Re: [PATCH 05/13] OMAP: Introduce device scale implementation

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Vishwanath Sripathy <vishwanath.bs@xxxxxx> writes:

>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Kevin Hilman [mailto:khilman@xxxxxx]
>> Sent: Friday, February 04, 2011 9:35 PM
>> To: Vishwanath BS
>> Cc: linux-omap@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; patches@xxxxxxxxxx; Thara Gopinath
>> Subject: Re: [PATCH 05/13] OMAP: Introduce device scale
>> implementation
>>
>> Vishwanath BS <vishwanath.bs@xxxxxx> writes:
>>
>> > This patch adds omap_device_scale API  which can be used to generic
>> > device rate scaling.
>>
>> I would've expected a new omap_device_* API to be part of the
>> omap_device layer, not added here.
> Given that this API does not deal with any of the omap_device layer
> functions or data structures, I am not sure if it logically belongs to
> omap device layer. If you think it should belong to omap_device layer just
> because the name starts with omap_device, I would rather rename this API.

That's up to you.  

But if it's not an omap_device API, then it shouldn't be named
omap_device_*

Kevin

>>
>> > Based on original patch from Thara.
>> >
>> > Signed-off-by: Vishwanath BS <vishwanath.bs@xxxxxx>
>> > Cc: Thara Gopinath <thara@xxxxxx>
>> > ---
>> >  arch/arm/mach-omap2/dvfs.c             |  116
>> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>> >  arch/arm/plat-omap/include/plat/dvfs.h |    7 ++
>> >  2 files changed, 123 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
>> >
>> > diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/dvfs.c b/arch/arm/mach-
>> omap2/dvfs.c
>> > index c9d3894..05a9ce3 100755
>> > --- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/dvfs.c
>> > +++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/dvfs.c
>> > @@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
>> >  #include <plat/common.h>
>> >  #include <plat/voltage.h>
>> >  #include <plat/omap_device.h>
>> > +#include <plat/smartreflex.h>
>> >
>> >  /**
>> >   * struct omap_dev_user_list - Structure maitain userlist per device
>> > @@ -585,6 +586,121 @@ static int omap_dvfs_voltage_scale(struct
>> omap_vdd_dvfs_info *dvfs_info)
>> >  }
>> >
>> >  /**
>> > + * omap_device_scale() - Set a new rate at which the device is to
>> operate
>> > + * @req_dev:	pointer to the device requesting the scaling.
>> > + * @target_dev:	pointer to the device that is to be scaled
>> > + * @rate:	the rnew rate for the device.
>> > + *
>> > + * This API gets the device opp table associated with this device and
>> > + * tries putting the device to the requested rate and the voltage
>> domain
>> > + * associated with the device to the voltage corresponding to the
>> > + * requested rate. Since multiple devices can be assocciated with a
>> > + * voltage domain this API finds out the possible voltage the
>> > + * voltage domain can enter and then decides on the final device
>> > + * rate. Return 0 on success else the error value
>> > + */
>>
>> Here would be a good place to describe why both the requesting device
>> and the target device need to be tracked.
> OK
>
>>
>> > +int omap_device_scale(struct device *req_dev, struct device
>> *target_dev,
>> > +			unsigned long rate)
>> > +{
>> > +	struct opp *opp;
>> > +	unsigned long volt, freq, min_freq, max_freq;
>> > +	struct omap_vdd_dvfs_info *dvfs_info;
>> > +	struct platform_device *pdev;
>> > +	struct omap_device *od;
>> > +	int ret = 0;
>> > +
>> > +	pdev = container_of(target_dev, struct platform_device, dev);
>> > +	od = container_of(pdev, struct omap_device, pdev);
>> > +
>> > +	/*
>> > +	 * Figure out if the desired frquency lies between the
>> > +	 * maximum and minimum possible for the particular device
>> > +	 */
>> > +	min_freq = 0;
>> > +	if (IS_ERR(opp_find_freq_ceil(target_dev, &min_freq))) {
>> > +		dev_err(target_dev, "%s: Unable to find lowest opp\n",
>> > +						__func__);
>> > +		return -ENODEV;
>> > +	}
>> > +
>> > +	max_freq = ULONG_MAX;
>> > +	if (IS_ERR(opp_find_freq_floor(target_dev, &max_freq))) {
>> > +		dev_err(target_dev, "%s: Unable to find highest opp\n",
>> > +						__func__);
>> > +		return -ENODEV;
>> > +	}
>> > +
>> > +	if (rate < min_freq)
>> > +		freq = min_freq;
>> > +	else if (rate > max_freq)
>> > +		freq = max_freq;
