When Floor Performance feature is supported by the platform, expose
two sysfs files:
* amd_pstate_floor_freq to allow userspace to request the floor
frequency for each CPU.
* amd_pstate_floor_count which advertises the number of distinct
levels of floor frequencies supported on this platform.
Signed-off-by: Gautham R. Shenoy <gautham.shenoy@amd.com>
---
drivers/cpufreq/amd-pstate.c | 50 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
drivers/cpufreq/amd-pstate.h | 2 ++
2 files changed, 52 insertions(+)
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/amd-pstate.c b/drivers/cpufreq/amd-pstate.c
index 3122ad5af6f47..54b650f3b4e78 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/amd-pstate.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/amd-pstate.c
@@ -383,6 +383,8 @@ static int amd_pstate_init_floor_perf(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
return ret;
}
+ cpudata->floor_freq = perf_to_freq(cpudata->perf, cpudata->nominal_freq,
+ floor_perf);
return 0;
}
@@ -1284,6 +1286,44 @@ static ssize_t show_energy_performance_preference(
return sysfs_emit(buf, "%s\n", energy_perf_strings[preference]);
}
+static ssize_t store_amd_pstate_floor_freq(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
+ const char *buf, size_t count)
+{
+ struct amd_cpudata *cpudata = policy->driver_data;
+ union perf_cached perf = READ_ONCE(cpudata->perf);
+ unsigned int freq;
+ u8 floor_perf;
+ int ret;
+
+ ret = kstrtouint(buf, 0, &freq);
+ if (ret)
+ return ret;
+
+ floor_perf = freq_to_perf(perf, cpudata->nominal_freq, freq);
+ ret = amd_pstate_set_floor_perf(policy, floor_perf);
+
+ if (!ret)
+ cpudata->floor_freq = freq;
+
+ return ret ?: count;
+}
+
+static ssize_t show_amd_pstate_floor_freq(struct cpufreq_policy *policy, char *buf)
+{
+ struct amd_cpudata *cpudata = policy->driver_data;
+
+ return sysfs_emit(buf, "%u\n", cpudata->floor_freq);
+}
+
+
+static ssize_t show_amd_pstate_floor_count(struct cpufreq_policy *policy, char *buf)
+{
+ struct amd_cpudata *cpudata = policy->driver_data;
+ u8 count = cpudata->floor_perf_cnt;
+
+ return sysfs_emit(buf, "%u\n", count);
+}
+
cpufreq_freq_attr_ro(amd_pstate_max_freq);
cpufreq_freq_attr_ro(amd_pstate_lowest_nonlinear_freq);
@@ -1292,6 +1332,8 @@ cpufreq_freq_attr_ro(amd_pstate_prefcore_ranking);
cpufreq_freq_attr_ro(amd_pstate_hw_prefcore);
cpufreq_freq_attr_rw(energy_performance_preference);
cpufreq_freq_attr_ro(energy_performance_available_preferences);
+cpufreq_freq_attr_rw(amd_pstate_floor_freq);
+cpufreq_freq_attr_ro(amd_pstate_floor_count);
struct freq_attr_visibility {
struct freq_attr *attr;
@@ -1316,6 +1358,12 @@ static bool epp_visibility(void)
return cppc_state == AMD_PSTATE_ACTIVE;
}
+/* Determines whether amd_pstate_floor_freq related attributes should be visible */
+static bool floor_freq_visibility(void)
+{
+ return cpu_feature_enabled(X86_FEATURE_CPPC_PERF_PRIO);
+}
+
static struct freq_attr_visibility amd_pstate_attr_visibility[] = {
{&amd_pstate_max_freq, always_visible},
{&amd_pstate_lowest_nonlinear_freq, always_visible},
@@ -1324,6 +1372,8 @@ static struct freq_attr_visibility amd_pstate_attr_visibility[] = {
{&amd_pstate_hw_prefcore, prefcore_visibility},
{&energy_performance_preference, epp_visibility},
{&energy_performance_available_preferences, epp_visibility},
+ {&amd_pstate_floor_freq, floor_freq_visibility},
+ {&amd_pstate_floor_count, floor_freq_visibility},
};
static struct freq_attr **get_freq_attrs(void)
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/amd-pstate.h b/drivers/cpufreq/amd-pstate.h
index 0c587ca200199..ab4caea39f0e8 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/amd-pstate.h
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/amd-pstate.h
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ struct amd_aperf_mperf {
* @max_limit_freq: Cached value of policy->max (in khz)
* @nominal_freq: the frequency (in khz) that mapped to nominal_perf
* @lowest_nonlinear_freq: the frequency (in khz) that mapped to lowest_nonlinear_perf
+ * @floor_freq: Cached value of the user requested floor_freq
* @cur: Difference of Aperf/Mperf/tsc count between last and current sample
* @prev: Last Aperf/Mperf/tsc count value read from register
* @freq: current cpu frequency value (in khz)
@@ -100,6 +101,7 @@ struct amd_cpudata {
u32 max_limit_freq;
u32 nominal_freq;
u32 lowest_nonlinear_freq;
+ u32 floor_freq;
struct amd_aperf_mperf cur;
struct amd_aperf_mperf prev;
--
2.34.1
On 3/11/2026 9:01 AM, Gautham R. Shenoy wrote:
> When Floor Performance feature is supported by the platform, expose
> two sysfs files:
>
> * amd_pstate_floor_freq to allow userspace to request the floor
> frequency for each CPU.
