[PATCH v1] cpuidle: Add sanity check for exit latency and target residency
From: Rafael J. Wysocki
Date: Fri Nov 07 2025 - 13:19:25 EST
From: Rafael J. Wysocki <rafael.j.wysocki@xxxxxxxxx>
Make __cpuidle_driver_init() sanitize CPU idle states so that the exit
latency of a given state is not greater than its target residency which
would break cpuidle assumptions.
Signed-off-by: Rafael J. Wysocki <rafael.j.wysocki@xxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/cpuidle/driver.c | 11 +++++++++++
1 file changed, 11 insertions(+)
--- a/drivers/cpuidle/driver.c
+++ b/drivers/cpuidle/driver.c
@@ -193,6 +193,16 @@ static void __cpuidle_driver_init(struct
s->exit_latency_ns = 0;
else
s->exit_latency = div_u64(s->exit_latency_ns, NSEC_PER_USEC);
+
+ /*
+ * Ensure that the exit latency of a CPU idle state does not
+ * exceed its target residency which is assumed in cpuidle in
+ * multiple places.
+ */
+ if (s->exit_latency_ns > s->target_residency_ns) {
+ s->target_residency_ns = s->exit_latency_ns;
+ s->target_residency = s->exit_latency;
+ }
}
}