Re: [PATCH v6 3/5] cpufreq/amd-pstate: Add support for platform profile class
From: Gautham R. Shenoy
Date: Tue Mar 31 2026 - 13:25:06 EST
On Sun, Mar 29, 2026 at 03:38:09PM -0500, Mario Limonciello (AMD) wrote:
> The platform profile core allows multiple drivers and devices to
> register platform profile support.
>
> When the legacy platform profile interface is used all drivers will
> adjust the platform profile as well.
>
> Add support for registering every CPU with the platform profile handler
> when dynamic EPP is enabled.
>
> The end result will be that changing the platform profile will modify
> EPP accordingly.
This looks good to me.
Reviewed-by: Gautham R. Shenoy <gautham.shenoy@xxxxxxx>
--
Thanks and Regards
gautham.
>
> Signed-off-by: Mario Limonciello (AMD) <superm1@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> v5->v6:
> * Keep the platform profile patch focused on platform profile support
> * Move the raw EPP plumbing into the follow-up raw EPP patch
> * Move the test helper exports into the unit-test patch
> ---
> Documentation/admin-guide/pm/amd-pstate.rst | 4 +-
> drivers/cpufreq/Kconfig.x86 | 1 +
> drivers/cpufreq/amd-pstate.c | 110 ++++++++++++++++++--
> drivers/cpufreq/amd-pstate.h | 6 ++
> 4 files changed, 114 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/pm/amd-pstate.rst b/Documentation/admin-guide/pm/amd-pstate.rst
> index 210207d301aa5..2d92c8072b83c 100644
> --- a/Documentation/admin-guide/pm/amd-pstate.rst
> +++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/pm/amd-pstate.rst
> @@ -357,7 +357,9 @@ Whether this behavior is enabled by default with the kernel config option
> at runtime by the sysfs file ``/sys/devices/system/cpu/cpufreq/policyX/dynamic_epp``.
>
> When set to enabled, the driver will select a different energy performance
> -profile when the machine is running on battery or AC power.
> +profile when the machine is running on battery or AC power. The driver will
> +also register with the platform profile handler to receive notifications of
> +user desired power state and react to those.
> When set to disabled, the driver will not change the energy performance profile
> based on the power source and will not react to user desired power state.
>
> diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/Kconfig.x86 b/drivers/cpufreq/Kconfig.x86
> index cdaa8d858045a..a0dbb9808ae99 100644
> --- a/drivers/cpufreq/Kconfig.x86
> +++ b/drivers/cpufreq/Kconfig.x86
> @@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ config X86_AMD_PSTATE
> select ACPI_PROCESSOR
> select ACPI_CPPC_LIB if X86_64
> select CPU_FREQ_GOV_SCHEDUTIL if SMP
> + select ACPI_PLATFORM_PROFILE
> help
> This driver adds a CPUFreq driver which utilizes a fine grain
> processor performance frequency control range instead of legacy
> diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/amd-pstate.c b/drivers/cpufreq/amd-pstate.c
> index e96f1da5c7b38..93cda05ffa855 100644
> --- a/drivers/cpufreq/amd-pstate.c
> +++ b/drivers/cpufreq/amd-pstate.c
> @@ -1182,6 +1182,10 @@ static int amd_pstate_power_supply_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb,
> if (event != PSY_EVENT_PROP_CHANGED)
> return NOTIFY_OK;
>
> + /* dynamic actions are only applied while platform profile is in balanced */
> + if (cpudata->current_profile != PLATFORM_PROFILE_BALANCED)
> + return 0;
> +
> epp = amd_pstate_get_balanced_epp(policy);
>
> ret = amd_pstate_set_epp(policy, epp);
> @@ -1190,12 +1194,81 @@ static int amd_pstate_power_supply_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb,
>
> return NOTIFY_OK;
> }
> +
> +static int amd_pstate_profile_probe(void *drvdata, unsigned long *choices)
> +{
> + set_bit(PLATFORM_PROFILE_LOW_POWER, choices);
> + set_bit(PLATFORM_PROFILE_BALANCED, choices);
> + set_bit(PLATFORM_PROFILE_PERFORMANCE, choices);
> +
> + return 0;
> +}
> +
> +static int amd_pstate_profile_get(struct device *dev,
> + enum platform_profile_option *profile)
> +{
> + struct amd_cpudata *cpudata = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
> +
> + *profile = cpudata->current_profile;
> +
> + return 0;
> +}
> +
> +static int amd_pstate_profile_set(struct device *dev,
> + enum platform_profile_option profile)
> +{
> + struct amd_cpudata *cpudata = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
> + struct cpufreq_policy *policy __free(put_cpufreq_policy) = cpufreq_cpu_get(cpudata->cpu);
> + int ret;
> +
> + switch (profile) {
> + case PLATFORM_PROFILE_LOW_POWER:
> + if (cpudata->policy != CPUFREQ_POLICY_POWERSAVE)
> + cpudata->policy = CPUFREQ_POLICY_POWERSAVE;
> + ret = amd_pstate_set_epp(policy, AMD_CPPC_EPP_POWERSAVE);
> + if (ret)
> + return ret;
> + break;
> + case PLATFORM_PROFILE_BALANCED:
> + if (cpudata->policy != CPUFREQ_POLICY_POWERSAVE)
> + cpudata->policy = CPUFREQ_POLICY_POWERSAVE;