>> > +	else
>> > +		freq = rate;
>> > +
>>
>> OK, frome here on, I would expect the adjusted value 'freq' to be used
>> instead of 'rate', but that is not the case below.
>>
>> > +	opp = opp_find_freq_ceil(target_dev, &freq);
>> > +	if (IS_ERR(opp)) {
>> > +		dev_err(target_dev, "%s: Unable to find OPP for
>> freq%ld\n",
>> > +			__func__, rate);
>> > +		return -ENODEV;
>> > +	}
> Freq is appropriate than rate here. Will fix it.
>> > +
>> > +	/* Get the voltage corresponding to the requested frequency */
>> > +	volt = opp_get_voltage(opp);
>> > +
>> > +	/*
>> > +	 * Call into the voltage layer to get the final voltage possible
>> > +	 * for the voltage domain associated with the device.
>> > +	 */
>>
>> This comment doesn't match the following code.
> OK. Will fix it. Copy paste error.
>>
>> > +	if (rate) {
>>
>> Why is rate used here, and not freq?
> Freq can never be 0. If somebody wants to remove his DVFS request (he does
> not really care about the device frequency), then he can pass rate as 0.
> Hence rate is used.
>>
>> > +		dvfs_info = get_dvfs_info(od->hwmods[0]->voltdm);
>> > +
>> > +		ret = omap_dvfs_add_freq_request(dvfs_info, req_dev,
>> > +						target_dev, freq);
>> > +		if (ret) {
>> > +			dev_err(target_dev, "%s: Unable to add frequency
>> request\n",
>> > +				__func__);
>> > +			return ret;
>> > +		}
>> > +
>> > +		ret = omap_dvfs_add_vdd_user(dvfs_info, req_dev, volt);
>> > +		if (ret) {
>> > +			dev_err(target_dev, "%s: Unable to add voltage
>> request\n",
>> > +				__func__);
>> > +			omap_dvfs_remove_freq_request(dvfs_info,
>> req_dev,
>> > +				target_dev);
>> > +			return ret;
>> > +		}
>> > +	} else {
>>
>> The function comments don't describe this case.  Namely, that if you
>> pass in rate = 0, it removes any previous requests for the requesting
>> device.
> OK. Will add that in function comments.
>>
>> > +		dvfs_info = get_dvfs_info(od->hwmods[0]->voltdm);
>> > +
>> > +		ret = omap_dvfs_remove_freq_request(dvfs_info,
>> req_dev,
>> > +				target_dev);
>> > +		if (ret) {
>> > +			dev_err(target_dev, "%s: Unable to remove
>> frequency request\n",
>> > +				__func__);
>> > +			return ret;
>> > +		}
>> > +
>> > +		ret = omap_dvfs_remove_vdd_user(dvfs_info, req_dev);
>> > +		if (ret) {
>> > +			dev_err(target_dev, "%s: Unable to remove voltage
>> request\n",
>> > +				__func__);
>> > +			return ret;
>> > +		}
>> > +	}
>> > +
>> > +	/* Do the actual scaling */
>> > +	ret = omap_dvfs_voltage_scale(dvfs_info);
>>
>> ok
>>
>> > +	if (!ret)
>> > +		if (omap_device_get_rate(target_dev) >= rate)
>> > +			return 0;
>> > +
>>
>> but this bit needs some explanation.  IIUC: if the _voltage_scale()
>> fails (which also scales the frequency) but the frequency was
>> sucessfully changed, then return success.
> Yes, this is basically to cater for situations where some of the devices
> in the associated vdd have locked their frequencies. In that case, voltage
> scaling would not have happened where as frequency for the requested
> device has been set successfully. In that case return success. Will add
> these in function comments.
>>
>> Also 'rate' is used here where 'freq' would be expected.
> OK. Will fix it.
>
> Vishwa
>>
>> > +	return ret;
>> > +}
>> > +EXPORT_SYMBOL(omap_device_scale);
>> > +
>> > +/**
>> >   * omap_dvfs_init() - Initialize omap dvfs layer
>> >   *
>> >   * Initalizes omap dvfs layer. It basically allocates memory for
>> > diff --git a/arch/arm/plat-omap/include/plat/dvfs.h b/arch/arm/plat-
>> omap/include/plat/dvfs.h
>> > index 1302990..1be2b9d 100644
>> > --- a/arch/arm/plat-omap/include/plat/dvfs.h
>> > +++ b/arch/arm/plat-omap/include/plat/dvfs.h
>> > @@ -17,11 +17,18 @@
>> >
>> >  #ifdef CONFIG_PM
>> >  int omap_dvfs_register_device(struct voltagedomain *voltdm, struct
>> device *dev);
>> > +int omap_device_scale(struct device *req_dev, struct device *dev,
>> > +			unsigned long rate);
>> >  #else
>> >  static inline int omap_dvfs_register_device(struct voltagedomain
>> *voltdm,
>> >  		struct device *dev)
>> >  {
>> >  	return -EINVAL;
>> >  }
>> > +static inline int omap_device_scale(struct device *req_dev, struct
>> devices
>> > +			*target_dev, unsigned long rate);
>> > +{
>> > +	return -EINVAL;
>> > +}
>> >  #endif
>> >  #endif
>>
>> Kevin
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