linux-kernel - [PATCH 5.10 079/103] cpufreq: intel_pstate: Override parameters if HWP forced by BIOS

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Date:   Mon, 27 Sep 2021 19:02:51 +0200
From:   Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        stable@...r.kernel.org, "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rafael@...nel.org>,
        Doug Smythies <dsmythies@...us.net>,
        "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rafael.j.wysocki@...el.com>,
        Sasha Levin <sashal@...nel.org>
Subject: [PATCH 5.10 079/103] cpufreq: intel_pstate: Override parameters if HWP forced by BIOS

From: Doug Smythies <doug.smythies@...il.com>

[ Upstream commit d9a7e9df731670acdc69e81748941ad338f47fab ]

If HWP has been already been enabled by BIOS, it may be
necessary to override some kernel command line parameters.
Once it has been enabled it requires a reset to be disabled.

Suggested-by: Rafael J. Wysocki <rafael@...nel.org>
Signed-off-by: Doug Smythies <dsmythies@...us.net>
Signed-off-by: Rafael J. Wysocki <rafael.j.wysocki@...el.com>
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin <sashal@...nel.org>
---
 drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c | 22 ++++++++++++++--------
 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c b/drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c
index 44a5d15a7572..1686705bee7b 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c
@@ -3035,11 +3035,15 @@ static int __init intel_pstate_init(void)
 	if (boot_cpu_data.x86_vendor != X86_VENDOR_INTEL)
 		return -ENODEV;
 
-	if (no_load)
-		return -ENODEV;
-
 	id = x86_match_cpu(hwp_support_ids);
 	if (id) {
+		bool hwp_forced = intel_pstate_hwp_is_enabled();
+
+		if (hwp_forced)
+			pr_info("HWP enabled by BIOS\n");
+		else if (no_load)
+			return -ENODEV;
+
 		copy_cpu_funcs(&core_funcs);
 		/*
 		 * Avoid enabling HWP for processors without EPP support,
@@ -3049,8 +3053,7 @@ static int __init intel_pstate_init(void)
 		 * If HWP is enabled already, though, there is no choice but to
 		 * deal with it.
 		 */
-		if ((!no_hwp && boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_HWP_EPP)) ||
-		    intel_pstate_hwp_is_enabled()) {
+		if ((!no_hwp && boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_HWP_EPP)) || hwp_forced) {
 			hwp_active++;
 			hwp_mode_bdw = id->driver_data;
 			intel_pstate.attr = hwp_cpufreq_attrs;
@@ -3061,7 +3064,11 @@ static int __init intel_pstate_init(void)
 
 			goto hwp_cpu_matched;
 		}
+		pr_info("HWP not enabled\n");
 	} else {
+		if (no_load)
+			return -ENODEV;
+
 		id = x86_match_cpu(intel_pstate_cpu_ids);
 		if (!id) {
 			pr_info("CPU model not supported\n");
@@ -3138,10 +3145,9 @@ static int __init intel_pstate_setup(char *str)
 	else if (!strcmp(str, "passive"))
 		default_driver = &intel_cpufreq;
 
-	if (!strcmp(str, "no_hwp")) {
-		pr_info("HWP disabled\n");
+	if (!strcmp(str, "no_hwp"))
 		no_hwp = 1;
-	}
+
 	if (!strcmp(str, "force"))
 		force_load = 1;
 	if (!strcmp(str, "hwp_only"))
-- 
2.33.0