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diff --git a/Documentation/cpu-freq/cpu-drivers.txt b/Documentation/cpu-freq/cpu-drivers.txt index 14f4e6336d88..434c49cc7330 100644 --- a/Documentation/cpu-freq/cpu-drivers.txt +++ b/Documentation/cpu-freq/cpu-drivers.txt @@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ Dominik Brodowski <linux@brodo.de> + Rafael J. Wysocki <rafael.j.wysocki@intel.com> + Viresh Kumar <viresh.kumar@linaro.org> @@ -49,49 +51,65 @@ using cpufreq_register_driver() What shall this struct cpufreq_driver contain? -cpufreq_driver.name - The name of this driver. + .name - The name of this driver. -cpufreq_driver.init - A pointer to the per-CPU initialization - function. + .init - A pointer to the per-policy initialization function. -cpufreq_driver.verify - A pointer to a "verification" function. + .verify - A pointer to a "verification" function. -cpufreq_driver.setpolicy _or_ -cpufreq_driver.target/ -target_index - See below on the differences. + .setpolicy _or_ .fast_switch _or_ .target _or_ .target_index - See + below on the differences. And optionally -cpufreq_driver.exit - A pointer to a per-CPU cleanup - function called during CPU_POST_DEAD - phase of cpu hotplug process. + .flags - Hints for the cpufreq core. -cpufreq_driver.stop_cpu - A pointer to a per-CPU stop function - called during CPU_DOWN_PREPARE phase of - cpu hotplug process. + .driver_data - cpufreq driver specific data. -cpufreq_driver.resume - A pointer to a per-CPU resume function - which is called with interrupts disabled - and _before_ the pre-suspend frequency - and/or policy is restored by a call to - ->target/target_index or ->setpolicy. + .resolve_freq - Returns the most appropriate frequency for a target + frequency. Doesn't change the frequency though. -cpufreq_driver.attr - A pointer to a NULL-terminated list of - "struct freq_attr" which allow to - export values to sysfs. + .get_intermediate and target_intermediate - Used to switch to stable + frequency while changing CPU frequency. -cpufreq_driver.get_intermediate -and target_intermediate Used to switch to stable frequency while - changing CPU frequency. + .get - Returns current frequency of the CPU. + + .bios_limit - Returns HW/BIOS max frequency limitations for the CPU. + + .exit - A pointer to a per-policy cleanup function called during + CPU_POST_DEAD phase of cpu hotplug process. + + .stop_cpu - A pointer to a per-policy stop function called during + CPU_DOWN_PREPARE phase of cpu hotplug process. + + .suspend - A pointer to a per-policy suspend function which is called + with interrupts disabled and _after_ the governor is stopped for the + policy. + + .resume - A pointer to a per-policy resume function which is called + with interrupts disabled and _before_ the governor is started again. + + .ready - A pointer to a per-policy ready function which is called after + the policy is fully initialized. + + .attr - A pointer to a NULL-terminated list of "struct freq_attr" which + allow to export values to sysfs. + + .boost_enabled - If set, boost frequencies are enabled. + + .set_boost - A pointer to a per-policy function to enable/disable boost + frequencies. 1.2 Per-CPU Initialization -------------------------- Whenever a new CPU is registered with the device model, or after the -cpufreq driver registers itself, the per-CPU initialization function -cpufreq_driver.init is called. It takes a struct cpufreq_policy -*policy as argument. What to do now? +cpufreq driver registers itself, the per-policy initialization function +cpufreq_driver.init is called if no cpufreq policy existed for the CPU. +Note that the .init() and .exit() routines are called only once for the +policy and not for each CPU managed by the policy. It takes a struct +cpufreq_policy *policy as argument. What to do now? If necessary, activate the CPUfreq support on your CPU. @@ -117,47 +135,45 @@ policy->governor must contain the "default policy" for cpufreq_driver.setpolicy or cpufreq_driver.target/target_index is called with these values. +policy->cpus Update this with the masks of the + (online + offline) CPUs that do DVFS + along with this CPU (i.e. that share + clock/voltage rails with it). For setting some of these values (cpuinfo.min[max]_freq, policy->min[max]), the frequency table helpers might be helpful. See the section 2 for more information on them. -SMP systems normally have same clock source for a group of cpus. For these the -.init() would be called only once for the first online cpu. Here the .init() -routine must initialize policy->cpus with mask of all possible cpus (Online + -Offline) that share the clock. Then the core would copy this mask onto -policy->related_cpus and will reset policy->cpus to carry only online cpus. - 1.3 verify ------------- +---------- When the user decides a new policy (consisting of "policy,governor,min,max") shall be set, this policy must be validated so that incompatible values can be corrected. For verifying these -values, a frequency table helper and/or the -cpufreq_verify_within_limits(struct cpufreq_policy *policy, unsigned -int min_freq, unsigned int max_freq) function might be helpful. See -section 2 for details on frequency table helpers. +values cpufreq_verify_within_limits(struct cpufreq_policy *policy, +unsigned int min_freq, unsigned int max_freq) function might be helpful. +See section 2 for details on frequency table helpers. You need to make sure that at least one valid frequency (or operating range) is within policy->min and policy->max. If necessary, increase policy->max first, and only if this is no solution, decrease policy->min. -1.4 target/target_index or setpolicy? ----------------------------- +1.4 target or target_index or setpolicy or fast_switch? +------------------------------------------------------- Most cpufreq drivers or even most cpu frequency scaling algorithms -only allow the CPU to be set to one frequency. For these, you use the -->target/target_index call. +only allow the CPU frequency to be set to predefined fixed values. For +these, you use the ->target(), ->target_index() or ->fast_switch() +callbacks. -Some cpufreq-capable processors switch the frequency between certain -limits on their own. These shall use the ->setpolicy call +Some cpufreq capable processors switch the frequency between certain +limits on their own. These shall use the ->setpolicy() callback. 