Re: [PATCH] cpufreq/amd-pstate: Don't fail active mode init on read-only auto_sel

[Akram Boulahia]

On Thu, Oct 8, 2026 at 10:12 PM Mario Limonciello wrote:
> You're in a really weird path if you have an 8945HS that is using
> shared memory.  That system has MSR access.
>
> IE this sounds like a severe BIOS bug.  Let's see what happens after
> you update BIOS.  If it's still failing please share an acpidump
> somewhere (like a kernel bugzilla).
>
> Need to make sure we understand why your system is behaving this way
> before making code changes.

Thanks, you were right. After updating the BIOS from 308 to 311,
amd-pstate works on this GA403UV with an unpatched 7.2.8 kernel. Active
mode loads as amd-pstate-epp, amd_pstate=passive loads as amd-pstate,
and the "CPPC feature is supported but currently disabled by the BIOS"
line is gone.

So the BIOS update was the real fix, and this patch only worked around
the old BIOS state. It also doesn't handle passive mode properly. Please
drop it.