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* [PATCH] cpufreq: intel_pstate: Fix Raptor Lake-E cpufreq limits
@ 2026-05-11 23:53 Srinivas Pandruvada
  2026-05-12  9:04 ` Henry Tseng
  2026-05-12 10:20 ` Rafael J. Wysocki
  0 siblings, 2 replies; 7+ messages in thread
From: Srinivas Pandruvada @ 2026-05-11 23:53 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: rafael, viresh.kumar
  Cc: linux-pm, linux-kernel, Srinivas Pandruvada, Henry Tseng, stable

Raptor Lake-E processors are not correctly showing cpufreq frequency
limits.

These CPUs don't set X86_FEATURE_HYBRID_CPU and have no E-cores, but
P-cores still use hybrid scaling factor.

commit 0fcfc9e51990 ("cpufreq: intel_pstate: Fix scaling for
hybrid-capable systems with disabled E-cores") added support for
such configuration. Here using CPPC nominal freq and perf was compared
to still return hybrid scaling factor.

Commit 9b18d536b124 ("cpufreq: intel_pstate: Use CPPC to get scaling
factors") restructured hwp_get_cpu_scaling() and added an explicit check
for X86_FEATURE_HYBRID_CPU and when not set returns core scaling factor.

To address this remove check for X86_FEATURE_HYBRID_CPU and call
intel_pstate_cppc_get_scaling().

Ideally this change should be enough. But using CPPC for scaling factor
results in rounding error, so still doesn't restore the original
behavior.

In intel_pstate_cppc_get_scaling() return core scaling factor when
ACPI CPPC is not present or when CPPC nominal frequency or nominal
performance are invalid.

Use hybrid_scaling_factor for P-cores when defined for a CPU, if not
calculate from ACPI CPPC nominal frequency and performance.

Fixes: 9b18d536b124 ("cpufreq: intel_pstate: Use CPPC to get scaling factors")
Reported-by: Henry Tseng <henrytseng@qnap.com>
Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/linux-pm/20260508063032.3248602-1-henrytseng@qnap.com/
Signed-off-by: Srinivas Pandruvada <srinivas.pandruvada@linux.intel.com>
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
---
 drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c | 29 +++++++++++++++--------------
 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c b/drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c
index 1292da53e5fc..0379efdee5f8 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c
@@ -421,15 +421,23 @@ static int intel_pstate_cppc_get_scaling(int cpu)
 {
 	struct cppc_perf_caps cppc_perf;
 
+	if (cppc_get_perf_caps(cpu, &cppc_perf) || !cppc_perf.nominal_freq ||
+	    !cppc_perf.nominal_perf)
+		goto core_scaling;
+
+	if (cppc_perf.nominal_perf * 100 == cppc_perf.nominal_freq)
+		goto core_scaling;
+
+	if (hybrid_scaling_factor)
+		return hybrid_scaling_factor;
+
 	/*
-	 * Compute the perf-to-frequency scaling factor for the given CPU if
-	 * possible, unless it would be 0.
+	 * Compute the perf-to-frequency scaling factor for the given CPU
+	 * from nominal freq and nominal_perf
 	 */
-	if (!cppc_get_perf_caps(cpu, &cppc_perf) &&
-	    cppc_perf.nominal_perf && cppc_perf.nominal_freq)
-		return div_u64(cppc_perf.nominal_freq * KHZ_PER_MHZ,
-			       cppc_perf.nominal_perf);
+	return div_u64(cppc_perf.nominal_freq * KHZ_PER_MHZ, cppc_perf.nominal_perf);
 
+core_scaling:
 	return core_get_scaling();
 }
 
@@ -2281,17 +2289,10 @@ static int hwp_get_cpu_scaling(int cpu)
 		 */
 		if (hybrid_get_cpu_type(cpu) == INTEL_CPU_TYPE_CORE)
 			return hybrid_scaling_factor;
-
-		return core_get_scaling();
 	}
 
-	/* Use core scaling on non-hybrid systems. */
-	if (!cpu_feature_enabled(X86_FEATURE_HYBRID_CPU))
-		return core_get_scaling();
-
 	/*
-	 * The system is hybrid, but the hybrid scaling factor is not known or
-	 * the CPU type is not one of the above, so use CPPC to compute the
+	 * The system is hybrid, so use CPPC to compute the
 	 * scaling factor for this CPU.
 	 */
 	return intel_pstate_cppc_get_scaling(cpu);
-- 
2.43.0


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* Re: [PATCH] cpufreq: intel_pstate: Fix Raptor Lake-E cpufreq limits
  2026-05-11 23:53 [PATCH] cpufreq: intel_pstate: Fix Raptor Lake-E cpufreq limits Srinivas Pandruvada
@ 2026-05-12  9:04 ` Henry Tseng
  2026-05-12 10:20 ` Rafael J. Wysocki
  1 sibling, 0 replies; 7+ messages in thread
From: Henry Tseng @ 2026-05-12  9:04 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Srinivas Pandruvada, rafael, viresh.kumar
  Cc: Henry Tseng, linux-pm, linux-kernel, stable

On Mon, 11 May 2026 16:53:28 -0700, Srinivas Pandruvada <srinivas.pandruvada@linux.intel.com> wrote:
> Raptor Lake-E processors are not correctly showing cpufreq frequency
> limits.
> 
> These CPUs don't set X86_FEATURE_HYBRID_CPU and have no E-cores, but
> P-cores still use hybrid scaling factor.
> ...

Tested on Intel Core 9 273PE (Bartlett Lake P-core only):
cpuinfo_max_freq is now correctly reported as 5.5/5.7 GHz, matching
the datasheet, via the dynamic CPPC compute path.