>
> * amd_pstate_floor_count which advertises the number of distinct
> levels of floor frequencies supported on this platform.
>
> Signed-off-by: Gautham R. Shenoy <gautham.shenoy@amd.com>
One nit below.
Reviewed-by: Mario Limonciello (AMD) <superm1@kernel.org>
> ---
> drivers/cpufreq/amd-pstate.c | 50 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> drivers/cpufreq/amd-pstate.h | 2 ++
> 2 files changed, 52 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/amd-pstate.c b/drivers/cpufreq/amd-pstate.c
> index 3122ad5af6f47..54b650f3b4e78 100644
> --- a/drivers/cpufreq/amd-pstate.c
> +++ b/drivers/cpufreq/amd-pstate.c
> @@ -383,6 +383,8 @@ static int amd_pstate_init_floor_perf(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
> return ret;
> }
>
> + cpudata->floor_freq = perf_to_freq(cpudata->perf, cpudata->nominal_freq,
> + floor_perf);
> return 0;
> }
>
> @@ -1284,6 +1286,44 @@ static ssize_t show_energy_performance_preference(
> return sysfs_emit(buf, "%s\n", energy_perf_strings[preference]);
> }
>
> +static ssize_t store_amd_pstate_floor_freq(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
> + const char *buf, size_t count)
> +{
> + struct amd_cpudata *cpudata = policy->driver_data;
> + union perf_cached perf = READ_ONCE(cpudata->perf);
> + unsigned int freq;
> + u8 floor_perf;
> + int ret;
> +
> + ret = kstrtouint(buf, 0, &freq);
> + if (ret)
> + return ret;
> +
> + floor_perf = freq_to_perf(perf, cpudata->nominal_freq, freq);
> + ret = amd_pstate_set_floor_perf(policy, floor_perf);
> +
> + if (!ret)
> + cpudata->floor_freq = freq;
> +
> + return ret ?: count;
> +}
> +
> +static ssize_t show_amd_pstate_floor_freq(struct cpufreq_policy *policy, char *buf)
> +{
> + struct amd_cpudata *cpudata = policy->driver_data;
> +
> + return sysfs_emit(buf, "%u\n", cpudata->floor_freq);
> +}
> +
> +
Extra whitespace here
> +static ssize_t show_amd_pstate_floor_count(struct cpufreq_policy *policy, char *buf)
> +{
> + struct amd_cpudata *cpudata = policy->driver_data;
> + u8 count = cpudata->floor_perf_cnt;
> +
> + return sysfs_emit(buf, "%u\n", count);
> +}
> +
> cpufreq_freq_attr_ro(amd_pstate_max_freq);
> cpufreq_freq_attr_ro(amd_pstate_lowest_nonlinear_freq);
>
> @@ -1292,6 +1332,8 @@ cpufreq_freq_attr_ro(amd_pstate_prefcore_ranking);
> cpufreq_freq_attr_ro(amd_pstate_hw_prefcore);
> cpufreq_freq_attr_rw(energy_performance_preference);
> cpufreq_freq_attr_ro(energy_performance_available_preferences);
