linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] firmware: arm_scmi: fix divide by zero when sustained_perf

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Message-ID: <538c5bdc-bd3b-922a-c51c-f47e5cf2257d@arm.com>
Date:   Thu, 6 Sep 2018 15:38:13 +0100
From:   Sudeep Holla <sudeep.holla@....com>
To:     Quentin Perret <quentin.perret@....com>
Cc:     Sudeep Holla <sudeep.holla@....com>, arm@...nel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
        Ionela Voinescu <ionela.voinescu@....com>,
        Kevin Hilman <khilman@...aro.org>,
        Olof Johansson <olof@...om.net>, Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] firmware: arm_scmi: fix divide by zero when
 sustained_perf_level is zero



On 06/09/18 14:17, Quentin Perret wrote:
> Hi Sudeep,
> 
> On Wednesday 05 Sep 2018 at 17:38:11 (+0100), Sudeep Holla wrote:
>> @@ -166,7 +166,12 @@ scmi_perf_domain_attributes_get(const struct scmi_handle *handle, u32 domain,
>>  					le32_to_cpu(attr->sustained_freq_khz);
>>  		dom_info->sustained_perf_level =
>>  					le32_to_cpu(attr->sustained_perf_level);
>> -		dom_info->mult_factor =	(dom_info->sustained_freq_khz * 1000) /
>> +		if (!dom_info->sustained_freq_khz ||
>> +		    !dom_info->sustained_perf_level)
>> +			dom_info->mult_factor =	1;
> 
> I'm sorry I missed that the first time I reviewed this patch, but after
> discussing with Ionela, we found out that there is actually a case where
> this could be a problem. If you have perf levels that are 1,2,3,4 (for
> example), then with mult_factor=1 you'll register OPPs at 1Hz, 2Hz, 3Hz,
> 4Hz into PM_OPP. And that will be turned into 0 KHz for all of them at
> the CPUFreq level when divided by 1000 in dev_pm_opp_init_cpufreq_table().
>

Good find.

> I guess a quick fix would be to have a default mult_factor of 1000 ...
> 

I agree.

> What do you think ?

I will respin and send.

-- 
Regards,
Sudeep