Re: [PATCH v1] powercap: intel_rapl: Consolidate PL4 and PMU support flags into rapl_defaults
From: Rafael J. Wysocki
Date: Mon Mar 23 2026 - 15:22:35 EST
On Mon, Mar 23, 2026 at 7:20 PM srinivas pandruvada
<srinivas.pandruvada@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> On Fri, 2026-03-13 at 12:00 -0700, Kuppuswamy Sathyanarayanan wrote:
> > Currently, PL4 and MSR-based RAPL PMU support are detected using
> > separate CPU ID tables (pl4_support_ids and pmu_support_ids) in the
> > MSR driver probe path. This creates a maintenance burden since adding
> > a new CPU requires updates in two places: the rapl_ids table and one
> > or both of these capability tables.
> >
> > Consolidate PL4 and PMU capability information directly into
> > struct rapl_defaults by adding msr_pl4_support and msr_pmu_support
> > flags. This allows per-CPU capability to be expressed in a single
> > place alongside other per-CPU defaults, eliminating the duplicate
> > CPU ID tables entirely.
> >
> > No functional changes are intended.
> >
> > Co-developed-by: Zhang Rui <rui.zhang@xxxxxxxxx>
> > Signed-off-by: Zhang Rui <rui.zhang@xxxxxxxxx>
> > Signed-off-by: Kuppuswamy Sathyanarayanan
> > <sathyanarayanan.kuppuswamy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
>
> Acked-by: Srinivas Pandruvada <srinivas.pandruvada@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Applied as 7.1 material, thanks!
> > ---
> > drivers/powercap/intel_rapl_msr.c | 83 ++++++++++++++---------------
> > --
> > include/linux/intel_rapl.h | 2 +
> > 2 files changed, 38 insertions(+), 47 deletions(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/drivers/powercap/intel_rapl_msr.c
> > b/drivers/powercap/intel_rapl_msr.c
> > index cfb35973f0b5..a34543e66446 100644
> > --- a/drivers/powercap/intel_rapl_msr.c
> > +++ b/drivers/powercap/intel_rapl_msr.c
> > @@ -216,33 +216,6 @@ static int rapl_msr_write_raw(int cpu, struct
> > reg_action *ra)
> > return ra->err;
> > }
> >
> > -/* List of verified CPUs. */
> > -static const struct x86_cpu_id pl4_support_ids[] = {
> > - X86_MATCH_VFM(INTEL_ICELAKE_L, NULL),
> > - X86_MATCH_VFM(INTEL_TIGERLAKE_L, NULL),
> > - X86_MATCH_VFM(INTEL_ALDERLAKE, NULL),
> > - X86_MATCH_VFM(INTEL_ALDERLAKE_L, NULL),
> > - X86_MATCH_VFM(INTEL_ATOM_GRACEMONT, NULL),
> > - X86_MATCH_VFM(INTEL_RAPTORLAKE, NULL),
> > - X86_MATCH_VFM(INTEL_RAPTORLAKE_P, NULL),
> > - X86_MATCH_VFM(INTEL_METEORLAKE, NULL),
> > - X86_MATCH_VFM(INTEL_METEORLAKE_L, NULL),
> > - X86_MATCH_VFM(INTEL_ARROWLAKE_U, NULL),
> > - X86_MATCH_VFM(INTEL_ARROWLAKE_H, NULL),
> > - X86_MATCH_VFM(INTEL_PANTHERLAKE_L, NULL),
> > - X86_MATCH_VFM(INTEL_WILDCATLAKE_L, NULL),
> > - X86_MATCH_VFM(INTEL_NOVALAKE, NULL),
> > - X86_MATCH_VFM(INTEL_NOVALAKE_L, NULL),
> > - {}
> > -};
> > -
> > -/* List of MSR-based RAPL PMU support CPUs */
> > -static const struct x86_cpu_id pmu_support_ids[] = {
> > - X86_MATCH_VFM(INTEL_PANTHERLAKE_L, NULL),
> > - X86_MATCH_VFM(INTEL_WILDCATLAKE_L, NULL),
> > - {}
> > -};
> > -
