This series adds a kernel boot parameter 'cppc_cpufreq.auto_sel_mode'
to enable CPPC autonomous performance selection on all CPUs at system
startup, avoiding per-CPU sysfs scripting at every boot.
When autonomous mode is enabled, the hardware automatically adjusts
CPU performance based on workload demands using Energy Performance
Preference (EPP) hints.
Patch 1: sets CPPC Enable Register for both OS-driven and autonomous
CPPC control modes. It can be applied independently of patch 2.
Patch 2: adds the auto_sel_mode boot parameter with two modes:
- performance (or 1): override EPP to performance preference (0x0)
- default_epp (or 2): preserve EPP value programmed by BIOS/firmware
Patch 2 depends on Pierre's series [3] ("cpufreq: Set policy->min and
max as real QoS constraints") so that policy->min/max set during
cppc_cpufreq_cpu_init() are not overridden by cpufreq_set_policy().
v2[2] -> v3:
- Split cppc_set_enable() into a separate patch (1/2).
- Change auto_sel_mode to accept EPP mode (string or numeric).
- Drop clamp on desired_perf; initialize it to max_perf as a starting hint.
- cppc_set_perf() failure during autonomous setup is non-fatal.
- cppc_set_auto_sel() failure: fall back to OS-driven mode.
- Documentation: list 'performance' and 'default_epp' modes as per code.
- Removed Randy Dunlap's reviewed-by from documentation as some change.
Sumit Gupta (2):
cpufreq: CPPC: Set CPPC Enable register in cpu_init
cpufreq: CPPC: add autonomous mode boot parameter support
.../admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt | 16 +++
drivers/cpufreq/cppc_cpufreq.c | 130 +++++++++++++++++-
2 files changed, 141 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
[1] v1: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20260317151053.2361475-1-sumitg@nvidia.com/
[2] v2: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20260424201814.230071-1-sumitg@nvidia.com/
[3] https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20260511135538.522653-1-pierre.gondois@arm.com/
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