Re: [PATCH] platform/x86: intel_pmc: Ignore GBE LTR on Tiger Lake platforms

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On Mon, 2021-03-08 at 18:02 +0000, Limonciello, Mario wrote:
> 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Rajneesh Bhardwaj <irenic.rajneesh@xxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Monday, March 8, 2021 11:32
> > To: Limonciello, Mario
> > Cc: David E. Box; hdegoede@xxxxxxxxxx; mgross@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx;
> > sasha.neftin@xxxxxxxxx; platform-driver-x86@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; linux-
> > kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; intel-wired-lan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: Re: [PATCH] platform/x86: intel_pmc: Ignore GBE LTR on
> > Tiger Lake
> > platforms
> > 
> > 
> > [EXTERNAL EMAIL]
> > 
> > On Mon, Mar 8, 2021 at 12:20 PM Limonciello, Mario
> > <Mario.Limonciello@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > 
> > > > 
> > > > [EXTERNAL EMAIL]
> > > > 
> > > > Due to a HW limitation, the Latency Tolerance Reporting (LTR)
> > > > value
> > > > programmed in the Tiger Lake GBE controller is not large enough
> > > > to allow
> > > > the platform to enter Package C10, which in turn prevents the
> > > > platform
> > from
> > > > achieving its low power target during suspend-to-idle.  Ignore
> > > > the GBE LTR
> > > > value on Tiger Lake. LTR ignore functionality is currently
> > > > performed
> > solely
> > > > by a debugfs write call. Split out the LTR code into its own
> > > > function that
> > > > can be called by both the debugfs writer and by this work
> > > > around.
> > > > 
> > > > Signed-off-by: David E. Box <david.e.box@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > Reviewed-by: Sasha Neftin <sasha.neftin@xxxxxxxxx>
> > > > Cc: intel-wired-lan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > > ---
> > > >  drivers/platform/x86/intel_pmc_core.c | 55
> > > > ++++++++++++++++++++-------
> > > >  1 file changed, 42 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)
> > > 
> > > I feel like this driver change causes a weak reference between
> > > e1000e and
> > intel_pmc_core.
> > > It would mean significantly different behavior if you use e1000e
> > > but don't
> > have PMC module
> > > available for any reason.
> > 
> > Can you elaborate what would change significantly? This is a FW/HW
> > issue and the driver is just doing a work around to let the
> > platform
> > enter a deep idle state beyond PC10. If the system could enter PC10
> > and was denied entry by PMC only because of a bad LAN LTR, then
> > that's
> > purely an e1000e driver/GBE fw issue.
> > 
> Because the workaround is in pmc driver, the platform behavior
> becomes tied
> to whether this driver was enabled.  Before this the driver was
> mostly for debugging
> purpose and really not necessary.  Now it has a functional purpose.
> 
> As such I think it should be made apparent that you need it now for
> some systems.

Agreed. This is not the first fix either. The driver needs to be built
for all platforms we add support for. I'll change the Kconfig.

