linux-kernel - [PATCH v3 5/6] cpufreq: powernv: Report Psafe only if PMSR.psafe_mode

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Message-Id: <1430729652-14813-6-git-send-email-shilpa.bhat@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
Date:	Mon,  4 May 2015 14:24:11 +0530
From:	Shilpasri G Bhat <shilpa.bhat@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
To:	linuxppc-dev@...abs.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	rjw@...ysocki.net, viresh.kumar@...aro.org,
	preeti@...ux.vnet.ibm.com, linux-pm@...r.kernel.org,
	Shilpasri G Bhat <shilpa.bhat@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
Subject: [PATCH v3 5/6] cpufreq: powernv: Report Psafe only if PMSR.psafe_mode_active bit is set

On a reset cycle of OCC, although the system retires from safe
frequency state the local pstate is not restored to Pmin or last
requested pstate. Now if the cpufreq governor initiates a pstate
change, the local pstate will be in Psafe and we will be reporting a
false positive when we are not throttled.

So in powernv_cpufreq_throttle_check() remove the condition which
checks if local pstate is less than Pmin while checking for Psafe
frequency. If the cpus are forced to Psafe then PMSR.psafe_mode_active
bit will be set. So, when OCCs become active this bit will be cleared.
Let us just rely on this bit for reporting throttling.

Signed-off-by: Shilpasri G Bhat <shilpa.bhat@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
---
 drivers/cpufreq/powernv-cpufreq.c | 12 +++---------
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/powernv-cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/powernv-cpufreq.c
index 9618813..0a59d5b 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/powernv-cpufreq.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/powernv-cpufreq.c
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@
 #define PMSR_PSAFE_ENABLE	(1UL << 30)
 #define PMSR_SPR_EM_DISABLE	(1UL << 31)
 #define PMSR_MAX(x)		((x >> 32) & 0xFF)
-#define PMSR_LP(x)		((x >> 48) & 0xFF)
 #define OCC_RESET		0
 #define OCC_LOAD		1
 #define OCC_THROTTLE		2
@@ -316,7 +315,7 @@ static void powernv_cpufreq_throttle_check(void *data)
 {
 	unsigned int cpu = smp_processor_id();
 	unsigned long pmsr;
-	int pmsr_pmax, pmsr_lp, i;
+	int pmsr_pmax, i;
 
 	pmsr = get_pmspr(SPRN_PMSR);
 
@@ -338,14 +337,9 @@ static void powernv_cpufreq_throttle_check(void *data)
 			chips[i].id, pmsr_pmax);
 	}
 
-	/*
-	 * Check for Psafe by reading LocalPstate
-	 * or check if Psafe_mode_active is set in PMSR.
-	 */
+	/* Check if Psafe_mode_active is set in PMSR. */
 next:
-	pmsr_lp = (s8)PMSR_LP(pmsr);
-	if ((pmsr_lp < powernv_pstate_info.min) ||
-				(pmsr & PMSR_PSAFE_ENABLE)) {
+	if (pmsr & PMSR_PSAFE_ENABLE) {
 		throttled = true;
 		pr_info("Pstate set to safe frequency\n");
 	}
-- 
1.9.3

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