This patch tweaks the menu governor to more effectively handle non-timer break events. Non-timer break events are detected by comparing the actual sleep time to the expected sleep time. In future revisions, it may be more reliable to use the timer data structures directly. Please Apply, Adam Change Summary: menu.c | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----------------- 1 file changed, 29 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-) --- diff -urN a/drivers/cpuidle/governors/menu.c b/drivers/cpuidle/governors/menu.c --- a/drivers/cpuidle/governors/menu.c 2007-08-13 00:02:10.000000000 -0400 +++ b/drivers/cpuidle/governors/menu.c 2007-08-13 02:00:09.000000000 -0400 @@ -15,15 +15,19 @@ #include <linux/tick.h> #define BM_HOLDOFF 2000 /* 2 ms */ +#define BREAK_FUZZ 4 /* 4 us */ struct menu_device { - int last_state_idx; + int last_state_idx; - int predicted_us; - int last_measured_us; - int deepest_bm_state; - int bm_elapsed_us; - int bm_holdoff_us; + unsigned int expected_us; + unsigned int predicted_us; + unsigned int last_measured_us; + unsigned int elapsed_us; + + int deepest_bm_state; + unsigned int bm_elapsed_us; + unsigned int bm_holdoff_us; }; static DEFINE_PER_CPU(struct menu_device, menu_devices); @@ -35,10 +39,11 @@ static int menu_select(struct cpuidle_device *dev) { struct menu_device *data = &__get_cpu_var(menu_devices); - int i, expected_us, max_state = dev->state_count; + int i, max_state = dev->state_count; /* determine the expected residency time */ - expected_us = (s32) ktime_to_ns(tick_nohz_get_sleep_length()) / 1000; + data->expected_us = + (u32) ktime_to_ns(tick_nohz_get_sleep_length()) / 1000; /* determine the maximum state compatible with current BM status */ if (cpuidle_get_bm_activity()) @@ -50,7 +55,7 @@ for (i = 1; i < max_state; i++) { struct cpuidle_state *s = &dev->states[i]; - if (s->target_residency > expected_us) + if (s->target_residency > data->expected_us) break; if (s->target_residency > data->predicted_us) break; @@ -73,7 +78,8 @@ { struct menu_device *data = &__get_cpu_var(menu_devices); int last_idx = data->last_state_idx; - int measured_us = cpuidle_get_last_residency(dev); + unsigned int measured_us = + cpuidle_get_last_residency(dev) + data->elapsed_us; struct cpuidle_state *target = &dev->states[last_idx]; /* @@ -90,8 +96,17 @@ data->bm_elapsed_us += measured_us; /* Predict time remaining until next break event */ - data->predicted_us = max(measured_us, data->last_measured_us); - data->last_measured_us = measured_us; + if (measured_us + BREAK_FUZZ < data->expected_us - target->exit_latency) { + data->predicted_us = max(measured_us, data->last_measured_us); + data->last_measured_us = measured_us; + data->elapsed_us = 0; + } else { + if (data->elapsed_us < data->elapsed_us + measured_us) + data->elapsed_us = measured_us; + else + data->elapsed_us = -1; + data->predicted_us = max(measured_us, data->last_measured_us); + } } /** @@ -103,10 +118,7 @@ struct menu_device *data = &per_cpu(menu_devices, dev->cpu); int i; - data->last_state_idx = 0; - data->predicted_us = 0; - data->last_measured_us = 0; - data->bm_elapsed_us = 0; + memset(data, 0, sizeof(struct menu_device)); data->bm_holdoff_us = BM_HOLDOFF; for (i = 1; i < dev->state_count; i++) @@ -117,7 +129,7 @@ return 0; } -struct cpuidle_governor menu_governor = { +static struct cpuidle_governor menu_governor = { .name = "menu", .rating = 20, .enable = menu_enable_device, - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-acpi" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html