The patch titled
ACPI processor: force throttling state when BIOS returns incorrect value
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acpi-processor-force-throttling-state-when-bios-returns-incorrect-value.patch
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Subject: ACPI processor: force throttling state when BIOS returns incorrect value
From: Frans Pop <elendil@xxxxxxxxx>
If the BIOS reports an invalid throttling state (which seems to be
fairly common after system boot), a reset is done to state T0.
Because of a check in acpi_processor_get_throttling_ptc(), the reset
never actually gets executed, which results in the error reoccurring
on every access of for example /proc/acpi/processor/CPU0/throttling.
Add a 'force' option to acpi_processor_set_throttling() to ensure
the reset really takes effect.
Addresses http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=13389
This patch, together with the next one, fixes a regression introduced in
2.6.30, listed on the regression list. They have been available for 2.5
months now in bugzilla, but have not been picked up, despite various
reminders and without any reason given.
Google shows that numerous people are hitting this issue. The issue is in
itself relatively minor, but the bug in the code is clear.
The patches have been in all my kernels and today testing has shown that
throttling works correctly with the patches applied when the system
overheats (http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=13918#c14).
Signed-off-by: Frans Pop <elendil@xxxxxxxxx>
Acked-by: Zhang Rui <rui.zhang@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Len Brown <lenb@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@xxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/acpi/processor_thermal.c | 6 +++---
drivers/acpi/processor_throttling.c | 26 ++++++++++++++------------
include/acpi/processor.h | 5 +++--
3 files changed, 20 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-)
diff -puN drivers/acpi/processor_thermal.c~acpi-processor-force-throttling-state-when-bios-returns-incorrect-value drivers/acpi/processor_thermal.c
--- a/drivers/acpi/processor_thermal.c~acpi-processor-force-throttling-state-when-bios-returns-incorrect-value
+++ a/drivers/acpi/processor_thermal.c
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ static int acpi_processor_apply_limit(st
if (pr->limit.thermal.tx > tx)
tx = pr->limit.thermal.tx;
- result = acpi_processor_set_throttling(pr, tx);
+ result = acpi_processor_set_throttling(pr, tx, false);
if (result)
goto end;
}
@@ -421,12 +421,12 @@ processor_set_cur_state(struct thermal_c
if (state <= max_pstate) {
if (pr->flags.throttling && pr->throttling.state)
- result = acpi_processor_set_throttling(pr, 0);
+ result = acpi_processor_set_throttling(pr, 0, false);
cpufreq_set_cur_state(pr->id, state);
} else {
cpufreq_set_cur_state(pr->id, max_pstate);
result = acpi_processor_set_throttling(pr,
- state - max_pstate);
+ state - max_pstate, false);
}
return result;
}
diff -puN drivers/acpi/processor_throttling.c~acpi-processor-force-throttling-state-when-bios-returns-incorrect-value drivers/acpi/processor_throttling.c
--- a/drivers/acpi/processor_throttling.c~acpi-processor-force-throttling-state-when-bios-returns-incorrect-value
+++ a/drivers/acpi/processor_throttling.c
@@ -62,7 +62,8 @@ struct throttling_tstate {
#define THROTTLING_POSTCHANGE (2)
static int acpi_processor_get_throttling(struct acpi_processor *pr);
-int acpi_processor_set_throttling(struct acpi_processor *pr, int state);
+int acpi_processor_set_throttling(struct acpi_processor *pr,
+ int state, bool force);
static int acpi_processor_update_tsd_coord(void)
{
@@ -361,7 +362,7 @@ int acpi_processor_tstate_has_changed(st
*/
target_state = throttling_limit;
}
- return acpi_processor_set_throttling(pr, target_state);
+ return acpi_processor_set_throttling(pr, target_state, false);
}
/*
@@ -842,7 +843,7 @@ static int acpi_processor_get_throttling