On another Bartlett Lake P-core only SKU (Intel Core 7 253PE), the
CPPC-computed factor (80645) overshoots the datasheet Max Turbo
Frequency (5.5 GHz) by 100 MHz, matching the CPPC rounding error
described in the commit message.

I'll send a standalone patch adding Bartlett Lake to
intel_hybrid_scaling_factor[] with HYBRID_SCALING_FACTOR_ADL to
address the 253PE residual.

Tested-by: Henry Tseng <henrytseng@qnap.com>

Thanks,
Henry

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* Re: [PATCH] cpufreq: intel_pstate: Fix Raptor Lake-E cpufreq limits
  2026-05-11 23:53 [PATCH] cpufreq: intel_pstate: Fix Raptor Lake-E cpufreq limits Srinivas Pandruvada
  2026-05-12  9:04 ` Henry Tseng
@ 2026-05-12 10:20 ` Rafael J. Wysocki
  2026-05-12 11:15   ` srinivas pandruvada
  1 sibling, 1 reply; 7+ messages in thread
From: Rafael J. Wysocki @ 2026-05-12 10:20 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Srinivas Pandruvada
  Cc: rafael, viresh.kumar, linux-pm, linux-kernel, Henry Tseng, stable

On Tue, May 12, 2026 at 1:53 AM Srinivas Pandruvada
<srinivas.pandruvada@linux.intel.com> wrote:
>
> Raptor Lake-E processors are not correctly showing cpufreq frequency
> limits.
>
> These CPUs don't set X86_FEATURE_HYBRID_CPU and have no E-cores, but
> P-cores still use hybrid scaling factor.
>
> commit 0fcfc9e51990 ("cpufreq: intel_pstate: Fix scaling for
> hybrid-capable systems with disabled E-cores") added support for
> such configuration. Here using CPPC nominal freq and perf was compared
> to still return hybrid scaling factor.
>
> Commit 9b18d536b124 ("cpufreq: intel_pstate: Use CPPC to get scaling
> factors") restructured hwp_get_cpu_scaling() and added an explicit check
> for X86_FEATURE_HYBRID_CPU and when not set returns core scaling factor.
>
> To address this remove check for X86_FEATURE_HYBRID_CPU and call
> intel_pstate_cppc_get_scaling().
>
> Ideally this change should be enough. But using CPPC for scaling factor
> results in rounding error, so still doesn't restore the original
> behavior.
>
> In intel_pstate_cppc_get_scaling() return core scaling factor when
> ACPI CPPC is not present or when CPPC nominal frequency or nominal
> performance are invalid.
>
> Use hybrid_scaling_factor for P-cores when defined for a CPU, if not
> calculate from ACPI CPPC nominal frequency and performance.
>
> Fixes: 9b18d536b124 ("cpufreq: intel_pstate: Use CPPC to get scaling factors")
> Reported-by: Henry Tseng <henrytseng@qnap.com>
> Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/linux-pm/20260508063032.3248602-1-henrytseng@qnap.com/
> Signed-off-by: Srinivas Pandruvada <srinivas.pandruvada@linux.intel.com>
> Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
> ---
>  drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c | 29 +++++++++++++++--------------
>  1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c b/drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c
> index 1292da53e5fc..0379efdee5f8 100644
> --- a/drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c
> +++ b/drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c
> @@ -421,15 +421,23 @@ static int intel_pstate_cppc_get_scaling(int cpu)
>  {
>         struct cppc_perf_caps cppc_perf;
>
> +       if (cppc_get_perf_caps(cpu, &cppc_perf) || !cppc_perf.nominal_freq ||
> +           !cppc_perf.nominal_perf)
> +               goto core_scaling;
> +
> +       if (cppc_perf.nominal_perf * 100 == cppc_perf.nominal_freq)
> +               goto core_scaling;
> +
> +       if (hybrid_scaling_factor)
> +               return hybrid_scaling_factor;
> +
>         /*
> -        * Compute the perf-to-frequency scaling factor for the given CPU if
> -        * possible, unless it would be 0.
> +        * Compute the perf-to-frequency scaling factor for the given CPU
> +        * from nominal freq and nominal_perf
>          */
> -       if (!cppc_get_perf_caps(cpu, &cppc_perf) &&
> -           cppc_perf.nominal_perf && cppc_perf.nominal_freq)
> -               return div_u64(cppc_perf.nominal_freq * KHZ_PER_MHZ,
> -                              cppc_perf.nominal_perf);
> +       return div_u64(cppc_perf.nominal_freq * KHZ_PER_MHZ, cppc_perf.nominal_perf);
>
> +core_scaling:
>         return core_get_scaling();
>  }
>
> @@ -2281,17 +2289,10 @@ static int hwp_get_cpu_scaling(int cpu)
>                  */
>                 if (hybrid_get_cpu_type(cpu) == INTEL_CPU_TYPE_CORE)
>                         return hybrid_scaling_factor;
> -
> -               return core_get_scaling();

Why is this change necessary or even useful?

This is about E-cores (because P-cores have been covered above) and if
hybrid_scaling_factor is set, it is known that the processor is hybrid
and E-cores have the "core" scaling factor.

Or is Raptor Lake-E covered by one of the
intel_hybrid_scaling_factor[] entries and hybrid_get_cpu_type(cpu)
doesn't return INTEL_CPU_TYPE_CORE on it?  This piece of information
is missing from the changelog.

>         }
>
> -       /* Use core scaling on non-hybrid systems. */
> -       if (!cpu_feature_enabled(X86_FEATURE_HYBRID_CPU))
> -               return core_get_scaling();
> -

So we're now exposing all of the non-hybrid processors to the fun with
possibly incorrectly populated CPPC, which is kind of risky.

