linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3] cpufreq: cppc_cpufreq: Initialize shared cpu's perf capabilities

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Date:   Fri, 6 Apr 2018 10:37:00 +0530
From:   Viresh Kumar <viresh.kumar@...aro.org>
To:     Shunyong Yang <shunyong.yang@...-semitech.com>
Cc:     rjw@...ysocki.net, linux-pm@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Joey Zheng <yu.zheng@...-semitech.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3] cpufreq: cppc_cpufreq: Initialize shared cpu's perf
 capabilities

On 06-04-18, 10:43, Shunyong Yang wrote:
> When multiple cpus are related in one cpufreq policy, the first online
> cpu will be chosen by default to handle cpufreq operations. Let's take
> cpu0 and cpu1 as an example.
> 
> When cpu0 is offline, policy->cpu will be shifted to cpu1. Cpu1's perf
> capabilities should be initialized. Otherwise, perf capabilities are 0s
> and speed change can not take effect.
> 
> This patch copies perf capabilities of the first online cpu to other
> shared cpus when policy shared type is CPUFREQ_SHARED_TYPE_ANY.
> 
> Cc: Joey Zheng <yu.zheng@...-semitech.com>
> Acked-by: Viresh Kumar <viresh.kumar@...aro.org>
> Signed-off-by: Shunyong Yang <shunyong.yang@...-semitech.com>
> ---
> 
> Changes in v3:
>   -Remove unnecessary wrap per Kumar's comments.
> 
> Changes in v2:
>   -Add unlikely in cpu comparison per Kumar's comments.
>   -Fix coding style per Kumar's comments.
> 
> Changes in v1:
>   -Drop RFC tag,
>      The original RFC link,
>      https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/10299055/.
> 
>      This patch solves same issue as RFC above.
> 
>      Patch name is changed as code is too much different with RFC above.
> 
>   -Remove extra init() per Viresh Kumar's comments and only handle
>    CPPC CPUFREQ_SHARED_TYPE_ANY case.
> 
> ---
>  drivers/cpufreq/cppc_cpufreq.c | 14 ++++++++++++--
>  1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/cppc_cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/cppc_cpufreq.c
> index 8300a9fcb80c..8b432d6e846d 100644
> --- a/drivers/cpufreq/cppc_cpufreq.c
> +++ b/drivers/cpufreq/cppc_cpufreq.c
> @@ -167,9 +167,19 @@ static int cppc_cpufreq_cpu_init(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
>  		NSEC_PER_USEC;
>  	policy->shared_type = cpu->shared_type;
>  
> -	if (policy->shared_type == CPUFREQ_SHARED_TYPE_ANY)
> +	if (policy->shared_type == CPUFREQ_SHARED_TYPE_ANY) {
> +		int i;
> +
>  		cpumask_copy(policy->cpus, cpu->shared_cpu_map);
> -	else if (policy->shared_type == CPUFREQ_SHARED_TYPE_ALL) {
> +
> +		for_each_cpu(i, policy->cpus) {
> +			if (unlikely(i == policy->cpu))
> +				continue;
> +
> +			memcpy(&all_cpu_data[i]->perf_caps, &cpu->perf_caps,
> +			       sizeof(cpu->perf_caps));
> +		}
> +	} else if (policy->shared_type == CPUFREQ_SHARED_TYPE_ALL) {
>  		/* Support only SW_ANY for now. */
>  		pr_debug("Unsupported CPU co-ord type\n");
>  		return -EFAULT;

LGTM. Thanks.

-- 
viresh