From: K Prateek Nayak <kprateek.nayak@amd.com>
To: Mario Limonciello <mario.limonciello@amd.com>,
Huang Rui <ray.huang@amd.com>,
"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rafael@kernel.org>,
Viresh Kumar <viresh.kumar@linaro.org>,
Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>,
Shuah Khan <skhan@linuxfoundation.org>
Cc: Mario Limonciello <superm1@kernel.org>,
Perry Yuan <perry.yuan@amd.com>,
"K Prateek Nayak" <kprateek.nayak@amd.com>,
<linux-pm@vger.kernel.org>, <linux-doc@vger.kernel.org>,
<linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: [PATCH v2 6/9] Documentation/amd-pstate: Update dynamic_epp documentation with new behavior
Date: Thu, 23 Jul 2026 20:12:25 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260723201228.22584-7-kprateek.nayak@amd.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260723201228.22584-1-kprateek.nayak@amd.com>
Update the admin-guide for dynamic_epp describing the latest integration
into energy_performance_preference selections.
Signed-off-by: K Prateek Nayak <kprateek.nayak@amd.com>
---
Changelog rfc v1..v2:
o Updated documentation based on current state of rework.
---
Documentation/admin-guide/pm/amd-pstate.rst | 46 ++++++++++-----------
1 file changed, 23 insertions(+), 23 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/pm/amd-pstate.rst b/Documentation/admin-guide/pm/amd-pstate.rst
index a95e2ebce005..b0f1626bd783 100644
--- a/Documentation/admin-guide/pm/amd-pstate.rst
+++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/pm/amd-pstate.rst
@@ -317,7 +317,10 @@ These profiles represent different hints that are provided
to the low-level firmware about the user's desired energy vs efficiency
tradeoff. ``default`` represents the epp value is set by platform
firmware. ``custom`` designates that integer values 0-255 may be written
-as well. This attribute is read-only.
+as well. ``dynamic`` designates that the EPP is modified dynamically
+by the platform profile and the power supply status. See ``Dynamic energy
+performance profile`` section below to know more about the ``dynamic``
+mode. This attribute is read-only.
``energy_performance_preference``
@@ -326,13 +329,11 @@ and user can change current preference according to energy or performance needs
Coarse named profiles are available in the attribute
``energy_performance_available_preferences``.
Users can also write individual integer values between 0 to 255.
-When dynamic EPP is enabled, writes to energy_performance_preference are blocked
-even when EPP feature is enabled by platform firmware. Lower epp values shift the bias
-towards improved performance while a higher epp value shifts the bias towards
-power-savings. The exact impact can change from one platform to the other.
-If a valid integer was last written, then a number will be returned on future reads.
-If a valid string was last written then a string will be returned on future reads.
-This attribute is read-write.
+Lower epp values shift the bias towards improved performance while a higher epp
+value shifts the bias towards power-savings. The exact impact can change from
+one platform to the other. If a valid integer was last written, then a number
+will be returned on future reads. If a valid string was last written then a
+string will be returned on future reads. This attribute is read-write.
``boost``
The `boost` sysfs attribute provides control over the CPU core
@@ -356,21 +357,20 @@ Other performance and frequency values can be read back from
Dynamic energy performance profile
==================================
The amd-pstate driver supports dynamically selecting the energy performance
-profile based on whether the machine is running on AC or DC power.
-
-Whether this behavior is enabled by default depends on the kernel command line option
-``amd_dynamic_epp`` is set. This behavior can also be overridden
-at runtime by the sysfs file ``/sys/devices/system/cpu/amd_pstate/dynamic_epp``.
-
-When set to enabled, the driver will select a different energy performance
-profile when the machine is running on battery or AC power. The driver will
-also register with the platform profile handler to receive notifications of
-user desired power state and react to those.
-When set to disabled, the driver will not change the energy performance profile
-based on the power source and will not react to user desired power state.
-
-Attempting to manually write to the ``energy_performance_preference`` sysfs
-file will fail when ``dynamic_epp`` is enabled.
+profile based on the system profile and the current power source in active mode.
+
+The ``dynamic`` mode is listed in
+``/sys/devices/system/cpu/cpuX/cpufreq/energy_performance_available_preferences``
+when available while running under the ``powersave`` governor. The ``dynamic``
+mode can be toggled on by writing the same to the sysfs file
+``/sys/devices/system/cpu/cpuX/cpufreq/energy_performance_preference`` when
+available.
+
+When ``energy_performance_preference`` is set to ``dynamic``, the driver will
+select a different energy performance profile when the machine is running on
+battery or AC power. The driver will also register with the platform profile
+handler to receive notifications of user desired power state and react to
+those.
``amd-pstate`` vs ``acpi-cpufreq``
======================================
--
2.34.1
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-07-23 20:14 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 11+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-07-23 20:12 [PATCH v2 0/9] cpufreq/amd-pstate: BIOS min perf fixes and Dynamic EPP rework K Prateek Nayak
2026-07-23 20:12 ` [PATCH v2 1/9] cpufreq/amd-pstate: Set min_limit_freq based on bios_min_perf K Prateek Nayak
2026-07-23 20:12 ` [PATCH v2 2/9] cpufreq/amd-pstate: Remove the defensive check for bios_min_perf K Prateek Nayak
2026-07-23 21:17 ` Mario Limonciello
2026-07-23 20:12 ` [PATCH v2 3/9] cpufreq/amd-pstate: Extract platform profile to EPP conversion into a helper K Prateek Nayak
2026-07-23 20:12 ` [PATCH v2 4/9] cpufreq/amd-pstate: Add dynamic EPP as an "energy_performance_preference" mode K Prateek Nayak
2026-07-23 20:12 ` [PATCH v2 5/9] cpufreq/amd-pstate: Remove "amd_dynamic_epp" cmdline and "dynamic_epp" sysfs K Prateek Nayak
2026-07-23 20:12 ` K Prateek Nayak [this message]
2026-07-23 20:12 ` [PATCH v2 7/9] cpufreq/amd-pstate: Reduce the scope of exported symbols K Prateek Nayak
2026-07-23 20:12 ` [PATCH v2 8/9] cpufreq/amd-pstate-ut: Add unit test for "dynamic" EPP mode K Prateek Nayak
2026-07-23 20:12 ` [PATCH v2 9/9] cpufreq/amd-pstate-ut: Add unit test for CPPC Performance Priority K Prateek Nayak
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