On Thu, 2020-08-06 at 14:03 +0200, Rafael J. Wysocki wrote:
> From: Rafael J. Wysocki <rafael.j.wysocki@xxxxxxxxx>
>
> Allow intel_pstate to work in the passive mode with HWP enabled and
> make it set the HWP minimum performance limit (HWP floor) to the
> P-state value given by the target frequency supplied by the cpufreq
> governor, so as to prevent the HWP algorithm and the CPU scheduler
> from working against each other, at least when the schedutil governor
> is in use, and update the intel_pstate documentation accordingly.
>
> Among other things, this allows utilization clamps to be taken
> into account, at least to a certain extent, when intel_pstate is
> in use and makes it more likely that sufficient capacity for
> deadline tasks will be provided.
>
> After this change, the resulting behavior of an HWP system with
> intel_pstate in the passive mode should be close to the behavior
> of the analogous non-HWP system with intel_pstate in the passive
> mode, except that in the frequency range below the base frequency
> (ie. the frequency retured by the base_frequency cpufreq attribute
> in sysfs on HWP systems) the HWP algorithm is allowed to make the
> CPU run at a frequency above the floor P-state set by intel_pstate,
> with or without hardware coordination of P-states among CPUs in the
> same package.
>
> [If P-states of the CPUs in the same package are coordinated at the
> hardware level, a non-HWP processor may choose a P-state above the
> target one like a processor with HWP enabled may choose a P-state
> above the HWP floor, so the HWP behavior is analogous to the non-HWP
> one in that case.
>
> Also note that the HWP floor may not be taken into account by
> the processor in the range of P-states above the base frequency,
> referred to as the turbo range, where the processor has a license to
> choose any P-state, either below or above the HWP floor, just like a
> non-HWP processor in the case when the target P-state falls into the
> turbo range.]
>
> With this change applied, intel_pstate in the passive mode
> assumes complete control over the HWP request MSR and concurrent
> changes of that MSR (eg. via the direct MSR access interface) are
> overridden by it.
>
> Signed-off-by: Rafael J. Wysocki <rafael.j.wysocki@xxxxxxxxx>
Acked-by: Srinivas Pandruvada <srinivas.pandruvada@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>
> Sending the right patch this time, sorry for the confusion.
>
> This is based on the current mainline.
>
> v1 -> v2:
> * Avoid a race condition when updating the HWP request register
> while
> setting a new EPP value via sysfs.
>
> v2 -> v3:
> * Rebase.
>
> v3 -> v4:
> * Avoid exposing the hwp_dynamic_boost sysfs switch in the passive
> mode.
>
> v4 -> v5:
> * Do not acquire intel_pstate_driver_lock in
> store_energy_performance_preference(), because it runs under
> policy->rwsem, so intel_pstate_driver cannot change while it is
> running.
> * Rearrange the changelog a bit to avoid confusion.
>
> v5 -> v6:
> * Fix the problem with the EPP setting via sysfs not working with
> the
> performance and powersave governors by stopping and restarting
> the
> governor around the sysfs-based EPP updates in the passive mode.
> * Because of that, use the epp_cached field just for avoiding the
> above
> if the new EPP value for the given CPU is the same as the old
> one.
> * Export cpufreq_start/stop_governor() from the core (for the
> above).
>
> v6 -> v7:
> * Cosmetic changes in store_energy_performance_prefernce() to
> reduce the
> LoC number and make it a bit easier to read. No intentional
> functional
> impact.