If Raptor Lake-E is not covered by an existing
intel_hybrid_scaling_factor[] entry, why don't we add one for it with
a "scaling factor" value indicating that CPPC needs to be used for
computing it on all CPUs?

>         /*
> -        * The system is hybrid, but the hybrid scaling factor is not known or
> -        * the CPU type is not one of the above, so use CPPC to compute the
> +        * The system is hybrid, so use CPPC to compute the
>          * scaling factor for this CPU.
>          */
>         return intel_pstate_cppc_get_scaling(cpu);
> --

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* Re: [PATCH] cpufreq: intel_pstate: Fix Raptor Lake-E cpufreq limits
  2026-05-12 10:20 ` Rafael J. Wysocki
@ 2026-05-12 11:15   ` srinivas pandruvada
  2026-05-12 12:37     ` Rafael J. Wysocki
  0 siblings, 1 reply; 7+ messages in thread
From: srinivas pandruvada @ 2026-05-12 11:15 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Rafael J. Wysocki
  Cc: viresh.kumar, linux-pm, linux-kernel, Henry Tseng, stable

On Tue, 2026-05-12 at 12:20 +0200, Rafael J. Wysocki wrote:
> On Tue, May 12, 2026 at 1:53 AM Srinivas Pandruvada
> <srinivas.pandruvada@linux.intel.com> wrote:
> > 
> > Raptor Lake-E processors are not correctly showing cpufreq
> > frequency
> > limits.
> > 
> > These CPUs don't set X86_FEATURE_HYBRID_CPU and have no E-cores,
> > but
> > P-cores still use hybrid scaling factor.
> > 
> > commit 0fcfc9e51990 ("cpufreq: intel_pstate: Fix scaling for
> > hybrid-capable systems with disabled E-cores") added support for
> > such configuration. Here using CPPC nominal freq and perf was
> > compared
> > to still return hybrid scaling factor.
> > 
> > Commit 9b18d536b124 ("cpufreq: intel_pstate: Use CPPC to get
> > scaling
> > factors") restructured hwp_get_cpu_scaling() and added an explicit
> > check
> > for X86_FEATURE_HYBRID_CPU and when not set returns core scaling
> > factor.
> > 
> > To address this remove check for X86_FEATURE_HYBRID_CPU and call
> > intel_pstate_cppc_get_scaling().
> > 
> > Ideally this change should be enough. But using CPPC for scaling
> > factor
> > results in rounding error, so still doesn't restore the original
> > behavior.
> > 
> > In intel_pstate_cppc_get_scaling() return core scaling factor when
> > ACPI CPPC is not present or when CPPC nominal frequency or nominal
> > performance are invalid.
> > 
> > Use hybrid_scaling_factor for P-cores when defined for a CPU, if
> > not
> > calculate from ACPI CPPC nominal frequency and performance.
> > 
> > Fixes: 9b18d536b124 ("cpufreq: intel_pstate: Use CPPC to get
> > scaling factors")
> > Reported-by: Henry Tseng <henrytseng@qnap.com>
> > Closes:
> > https://lore.kernel.org/linux-pm/20260508063032.3248602-1-henrytseng@qnap.com/
> > Signed-off-by: Srinivas Pandruvada
> > <srinivas.pandruvada@linux.intel.com>
> > Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
> > ---
> >  drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c | 29 +++++++++++++++--------------
> >  1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)
> > 
> > diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c
> > b/drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c
> > index 1292da53e5fc..0379efdee5f8 100644
> > --- a/drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c
> > +++ b/drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c
> > @@ -421,15 +421,23 @@ static int intel_pstate_cppc_get_scaling(int
> > cpu)
> >  {
> >         struct cppc_perf_caps cppc_perf;
> > 
> > +       if (cppc_get_perf_caps(cpu, &cppc_perf) ||
> > !cppc_perf.nominal_freq ||
> > +           !cppc_perf.nominal_perf)
> > +               goto core_scaling;
> > +
> > +       if (cppc_perf.nominal_perf * 100 == cppc_perf.nominal_freq)
> > +               goto core_scaling;
> > +
> > +       if (hybrid_scaling_factor)
> > +               return hybrid_scaling_factor;
> > +
> >         /*
> > -        * Compute the perf-to-frequency scaling factor for the
> > given CPU if
> > -        * possible, unless it would be 0.
> > +        * Compute the perf-to-frequency scaling factor for the
> > given CPU
> > +        * from nominal freq and nominal_perf
> >          */
> > -       if (!cppc_get_perf_caps(cpu, &cppc_perf) &&
> > -           cppc_perf.nominal_perf && cppc_perf.nominal_freq)
> > -               return div_u64(cppc_perf.nominal_freq *
> > KHZ_PER_MHZ,
> > -                              cppc_perf.nominal_perf);
> > +       return div_u64(cppc_perf.nominal_freq * KHZ_PER_MHZ,
> > cppc_perf.nominal_perf);
> > 
> > +core_scaling:
> >         return core_get_scaling();
> >  }
> > 
> > @@ -2281,17 +2289,10 @@ static int hwp_get_cpu_scaling(int cpu)
> >                  */
> >                 if (hybrid_get_cpu_type(cpu) ==
> > INTEL_CPU_TYPE_CORE)
> >                         return hybrid_scaling_factor;
> > -
> > -               return core_get_scaling();
> 
> Why is this change necessary or even useful?
> 
> This is about E-cores (because P-cores have been covered above) and
> if
> hybrid_scaling_factor is set, it is known that the processor is
> hybrid
> and E-cores have the "core" scaling factor.
> 
> Or is Raptor Lake-E covered by one of the
> intel_hybrid_scaling_factor[] entries and hybrid_get_cpu_type(cpu)
> doesn't return INTEL_CPU_TYPE_CORE on it?  This piece of information
> is missing from the changelog.