David

> 
> > > 
> > > In this case does it maybe make sense to at least use "imply" in
> > > the Kconfig
> > for e1000e so
> > > that selecting e1000e gets intel-pmc-core enabled too?
> > 
> > This change would tell PMC to ignore GBE LTR, regardless of which
> > GBE
> > driver is selected. This doesn't bind e1000e.
> 
> Yeah, that's a good point.
> 
> Maybe my suggestion can be to take this into documentation somewhere
> instead.
> 
> > 
> > > 
> > > > 
> > > > diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/intel_pmc_core.c
> > > > b/drivers/platform/x86/intel_pmc_core.c
> > > > index ee2f757515b0..ab31eb646a1a 100644
> > > > --- a/drivers/platform/x86/intel_pmc_core.c
> > > > +++ b/drivers/platform/x86/intel_pmc_core.c
> > > > @@ -863,34 +863,45 @@ static int pmc_core_pll_show(struct
> > > > seq_file *s,
> > void
> > > > *unused)
> > > >  }
> > > >  DEFINE_SHOW_ATTRIBUTE(pmc_core_pll);
> > > > 
> > > > -static ssize_t pmc_core_ltr_ignore_write(struct file *file,
> > > > -                                      const char __user
> > > > *userbuf,
> > > > -                                      size_t count, loff_t
> > > > *ppos)
> > > > +static int pmc_core_write_ltr_ignore(u32 value)
> > > >  {
> > > >       struct pmc_dev *pmcdev = &pmc;
> > > >       const struct pmc_reg_map *map = pmcdev->map;
> > > > -     u32 val, buf_size, fd;
> > > > -     int err;
> > > > -
> > > > -     buf_size = count < 64 ? count : 64;
> > > > -
> > > > -     err = kstrtou32_from_user(userbuf, buf_size, 10, &val);
> > > > -     if (err)
> > > > -             return err;
> > > > +     u32 fd;
> > > > +     int err = 0;
> > > > 
> > > >       mutex_lock(&pmcdev->lock);
> > > > 
> > > > -     if (val > map->ltr_ignore_max) {
> > > > +     if (fls(value) > map->ltr_ignore_max) {
> > > >               err = -EINVAL;
> > > >               goto out_unlock;
> > > >       }
> > > > 
> > > >       fd = pmc_core_reg_read(pmcdev, map->ltr_ignore_offset);
> > > > -     fd |= (1U << val);
> > > > +     fd |= value;
> > > >       pmc_core_reg_write(pmcdev, map->ltr_ignore_offset, fd);
> > > > 
> > > >  out_unlock:
> > > >       mutex_unlock(&pmcdev->lock);
> > > > +
> > > > +     return err;
> > > > +}
> > > > +
> > > > +static ssize_t pmc_core_ltr_ignore_write(struct file *file,
> > > > +                                      const char __user
> > > > *userbuf,
> > > > +                                      size_t count, loff_t
> > > > *ppos)
> > > > +{
> > > > +     u32 buf_size, val;
> > > > +     int err;
> > > > +
> > > > +     buf_size = count < 64 ? count : 64;
> > > > +
> > > > +     err = kstrtou32_from_user(userbuf, buf_size, 10, &val);
> > > > +     if (err)
> > > > +             return err;
> > > > +
> > > > +     err = pmc_core_write_ltr_ignore(1U << val);
> > > > +
> > > >       return err == 0 ? count : err;
> > > >  }
> > > > 
> > > > @@ -1189,6 +1200,15 @@ static int quirk_xtal_ignore(const
> > > > struct
> > dmi_system_id
> > > > *id)
> > > >       return 0;
> > > >  }
> > > > 
> > > > +static int quirk_ltr_ignore(u32 val)
> > > > +{
> > > > +     int err;
> > > > +
> > > > +     err = pmc_core_write_ltr_ignore(val);
> > > > +
> > > > +     return err;
> > > > +}
> > > > +
> > > >  static const struct dmi_system_id pmc_core_dmi_table[]  = {
> > > >       {
> > > >       .callback = quirk_xtal_ignore,
> > > > @@ -1244,6 +1264,15 @@ static int pmc_core_probe(struct
> > > > platform_device
> > *pdev)
> > > >       pmcdev->pmc_xram_read_bit =
> > > > pmc_core_check_read_lock_bit();
> > > >       dmi_check_system(pmc_core_dmi_table);
> > > > 
> > > > +     /*
> > > > +      * On TGL, due to a hardware limitation, the GBE LTR
> > > > blocks PC10
> > when
> > > > +      * a cable is attached. Tell the PMC to ignore it.
> > > > +      */
> > > > +     if (pmcdev->map == &tgl_reg_map) {
> > > > +             dev_dbg(&pdev->dev, "ignoring GBE LTR\n");
> > > > +             quirk_ltr_ignore(1U << 3);
> > > > +     }
> > > > +
> > > >       pmc_core_dbgfs_register(pmcdev);
> > > > 
> > > >       device_initialized = true;
> > > > --
> > > > 2.25.1
> > > 
> > 
> > 
> > --
> > Thanks,
> > Rajneesh





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