>
> ---
> Documentation/admin-guide/pm/intel_pstate.rst | 89 ++++-----
> drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c | 6
> drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c | 245
> +++++++++++++++++++-------
> include/linux/cpufreq.h | 2
> 4 files changed, 229 insertions(+), 113 deletions(-)
>
> Index: linux-pm/drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c
> ===================================================================
> --- linux-pm.orig/drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c
> +++ linux-pm/drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c
> @@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
> #define INTEL_PSTATE_SAMPLING_INTERVAL (10 * NSEC_PER_MSEC)
>
> #define INTEL_CPUFREQ_TRANSITION_LATENCY 20000
> +#define INTEL_CPUFREQ_TRANSITION_DELAY_HWP 5000
> #define INTEL_CPUFREQ_TRANSITION_DELAY 500
>
> #ifdef CONFIG_ACPI
> @@ -220,6 +221,7 @@ struct global_params {
> * preference/bias
> * @epp_saved: Saved EPP/EPB during system suspend or
> CPU offline
> * operation
> + * @epp_cached Cached HWP energy-performance
> preference value
> * @hwp_req_cached: Cached value of the last HWP Request MSR
> * @hwp_cap_cached: Cached value of the last HWP Capabilities MSR
> * @last_io_update: Last time when IO wake flag was set
> @@ -257,6 +259,7 @@ struct cpudata {
> s16 epp_policy;
> s16 epp_default;
> s16 epp_saved;
> + s16 epp_cached;
> u64 hwp_req_cached;
> u64 hwp_cap_cached;
> u64 last_io_update;
> @@ -639,6 +642,26 @@ static int intel_pstate_get_energy_pref_
> return index;
> }
>
> +static int intel_pstate_set_epp(struct cpudata *cpu, u32 epp)
> +{
> + /*
> + * Use the cached HWP Request MSR value, because in the active
> mode the
> + * register itself may be updated by
> intel_pstate_hwp_boost_up() or
> + * intel_pstate_hwp_boost_down() at any time.
> + */
> + u64 value = READ_ONCE(cpu->hwp_req_cached);
> +
> + value &= ~GENMASK_ULL(31, 24);
> + value |= (u64)epp << 24;
> + /*
> + * The only other updater of hwp_req_cached in the active mode,
> + * intel_pstate_hwp_set(), is called under the same lock as
> this
> + * function, so it cannot run in parallel with the update
> below.
> + */
> + WRITE_ONCE(cpu->hwp_req_cached, value);
> + return wrmsrl_on_cpu(cpu->cpu, MSR_HWP_REQUEST, value);
> +}
> +
> static int intel_pstate_set_energy_pref_index(struct cpudata
> *cpu_data,
> int pref_index, bool
> use_raw,
> u32 raw_epp)
> @@ -650,28 +673,12 @@ static int intel_pstate_set_energy_pref_
> epp = cpu_data->epp_default;
>
> if (boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_HWP_EPP)) {
> - /*
> - * Use the cached HWP Request MSR value, because the
> register
> - * itself may be updated by intel_pstate_hwp_boost_up()
> or
> - * intel_pstate_hwp_boost_down() at any time.
> - */
> - u64 value = READ_ONCE(cpu_data->hwp_req_cached);
> -
> - value &= ~GENMASK_ULL(31, 24);
> -
> if (use_raw)
> epp = raw_epp;
> else if (epp == -EINVAL)
> epp = epp_values[pref_index - 1];
>
> - value |= (u64)epp << 24;
> - /*
> - * The only other updater of hwp_req_cached in the
> active mode,
> - * intel_pstate_hwp_set(), is called under the same
> lock as this
> - * function, so it cannot run in parallel with the
> update below.
> - */
> - WRITE_ONCE(cpu_data->hwp_req_cached, value);
> - ret = wrmsrl_on_cpu(cpu_data->cpu, MSR_HWP_REQUEST,
> value);
> + ret = intel_pstate_set_epp(cpu_data, epp);
> } else {
> if (epp == -EINVAL)
> epp = (pref_index - 1) << 2;
> @@ -697,10 +704,12 @@ static ssize_t show_energy_performance_a
>
> cpufreq_freq_attr_ro(energy_performance_available_preferences);
>
> +static struct cpufreq_driver intel_pstate;
> +
> static ssize_t store_energy_performance_preference(
> struct cpufreq_policy *policy, const char *buf, size_t
> count)
> {
> - struct cpudata *cpu_data = all_cpu_data[policy->cpu];
> + struct cpudata *cpu = all_cpu_data[policy->cpu];
> char str_preference[21];
> bool raw = false;
> ssize_t ret;
> @@ -725,15 +734,44 @@ static ssize_t store_energy_performance_
> raw = true;
> }
>
> + /*
> + * This function runs with the policy R/W semaphore held, which
> + * guarantees that the driver pointer will not change while it
> is
> + * running.
