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Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2024 06:13:05 +0000
From: "Yuan, Perry" <Perry.Yuan@....com>
To: Oleksandr Natalenko <oleksandr@...alenko.name>,
	"rafael.j.wysocki@...el.com" <rafael.j.wysocki@...el.com>, "Limonciello,
 Mario" <Mario.Limonciello@....com>, "viresh.kumar@...aro.org"
	<viresh.kumar@...aro.org>, "Huang, Ray" <Ray.Huang@....com>, "Shenoy, Gautham
 Ranjal" <gautham.shenoy@....com>, "Petkov, Borislav"
	<Borislav.Petkov@....com>
CC: "Deucher, Alexander" <Alexander.Deucher@....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 v4 0/7] AMD Pstate Driver Core Performance Boost

[AMD Official Use Only - General]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Oleksandr Natalenko <oleksandr@...alenko.name>
> Sent: Wednesday, March 13, 2024 10:49 PM
> To: rafael.j.wysocki@...el.com; Limonciello, Mario
> <Mario.Limonciello@....com>; viresh.kumar@...aro.org; Huang, Ray
> <Ray.Huang@....com>; Shenoy, Gautham Ranjal
> <gautham.shenoy@....com>; Petkov, Borislav <Borislav.Petkov@....com>;
> Yuan, Perry <Perry.Yuan@....com>
> Cc: Deucher, Alexander <Alexander.Deucher@....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 v4 0/7] AMD Pstate Driver Core Performance Boost
>
> On středa 13. března 2024 11:04:37, CET Perry Yuan wrote:
> >
> > Hi all,
> > The patchset series add core performance boost feature for AMD pstate
> > driver including passisve ,guide and active mode support.
> >
> > User can change core frequency boost control with a new sysfs entry:
> >
> > "/sys/devices/system/cpu/amd_pstate/cpb_boost"
> >
> > The legancy boost interface has been removed due to the function
> > conflict with new cpb_boost which can support all modes.
> >
> > 1). enable core boost:
> > $ sudo bash -c "echo 0 > /sys/devices/system/cpu/amd_pstate/cpb_boost"
> > $ lscpu -ae
> > CPU NODE SOCKET CORE L1d:L1i:L2:L3 ONLINE    MAXMHZ   MINMHZ      MHZ
> >   0    0      0    0 0:0:0:0          yes 4201.0000 400.0000 2983.578
> >   1    0      0    1 1:1:1:0          yes 4201.0000 400.0000 2983.578
> >   2    0      0    2 2:2:2:0          yes 4201.0000 400.0000 2583.855
> >   3    0      0    3 3:3:3:0          yes 4201.0000 400.0000 2983.578
> >   4    0      0    4 4:4:4:0          yes 4201.0000 400.0000 2983.578
> >
> > 2). disabble core boost:
> > $ sudo bash -c "echo 1 > /sys/devices/system/cpu/amd_pstate/cpb_boost"
> > $ lscpu -ae
> >    0    0      0    0 0:0:0:0          yes 5759.0000 400.0000 2983.578
> >   1    0      0    1 1:1:1:0          yes 5759.0000 400.0000 2983.578
> >   2    0      0    2 2:2:2:0          yes 5759.0000 400.0000 2983.578
> >   3    0      0    3 3:3:3:0          yes 5759.0000 400.0000 2983.578
> >   4    0      0    4 4:4:4:0          yes 5759.0000 400.0000 2983.578
> >
> >
> > The patches have been tested with the AMD 7950X processor and many
> > users would like to get core boost control enabled for power saving.
> >
> > If you would like to test this patchset, it needs to apply the
> > patchset based on below one latest version patchset.
> > https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20240208102122.GAZcSrIkbPJfIExdF6@fat_cra
> > te.local/
> >
> >
> > Perry.
> >
> >
> > Changes from v3:
> >  * rebased to linux-pm/bleeding-edge v6.8
> >  * rename global to amd_pstate_global_params(Oleksandr Natalenko)
>
> Would appreciate being in Cc: then.

Sure, thanks for your feedback,
Will update Cc list in next version.

Perry.

>
> >  * remove comments for boot_supported in amd_pstate.h
> >  * fix the compiler warning for amd-pstate-ut.ko
> >  * use for_each_online_cpu in cpb_boost_store which fix the null pointer
> >    error during testing
> >  * fix the max frequency value to be KHz when cpb boost
> > disabled(Gautham R. Shenoy)
> >
> > Changes from v2:
> >  * move global struct to amd-pstate.h
> >  * fix the amd-pstate-ut with new cpb control interface
> >
> > Changes from v1:
> >  * drop suspend/resume fix patch 6/7 because of the fix should be in
> >    another fix series instead of CPB feature
> >  * move the set_boost remove patch to the last(Mario)
> >  * Fix commit info with "Closes:" (Mario)
> >  * simplified global.cpb_supported initialization(Mario)
> >  * Add guide mode support for CPB control
> >  * Fixed some Doc typos and add guide mode info to Doc as well.
> >
> > v1:
> > https://lore.kernel.org/all/cover.1706255676.git.perry.yuan@amd.com/
> > v2:
> > https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/cover.1707047943.git.perry.yuan@amd.com/
> > v3:
> > https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/cover.1707297581.git.perry.yuan@amd.com/
> >
> > Perry Yuan (7):
> >   cpufreq: amd-pstate: initialize new core precision boost state
> >   cpufreq: amd-pstate: implement cpb_boost sysfs entry for boost control
> >   cpufreq: amd-pstate: fix max_perf calculation for amd_get_max_freq()
> >   cpufreq: amd-pstate: fix the MSR highest perf will be reset issue
> >     while cpb boost off
> >   Documentation: cpufreq: amd-pstate: introduce the new cpu boost
> >     control method
> >   cpufreq: amd-pstate: remove legacy set_boost callback for passive mode
> >   cpufreq: amd-pstate-ut: support new cpb boost control interface
> >
> >  Documentation/admin-guide/pm/amd-pstate.rst |  11 ++
> >  drivers/cpufreq/amd-pstate-ut.c             |   2 +-
> >  drivers/cpufreq/amd-pstate.c                | 157 +++++++++++++++-----
> >  include/linux/amd-pstate.h                  |  16 +-
> >  4 files changed, 149 insertions(+), 37 deletions(-)
> >
> >
>
>
> --
> Oleksandr Natalenko (post-factum)

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