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Date:	Wed, 29 Feb 2012 04:55:52 +0000
From:	"Liu, ShuoX" <shuox.liu@...el.com>
To:	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
CC:	"Brown, Len" <len.brown@...el.com>,
	"Yanmin_zhang@...ux.intel.com" <Yanmin_zhang@...ux.intel.com>
Subject: Subject: [PATCH] cpuidle: Add a sysfs entry to disable specific C
 state for debug purpose.

From: ShuoX Liu <shuox.liu@...el.com>

Some C states of new CPU might be not good. One reason is BIOS might configure
them incorrectly. To help developers root cause it quickly, the patch adds a
new sysfs entry, so developers could disable specific C state manually.

In addition, C state might have much impact on performance tuning, as it takes
much time to enter/exit C states, which might delay interrupt processing. With
the new debug option, developers could check if a deep C state could  impact
performance and how much impact it could cause.

Signed-off-by: ShuoX Liu <shuox.liu@...el.com>
---
 drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle.c        |    1 +
 drivers/cpuidle/governors/menu.c |    5 ++++-
 drivers/cpuidle/sysfs.c          |   34 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 include/linux/cpuidle.h          |    1 +
 4 files changed, 40 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle.c b/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle.c
index 59f4261..7d66d3e 100644
--- a/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle.c
+++ b/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle.c
@@ -197,6 +197,7 @@ static void poll_idle_init(struct cpuidle_driver *drv)
 	state->power_usage = -1;
 	state->flags = 0;
 	state->enter = poll_idle;
+	state->disable = 0;
 }
 #else
 static void poll_idle_init(struct cpuidle_driver *drv) {}
diff --git a/drivers/cpuidle/governors/menu.c b/drivers/cpuidle/governors/menu.c
index ad09526..5c17ca1 100644
--- a/drivers/cpuidle/governors/menu.c
+++ b/drivers/cpuidle/governors/menu.c
@@ -280,7 +280,8 @@ static int menu_select(struct cpuidle_driver *drv, struct cpuidle_device *dev)
 	 * We want to default to C1 (hlt), not to busy polling
 	 * unless the timer is happening really really soon.
 	 */
-	if (data->expected_us > 5)
+	if (data->expected_us > 5 &&
+		drv->states[CPUIDLE_DRIVER_STATE_START].disable == 0)
 		data->last_state_idx = CPUIDLE_DRIVER_STATE_START;
 
 	/*
@@ -290,6 +291,8 @@ static int menu_select(struct cpuidle_driver *drv, struct cpuidle_device *dev)
 	for (i = CPUIDLE_DRIVER_STATE_START; i < drv->state_count; i++) {
 		struct cpuidle_state *s = &drv->states[i];
 
+		if (s->disable)
+			continue;
 		if (s->target_residency > data->predicted_us)
 			continue;
 		if (s->exit_latency > latency_req)
diff --git a/drivers/cpuidle/sysfs.c b/drivers/cpuidle/sysfs.c
index 3fe41fe..1eae29a 100644
--- a/drivers/cpuidle/sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/cpuidle/sysfs.c
@@ -222,6 +222,9 @@ struct cpuidle_state_attr {
 #define define_one_state_ro(_name, show) \
 static struct cpuidle_state_attr attr_##_name = __ATTR(_name, 0444, show, NULL)
 
+#define define_one_state_rw(_name, show, store) \
+static struct cpuidle_state_attr attr_##_name = __ATTR(_name, 0644, show, store)
+
 #define define_show_state_function(_name) \
 static ssize_t show_state_##_name(struct cpuidle_state *state, \
 			 struct cpuidle_state_usage *state_usage, char *buf) \
@@ -229,6 +232,19 @@ static ssize_t show_state_##_name(struct cpuidle_state *state, \
 	return sprintf(buf, "%u\n", state->_name);\
 }
 
+#define define_store_state_function(_name) \
+static ssize_t store_state_##_name(struct cpuidle_state *state, \
+		const char *buf, size_t size) \
+{ \
+	int value; \
+	sscanf(buf, "%d", &value); \
+	if (value) \
+		state->disable = 1; \
+	else \
+		state->disable = 0; \
+	return size; \
+}
+
 #define define_show_state_ull_function(_name) \
 static ssize_t show_state_##_name(struct cpuidle_state *state, \
 			struct cpuidle_state_usage *state_usage, char *buf) \
@@ -251,6 +267,8 @@ define_show_state_ull_function(usage)
 define_show_state_ull_function(time)
 define_show_state_str_function(name)
 define_show_state_str_function(desc)
+define_show_state_function(disable)
+define_store_state_function(disable)
 
 define_one_state_ro(name, show_state_name);
 define_one_state_ro(desc, show_state_desc);
@@ -258,6 +276,7 @@ define_one_state_ro(latency, show_state_exit_latency);
 define_one_state_ro(power, show_state_power_usage);
 define_one_state_ro(usage, show_state_usage);
 define_one_state_ro(time, show_state_time);
+define_one_state_rw(disable, show_state_disable, store_state_disable);
 
 static struct attribute *cpuidle_state_default_attrs[] = {
 	&attr_name.attr,
@@ -266,6 +285,7 @@ static struct attribute *cpuidle_state_default_attrs[] = {
 	&attr_power.attr,
 	&attr_usage.attr,
 	&attr_time.attr,
+	&attr_disable.attr,
 	NULL
 };
 
@@ -287,8 +307,22 @@ static ssize_t cpuidle_state_show(struct kobject * kobj,
 	return ret;
 }
 
+static ssize_t cpuidle_state_store(struct kobject *kobj,
+	struct attribute *attr, const char *buf, size_t size)
+{
+	int ret = -EIO;
+	struct cpuidle_state *state = kobj_to_state(kobj);
+	struct cpuidle_state_attr *cattr = attr_to_stateattr(attr);
+
+	if (cattr->store)
+		ret = cattr->store(state, buf, size);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
 static const struct sysfs_ops cpuidle_state_sysfs_ops = {
 	.show = cpuidle_state_show,
+	.store = cpuidle_state_store,
 };
 
 static void cpuidle_state_sysfs_release(struct kobject *kobj)
diff --git a/include/linux/cpuidle.h b/include/linux/cpuidle.h
index 712abcc..eb150a5 100644
--- a/include/linux/cpuidle.h
+++ b/include/linux/cpuidle.h
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ struct cpuidle_state {
 	unsigned int	exit_latency; /* in US */
 	unsigned int	power_usage; /* in mW */
 	unsigned int	target_residency; /* in US */
+	unsigned int    disable;
 
 	int (*enter)	(struct cpuidle_device *dev,
 			struct cpuidle_driver *drv,
-- 
1.7.1

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