linux-kernel - [PATCH] cpufreq: Avoid unnecessary frequency updates due to mismatch

lists.openwall.net		lists / announce owl-users owl-dev john-users john-dev passwdqc-users yescrypt popa3d-users / oss-security kernel-hardening musl sabotage tlsify passwords / crypt-dev xvendor / Bugtraq Full-Disclosure linux-kernel linux-netdev linux-ext4 linux-hardening linux-cve-announce PHC
Open Source and information security mailing list archives

Hash Suite: Windows password security audit tool. GUI, reports in PDF.

[<prev] [next>] [thread-next>] [day] [month] [year] [list]

Date:   Wed,  4 May 2022 13:51:35 +0530
From:   Viresh Kumar <viresh.kumar@...aro.org>
To:     Rafael Wysocki <rjw@...ysocki.net>,
        "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rafael@...nel.org>,
        Viresh Kumar <viresh.kumar@...aro.org>,
        Matthias Brugger <matthias.bgg@...il.com>
Cc:     linux-pm@...r.kernel.org,
        Vincent Guittot <vincent.guittot@...aro.org>,
        Rex-BC Chen <rex-bc.chen@...iatek.com>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
        linux-mediatek@...ts.infradead.org
Subject: [PATCH] cpufreq: Avoid unnecessary frequency updates due to mismatch

For some platforms, the frequency returned by hardware may be slightly
different from what is provided in the frequency table. For example,
hardware may return 499 MHz instead of 500 MHz. In such cases it is
better to avoid getting into unnecessary frequency updates, as we may
end up switching policy->cur between the two and sending unnecessary
pre/post update notifications, etc.

This patch has chosen allows the hardware frequency and table frequency
to deviate by 1 MHz for now, we may want to increase it a bit later on
if someone still complains.

Reported-by: Rex-BC Chen <rex-bc.chen@...iatek.com>
Signed-off-by: Viresh Kumar <viresh.kumar@...aro.org>
---
 drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c | 11 +++++++++++
 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+)

diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
index 0d58b0f8f3af..233e8af48848 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 #include <linux/suspend.h>
 #include <linux/syscore_ops.h>
 #include <linux/tick.h>
+#include <linux/units.h>
 #include <trace/events/power.h>
 
 static LIST_HEAD(cpufreq_policy_list);
@@ -1708,6 +1709,16 @@ static unsigned int cpufreq_verify_current_freq(struct cpufreq_policy *policy, b
 		return new_freq;
 
 	if (policy->cur != new_freq) {
+		/*
+		 * For some platforms, the frequency returned by hardware may be
+		 * slightly different from what is provided in the frequency
+		 * table, for example hardware may return 499 MHz instead of 500
+		 * MHz. In such cases it is better to avoid getting into
+		 * unnecessary frequency updates.
+		 */
+		if (abs(policy->cur - new_freq) < HZ_PER_MHZ)
+			return policy->cur;
+
 		cpufreq_out_of_sync(policy, new_freq);
 		if (update)
 			schedule_work(&policy->update);
-- 
2.31.1.272.g89b43f80a514