> +cpufreq_freq_attr_rw(amd_pstate_floor_freq);
> +cpufreq_freq_attr_ro(amd_pstate_floor_count);
>
> struct freq_attr_visibility {
> struct freq_attr *attr;
> @@ -1316,6 +1358,12 @@ static bool epp_visibility(void)
> return cppc_state == AMD_PSTATE_ACTIVE;
> }
>
> +/* Determines whether amd_pstate_floor_freq related attributes should be visible */
> +static bool floor_freq_visibility(void)
> +{
> + return cpu_feature_enabled(X86_FEATURE_CPPC_PERF_PRIO);
> +}
> +
> static struct freq_attr_visibility amd_pstate_attr_visibility[] = {
> {&amd_pstate_max_freq, always_visible},
> {&amd_pstate_lowest_nonlinear_freq, always_visible},
> @@ -1324,6 +1372,8 @@ static struct freq_attr_visibility amd_pstate_attr_visibility[] = {
> {&amd_pstate_hw_prefcore, prefcore_visibility},
> {&energy_performance_preference, epp_visibility},
> {&energy_performance_available_preferences, epp_visibility},
> + {&amd_pstate_floor_freq, floor_freq_visibility},
> + {&amd_pstate_floor_count, floor_freq_visibility},
> };
>
> static struct freq_attr **get_freq_attrs(void)
> diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/amd-pstate.h b/drivers/cpufreq/amd-pstate.h
> index 0c587ca200199..ab4caea39f0e8 100644
> --- a/drivers/cpufreq/amd-pstate.h
> +++ b/drivers/cpufreq/amd-pstate.h
> @@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ struct amd_aperf_mperf {
> * @max_limit_freq: Cached value of policy->max (in khz)
> * @nominal_freq: the frequency (in khz) that mapped to nominal_perf
> * @lowest_nonlinear_freq: the frequency (in khz) that mapped to lowest_nonlinear_perf
> + * @floor_freq: Cached value of the user requested floor_freq
> * @cur: Difference of Aperf/Mperf/tsc count between last and current sample
> * @prev: Last Aperf/Mperf/tsc count value read from register
> * @freq: current cpu frequency value (in khz)
> @@ -100,6 +101,7 @@ struct amd_cpudata {
> u32 max_limit_freq;
> u32 nominal_freq;
> u32 lowest_nonlinear_freq;
> + u32 floor_freq;
>
> struct amd_aperf_mperf cur;
> struct amd_aperf_mperf prev;
On 3/11/2026 9:01 AM, Gautham R. Shenoy wrote:
> When Floor Performance feature is supported by the platform, expose
> two sysfs files:
>
> * amd_pstate_floor_freq to allow userspace to request the floor
> frequency for each CPU.
>
> * amd_pstate_floor_count which advertises the number of distinct
> levels of floor frequencies supported on this platform.
>
> Signed-off-by: Gautham R. Shenoy <gautham.shenoy@amd.com>
One nit below.
