Re: [PATCH v2] PM / EM: Expose the Energy Model in debugfs

From: Quentin Perret
Date: Wed Jan 23 2019 - 04:28:44 EST


On Tuesday 22 Jan 2019 at 19:41:36 (+0100), Greg KH wrote:
> On Tue, Jan 22, 2019 at 04:42:47PM +0000, Quentin Perret wrote:
> > The recently introduced Energy Model (EM) framework manages power cost
> > tables of CPUs. These tables are currently only visible from kernel
> > space. However, in order to debug the behaviour of subsystems that use
> > the EM (EAS for example), it is often required to know what the power
> > costs are from userspace.
> >
> > For this reason, introduce under /sys/kernel/debug/energy_model a set of
> > directories representing the performance domains of the system. Each
> > performance domain contains a set of sub-directories representing the
> > different capacity states (cs) and their attributes, as well as a file
> > exposing the related CPUs.
> >
> > The resulting hierarchy is as follows on Arm juno r0 for example:
> >
> > /sys/kernel/debug/energy_model
> > âââ pd0
> > â âââ cpus
> > â âââ cs:450000
> > â â âââ cost
> > â â âââ frequency
> > â â âââ power
> > â âââ cs:575000
> > â â âââ cost
> > â â âââ frequency
> > â â âââ power
> > â âââ cs:700000
> > â â âââ cost
> > â â âââ frequency
> > â â âââ power
> > â âââ cs:775000
> > â â âââ cost
> > â â âââ frequency
> > â â âââ power
> > â âââ cs:850000
> > â âââ cost
> > â âââ frequency
> > â âââ power
> > âââ pd1
> > âââ cpus
> > âââ cs:1100000
> > â âââ cost
> > â âââ frequency
> > â âââ power
> > âââ cs:450000
> > â âââ cost
> > â âââ frequency
> > â âââ power
> > âââ cs:625000
> > â âââ cost
> > â âââ frequency
> > â âââ power
> > âââ cs:800000
> > â âââ cost
> > â âââ frequency
> > â âââ power
> > âââ cs:950000
> > âââ cost
> > âââ frequency
> > âââ power
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Quentin Perret <quentin.perret@xxxxxxx>
> >
> > ---
> >
> > V2: removed check on return value of debugfs_create_* (Greg KH)
> > ---
> > kernel/power/energy_model.c | 57 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> > 1 file changed, 57 insertions(+)
>
> Reviewed-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Thanks !
Quentin