Re: [PATCH v1] cpuidle: Add sanity check for exit latency and target residency

[Artem Bityutskiy <artem.bityutskiy@linux.intel.com>]

On Fri, 2025-11-07 at 19:19 +0100, Rafael J. Wysocki wrote:
> From: Rafael J. Wysocki <rafael.j.wysocki@intel.com>
> 
> Make __cpuidle_driver_init() sanitize CPU idle states so that the exit
> latency of a given state is not greater than its target residency which
> would break cpuidle assumptions.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Rafael J. Wysocki <rafael.j.wysocki@intel.com>
> ---
>  drivers/cpuidle/driver.c |   11 +++++++++++
>  1 file changed, 11 insertions(+)
> 
> --- a/drivers/cpuidle/driver.c
> +++ b/drivers/cpuidle/driver.c
> @@ -193,6 +193,16 @@ static void __cpuidle_driver_init(struct
>  			s->exit_latency_ns =  0;
>  		else
>  			s->exit_latency = div_u64(s->exit_latency_ns, NSEC_PER_USEC);
> +
> +		/*
> +		 * Ensure that the exit latency of a CPU idle state does not
> +		 * exceed its target residency which is assumed in cpuidle in
> +		 * multiple places.
> +		 */
> +		if (s->exit_latency_ns > s->target_residency_ns) {
> +			s->target_residency_ns = s->exit_latency_ns;
> +			s->target_residency = s->exit_latency;
> +		}

I suggest to error out instead of capping it. Because as soon as you
cap it, you may end up with the target residency of the next C-state. 


Just erroring out is very explicit, no surprises, and the table
provider will have to just fix the table.


Thanks, Artem.