[PATCH] cpufreq: amd_pstate: Fix invalid write to MSR_AMD_CPPC_REQ

From: Wyes Karny
Date: Tue Feb 14 2023 - 02:59:17 EST


`amd_pstate_set_epp` function uses `cppc_req_cached` and `epp` variable
to update the MSR_AMD_CPPC_REQ register for AMD MSR systems. The recent
commit 7cca9a9851a5 ("cpufreq: amd-pstate: avoid uninitialized variable
use") changed the sequence of updating cppc_req_cached and writing the
MSR_AMD_CPPC_REQ. Therefore while switching from powersave to
performance governor and vice-versa in active mode MSR_AMD_CPPC_REQ is
set with the previous cached value. To fix this: first update the
`cppc_req_cached` variable and then call `amd_pstate_set_epp` function.

- Before commit 7cca9a9851a5 ("cpufreq: amd-pstate: avoid uninitialized
variable use"):

With powersave governor:
[ 1.652743] amd_pstate_epp_init: writing to cppc_req_cached = 0x1eff
[ 1.652744] amd_pstate_set_epp: writing cppc_req_cached = 0x1eff
[ 1.652746] amd_pstate_set_epp: writing min_perf = 30, des_perf = 0, max_perf = 255, epp = 0

Changing to performance governor:
[ 300.493842] amd_pstate_epp_init: writing to cppc_req_cached = 0xffff
[ 300.493846] amd_pstate_set_epp: writing cppc_req_cached = 0xffff
[ 300.493847] amd_pstate_set_epp: writing min_perf = 255, des_perf = 0, max_perf = 255, epp = 0

- After commit 7cca9a9851a5 ("cpufreq: amd-pstate: avoid uninitialized
variable use"):

With powersave governor:
[ 1.646037] amd_pstate_set_epp: writing cppc_req_cached = 0xffff
[ 1.646038] amd_pstate_set_epp: writing min_perf = 255, des_perf = 0, max_perf = 255, epp = 0
[ 1.646042] amd_pstate_epp_init: writing to cppc_req_cached = 0x1eff

Changing to performance governor:
[ 687.117401] amd_pstate_set_epp: writing cppc_req_cached = 0x1eff
[ 687.117405] amd_pstate_set_epp: writing min_perf = 30, des_perf = 0, max_perf = 255, epp = 0
[ 687.117419] amd_pstate_epp_init: writing to cppc_req_cached = 0xffff

- After this fix:

With powersave governor:
[ 2.525717] amd_pstate_epp_init: writing to cppc_req_cached = 0x1eff
[ 2.525720] amd_pstate_set_epp: writing cppc_req_cached = 0x1eff
[ 2.525722] amd_pstate_set_epp: writing min_perf = 30, des_perf = 0, max_perf = 255, epp = 0

Changing to performance governor:
[ 3440.152468] amd_pstate_epp_init: writing to cppc_req_cached = 0xffff
[ 3440.152473] amd_pstate_set_epp: writing cppc_req_cached = 0xffff
[ 3440.152474] amd_pstate_set_epp: writing min_perf = 255, des_perf = 0, max_perf = 255, epp = 0

Fixes: 7cca9a9851a5 ("cpufreq: amd-pstate: avoid uninitialized variable use")
Signed-off-by: Wyes Karny <wyes.karny@xxxxxxx>
---
drivers/cpufreq/amd-pstate.c | 25 +++++++++++++------------
1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/amd-pstate.c b/drivers/cpufreq/amd-pstate.c
index b8862afef4e4..45c88894fd8e 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/amd-pstate.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/amd-pstate.c
@@ -1057,27 +1057,28 @@ static void amd_pstate_epp_init(unsigned int cpu)

cpudata->epp_policy = cpudata->policy;

- if (cpudata->policy == CPUFREQ_POLICY_PERFORMANCE) {
- epp = amd_pstate_get_epp(cpudata, value);
- if (epp < 0)
- goto skip_epp;
- /* force the epp value to be zero for performance policy */
- epp = 0;
- } else {
- /* Get BIOS pre-defined epp value */
- epp = amd_pstate_get_epp(cpudata, value);
- if (epp)
- goto skip_epp;
+ /* Get BIOS pre-defined epp value */
+ epp = amd_pstate_get_epp(cpudata, value);
+ if (epp < 0) {
+ /**
+ * This return value can only be negative for shared_memory
+ * systems where EPP register read/write not supported.
+ */
+ goto skip_epp;
}
+
+ if (cpudata->policy == CPUFREQ_POLICY_PERFORMANCE)
+ epp = 0;
+
/* Set initial EPP value */
if (boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_CPPC)) {
value &= ~GENMASK_ULL(31, 24);
value |= (u64)epp << 24;
}

+ WRITE_ONCE(cpudata->cppc_req_cached, value);
amd_pstate_set_epp(cpudata, epp);
skip_epp:
- WRITE_ONCE(cpudata->cppc_req_cached, value);
cpufreq_cpu_put(policy);
}

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