linux-kernel - [PATCH v2 06/17] cpufreq: Fix the efficient idle check for Intel extended Families

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Message-ID: <20250211194407.2577252-7-sohil.mehta@intel.com>
Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2025 19:43:56 +0000
From: Sohil Mehta <sohil.mehta@...el.com>
To: x86@...nel.org,
	Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com>,
	Tony Luck <tony.luck@...el.com>
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Subject: [PATCH v2 06/17] cpufreq: Fix the efficient idle check for Intel extended Families

IO time is considered as busy by default for modern Intel processors.
However the check doesn't include the upcoming Family 18 and 19
processors. Also, Arjan van de Ven says the current nature of the check
was mainly due to lack of testing on old systems. He suggests
considering all Intel processors as having efficient idle.

Extend the IO busy classification to all Intel processors starting with
Family 6.

Signed-off-by: Sohil Mehta <sohil.mehta@...el.com>

---

v2: Improve commit message and code comments.

---
 drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_ondemand.c | 15 +++++++++------
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_ondemand.c b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_ondemand.c
index a7c38b8b3e78..b13f197707f4 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_ondemand.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_ondemand.c
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@
 #include <linux/tick.h>
 #include <linux/sched/cpufreq.h>
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_X86
+#include <asm/cpu_device_id.h>
+#endif
+
 #include "cpufreq_ondemand.h"
 
 /* On-demand governor macros */
@@ -32,21 +36,20 @@ static unsigned int default_powersave_bias;
 /*
  * Not all CPUs want IO time to be accounted as busy; this depends on how
  * efficient idling at a higher frequency/voltage is.
- * Pavel Machek says this is not so for various generations of AMD and old
- * Intel systems.
+ * Pavel Machek says this is not so for various generations of AMD.
  * Mike Chan (android.com) claims this is also not true for ARM.
- * Because of this, whitelist specific known (series) of CPUs by default, and
+ * Because of this, select known series of CPUs by default, and
  * leave all others up to the user.
  */
 static int should_io_be_busy(void)
 {
 #if defined(CONFIG_X86)
 	/*
-	 * For Intel, Core 2 (model 15) and later have an efficient idle.
+	 * Starting with Family 6 consider all Intel CPUs to have an
+	 * efficient idle.
 	 */
 	if (boot_cpu_data.x86_vendor == X86_VENDOR_INTEL &&
-			boot_cpu_data.x86 == 6 &&
-			boot_cpu_data.x86_model >= 15)
+	    boot_cpu_data.x86_vfm >= INTEL_PENTIUM_PRO)
 		return 1;
 #endif
 	return 0;
-- 
2.43.0