arch_cpu_idle_enter() directly calls amu_scale_freq_tick() to update
arch_freq_scale when CPU enters idle state. This bypasses the sft_data
pointer check that topology_clear_scale_freq_source() relies on.

As a result, even after calling topology_clear_scale_freq_source() with
SCALE_FREQ_SOURCE_ARCH to disable AMU-based frequency scaling, the
arch_freq_scale value can still be modified by AMU counters when the
CPU goes idle through the arch_cpu_idle_enter() path.

Fix by replacing the direct amu_scale_freq_tick() call with
topology_scale_freq_tick(), which is the generic interface for updating
frequency scale and properly respects the sft_data pointer state.

Co-developed-by: Xuewen Yan <xuewen.yan@unisoc.com>
Signed-off-by: Sean Wang <seanwang1@lenovo.com>
Signed-off-by: Xuewen Yan <xuewen.yan@unisoc.com>
---
 arch/arm64/kernel/topology.c | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/topology.c b/arch/arm64/kernel/topology.c
index b32f13358fbb..f617ef5c9903 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/topology.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/topology.c
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ void arch_cpu_idle_enter(void)
 	/* Kick in AMU update but only if one has not happened already */
 	if (housekeeping_cpu(cpu, HK_TYPE_TICK) &&
 	    time_is_before_jiffies(per_cpu(cpu_amu_samples.last_scale_update, cpu)))
-		amu_scale_freq_tick();
+		topology_scale_freq_tick();
 }
 
 #define AMU_SAMPLE_EXP_MS	20
-- 
2.25.1

On Fri, Aug 07, 2026 at 09:52:16PM +0800, seanwang1 wrote:
> arch_cpu_idle_enter() directly calls amu_scale_freq_tick() to update
> arch_freq_scale when CPU enters idle state. This bypasses the sft_data
> pointer check that topology_clear_scale_freq_source() relies on.
> 
> As a result, even after calling topology_clear_scale_freq_source() with
> SCALE_FREQ_SOURCE_ARCH to disable AMU-based frequency scaling, the
> arch_freq_scale value can still be modified by AMU counters when the
> CPU goes idle through the arch_cpu_idle_enter() path.
> 
> Fix by replacing the direct amu_scale_freq_tick() call with
> topology_scale_freq_tick(), which is the generic interface for updating
> frequency scale and properly respects the sft_data pointer state.
> 
> Co-developed-by: Xuewen Yan <xuewen.yan@unisoc.com>
> Signed-off-by: Sean Wang <seanwang1@lenovo.com>
> Signed-off-by: Xuewen Yan <xuewen.yan@unisoc.com>
> ---
>  arch/arm64/kernel/topology.c | 2 +-
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/topology.c b/arch/arm64/kernel/topology.c
> index b32f13358fbb..f617ef5c9903 100644
> --- a/arch/arm64/kernel/topology.c
> +++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/topology.c
> @@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ void arch_cpu_idle_enter(void)
>  	/* Kick in AMU update but only if one has not happened already */
>  	if (housekeeping_cpu(cpu, HK_TYPE_TICK) &&
>  	    time_is_before_jiffies(per_cpu(cpu_amu_samples.last_scale_update, cpu)))
> -		amu_scale_freq_tick();
> +		topology_scale_freq_tick();
>  }
That actually changes semantics here. This path is strictly AMU-oriented and
topology_scale_freq_tick is a dispatcher that does not really care about the
actual source of the scale info. So it would be best if this could verify
whether AMUs are the current source and call a tick only then, bailing out
otherwise.

---
BR
Beata
>  
>  #define AMU_SAMPLE_EXP_MS	20
> -- 
> 2.25.1
>

Hi sean,

On Fri, Aug 7, 2026 at 10:07 PM seanwang1 <seanwang1@lenovo.com> wrote:
>
> arch_cpu_idle_enter() directly calls amu_scale_freq_tick() to update
> arch_freq_scale when CPU enters idle state. This bypasses the sft_data
> pointer check that topology_clear_scale_freq_source() relies on.
>
> As a result, even after calling topology_clear_scale_freq_source() with
> SCALE_FREQ_SOURCE_ARCH to disable AMU-based frequency scaling, the
> arch_freq_scale value can still be modified by AMU counters when the
> CPU goes idle through the arch_cpu_idle_enter() path.
>
> Fix by replacing the direct amu_scale_freq_tick() call with
> topology_scale_freq_tick(), which is the generic interface for updating
> frequency scale and properly respects the sft_data pointer state.
>
> Co-developed-by: Xuewen Yan <xuewen.yan@unisoc.com>
> Signed-off-by: Sean Wang <seanwang1@lenovo.com>
> Signed-off-by: Xuewen Yan <xuewen.yan@unisoc.com>
> ---
>  arch/arm64/kernel/topology.c | 2 +-
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/topology.c b/arch/arm64/kernel/topology.c
> index b32f13358fbb..f617ef5c9903 100644
> --- a/arch/arm64/kernel/topology.c
> +++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/topology.c
> @@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ void arch_cpu_idle_enter(void)
>         /* Kick in AMU update but only if one has not happened already */
>         if (housekeeping_cpu(cpu, HK_TYPE_TICK) &&
>             time_is_before_jiffies(per_cpu(cpu_amu_samples.last_scale_update, cpu)))
> -               amu_scale_freq_tick();
> +               topology_scale_freq_tick();

Need we add rcu_lock/unlock?

>  }
>
>  #define AMU_SAMPLE_EXP_MS      20
> --
> 2.25.1
>
>