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Message-ID: <87le2yvoqn.fsf@BLR-5CG11610CF.amd.com>
Date: Fri, 21 Jun 2024 11:09:12 +0530
From: Gautham R.Shenoy <gautham.shenoy@....com>
To: Perry Yuan <perry.yuan@....com>, <rafael.j.wysocki@...el.com>,
	<Mario.Limonciello@....com>, <viresh.kumar@...aro.org>
CC: <Xinmei.Huang@....com>, <Xiaojian.Du@....com>, <Li.Meng@....com>,
	<linux-pm@...r.kernel.org>, <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v12 6/9] cpufreq: amd-pstate: Add set_boost callback for
 active mode

Perry Yuan <perry.yuan@....com> writes:

> Add support for the set_boost callback in the active mode driver to
> enable boost control via the cpufreq core. This ensures a consistent
> boost control interface across all pstate modes, including passive
> mode, guided mode, and active mode.
>
> With this addition, all three pstate modes can support the same boost
> control interface with unique interface and global CPB control. Each
> CPU also supports individual boost control, allowing global CPB to
> change all cores' boost states simultaneously. Specific CPUs can
> update their boost states separately, ensuring all cores' boost
> states are synchronized.
>
> Signed-off-by: Perry Yuan <perry.yuan@....com>


Acked-by: Gautham R. Shenoy <gautham.shenoy@....com>

With this patch, is there any specific reason why we still need
/sys/devices/system/cpu/amd_pstate/boost_enable ?


> ---
>  drivers/cpufreq/amd-pstate.c | 18 +++++-------------
>  1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/amd-pstate.c b/drivers/cpufreq/amd-pstate.c
> index 1c2320808ae1..299e52d4b17e 100644
> --- a/drivers/cpufreq/amd-pstate.c
> +++ b/drivers/cpufreq/amd-pstate.c
> @@ -699,20 +699,11 @@ static int amd_pstate_set_boost(struct cpufreq_policy *policy, int state)
>  		pr_err("Boost mode is not supported by this processor or SBIOS\n");
>  		return -ENOTSUPP;
>  	}
> +	mutex_lock(&amd_pstate_driver_lock);
> +	ret = amd_pstate_cpu_boost(policy->cpu, state);
> +	mutex_unlock(&amd_pstate_driver_lock);
>  
> -	if (state)
> -		policy->cpuinfo.max_freq = cpudata->max_freq;
> -	else
> -		policy->cpuinfo.max_freq = cpudata->nominal_freq * 1000;
> -
> -	policy->max = policy->cpuinfo.max_freq;
> -
> -	ret = freq_qos_update_request(&cpudata->req[1],
> -				      policy->cpuinfo.max_freq);
> -	if (ret < 0)
> -		return ret;
> -
> -	return 0;
> +	return ret < 0 ? ret : 0;
>  }
>  
>  static int amd_pstate_boost_set(struct amd_cpudata *cpudata)
> @@ -1868,6 +1859,7 @@ static struct cpufreq_driver amd_pstate_epp_driver = {
>  	.resume		= amd_pstate_epp_resume,
>  	.update_limits	= amd_pstate_update_limits,
>  	.init_boost	= amd_pstate_init_boost,
> +	.set_boost	= amd_pstate_set_boost,
>  	.name		= "amd-pstate-epp",
>  	.attr		= amd_pstate_epp_attr,
>  };
> -- 
> 2.34.1

--
Thanks and Regards
gautham.