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authorRafał Bilski <rafalbilski@interia.pl>2011-07-23 23:35:28 +0100
committerDave Jones <davej@redhat.com>2011-10-26 17:19:46 -0400
commit826e570bb24de7671be66de7a6f036c304caad1e (patch)
treee4b7a63cd368e8122785e99cf7c93809bb9e4f37 /drivers/cpufreq
parent27e954c241673d2437448bd8bf0eaa7cd81a4b15 (diff)
[CPUFREQ] e_powersaver: Allow user to lower maximum voltage
Add new module option "set_max_voltage". One of the lessons learned from Adaptive Powersaver is that voltage values returned by processor are for worst case scenario. But required voltage is changing with CPU temperature. And even processors produced in the same batch can have different minimum voltage necessary for stable work at specified frequency. On Elonex Webbook, once system starts, temperature never drops below 48 deg. C. Loading module after systems start allows user to lower CPU voltage and still have stable system. Sadly C7 doesn't allow code to set frequency or voltage from outside limits. If you ask it to set voltage lower then minimum it will ignore you. Thats why it isn't possible to change minimum voltage for minimum frequency too. Changing maximum voltage on Elonex Webbook leads to very good results. Looks like VIA C7 1.6GHz 1084mV can safetly run at 892mV. This means 83% of orginal value. If same percentage applies to power generated it means 12.5W in the place of 15W. Not much, but it is better then nothing. Only C7-M makes it possible. If voltage is too low by 16mV or more you will experience kernel panic. If voltage is too low by 32mV or more you will experience system freeze. Signed-off-by: Rafał Bilski <rafalbilski@interia.pl> Signed-off-by: Dave Jones <davej@redhat.com>
Diffstat (limited to 'drivers/cpufreq')
-rw-r--r--drivers/cpufreq/e_powersaver.c18
1 files changed, 18 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/e_powersaver.c b/drivers/cpufreq/e_powersaver.c
index 2882d40a308..4bd6815d317 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/e_powersaver.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/e_powersaver.c
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ static struct eps_cpu_data *eps_cpu[NR_CPUS];
/* Module parameters */
static int freq_failsafe_off;
static int voltage_failsafe_off;
+static int set_max_voltage;
#if defined CONFIG_ACPI_PROCESSOR || defined CONFIG_ACPI_PROCESSOR_MODULE
static int ignore_acpi_limit;
@@ -340,6 +341,21 @@ static int eps_cpu_init(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
}
#endif
+ /* Allow user to set lower maximum voltage then that reported
+ * by processor */
+ if (brand == EPS_BRAND_C7M && set_max_voltage) {
+ u32 v;
+
+ /* Change mV to something hardware can use */
+ v = (set_max_voltage - 700) / 16;
+ /* Check if voltage is within limits */
+ if (v >= min_voltage && v <= max_voltage) {
+ printk(KERN_INFO "eps: Setting %dmV as maximum.\n",
+ v * 16 + 700);
+ max_voltage = v;
+ }
+ }
+
/* Calc number of p-states supported */
if (brand == EPS_BRAND_C7M)
states = max_multiplier - min_multiplier + 1;
@@ -453,6 +469,8 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(voltage_failsafe_off, "Disable current vs max voltage check");
module_param(ignore_acpi_limit, int, 0644);
MODULE_PARM_DESC(ignore_acpi_limit, "Don't check ACPI's processor speed limit");
#endif
+module_param(set_max_voltage, int, 0644);
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(set_max_voltage, "Set maximum CPU voltage (mV) C7-M only");
MODULE_AUTHOR("Rafal Bilski <rafalbilski@interia.pl>");
MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Enhanced PowerSaver driver for VIA C7 CPU's.");