linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 4/7] cpufreq: amd_pstate: add AMD pstate EPP support for shared memory type processor

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Date:   Thu, 29 Sep 2022 09:08:10 -0500
From:   Nathan Fontenot <nathan.fontenot@....com>
To:     "Yuan, Perry" <Perry.Yuan@....com>,
        "rafael.j.wysocki@...el.com" <rafael.j.wysocki@...el.com>,
        "Huang, Ray" <Ray.Huang@....com>,
        "viresh.kumar@...aro.org" <viresh.kumar@...aro.org>
Cc:     "Sharma, Deepak" <Deepak.Sharma@....com>,
        "Limonciello, Mario" <Mario.Limonciello@....com>,
        "Deucher, Alexander" <Alexander.Deucher@....com>,
        "Su, Jinzhou (Joe)" <Jinzhou.Su@....com>,
        "Huang, Shimmer" <Shimmer.Huang@....com>,
        "Du, Xiaojian" <Xiaojian.Du@....com>,
        "Meng, Li (Jassmine)" <Li.Meng@....com>,
        "linux-pm@...r.kernel.org" <linux-pm@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 4/7] cpufreq: amd_pstate: add AMD pstate EPP support for
 shared memory type processor

On 9/25/22 07:23, Yuan, Perry wrote:
> [AMD Official Use Only - General]
> 
> Hi Nathan.
> 
> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Fontenot, Nathan <Nathan.Fontenot@....com>
>> Sent: Friday, September 16, 2022 12:24 AM
>> To: Yuan, Perry <Perry.Yuan@....com>; rafael.j.wysocki@...el.com; Huang,
>> Ray <Ray.Huang@....com>; viresh.kumar@...aro.org
>> Cc: Sharma, Deepak <Deepak.Sharma@....com>; Limonciello, Mario
>> <Mario.Limonciello@....com>; Deucher, Alexander
>> <Alexander.Deucher@....com>; Su, Jinzhou (Joe) <Jinzhou.Su@....com>;
>> Huang, Shimmer <Shimmer.Huang@....com>; Du, Xiaojian
>> <Xiaojian.Du@....com>; Meng, Li (Jassmine) <Li.Meng@....com>; linux-
>> pm@...r.kernel.org; linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
>> Subject: Re: [PATCH 4/7] cpufreq: amd_pstate: add AMD pstate EPP support
>> for shared memory type processor
>>
>> On 9/9/22 11:45, Perry Yuan wrote:
>>> Add Energy Performance Preference support for AMD SOCs which only
>>> support the shared memory interface that implemented on Zen2 and Zen3
>>> processors, because this type CPU has no MSR supported, it will use
>>> ACPI PCC channel to enable EPP and reset desired perf to be zero.
>>>
>>> Signed-off-by: Perry Yuan <Perry.Yuan@....com>
>>> ---
>>>  drivers/cpufreq/amd-pstate.c | 12 ++++++++++++
>>>  1 file changed, 12 insertions(+)
>>>
>>> diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/amd-pstate.c
>>> b/drivers/cpufreq/amd-pstate.c index 451295284a26..fff298744a8e 100644
>>> --- a/drivers/cpufreq/amd-pstate.c
>>> +++ b/drivers/cpufreq/amd-pstate.c
>>> @@ -133,12 +133,24 @@ static inline int pstate_enable(bool enable)
>>>
>>>  static int cppc_enable(bool enable)
>>>  {
>>> +	struct cppc_perf_ctrls perf_ctrls;
>>>  	int cpu, ret = 0;
>>>
>>>  	for_each_present_cpu(cpu) {
>>>  		ret = cppc_set_enable(cpu, enable);
>>>  		if (ret)
>>>  			return ret;
>>> +
>>> +	/* Enable active mode for EPP */
>>> +	ret = cppc_set_auto_epp(cpu, enable);
>>> +	if (ret)
>>> +		return ret;
>>> +
>>> +	/* Set zero to desired perf to enable EPP control*/
>>> +	perf_ctrls.desired_perf = 0;
>>> +	ret = cppc_set_perf(cpu, &perf_ctrls);
>>> +	if (ret)
>>> +		return ret;
>>
>> Shouldn't this entire block be indented one additional tab over since its part
>> of the for_each_present_cpu() loop?
>>
>> -Nathan
> 
> Yes, I can see the indent in my local vscode editor, I do not know why the patch didn`t show that.
> Is it correct as below ?
> 
> 	for_each_present_cpu(cpu) {
> 		ret = cppc_set_enable(cpu, enable);
> 		if (ret)
> 			return ret;
> 
> 		if (epp_enabled) {
> 			/* Enable autonomous mode for EPP */
> 			ret = cppc_set_auto_epp(cpu, enable);
> 			if (ret)
> 				return ret;
> 
> 			/* Set zero to desired perf to allow EPP firmware control*/
> 			perf_ctrls.desired_perf = 0;
> 			ret = cppc_set_perf(cpu, &perf_ctrls);
> 			if (ret)
> 				return ret;
> 		}
> 	}
> 
> Perry. 

That looks much better.

-Nathan

> 
>>
>>>  	}
>>>
>>>  	return ret;