1.5. target/target_index -------------- +------------------------ The target_index call has two arguments: struct cpufreq_policy *policy, and unsigned int index (into the exposed frequency table). @@ -186,9 +202,20 @@ actual frequency must be determined using the following rules: Here again the frequency table helper might assist you - see section 2 for details. +1.6. fast_switch +---------------- -1.6 setpolicy ---------------- +This function is used for frequency switching from scheduler's context. +Not all drivers are expected to implement it, as sleeping from within +this callback isn't allowed. This callback must be highly optimized to +do switching as fast as possible. + +This function has two arguments: struct cpufreq_policy *policy and +unsigned int target_frequency. + + +1.7 setpolicy +------------- The setpolicy call only takes a struct cpufreq_policy *policy as argument. You need to set the lower limit of the in-processor or @@ -198,13 +225,13 @@ setting when policy->policy is CPUFREQ_POLICY_PERFORMANCE, and a powersaving-oriented setting when CPUFREQ_POLICY_POWERSAVE. Also check the reference implementation in drivers/cpufreq/longrun.c -1.7 get_intermediate and target_intermediate +1.8 get_intermediate and target_intermediate -------------------------------------------- Only for drivers with target_index() and CPUFREQ_ASYNC_NOTIFICATION unset. get_intermediate should return a stable intermediate frequency platform wants to -switch to, and target_intermediate() should set CPU to to that frequency, before +switch to, and target_intermediate() should set CPU to that frequency, before jumping to the frequency corresponding to 'index'. Core will take care of sending notifications and driver doesn't have to handle them in target_intermediate() or target_index(). @@ -222,44 +249,36 @@ failures as core would send notifications for that. As most cpufreq processors only allow for being set to a few specific frequencies, a "frequency table" with some functions might assist in -some work of the processor driver. Such a "frequency table" consists -of an array of struct cpufreq_frequency_table entries, with any value in -"driver_data" you want to use, and the corresponding frequency in -"frequency". At the end of the table, you need to add a -cpufreq_frequency_table entry with frequency set to CPUFREQ_TABLE_END. And -if you want to skip one entry in the table, set the frequency to -CPUFREQ_ENTRY_INVALID. The entries don't need to be in ascending -order. - -By calling cpufreq_frequency_table_cpuinfo(struct cpufreq_policy *policy, - struct cpufreq_frequency_table *table); -the cpuinfo.min_freq and cpuinfo.max_freq values are detected, and -policy->min and policy->max are set to the same values. This is -helpful for the per-CPU initialization stage. - -int cpufreq_frequency_table_verify(struct cpufreq_policy *policy, - struct cpufreq_frequency_table *table); -assures that at least one valid frequency is within policy->min and -policy->max, and all other criteria are met. This is helpful for the -->verify call. - -int cpufreq_frequency_table_target(struct cpufreq_policy *policy, - struct cpufreq_frequency_table *table, - unsigned int target_freq, - unsigned int relation, - unsigned int *index); - -is the corresponding frequency table helper for the ->target -stage. Just pass the values to this function, and the unsigned int -index returns the number of the frequency table entry which contains -the frequency the CPU shall be set to. +some work of the processor driver. Such a "frequency table" consists of +an array of struct cpufreq_frequency_table entries, with driver specific +values in "driver_data", the corresponding frequency in "frequency" and +flags set. At the end of the table, you need to add a +cpufreq_frequency_table entry with frequency set to CPUFREQ_TABLE_END. +And if you want to skip one entry in the table, set the frequency to +CPUFREQ_ENTRY_INVALID. The entries don't need to be in sorted in any +particular order, but if they are cpufreq core will do DVFS a bit +quickly for them as search for best match is faster. + +By calling cpufreq_table_validate_and_show(), the cpuinfo.min_freq and +cpuinfo.max_freq values are detected, and policy->min and policy->max +are set to the same values. This is helpful for the per-CPU +initialization stage. + +cpufreq_frequency_table_verify() assures that at least one valid +frequency is within policy->min and policy->max, and all other criteria +are met. This is helpful for the ->verify call. + +cpufreq_frequency_table_target() is the corresponding frequency table +helper for the ->target stage. Just pass the values to this function, +and this function returns the of the frequency table entry which +contains the frequency the CPU shall be set to. The following macros can be used as iterators over cpufreq_frequency_table: cpufreq_for_each_entry(pos, table) - iterates over all entries of frequency table. -cpufreq-for_each_valid_entry(pos, table) - iterates over all entries, +cpufreq_for_each_valid_entry(pos, table) - iterates over all entries, excluding CPUFREQ_ENTRY_INVALID frequencies. Use arguments "pos" - a cpufreq_frequency_table * as a loop cursor and "table" - the cpufreq_frequency_table * you want to iterate over. |