linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] cpufreq: intel_pstate: ITMT support for overclocked system

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Date:   Fri, 19 Nov 2021 05:19:50 -0600
From:   Michael Larabel <Michael@...haelLarabel.com>
To:     Srinivas Pandruvada <srinivas.pandruvada@...ux.intel.com>,
        lenb@...nel.org, rafael@...nel.org, viresh.kumar@...aro.org
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-pm@...r.kernel.org,
        ricardo.neri@...el.com, tim.c.chen@...el.com, peterz@...radead.org,
        arjan@...ux.intel.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] cpufreq: intel_pstate: ITMT support for overclocked
 system

On 11/18/21 23:18, Srinivas Pandruvada wrote:
> On systems with overclocking enabled, CPPC Highest Performance can be
> hard coded to 0xff. In this case even if we have cores with different
> highest performance, ITMT can't be enabled as the current implementation
> depends on CPPC Highest Performance.
>
> On such systems we can use MSR_HWP_CAPABILITIES maximum performance field
> when CPPC.Highest Performance is 0xff.
>
> Due to legacy reasons, we can't solely depend on MSR_HWP_CAPABILITIES as
> in some older systems CPPC Highest Performance is the only way to identify
> different performing cores.
>
> Reported-by: Michael Larabel <Michael@...haelLarabel.com>
> Signed-off-by: Srinivas Pandruvada <srinivas.pandruvada@...ux.intel.com>
> ---
> This patch was tested on one Alder Lake system by enabling Overclocking.
> Once overclocking is enabled, we see
> $cat /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu*/acpi_cppc/highest_perf
> 255 (P-Cores)
> 255 (P-Cores
> ...
> ...
> 255 (E-Cores)
> 255 (E-Cores)
> The real max performance for CPUs on this system was
> 0x40 for P-cores and 0x26 for E-cores.
> With this change applied we will see
> $cat /proc/sys/kernel/sched_itmt_enabled
> 1
> The resultant ITMT priorities
> for P-core 0x40, P-core HT sibling 0x10 and E-core 0x26


With this patch I can confirm that now sched_itmt_enabled = 1 and 
correct highest_perf with the ASUS ROG STRIX Z690-E GAMING WIFI board on 
the latest BIOS. Thanks.

Tested-by: Michael Larabel <Michael@...haelLarabel.com>

Michael


>
>   drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c | 10 ++++++++++
>   1 file changed, 10 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c b/drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c
> index 815df3daae9d..3106e62ffb25 100644
> --- a/drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c
> +++ b/drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c
> @@ -338,6 +338,8 @@ static void intel_pstste_sched_itmt_work_fn(struct work_struct *work)
>   
>   static DECLARE_WORK(sched_itmt_work, intel_pstste_sched_itmt_work_fn);
>   
> +#define CPPC_MAX_PERF	U8_MAX
> +
>   static void intel_pstate_set_itmt_prio(int cpu)
>   {
>   	struct cppc_perf_caps cppc_perf;
> @@ -348,6 +350,14 @@ static void intel_pstate_set_itmt_prio(int cpu)
>   	if (ret)
>   		return;
>   
> +	/*
> +	 * On some systems with overclocking enabled, CPPC.highest_perf is hardcoded to 0xff.
> +	 * In this case we can't use CPPC.highest_perf to enable ITMT.
> +	 * In this case we can look at MSR_HWP_CAPABILITIES bits [8:0] to decide.
> +	 */
> +	if (cppc_perf.highest_perf == CPPC_MAX_PERF)
> +		cppc_perf.highest_perf = HWP_HIGHEST_PERF(READ_ONCE(all_cpu_data[cpu]->hwp_cap_cached));
> +
>   	/*
>   	 * The priorities can be set regardless of whether or not
>   	 * sched_set_itmt_support(true) has been called and it is valid to