linux-kernel - Re: [UPDATE][PATCH 10/10] tools/power/x86: A tool to validate Intel Speed Select commands

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Date:   Mon, 1 Jul 2019 14:32:59 +0300
From:   Andy Shevchenko <andy.shevchenko@...il.com>
To:     Srinivas Pandruvada <srinivas.pandruvada@...ux.intel.com>
Cc:     Darren Hart <dvhart@...radead.org>,
        Andy Shevchenko <andy@...radead.org>,
        Andriy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...el.com>,
        Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>,
        "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...ysocki.net>,
        Alan Cox <alan@...ux.intel.com>, Len Brown <lenb@...nel.org>,
        prarit@...hat.com, darcari@...hat.com,
        Linux Documentation List <linux-doc@...r.kernel.org>,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Platform Driver <platform-driver-x86@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [UPDATE][PATCH 10/10] tools/power/x86: A tool to validate Intel
 Speed Select commands

On Sun, Jun 30, 2019 at 8:14 PM Srinivas Pandruvada
<srinivas.pandruvada@...ux.intel.com> wrote:
>
> The Intel(R) Speed select technologies contains four features.
>
> Performance profile:An non architectural mechanism that allows multiple
> optimized performance profiles per system via static and/or dynamic
> adjustment of core count, workload, Tjmax, and TDP, etc. aka ISS
> in the documentation.
>
> Base Frequency: Enables users to increase guaranteed base frequency on
> certain cores (high priority cores) in exchange for lower base frequency
> on remaining cores (low priority cores). aka PBF in the documenation.
>
> Turbo frequency: Enables the ability to set different turbo ratio limits
> to cores based on priority. aka FACT in the documentation.
>
> Core power: An Interface that allows user to define per core/tile
> priority.
>
> There is a multi level help for commands and options. This can be used
> to check required arguments for each feature and commands for the
> feature.
>
> To start navigating the features start with
>
> $sudo intel-speed-select --help
>
> For help on a specific feature for example
> $sudo intel-speed-select perf-profile --help
>
> To get help for a command for a feature for example
> $sudo intel-speed-select perf-profile get-lock-status --help
>
> Signed-off-by: Srinivas Pandruvada <srinivas.pandruvada@...ux.intel.com>
> ---
> Updates:
> - Copied Makefile from tools/gpio and moified the Makefile here
> - Added entry to tools/build/Makefile
> - Rename directory to match the executable name
> - Fix one error message

Thanks!
I pushed to my review and testing queue, while still waiting for some ACKs.

It seems I can promote the driver itself now,w/o tools, if you want me to do so.

-- 
With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko