On Tue, Jun 2, 2020 at 7:16 AM Viresh Kumar <viresh.ku...@linaro.org> wrote: > > On 30-05-20, 10:08, Xiongfeng Wang wrote: > > ACPI spec 6.2 section 8.4.7.1 provide the following two CPC registers. > > > > "Highest performance is the absolute maximum performance an individual > > processor may reach, assuming ideal conditions. This performance level > > may not be sustainable for long durations, and may only be achievable if > > other platform components are in a specific state; for example, it may > > require other processors be in an idle state. > > > > Nominal Performance is the maximum sustained performance level of the > > processor, assuming ideal operating conditions. In absence of an > > external constraint (power, thermal, etc.) this is the performance level > > the platform is expected to be able to maintain continuously. All > > processors are expected to be able to sustain their nominal performance > > state simultaneously." > > > > We can use Highest Performance as the max performance in boost mode and > > Nomial Performance as the max performance in non-boost mode. If the > > Highest Performance is greater than the Nominal Performance, we assume > > SW BOOST is supported. > > > > Changelog: > > > > v4 -> v5: > > add 'cpu_hotplug_lock' before calling '.set_boost' > > v3 -> v4: > > run 'boost_set_msr_each' for each CPU in the policy rather than > > each CPU in the system for 'acpi-cpufreq' > > add 'Suggested-by' > > > > Xiongfeng Wang (2): > > cpufreq: change '.set_boost' to act on only one policy > > CPPC: add support for SW BOOST > > > > drivers/cpufreq/acpi-cpufreq.c | 14 ++++++----- > > drivers/cpufreq/cppc_cpufreq.c | 39 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++-- > > drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c | 57 > > +++++++++++++++++++++++------------------- > > include/linux/cpufreq.h | 2 +- > > 4 files changed, 77 insertions(+), 35 deletions(-) > > Acked-by: Viresh Kumar <viresh.ku...@linaro.org>
Both patches have been applied as 5.8-rc material with slightly modified subjects and the changelog of patch [1/2] has been updated. Thanks!
