[PATCH v4 4/5] cpufreq: qcom-cpufreq-hw: Use new thermal pressure update function

Lukasz Luba lukasz.luba at arm.com
Tue Nov 16 00:30:25 PST 2021



On 11/15/21 8:57 PM, Thara Gopinath wrote:
> 
> 
> On 11/9/21 2:57 PM, Lukasz Luba wrote:
>> Thermal pressure provides a new API, which allows to use CPU frequency
>> as an argument. That removes the need of local conversion to capacity.
>> Use this new API and remove old local conversion code.
>>
>> The new arch_update_thermal_pressure() also accepts boost frequencies,
>> which solves issue in the driver code with wrong reduced capacity
>> calculation. The reduced capacity was calculated wrongly due to
>> 'policy->cpuinfo.max_freq' used as a divider. The value present there was
>> actually the boost frequency. Thus, even a normal maximum frequency value
>> which corresponds to max CPU capacity (arch_scale_cpu_capacity(cpu_id))
>> is not able to remove the capping.
> 
> Yes, although cpuinfo.max_freq does not reflect the boost frequency 
> unless boost is enabled atleast once. I have sent a patch to fix this. 
> But I agree that using cpuinfo.max_freq has issues you have mentioned in 
> this patch if boost is enabled once.
> 
> So, for this patch
> 
> Reviewed-by: Thara Gopinath <thara.gopinath at linaro.org>

Thank you for the review!

> 
> Warm Regards
> Thara (She/Her/Hers)



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