> > static int rapl_check_unit_atom(struct rapl_domain *rd)
> > {
> > struct reg_action ra;
> > @@ -420,6 +393,23 @@ static const struct rapl_defaults
> > rapl_defaults_amd = {
> > .check_unit = rapl_default_check_unit,
> > };
> >
> > +static const struct rapl_defaults rapl_defaults_core_pl4 = {
> > + .floor_freq_reg_addr = 0,
> > + .check_unit = rapl_default_check_unit,
> > + .set_floor_freq = rapl_default_set_floor_freq,
> > + .compute_time_window = rapl_default_compute_time_window,
> > + .msr_pl4_support = 1,
> > +};
> > +
> > +static const struct rapl_defaults rapl_defaults_core_pl4_pmu = {
> > + .floor_freq_reg_addr = 0,
> > + .check_unit = rapl_default_check_unit,
> > + .set_floor_freq = rapl_default_set_floor_freq,
> > + .compute_time_window = rapl_default_compute_time_window,
> > + .msr_pl4_support = 1,
> > + .msr_pmu_support = 1,
> > +};
> > +
> > static const struct x86_cpu_id rapl_ids[] = {
> > X86_MATCH_VFM(INTEL_SANDYBRIDGE, &rapl_defaul
> > ts_core),
> > X86_MATCH_VFM(INTEL_SANDYBRIDGE_X, &rapl_defaul
> > ts_core),
> > @@ -443,35 +433,35 @@ static const struct x86_cpu_id rapl_ids[] = {
> > X86_MATCH_VFM(INTEL_KABYLAKE_L, &rap
> > l_defaults_core),
> > X86_MATCH_VFM(INTEL_KABYLAKE, &rapl_defaul
> > ts_core),
> > X86_MATCH_VFM(INTEL_CANNONLAKE_L, &rapl_defaul
> > ts_core),
> > -
> > X86_MATCH_VFM(INTEL_ICELAKE_L, &rapl_defaults_core),
> > + X86_MATCH_VFM(INTEL_ICELAKE_L, &rapl_defaul
> > ts_core_pl4),
> > X86_MATCH_VFM(INTEL_ICELAKE, &rapl_defaul
> > ts_core),
> > X86_MATCH_VFM(INTEL_ICELAKE_NNPI, &rapl_defaul
> > ts_core),
> > X86_MATCH_VFM(INTEL_ICELAKE_X, &rapl_defaul
> > ts_hsw_server),
> > X86_MATCH_VFM(INTEL_ICELAKE_D, &rapl_defaul
> > ts_hsw_server),
> > X86_MATCH_VFM(INTEL_COMETLAKE_L, &rapl_defaul
> > ts_core),
> > X86_MATCH_VFM(INTEL_COMETLAKE, &rapl_defaul
> > ts_core),
> > -
> > X86_MATCH_VFM(INTEL_TIGERLAKE_L, &rapl_defaults_core),
> > + X86_MATCH_VFM(INTEL_TIGERLAKE_L, &rapl_defaul
> > ts_core_pl4),
> > X86_MATCH_VFM(INTEL_TIGERLAKE, &rapl_defaul
> > ts_core),
> > X86_MATCH_VFM(INTEL_ROCKETLAKE, &rap
> > l_defaults_core),
> > -
> > X86_MATCH_VFM(INTEL_ALDERLAKE, &rapl_defaults_core),
> > -
> > X86_MATCH_VFM(INTEL_ALDERLAKE_L, &rapl_defaults_core),
> > -
> > X86_MATCH_VFM(INTEL_ATOM_GRACEMONT, &rapl_defaults_core),
> > -
> > X86_MATCH_VFM(INTEL_RAPTORLAKE, &rapl_defaults_core),
> > -
> > X86_MATCH_VFM(INTEL_RAPTORLAKE_P, &rapl_defaults_core),
> > + X86_MATCH_VFM(INTEL_ALDERLAKE, &rapl_defaul
> > ts_core_pl4),
> > + X86_MATCH_VFM(INTEL_ALDERLAKE_L, &rapl_defaul
> > ts_core_pl4),
> > + X86_MATCH_VFM(INTEL_ATOM_GRACEMONT, &rapl_defaul
> > ts_core_pl4),
> > + X86_MATCH_VFM(INTEL_RAPTORLAKE, &rap
> > l_defaults_core_pl4),
> > + X86_MATCH_VFM(INTEL_RAPTORLAKE_P, &rapl_defaul
> > ts_core_pl4),
> > X86_MATCH_VFM(INTEL_RAPTORLAKE_S, &rapl_defaul
> > ts_core),
> > X86_MATCH_VFM(INTEL_BARTLETTLAKE, &rapl_defaul
> > ts_core),
> > -
> > X86_MATCH_VFM(INTEL_METEORLAKE, &rapl_defaults_core),
> > -
> > X86_MATCH_VFM(INTEL_METEORLAKE_L, &rapl_defaults_core),
> > + X86_MATCH_VFM(INTEL_METEORLAKE, &rap
