Re: [PATCH mvebu v2 00/10] Armada 37xx: Fix cpufreq changing base CPU speed to 800 MHz from 1000 MHz

From: Pali Rohár
Date: Mon Feb 22 2021 - 04:52:05 EST


On Sunday 21 February 2021 19:17:40 nnet wrote:
> > Could you test if 1.155V voltage for L1 is stable on 1.2 GHz variant?
>
> ++#define MIN_VOLT_MV_FOR_L1_1200MHZ 1155
> ...
> ++ if (avs_min_l1 > dvfs->avs[0])
> ++ avs_min_l1 = dvfs->avs[0];
> ++
> ++ if (dvfs->avs[1] < avs_min_l1)
> ++ dvfs->avs[1] = avs_min_l1;
>
> This works fine. Tested with switching 600MHz to 1.2GHz under load.

Perfect! Therefore here is final version of patch 04/10 for both 1 GHz
and 1.2 GHz variants of A3720 SoC. I will resend whole patch series.
Could I add your Tested-by line to patch series?

diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/armada-37xx-cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/armada-37xx-cpufreq.c
index b8dc6c849..c7683d447 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/armada-37xx-cpufreq.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/armada-37xx-cpufreq.c
@@ -73,6 +73,8 @@
#define LOAD_LEVEL_NR 4

#define MIN_VOLT_MV 1000
+#define MIN_VOLT_MV_FOR_L1_1000MHZ 1108
+#define MIN_VOLT_MV_FOR_L1_1200MHZ 1155

/* AVS value for the corresponding voltage (in mV) */
static int avs_map[] = {
@@ -208,6 +210,8 @@ static u32 armada_37xx_avs_val_match(int target_vm)
* - L2 & L3 voltage should be about 150mv smaller than L0 voltage.
* This function calculates L1 & L2 & L3 AVS values dynamically based
* on L0 voltage and fill all AVS values to the AVS value table.
+ * When base CPU frequency is 1000 or 1200 MHz then there is additional
+ * minimal avs value for load L1.
*/
static void __init armada37xx_cpufreq_avs_configure(struct regmap *base,
struct armada_37xx_dvfs *dvfs)
@@ -239,6 +243,19 @@ static void __init armada37xx_cpufreq_avs_configure(struct regmap *base,
for (load_level = 1; load_level < LOAD_LEVEL_NR; load_level++)
dvfs->avs[load_level] = avs_min;

+ /*
+ * Set the avs values for load L0 and L1 when base CPU frequency
+ * is 1000/1200 MHz to its typical initial values according to
+ * the Armada 3700 Hardware Specifications.
+ */
+ if (dvfs->cpu_freq_max >= 1000*1000*1000) {
+ if (dvfs->cpu_freq_max >= 1200*1000*1000)
+ avs_min = armada_37xx_avs_val_match(MIN_VOLT_MV_FOR_L1_1200MHZ);
+ else
+ avs_min = armada_37xx_avs_val_match(MIN_VOLT_MV_FOR_L1_1000MHZ);
+ dvfs->avs[0] = dvfs->avs[1] = avs_min;
+ }
+
return;
}

@@ -258,6 +275,26 @@ static void __init armada37xx_cpufreq_avs_configure(struct regmap *base,
target_vm = avs_map[l0_vdd_min] - 150;
target_vm = target_vm > MIN_VOLT_MV ? target_vm : MIN_VOLT_MV;
dvfs->avs[2] = dvfs->avs[3] = armada_37xx_avs_val_match(target_vm);
+
+ /*
+ * Fix the avs value for load L1 when base CPU frequency is 1000/1200 MHz,
+ * otherwise the CPU gets stuck when switching from load L1 to load L0.
+ * Also ensure that avs value for load L1 is not higher than for L0.
+ */
+ if (dvfs->cpu_freq_max >= 1000*1000*1000) {
+ u32 avs_min_l1;
+
+ if (dvfs->cpu_freq_max >= 1200*1000*1000)
+ avs_min_l1 = armada_37xx_avs_val_match(MIN_VOLT_MV_FOR_L1_1200MHZ);
+ else
+ avs_min_l1 = armada_37xx_avs_val_match(MIN_VOLT_MV_FOR_L1_1000MHZ);
+
+ if (avs_min_l1 > dvfs->avs[0])
+ avs_min_l1 = dvfs->avs[0];
+
+ if (dvfs->avs[1] < avs_min_l1)
+ dvfs->avs[1] = avs_min_l1;
+ }
}

static void __init armada37xx_cpufreq_avs_setup(struct regmap *base,