linux-kernel - Re: [RESEND PATCH] cpufreq: amd-pstate: Add explanation for X86_AMD_PSTATE

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-prev] [day] [month] [year] [list]

Message-ID: <YxlC6F8NVeY1Gv27@amd.com>
Date:   Thu, 8 Sep 2022 09:18:32 +0800
From:   Huang Rui <ray.huang@....com>
To:     "Meng, Li (Jassmine)" <Li.Meng@....com>
Cc:     Shuah Khan <skhan@...uxfoundation.org>,
        "linux-pm@...r.kernel.org" <linux-pm@...r.kernel.org>,
        "Rafael J . Wysocki" <rafael.j.wysocki@...el.com>,
        "Fontenot, Nathan" <Nathan.Fontenot@....com>,
        "Sharma, Deepak" <Deepak.Sharma@....com>,
        "Deucher, Alexander" <Alexander.Deucher@....com>,
        "Limonciello, Mario" <Mario.Limonciello@....com>,
        "Su, Jinzhou (Joe)" <Jinzhou.Su@....com>,
        "Yuan, Perry" <Perry.Yuan@....com>,
        "Du, Xiaojian" <Xiaojian.Du@....com>,
        Viresh Kumar <viresh.kumar@...aro.org>,
        Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [RESEND PATCH] cpufreq: amd-pstate: Add explanation for
 X86_AMD_PSTATE_UT

On Thu, Sep 08, 2022 at 08:28:21AM +0800, Meng, Li (Jassmine) wrote:
> This kernel module is used for testing. It's safe to say M here.
> It can also be built-in without X86_AMD_PSTATE enabled.
> Currently, only tests for amd-pstate are supported. If X86_AMD_PSTATE
> is set disabled, it can tell the users test can only run on amd-pstate
> driver, please set X86_AMD_PSTATE enabled.
> In the future, comparison tests will be added. It can set amd-pstate
> disabled and set acpi-cpufreq enabled to run test cases, then compare
> the test results.
> 
> Suggested-by: Shuah Khan <skhan@...uxfoundation.org>
> Signed-off-by: Meng Li <li.meng@....com>

Patch looks very good for me. Please feel free to add

Acked-by: Huang Rui <ray.huang@....com>

> ---
>  drivers/cpufreq/Kconfig.x86                         | 8 ++++++++
>  tools/testing/selftests/amd-pstate/amd-pstate-ut.sh | 1 +
>  2 files changed, 9 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/Kconfig.x86 b/drivers/cpufreq/Kconfig.x86
> index fdd819069d72..310779b07daf 100644
> --- a/drivers/cpufreq/Kconfig.x86
> +++ b/drivers/cpufreq/Kconfig.x86
> @@ -58,6 +58,14 @@ config X86_AMD_PSTATE_UT
>  	help
>  	  This kernel module is used for testing. It's safe to say M here.
>  
> +	  It can also be built-in without X86_AMD_PSTATE enabled.
> +	  Currently, only tests for amd-pstate are supported. If X86_AMD_PSTATE
> +	  is set disabled, it can tell the users test can only run on amd-pstate
> +	  driver, please set X86_AMD_PSTATE enabled.
> +	  In the future, comparison tests will be added. It can set amd-pstate
> +	  disabled and set acpi-cpufreq enabled to run test cases, then compare
> +	  the test results.
> +
>  config X86_ACPI_CPUFREQ
>  	tristate "ACPI Processor P-States driver"
>  	depends on ACPI_PROCESSOR
> diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/amd-pstate/amd-pstate-ut.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/amd-pstate/amd-pstate-ut.sh
> index 273364650285..f8e82d91ffcf 100755
> --- a/tools/testing/selftests/amd-pstate/amd-pstate-ut.sh
> +++ b/tools/testing/selftests/amd-pstate/amd-pstate-ut.sh
> @@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ fi
>  scaling_driver=$(cat /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpufreq/policy0/scaling_driver)
>  if [ "$scaling_driver" != "amd-pstate" ]; then
>  	echo "$0 # Skipped: Test can only run on amd-pstate driver."
> +	echo "$0 # Please set X86_AMD_PSTATE enabled."
>  	echo "$0 # Current cpufreq scaling drvier is $scaling_driver."
>  	exit $ksft_skip
>  fi
> -- 
> 2.34.1
>