linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] cpufreq: intel_pstate: Fix operation mode switching

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Message-ID: <1488247907.4085.0.camel@linux.intel.com>
Date:   Mon, 27 Feb 2017 18:11:47 -0800
From:   Srinivas Pandruvada <srinivas.pandruvada@...ux.intel.com>
To:     "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...ysocki.net>,
        Linux PM <linux-pm@...r.kernel.org>
Cc:     LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] cpufreq: intel_pstate: Fix operation mode switching

On Tue, 2017-02-28 at 00:05 +0100, Rafael J. Wysocki wrote:
> From: Rafael J. Wysocki <rafael.j.wysocki@...el.com>
> 
> There is a problem with intel_pstate operation mode switching
> introduced by commit fb1fe1041c04 (cpufreq: intel_pstate: Operation
> mode control from sysfs), because the global sysfs limits are
> preserved across operation modes while per-policy limits are
> reinitialized from scratch and both sets of limits may get out of
> sync this wya.
> 
> Fix that by always reinitializing the global limits upon the
> registration of the driver.
> 
> Fixes: fb1fe1041c04 (cpufreq: intel_pstate: Operation mode control
> from sysfs)
> Signed-off-by: Rafael J. Wysocki <rafael.j.wysocki@...el.com>
Acked-by: Srinivas Pandruvada <srinivas.pandruvada@...ux.intel.com>

> ---
>  drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c |   65 +++++++++++++-----------------
> -----------
>  1 file changed, 22 insertions(+), 43 deletions(-)
> 
> Index: linux-pm/drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c
> ===================================================================
> --- linux-pm.orig/drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c
> +++ linux-pm/drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c
> @@ -364,37 +364,25 @@ static bool driver_registered __read_mos
>  static bool acpi_ppc;
>  #endif
>  
> -static struct perf_limits performance_limits = {
> -	.no_turbo = 0,
> -	.turbo_disabled = 0,
> -	.max_perf_pct = 100,
> -	.max_perf = int_ext_tofp(1),
> -	.min_perf_pct = 100,
> -	.min_perf = int_ext_tofp(1),
> -	.max_policy_pct = 100,
> -	.max_sysfs_pct = 100,
> -	.min_policy_pct = 0,
> -	.min_sysfs_pct = 0,
> -};
> +static struct perf_limits performance_limits;
> +static struct perf_limits powersave_limits;
> +static struct perf_limits *limits;
>  
> -static struct perf_limits powersave_limits = {
> -	.no_turbo = 0,
> -	.turbo_disabled = 0,
> -	.max_perf_pct = 100,
> -	.max_perf = int_ext_tofp(1),
> -	.min_perf_pct = 0,
> -	.min_perf = 0,
> -	.max_policy_pct = 100,
> -	.max_sysfs_pct = 100,
> -	.min_policy_pct = 0,
> -	.min_sysfs_pct = 0,
> -};
> +static void intel_pstate_init_limits(struct perf_limits *limits)
> +{
> +	memset(limits, 0, sizeof(*limits));
> +	limits->max_perf_pct = 100;
> +	limits->max_perf = int_ext_tofp(1);
> +	limits->max_policy_pct = 100;
> +	limits->max_sysfs_pct = 100;
> +}
>  
> -#ifdef CONFIG_CPU_FREQ_DEFAULT_GOV_PERFORMANCE
> -static struct perf_limits *limits = &performance_limits;
> -#else
> -static struct perf_limits *limits = &powersave_limits;
> -#endif
> +static void intel_pstate_set_performance_limits(struct perf_limits
> *limits)
> +{
> +	intel_pstate_init_limits(limits);
> +	limits->min_perf_pct = 100;
> +	limits->min_perf = int_ext_tofp(1);
> +}
>  
>  static DEFINE_MUTEX(intel_pstate_driver_lock);
>  static DEFINE_MUTEX(intel_pstate_limits_lock);
> @@ -2084,20 +2072,6 @@ static void intel_pstate_clear_update_ut
>  	synchronize_sched();
>  }
>  
> -static void intel_pstate_set_performance_limits(struct perf_limits
> *limits)
> -{
> -	limits->no_turbo = 0;
> -	limits->turbo_disabled = 0;
> -	limits->max_perf_pct = 100;
> -	limits->max_perf = int_ext_tofp(1);
> -	limits->min_perf_pct = 100;
> -	limits->min_perf = int_ext_tofp(1);
> -	limits->max_policy_pct = 100;
> -	limits->max_sysfs_pct = 100;
> -	limits->min_policy_pct = 0;
> -	limits->min_sysfs_pct = 0;
> -}
> -
>  static void intel_pstate_update_perf_limits(struct cpufreq_policy
> *policy,
>  					    struct perf_limits
> *limits)
>  {
> @@ -2466,6 +2440,11 @@ static int intel_pstate_register_driver(
>  {
>  	int ret;
>  
> +	intel_pstate_init_limits(&powersave_limits);
> +	intel_pstate_set_performance_limits(&performance_limits);
> +	limits = IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_CPU_FREQ_DEFAULT_GOV_PERFORMANCE)
> ?
> +			&performance_limits : &powersave_limits;
> +
>  	ret = cpufreq_register_driver(intel_pstate_driver);
>  	if (ret) {
>  		intel_pstate_driver_cleanup();
>