> + */
> + if (!intel_pstate_driver)
> + return -EAGAIN;
> +
> mutex_lock(&intel_pstate_limits_lock);
>
> - ret = intel_pstate_set_energy_pref_index(cpu_data, ret, raw,
> epp);
> - if (!ret)
> - ret = count;
> + if (intel_pstate_driver == &intel_pstate) {
> + ret = intel_pstate_set_energy_pref_index(cpu, ret, raw,
> epp);
> + } else {
> + /*
> + * In the passive mode the governor needs to be stopped
> on the
> + * target CPU before the EPP update and restarted after
> it,
> + * which is super-heavy-weight, so make sure it is
> worth doing
> + * upfront.
> + */
> + if (!raw)
> + epp = ret ? epp_values[ret - 1] : cpu-
> >epp_default;
> +
> + if (cpu->epp_cached != epp) {
> + int err;
> +
> + cpufreq_stop_governor(policy);
> + ret = intel_pstate_set_epp(cpu, epp);
> + err = cpufreq_start_governor(policy);
> + if (!ret) {
> + cpu->epp_cached = epp;
> + ret = err;
> + }
> + }
> + }
>
> mutex_unlock(&intel_pstate_limits_lock);
>
> - return ret;
> + return ret ?: count;
> }
>
> static ssize_t show_energy_performance_preference(
> @@ -1145,8 +1183,6 @@ static ssize_t store_no_turbo(struct kob
> return count;
> }
>
> -static struct cpufreq_driver intel_pstate;
> -
> static void update_qos_request(enum freq_qos_req_type type)
> {
> int max_state, turbo_max, freq, i, perf_pct;
> @@ -1330,9 +1366,10 @@ static const struct attribute_group inte
>
> static const struct x86_cpu_id intel_pstate_cpu_ee_disable_ids[];
>
> +static struct kobject *intel_pstate_kobject;
> +
> static void __init intel_pstate_sysfs_expose_params(void)
> {
> - struct kobject *intel_pstate_kobject;
> int rc;
>
> intel_pstate_kobject = kobject_create_and_add("intel_pstate",
> @@ -1357,17 +1394,31 @@ static void __init intel_pstate_sysfs_ex
> rc = sysfs_create_file(intel_pstate_kobject,
> &min_perf_pct.attr);
> WARN_ON(rc);
>
> - if (hwp_active) {
> - rc = sysfs_create_file(intel_pstate_kobject,
> - &hwp_dynamic_boost.attr);
> - WARN_ON(rc);
> - }
> -
> if (x86_match_cpu(intel_pstate_cpu_ee_disable_ids)) {
> rc = sysfs_create_file(intel_pstate_kobject,
> &energy_efficiency.attr);
> WARN_ON(rc);
> }
> }
> +
> +static void intel_pstate_sysfs_expose_hwp_dynamic_boost(void)
> +{
> + int rc;
> +
> + if (!hwp_active)
> + return;
> +
> + rc = sysfs_create_file(intel_pstate_kobject,
> &hwp_dynamic_boost.attr);
> + WARN_ON_ONCE(rc);
> +}
> +
> +static void intel_pstate_sysfs_hide_hwp_dynamic_boost(void)
> +{
> + if (!hwp_active)
> + return;
> +
> + sysfs_remove_file(intel_pstate_kobject,
> &hwp_dynamic_boost.attr);
> +}
> +
> /************************** sysfs end ************************/
>
> static void intel_pstate_hwp_enable(struct cpudata *cpudata)
