Re: [PATCH v6 04/12] platform/x86: hfi: Introduce AMD Hardware Feedback Interface Driver
From: Randy Dunlap
Date: Mon Nov 04 2024 - 13:00:58 EST
On 11/4/24 9:53 AM, Mario Limonciello wrote:
> diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/amd/hfi/Kconfig b/drivers/platform/x86/amd/hfi/Kconfig
> new file mode 100644
> index 0000000000000..79e3b0073275c
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/drivers/platform/x86/amd/hfi/Kconfig
> @@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
> +# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
> +#
> +# AMD Hardware Feedback Interface Driver
> +#
> +
> +config AMD_HFI
> + bool "AMD Hetero Core Hardware Feedback Driver"
> + depends on ACPI
> + depends on CPU_SUP_AMD
> + help
> + Select this option to enable the AMD Heterogeneous Core Hardware Feedback Interface. If
> + selected, hardware provides runtime thread classification guidance to the operating system
> + on the performance and energy efficiency capabilities of each heterogeneous CPU core.
> + These capabilities may vary due to the inherent differences in the core types and can
> + also change as a result of variations in the operating conditions of the system such
> + as power and thermal limits. If selected, the kernel relays updates in heterogeneous
> + CPUs' capabilities to userspace, allowing for more optimal task scheduling and
> + resource allocation, leveraging the diverse set of cores available.
Please adjust the help text to fit in 80 columns.
Thanks.
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~Randy