Re: [PATCH 3/3 linux-next] cpufreq: conservative: Use an inline functionto evaluate freq_target

From: Stratos Karafotis
Date: Wed Mar 06 2013 - 09:15:51 EST


On 03/06/2013 03:23 PM, Viresh Kumar wrote:
> Atleast my poor mind can't make out how. To me it looks like broken now.
>
>
> When can we enter this "if" block, probably only in case where max freq is
> less than 100 KHz (And because we have freq unit in KHz in cpufreq, its exact
> value is less than 100). Lets say its 90.
>
> So, we will get into your "if" block now and would set freq_target to 90 - 5000.
>
> So its broken, isn't it.
>
> Rest is fine.
>

Of course your are right. I'm sorry for this confusion.

Below v2 of this patch.

Thanks,
Stratos

--------------------------------8<------------------------
Use an inline function to evaluate freq_target to avoid duplicate code.

Also, define a macro for the default frequency step.

Signed-off-by: Stratos Karafotis <stratosk@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_conservative.c | 27 +++++++++++++++------------
1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_conservative.c b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_conservative.c
index 08be431..3fb921d 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_conservative.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_conservative.c
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
/* Conservative governor macros */
#define DEF_FREQUENCY_UP_THRESHOLD (80)
#define DEF_FREQUENCY_DOWN_THRESHOLD (20)
+#define DEF_FREQUENCY_STEP (5)
#define DEF_SAMPLING_DOWN_FACTOR (1)
#define MAX_SAMPLING_DOWN_FACTOR (10)

@@ -39,9 +40,20 @@ static struct cs_dbs_tuners cs_tuners = {
.down_threshold = DEF_FREQUENCY_DOWN_THRESHOLD,
.sampling_down_factor = DEF_SAMPLING_DOWN_FACTOR,
.ignore_nice = 0,
- .freq_step = 5,
+ .freq_step = DEF_FREQUENCY_STEP,
};

+static inline unsigned int get_freq_target(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
+{
+ unsigned int freq_target = (cs_tuners.freq_step * policy->max) / 100;
+
+ /* max freq cannot be less than 100. But who knows... */
+ if (unlikely(freq_target == 0))
+ freq_target = DEF_FREQUENCY_STEP;
+
+ return freq_target;
+}
+
/*
* Every sampling_rate, we check, if current idle time is less than 20%
* (default), then we try to increase frequency. Every sampling_rate *
@@ -55,7 +67,6 @@ static void cs_check_cpu(int cpu, unsigned int load)
{
struct cs_cpu_dbs_info_s *dbs_info = &per_cpu(cs_cpu_dbs_info, cpu);
struct cpufreq_policy *policy = dbs_info->cdbs.cur_policy;
- unsigned int freq_target;

/*
* break out if we 'cannot' reduce the speed as the user might
@@ -72,13 +83,7 @@ static void cs_check_cpu(int cpu, unsigned int load)
if (dbs_info->requested_freq == policy->max)
return;

- freq_target = (cs_tuners.freq_step * policy->max) / 100;
-
- /* max freq cannot be less than 100. But who knows.... */
- if (unlikely(freq_target == 0))
- freq_target = 5;
-
- dbs_info->requested_freq += freq_target;
+ dbs_info->requested_freq += get_freq_target(policy);
if (dbs_info->requested_freq > policy->max)
dbs_info->requested_freq = policy->max;

@@ -94,9 +99,7 @@ static void cs_check_cpu(int cpu, unsigned int load)

/* Check for frequency decrease */
if (load < cs_tuners.down_threshold) {
- freq_target = (cs_tuners.freq_step * policy->max) / 100;
-
- dbs_info->requested_freq -= freq_target;
+ dbs_info->requested_freq -= get_freq_target(policy);
if (dbs_info->requested_freq < policy->min)
dbs_info->requested_freq = policy->min;

--
1.8.1.4


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