> @@ -2246,7 +2297,10 @@ static int intel_pstate_verify_policy(st
>
> static void intel_cpufreq_stop_cpu(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
> {
> - intel_pstate_set_min_pstate(all_cpu_data[policy->cpu]);
> + if (hwp_active)
> + intel_pstate_hwp_force_min_perf(policy->cpu);
> + else
> + intel_pstate_set_min_pstate(all_cpu_data[policy->cpu]);
> }
>
> static void intel_pstate_stop_cpu(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
> @@ -2254,12 +2308,10 @@ static void intel_pstate_stop_cpu(struct
> pr_debug("CPU %d exiting\n", policy->cpu);
>
> intel_pstate_clear_update_util_hook(policy->cpu);
> - if (hwp_active) {
> + if (hwp_active)
> intel_pstate_hwp_save_state(policy);
> - intel_pstate_hwp_force_min_perf(policy->cpu);
> - } else {
> - intel_cpufreq_stop_cpu(policy);
> - }
> +
> + intel_cpufreq_stop_cpu(policy);
> }
>
> static int intel_pstate_cpu_exit(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
> @@ -2389,13 +2441,71 @@ static void intel_cpufreq_trace(struct c
> fp_toint(cpu->iowait_boost * 100));
> }
>
> +static void intel_cpufreq_adjust_hwp(struct cpudata *cpu, u32
> target_pstate,
> + bool fast_switch)
> +{
> + u64 prev = READ_ONCE(cpu->hwp_req_cached), value = prev;
> +
> + value &= ~HWP_MIN_PERF(~0L);
> + value |= HWP_MIN_PERF(target_pstate);
> +
> + /*
> + * The entire MSR needs to be updated in order to update the
> HWP min
> + * field in it, so opportunistically update the max too if
> needed.
> + */
> + value &= ~HWP_MAX_PERF(~0L);
> + value |= HWP_MAX_PERF(cpu->max_perf_ratio);
> +
> + if (value == prev)
> + return;
> +
> + WRITE_ONCE(cpu->hwp_req_cached, value);
> + if (fast_switch)
> + wrmsrl(MSR_HWP_REQUEST, value);
> + else
> + wrmsrl_on_cpu(cpu->cpu, MSR_HWP_REQUEST, value);
> +}
> +
> +static void intel_cpufreq_adjust_perf_ctl(struct cpudata *cpu,
> + u32 target_pstate, bool
> fast_switch)
> +{
> + if (fast_switch)
> + wrmsrl(MSR_IA32_PERF_CTL,
> + pstate_funcs.get_val(cpu, target_pstate));
> + else
> + wrmsrl_on_cpu(cpu->cpu, MSR_IA32_PERF_CTL,
> + pstate_funcs.get_val(cpu,
> target_pstate));
> +}
> +
> +static int intel_cpufreq_update_pstate(struct cpudata *cpu, int
> target_pstate,
> + bool fast_switch)
> +{
> + int old_pstate = cpu->pstate.current_pstate;
> +
> + target_pstate = intel_pstate_prepare_request(cpu,
> target_pstate);
> + if (target_pstate != old_pstate) {
> + cpu->pstate.current_pstate = target_pstate;
> + if (hwp_active)
> + intel_cpufreq_adjust_hwp(cpu, target_pstate,
> + fast_switch);
> + else
> + intel_cpufreq_adjust_perf_ctl(cpu,
> target_pstate,
> + fast_switch);
> + }
> +
> + intel_cpufreq_trace(cpu, fast_switch ?
