Re: [PATCH] thermal/core/power_allocator: avoid cdev->state can not be reset

[Lukasz Luba <lukasz.luba@arm.com>]

On 3/13/23 11:10, Xuewen Yan wrote:
> Hi Lukasz
> 
> On Mon, Mar 13, 2023 at 5:35 PM Lukasz Luba <lukasz.luba@arm.com> wrote:
>>
>> Hi Xuewen,
>>
>> On 3/13/23 01:40, Xuewen Yan wrote:
>>> Hi Lukasz
>>>
>>> On Fri, Mar 10, 2023 at 11:56 PM Lukasz Luba <lukasz.luba@arm.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Hi Di,
>>>>
>>>> On 3/9/23 13:55, Di Shen wrote:
>>>>> Commit 0952177f2a1f (thermal/core/power_allocator: Update once cooling devices when temp is low)
>>>>> add a update flag to update cooling device only once when temp is low.
>>>>> But when the switch_on_temp is set to be a higher value, the cooling device state
>>>>> may not be reset to max, because the last_temp is smaller than the switch_on_temp.
>>>>>
>>>>> For example:
>>>>> First:
>>>>> swicth_on_temp=70 control_temp=85;
>>>>>
>>>>> Then userspace change the trip_temp:
>>>>> swicth_on_temp=45 control_temp=55 cur_temp=54
>>>>>
>>>>> Then userspace reset the trip_temp:
>>>>> swicth_on_temp=70 control_temp=85 cur_temp=57 last_temp=54
>>>>>
>>>>> At this time, the cooling device state should be reset to be max.
>>>>> However, because cur_temp(57) < switch_on_temp(70)
>>>>> last_temp(54) < swicth_on_temp(70) --> update = false
>>>>> When update is false, the cooling device state can not be reset.
>>>>
>>>> That's a tricky use case. How is that now possible,
>>>
>>> We use the trip_temp in the Android System. Often, we set different
>>> control temperatures in different scenarios,
>>> and when we change the switch_on_temp from small to bigger, we find
>>> the power can not be reset to be max.
>>
>> I see, thanks for letting me know that this is Android.
>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> So delete the update condition, so that the cooling device state
>>>>> could be reset.
>>>>
>>>> IMO this is not the desired solution. Daniel reported the issue that
>>>> IPA triggers the event sent to user-space even when there is no need.
>>>> That's the motivation for the 0952177f2a1f change.
>>>>
>>>> To address your scenario properly, we need an interface which allows
>>>> to respond properly for such situation when someone from user-space
>>>> writes a new value to something fundamental as trip point.
>>>>
>>>> You also have a kernel config enabled:
>>>> CONFIG_THERMAL_WRITABLE_TRIPS
>>>> which IMO is only for debug kernels for system integrator (according
>>>> to the Kconfig description).
>>>
>>>    Yes, we use it to meet the temperature control needs of different scenarios.
>>> And now in android with google's GKI2.0, the config must be opened.
>>
>> OK
>>
>>>
>>>>
>>>> When you disable this config in your deploy/product kernel
>>>> than this issue would disappear.
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Fixes: 0952177f2a1f (thermal/core/power_allocator: Update once cooling devices when temp is low)
>>>>> Signed-off-by: Di Shen <di.shen@unisoc.com>
>>>>> ---
>>>>>     drivers/thermal/gov_power_allocator.c | 9 +++------
>>>>>     1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> That's why IMO this is not the solution.
>>>
>>> Yes, but I think we should fix the bug, although the
>>> CONFIG_THERMAL_WRITABLE_TRIPS is just for debugging.
>>> How about record the last_trip_temp, and when the last_temp >
>>> last_trip_temp, set the update tobe true?
>>
>> Yes, if that config is used in Android then we must fix it.
>>
>> That last_trip_temp makes sense (but maybe name it last_switch_on_temp).
>> Please put that new field into the IPA local
>> struct power_allocator_params. We should store the trip temp
>> value there every time power_allocator_throttle() is called.
>> That can be called due to a write from user-space w/ a new trip point
>> value, so should be OK.
> 
> Thanks for the suggestion. We would send the patch-v2 as soon as possible.

Thanks!
I'll review that and check on my board.
BTW, which board/device you use with this IPA? Maybe I can buy it
and also test to capture such regression in future.