Reviewed-by: Mario Limonciello (AMD) <superm1@kernel.org>
> ---
> drivers/cpufreq/amd-pstate.c | 50 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> drivers/cpufreq/amd-pstate.h | 2 ++
> 2 files changed, 52 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/amd-pstate.c b/drivers/cpufreq/amd-pstate.c
> index 3122ad5af6f47..54b650f3b4e78 100644
> --- a/drivers/cpufreq/amd-pstate.c
> +++ b/drivers/cpufreq/amd-pstate.c
> @@ -383,6 +383,8 @@ static int amd_pstate_init_floor_perf(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
> return ret;
> }
>
> + cpudata->floor_freq = perf_to_freq(cpudata->perf, cpudata->nominal_freq,
> + floor_perf);
> return 0;
> }
>
> @@ -1284,6 +1286,44 @@ static ssize_t show_energy_performance_preference(
> return sysfs_emit(buf, "%s\n", energy_perf_strings[preference]);
> }
>
> +static ssize_t store_amd_pstate_floor_freq(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
> + const char *buf, size_t count)
> +{
> + struct amd_cpudata *cpudata = policy->driver_data;
> + union perf_cached perf = READ_ONCE(cpudata->perf);
> + unsigned int freq;
> + u8 floor_perf;
> + int ret;
> +
> + ret = kstrtouint(buf, 0, &freq);
> + if (ret)
> + return ret;
> +
> + floor_perf = freq_to_perf(perf, cpudata->nominal_freq, freq);
> + ret = amd_pstate_set_floor_perf(policy, floor_perf);
> +
> + if (!ret)
> + cpudata->floor_freq = freq;
> +
> + return ret ?: count;
> +}
> +
> +static ssize_t show_amd_pstate_floor_freq(struct cpufreq_policy *policy, char *buf)
> +{
> + struct amd_cpudata *cpudata = policy->driver_data;
> +
> + return sysfs_emit(buf, "%u\n", cpudata->floor_freq);
> +}
> +
> +
> +static ssize_t show_amd_pstate_floor_count(struct cpufreq_policy *policy, char *buf)
> +{
> + struct amd_cpudata *cpudata = policy->driver_data;
> + u8 count = cpudata->floor_perf_cnt;
> +
> + return sysfs_emit(buf, "%u\n", count);
just return cpudata->floor_perf_cnt instead of having a local variable.
> +}
> +
> cpufreq_freq_attr_ro(amd_pstate_max_freq);
> cpufreq_freq_attr_ro(amd_pstate_lowest_nonlinear_freq);
>
> @@ -1292,6 +1332,8 @@ cpufreq_freq_attr_ro(amd_pstate_prefcore_ranking);
> cpufreq_freq_attr_ro(amd_pstate_hw_prefcore);
> cpufreq_freq_attr_rw(energy_performance_preference);
> cpufreq_freq_attr_ro(energy_performance_available_preferences);
> +cpufreq_freq_attr_rw(amd_pstate_floor_freq);
> +cpufreq_freq_attr_ro(amd_pstate_floor_count);
>
> struct freq_attr_visibility {
> struct freq_attr *attr;
> @@ -1316,6 +1358,12 @@ static bool epp_visibility(void)
> return cppc_state == AMD_PSTATE_ACTIVE;
> }
>
> +/* Determines whether amd_pstate_floor_freq related attributes should be visible */
> +static bool floor_freq_visibility(void)
> +{
> + return cpu_feature_enabled(X86_FEATURE_CPPC_PERF_PRIO);
> +}
> +
> static struct freq_attr_visibility amd_pstate_attr_visibility[] = {
> {&amd_pstate_max_freq, always_visible},
> {&amd_pstate_lowest_nonlinear_freq, always_visible},
> @@ -1324,6 +1372,8 @@ static struct freq_attr_visibility amd_pstate_attr_visibility[] = {
> {&amd_pstate_hw_prefcore, prefcore_visibility},
> {&energy_performance_preference, epp_visibility},
> {&energy_performance_available_preferences, epp_visibility},
> + {&amd_pstate_floor_freq, floor_freq_visibility},
> + {&amd_pstate_floor_count, floor_freq_visibility},
> };
>
> static struct freq_attr **get_freq_attrs(void)
> diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/amd-pstate.h b/drivers/cpufreq/amd-pstate.h
> index 0c587ca200199..ab4caea39f0e8 100644
> --- a/drivers/cpufreq/amd-pstate.h
> +++ b/drivers/cpufreq/amd-pstate.h
> @@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ struct amd_aperf_mperf {
> * @max_limit_freq: Cached value of policy->max (in khz)
> * @nominal_freq: the frequency (in khz) that mapped to nominal_perf
> * @lowest_nonlinear_freq: the frequency (in khz) that mapped to lowest_nonlinear_perf
> + * @floor_freq: Cached value of the user requested floor_freq
> * @cur: Difference of Aperf/Mperf/tsc count between last and current sample
> * @prev: Last Aperf/Mperf/tsc count value read from register
> * @freq: current cpu frequency value (in khz)
> @@ -100,6 +101,7 @@ struct amd_cpudata {
> u32 max_limit_freq;
> u32 nominal_freq;
> u32 lowest_nonlinear_freq;
> + u32 floor_freq;
>
> struct amd_aperf_mperf cur;
> struct amd_aperf_mperf prev;
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