> INTEL_PSTATE_TRACE_FAST_SWITCH :
> + INTEL_PSTATE_TRACE_TARGET, old_pstate);
> +
> + return target_pstate;
> +}
> +
> static int intel_cpufreq_target(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
> unsigned int target_freq,
> unsigned int relation)
> {
> struct cpudata *cpu = all_cpu_data[policy->cpu];
> struct cpufreq_freqs freqs;
> - int target_pstate, old_pstate;
> + int target_pstate;
>
> update_turbo_state();
>
> @@ -2403,6 +2513,7 @@ static int intel_cpufreq_target(struct c
> freqs.new = target_freq;
>
> cpufreq_freq_transition_begin(policy, &freqs);
> +
> switch (relation) {
> case CPUFREQ_RELATION_L:
> target_pstate = DIV_ROUND_UP(freqs.new, cpu-
> >pstate.scaling);
> @@ -2414,15 +2525,11 @@ static int intel_cpufreq_target(struct c
> target_pstate = DIV_ROUND_CLOSEST(freqs.new, cpu-
> >pstate.scaling);
> break;
> }
> - target_pstate = intel_pstate_prepare_request(cpu,
> target_pstate);
> - old_pstate = cpu->pstate.current_pstate;
> - if (target_pstate != cpu->pstate.current_pstate) {
> - cpu->pstate.current_pstate = target_pstate;
> - wrmsrl_on_cpu(policy->cpu, MSR_IA32_PERF_CTL,
> - pstate_funcs.get_val(cpu,
> target_pstate));
> - }
> +
> + target_pstate = intel_cpufreq_update_pstate(cpu, target_pstate,
> false);
> +
> freqs.new = target_pstate * cpu->pstate.scaling;
> - intel_cpufreq_trace(cpu, INTEL_PSTATE_TRACE_TARGET,
> old_pstate);
> +
> cpufreq_freq_transition_end(policy, &freqs, false);
>
> return 0;
> @@ -2432,15 +2539,14 @@ static unsigned int intel_cpufreq_fast_s
> unsigned int target_freq)
> {
> struct cpudata *cpu = all_cpu_data[policy->cpu];
> - int target_pstate, old_pstate;
> + int target_pstate;
>
> update_turbo_state();
>
> target_pstate = DIV_ROUND_UP(target_freq, cpu->pstate.scaling);
> - target_pstate = intel_pstate_prepare_request(cpu,
> target_pstate);
> - old_pstate = cpu->pstate.current_pstate;
> - intel_pstate_update_pstate(cpu, target_pstate);
> - intel_cpufreq_trace(cpu, INTEL_PSTATE_TRACE_FAST_SWITCH,
> old_pstate);
> +
> + target_pstate = intel_cpufreq_update_pstate(cpu, target_pstate,
> true);
> +
> return target_pstate * cpu->pstate.scaling;
> }
>
> @@ -2460,7 +2566,6 @@ static int intel_cpufreq_cpu_init(struct
> return ret;
>
> policy->cpuinfo.transition_latency =
> INTEL_CPUFREQ_TRANSITION_LATENCY;
> - policy->transition_delay_us = INTEL_CPUFREQ_TRANSITION_DELAY;
> /* This reflects the intel_pstate_get_cpu_pstates() setting. */
> policy->cur = policy->cpuinfo.min_freq;
>
> @@ -2472,10 +2577,18 @@ static int intel_cpufreq_cpu_init(struct
>
> cpu = all_cpu_data[policy->cpu];
>
> - if (hwp_active)
> + if (hwp_active) {
> + u64 value;
> +
> intel_pstate_get_hwp_max(policy->cpu, &turbo_max,
> &max_state);
> - else
> + policy->transition_delay_us =
> INTEL_CPUFREQ_TRANSITION_DELAY_HWP;
> + rdmsrl_on_cpu(cpu->cpu, MSR_HWP_REQUEST, &value);
> + WRITE_ONCE(cpu->hwp_req_cached, value);
> + cpu->epp_cached = (value & GENMASK_ULL(31, 24)) >> 24;
> + } else {
> turbo_max = cpu->pstate.turbo_pstate;
> + policy->transition_delay_us =
> INTEL_CPUFREQ_TRANSITION_DELAY;
> + }
>
> min_freq = DIV_ROUND_UP(turbo_max * global.min_perf_pct, 100);
> min_freq *= cpu->pstate.scaling;
> @@ -2552,6 +2665,10 @@ static void intel_pstate_driver_cleanup(
> }
> }
> put_online_cpus();
> +
> + if (intel_pstate_driver == &intel_pstate)
> + intel_pstate_sysfs_hide_hwp_dynamic_boost();
> +
> intel_pstate_driver = NULL;
> }
>
> @@ -2559,6 +2676,9 @@ static int intel_pstate_register_driver(
> {
> int ret;
>
> + if (driver == &intel_pstate)
> + intel_pstate_sysfs_expose_hwp_dynamic_boost();
> +
> memset(&global, 0, sizeof(global));
> global.max_perf_pct = 100;
>
> @@ -2576,9 +2696,6 @@ static int intel_pstate_register_driver(
>
> static int intel_pstate_unregister_driver(void)
> {
