linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] platform/x86: intel_pmc: Ignore GBE LTR on Tiger Lake platforms

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Message-ID: <35bca0efb7d485f66e3cacdac113ab9e42058846.camel@linux.intel.com>
Date:   Sun, 07 Mar 2021 11:09:14 -0800
From:   "David E. Box" <david.e.box@...ux.intel.com>
To:     "Neftin, Sasha" <sasha.neftin@...el.com>,
        irenic.rajneesh@...il.com, hdegoede@...hat.com,
        mgross@...ux.intel.com
Cc:     platform-driver-x86@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        intel-wired-lan@...ts.osuosl.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] platform/x86: intel_pmc: Ignore GBE LTR on Tiger Lake
 platforms

Hi Sasha,

On Sun, 2021-03-07 at 10:39 +0200, Neftin, Sasha wrote:
> On 3/5/2021 21:06, David E. Box wrote:
> > Due to a HW limitation, the Latency Tolerance Reporting (LTR) value
> > programmed in the Tiger Lake GBE controller is not large enough to
> > allow
> > the platform to enter Package C10, which in turn prevents the
> > platform from
> > achieving its low power target during suspend-to-idle.  Ignore the
> > GBE LTR
> > value on Tiger Lake. LTR ignore functionality is currently
> > performed solely
> > by a debugfs write call. Split out the LTR code into its own
> > function that
> > can be called by both the debugfs writer and by this work around.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: David E. Box <david.e.box@...ux.intel.com>
> > Reviewed-by: Sasha Neftin <sasha.neftin@...el.com>
> > Cc: intel-wired-lan@...ts.osuosl.org
> > ---
> >   drivers/platform/x86/intel_pmc_core.c | 55 ++++++++++++++++++++--
> > -----
> >   1 file changed, 42 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)
> > 
> > diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/intel_pmc_core.c
> > b/drivers/platform/x86/intel_pmc_core.c
> > index ee2f757515b0..ab31eb646a1a 100644
> > --- a/drivers/platform/x86/intel_pmc_core.c
> > +++ b/drivers/platform/x86/intel_pmc_core.c
> > @@ -863,34 +863,45 @@ static int pmc_core_pll_show(struct seq_file
> > *s, void *unused)
> >   }
> >   DEFINE_SHOW_ATTRIBUTE(pmc_core_pll);
> >   
> > -static ssize_t pmc_core_ltr_ignore_write(struct file *file,
> > -                                        const char __user
> > *userbuf,
> > -                                        size_t count, loff_t
> > *ppos)
> > +static int pmc_core_write_ltr_ignore(u32 value)
> >   {
> >         struct pmc_dev *pmcdev = &pmc;
> >         const struct pmc_reg_map *map = pmcdev->map;
> > -       u32 val, buf_size, fd;
> > -       int err;
> > -
> > -       buf_size = count < 64 ? count : 64;
> > -
> > -       err = kstrtou32_from_user(userbuf, buf_size, 10, &val);
> > -       if (err)
> > -               return err;
> > +       u32 fd;
> > +       int err = 0;
> >   
> >         mutex_lock(&pmcdev->lock);
> >   
> > -       if (val > map->ltr_ignore_max) {
> > +       if (fls(value) > map->ltr_ignore_max) {
> >                 err = -EINVAL;
> >                 goto out_unlock;
> >         }
> >   
> >         fd = pmc_core_reg_read(pmcdev, map->ltr_ignore_offset);
> > -       fd |= (1U << val);
> > +       fd |= value;
> >         pmc_core_reg_write(pmcdev, map->ltr_ignore_offset, fd);
> >   
> >   out_unlock:
> >         mutex_unlock(&pmcdev->lock);
> > +
> > +       return err;
> > +}
> > +
> > +static ssize_t pmc_core_ltr_ignore_write(struct file *file,
> > +                                        const char __user
> > *userbuf,
> > +                                        size_t count, loff_t
> > *ppos)
> > +{
> > +       u32 buf_size, val;
> > +       int err;
> > +
> > +       buf_size = count < 64 ? count : 64;
> > +
> > +       err = kstrtou32_from_user(userbuf, buf_size, 10, &val);
> > +       if (err)
> > +               return err;
> > +
> > +       err = pmc_core_write_ltr_ignore(1U << val);
> > +
> >         return err == 0 ? count : err;
> >   }
> >   
> > @@ -1189,6 +1200,15 @@ static int quirk_xtal_ignore(const struct
> > dmi_system_id *id)
> >         return 0;
> >   }
> >   
> > +static int quirk_ltr_ignore(u32 val)
> > +{
> > +       int err;
> > +
> > +       err = pmc_core_write_ltr_ignore(val);
> > +
> > +       return err;
> > +}
> > +
> >   static const struct dmi_system_id pmc_core_dmi_table[]  = {
> >         {
> >         .callback = quirk_xtal_ignore,
> > @@ -1244,6 +1264,15 @@ static int pmc_core_probe(struct
> > platform_device *pdev)
> >         pmcdev->pmc_xram_read_bit = pmc_core_check_read_lock_bit();
> >         dmi_check_system(pmc_core_dmi_table);
> >   
> > +       /*
> > +        * On TGL, due to a hardware limitation, the GBE LTR blocks
> > PC10 when
> > +        * a cable is attached. Tell the PMC to ignore it.
> > +        */
> > +       if (pmcdev->map == &tgl_reg_map) {
> I would suggest: if (pmcdev->map >= &tgl_reg_map)

This will already cover Rocket Lake since it uses Tiger Lake PCH. Those
are the newest platforms this driver covers. Otherwise, I don't want to
rely on this as the permanent solution. We can evaluate this on a per
platform basis while persuing other measures to more properly resolve
it.

David

> > +               dev_dbg(&pdev->dev, "ignoring GBE LTR\n");
> > +               quirk_ltr_ignore(1U << 3);
> > +       }
> > +
> >         pmc_core_dbgfs_register(pmcdev);
> >   
> >         device_initialized = true;
> > 
>