RE: [PATCH v4 0/2] cpufreq: intel_pstate: Implement passive mode with HWP enabled

[Doug Smythies]

Hi Srinivas,

Thanks for your help. I was missing several needed patches.

On 2020.08.02 11:39 Srinivas Pandruvada wrote:
> On Sun, 2020-08-02 at 07:00 -0700, Doug Smythies wrote:
> > On 2020.08.01 09:40 Srinivas Pandruvada wrote:
> > > > On Monday, July 27, 2020 5:13:40 PM CEST Rafael J. Wysocki wrote:
> > > > > On Thursday, July 16, 2020 7:37:04 PM CEST Rafael J. Wysocki
> > > > > wrote:
> > > > > > This really is a v2 of this patch:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/11663271/
> > > > > >
> > > > > > with an extra preceding cleanup patch to avoid making
> > > > > > unrelated
> > > > > > changes in the
> > > > > > [2/2].
> > > I applied this series along with
> > > [PATCH] cpufreq: intel_pstate: Fix EPP setting via sysfs in active
> > > mode
> > > on 5.8 latest master (On top of raw epp patchset).
> >
> > Would you be kind enough to provide a "git log --oneline" output
> > of what you did.
> 
> 69dd9b2b11cd (HEAD -> 5-9-devel) cpufreq: intel_pstate: Implement
> passive mode with HWP enabled
> 63efaa01b06a cpufreq: intel_pstate: Fix EPP setting via sysfs in active
> mode
> e11e0a2edf83 cpufreq: intel_pstate: Rearrange the storing of new EPP
> values
> 93c3fd6a315c cpufreq: intel_pstate: Avoid enabling HWP if EPP is not
> supported
> 7cef1dd371c3 cpufreq: intel_pstate: Clean up aperf_mperf_shift
> description
> a3248d8d3a11 cpufreq: intel_pstate: Supply struct attribute description
> for get_aperf_mperf_shift()
> f52b6b075b07 cpufreq: intel_pstate: Fix static checker warning for epp
> variable
> 4a59d6be0774 cpufreq: intel_pstate: Allow raw energy performance
> preference value
> 7b34b5acdcc6 cpufreq: intel_pstate: Allow enable/disable energy
> efficiency
> ac3a0c847296 (origin/master, origin/HEAD, master) Merge
> git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/netdev/net
> >
> > I have been trying unsuccessfully to apply the patches,
> > so somewhere I obviously missed something.
> >
> > > When intel_pstate=passive from kernel command line then it is fine,
> > > no
> > > crash. But switch dynamically, crashed:
> >
> > I'll try to repeat, if I can get an actual kernel.

I could not repeat your crash.

I tried booting with and without intel_pstate=passive
on the kernel command line and then switching back and
forth thereafter.

However, I do confirm EPP is messed up. But not min
and max from MSR 0x774, they behave as expected,
based on quick testing only.

Since you mentioned:

>>> Don't have a recipe to reproduce this.

Maybe I simply didn't hit whatever.

... Doug

Useless additional stuff:

# cat /proc/cmdline
BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-5.8.0-rc7-dssp root=UUID=0ac356c1-caa9-4c2e-8229-4408bd998dbd ro ipv6.disable=1 consoleblank=450 intel_pstate=passive cpuidle_sysfs_switch cpuidle.governor=teo

Went "active" then "passive" and set ondemand governor. 2 X 100% CPU loads:

# /home/doug/c/msr-decoder
How many CPUs?: 6
8.) 0x198: IA32_PERF_STATUS     : CPU 0-5 :  46 :  46 :  46 :  46 :  46 :  46 :
B.) 0x770: IA32_PM_ENABLE: 1 : HWP enable
1.) 0x19C: IA32_THERM_STATUS: 883C0000
2.) 0x1AA: MSR_MISC_PWR_MGMT: 401CC0 EIST enabled Coordination enabled OOB Bit 8 reset OOB Bit 18 reset
3.) 0x1B1: IA32_PACKAGE_THERM_STATUS: 882D0000
4.) 0x64F: MSR_CORE_PERF_LIMIT_REASONS: 0
A.) 0x1FC: MSR_POWER_CTL: 3C005D : C1E disable : EEO disable : RHO disable
5.) 0x771: IA32_HWP_CAPABILITIES (performance): 10B252E : high 46 : guaranteed 37 : efficient 11 : lowest 1
6.) 0x774: IA32_HWP_REQUEST:    CPU 0-5 :
    raw: FF002E0A : FF002E2E : FF002E2E : FF002E08 : FF002E18 : FF002E08 :
    min:       10 :       46 :       46 :        8 :       24 :        8 :
    max:       46 :       46 :       46 :       46 :       46 :       46 :
    des:        0 :        0 :        0 :        0 :        0 :        0 :
    epp:      255 :      255 :      255 :      255 :      255 :      255 :
    act:        0 :        0 :        0 :        0 :        0 :        0 :
7.) 0x777: IA32_HWP_STATUS: 4 : high 4 : guaranteed 0 : efficient 0 : lowest 0

Kernel:

d72c8472dbd5 (HEAD -> k58rc7-d3) cpufreq: intel_pstate: Fix EPP setting via sysfs in active mode
c2f4869fbc27 cpufreq: intel_pstate: Implement passive mode with HWP enabled
85219968fab9 cpufreq: intel_pstate: Rearrange the storing of new EPP values
5c09a1a38106 cpufreq: intel_pstate: Avoid enabling HWP if EPP is not supported
9f29c81fe0b3 cpufreq: intel_pstate: Clean up aperf_mperf_shift description
2a863c241495 cpufreq: intel_pstate: Supply struct attribute description for get_aperf_mperf_shift()
4180d8413037 cpufreq: intel_pstate: Fix static checker warning for epp variable
7cd50e86a9e6 cpufreq: intel_pstate: Allow raw energy performance preference value
56dce9a1081e cpufreq: intel_pstate: Allow enable/disable energy efficiency
92ed30191993 (tag: v5.8-rc7) Linux 5.8-rc7