From: Zhao Yakui <yakui.zhao@xxxxxxxxx> According to the ACPI spec(section 8.4.4.3) OSPM should convey the _PPC evaluations status to the platform if there exists the _OST object. The _OST contains two arguments: The first is the PERFORMANCE notificatin event. The second is the status of _PPC object. OSPM will convey the _PPC evaluation status to the platform. Of course when the module parameter of "ignore_ppc" is added, OSPM won't evaluate the _PPC object. But it will call the _OST object. At the same time the _OST object will be evaluated only when the PERFORMANCE notification event is received. Signed-off-by: Zhao Yakui <yakui.zhao@xxxxxxxxx> --- drivers/acpi/processor_core.c | 6 ++-- drivers/acpi/processor_perflib.c | 50 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--- include/acpi/processor.h | 5 ++- 3 files changed, 53 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-) Index: linux-2.6/drivers/acpi/processor_perflib.c =================================================================== --- linux-2.6.orig/drivers/acpi/processor_perflib.c 2009-10-15 17:47:22.000000000 +0800 +++ linux-2.6/drivers/acpi/processor_perflib.c 2009-10-15 17:48:12.000000000 +0800 @@ -152,15 +152,59 @@ return 0; } -int acpi_processor_ppc_has_changed(struct acpi_processor *pr) +#define ACPI_PROCESSOR_NOTIFY_PERFORMANCE 0x80 +/* + * acpi_processor_ppc_ost: Notify firmware the _PPC evaluation status + * @handle: ACPI processor handle + * @status: the status code of _PPC evaluation + * 0: success. OSPM is now using the performance state specificed. + * 1: failure. OSPM has not changed the number of P-states in use + */ +static void acpi_processor_ppc_ost(acpi_handle handle, int status) +{ + union acpi_object params[2] = { + {.type = ACPI_TYPE_INTEGER,}, + {.type = ACPI_TYPE_INTEGER,}, + }; + struct acpi_object_list arg_list = {2, params}; + acpi_handle temp; + + params[0].integer.value = ACPI_PROCESSOR_NOTIFY_PERFORMANCE; + params[1].integer.value = status; + + /* when there is no _OST , skip it */ + if (ACPI_FAILURE(acpi_get_handle(handle, "_OST", &temp))) + return; + + acpi_evaluate_object(handle, "_OST", &arg_list, NULL); + return; +} + +int acpi_processor_ppc_has_changed(struct acpi_processor *pr, int event_flag) { int ret; - if (ignore_ppc) + if (ignore_ppc) { + /* + * Only when it is notification event, the _OST object + * will be evaluated. Otherwise it is skipped. + */ + if (event_flag) + acpi_processor_ppc_ost(pr->handle, 1); return 0; + } ret = acpi_processor_get_platform_limit(pr); - + /* + * Only when it is notification event, the _OST object + * will be evaluated. Otherwise it is skipped. + */ + if (event_flag) { + if (ret < 0) + acpi_processor_ppc_ost(pr->handle, 1); + else + acpi_processor_ppc_ost(pr->handle, 0); + } if (ret < 0) return (ret); else Index: linux-2.6/drivers/acpi/processor_core.c =================================================================== --- linux-2.6.orig/drivers/acpi/processor_core.c 2009-10-15 17:47:22.000000000 +0800 +++ linux-2.6/drivers/acpi/processor_core.c 2009-10-15 17:48:12.000000000 +0800 @@ -722,7 +722,7 @@ switch (event) { case ACPI_PROCESSOR_NOTIFY_PERFORMANCE: saved = pr->performance_platform_limit; - acpi_processor_ppc_has_changed(pr); + acpi_processor_ppc_has_changed(pr, 1); if (saved == pr->performance_platform_limit) break; acpi_bus_generate_proc_event(device, event, @@ -758,7 +758,7 @@ struct acpi_processor *pr = per_cpu(processors, cpu); if (action == CPU_ONLINE && pr) { - acpi_processor_ppc_has_changed(pr); + acpi_processor_ppc_has_changed(pr, 0); acpi_processor_cst_has_changed(pr); acpi_processor_tstate_has_changed(pr); } @@ -830,7 +830,7 @@ arch_acpi_processor_cleanup_pdc(pr); #ifdef CONFIG_CPU_FREQ - acpi_processor_ppc_has_changed(pr); + acpi_processor_ppc_has_changed(pr, 0); #endif acpi_processor_get_throttling_info(pr); acpi_processor_get_limit_info(pr); Index: linux-2.6/include/acpi/processor.h =================================================================== --- linux-2.6.orig/include/acpi/processor.h 2009-09-09 09:38:31.000000000 +0800 +++ linux-2.6/include/acpi/processor.h 2009-10-15 17:48:12.000000000 +0800 @@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ #ifdef CONFIG_CPU_FREQ void acpi_processor_ppc_init(void); void acpi_processor_ppc_exit(void); -int acpi_processor_ppc_has_changed(struct acpi_processor *pr); +int acpi_processor_ppc_has_changed(struct acpi_processor *pr, int event_flag); #else static inline void acpi_processor_ppc_init(void) { @@ -304,7 +304,8 @@ { return; } -static inline int acpi_processor_ppc_has_changed(struct acpi_processor *pr) +static inline int acpi_processor_ppc_has_changed(struct acpi_processor *pr, + int event_flag) { static unsigned int printout = 1; if (printout) { -- 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