RE: [PATCH v9 09/13] cpufreq: amd-pstate: add driver working mode switch support

Yuan, Perry
2023-01-05T06:57:44Z

[AMD Official Use Only - General]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Karny, Wyes <Wyes.Karny@amd.com>
> Sent: Thursday, January 5, 2023 2:02 PM
> To: Yuan, Perry <Perry.Yuan@amd.com>; rafael.j.wysocki@intel.com;
> Limonciello, Mario <Mario.Limonciello@amd.com>; Huang, Ray
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> kernel@vger.kernel.org
> Subject: Re: [PATCH v9 09/13] cpufreq: amd-pstate: add driver working mode
> switch support
>
> Hi Perry,
>
> On 12/25/2022 10:04 PM, Perry Yuan wrote:
> > From: Perry Yuan <Perry.Yuan@amd.com>
> >
> > While amd-pstate driver was loaded with specific driver mode, it will
> > need to check which mode is enabled for the pstate driver,add this
> > sysfs entry to show the current status
> >
> > $ cat /sys/devices/system/cpu/amd-pstate/status
> > active
> >
> > Meanwhile, user can switch the pstate driver mode with writing mode
> > string to sysfs entry as below.
> >
> > Enable passive mode:
> > $ sudo bash -c "echo passive > /sys/devices/system/cpu/amd-
> pstate/status"
> >
> > Enable active mode (EPP driver mode):
> > $ sudo bash -c "echo active > /sys/devices/system/cpu/amd-pstate/status"
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Perry Yuan <Perry.Yuan@amd.com>
> > ---
> > drivers/cpufreq/amd-pstate.c | 118
> > +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> > 1 file changed, 118 insertions(+)
> >
> > diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/amd-pstate.c
> > b/drivers/cpufreq/amd-pstate.c index e3676d1a85c7..8ceca4524fc1 100644
> > --- a/drivers/cpufreq/amd-pstate.c
> > +++ b/drivers/cpufreq/amd-pstate.c
> > @@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ static struct cpufreq_driver *default_pstate_driver;
> > static struct cpufreq_driver amd_pstate_driver; static struct
> > cpufreq_driver amd_pstate_epp_driver; static int cppc_state =
> > AMD_PSTATE_DISABLE;
> > +struct kobject *amd_pstate_kobj;
> >
> > static inline int get_mode_idx_from_str(const char *str, size_t size)
> > { @@ -632,6 +633,8 @@ static int amd_pstate_cpu_init(struct
> > cpufreq_policy *policy)
> > policy->driver_data = cpudata;
> >
> > amd_pstate_boost_init(cpudata);
> > + if (!default_pstate_driver->adjust_perf)
> > + default_pstate_driver->adjust_perf =
> amd_pstate_adjust_perf;
> >
> > return 0;
> >
> > @@ -772,12 +775,99 @@ static ssize_t
> show_energy_performance_preference(
> > return sysfs_emit(buf, "%s\n", energy_perf_strings[preference]); }
> >
> > +static ssize_t amd_pstate_show_status(char *buf) {
> > + if (!default_pstate_driver)
> > + return sysfs_emit(buf, "off\n");
>
> IMO 'disable' is more consistent to cppc_state.

Will change the string to be "disable" in v10.

>
> > +
> > + return sysfs_emit(buf, "%s\n",
> amd_pstate_mode_string[cppc_state]);
> > +}
> > +
> > +static void amd_pstate_driver_cleanup(void) {
> > + default_pstate_driver = NULL;
> > +}
> > +
> > +static int amd_pstate_update_status(const char *buf, size_t size) {
> > + int ret;
> > + int mode_idx;
> > +
> > + if (size > 7 || size < 3)
> > + 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);
> > + 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;
> > + }
> > +
> > + 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;
> > + }
> > +
> > + ret = cpufreq_register_driver(default_pstate_driver);
> > + break;
> > + default:
> > + break;
> > + ret = -EINVAL;
> > + }
> > +
> > + return ret;
> > +}
>
> The implementation of amd_pstate_update_status function is good as long
> as the possible states are less.
> Currently prev_state and next_state has 9 combinations. But with guided
> mode this becomes 16 combinations.
> Do you have any concerns if I optimize this function by creating a state
> transition table in guided patch series?

No concern , please go ahead in your series.

>
> > +
> > +static ssize_t show_status(struct kobject *kobj,
> > + struct kobj_attribute *attr, char *buf) {
> > + ssize_t ret;
> > +
> > + mutex_lock(&amd_pstate_driver_lock);
> > + ret = amd_pstate_show_status(buf);
> > + mutex_unlock(&amd_pstate_driver_lock);
> > +
> > + return ret;
> > +}
> > +
> > +static ssize_t store_status(struct kobject *a, struct kobj_attribute *b,
> > + const char *buf, size_t count) {
> > + char *p = memchr(buf, '\n', count);
> > + int ret;
> > +
> > + mutex_lock(&amd_pstate_driver_lock);
> > + ret = amd_pstate_update_status(buf, p ? p - buf : count);
> > + mutex_unlock(&amd_pstate_driver_lock);
> > +
> > + return ret < 0 ? ret : count;
> > +}
> > +
> > cpufreq_freq_attr_ro(amd_pstate_max_freq);
> > cpufreq_freq_attr_ro(amd_pstate_lowest_nonlinear_freq);
> >
> > cpufreq_freq_attr_ro(amd_pstate_highest_perf);
> > cpufreq_freq_attr_rw(energy_performance_preference);
> > cpufreq_freq_attr_ro(energy_performance_available_preferences);
> > +define_one_global_rw(status);
> >
> > static struct freq_attr *amd_pstate_attr[] = {
> > &amd_pstate_max_freq,
> > @@ -795,6 +885,15 @@ static struct freq_attr *amd_pstate_epp_attr[] = {
> > NULL,
> > };
> >
> > +static struct attribute *pstate_global_attributes[] = {
> > + &status.attr,
> > + NULL
> > +};
> > +
> > +static const struct attribute_group amd_pstate_global_attr_group = {
> > + .attrs = pstate_global_attributes,
> > +};
> > +
> > static int amd_pstate_epp_cpu_init(struct cpufreq_policy *policy) {
> > int min_freq, max_freq, nominal_freq, lowest_nonlinear_freq, ret;
> @@
> > -1154,6 +1253,25 @@ static int __init amd_pstate_init(void)
> > if (ret)
> > pr_err("failed to register with return %d\n", ret);
> >
> > + amd_pstate_kobj = kobject_create_and_add("amd-pstate",
> &cpu_subsys.dev_root->kobj);
> > + if (!amd_pstate_kobj) {
> > + ret = -EINVAL;
> > + pr_err("global sysfs registration failed.\n");
> > + goto kobject_free;
> > + }
> > +
> > + ret = sysfs_create_group(amd_pstate_kobj,
> &amd_pstate_global_attr_group);
> > + if (ret) {
> > + pr_err("sysfs attribute export failed with error %d.\n", ret);
> > + goto global_attr_free;
> > + }
> > +
> > + return ret;
> > +
> > +global_attr_free:
> > + kobject_put(amd_pstate_kobj);
> > +kobject_free:
> > + cpufreq_unregister_driver(default_pstate_driver);
> > return ret;
> > }
> > device_initcall(amd_pstate_init);
>
> --
> Thanks & Regards,
> Wyes