linux-kernel - [PATCH v4 9/9] Documentation: amd-pstate: add amd pstate driver mode introduction

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Date:   Fri, 11 Nov 2022 01:58:47 +0800
From:   Perry Yuan <Perry.Yuan@....com>
To:     <rafael.j.wysocki@...el.com>, <Mario.Limonciello@....com>,
        <ray.huang@....com>, <viresh.kumar@...aro.org>
CC:     <Deepak.Sharma@....com>, <Nathan.Fontenot@....com>,
        <Alexander.Deucher@....com>, <Shimmer.Huang@....com>,
        <Xiaojian.Du@....com>, <Li.Meng@....com>, <wyes.karny@....com>,
        <linux-pm@...r.kernel.org>, <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Perry Yuan <Perry.Yuan@....com>
Subject: [PATCH v4 9/9] Documentation: amd-pstate: add amd pstate driver mode introduction

Introduce ``amd-pstate`` CPPC has two operation modes:
* CPPC Autonomous (active) mode
* CPPC non-autonomous (passive) mode.
active mode and passive mode can be choosed by whith different kernel parameters.

Signed-off-by: Perry Yuan <Perry.Yuan@....com>
---
 Documentation/admin-guide/pm/amd-pstate.rst | 47 +++++++++++++++++++--
 1 file changed, 43 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/pm/amd-pstate.rst b/Documentation/admin-guide/pm/amd-pstate.rst
index e7488891b12f..6ba02a658b31 100644
--- a/Documentation/admin-guide/pm/amd-pstate.rst
+++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/pm/amd-pstate.rst
@@ -302,11 +302,11 @@ efficiency frequency management method on AMD processors.
 Kernel Module Options for ``amd-pstate``
 =========================================
 
-.. _shared_mem:
+.. legacy_cppc:
 
-``shared_mem``
-Use a module param (shared_mem) to enable related processors manually with
-**amd_pstate.shared_mem=1**.
+``legacy_cppc``
+Use a module param (legacy_cppc) to enable related processors manually with
+**amd_pstate=legacy_cppc**.
 Due to the performance issue on the processors with `Shared Memory Support
 <perf_cap_>`_, we disable it presently and will re-enable this by default
 once we address performance issue with this solution.
@@ -321,6 +321,45 @@ If the CPU flags have ``cppc``, then this processor supports `Full MSR Support
 <perf_cap_>`_. Otherwise, it supports `Shared Memory Support <perf_cap_>`_.
 
 
+AMD Pstae Driver Operation Modes
+=================================
+
+``amd-pstate`` CPPC has two operation modes: CPPC Autonomous(active) mode and
+CPPC non-autonomous(passive) mode.
+active mode and passive mode can be choosed by whith different kernel parameters.
+When in Autonomous mode, CPPC ignores requests done in the Desired Performance 
+Target register and takes into account only the values set to the Minimum requested
+performance, Maximum requested performance, and Energy Performance Preference
+registers. When Autonomous is disabled, it only considers the Desired Performance Target.
+
+Active Mode
+------------
+
+``amd-pstate-epp``
+
+This is the low-level firmware control mode which is implemented by ``amd-pstate-epp``
+driver with ``amd-pstate=active`` passed to the kernel in the command line.
+In this mode, ``amd-pstate-epp`` driver provides a hint to the hardware if software
+wants to bias toward performance (0x0) or energy efficiency (0xff) to the CPPC firmware.
+then CPPC power algorithm will calculate the runtime workload and adjust the realtime
+cores frequency according to the power supply and thermal, core voltage and some other
+hardware conditions.
+
+Passive Mode
+------------
+
+``amd-pstate``
+
+It will be enabled if the ``amd_pstate=passive`` is passed to the kernel in the command line.
+In this mode, ``amd-pstate``driver software specifies a desired QoS target in the CPPC
+performance scale as a relative number. This can be expressed as percentage of nominal
+performance (infrastructure max). Below the nominal sustained performance level,
+desired performance expresses the average performance level of the processor subject
+to the Performance Reduction Tolerance register. Above the nominal performance level,
+processor must provide at least nominal performance requested and go higher if current
+operating conditions allow.
+
+
 ``cpupower`` tool support for ``amd-pstate``
 ===============================================
 
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