[v2] soc: qcom: icc-bwmon: Update zone1_thres_count to 3

[PATCH V2] soc: qcom: icc-bwmon: Update zone1_thres_count to 3

Posted by Pushpendra Singh 4 days, 4 hours ago

From: Shivnandan Kumar <quic_kshivnan@quicinc.com>

Update zone1_thres_count to 3 from 16 so that
driver can reduce bus vote in 3 sample windows instead
of waiting for 16 windows.

The 16-window (64 ms) waiting time is too long to reduce the
bus vote. At higher FPS, there will be multiple frames in 64ms
e.g. 4 frames at 60FPS in 64ms. Hence, delay of 64ms in decision
making will lead to higher power regression. We tested across
multiple usecases, and observed significant power savings.

USECASE				zone1_thres_count=16     zone1_thres_count=3
4K video playback       236.15 mA                  203.15 mA
Sleep					   7mA			   			6.9mA
Display (dle display)    71.95mA			       67.11mA

Signed-off-by: Shivnandan Kumar <quic_kshivnan@quicinc.com>
Signed-off-by: Pushpendra Singh <quic_pussin@quicinc.com>
---
Changes in v2:
-Update commit message
-Link to v1:https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/463eb7c8-00fc-4441-91d1-6e48f6b052c8@quicinc.com

 drivers/soc/qcom/icc-bwmon.c | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/soc/qcom/icc-bwmon.c b/drivers/soc/qcom/icc-bwmon.c
index 3dfa448bf8cf..a245a8b2cfef 100644
--- a/drivers/soc/qcom/icc-bwmon.c
+++ b/drivers/soc/qcom/icc-bwmon.c
@@ -827,7 +827,7 @@ static const struct icc_bwmon_data msm8998_bwmon_data = {
 static const struct icc_bwmon_data sdm845_cpu_bwmon_data = {
 	.sample_ms = 4,
 	.count_unit_kb = 64,
-	.zone1_thres_count = 16,
+	.zone1_thres_count = 3,
 	.zone3_thres_count = 1,
 	.quirks = BWMON_HAS_GLOBAL_IRQ,
 	.regmap_fields = sdm845_cpu_bwmon_reg_fields,
@@ -846,7 +846,7 @@ static const struct icc_bwmon_data sdm845_llcc_bwmon_data = {
 static const struct icc_bwmon_data sc7280_llcc_bwmon_data = {
 	.sample_ms = 4,
 	.count_unit_kb = 64,
-	.zone1_thres_count = 16,
+	.zone1_thres_count = 3,
 	.zone3_thres_count = 1,
 	.quirks = BWMON_NEEDS_FORCE_CLEAR,
 	.regmap_fields = sdm845_llcc_bwmon_reg_fields,
-- 
2.34.1

Re: [PATCH V2] soc: qcom: icc-bwmon: Update zone1_thres_count to 3

Posted by Bjorn Andersson 3 days, 20 hours ago

On Fri, Sep 05, 2025 at 05:09:23PM +0530, Pushpendra Singh wrote:
> From: Shivnandan Kumar <quic_kshivnan@quicinc.com>
> 
> Update zone1_thres_count to 3 from 16 so that
> driver can reduce bus vote in 3 sample windows instead
> of waiting for 16 windows.
> 

Please start your commit message by describing the problem.

> The 16-window (64 ms) waiting time is too long to reduce the
> bus vote. At higher FPS, there will be multiple frames in 64ms
> e.g. 4 frames at 60FPS in 64ms. Hence, delay of 64ms in decision
> making will lead to higher power regression. We tested across
> multiple usecases, and observed significant power savings.
> 

I asked in v1 what the tradeoff is here. Is lower number better in all
cases? What are we loosing by making it 3?

And why 3, why not 2 or 4, or 7?


I'm not saying that 3 is wrong, just saying that the commit message
needs to sufficiently explain why 3 is the "best" number.

Regards,
Bjorn

> USECASE				zone1_thres_count=16     zone1_thres_count=3
> 4K video playback       236.15 mA                  203.15 mA
> Sleep					   7mA			   			6.9mA
> Display (dle display)    71.95mA			       67.11mA
> 
> Signed-off-by: Shivnandan Kumar <quic_kshivnan@quicinc.com>
> Signed-off-by: Pushpendra Singh <quic_pussin@quicinc.com>
> ---
> Changes in v2:
> -Update commit message
> -Link to v1:https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/463eb7c8-00fc-4441-91d1-6e48f6b052c8@quicinc.com
> 
>  drivers/soc/qcom/icc-bwmon.c | 4 ++--
>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/soc/qcom/icc-bwmon.c b/drivers/soc/qcom/icc-bwmon.c
> index 3dfa448bf8cf..a245a8b2cfef 100644
> --- a/drivers/soc/qcom/icc-bwmon.c
> +++ b/drivers/soc/qcom/icc-bwmon.c
> @@ -827,7 +827,7 @@ static const struct icc_bwmon_data msm8998_bwmon_data = {
>  static const struct icc_bwmon_data sdm845_cpu_bwmon_data = {
>  	.sample_ms = 4,
>  	.count_unit_kb = 64,
> -	.zone1_thres_count = 16,
> +	.zone1_thres_count = 3,
>  	.zone3_thres_count = 1,
>  	.quirks = BWMON_HAS_GLOBAL_IRQ,
>  	.regmap_fields = sdm845_cpu_bwmon_reg_fields,
> @@ -846,7 +846,7 @@ static const struct icc_bwmon_data sdm845_llcc_bwmon_data = {
>  static const struct icc_bwmon_data sc7280_llcc_bwmon_data = {
>  	.sample_ms = 4,
>  	.count_unit_kb = 64,
> -	.zone1_thres_count = 16,
> +	.zone1_thres_count = 3,
>  	.zone3_thres_count = 1,
>  	.quirks = BWMON_NEEDS_FORCE_CLEAR,
>  	.regmap_fields = sdm845_llcc_bwmon_reg_fields,
> -- 
> 2.34.1
>