linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v6 7/7] arm64/amu: Use capacity_ref

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Message-ID: <20231121154349.GA1938@willie-the-truck>
Date:   Tue, 21 Nov 2023 15:43:50 +0000
From:   Will Deacon <will@...nel.org>
To:     Vincent Guittot <vincent.guittot@...aro.org>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v6 7/7] arm64/amu: Use capacity_ref_freq to set AMU ratio

On Thu, Nov 09, 2023 at 11:14:38AM +0100, Vincent Guittot wrote:
> Use the new capacity_ref_freq to set the ratio that is used by AMU for
> computing the arch_scale_freq_capacity().
> This helps to keep everything aligned using the same reference for
> computing CPUs capacity.
> 
> The default value of the ratio (stored in per_cpu(arch_max_freq_scale))
> ensures that arch_scale_freq_capacity() returns max capacity until it is
> set to its correct value with the cpu capacity and capacity_ref_freq.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Vincent Guittot <vincent.guittot@...aro.org>
> Acked-by: Sudeep Holla <sudeep.holla@....com>
> ---
>  arch/arm64/kernel/topology.c  | 26 +++++++++++++-------------
>  drivers/base/arch_topology.c  | 12 +++++++++++-
>  include/linux/arch_topology.h |  1 +
>  3 files changed, 25 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

Acked-by: Will Deacon <will@...nel.org>

Will