> > l_defaults_core_pl4),
> > + X86_MATCH_VFM(INTEL_METEORLAKE_L, &rapl_defaul
> > ts_core_pl4),
> > X86_MATCH_VFM(INTEL_SAPPHIRERAPIDS_X, &rapl_defaul
> > ts_spr_server),
> > X86_MATCH_VFM(INTEL_EMERALDRAPIDS_X, &rapl_defaul
> > ts_spr_server),
> > X86_MATCH_VFM(INTEL_LUNARLAKE_M, &rapl_defaul
> > ts_core),
> > -
> > X86_MATCH_VFM(INTEL_PANTHERLAKE_L, &rapl_defaults_core),
> > -
> > X86_MATCH_VFM(INTEL_WILDCATLAKE_L, &rapl_defaults_core),
> > -
> > X86_MATCH_VFM(INTEL_NOVALAKE, &rapl_defaults_core),
> > -
> > X86_MATCH_VFM(INTEL_NOVALAKE_L, &rapl_defaults_core),
> > -
> > X86_MATCH_VFM(INTEL_ARROWLAKE_H, &rapl_defaults_core),
> > + X86_MATCH_VFM(INTEL_PANTHERLAKE_L, &rapl_defaul
> > ts_core_pl4_pmu),
> > + X86_MATCH_VFM(INTEL_WILDCATLAKE_L, &rapl_defaul
> > ts_core_pl4_pmu),
> > + X86_MATCH_VFM(INTEL_NOVALAKE, &rapl_defaul
> > ts_core_pl4),
> > + X86_MATCH_VFM(INTEL_NOVALAKE_L, &rap
> > l_defaults_core_pl4),
> > + X86_MATCH_VFM(INTEL_ARROWLAKE_H, &rapl_defaul
> > ts_core_pl4),
> > X86_MATCH_VFM(INTEL_ARROWLAKE, &rapl_defaul
> > ts_core),
> > -
> > X86_MATCH_VFM(INTEL_ARROWLAKE_U, &rapl_defaults_core),
> > + X86_MATCH_VFM(INTEL_ARROWLAKE_U, &rapl_defaul
> > ts_core_pl4),
> > X86_MATCH_VFM(INTEL_LAKEFIELD, &rapl_defaul
> > ts_core),
> >
> > X86_MATCH_VFM(INTEL_ATOM_SILVERMONT, &rapl_defaul
> > ts_byt),
> > @@ -498,7 +488,6 @@ MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(x86cpu, rapl_ids);
> >
> > static int rapl_msr_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
> > {
> > - const struct x86_cpu_id *id =
> > x86_match_cpu(pl4_support_ids);
> > int ret;
> >
> > switch (boot_cpu_data.x86_vendor) {
> > @@ -518,16 +507,16 @@ static int rapl_msr_probe(struct
> > platform_device *pdev)
> > rapl_msr_priv->defaults = (const struct rapl_defaults
> > *)pdev->dev.platform_data;
> > rapl_msr_priv->rpi = rpi_msr;
> >
> > - if (id) {
> > + if (rapl_msr_priv->defaults->msr_pl4_support) {
> > rapl_msr_priv->limits[RAPL_DOMAIN_PACKAGE] |=
> > BIT(POWER_LIMIT4);
> > rapl_msr_priv-
> > >regs[RAPL_DOMAIN_PACKAGE][RAPL_DOMAIN_REG_PL4].msr =
> > MSR_VR_CURRENT_CONFIG;
> > - pr_info("PL4 support detected.\n");
> > + pr_info("PL4 support detected (updated).\n");
> > }
> >
> > - if (x86_match_cpu(pmu_support_ids)) {
> > + if (rapl_msr_priv->defaults->msr_pmu_support) {
> > rapl_msr_pmu = true;
> > - pr_info("MSR-based RAPL PMU support enabled\n");
> > + pr_info("MSR-based RAPL PMU support enabled
> > (updated)\n");
> > }
> >
> > rapl_msr_priv->control_type =
> > powercap_register_control_type(NULL, "intel-rapl", NULL);
> > diff --git a/include/linux/intel_rapl.h b/include/linux/intel_rapl.h
> > index 01f290de3586..328004f605c3 100644
> > --- a/include/linux/intel_rapl.h
> > +++ b/include/linux/intel_rapl.h
> > @@ -135,6 +135,8 @@ struct rapl_defaults {
> > unsigned int dram_domain_energy_unit;
> > unsigned int psys_domain_energy_unit;
> > bool spr_psys_bits;
> > + bool msr_pl4_support;
> > + bool msr_pmu_support;
> > };
> >
> > #define PRIMITIVE_INFO_INIT(p, m, s, i, u, f) { \