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Message-ID: <ZCazdI9puSXLd0D4@bhagirati.amd.com>
Date: Fri, 31 Mar 2023 15:48:28 +0530
From: Wyes Karny <wyes.karny@....com>
To: "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rafael@...nel.org>
Cc: viresh.kumar@...aro.org, ray.huang@....com,
linux-pm@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
Alexey Kardashevskiy <aik@....com>,
Mario Limonciello <mario.limonciello@....com>,
Perry Yuan <Perry.Yuan@....com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] amd-pstate: Fix amd_pstate mode switch
On 31 Mar 11:11, Rafael J. Wysocki wrote:
> On Fri, Mar 31, 2023 at 8:12 AM Wyes Karny <wyes.karny@....com> wrote:
> >
> > Hi Rafael,
> >
> > On 30 Mar 20:19, Rafael J. Wysocki wrote:
> > > On Thu, Mar 30, 2023 at 4:13 PM Wyes Karny <wyes.karny@....com> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > amd_pstate mode can be changed by writing the mode name to the `status`
> > > > sysfs. But some combinations are not working. Fix this issue by taking
> > > > care of the edge cases.
> > > >
> > > > Before the fix the mode change combination test fails:
> > > >
> > > > #./pst_test.sh
> > > > Test passed: from: disable, to
> > > > Test passed: from: disable, to disable
> > > > Test failed: 1, From mode: disable, to mode: passive
> > > > Test failed: 1, From mode: disable, to mode: active
> > > > Test failed: 1, From mode: passive, to mode: active
> > > > Test passed: from: passive, to disable
> > > > Test failed: 1, From mode: passive, to mode: passive
> > > > Test failed: 1, From mode: passive, to mode: active
> > > > Test failed: 1, From mode: active, to mode: active
> > > > Test passed: from: active, to disable
> > > > Test failed: 1, From mode: active, to mode: passive
> > > > Test failed: 1, From mode: active, to mode: active
> > > >
> > > > After the fix test passes:
> > > >
> > > > #./pst_test.sh
> > > > Test passed: from: disable, to
> > > > Test passed: from: disable, to disable
> > > > Test passed: from: disable, to passive
> > > > Test passed: from: disable, to active
> > > > Test passed: from: passive, to active
> > > > Test passed: from: passive, to disable
> > > > Test passed: from: passive, to passive
> > > > Test passed: from: passive, to active
> > > > Test passed: from: active, to active
> > > > Test passed: from: active, to disable
> > > > Test passed: from: active, to passive
> > > > Test passed: from: active, to active
> > > >
> > > > Fixes: abd61c08ef349 ("cpufreq: amd-pstate: add driver working mode switch support")
> > > >
> > > > Acked-by: Huang Rui <ray.huang@....com>
> > > > Reviewed-by: Alexey Kardashevskiy <aik@....com>
> > > > Signed-off-by: Wyes Karny <wyes.karny@....com>
> > > >
> > > > Cc: "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rafael@...nel.org>
> > > > Cc: Viresh Kumar <viresh.kumar@...aro.org>
> > > > Cc: Mario Limonciello <mario.limonciello@....com>
> > > > Cc: Perry Yuan <Perry.Yuan@....com>
> > >
> > > This is all fine, but you need to tell me how it interacts with the
> > > amd-pstate changes in linux-next.
> > >
> > > Does it affect the code in linux-next at all or is it only for 6.3-rc?
> > >
> >
> > This is only for 6.3-rc.
> > The commit 3ca7bc818d8c ("cpufreq: amd-pstate: Add guided mode control
> > support via sysfs") in linux-next may not apply cleanly after this fix.
> > Please let me know if I need to rebase and send the guided mode patches [1].
> >
> > [1]: https://lore.kernel.org/linux-pm/20230307112740.132338-1-wyes.karny@amd.com/
>
> Well, instead, you please let me know how to resolve the merge
> conflict between the patch below and your series.
>
> Can I simply assume that the code added by commit 3ca7bc818d8c
> replaces the code modified by the $subject patch?
Yes, commit 3ca7bc818d8c replaces the whole `amd_pstate_update_status`
function with new implementation.
>
> > > > ---
> > > > drivers/cpufreq/amd-pstate.c | 18 ++++++++----------
> > > > 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)
> > > >
> > > > diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/amd-pstate.c b/drivers/cpufreq/amd-pstate.c
> > > > index 73c7643b2697..8dd46fad151e 100644
> > > > --- a/drivers/cpufreq/amd-pstate.c
> > > > +++ b/drivers/cpufreq/amd-pstate.c
> > > > @@ -840,22 +840,20 @@ static int amd_pstate_update_status(const char *buf, size_t size)
> > > >
> > > > switch(mode_idx) {
> > > > case AMD_PSTATE_DISABLE:
> > > > - if (!current_pstate_driver)
> > > > - return -EINVAL;
> > > > - if (cppc_state == AMD_PSTATE_ACTIVE)
> > > > - return -EBUSY;
> > > > - cpufreq_unregister_driver(current_pstate_driver);
> > > > - amd_pstate_driver_cleanup();
> > > > + if (current_pstate_driver) {
> > > > + cpufreq_unregister_driver(current_pstate_driver);
> > > > + amd_pstate_driver_cleanup();
> > > > + }
> > > > break;
> > > > case AMD_PSTATE_PASSIVE:
> > > > if (current_pstate_driver) {
> > > > if (current_pstate_driver == &amd_pstate_driver)
> > > > return 0;
> > > > cpufreq_unregister_driver(current_pstate_driver);
> > > > - cppc_state = AMD_PSTATE_PASSIVE;
> > > > - current_pstate_driver = &amd_pstate_driver;
> > > > }
> > > >
> > > > + current_pstate_driver = &amd_pstate_driver;
> > > > + cppc_state = AMD_PSTATE_PASSIVE;
> > > > ret = cpufreq_register_driver(current_pstate_driver);
> > > > break;
> > > > case AMD_PSTATE_ACTIVE:
> > > > @@ -863,10 +861,10 @@ static int amd_pstate_update_status(const char *buf, size_t size)
> > > > if (current_pstate_driver == &amd_pstate_epp_driver)
> > > > return 0;
> > > > cpufreq_unregister_driver(current_pstate_driver);
> > > > - current_pstate_driver = &amd_pstate_epp_driver;
> > > > - cppc_state = AMD_PSTATE_ACTIVE;
> > > > }
> > > >
> > > > + current_pstate_driver = &amd_pstate_epp_driver;
> > > > + cppc_state = AMD_PSTATE_ACTIVE;
> > > > ret = cpufreq_register_driver(current_pstate_driver);
> > > > break;
> > > > default:
> > > > --
> > > > 2.34.1
> > > >
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