ACPI_WARNING((AE_INFO,
"Invalid throttling state, reset"));
state = 0;
- ret = acpi_processor_set_throttling(pr, state);
+ ret = acpi_processor_set_throttling(pr, state, true);
if (ret)
return ret;
}
@@ -915,7 +916,7 @@ static int acpi_processor_get_fadt_info(
}
static int acpi_processor_set_throttling_fadt(struct acpi_processor *pr,
- int state)
+ int state, bool force)
{
u32 value = 0;
u32 duty_mask = 0;
@@ -930,7 +931,7 @@ static int acpi_processor_set_throttling
if (!pr->flags.throttling)
return -ENODEV;
- if (state == pr->throttling.state)
+ if (!force && (state == pr->throttling.state))
return 0;
if (state < pr->throttling_platform_limit)
@@ -988,7 +989,7 @@ static int acpi_processor_set_throttling
}
static int acpi_processor_set_throttling_ptc(struct acpi_processor *pr,
- int state)
+ int state, bool force)
{
int ret;
acpi_integer value;
@@ -1002,7 +1003,7 @@ static int acpi_processor_set_throttling
if (!pr->flags.throttling)
return -ENODEV;
- if (state == pr->throttling.state)
+ if (!force && (state == pr->throttling.state))
return 0;
if (state < pr->throttling_platform_limit)
@@ -1018,7 +1019,8 @@ static int acpi_processor_set_throttling
return 0;
}
-int acpi_processor_set_throttling(struct acpi_processor *pr, int state)
+int acpi_processor_set_throttling(struct acpi_processor *pr,
+ int state, bool force)
{
cpumask_var_t saved_mask;
int ret = 0;
@@ -1070,7 +1072,7 @@ int acpi_processor_set_throttling(struct
/* FIXME: use work_on_cpu() */
set_cpus_allowed_ptr(current, cpumask_of(pr->id));
ret = p_throttling->acpi_processor_set_throttling(pr,
- t_state.target_state);
+ t_state.target_state, force);
} else {
/*
* When the T-state coordination is SW_ALL or HW_ALL,
@@ -1103,7 +1105,7 @@ int acpi_processor_set_throttling(struct
set_cpus_allowed_ptr(current, cpumask_of(i));
ret = match_pr->throttling.
acpi_processor_set_throttling(
- match_pr, t_state.target_state);
+ match_pr, t_state.target_state, force);
}
}
/*
@@ -1201,7 +1203,7 @@ int acpi_processor_get_throttling_info(s
ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_INFO,
"Disabling throttling (was T%d)\n",
pr->throttling.state));
- result = acpi_processor_set_throttling(pr, 0);
+ result = acpi_processor_set_throttling(pr, 0, false);
if (result)
goto end;
}
@@ -1307,7 +1309,7 @@ static ssize_t acpi_processor_write_thro
if (strcmp(tmpbuf, charp) != 0)
return -EINVAL;
- result = acpi_processor_set_throttling(pr, state_val);
+ result = acpi_processor_set_throttling(pr, state_val, false);
if (result)
return result;
diff -puN include/acpi/processor.h~acpi-processor-force-throttling-state-when-bios-returns-incorrect-value include/acpi/processor.h
--- a/include/acpi/processor.h~acpi-processor-force-throttling-state-when-bios-returns-incorrect-value
+++ a/include/acpi/processor.h
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ struct acpi_processor_throttling {
cpumask_var_t shared_cpu_map;
int (*acpi_processor_get_throttling) (struct acpi_processor * pr);
int (*acpi_processor_set_throttling) (struct acpi_processor * pr,
- int state);
+ int state, bool force);
u32 address;
u8 duty_offset;
@@ -321,7 +321,8 @@ static inline int acpi_processor_ppc_has
/* in processor_throttling.c */
int acpi_processor_tstate_has_changed(struct acpi_processor *pr);
int acpi_processor_get_throttling_info(struct acpi_processor *pr);
-extern int acpi_processor_set_throttling(struct acpi_processor *pr, int state);
+extern int acpi_processor_set_throttling(struct acpi_processor *pr,
+ int state, bool force);
extern const struct file_operations acpi_processor_throttling_fops;
extern void acpi_processor_throttling_init(void);
/* in processor_idle.c */
_
Patches currently in -mm which might be from elendil@xxxxxxxxx are
acpi-processor-force-throttling-state-when-bios-returns-incorrect-value.patch
acpi-processor-remove-superfluous-warning-message.patch
linux-next.patch
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