Re: [PATCH net-next v4 00/27] Add support for PSE budget evaluation strategy

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Hi Kory,

please, split this patch set. Some of them can be already taken. The
upper limit for the patch set is 15 patches.

Regards,
Oleksij

On Fri, Jan 03, 2025 at 10:12:49PM +0100, Kory Maincent wrote:
> From: Kory Maincent (Dent Project) <kory.maincent@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> 
> This series brings support for budget evaluation strategy in the PSE
> subsystem. PSE controllers can set priorities to decide which ports should
> be turned off in case of special events like over-current.
> 
> I have added regulator maintainers to have their opinion on adding power
> budget regulator constraint see patches 17 and 18.
> There are also a core regulator change along the way patch 16.
> I suppose I will need to merge them through the regulator tree.
> Will it be possible to create an immutable tag to have this PSE series
> based on them?
> 
> This patch series adds support for two budget evaluation strategy.
> 1. Static Method:
> 
>    This method involves distributing power based on PD classification.
>    It’s straightforward and stable, the PSE core keeping track of the
>    budget and subtracting the power requested by each PD’s class.
> 
>    Advantages: Every PD gets its promised power at any time, which
>    guarantees reliability.
> 
>    Disadvantages: PD classification steps are large, meaning devices
>    request much more power than they actually need. As a result, the power
>    supply may only operate at, say, 50% capacity, which is inefficient and
>    wastes money.
> 
> 2. Dynamic Method:
> 
>    To address the inefficiencies of the static method, vendors like
>    Microchip have introduced dynamic power budgeting, as seen in the
>    PD692x0 firmware. This method monitors the current consumption per port
>    and subtracts it from the available power budget. When the budget is
>    exceeded, lower-priority ports are shut down.
> 
>    Advantages: This method optimizes resource utilization, saving costs.
> 
>    Disadvantages: Low-priority devices may experience instability.
> 
> The UAPI allows adding support for software port priority mode managed from
> userspace later if needed.
> 
> The patch series is based on this fix merged in net:
> https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/20241220170400.291705-1-kory.maincent@xxxxxxxxxxx/
> 
> Several Reviewed-by have been removed due to the changes.
> 
> Thanks Oleksij for your pointers.
> 
> Patches 1-9: Cosmetics.
> Patch 10: Adds support for last supported features in the TPS23881 drivers.
> Patches 11,12: Add support for PSE index in PSE core and ethtool.
> Patches 12-14: Add support for interrupt event report in PSE core, ethtool
> 	     and ethtool specs.
> Patch 15: Adds support for interrupt and event report in TPS23881 driver.
> Patch 16: Fix regulator resolve supply
> Patches 17,18: Add support for power budget in regulator framework.
> Patch 19: Cosmetic.
> Patches 20,21: Add support for PSE power domain in PSE core and ethtool.
> Patches 22,23: Add support for port priority in PSE core, ethtool and
> 	       ethtool specs.
> Patches 24,25: Add support for port priority in PD692x0 drivers.
> Patches 26,27: Add support for port priority in TPS23881 drivers.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Kory Maincent <kory.maincent@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> Changes in v4:
> - Remove disconnection policy.
> - Rename port priority mode to budget evaluation strategy.
> - Add cosmetic changes in PSE core.
> - Add support for port priority in PD692x0 driver.
> - Link to v3: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20241121-feature_poe_port_prio-v3-0-83299fa6967c@xxxxxxxxxxx
> 
> Changes in v3:
> - Move power budget to regulator core.
> - Add disconnection policies with PIs using the same priority.
> - Several fixes on the TPS23881 drivers.
> - Several new cosmetic patches.
> - Link to v2: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20241030-feature_poe_port_prio-v2-0-9559622ee47a@xxxxxxxxxxx
> 
> Changes in v2:
> - Rethink the port priority management.
> - Add PSE id.
