Copying Narendran.
On Mon, May 11, 2015 at 08:04:16PM -0700, Eduardo Valentin wrote:
> It is common to have a linear extrapolation from
> the current sensor readings and the actual temperature
> value. This is specially the case when the sensor
> is in use to extrapolate hotspots.
>
> This patch adds slope and offset constants for
> single sensor linear extrapolation equation. Because
> the same sensor can be use in different locations,
> from board to board, these constants are added
> as part of thermal_zone_params.
>
> The constants are available through sysfs.
>
> It is up to the device driver to determine
> the usage of these values.
>
> Signed-off-by: Eduardo Valentin <edubezval@xxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> Documentation/thermal/sysfs-api.txt | 16 ++++++++++++++++
> drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c | 4 ++++
> include/linux/thermal.h | 11 +++++++++++
> 3 files changed, 31 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/Documentation/thermal/sysfs-api.txt b/Documentation/thermal/sysfs-api.txt
> index 7d44d7f..c1f6864 100644
> --- a/Documentation/thermal/sysfs-api.txt
> +++ b/Documentation/thermal/sysfs-api.txt
> @@ -190,6 +190,8 @@ Thermal zone device sys I/F, created once it's registered:
> |---k_i: PID's integral term in the power allocator gov
> |---k_d: PID's derivative term in the power allocator
> |---integral_cutoff: Offset above which errors are accumulated
> + |---slope: Slope constant applied as linear extrapolation
> + |---offset: Offset constant applied as linear extrapolation
>
> Thermal cooling device sys I/F, created once it's registered:
> /sys/class/thermal/cooling_device[0-*]:
> @@ -359,6 +361,20 @@ integral_cutoff
> Documentation/thermal/power_allocator.txt
> RW, Optional
>
> +slope
> + The slope constant used in a linear extrapolation model
> + to determine a hotspot temperature based off the sensor's
> + raw readings. It is up to the device driver to determine
> + the usage of these values.
> + RW, Optional
> +
> +offset
> + The offset constant used in a linear extrapolation model
> + to determine a hotspot temperature based off the sensor's
> + raw readings. It is up to the device driver to determine
> + the usage of these values.
> + RW, Optional
> +
> *****************************
> * Cooling device attributes *
> *****************************
> diff --git a/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c b/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c
> index 962de18..04659bf 100644
> --- a/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c
> +++ b/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c
> @@ -944,6 +944,8 @@ create_s32_tzp_attr(k_pu);
> create_s32_tzp_attr(k_i);
> create_s32_tzp_attr(k_d);
> create_s32_tzp_attr(integral_cutoff);
> +create_s32_tzp_attr(slope);
> +create_s32_tzp_attr(offset);
> #undef create_s32_tzp_attr
>
> static struct device_attribute *dev_tzp_attrs[] = {
> @@ -953,6 +955,8 @@ static struct device_attribute *dev_tzp_attrs[] = {
> &dev_attr_k_i,
> &dev_attr_k_d,
> &dev_attr_integral_cutoff,
> + &dev_attr_slope,
> + &dev_attr_offset,
> };
>
> static int create_tzp_attrs(struct device *dev)
> diff --git a/include/linux/thermal.h b/include/linux/thermal.h
> index 6bbe11c..037e9df 100644
> --- a/include/linux/thermal.h
> +++ b/include/linux/thermal.h
> @@ -302,6 +302,17 @@ struct thermal_zone_params {
>
> /* threshold below which the error is no longer accumulated */
> s32 integral_cutoff;
> +
> + /*
> + * @slope: slope of a linear temperature adjustment curve.
> + * Used by thermal zone drivers.
> + */
> + int slope;
> + /*
> + * @offset: offset of a linear temperature adjustment curve.
> + * Used by thermal zone drivers (default 0).
> + */
> + int offset;
> };
>
> struct thermal_genl_event {
> --
> 2.3.4
>
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