Raptor Lake-E (Xeon) uses CPU model as Raptor Lake-S, for which there
is already a hardcoded scaling factor in the driver. So this "if" block
will enter. But since there is no hybrid CPUID feature is defined,
hybrid_get_cpu_type(cpu) will return 0 for P-core or E-core. Here there
are no E-cores. So need to remove core_get_scaling() as this will
return non hybrid factor.



> 
> >         }
> > 
> > -       /* Use core scaling on non-hybrid systems. */
> > -       if (!cpu_feature_enabled(X86_FEATURE_HYBRID_CPU))
> > -               return core_get_scaling();
> > -
> 
> So we're now exposing all of the non-hybrid processors to the fun
> with
> possibly incorrectly populated CPPC, which is kind of risky.
> 

This was already used before with
commit0fcfc9e51990246a9813475716746ff5eb98c6aa
relying that all non hybrid processor (including servers) didn't set
nominal frequency, so will return core_scaling without using CPPC.
I retested change on servers and non hybrids.

> If Raptor Lake-E is not covered by an existing
> intel_hybrid_scaling_factor[] entry, why don't we add one for it with
> a "scaling factor" value indicating that CPPC needs to be used for
> computing it on all CPUs?

It is already covered by existing, but we can only call 
for intel_pstate_cppc_get_scaling() when hybrid_scaling_factor is
defined. This will require a hardcoding for Bartlett Lake also which
uses different CPU model, which Henry Tseng is planing to send.

Thanks,
Srinivas


> 
> >         /*
> > -        * The system is hybrid, but the hybrid scaling factor is
> > not known or
> > -        * the CPU type is not one of the above, so use CPPC to
> > compute the
> > +        * The system is hybrid, so use CPPC to compute the
> >          * scaling factor for this CPU.
> >          */
> >         return intel_pstate_cppc_get_scaling(cpu);
> > --

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* Re: [PATCH] cpufreq: intel_pstate: Fix Raptor Lake-E cpufreq limits
  2026-05-12 11:15   ` srinivas pandruvada
@ 2026-05-12 12:37     ` Rafael J. Wysocki
  2026-05-12 18:45       ` srinivas pandruvada
  0 siblings, 1 reply; 7+ messages in thread
From: Rafael J. Wysocki @ 2026-05-12 12:37 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: srinivas pandruvada
  Cc: Rafael J. Wysocki, viresh.kumar, linux-pm, linux-kernel,
	Henry Tseng, stable

On Tue, May 12, 2026 at 1:15 PM srinivas pandruvada
<srinivas.pandruvada@linux.intel.com> wrote:
>
> On Tue, 2026-05-12 at 12:20 +0200, Rafael J. Wysocki wrote:
> > On Tue, May 12, 2026 at 1:53 AM Srinivas Pandruvada
> > <srinivas.pandruvada@linux.intel.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > Raptor Lake-E processors are not correctly showing cpufreq
> > > frequency
> > > limits.
> > >
> > > These CPUs don't set X86_FEATURE_HYBRID_CPU and have no E-cores,
> > > but
> > > P-cores still use hybrid scaling factor.
> > >
> > > commit 0fcfc9e51990 ("cpufreq: intel_pstate: Fix scaling for
> > > hybrid-capable systems with disabled E-cores") added support for
> > > such configuration. Here using CPPC nominal freq and perf was
> > > compared
> > > to still return hybrid scaling factor.
> > >
> > > Commit 9b18d536b124 ("cpufreq: intel_pstate: Use CPPC to get
> > > scaling
> > > factors") restructured hwp_get_cpu_scaling() and added an explicit
> > > check
> > > for X86_FEATURE_HYBRID_CPU and when not set returns core scaling
> > > factor.
> > >
> > > To address this remove check for X86_FEATURE_HYBRID_CPU and call
> > > intel_pstate_cppc_get_scaling().
> > >
> > > Ideally this change should be enough. But using CPPC for scaling
> > > factor
> > > results in rounding error, so still doesn't restore the original
> > > behavior.
> > >
> > > In intel_pstate_cppc_get_scaling() return core scaling factor when
> > > ACPI CPPC is not present or when CPPC nominal frequency or nominal
> > > performance are invalid.
> > >
> > > Use hybrid_scaling_factor for P-cores when defined for a CPU, if
> > > not
> > > calculate from ACPI CPPC nominal frequency and performance.
> > >
> > > Fixes: 9b18d536b124 ("cpufreq: intel_pstate: Use CPPC to get
> > > scaling factors")
> > > Reported-by: Henry Tseng <henrytseng@qnap.com>
> > > Closes:
> > > https://lore.kernel.org/linux-pm/20260508063032.3248602-1-henrytseng@qnap.com/
> > > Signed-off-by: Srinivas Pandruvada
> > > <srinivas.pandruvada@linux.intel.com>
> > > Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
> > > ---
> > >  drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c | 29 +++++++++++++++--------------
> > >  1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)
> > >
> > > diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c
> > > b/drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c
> > > index 1292da53e5fc..0379efdee5f8 100644
> > > --- a/drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c
> > > +++ b/drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c
> > > @@ -421,15 +421,23 @@ static int intel_pstate_cppc_get_scaling(int
> > > cpu)
> > >  {
> > >         struct cppc_perf_caps cppc_perf;
> > >
> > > +       if (cppc_get_perf_caps(cpu, &cppc_perf) ||
> > > !cppc_perf.nominal_freq ||
> > > +           !cppc_perf.nominal_perf)
> > > +               goto core_scaling;
> > > +
> > > +       if (cppc_perf.nominal_perf * 100 == cppc_perf.nominal_freq)
> > > +               goto core_scaling;
> > > +
> > > +       if (hybrid_scaling_factor)
> > > +               return hybrid_scaling_factor;
> > > +
> > >         /*
> > > -        * Compute the perf-to-frequency scaling factor for the
> > > given CPU if
> > > -        * possible, unless it would be 0.
> > > +        * Compute the perf-to-frequency scaling factor for the
> > > given CPU
> > > +        * from nominal freq and nominal_perf
> > >          */
> > > -       if (!cppc_get_perf_caps(cpu, &cppc_perf) &&
> > > -           cppc_perf.nominal_perf && cppc_perf.nominal_freq)
> > > -               return div_u64(cppc_perf.nominal_freq *
> > > KHZ_PER_MHZ,
> > > -                              cppc_perf.nominal_perf);
> > > +       return div_u64(cppc_perf.nominal_freq * KHZ_PER_MHZ,
> > > cppc_perf.nominal_perf);
> > >
> > > +core_scaling:
> > >         return core_get_scaling();
> > >  }
> > >
> > > @@ -2281,17 +2289,10 @@ static int hwp_get_cpu_scaling(int cpu)
> > >                  */
> > >                 if (hybrid_get_cpu_type(cpu) ==
> > > INTEL_CPU_TYPE_CORE)
> > >                         return hybrid_scaling_factor;
> > > -
> > > -               return core_get_scaling();
> >
> > Why is this change necessary or even useful?
> >
> > This is about E-cores (because P-cores have been covered above) and
> > if
> > hybrid_scaling_factor is set, it is known that the processor is
> > hybrid
> > and E-cores have the "core" scaling factor.
> >
> > Or is Raptor Lake-E covered by one of the
> > intel_hybrid_scaling_factor[] entries and hybrid_get_cpu_type(cpu)
> > doesn't return INTEL_CPU_TYPE_CORE on it?  This piece of information
> > is missing from the changelog.
>
> Raptor Lake-E (Xeon) uses CPU model as Raptor Lake-S, for which there
> is already a hardcoded scaling factor in the driver.

