linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v6 0/2] PM / devfreq: Add governor feature and attribute flag

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Date:   Mon, 26 Oct 2020 12:20:59 +0900
From:   Chanwoo Choi <cw00.choi@...sung.com>
To:     linux-pm@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-tegra@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     digetx@...il.com, lukasz.luba@....com,
        enric.balletbo@...labora.com, hl@...k-chips.com,
        thierry.reding@...il.com, jonathanh@...dia.com, abel.vesa@....com,
        k.konieczny@...sung.com, b.zolnierkie@...sung.com,
        chanwoo@...nel.org, myungjoo.ham@...sung.com,
        kyungmin.park@...sung.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v6 0/2] PM / devfreq: Add governor feature and attribute
 flag

On 10/26/20 11:50 AM, Chanwoo Choi wrote:
> Each devfreq governor can have the different sysfs attributes and features.
> In order to provide the only available sysfs attribute to user-space,
> add governor attribute flag with DEVFREQ_GOV_ATTR_[attribute name] defintion.
> 
> Also, each governor is able to have the specific flag in order to
> support specific feature with DEVFREQ_GOV_FLAG_[feature name] defintion
> like immutable governor.
> 
> According to each governor, can initiate the governor feature and attribute
> flags.
> 
> [Common sysfs attributes for devfreq class]
> And all devfreq governors have to support the following common attributes.
> The common attributes are added to devfreq class by default.
> - governor
> - available_governors
> - available_frequencies
> - cur_freq
> - target_freq
> - min_freq
> - max_freq
> - trans_stat
> 
> [Definition for governor attribute flag]
> - DEVFREQ_GOV_ATTR_POLLING_INTERVAL to update polling interval for timer.
>   : /sys/class/devfreq/[devfreq dev name]/polling_interval
> - DEVFREQ_GOV_ATTR_TIMER to change the type of timer on either deferrable
>   or dealyed timer.
>   : /sys/class/devfreq/[devfreq dev name]/timer
> 
> [Definition for governor feature flag]
> - DEVFREQ_GOV_FLAG_IMMUTABLE
>   : If immutable flag is set, governor is never changeable to other governors.
> - DEVFREQ_GOV_FLAG_IRQ_DRIVEN
>   : Devfreq core won't schedule polling work for this governor if value is set.
> 
> [Table of governor attribute flags for evfreq governors]
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
>                       | simple    | perfor | power | user | passive | tegra30
> 		      | ondemand  | mance  | save  | space|         |
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> governor              | O         | O      | O     | O    | O       | O
> available_governors   | O         | O      | O     | O    | O       | O
> available_frequencies | O         | O      | O     | O    | O       | O
> cur_freq              | O         | O      | O     | O    | O       | O
> target_freq           | O         | O      | O     | O    | O       | O
> min_freq              | O         | O      | O     | O    | O       | O
> max_freq              | O         | O      | O     | O    | O       | O
> trans_stat            | O         | O      | O     | O    | O       | O
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> polling_interval      | O         | X      | X     | X    | X       | O
> timer                 | O         | X      | X     | X    | X       | X
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> immutable             | X         | X      | X     | X    | O       | O
> interrupt_driven      | X(polling)| X      | X     | X    | X       | O (irq)
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> 
> Changes from v5:
> - Remove redundant code for creating syfs files.
> - Move create_sysfs_files() position after completed governor start on
> devfreq_add_device()
> - Add reviewd-by/tested-by tag of Dmitry Osipenko
> 
> Changes from v4:
> - Rename from 'attr' to 'attrs'
> - Restore the variable name in governor_store because it is enought to explain
> the previous or new governor with detailed comments instead of variable name
> changes.
> 
> Changes from v3:
> - Fix typo
> - Rename from 'flag' to 'flags'
> - Add more exception handling code and add comments on governor_store()
> 
> Changes from v2:
> - Hide unsupported sysfs node to user-space instead of checking the permission
> of sysfs node.
> 
> Chanwoo Choi (2):
>   PM / devfreq: Add governor feature flag
>   PM / devfreq: Add governor attribute flag for specifc sysfs nodes
> 
>  Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-class-devfreq |  54 ++---
>  drivers/devfreq/devfreq.c                     | 187 ++++++++++++------
>  drivers/devfreq/governor.h                    |  30 ++-
>  drivers/devfreq/governor_passive.c            |   2 +-
>  drivers/devfreq/governor_simpleondemand.c     |   2 +
>  drivers/devfreq/tegra30-devfreq.c             |   5 +-
>  6 files changed, 188 insertions(+), 92 deletions(-)
> 

Applied them.

-- 
Best Regards,
Chanwoo Choi
Samsung Electronics