[PATCH v2 3/6] devfreq: Factor out devfreq_set_governor()
Jie Zhan
zhanjie9 at hisilicon.com
Wed May 13 02:38:29 PDT 2026
Factor out common governor setting logic into devfreq_set_governor() so as
to consolidate the code in governor_store() and devfreq_add_device().
The caller is expected to hold 'devfreq_list_lock', enforced via
lockdep_assert_held(). This is required because devfreq_add_device() must
hold the lock from setting governor until the device is added to
'devfreq_list', so that a concurrent devfreq_remove_governor() cannot free
the governor in between.
Signed-off-by: Jie Zhan <zhanjie9 at hisilicon.com>
---
drivers/devfreq/devfreq.c | 117 ++++++++++++++++++--------------------
1 file changed, 56 insertions(+), 61 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/devfreq/devfreq.c b/drivers/devfreq/devfreq.c
index 53c40d795a13..9e3e6a7348f8 100644
--- a/drivers/devfreq/devfreq.c
+++ b/drivers/devfreq/devfreq.c
@@ -318,6 +318,59 @@ static struct devfreq_governor *try_then_request_governor(const char *name)
return governor;
}
+static int devfreq_set_governor(struct devfreq *df,
+ const struct devfreq_governor *new_gov)
+{
+ const struct devfreq_governor *old_gov;
+ struct device *dev;
+ int ret;
+
+ lockdep_assert_held(&devfreq_list_lock);
+
+ old_gov = df->governor;
+ dev = &df->dev;
+
+ if (old_gov) {
+ if (old_gov == new_gov)
+ return 0;
+
+ if (IS_SUPPORTED_FLAG(old_gov->flags, IMMUTABLE) ||
+ IS_SUPPORTED_FLAG(new_gov->flags, IMMUTABLE))
+ return -EINVAL;
+
+ /* Stop the current governor */
+ ret = df->governor->event_handler(df, DEVFREQ_GOV_STOP, NULL);
+ if (ret) {
+ dev_warn(dev, "%s: Governor %s not stopped(%d)\n",
+ __func__, df->governor->name, ret);
+ return ret;
+ }
+ }
+
+ /* Start the new governor */
+ df->governor = new_gov;
+ ret = df->governor->event_handler(df, DEVFREQ_GOV_START, NULL);
+ if (ret) {
+ dev_warn(dev, "%s: Governor %s not started(%d)\n",
+ __func__, df->governor->name, ret);
+
+ /* Restore previous governor */
+ df->governor = old_gov;
+ if (!df->governor)
+ return ret;
+
+ ret = df->governor->event_handler(df, DEVFREQ_GOV_START, NULL);
+ if (ret) {
+ dev_err(dev, "%s: restore Governor %s failed (%d)\n",
+ __func__, df->governor->name, ret);
+ df->governor = NULL;
+ return ret;
+ }
+ }
+
+ return sysfs_update_group(&df->dev.kobj, &gov_attr_group);
+}
+
static int devfreq_notify_transition(struct devfreq *devfreq,
struct devfreq_freqs *freqs, unsigned int state)
{
@@ -942,9 +995,7 @@ struct devfreq *devfreq_add_device(struct device *dev,
goto err_init;
}
- devfreq->governor = governor;
- err = devfreq->governor->event_handler(devfreq, DEVFREQ_GOV_START,
- NULL);
+ err = devfreq_set_governor(devfreq, governor);
if (err) {
dev_err_probe(dev, err,
"%s: Unable to start governor for the device\n",
@@ -952,10 +1003,6 @@ struct devfreq *devfreq_add_device(struct device *dev,
goto err_init;
}
- err = sysfs_update_group(&devfreq->dev.kobj, &gov_attr_group);
- if (err)
- goto err_init;
-
list_add(&devfreq->node, &devfreq_list);
mutex_unlock(&devfreq_list_lock);
@@ -1380,7 +1427,7 @@ static ssize_t governor_store(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
struct devfreq *df = to_devfreq(dev);
int ret;
char str_governor[DEVFREQ_NAME_LEN + 1];
- const struct devfreq_governor *governor, *prev_governor;
+ const struct devfreq_governor *governor;
ret = sscanf(buf, "%" __stringify(DEVFREQ_NAME_LEN) "s", str_governor);
if (ret != 1)
@@ -1391,59 +1438,7 @@ static ssize_t governor_store(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
if (IS_ERR(governor))
return PTR_ERR(governor);
- if (!df->governor)
- goto start_new_governor;
-
- if (df->governor == governor)
- return count;
-
- if (IS_SUPPORTED_FLAG(df->governor->flags, IMMUTABLE) ||
- IS_SUPPORTED_FLAG(governor->flags, IMMUTABLE))
- return -EINVAL;
-
- /*
- * Stop the current governor and remove the specific sysfs files
- * which depend on current governor.
- */
- ret = df->governor->event_handler(df, DEVFREQ_GOV_STOP, NULL);
- if (ret) {
- dev_warn(dev, "%s: Governor %s not stopped(%d)\n",
- __func__, df->governor->name, ret);
- return ret;
- }
-
-start_new_governor:
- /*
- * Start the new governor and create the specific sysfs files
- * which depend on the new governor.
- */
- prev_governor = df->governor;
- df->governor = governor;
- ret = df->governor->event_handler(df, DEVFREQ_GOV_START, NULL);
- if (ret) {
- dev_warn(dev, "%s: Governor %s not started(%d)\n",
- __func__, df->governor->name, ret);
-
- /* Restore previous governor */
- df->governor = prev_governor;
- if (!df->governor)
- return ret;
-
- ret = df->governor->event_handler(df, DEVFREQ_GOV_START, NULL);
- if (ret) {
- dev_err(dev,
- "%s: reverting to Governor %s failed (%d)\n",
- __func__, prev_governor->name, ret);
- df->governor = NULL;
- return ret;
- }
- }
-
- /*
- * Create the sysfs files for the new governor. But if failed to start
- * the new governor, restore the sysfs files of previous governor.
- */
- ret = sysfs_update_group(&df->dev.kobj, &gov_attr_group);
+ ret = devfreq_set_governor(df, governor);
if (ret)
return ret;
--
2.43.0
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