This piece of information needs to be added to the changelog in the
first place because it is key here.

> So this "if" block will enter. But since there is no hybrid CPUID feature is defined,
> hybrid_get_cpu_type(cpu) will return 0 for P-core or E-core. Here there
> are no E-cores. So need to remove core_get_scaling() as this will
> return non hybrid factor.

Well, what about this:

---
 drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c |    2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

--- a/drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c
@@ -2279,7 +2279,7 @@ static int hwp_get_cpu_scaling(int cpu)
          * Return the hybrid scaling factor for P-cores and use the
          * default core scaling for E-cores.
          */
-        if (hybrid_get_cpu_type(cpu) == INTEL_CPU_TYPE_CORE)
+        if (hybrid_get_cpu_type(cpu) != INTEL_CPU_TYPE_ATOM)
             return hybrid_scaling_factor;

         return core_get_scaling();

Or is the original Raptor Lake-S scaling factor unsuitable for Raptor Lake-E?

>
>
> >
> > >         }
> > >
> > > -       /* Use core scaling on non-hybrid systems. */
> > > -       if (!cpu_feature_enabled(X86_FEATURE_HYBRID_CPU))
> > > -               return core_get_scaling();
> > > -
> >
> > So we're now exposing all of the non-hybrid processors to the fun
> > with
> > possibly incorrectly populated CPPC, which is kind of risky.
> >
>
> This was already used before with
> commit0fcfc9e51990246a9813475716746ff5eb98c6aa
> relying that all non hybrid processor (including servers) didn't set
> nominal frequency, so will return core_scaling without using CPPC.
> I retested change on servers and non hybrids.
>
> > If Raptor Lake-E is not covered by an existing
> > intel_hybrid_scaling_factor[] entry, why don't we add one for it with
> > a "scaling factor" value indicating that CPPC needs to be used for
> > computing it on all CPUs?
>
> It is already covered by existing, but we can only call
> for intel_pstate_cppc_get_scaling() when hybrid_scaling_factor is
> defined. This will require a hardcoding for Bartlett Lake also which
> uses different CPU model, which Henry Tseng is planing to send.

I would add a new intel_hybrid_scaling_factor[] entry for Bartlett
Lake then with a proper scaling factor along with the change above.

^ permalink raw reply	[flat|nested] 7+ messages in thread

* Re: [PATCH] cpufreq: intel_pstate: Fix Raptor Lake-E cpufreq limits
  2026-05-12 12:37     ` Rafael J. Wysocki
@ 2026-05-12 18:45       ` srinivas pandruvada
  2026-05-12 18:54         ` Rafael J. Wysocki
  0 siblings, 1 reply; 7+ messages in thread
From: srinivas pandruvada @ 2026-05-12 18:45 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Rafael J. Wysocki
  Cc: viresh.kumar, linux-pm, linux-kernel, Henry Tseng, stable