> - if (hwp_active)
> - return -EBUSY;
> -
> cpufreq_unregister_driver(intel_pstate_driver);
> intel_pstate_driver_cleanup();
>
> @@ -2834,7 +2951,10 @@ static int __init intel_pstate_init(void
> hwp_active++;
> hwp_mode_bdw = id->driver_data;
> intel_pstate.attr = hwp_cpufreq_attrs;
> - default_driver = &intel_pstate;
> + intel_cpufreq.attr = hwp_cpufreq_attrs;
> + if (!default_driver)
> + default_driver = &intel_pstate;
> +
> goto hwp_cpu_matched;
> }
> } else {
> @@ -2905,14 +3025,13 @@ static int __init intel_pstate_setup(cha
> if (!str)
> return -EINVAL;
>
> - if (!strcmp(str, "disable")) {
> + if (!strcmp(str, "disable"))
> no_load = 1;
> - } else if (!strcmp(str, "active")) {
> + else if (!strcmp(str, "active"))
> default_driver = &intel_pstate;
> - } else if (!strcmp(str, "passive")) {
> + else if (!strcmp(str, "passive"))
> default_driver = &intel_cpufreq;
> - no_hwp = 1;
> - }
> +
> if (!strcmp(str, "no_hwp")) {
> pr_info("HWP disabled\n");
> no_hwp = 1;
> Index: linux-pm/Documentation/admin-guide/pm/intel_pstate.rst
> ===================================================================
> --- linux-pm.orig/Documentation/admin-guide/pm/intel_pstate.rst
> +++ linux-pm/Documentation/admin-guide/pm/intel_pstate.rst
> @@ -54,10 +54,13 @@ registered (see `below <status_attr_>`_)
> Operation Modes
> ===============
>
> -``intel_pstate`` can operate in three different modes: in the active
> mode with
> -or without hardware-managed P-states support and in the passive
> mode. Which of
> -them will be in effect depends on what kernel command line options
> are used and
> -on the capabilities of the processor.
> +``intel_pstate`` can operate in two different modes, active or
> passive. In the
> +active mode, it uses its own internal preformance scaling governor
> algorithm or
> +allows the hardware to do preformance scaling by itself, while in
> the passive
> +mode it responds to requests made by a generic ``CPUFreq`` governor
> implementing
> +a certain performance scaling algorithm. Which of them will be in
> effect
> +depends on what kernel command line options are used and on the
> capabilities of
> +the processor.
>
> Active Mode
> -----------
> @@ -194,10 +197,11 @@ This is the default operation mode of ``
> hardware-managed P-states (HWP) support. It is always used if the
> ``intel_pstate=passive`` argument is passed to the kernel in the
> command line
> regardless of whether or not the given processor supports
> HWP. [Note that the
> -``intel_pstate=no_hwp`` setting implies ``intel_pstate=passive`` if
> it is used
> -without ``intel_pstate=active``.] Like in the active mode without
> HWP support,
> -in this mode ``intel_pstate`` may refuse to work with processors
> that are not
> -recognized by it.
> +``intel_pstate=no_hwp`` setting causes the driver to start in the
> passive mode
> +if it is not combined with ``intel_pstate=active``.] Like in the
> active mode
> +without HWP support, in this mode ``intel_pstate`` may refuse to
> work with
> +processors that are not recognized by it if HWP is prevented from
> being enabled
> +through the kernel command line.
>
> If the driver works in this mode, the ``scaling_driver`` policy
> attribute in
> ``sysfs`` for all ``CPUFreq`` policies contains the string
> "intel_cpufreq".
> @@ -318,10 +322,9 @@ manuals need to be consulted to get to i
>
> For this reason, there is a list of supported processors in
> ``intel_pstate`` and
> the driver initialization will fail if the detected processor is not
> in that
> -list, unless it supports the `HWP feature <Active Mode_>`_. [The
> interface to
> -obtain all of the information listed above is the same for all of
> the processors
> -supporting the HWP feature, which is why they all are supported by
> -``intel_pstate``.]
