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Message-ID: <20201006070551.kokmnsuzyzqxqbq5@vireshk-i7>
Date:   Tue, 6 Oct 2020 12:35:51 +0530
From:   Viresh Kumar <viresh.kumar@...aro.org>
To:     Ionela Voinescu <ionela.voinescu@....com>
Cc:     catalin.marinas@....com, sudeep.holla@....com, will@...nel.org,
        linux@...linux.org.uk, rjw@...ysocki.net, dietmar.eggemann@....com,
        valentin.schneider@....com, linux-pm@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] cpufreq,arm,arm64: restructure definitions of
 arch_set_freq_scale()

On 24-09-20, 13:30, Ionela Voinescu wrote:
> Compared to other arch_* functions, arch_set_freq_scale() has an atypical
> weak definition that can be replaced by a strong architecture specific
> implementation.
> 
> The more typical support for architectural functions involves defining
> an empty stub in a header file if the symbol is not already defined in
> architecture code. Some examples involve:
>  - #define arch_scale_freq_capacity	topology_get_freq_scale
>  - #define arch_scale_freq_invariant	topology_scale_freq_invariant
>  - #define arch_scale_cpu_capacity	topology_get_cpu_scale
>  - #define arch_update_cpu_topology	topology_update_cpu_topology
>  - #define arch_scale_thermal_pressure	topology_get_thermal_pressure
>  - #define arch_set_thermal_pressure	topology_set_thermal_pressure
> 
> Bring arch_set_freq_scale() in line with these functions by renaming it to
> topology_set_freq_scale() in the arch topology driver, and by defining the
> arch_set_freq_scale symbol to point to the new function for arm and arm64.
> 
> While there are other users of the arch_topology driver, this patch defines
> arch_set_freq_scale for arm and arm64 only, due to their existing
> definitions of arch_scale_freq_capacity. This is the getter function of the
> frequency invariance scale factor and without a getter function, the
> setter function - arch_set_freq_scale() has not purpose.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Ionela Voinescu <ionela.voinescu@....com>
> Cc: Russell King <linux@...linux.org.uk>
> Cc: Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@....com>
> Cc: Will Deacon <will@...nel.org>
> ---
>  arch/arm/include/asm/topology.h   |  1 +
>  arch/arm64/include/asm/topology.h |  1 +
>  drivers/base/arch_topology.c      |  4 ++--
>  drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c         |  7 -------
>  include/linux/arch_topology.h     |  2 ++
>  include/linux/cpufreq.h           | 11 ++++++++---
>  6 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/arch/arm/include/asm/topology.h b/arch/arm/include/asm/topology.h
> index 9219e67befbe..e5e3d5ce4d55 100644
> --- a/arch/arm/include/asm/topology.h
> +++ b/arch/arm/include/asm/topology.h
> @@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
>  #include <linux/arch_topology.h>
>  
>  /* Replace task scheduler's default frequency-invariant accounting */
> +#define arch_set_freq_scale topology_set_freq_scale
>  #define arch_scale_freq_capacity topology_get_freq_scale
>  #define arch_scale_freq_invariant topology_scale_freq_invariant
>  
> diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/asm/topology.h b/arch/arm64/include/asm/topology.h
> index 7cb519473fbd..11a465243f66 100644
> --- a/arch/arm64/include/asm/topology.h
> +++ b/arch/arm64/include/asm/topology.h
> @@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ void topology_scale_freq_tick(void);
>  #endif /* CONFIG_ARM64_AMU_EXTN */
>  
>  /* Replace task scheduler's default frequency-invariant accounting */
> +#define arch_set_freq_scale topology_set_freq_scale
>  #define arch_scale_freq_capacity topology_get_freq_scale
>  #define arch_scale_freq_invariant topology_scale_freq_invariant
>  
> diff --git a/drivers/base/arch_topology.c b/drivers/base/arch_topology.c
> index 1705c772c273..ae5a596bcf86 100644
> --- a/drivers/base/arch_topology.c
> +++ b/drivers/base/arch_topology.c
> @@ -33,8 +33,8 @@ __weak bool arch_freq_counters_available(const struct cpumask *cpus)
>  }
>  DEFINE_PER_CPU(unsigned long, freq_scale) = SCHED_CAPACITY_SCALE;
>  
> -void arch_set_freq_scale(const struct cpumask *cpus, unsigned long cur_freq,
> -			 unsigned long max_freq)
> +void topology_set_freq_scale(const struct cpumask *cpus, unsigned long cur_freq,
> +			     unsigned long max_freq)
>  {
>  	unsigned long scale;
>  	int i;
> diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
> index 2ea245a6c0c0..f34d3a3d5ba6 100644
> --- a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
> +++ b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
> @@ -160,13 +160,6 @@ u64 get_cpu_idle_time(unsigned int cpu, u64 *wall, int io_busy)
>  }
>  EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(get_cpu_idle_time);
>  
> -__weak void arch_set_freq_scale(const struct cpumask *cpus,
> -				unsigned long cur_freq,
> -				unsigned long max_freq)
> -{
> -}
> -EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(arch_set_freq_scale);
> -

Why can't we have this anymore ? Because it is a macro now instead of a routine
for ARM ?

>  /*
>   * This is a generic cpufreq init() routine which can be used by cpufreq
>   * drivers of SMP systems. It will do following:
> diff --git a/include/linux/arch_topology.h b/include/linux/arch_topology.h
> index 083df331a3c9..0f6cd6b73a61 100644
> --- a/include/linux/arch_topology.h
> +++ b/include/linux/arch_topology.h
> @@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ static inline unsigned long topology_get_freq_scale(int cpu)
>  	return per_cpu(freq_scale, cpu);
>  }
>  
> +void topology_set_freq_scale(const struct cpumask *cpus, unsigned long cur_freq,
> +			     unsigned long max_freq);
>  bool topology_scale_freq_invariant(void);
>  
>  bool arch_freq_counters_available(const struct cpumask *cpus);
> diff --git a/include/linux/cpufreq.h b/include/linux/cpufreq.h
> index 9f779fbdbe7b..fa37b1c66443 100644
> --- a/include/linux/cpufreq.h
> +++ b/include/linux/cpufreq.h
> @@ -1011,9 +1011,14 @@ static inline void sched_cpufreq_governor_change(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
>  extern void arch_freq_prepare_all(void);
>  extern unsigned int arch_freq_get_on_cpu(int cpu);
>  
> -extern void arch_set_freq_scale(const struct cpumask *cpus,
> -				unsigned long cur_freq,
> -				unsigned long max_freq);
> +#ifndef arch_set_freq_scale
> +static __always_inline
> +void arch_set_freq_scale(const struct cpumask *cpus,
> +			 unsigned long cur_freq,
> +			 unsigned long max_freq)
> +{
> +}
> +#endif
>  
>  /* the following are really really optional */
>  extern struct freq_attr cpufreq_freq_attr_scaling_available_freqs;
> -- 
> 2.17.1

-- 
viresh

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