Re: [PATCH v3 05/12] amd-pstate: Add support for CPPC_REQ2 and FLOOR_PERF

[K Prateek Nayak <kprateek.nayak@amd.com>]

On 3/25/2026 9:39 AM, K Prateek Nayak wrote:
> Hello Mario,
> 
> On 3/25/2026 3:08 AM, Mario Limonciello wrote:
>>>    * @nominal_freq: the frequency (in khz) that mapped to nominal_perf
>>> @@ -87,10 +90,13 @@ struct amd_cpudata {
>>>         struct    freq_qos_request req[2];
>>>       u64    cppc_req_cached;
>>> +    u64    cppc_req2_cached;
>>>         union perf_cached perf;
>>>         u8    prefcore_ranking;
>>> +    u8    floor_perf_cnt;
>>> +    u8    bios_floor_perf;
>>
>> It looks like you forgot to update doc for bios_floor_perf

Me realizes you meant the comment above the stuct! Sorry for the noise.

_Me goes and grabs a coffee to wake myself up_

> 
> "bios_floor_perf" is an internal detail that caches the initial state of
> "FloorPerf" from CPPC_REQ2 when the driver is loaded.
> 
> It is only used to restore the FloorPerf to the original when the CPU is
> offlined, the driver unloaded, or when the CPU is suspended. This
> essentially resets the state of the CPU to what it was at the boot so a
> kexec, driver switch can start off afresh from the BIOS defaults.
> 
> User can read amd_pstate_floor_freq just after the boot to know what the
> default is. Do we really need to expose this?
> 
>>
>>>       u32    min_limit_freq;
>>>       u32    max_limit_freq;
>>>       u32    nominal_freq;
>>
> 

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Thanks and Regards,
Prateek