linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v11 9/9] Documentation: cpufreq: amd-pstate: update doc for Per CPU boost control method

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Message-ID: <79024a39-63c0-4d86-ba48-618f59df729e@amd.com>
Date: Thu, 13 Jun 2024 12:53:35 -0500
From: Mario Limonciello <mario.limonciello@....com>
To: Perry Yuan <perry.yuan@....com>, gautham.shenoy@....com,
 Borislav.Petkov@....com
Cc: rafael.j.wysocki@...el.com, viresh.kumar@...aro.org,
 Alexander.Deucher@....com, Xinmei.Huang@....com, Xiaojian.Du@....com,
 Li.Meng@....com, linux-pm@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v11 9/9] Documentation: cpufreq: amd-pstate: update doc
 for Per CPU boost control method

On 6/13/2024 02:25, Perry Yuan wrote:
> Updates the documentation in `amd-pstate.rst` to include information about the
> per CPU boost control feature. Users can now enable or disable the Core Performance
> Boost (CPB) feature on individual CPUs using the `boost` sysfs attribute.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Perry Yuan <perry.yuan@....com>

Reviewed-by: Mario Limonciello <mario.limonciello@....com>

> ---
>   Documentation/admin-guide/pm/amd-pstate.rst | 20 ++++++++++++++++++++
>   1 file changed, 20 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/pm/amd-pstate.rst b/Documentation/admin-guide/pm/amd-pstate.rst
> index bcc0d9404c18..98e43c53c387 100644
> --- a/Documentation/admin-guide/pm/amd-pstate.rst
> +++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/pm/amd-pstate.rst
> @@ -281,6 +281,26 @@ integer values defined between 0 to 255 when EPP feature is enabled by platform
>   firmware, if EPP feature is disabled, driver will ignore the written value
>   This attribute is read-write.
>   
> +``boost``
> +The `boost` sysfs attribute provides control over the CPU core
> +performance boost, allowing users to manage the maximum frequency limitation
> +of the CPU. This attribute can be used to enable or disable the boost feature
> +on individual CPUs.
> +
> +When the boost feature is enabled, the CPU can dynamically increase its frequency
> +beyond the base frequency, providing enhanced performance for demanding workloads.
> +On the other hand, disabling the boost feature restricts the CPU to operate at the
> +base frequency, which may be desirable in certain scenarios to prioritize power
> +efficiency or manage temperature.
> +
> +To manipulate the `boost` attribute, users can write a value of `0` to disable the
> +boost or `1` to enable it, for the respective CPU using the sysfs path
> +`/sys/devices/system/cpu/cpuX/cpufreq/boost`, where `X` represents the CPU number.
> +
> +It is important to note that modifying the global variable
> +`amd_pstate_global_params.cpb_boost` will override the individual CPU settings.
> +
> +
>   Other performance and frequency values can be read back from
>   ``/sys/devices/system/cpu/cpuX/acpi_cppc/``, see :ref:`cppc_sysfs`.
>