> + ret = amd_pstate_set_epp(policy,
> + amd_pstate_get_balanced_epp(policy));
> + if (ret)
> + return ret;
> + break;
> + case PLATFORM_PROFILE_PERFORMANCE:
> + ret = amd_pstate_set_epp(policy, AMD_CPPC_EPP_PERFORMANCE);
> + if (ret)
> + return ret;
> + break;
> + default:
> + pr_err("Unknown Platform Profile %d\n", profile);
> + return -EOPNOTSUPP;
> + }
> +
> + cpudata->current_profile = profile;
> +
> + return 0;
> +}
> +
> +static const struct platform_profile_ops amd_pstate_profile_ops = {
> + .probe = amd_pstate_profile_probe,
> + .profile_set = amd_pstate_profile_set,
> + .profile_get = amd_pstate_profile_get,
> +};
> +
> static void amd_pstate_clear_dynamic_epp(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
> {
> struct amd_cpudata *cpudata = policy->driver_data;
>
> if (cpudata->power_nb.notifier_call)
> power_supply_unreg_notifier(&cpudata->power_nb);
> + if (cpudata->ppdev) {
> + platform_profile_remove(cpudata->ppdev);
> + cpudata->ppdev = NULL;
> + }
> + kfree(cpudata->profile_name);
> cpudata->dynamic_epp = false;
> }
>
> @@ -1206,11 +1279,35 @@ static int amd_pstate_set_dynamic_epp(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
> u8 epp;
>
> policy->policy = CPUFREQ_POLICY_PERFORMANCE;
> - epp = amd_pstate_get_balanced_epp(policy);
> + switch (cpudata->current_profile) {
> + case PLATFORM_PROFILE_PERFORMANCE:
> + epp = AMD_CPPC_EPP_PERFORMANCE;
> + break;
> + case PLATFORM_PROFILE_LOW_POWER:
> + epp = AMD_CPPC_EPP_POWERSAVE;
> + break;
> + case PLATFORM_PROFILE_BALANCED:
> + epp = amd_pstate_get_balanced_epp(policy);
> + break;
> + default:
> + pr_err("Unknown Platform Profile %d\n", cpudata->current_profile);
> + return -EOPNOTSUPP;
> + }
> ret = amd_pstate_set_epp(policy, epp);
> if (ret)
> return ret;
>
> + cpudata->profile_name = kasprintf(GFP_KERNEL, "amd-pstate-epp-cpu%d", cpudata->cpu);
> +
> + cpudata->ppdev = platform_profile_register(get_cpu_device(policy->cpu),
> + cpudata->profile_name,
> + policy->driver_data,
> + &amd_pstate_profile_ops);
> + if (IS_ERR(cpudata->ppdev)) {
> + ret = PTR_ERR(cpudata->ppdev);
> + goto cleanup;
> + }
> +
> /* only enable notifier if things will actually change */
> if (cpudata->epp_default_ac != cpudata->epp_default_dc) {
> cpudata->power_nb.notifier_call = amd_pstate_power_supply_notifier;
> @@ -1311,8 +1408,8 @@ static ssize_t show_energy_performance_available_preferences(
> return offset;
> }
>
> -static ssize_t store_energy_performance_preference(
> - struct cpufreq_policy *policy, const char *buf, size_t count)
> +static ssize_t store_energy_performance_preference(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
> + const char *buf, size_t count)
> {
> struct amd_cpudata *cpudata = policy->driver_data;
> ssize_t ret;
> @@ -1332,7 +1429,7 @@ static ssize_t store_energy_performance_preference(
> else
> epp = amd_pstate_get_balanced_epp(policy);
>
> - if (epp > 0 && policy->policy == CPUFREQ_POLICY_PERFORMANCE) {
> + if (epp > 0 && cpudata->policy == CPUFREQ_POLICY_PERFORMANCE) {
> pr_debug("EPP cannot be set under performance policy\n");
> return -EBUSY;
> }
> @@ -1344,8 +1441,7 @@ static ssize_t store_energy_performance_preference(
> return ret ? ret : count;
> }
>
> -static ssize_t show_energy_performance_preference(
> - struct cpufreq_policy *policy, char *buf)
> +static ssize_t show_energy_performance_preference(struct cpufreq_policy *policy, char *buf)
> {
> struct amd_cpudata *cpudata = policy->driver_data;
> u8 preference, epp;
> @@ -1825,10 +1921,12 @@ static int amd_pstate_epp_cpu_init(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
> amd_pstate_acpi_pm_profile_undefined()) {
> policy->policy = CPUFREQ_POLICY_PERFORMANCE;
> cpudata->epp_default_ac = cpudata->epp_default_dc = amd_pstate_get_epp(cpudata);
> + cpudata->current_profile = PLATFORM_PROFILE_PERFORMANCE;
> } else {
> policy->policy = CPUFREQ_POLICY_POWERSAVE;
> cpudata->epp_default_ac = AMD_CPPC_EPP_PERFORMANCE;
> cpudata->epp_default_dc = AMD_CPPC_EPP_BALANCE_PERFORMANCE;
> + cpudata->current_profile = PLATFORM_PROFILE_BALANCED;
> }
>
> if (dynamic_epp)
> diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/amd-pstate.h b/drivers/cpufreq/amd-pstate.h
> index d929ae3163b3d..a7e52f79a8029 100644
> --- a/drivers/cpufreq/amd-pstate.h
> +++ b/drivers/cpufreq/amd-pstate.h
> @@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
> #define _LINUX_AMD_PSTATE_H
>
> #include <linux/pm_qos.h>
> +#include <linux/platform_profile.h>
>
> /*********************************************************************
> * AMD P-state INTERFACE *
> @@ -127,6 +128,11 @@ struct amd_cpudata {
> u8 epp_default_dc;
> bool dynamic_epp;
> struct notifier_block power_nb;
> +
> + /* platform profile */
> + enum platform_profile_option current_profile;
> + struct device *ppdev;
> + char *profile_name;
> };
>
> /*
> --
> 2.43.0
>