linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] platform/x86: Add support for improved performance mode

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Message-Id: <46b4a4a2-2cf8-446c-b6d4-993697347e02@app.fastmail.com>
Date:   Mon, 13 Nov 2023 10:12:37 -0500
From:   "Mark Pearson" <mpearson-lenovo@...ebb.ca>
To:     Ilpo Järvinen <ilpo.jarvinen@...ux.intel.com>
Cc:     "platform-driver-x86@...r.kernel.org" 
        <platform-driver-x86@...r.kernel.org>,
        "Hans de Goede" <hdegoede@...hat.com>,
        ibm-acpi-devel@...ts.sourceforge.net,
        "Limonciello, Mario" <mario.limonciello@....com>,
        LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] platform/x86: Add support for improved performance mode



On Mon, Nov 13, 2023, at 9:20 AM, Ilpo Järvinen wrote:
> On Mon, 13 Nov 2023, Mark Pearson wrote:
>
>> Some new Thinkpads have a new improved performance mode available.
>> Add support to make this mode usable.
>> 
>> To avoid having to create a new profile, just use the improved performance
>> mode in place of the existing performance mode, when available.
>> 
>> Tested on P14s AMD G4 AMD.
>> 
>> Signed-off-by: Mark Pearson <mpearson-lenovo@...ebb.ca>
>> ---
>> Changes in v2: updated implementation for DYTC_UP_SUPPORT define
>> 
>>  drivers/platform/x86/thinkpad_acpi.c | 28 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>>  1 file changed, 28 insertions(+)
>> 
>> diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/thinkpad_acpi.c b/drivers/platform/x86/thinkpad_acpi.c
>> index ad460417f901..ed8860caa9c1 100644
>> --- a/drivers/platform/x86/thinkpad_acpi.c
>> +++ b/drivers/platform/x86/thinkpad_acpi.c
>> @@ -10136,6 +10136,7 @@ static struct ibm_struct proxsensor_driver_data = {
>>  
>>  #define DYTC_CMD_SET          1 /* To enable/disable IC function mode */
>>  #define DYTC_CMD_MMC_GET      8 /* To get current MMC function and mode */
>> +#define DYTC_CMD_UP_CAP     0xA /* To get Ultra-performance capability */
>>  #define DYTC_CMD_RESET    0x1ff /* To reset back to default */
>>  
>>  #define DYTC_CMD_FUNC_CAP     3 /* To get DYTC capabilities */
>> @@ -10152,6 +10153,7 @@ static struct ibm_struct proxsensor_driver_data = {
>>  
>>  #define DYTC_FUNCTION_STD     0  /* Function = 0, standard mode */
>>  #define DYTC_FUNCTION_CQL     1  /* Function = 1, lap mode */
>> +#define DYTC_FUNCTION_TMS     9  /* Function = 9, TMS mode */
>>  #define DYTC_FUNCTION_MMC     11 /* Function = 11, MMC mode */
>>  #define DYTC_FUNCTION_PSC     13 /* Function = 13, PSC mode */
>>  #define DYTC_FUNCTION_AMT     15 /* Function = 15, AMT mode */
>> @@ -10163,11 +10165,14 @@ static struct ibm_struct proxsensor_driver_data = {
>>  #define DYTC_MODE_MMC_LOWPOWER 3  /* Low power mode */
>>  #define DYTC_MODE_MMC_BALANCE  0xF  /* Default mode aka balanced */
>>  #define DYTC_MODE_MMC_DEFAULT  0  /* Default mode from MMC_GET, aka balanced */
>> +#define DYTC_NOMODE            0xF  /* When Function does not have a mode */
>>  
>>  #define DYTC_MODE_PSC_LOWPOWER 3  /* Low power mode */
>>  #define DYTC_MODE_PSC_BALANCE  5  /* Default mode aka balanced */
>>  #define DYTC_MODE_PSC_PERFORM  7  /* High power mode aka performance */
>>  
>> +#define DYTC_UP_SUPPORT        8  /* Ultra-performance (TMS) mode support */
>
> You forgot to add BIT() here. (But took it away from the other place 
> so this patch is actually broken currently I think).
>
Oh....that's odd. I definitely added it (and tested it)...so I'm not sure how I messed that up in the actual commit :(

Apologies - I'll re-post with it corrected.

>> +
>>  #define DYTC_ERR_MASK       0xF  /* Bits 0-3 in cmd result are the error result */
>>  #define DYTC_ERR_SUCCESS      1  /* CMD completed successful */
>>  
>> @@ -10185,6 +10190,7 @@ static enum platform_profile_option dytc_current_profile;
>>  static atomic_t dytc_ignore_event = ATOMIC_INIT(0);
>>  static DEFINE_MUTEX(dytc_mutex);
>>  static int dytc_capabilities;
>> +static bool dytc_ultraperf_cap; /* ultra performance capable */
>
> I think the comment is repeating the same information already given in the 
> variable name so just drop the comment.
Ack

Mark