linux-kernel - [PATCHv3 0/6] CPPC optional registers AMD support

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Message-ID: <cover.1562781484.git.Janakarajan.Natarajan@amd.com>
Date:   Wed, 10 Jul 2019 18:37:09 +0000
From:   "Natarajan, Janakarajan" <Janakarajan.Natarajan@....com>
To:     "linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org" <linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-pm@...r.kernel.org" <linux-pm@...r.kernel.org>,
        "devel@...ica.org" <devel@...ica.org>
CC:     "Rafael J . Wysocki" <rjw@...ysocki.net>,
        Len Brown <lenb@...nel.org>,
        Viresh Kumar <viresh.kumar@...aro.org>,
        Robert Moore <robert.moore@...el.com>,
        Erik Schmauss <erik.schmauss@...el.com>,
        "Ghannam, Yazen" <Yazen.Ghannam@....com>,
        "Natarajan, Janakarajan" <Janakarajan.Natarajan@....com>
Subject: [PATCHv3 0/6] CPPC optional registers AMD support

CPPC (Collaborative Processor Performance Control) offers optional
registers which can be used to tune the system based on energy and/or
performance requirements.

Newer AMD processors (>= Family 17h) add support for a subset of these
optional CPPC registers, based on ACPI v6.1.

The following are the supported CPPC registers for which sysfs entries
are created:
* enable                (NEW)
* max_perf              (NEW)
* min_perf              (NEW)
* energy_perf
* lowest_perf
* nominal_perf
* desired_perf          (NEW)
* feedback_ctrs
* auto_sel_enable       (NEW)
* lowest_nonlinear_perf

First, update cppc_acpi to create sysfs entries only when the optional
registers are known to be supported.

Next, a new CPUFreq driver is introduced to enable the OSPM and the userspace
to access the newly supported registers through sysfs entries found in
/sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu<num>/amd_cpufreq/.

This new CPUFreq driver can only be used by providing a module parameter,
amd_cpufreq.cppc_enable=1.

The purpose of exposing the registers via the amd-cpufreq sysfs entries is to
allow the userspace to:
* Tweak the values to fit its workload.
* Apply a profile from AMD's optimization guides.

Profiles will be documented in the performance/optimization guides.

Note:
* AMD systems will not have a policy applied in the kernel at this time.

TODO:
* Create a linux userspace tool that will help users generate a CPPC profile
  for their target workload.
* Create a general CPPC policy in the kernel.

v1->v2:
* Add macro to ensure BUFFER only registers have BUFFER type.
* Add support macro to make the right check based on register type.
* Remove support checks for registers which are mandatory.

v2->v3:
* Introduce new amd-cpufreq driver which will have priority over acpi-cpufreq.
* Move new sysfs entries creation to amd-cpufreq.

Janakarajan Natarajan (3):
  acpi/cppc: Add macros for CPPC register checks
  acpi/cppc: Ensure only supported CPPC sysfs entries are created
  drivers/cpufreq: Add a CPUFreq driver for AMD processors (Fam17h and
    later)

Yazen Ghannam (3):
  acpi/cppc: Rework cppc_set_perf() to use cppc_regs index
  acpi/cppc: Add support for optional CPPC registers
  acpi/cppc: Add support for CPPC Enable register

 drivers/acpi/cppc_acpi.c       | 244 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----
 drivers/cpufreq/Kconfig.x86    |  14 ++
 drivers/cpufreq/Makefile       |   4 +-
 drivers/cpufreq/amd-cpufreq.c  | 233 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 drivers/cpufreq/cppc_cpufreq.c |   6 +-
 include/acpi/cppc_acpi.h       |  11 +-
 6 files changed, 474 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 drivers/cpufreq/amd-cpufreq.c

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