Re: [PATCH v5 3/3] arch_topology: Add topology_update_cpu_capacity() for runtime updates

From: Christian Loehle

Date: Mon Aug 10 2026 - 11:00:44 EST


On 8/7/26 07:08, Xueqin Luo wrote:
> When the CPPC Highest Performance register changes at runtime
> (e.g. via ACPI Notify(0x85)), the scheduler's view of CPU capacity
> and the frequency invariance engine's reference values become stale,
> as topology_init_cpu_capacity_cppc() is only called once during boot.
>
> Keep raw_capacity allocated after CPPC init instead of freeing it,
> and introduce topology_update_cpu_capacity() to update per-CPU
> raw_capacity, capacity_freq_ref, and the normalized CPU capacity
> scale at runtime. Provide a no-op stub when GENERIC_ARCH_TOPOLOGY
> is disabled so cppc_cpufreq can link on those configs. Skip updates
> when the value is unchanged and reject a zero capacity_scale to
> avoid division by zero.
>
> Call this from cppc_cpufreq_update_limits() for every CPU in the
> policy so shared-policy Notify(0x85) targeting a non-policy CPU
> still refreshes the correct topology capacity.
>
> Signed-off-by: Xueqin Luo <luoxueqin@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> drivers/base/arch_topology.c | 76 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> drivers/cpufreq/cppc_cpufreq.c | 2 +
> include/linux/arch_topology.h | 13 ++++++
> 3 files changed, 91 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/base/arch_topology.c b/drivers/base/arch_topology.c
> index 8c5e47c28d9a..27f2bfa9f326 100644
> --- a/drivers/base/arch_topology.c
> +++ b/drivers/base/arch_topology.c
> @@ -229,6 +229,7 @@ static void update_topology_flags_workfn(struct work_struct *work)
> }
>
> static u32 *raw_capacity;
> +static DEFINE_MUTEX(raw_capacity_lock);
>
> static int free_raw_capacity(void)
> {
> @@ -372,13 +373,88 @@ static inline void topology_init_cpu_capacity_cppc(void)
> schedule_work(&update_topology_flags_work);
> pr_debug("cpu_capacity: cpu_capacity initialization done\n");
>
> + /*
> + * Keep raw_capacity for runtime updates via
> + * topology_update_cpu_capacity().
> + */
> + return;
> +
> exit:
> free_raw_capacity();
> }
> +
> void acpi_processor_init_invariance_cppc(void)
> {
> topology_init_cpu_capacity_cppc();
> }
> +
> +/**
> + * topology_update_cpu_capacity - Update CPU capacity after highest_perf change
> + * @cpu: CPU whose highest performance changed
> + * @perf_caps: Updated CPPC performance capabilities for @cpu
> + *
> + * When the CPPC Highest Performance register changes at runtime
> + * (e.g. via Notify(0x85)), the scheduler's view of CPU capacity
> + * and the frequency invariance engine's reference values become
> + * stale. This function updates the per-CPU raw_capacity,
> + * capacity_freq_ref and freq_inv max ratio, then re-normalizes the
> + * CPU capacity scale for all possible CPUs and triggers a sched
> + * domain rebuild. If the value is unchanged, everything is skipped.
> + */
> +void topology_update_cpu_capacity(unsigned int cpu,
> + struct cppc_perf_caps *perf_caps)
> +{
> + u32 highest_perf = perf_caps->highest_perf;
> + u64 capacity, capacity_scale = 0;
> + int c;
> +
> + guard(mutex)(&raw_capacity_lock);
> +
> + if (!raw_capacity || cpu >= num_possible_cpus())
> + return;
> +
> + /*
> + * Validate: highest_perf must be >= nominal_perf and >= lowest_perf,
> + * consistent with the boot-time check in topology_init_cpu_capacity_cppc().
> + */
> + if (highest_perf < perf_caps->lowest_perf) {
> + pr_warn("cpu_capacity: CPU%d invalid highest_perf=%u (nominal=%u, lowest=%u), skipping\n",
> + cpu, highest_perf, perf_caps->nominal_perf,
> + perf_caps->lowest_perf);
> + return;
> + }
> +
> + if (raw_capacity[cpu] == highest_perf)
> + return;
> +
> + pr_debug("cpu_capacity: CPU%d cpu_capacity=%u -> %u (raw)\n",
> + cpu, raw_capacity[cpu], highest_perf);
> +
> + raw_capacity[cpu] = highest_perf;

Does this actually work if highest_perf would now be the equivalent for >1024?

> + per_cpu(capacity_freq_ref, cpu) =
> + cppc_perf_to_khz(perf_caps, highest_perf);
> + freq_inv_set_max_ratio(cpu,
> + per_cpu(capacity_freq_ref, cpu) * HZ_PER_KHZ);
> +
> + /* Re-normalize all CPUs: capacity is relative. */
> + for_each_possible_cpu(c)
> + capacity_scale = max_t(u64, capacity_scale, raw_capacity[c]);
> +
> + if (!capacity_scale)
> + return;
> +
> + for_each_possible_cpu(c) {
> + capacity = raw_capacity[c];
> + capacity = div64_u64(capacity << SCHED_CAPACITY_SHIFT,
> + capacity_scale);
> + topology_set_cpu_scale(c, capacity);
> + pr_debug("cpu_capacity: CPU%d cpu_capacity=%lu\n",
> + c, topology_get_cpu_scale(c));
> + }
> +
> + schedule_work(&update_topology_flags_work);
> +}
> +EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(topology_update_cpu_capacity);
> #endif
>
> #ifdef CONFIG_CPU_FREQ
> diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/cppc_cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/cppc_cpufreq.c
> index 09d7745a609f..1480be537eaa 100644
> --- a/drivers/cpufreq/cppc_cpufreq.c
> +++ b/drivers/cpufreq/cppc_cpufreq.c
> @@ -979,6 +979,8 @@ static void cppc_cpufreq_update_limits(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
>
> refresh_frequency_limits(policy);
>
> + topology_update_cpu_capacity(policy->cpu, caps);
> +
> /*
> * Autonomous selection mode uses MIN/MAX performance as runtime
> * hardware control bounds. Re-program them when highest_perf
> diff --git a/include/linux/arch_topology.h b/include/linux/arch_topology.h
> index ebd7f8935f96..9415cb6a6c2b 100644
> --- a/include/linux/arch_topology.h
> +++ b/include/linux/arch_topology.h
> @@ -11,6 +11,19 @@
> void topology_normalize_cpu_scale(void);
> int topology_update_cpu_topology(void);
>
> +#ifdef CONFIG_ACPI_CPPC_LIB
> +struct cppc_perf_caps;
> +#ifdef CONFIG_GENERIC_ARCH_TOPOLOGY
> +void topology_update_cpu_capacity(unsigned int cpu,
> + struct cppc_perf_caps *perf_caps);
> +#else
> +static inline void
> +topology_update_cpu_capacity(unsigned int cpu, struct cppc_perf_caps *perf_caps)
> +{
> +}
> +#endif
> +#endif
> +
> struct device_node;
> bool topology_parse_cpu_capacity(struct device_node *cpu_node, int cpu);
>