> +list, unless it supports the HWP feature. [The interface to obtain
> all of the
> +information listed above is the same for all of the processors
> supporting the
> +HWP feature, which is why ``intel_pstate`` works with all of them.]
>
>
> User Space Interface in ``sysfs``
> @@ -425,22 +428,16 @@ argument is passed to the kernel in the
> as well as the per-policy ones) are then reset to their default
> values, possibly depending on the target operation mode.]
>
> - That only is supported in some configurations, though (for
> example, if
> - the `HWP feature is enabled in the processor <Active Mode With
> HWP_>`_,
> - the operation mode of the driver cannot be changed), and if it
> is not
> - supported in the current configuration, writes to this
> attribute will
> - fail with an appropriate error.
> -
> ``energy_efficiency``
> - This attribute is only present on platforms, which have CPUs
> matching
> - Kaby Lake or Coffee Lake desktop CPU model. By default
> - energy efficiency optimizations are disabled on these CPU
> models in HWP
> - mode by this driver. Enabling energy efficiency may limit
> maximum
> - operating frequency in both HWP and non HWP mode. In non HWP
> mode,
> - optimizations are done only in the turbo frequency range. In
> HWP mode,
> - optimizations are done in the entire frequency range. Setting
> this
> - attribute to "1" enables energy efficiency optimizations and
> setting
> - to "0" disables energy efficiency optimizations.
> + This attribute is only present on platforms with CPUs matching
> the Kaby
> + Lake or Coffee Lake desktop CPU model. By default, energy-
> efficiency
> + optimizations are disabled on these CPU models if HWP is
> enabled.
> + Enabling energy-efficiency optimizations may limit maximum
> operating
> + frequency with or without the HWP feature. With HWP enabled,
> the
> + optimizations are done only in the turbo frequency
> range. Without it,
> + they are done in the entire available frequency range. Setting
> this
> + attribute to "1" enables the energy-efficiency optimizations
> and setting
> + to "0" disables them.
>
> Interpretation of Policy Attributes
> -----------------------------------
> @@ -484,8 +481,8 @@ Next, the following policy attributes ha
> policy for the time interval between the last two invocations
> of the
> driver's utilization update callback by the CPU scheduler for
> that CPU.
>
> -One more policy attribute is present if the `HWP feature is enabled
> in the
> -processor <Active Mode With HWP_>`_:
> +One more policy attribute is present if the HWP feature is enabled
> in the
> +processor:
>
> ``base_frequency``
> Shows the base frequency of the CPU. Any frequency above this
> will be
> @@ -526,11 +523,11 @@ on the following rules, regardless of th
>
> 3. The global and per-policy limits can be set independently.
>
> -If the `HWP feature is enabled in the processor <Active Mode With
> HWP_>`_, the
> -resulting effective values are written into its registers whenever
> the limits
> -change in order to request its internal P-state selection logic to
> always set
> -P-states within these limits. Otherwise, the limits are taken into
> account by
> -scaling governors (in the `passive mode <Passive Mode_>`_) and by
> the driver
> +In the `active mode with the HWP feature enabled <Active Mode With
> HWP_>`_, the
> +resulting effective values are written into hardware registers
> whenever the
> +limits change in order to request its internal P-state selection
> logic to always
> +set P-states within these limits. Otherwise, the limits are taken
> into account
> +by scaling governors (in the `passive mode <Passive Mode_>`_) and by
> the driver
> every time before setting a new P-state for a CPU.
