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diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/pm/cpuidle.rst b/Documentation/admin-guide/pm/cpuidle.rst index 0c090b076224..be4c1120e3f0 100644 --- a/Documentation/admin-guide/pm/cpuidle.rst +++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/pm/cpuidle.rst @@ -580,6 +580,15 @@ the given CPU as the upper limit for the exit latency of the idle states that they are allowed to select for that CPU. They should never select any idle states with exit latency beyond that limit. +While the above CPU QoS constraints apply to CPU idle time management, user +space may also request a CPU system wakeup latency QoS limit, via the +`cpu_wakeup_latency` file. This QoS constraint is respected when selecting a +suitable idle state for the CPUs, while entering the system-wide suspend-to-idle +sleep state, but also to the regular CPU idle time management. + +Note that, the management of the `cpu_wakeup_latency` file works according to +the 'cpu_dma_latency' file from user space point of view. Moreover, the unit +is also microseconds. Idle States Control Via Kernel Command Line =========================================== diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/pm/intel_pstate.rst b/Documentation/admin-guide/pm/intel_pstate.rst index 26e702c7016e..fde967b0c2e0 100644 --- a/Documentation/admin-guide/pm/intel_pstate.rst +++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/pm/intel_pstate.rst @@ -48,8 +48,9 @@ only way to pass early-configuration-time parameters to it is via the kernel command line. However, its configuration can be adjusted via ``sysfs`` to a great extent. In some configurations it even is possible to unregister it via ``sysfs`` which allows another ``CPUFreq`` scaling driver to be loaded and -registered (see `below <status_attr_>`_). +registered (see :ref:`below <status_attr>`). +.. _operation_modes: Operation Modes =============== @@ -62,6 +63,8 @@ a certain performance scaling algorithm. Which of them will be in effect depends on what kernel command line options are used and on the capabilities of the processor. +.. _active_mode: + Active Mode ----------- @@ -94,6 +97,8 @@ Which of the P-state selection algorithms is used by default depends on the Namely, if that option is set, the ``performance`` algorithm will be used by default, and the other one will be used by default if it is not set. +.. _active_mode_hwp: + Active Mode With HWP ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ @@ -123,7 +128,7 @@ Energy-Performance Bias (EPB) knob (otherwise), which means that the processor's internal P-state selection logic is expected to focus entirely on performance. This will override the EPP/EPB setting coming from the ``sysfs`` interface -(see `Energy vs Performance Hints`_ below). Moreover, any attempts to change +(see :ref:`energy_performance_hints` below). Moreover, any attempts to change the EPP/EPB to a value different from 0 ("performance") via ``sysfs`` in this configuration will be rejected. @@ -192,6 +197,8 @@ This is the default P-state selection algorithm if the :c:macro:`CONFIG_CPU_FREQ_DEFAULT_GOV_PERFORMANCE` kernel configuration option is not set. +.. _passive_mode: + Passive Mode ------------ @@ -289,12 +296,12 @@ Unlike ``_PSS`` objects in the ACPI tables, ``intel_pstate`` always exposes the entire range of available P-states, including the whole turbo range, to the ``CPUFreq`` core and (in the passive mode) to generic scaling governors. This generally causes turbo P-states to be set more often when ``intel_pstate`` is -used relative to ACPI-based CPU performance scaling (see `below <acpi-cpufreq_>`_ -for more information). +used relative to ACPI-based CPU performance scaling (see +:ref:`below <acpi-cpufreq>` for more information). Moreover, since ``intel_pstate`` always knows what the real turbo threshold is (even if the Configurable TDP feature is enabled in the processor), its -``no_turbo`` attribute in ``sysfs`` (described `below <no_turbo_attr_>`_) should +``no_turbo`` attribute in ``sysfs`` (described :ref:`below <no_turbo_attr>`) should work as expected in all cases (that is, if set to disable turbo P-states, it always should prevent ``intel_pstate`` from using them). @@ -307,12 +314,12 @@ pieces of information on it to be known, including: * The minimum supported P-state. - * The maximum supported `non-turbo P-state <turbo_>`_. + * The maximum supported :ref:`non-turbo P-state <turbo>`. * Whether or not turbo P-states are supported at all. - * The maximum supported `one-core turbo P-state <turbo_>`_ (if turbo P-states - are supported). + * The maximum supported :ref:`one-core turbo P-state <turbo>` (if turbo + P-states are supported). * The scaling formula to translate the