On Tue, 2026-05-12 at 14:37 +0200, Rafael J. Wysocki wrote:
> On Tue, May 12, 2026 at 1:15 PM srinivas pandruvada
> <srinivas.pandruvada@linux.intel.com> wrote:
> > 
> > On Tue, 2026-05-12 at 12:20 +0200, Rafael J. Wysocki wrote:
> > > On Tue, May 12, 2026 at 1:53 AM Srinivas Pandruvada
> > > <srinivas.pandruvada@linux.intel.com> wrote:
> > > > 
> > > > Raptor Lake-E processors are not correctly showing cpufreq
> > > > frequency
> > > > limits.
> > > > 
> > > > These CPUs don't set X86_FEATURE_HYBRID_CPU and have no E-
> > > > cores,
> > > > but
> > > > P-cores still use hybrid scaling factor.
> > > > 
> > > > commit 0fcfc9e51990 ("cpufreq: intel_pstate: Fix scaling for
> > > > hybrid-capable systems with disabled E-cores") added support
> > > > for
> > > > such configuration. Here using CPPC nominal freq and perf was
> > > > compared
> > > > to still return hybrid scaling factor.
> > > > 
> > > > Commit 9b18d536b124 ("cpufreq: intel_pstate: Use CPPC to get
> > > > scaling
> > > > factors") restructured hwp_get_cpu_scaling() and added an
> > > > explicit
> > > > check
> > > > for X86_FEATURE_HYBRID_CPU and when not set returns core
> > > > scaling
> > > > factor.
> > > > 
> > > > To address this remove check for X86_FEATURE_HYBRID_CPU and
> > > > call
> > > > intel_pstate_cppc_get_scaling().
> > > > 
> > > > Ideally this change should be enough. But using CPPC for
> > > > scaling
> > > > factor
> > > > results in rounding error, so still doesn't restore the
> > > > original
> > > > behavior.
> > > > 
> > > > In intel_pstate_cppc_get_scaling() return core scaling factor
> > > > when
> > > > ACPI CPPC is not present or when CPPC nominal frequency or
> > > > nominal
> > > > performance are invalid.
> > > > 
> > > > Use hybrid_scaling_factor for P-cores when defined for a CPU,
> > > > if
> > > > not
> > > > calculate from ACPI CPPC nominal frequency and performance.
> > > > 
> > > > Fixes: 9b18d536b124 ("cpufreq: intel_pstate: Use CPPC to get
> > > > scaling factors")
> > > > Reported-by: Henry Tseng <henrytseng@qnap.com>
> > > > Closes:
> > > > https://lore.kernel.org/linux-pm/20260508063032.3248602-1-henrytseng@qnap.com/
> > > > Signed-off-by: Srinivas Pandruvada
> > > > <srinivas.pandruvada@linux.intel.com>
> > > > Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
> > > > ---
> > > >  drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c | 29 +++++++++++++++-----------
> > > > ---
> > > >  1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)
> > > > 
> > > > diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c
> > > > b/drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c
> > > > index 1292da53e5fc..0379efdee5f8 100644
> > > > --- a/drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c
> > > > +++ b/drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c
> > > > @@ -421,15 +421,23 @@ static int
> > > > intel_pstate_cppc_get_scaling(int
> > > > cpu)
> > > >  {
> > > >         struct cppc_perf_caps cppc_perf;
> > > > 
> > > > +       if (cppc_get_perf_caps(cpu, &cppc_perf) ||
> > > > !cppc_perf.nominal_freq ||
> > > > +           !cppc_perf.nominal_perf)
> > > > +               goto core_scaling;
> > > > +
> > > > +       if (cppc_perf.nominal_perf * 100 ==
> > > > cppc_perf.nominal_freq)
> > > > +               goto core_scaling;
> > > > +
> > > > +       if (hybrid_scaling_factor)
> > > > +               return hybrid_scaling_factor;
> > > > +
> > > >         /*
> > > > -        * Compute the perf-to-frequency scaling factor for the
> > > > given CPU if
> > > > -        * possible, unless it would be 0.
> > > > +        * Compute the perf-to-frequency scaling factor for the
> > > > given CPU
> > > > +        * from nominal freq and nominal_perf
> > > >          */
> > > > -       if (!cppc_get_perf_caps(cpu, &cppc_perf) &&
> > > > -           cppc_perf.nominal_perf && cppc_perf.nominal_freq)
> > > > -               return div_u64(cppc_perf.nominal_freq *
> > > > KHZ_PER_MHZ,
> > > > -                              cppc_perf.nominal_perf);
> > > > +       return div_u64(cppc_perf.nominal_freq * KHZ_PER_MHZ,
> > > > cppc_perf.nominal_perf);
> > > > 
> > > > +core_scaling:
> > > >         return core_get_scaling();
> > > >  }
> > > > 
> > > > @@ -2281,17 +2289,10 @@ static int hwp_get_cpu_scaling(int cpu)
> > > >                  */
> > > >                 if (hybrid_get_cpu_type(cpu) ==
> > > > INTEL_CPU_TYPE_CORE)
> > > >                         return hybrid_scaling_factor;
> > > > -
> > > > -               return core_get_scaling();
> > > 
> > > Why is this change necessary or even useful?
> > > 
> > > This is about E-cores (because P-cores have been covered above)
> > > and
> > > if
> > > hybrid_scaling_factor is set, it is known that the processor is
> > > hybrid
> > > and E-cores have the "core" scaling factor.
> > > 
> > > Or is Raptor Lake-E covered by one of the
> > > intel_hybrid_scaling_factor[] entries and
> > > hybrid_get_cpu_type(cpu)
> > > doesn't return INTEL_CPU_TYPE_CORE on it?  This piece of
> > > information
> > > is missing from the changelog.
> > 
> > Raptor Lake-E (Xeon) uses CPU model as Raptor Lake-S, for which
> > there
> > is already a hardcoded scaling factor in the driver.
> 
> This piece of information needs to be added to the changelog in the
> first place because it is key here.
> 
> > So this "if" block will enter. But since there is no hybrid CPUID
> > feature is defined,
> > hybrid_get_cpu_type(cpu) will return 0 for P-core or E-core. Here
> > there
> > are no E-cores. So need to remove core_get_scaling() as this will
> > return non hybrid factor.
> 
> Well, what about this:
> 
> ---
>  drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c |    2 +-
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> --- a/drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c
> +++ b/drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c
> @@ -2279,7 +2279,7 @@ static int hwp_get_cpu_scaling(int cpu)
>           * Return the hybrid scaling factor for P-cores and use the
>           * default core scaling for E-cores.
>           */
> -        if (hybrid_get_cpu_type(cpu) == INTEL_CPU_TYPE_CORE)
> +        if (hybrid_get_cpu_type(cpu) != INTEL_CPU_TYPE_ATOM)
>              return hybrid_scaling_factor;
> 
>          return core_get_scaling();
> 
> Or is the original Raptor Lake-S scaling factor unsuitable for Raptor
> Lake-E?