>
> Additionally, if the ``intel_pstate=per_cpu_perf_limits`` command
> line argument
> @@ -541,12 +538,11 @@ at all and the only way to set the limit
> Energy vs Performance Hints
> ---------------------------
>
> -If ``intel_pstate`` works in the `active mode with the HWP feature
> enabled
> -<Active Mode With HWP_>`_ in the processor, additional attributes
> are present
> -in every ``CPUFreq`` policy directory in ``sysfs``. They are
> intended to allow
> -user space to help ``intel_pstate`` to adjust the processor's
> internal P-state
> -selection logic by focusing it on performance or on energy-
> efficiency, or
> -somewhere between the two extremes:
> +If the hardware-managed P-states (HWP) is enabled in the processor,
> additional
> +attributes, intended to allow user space to help ``intel_pstate`` to
> adjust the
> +processor's internal P-state selection logic by focusing it on
> performance or on
> +energy-efficiency, or somewhere between the two extremes, are
> present in every
> +``CPUFreq`` policy directory in ``sysfs``. They are :
>
> ``energy_performance_preference``
> Current value of the energy vs performance hint for the given
> policy
> @@ -650,12 +646,14 @@ of them have to be prepended with the ``
> Do not register ``intel_pstate`` as the scaling driver even if
> the
> processor is supported by it.
>
> +``active``
> + Register ``intel_pstate`` in the `active mode <Active Mode_>`_
> to start
> + with.
> +
> ``passive``
> Register ``intel_pstate`` in the `passive mode <Passive
> Mode_>`_ to
> start with.
>
> - This option implies the ``no_hwp`` one described below.
> -
> ``force``
> Register ``intel_pstate`` as the scaling driver instead of
> ``acpi-cpufreq`` even if the latter is preferred on the given
> system.
> @@ -670,13 +668,12 @@ of them have to be prepended with the ``
> driver is used instead of ``acpi-cpufreq``.
>
> ``no_hwp``
> - Do not enable the `hardware-managed P-states (HWP) feature
> - <Active Mode With HWP_>`_ even if it is supported by the
> processor.
> + Do not enable the hardware-managed P-states (HWP) feature even
> if it is
> + supported by the processor.
>
> ``hwp_only``
> Register ``intel_pstate`` as the scaling driver only if the
> - `hardware-managed P-states (HWP) feature <Active Mode With
> HWP_>`_ is
> - supported by the processor.
> + hardware-managed P-states (HWP) feature is supported by the
> processor.
>
> ``support_acpi_ppc``
> Take ACPI ``_PPC`` performance limits into account.
> Index: linux-pm/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
> ===================================================================
> --- linux-pm.orig/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
> +++ linux-pm/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
> @@ -73,8 +73,6 @@ static inline bool has_target(void)
> static unsigned int __cpufreq_get(struct cpufreq_policy *policy);
> static int cpufreq_init_governor(struct cpufreq_policy *policy);
> static void cpufreq_exit_governor(struct cpufreq_policy *policy);
> -static int cpufreq_start_governor(struct cpufreq_policy *policy);
> -static void cpufreq_stop_governor(struct cpufreq_policy *policy);
> static void cpufreq_governor_limits(struct cpufreq_policy *policy);
> static int cpufreq_set_policy(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
> struct cpufreq_governor *new_gov,
> @@ -2266,7 +2264,7 @@ static void cpufreq_exit_governor(struct
> module_put(policy->governor->owner);
> }
>
> -static int cpufreq_start_governor(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
> +int cpufreq_start_governor(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
> {
> int ret;
>
> @@ -2293,7 +2291,7 @@ static int cpufreq_start_governor(struct
> return 0;
> }
>
> -static void cpufreq_stop_governor(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
> +void cpufreq_stop_governor(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
> {
> if (cpufreq_suspended || !policy->governor)
> return;
> Index: linux-pm/include/linux/cpufreq.h
> ===================================================================
> --- linux-pm.orig/include/linux/cpufreq.h
> +++ linux-pm/include/linux/cpufreq.h
> @@ -576,6 +576,8 @@ unsigned int cpufreq_driver_resolve_freq
> unsigned int cpufreq_policy_transition_delay_us(struct
> cpufreq_policy *policy);
> int cpufreq_register_governor(struct cpufreq_governor *governor);
> void cpufreq_unregister_governor(struct cpufreq_governor *governor);
> +int cpufreq_start_governor(struct cpufreq_policy *policy);
> +void cpufreq_stop_governor(struct cpufreq_policy *policy);
>
> #define cpufreq_governor_init(__governor) \
> static int __init __governor##_init(void) \
>
>
>