> - Add support for PSE power domains.
> - Add get power budget regulator constraint.
> - Link to v1: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20241002-feature_poe_port_prio-v1-0-787054f74ed5@xxxxxxxxxxx
> 
> ---
> Kory Maincent (27):
>       net: pse-pd: Remove unused pse_ethtool_get_pw_limit function declaration
>       net: pse-pd: Avoid setting max_uA in regulator constraints
>       net: pse-pd: Add power limit check
>       net: pse-pd: tps23881: Simplify function returns by removing redundant checks
>       net: pse-pd: tps23881: Use helpers to calculate bit offset for a channel
>       net: pse-pd: tps23881: Add missing configuration register after disable
>       net: pse-pd: Use power limit at driver side instead of current limit
>       net: pse-pd: Split ethtool_get_status into multiple callbacks
>       net: pse-pd: Remove is_enabled callback from drivers
>       net: pse-pd: tps23881: Add support for power limit and measurement features
>       net: pse-pd: Add support for PSE device index
>       net: ethtool: Add support for new PSE device index description
>       net: ethtool: Add support for ethnl_info_init_ntf helper function
>       net: pse-pd: Add support for reporting events
>       net: pse-pd: tps23881: Add support for PSE events and interrupts
>       regulator: core: Resolve supply using of_node from regulator_config
>       regulator: Add support for power budget description
>       regulator: dt-bindings: Add regulator-power-budget property
>       net: pse-pd: Fix missing PI of_node description
>       net: pse-pd: Add support for PSE power domains
>       net: ethtool: Add support for new power domains index description
>       net: pse-pd: Add support for getting budget evaluation strategies
>       net: ethtool: Add PSE new budget evaluation strategy support feature
>       net: pse-pd: pd692x0: Add support for PSE PI priority feature
>       dt-bindings: net: pse-pd: microchip,pd692x0: Add manager regulator supply
>       net: pse-pd: tps23881: Add support for static port priority feature
>       dt-bindings: net: pse-pd: ti,tps23881: Add interrupt description
> 
>  .../bindings/net/pse-pd/microchip,pd692x0.yaml     |   12 +-
>  .../bindings/net/pse-pd/ti,tps23881.yaml           |    6 +
>  .../devicetree/bindings/regulator/regulator.yaml   |    5 +
>  Documentation/netlink/specs/ethtool.yaml           |   52 +
>  Documentation/networking/ethtool-netlink.rst       |   94 ++
>  drivers/net/mdio/fwnode_mdio.c                     |   26 +-
>  drivers/net/pse-pd/pd692x0.c                       |  423 ++++++--
>  drivers/net/pse-pd/pse_core.c                      | 1029 ++++++++++++++++++--
>  drivers/net/pse-pd/pse_regulator.c                 |   23 +-
>  drivers/net/pse-pd/tps23881.c                      |  799 +++++++++++++--
>  drivers/regulator/core.c                           |  128 ++-
>  drivers/regulator/of_regulator.c                   |    3 +
>  include/linux/ethtool.h                            |   47 +
>  include/linux/ethtool_netlink.h                    |    9 +
>  include/linux/pse-pd/pse.h                         |  171 +++-
>  include/linux/regulator/consumer.h                 |   21 +
>  include/linux/regulator/driver.h                   |    2 +
>  include/linux/regulator/machine.h                  |    2 +
>  include/uapi/linux/ethtool.h                       |   54 +
>  include/uapi/linux/ethtool_netlink.h               |    1 -
>  include/uapi/linux/ethtool_netlink_generated.h     |   15 +
>  net/ethtool/common.c                               |   12 +
>  net/ethtool/common.h                               |    2 +
>  net/ethtool/netlink.c                              |    7 +-
>  net/ethtool/netlink.h                              |    2 +
>  net/ethtool/pse-pd.c                               |   98 +-
>  net/ethtool/strset.c                               |    5 +
>  27 files changed, 2698 insertions(+), 350 deletions(-)
> ---
> base-commit: 2e22297376fe1aa562799c774c3baac9b6db238b
> change-id: 20240913-feature_poe_port_prio-a51aed7332ec
> 
> Best regards,
> -- 
> Köry Maincent, Bootlin
> Embedded Linux and kernel engineering
> https://bootlin.com
> 
> 

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