This will work for RPL-E. But the original change also accounted for
core scaling on hybrid. There was some embedded hybrid capable with P
core only, used core scaling. Don't find that system details anymore. 

But fine, we can live with this change with added Bartlett Lake scaling
factor.

Thanks,
Srinivas

> 
> > 
> > 
> > > 
> > > >         }
> > > > 
> > > > -       /* Use core scaling on non-hybrid systems. */
> > > > -       if (!cpu_feature_enabled(X86_FEATURE_HYBRID_CPU))
> > > > -               return core_get_scaling();
> > > > -
> > > 
> > > So we're now exposing all of the non-hybrid processors to the fun
> > > with
> > > possibly incorrectly populated CPPC, which is kind of risky.
> > > 
> > 
> > This was already used before with
> > commit0fcfc9e51990246a9813475716746ff5eb98c6aa
> > relying that all non hybrid processor (including servers) didn't
> > set
> > nominal frequency, so will return core_scaling without using CPPC.
> > I retested change on servers and non hybrids.
> > 
> > > If Raptor Lake-E is not covered by an existing
> > > intel_hybrid_scaling_factor[] entry, why don't we add one for it
> > > with
> > > a "scaling factor" value indicating that CPPC needs to be used
> > > for
> > > computing it on all CPUs?
> > 
> > It is already covered by existing, but we can only call
> > for intel_pstate_cppc_get_scaling() when hybrid_scaling_factor is
> > defined. This will require a hardcoding for Bartlett Lake also
> > which
> > uses different CPU model, which Henry Tseng is planing to send.
> 
> I would add a new intel_hybrid_scaling_factor[] entry for Bartlett
> Lake then with a proper scaling factor along with the change above.

^ permalink raw reply	[flat|nested] 7+ messages in thread

* Re: [PATCH] cpufreq: intel_pstate: Fix Raptor Lake-E cpufreq limits
  2026-05-12 18:45       ` srinivas pandruvada
@ 2026-05-12 18:54         ` Rafael J. Wysocki
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 7+ messages in thread
From: Rafael J. Wysocki @ 2026-05-12 18:54 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: srinivas pandruvada
  Cc: Rafael J. Wysocki, viresh.kumar, linux-pm, linux-kernel,
	Henry Tseng, stable

