE_PASSIVE) {
>> +            for_each_present_cpu(cpu) {
>> +                cppc_set_auto_sel(cpu, 0);
>> +            }
>> +        } else if (cppc_state == AMD_PSTATE_GUIDED) {
>> +                for_each_present_cpu(cpu) {
>> +                    cppc_set_auto_sel(cpu, 1);
>> +                }
>>           }
>> +    }
>> +}
>>   -        ret = cpufreq_register_driver(default_pstate_driver);
>> -        break;
>> -    default:
>> -        break;
>> -        ret = -EINVAL;
>> +static int amd_pstate_change_driver_mode(int mode)
>> +{
>> +    int ret;
>> +
>> +    if ((mode == AMD_PSTATE_GUIDED && cppc_state == AMD_PSTATE_PASSIVE) ||
>> +            (mode == AMD_PSTATE_PASSIVE && cppc_state == AMD_PSTATE_GUIDED)) {
>> +        amd_pstate_change_mode_without_dvr_change(mode);
>> +        return 0;
>
> This feels like you're duplicating your logic of your mode transition table.  How about having the mode transition table call the function for changing modes without a driver change directly instead for those cases?

Makes sense. Will add this in the table.
>
>>       }
>>   -    return ret;
>> +    ret = amd_pstate_unregister_driver(0);
>> +    if (ret)
>> +        return ret;
>> +
>> +    ret = amd_pstate_register_driver(mode);
>> +    if (ret)
>> +        return ret;
>> +
>> +    return 0;
>> +}
>> +
>> +/* Mode transition table */
>> +cppc_mode_transition_fn mode_state_machine[AMD_PSTATE_MAX][AMD_PSTATE_MAX] = {
>> +    [AMD_PSTATE_DISABLE]         = {
>> +        [AMD_PSTATE_DISABLE]     = NULL,
>> +        [AMD_PSTATE_PASSIVE]     = amd_pstate_register_driver,
>> +        [AMD_PSTATE_ACTIVE]      = amd_pstate_register_driver,
>> +        [AMD_PSTATE_GUIDED]      = amd_pstate_register_driver,
>> +    },
>> +    [AMD_PSTATE_PASSIVE]         = {
>> +        [AMD_PSTATE_DISABLE]     = amd_pstate_unregister_driver,
>> +        [AMD_PSTATE_PASSIVE]     = NULL,
>> +        [AMD_PSTATE_ACTIVE]      = amd_pstate_change_driver_mode,
>> +        [AMD_PSTATE_GUIDED]      = amd_pstate_change_driver_mode,
>> +    },
>> +    [AMD_PSTATE_ACTIVE]          = {
>> +        [AMD_PSTATE_DISABLE]     = amd_pstate_unregister_driver,
>> +        [AMD_PSTATE_PASSIVE]     = amd_pstate_change_driver_mode,
>> +        [AMD_PSTATE_ACTIVE]      = NULL,
>> +        [AMD_PSTATE_GUIDED]      = amd_pstate_change_driver_mode,
>> +    },
>> +    [AMD_PSTATE_GUIDED]          = {
>> +        [AMD_PSTATE_DISABLE]     = amd_pstate_unregister_driver,
>> +        [AMD_PSTATE_PASSIVE]     = amd_pstate_change_driver_mode,
>> +        [AMD_PSTATE_ACTIVE]      = amd_pstate_change_driver_mode,
>> +        [AMD_PSTATE_GUIDED]      = NULL,
>> +    },
>> +};
>> +
>> +static int amd_pstate_update_status(const char *buf, size_t size)
>> +{
>> +    int mode_idx;
>> +
>> +    if (size > 7 || size < 3)
>> +        return -EINVAL;
>
> The compiler typically inlines strlen.  Perhaps to make this more obvious what these boundaries are maybe do this:
>
> size > strlen("passive") || size < strlen("off")
>
>> +    mode_idx = get_mode_idx_from_str(buf, size);
>> +
>> +    if (mode_idx < 0 || mode_idx >= AMD_PSTATE_MAX)
>> +        return -EINVAL;
>> +
>> +    if (mode_state_machine[cppc_state][mode_idx])
>> +        return mode_state_machine[cppc_state][mode_idx](mode_idx);
>> +
>> +    return -EBUSY;
>>   }
>>     static ssize_t show_status(struct kobject *kobj,
>

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Thanks & Regards,
Wyes