linux-kernel - [RFC PATCH] power/cpuidle: enhance the precision of state select

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Date:	Thu,  9 Jun 2016 11:08:40 +0800
From:	Zhaoyang Huang <zhaoyang.huang@...aro.org>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-pm@...r.kernel.org,
	mingo@...hat.com, peterz@...radead.org,
	zhaoyang.huang@...eadtrum.com
Subject: [RFC PATCH] power/cpuidle: enhance the precision of state select

In previous version, cpu_pm_enter is invoked after the governor
select the state, which cause the executing time of cpu_pm_enter
is included in the idle time. Moving it before the state selection.

Signed-off-by: Zhaoyang Huang <zhaoyang.huang@...eadtrum.com>
---
 kernel/sched/idle.c |   18 ++++++++++++------
 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/kernel/sched/idle.c b/kernel/sched/idle.c
index bd12c6c..929da2e 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/idle.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/idle.c
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #include <linux/cpu.h>
 #include <linux/cpuidle.h>
 #include <linux/cpuhotplug.h>
+#include <linux/cpu_pm.h>
 #include <linux/tick.h>
 #include <linux/mm.h>
 #include <linux/stackprotector.h>
@@ -130,6 +131,7 @@ static void cpuidle_idle_call(void)
 	struct cpuidle_device *dev = __this_cpu_read(cpuidle_devices);
 	struct cpuidle_driver *drv = cpuidle_get_cpu_driver(dev);
 	int next_state, entered_state;
+	int ret;
 
 	/*
 	 * Check if the idle task must be rescheduled. If it is the
@@ -174,12 +176,16 @@ static void cpuidle_idle_call(void)
 		/*
 		 * Ask the cpuidle framework to choose a convenient idle state.
 		 */
-		next_state = cpuidle_select(drv, dev);
-		entered_state = call_cpuidle(drv, dev, next_state);
-		/*
-		 * Give the governor an opportunity to reflect on the outcome
-		 */
-		cpuidle_reflect(dev, entered_state);
+		ret = cpu_pm_enter();
+		if (!ret) {
+			next_state = cpuidle_select(drv, dev);
+			entered_state = call_cpuidle(drv, dev, next_state);
+			cpu_pm_exit();
+			/*
+			 * Give the governor an opportunity to reflect on the outcome
+			 */
+			cpuidle_reflect(dev, entered_state);
+		}
 	}
 
 exit_idle:
-- 
1.7.9.5