On Tue, May 12, 2026 at 8:45 PM srinivas pandruvada
<srinivas.pandruvada@linux.intel.com> wrote:
>
> On Tue, 2026-05-12 at 14:37 +0200, Rafael J. Wysocki wrote:
> > On Tue, May 12, 2026 at 1:15 PM srinivas pandruvada
> > <srinivas.pandruvada@linux.intel.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > On Tue, 2026-05-12 at 12:20 +0200, Rafael J. Wysocki wrote:
> > > > On Tue, May 12, 2026 at 1:53 AM Srinivas Pandruvada
> > > > <srinivas.pandruvada@linux.intel.com> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > Raptor Lake-E processors are not correctly showing cpufreq
> > > > > frequency
> > > > > limits.
> > > > >
> > > > > These CPUs don't set X86_FEATURE_HYBRID_CPU and have no E-
> > > > > cores,
> > > > > but
> > > > > P-cores still use hybrid scaling factor.
> > > > >
> > > > > commit 0fcfc9e51990 ("cpufreq: intel_pstate: Fix scaling for
> > > > > hybrid-capable systems with disabled E-cores") added support
> > > > > for
> > > > > such configuration. Here using CPPC nominal freq and perf was
> > > > > compared
> > > > > to still return hybrid scaling factor.
> > > > >
> > > > > Commit 9b18d536b124 ("cpufreq: intel_pstate: Use CPPC to get
> > > > > scaling
> > > > > factors") restructured hwp_get_cpu_scaling() and added an
> > > > > explicit
> > > > > check
> > > > > for X86_FEATURE_HYBRID_CPU and when not set returns core
> > > > > scaling
> > > > > factor.
> > > > >
> > > > > To address this remove check for X86_FEATURE_HYBRID_CPU and
> > > > > call
> > > > > intel_pstate_cppc_get_scaling().
> > > > >
> > > > > Ideally this change should be enough. But using CPPC for
> > > > > scaling
> > > > > factor
> > > > > results in rounding error, so still doesn't restore the
> > > > > original
> > > > > behavior.
> > > > >
> > > > > In intel_pstate_cppc_get_scaling() return core scaling factor
> > > > > when
> > > > > ACPI CPPC is not present or when CPPC nominal frequency or
> > > > > nominal
> > > > > performance are invalid.
> > > > >
> > > > > Use hybrid_scaling_factor for P-cores when defined for a CPU,
> > > > > if
> > > > > not
> > > > > calculate from ACPI CPPC nominal frequency and performance.
> > > > >
> > > > > Fixes: 9b18d536b124 ("cpufreq: intel_pstate: Use CPPC to get
> > > > > scaling factors")
> > > > > Reported-by: Henry Tseng <henrytseng@qnap.com>
> > > > > Closes:
> > > > > https://lore.kernel.org/linux-pm/20260508063032.3248602-1-henrytseng@qnap.com/
> > > > > Signed-off-by: Srinivas Pandruvada
> > > > > <srinivas.pandruvada@linux.intel.com>
> > > > > Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
> > > > > ---
> > > > >  drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c | 29 +++++++++++++++-----------
> > > > > ---
> > > > >  1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)
> > > > >
> > > > > diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c
> > > > > b/drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c
> > > > > index 1292da53e5fc..0379efdee5f8 100644
> > > > > --- a/drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c
> > > > > +++ b/drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c
> > > > > @@ -421,15 +421,23 @@ static int
> > > > > intel_pstate_cppc_get_scaling(int
> > > > > cpu)
> > > > >  {
> > > > >         struct cppc_perf_caps cppc_perf;
> > > > >
> > > > > +       if (cppc_get_perf_caps(cpu, &cppc_perf) ||
> > > > > !cppc_perf.nominal_freq ||
> > > > > +           !cppc_perf.nominal_perf)
> > > > > +               goto core_scaling;
> > > > > +
> > > > > +       if (cppc_perf.nominal_perf * 100 ==
> > > > > cppc_perf.nominal_freq)
> > > > > +               goto core_scaling;
> > > > > +
> > > > > +       if (hybrid_scaling_factor)
> > > > > +               return hybrid_scaling_factor;
> > > > > +
> > > > >         /*
> > > > > -        * Compute the perf-to-frequency scaling factor for the
> > > > > given CPU if
> > > > > -        * possible, unless it would be 0.
> > > > > +        * Compute the perf-to-frequency scaling factor for the
> > > > > given CPU
> > > > > +        * from nominal freq and nominal_perf
> > > > >          */
> > > > > -       if (!cppc_get_perf_caps(cpu, &cppc_perf) &&
> > > > > -           cppc_perf.nominal_perf && cppc_perf.nominal_freq)
> > > > > -               return div_u64(cppc_perf.nominal_freq *
> > > > > KHZ_PER_MHZ,
> > > > > -                              cppc_perf.nominal_perf);
> > > > > +       return div_u64(cppc_perf.nominal_freq * KHZ_PER_MHZ,
> > > > > cppc_perf.nominal_perf);
> > > > >
> > > > > +core_scaling:
> > > > >         return core_get_scaling();
> > > > >  }
> > > > >
> > > > > @@ -2281,17 +2289,10 @@ static int hwp_get_cpu_scaling(int cpu)
> > > > >                  */
> > > > >                 if (hybrid_get_cpu_type(cpu) ==
> > > > > INTEL_CPU_TYPE_CORE)
> > > > >                         return hybrid_scaling_factor;
> > > > > -
> > > > > -               return core_get_scaling();
> > > >
> > > > Why is this change necessary or even useful?
> > > >
> > > > This is about E-cores (because P-cores have been covered above)
> > > > and
> > > > if
> > > > hybrid_scaling_factor is set, it is known that the processor is
> > > > hybrid
> > > > and E-cores have the "core" scaling factor.
> > > >
> > > > Or is Raptor Lake-E covered by one of the
> > > > intel_hybrid_scaling_factor[] entries and
> > > > hybrid_get_cpu_type(cpu)
> > > > doesn't return INTEL_CPU_TYPE_CORE on it?  This piece of
> > > > information
> > > > is missing from the changelog.
> > >
> > > Raptor Lake-E (Xeon) uses CPU model as Raptor Lake-S, for which
> > > there
> > > is already a hardcoded scaling factor in the driver.
> >
> > This piece of information needs to be added to the changelog in the
> > first place because it is key here.
> >
> > > So this "if" block will enter. But since there is no hybrid CPUID
> > > feature is defined,
> > > hybrid_get_cpu_type(cpu) will return 0 for P-core or E-core. Here
> > > there
> > > are no E-cores. So need to remove core_get_scaling() as this will
> > > return non hybrid factor.
> >
> > Well, what about this:
> >
> > ---
> >  drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c |    2 +-
> >  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> >
> > --- a/drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c
> > +++ b/drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c
> > @@ -2279,7 +2279,7 @@ static int hwp_get_cpu_scaling(int cpu)
> >           * Return the hybrid scaling factor for P-cores and use the
> >           * default core scaling for E-cores.
> >           */
> > -        if (hybrid_get_cpu_type(cpu) == INTEL_CPU_TYPE_CORE)
> > +        if (hybrid_get_cpu_type(cpu) != INTEL_CPU_TYPE_ATOM)
> >              return hybrid_scaling_factor;
> >
> >          return core_get_scaling();
> >
> > Or is the original Raptor Lake-S scaling factor unsuitable for Raptor
> > Lake-E?
>
> This will work for RPL-E.

OK

> But the original change also accounted for
> core scaling on hybrid. There was some embedded hybrid capable with P
> core only, used core scaling. Don't find that system details anymore.

It's better to address this one separately IMV.

> But fine, we can live with this change with added Bartlett Lake scaling
> factor.

OK

Let me send a proper patch for the above change and I assume that
there will be a separate patch adding the Bartlett Lake scaling
factor.

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