[PATCH 0/2] cpufreq/schedutil: Fix null pointer dereference in sugov_update_single_freq

From: Wyes Karny
Date: Mon Apr 10 2023 - 05:52:18 EST


Currently, amd_pstate only uses `adjust_perf` and `target` callback
functions to get the frequency/effective utilization data from scaling
governors. Schedutil generally avoids calling `target` and `fast_switch`
functions if `adjust_perf` function pointer is set for the driver. But in
some rare cases, schedutil tries to call `fast_switch` function even the
function pointer is not set. This happens when frequency invariance is
turned off. When frequency invariance is turned off schedutil falls
back to `sugov_update_single_freq` which currently relies on the
`fast_switch` callback.

Currently, frequency invariance is turned off when any anomaly is
detected with aperf/mperf readings. Which triggers this problem.

Fix this by adding a NULL check before calling `fast_switch` in
`sugov_update_single_freq`. But this will force schedutil to take a
slower path to update frequency. Therefore to fix this add fast_switch
function on amd_pstate to take advantage of fast frequency update.

Gautham R. Shenoy (1):
amd_pstate: Add ->fast_switch() callback

Wyes Karny (1):
cpufreq/schedutil: Add fast_switch callback check

drivers/cpufreq/amd-pstate.c | 33 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++------
drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c | 11 +++++++++++
include/linux/cpufreq.h | 1 +
kernel/sched/cpufreq_schedutil.c | 2 +-
4 files changed, 40 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

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