driver's internal representation of P-states into frequencies and the other way around. @@ -400,10 +407,10 @@ Energy-Aware Scheduling Support If ``CONFIG_ENERGY_MODEL`` has been set during kernel configuration and ``intel_pstate`` runs on a hybrid processor without SMT, in addition to enabling -`CAS <CAS_>`_ it registers an Energy Model for the processor. This allows the +:ref:`CAS` it registers an Energy Model for the processor. This allows the Energy-Aware Scheduling (EAS) support to be enabled in the CPU scheduler if ``schedutil`` is used as the ``CPUFreq`` governor which requires ``intel_pstate`` -to operate in the `passive mode <Passive Mode_>`_. +to operate in the :ref:`passive mode <passive_mode>`. The Energy Model registered by ``intel_pstate`` is artificial (that is, it is based on abstract cost values and it does not include any real power numbers) @@ -432,6 +439,8 @@ the ``energy_model`` directory in ``debugfs`` (typlically mounted on User Space Interface in ``sysfs`` ================================= +.. _global_attributes: + Global Attributes ----------------- @@ -444,8 +453,8 @@ argument is passed to the kernel in the command line. ``max_perf_pct`` Maximum P-state the driver is allowed to set in percent of the - maximum supported performance level (the highest supported `turbo - P-state <turbo_>`_). + maximum supported performance level (the highest supported :ref:`turbo + P-state <turbo>`). This attribute will not be exposed if the ``intel_pstate=per_cpu_perf_limits`` argument is present in the kernel @@ -453,8 +462,8 @@ argument is passed to the kernel in the command line. ``min_perf_pct`` Minimum P-state the driver is allowed to set in percent of the - maximum supported performance level (the highest supported `turbo - P-state <turbo_>`_). + maximum supported performance level (the highest supported :ref:`turbo + P-state <turbo>`). This attribute will not be exposed if the ``intel_pstate=per_cpu_perf_limits`` argument is present in the kernel @@ -463,18 +472,18 @@ argument is passed to the kernel in the command line. ``num_pstates`` Number of P-states supported by the processor (between 0 and 255 inclusive) including both turbo and non-turbo P-states (see - `Turbo P-states Support`_). + :ref:`turbo`). This attribute is present only if the value exposed by it is the same for all of the CPUs in the system. The value of this attribute is not affected by the ``no_turbo`` - setting described `below <no_turbo_attr_>`_. + setting described :ref:`below <no_turbo_attr>`. This attribute is read-only. ``turbo_pct`` - Ratio of the `turbo range <turbo_>`_ size to the size of the entire + Ratio of the :ref:`turbo range <turbo>` size to the size of the entire range of supported P-states, in percent. This attribute is present only if the value exposed by it is the same @@ -486,7 +495,7 @@ argument is passed to the kernel in the command line. ``no_turbo`` If set (equal to 1), the driver is not allowed to set any turbo P-states - (see `Turbo P-states Support`_). If unset (equal to 0, which is the + (see :ref:`turbo`). If unset (equal to 0, which is the default), turbo P-states can be set by the driver. [Note that ``intel_pstate`` does not support the general ``boost`` attribute (supported by some other scaling drivers) which is replaced @@ -495,11 +504,11 @@ argument is passed to the kernel in the command line. This attribute does not affect the maximum supported frequency value supplied to the ``CPUFreq`` core and exposed via the policy interface, but it affects the maximum possible value of per-policy P-state limits - (see `Interpretation of Policy Attributes`_ below for details). + (see :ref:`policy_attributes_interpretation` below for details). ``hwp_dynamic_boost`` This attribute is only present if ``intel_pstate`` works in the - `active mode with the HWP feature enabled <Active Mode With HWP_>`_ in + :ref:`active mode with the HWP feature enabled <active_mode_hwp>` in the processor. If set (equal to 1), it causes the minimum P-state limit to be increased dynamically for a short time whenever a task previously waiting on I/O is selected to run on a given logical CPU (the purpose @@ -514,12 +523,12 @@ argument is passed to the kernel in the command line. Operation mode of the driver: "active", "passive" or "off". "active" - The driver is functional and in the `active mode - <Active Mode_>`_. + The driver is functional and in the :ref:`active mode + <active_mode>`. "passive" - The driver is functional and in the `passive mode - <Passive Mode_>`_. + The driver is functional and in the :ref:`passive mode + <passive_mode>`. "off" The driver is not functional (it is not registered as a scaling @@ -547,13 +556,15 @@ argument is passed to the kernel in the command line. attribute to "1" enables the energy-efficiency optimizations and setting to "0" disables them. +.. _policy_attributes_interpretation: + Interpretation of Policy Attributes ----------------------------------- The interpretation of some ``CPUFreq`` policy attributes described in Documentation/admin-guide/pm/cpufreq.rst is special with ``intel_pstate`` as the current scaling driver and it generally depends on the driver's -`operation mode <Operation Modes_>`_. +:ref:`operation mode <operation_modes>`. First of all, the values of the ``cpuinfo_max_freq``, ``cpuinfo_min_freq`` and ``scaling_cur_freq`` attributes are produced by applying a processor-specific @@ -562,9 +573,10 @@ Also, the values of the ``scaling_max_freq`` and ``scaling_min_freq`` attributes are capped by the frequency corresponding to the maximum P-state that the driver is allowed to set. -If the ``no_turbo`` `global attribute <no_turbo_attr_>`_ is set, the driver is -not allowed to use turbo P-states, so the maximum value of ``scaling_max_freq`` -and ``scaling_min_freq`` is limited to the maximum non-turbo P-state frequency. +If the ``no_turbo`` :ref:`global attribute <no_turbo_attr>` is set, the driver +is not allowed to use turbo P-states, so the maximum value of +``scaling_max_freq`` and ``scaling_min_freq`` is limited to the maximum +non-turbo P-state frequency. Accordingly, setting ``no_turbo`` causes ``scaling_max_freq`` and ``scaling_min_freq`` to go down to that value if they were above it before. However, the old values of ``scaling_max_freq`` and ``scaling_min_freq`` will be @@ -576,7 +588,7 @@ and ``scaling_min_freq`` corresponds to the maximum supported turbo P-state, which also is the value of ``cpuinfo_max_freq`` in either case. Next, the following policy attributes have special meaning if -``intel_pstate`` works in the `active mode <Active Mode_>`_: +``intel_pstate`` works in the :ref:`active mode <active_mode>`: ``scaling_available_governors`` List of P-state selection algorithms provided by ``intel_pstate``. @@ -597,20 +609,22 @@ processor: Shows the base frequency of the CPU. Any frequency above this will be in the turbo frequency range. -The meaning of these attributes in the `passive mode <Passive Mode_>`_ is the +The meaning of these attributes in the :ref:`passive mode <passive_mode>` is the same as for other scaling drivers. Additionally, the value of the ``scaling_driver`` attribute for ``intel_pstate`` depends on the operation mode of the driver. Namely, it is either -"intel_pstate" (in the `active mode <Active Mode_>`_) or "intel_cpufreq" (in the -`passive mode <Passive Mode_>`_). +"intel_pstate" (in the :ref:`active mode <active_mode>`) or "intel_cpufreq" +(in the :ref:`passive mode <passive_mode>`). + +.. _pstate_limits_coordination: Coordination of P-State Limits ------------------------------ ``intel_pstate`` allows P-state limits to be set in two ways: with the help of -the ``max_perf_pct`` and ``min_perf_pct`` `global attributes -<Global Attributes_>`_ or via the ``scaling_max_freq`` and ``scaling_min_freq`` +the ``max_perf_pct`` and ``min_perf_pct`` :ref:`global attributes +<global_attributes>` or via the ``scaling_max_freq`` and ``scaling_min_freq`` ``CPUFreq`` policy attributes. The coordination between those limits is based on the following rules, regardless of the current operation mode of the driver: @@ -632,17 +646,18 @@ on the following rules, regardless of the current operation mode of the driver: 3. The global and per-policy limits can be set independently. -In the `active mode with the HWP feature enabled <Active Mode With HWP_>`_, the +In the :ref:`active mode with the HWP feature enabled <active_mode_hwp>`, the resulting effective values are written into hardware registers whenever the limits change in order to request its internal P-state selection logic to always set P-states within these limits. Otherwise, the limits are taken into account -by scaling governors (in the `passive mode <Passive Mode_>`_) and by the driver -every time before setting a new P-state for a CPU. +by scaling governors (in the :ref:`passive mode <passive_mode>`) and by the +driver every time before setting a new P-state for a CPU. Additionally, if the ``intel_pstate=per_cpu_perf_limits`` command line argument is passed to the kernel, ``max_perf_pct`` and ``min_perf_pct`` are not exposed at all and the only way to set the limits is by using the policy attributes. +.. _energy_performance_hints: Energy vs Performance Hints --------------------------- @@ -702,9 +717,9 @@ output. On those systems each ``_PSS`` object returns a list of P-states supported by the corresponding CPU which basically is a subset of the P-states range that can be used by ``intel_pstate`` on the same system, with one exception: the whole -`turbo range <turbo_>`_ is represented by one item in it (the topmost one). By -convention, the frequency returned by ``_PSS`` for that item is greater by 1 MHz -than the frequency of the highest non-turbo P-state listed by it, but the +:ref:`turbo range <turbo>` is represented by one item in it (the topmost one). +By convention, the frequency returned by ``_PSS`` for that item is greater by +1 MHz than the frequency of the highest non-turbo P-state listed by it, but the corresponding P-state representation (following the hardware specification) returned for it matches the maximum supported turbo P-state (or is the special value 255 meaning essentially "go as high as you can get"). @@ -730,18 +745,18 @@ benefit from running at turbo frequencies will be given non-turbo P-states instead. One more issue related to that may appear on systems supporting the -`Configurable TDP feature <turbo_>`_ allowing the platform firmware to set the -turbo threshold. Namely, if that is not coordinated with the lists of P-states -returned by ``_PSS`` properly, there may be more than one item corresponding to -a turbo P-state in those lists and there may be a problem with avoiding the -turbo range (if desirable or necessary). Usually, to avoid using turbo -P-states overall, ``acpi-cpufreq`` simply avoids using the topmost state listed -by ``_PSS``, but that is not sufficient when there are other turbo P-states in -the list returned by it. +:ref:`Configurable TDP feature <turbo>` allowing the platform firmware to set +the turbo threshold. Namely, if that is not coordinated with the lists of +P-states returned by ``_PSS`` properly, there may be more than one item +corresponding to a turbo P-state in those lists and there may be a problem with +avoiding the turbo range (if desirable or necessary). Usually, to avoid using +turbo P-states overall, ``acpi-cpufreq`` simply avoids using the topmost state +listed by ``_PSS``, but that is not sufficient when there are other turbo +P-states in the list returned by it. Apart from the above, ``acpi-cpufreq`` works like ``intel_pstate`` in the -`passive mode <Passive Mode_>`_, except that the number of P-states it can set -is limited to the ones listed by the ACPI ``_PSS`` objects. +:ref:`passive mode <passive_mode>`, except that the number of P-states it can +set is limited to the ones listed by the ACPI ``_PSS`` objects. Kernel Command Line Options for ``intel_pstate`` @@ -756,11 +771,11 @@ of them have to be prepended with the ``intel_pstate=`` prefix. processor is supported by it. ``active`` - Register ``intel_pstate`` in the `active mode <Active Mode_>`_ to start - with. + Register ``intel_pstate`` in the :ref:`active mode <active_mode>` to + start with. ``passive`` - Register ``intel_pstate`` in the `passive mode <Passive Mode_>`_ to + Register ``intel_pstate`` in the :ref:`passive mode <passive_mode>` to start with. ``force`` @@ -793,12 +808,12 @@ of them have to be prepended with the ``intel_pstate=`` prefix. and this option has no effect. ``per_cpu_perf_limits`` - Use per-logical-CPU P-State limits (see `Coordination of P-state - Limits`_ for details). + Use per-logical-CPU P-State limits (see + :ref:`pstate_limits_coordination` for details). ``no_cas`` - Do not enable `capacity-aware scheduling <CAS_>`_ which is enabled by - default on hybrid systems without SMT. + Do not enable :ref:`capacity-aware scheduling <CAS>` which is enabled + by default on hybrid systems without SMT. Diagnostics and Tuning ====================== @@ -810,7 +825,7 @@ There are two static trace events that can be used for ``intel_pstate`` diagnostics. One of them is the ``cpu_frequency`` trace event generally used by ``CPUFreq``, and the other one is the ``pstate_sample`` trace event specific to ``intel_pstate``. Both of them are triggered by ``intel_pstate`` only if -it works in the `active mode <Active Mode_>`_. +it works in the :ref:`active mode <active_mode>`. The following sequence of shell commands can be used to enable them and see their output (if the kernel is generally configured to support event tracing):: @@ -822,7 +837,7 @@ their output (if the kernel is generally configured to support event tracing):: gnome-terminal--4510 [001] ..s. 1177.680733: pstate_sample: core_busy=107 scaled=94 from=26 to=26 mperf=1143818 aperf=1230607 tsc=29838618 freq=2474476 cat-5235 [002] ..s. 1177.681723: cpu_frequency: state=2900000 cpu_id=2 -If ``intel_pstate`` works in the `passive mode <Passive Mode_>`_, the +If ``intel_pstate`` works in the :ref:`passive mode <passive_mode>`, the ``cpu_frequency`` trace event will be triggered either by the ``schedutil`` scaling governor (for the policies it is attached to), or by the ``CPUFreq`` core (for the policies with other scaling governors). |