Re: [PATCH v6 0/2] PM / devfreq: Add governor feature and attribute flag
From: Chanwoo Choi
Date: Sun Oct 25 2020 - 23:07:19 EST
On 10/26/20 11:50 AM, Chanwoo Choi wrote:
> Each devfreq governor can have the different sysfs attributes and features.
> In order to provide the only available sysfs attribute to user-space,
> add governor attribute flag with DEVFREQ_GOV_ATTR_[attribute name] defintion.
>
> Also, each governor is able to have the specific flag in order to
> support specific feature with DEVFREQ_GOV_FLAG_[feature name] defintion
> like immutable governor.
>
> According to each governor, can initiate the governor feature and attribute
> flags.
>
> [Common sysfs attributes for devfreq class]
> And all devfreq governors have to support the following common attributes.
> The common attributes are added to devfreq class by default.
> - governor
> - available_governors
> - available_frequencies
> - cur_freq
> - target_freq
> - min_freq
> - max_freq
> - trans_stat
>
> [Definition for governor attribute flag]
> - DEVFREQ_GOV_ATTR_POLLING_INTERVAL to update polling interval for timer.
> : /sys/class/devfreq/[devfreq dev name]/polling_interval
> - DEVFREQ_GOV_ATTR_TIMER to change the type of timer on either deferrable
> or dealyed timer.
> : /sys/class/devfreq/[devfreq dev name]/timer
>
> [Definition for governor feature flag]
> - DEVFREQ_GOV_FLAG_IMMUTABLE
> : If immutable flag is set, governor is never changeable to other governors.
> - DEVFREQ_GOV_FLAG_IRQ_DRIVEN
> : Devfreq core won't schedule polling work for this governor if value is set.
>
> [Table of governor attribute flags for evfreq governors]
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
> | simple | perfor | power | user | passive | tegra30
> | ondemand | mance | save | space| |
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> governor | O | O | O | O | O | O
> available_governors | O | O | O | O | O | O
> available_frequencies | O | O | O | O | O | O
> cur_freq | O | O | O | O | O | O
> target_freq | O | O | O | O | O | O
> min_freq | O | O | O | O | O | O
> max_freq | O | O | O | O | O | O
> trans_stat | O | O | O | O | O | O
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> polling_interval | O | X | X | X | X | O
> timer | O | X | X | X | X | X
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> immutable | X | X | X | X | O | O
> interrupt_driven | X(polling)| X | X | X | X | O (irq)
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Changes from v5:
> - Remove redundant code for creating syfs files.
> - Move create_sysfs_files() position after completed governor start on
> devfreq_add_device()
> - Add reviewd-by/tested-by tag of Dmitry Osipenko
>
> Changes from v4:
> - Rename from 'attr' to 'attrs'
> - Restore the variable name in governor_store because it is enought to explain
> the previous or new governor with detailed comments instead of variable name
> changes.
>
> Changes from v3:
> - Fix typo
> - Rename from 'flag' to 'flags'
> - Add more exception handling code and add comments on governor_store()
>
> Changes from v2:
> - Hide unsupported sysfs node to user-space instead of checking the permission
> of sysfs node.
>
> Chanwoo Choi (2):
> PM / devfreq: Add governor feature flag
> PM / devfreq: Add governor attribute flag for specifc sysfs nodes
>
> Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-class-devfreq | 54 ++---
> drivers/devfreq/devfreq.c | 187 ++++++++++++------
> drivers/devfreq/governor.h | 30 ++-
> drivers/devfreq/governor_passive.c | 2 +-
> drivers/devfreq/governor_simpleondemand.c | 2 +
> drivers/devfreq/tegra30-devfreq.c | 5 +-
> 6 files changed, 188 insertions(+), 92 deletions(-)
>
Applied them.
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Best Regards,
Chanwoo Choi
Samsung Electronics