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SubjectRe: [PATCH v4 4/5] cpufreq: qcom-cpufreq-hw: Use new thermal pressure update function
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On 11/9/21 2:57 PM, Lukasz Luba wrote:
> Thermal pressure provides a new API, which allows to use CPU frequency
> as an argument. That removes the need of local conversion to capacity.
> Use this new API and remove old local conversion code.
>
> The new arch_update_thermal_pressure() also accepts boost frequencies,
> which solves issue in the driver code with wrong reduced capacity
> calculation. The reduced capacity was calculated wrongly due to
> 'policy->cpuinfo.max_freq' used as a divider. The value present there was
> actually the boost frequency. Thus, even a normal maximum frequency value
> which corresponds to max CPU capacity (arch_scale_cpu_capacity(cpu_id))
> is not able to remove the capping.

Yes, although cpuinfo.max_freq does not reflect the boost frequency
unless boost is enabled atleast once. I have sent a patch to fix this.
But I agree that using cpuinfo.max_freq has issues you have mentioned in
this patch if boost is enabled once.

So, for this patch

Reviewed-by: Thara Gopinath <thara.gopinath@linaro.org>

Warm Regards
Thara (She/Her/Hers)
>
> The second side effect which is solved is that the reduced frequency wasn't
> properly translated into the right reduced capacity,
> e.g.
> boost frequency = 3000MHz (stored in policy->cpuinfo.max_freq)
> max normal frequency = 2500MHz (which is 1024 capacity)
> 2nd highest frequency = 2000MHz (which translates to 819 capacity)
>
> Then in a scenario when the 'throttled_freq' max allowed frequency was
> 2000MHz the driver translated it into 682 capacity:
> capacity = 1024 * 2000 / 3000 = 682
> Then set the pressure value bigger than actually applied by the HW:
> max_capacity - capacity => 1024 - 682 = 342 (<- thermal pressure)
> Which was causing higher throttling and misleading task scheduler
> about available CPU capacity.
> A proper calculation in such case should be:
> capacity = 1024 * 2000 / 2500 = 819
> 1024 - 819 = 205 (<- thermal pressure)
>
> This patch relies on the new arch_update_thermal_pressure() handling
> correctly such use case (with boost frequencies).
>
> Signed-off-by: Lukasz Luba <lukasz.luba@arm.com>
> ---
> drivers/cpufreq/qcom-cpufreq-hw.c | 15 +++------------
> 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/qcom-cpufreq-hw.c b/drivers/cpufreq/qcom-cpufreq-hw.c
> index 0138b2ec406d..248135e5087e 100644
> --- a/drivers/cpufreq/qcom-cpufreq-hw.c
> +++ b/drivers/cpufreq/qcom-cpufreq-hw.c
> @@ -275,10 +275,10 @@ static unsigned int qcom_lmh_get_throttle_freq(struct qcom_cpufreq_data *data)
>
> static void qcom_lmh_dcvs_notify(struct qcom_cpufreq_data *data)
> {
> - unsigned long max_capacity, capacity, freq_hz, throttled_freq;
> struct cpufreq_policy *policy = data->policy;
> int cpu = cpumask_first(policy->cpus);
> struct device *dev = get_cpu_device(cpu);
> + unsigned long freq_hz, throttled_freq;
> struct dev_pm_opp *opp;
> unsigned int freq;
>
> @@ -295,17 +295,8 @@ static void qcom_lmh_dcvs_notify(struct qcom_cpufreq_data *data)
>
> throttled_freq = freq_hz / HZ_PER_KHZ;
>
> - /* Update thermal pressure */
> -
> - max_capacity = arch_scale_cpu_capacity(cpu);
> - capacity = mult_frac(max_capacity, throttled_freq, policy->cpuinfo.max_freq);
> -
> - /* Don't pass boost capacity to scheduler */
> - if (capacity > max_capacity)
> - capacity = max_capacity;
> -
> - arch_set_thermal_pressure(policy->related_cpus,
> - max_capacity - capacity);
> + /* Update thermal pressure (the boost frequencies are accepted) */
> + arch_update_thermal_pressure(policy->related_cpus, throttled_freq);
>
> /*
> * In the unlikely case policy is unregistered do not enable
>

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