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* [RFC] ath9k: Fix ath9k prevents CPU to enter C3 states
@ 2011-02-09 14:33 Mohammed Shafi Shajakhan
  2011-02-09 14:42 ` John W. Linville
                   ` (2 more replies)
  0 siblings, 3 replies; 17+ messages in thread
From: Mohammed Shafi Shajakhan @ 2011-02-09 14:33 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: linville; +Cc: linux-wireless, lrodriguez, Mohammed Shafi Shajakhan

From: Mohammed Shafi Shajakhan <mshajakhan@atheros.com>

The DMA latency issue is observed only in Intel pinetrail platforms but
in the driver we had a default PM-QOS value of 55. This caused
unnecessary power consumption and battery drain in other platforms.
Address this issue by disabling PM-QOS by default by setting it's value
as '0' and making code changes appropriately.This addresses the bug:
https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=27532
	If the user sees some DMA latency issue he can still use the pmqos as a
module parameter to trade power for throughput as below:
sudo modprobe ath9k pmqos=55

Signed-off-by: Mohammed Shafi Shajakhan <mshajakhan@atheros.com>
---
 drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ath9k.h |    4 +++-
 drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/init.c  |    9 +++++----
 drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/main.c  |    9 +++++----
 3 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ath9k.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ath9k.h
index 9272278..55fcd01 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ath9k.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ath9k.h
@@ -57,7 +57,9 @@ struct ath_node;
 
 #define A_MAX(a, b) ((a) > (b) ? (a) : (b))
 
-#define ATH9K_PM_QOS_DEFAULT_VALUE	55
+/* By default PM QOS is disabled */
+#define ATH9K_PM_QOS_DEFAULT_VALUE	0
+
 
 #define TSF_TO_TU(_h,_l) \
 	((((u32)(_h)) << 22) | (((u32)(_l)) >> 10))
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/init.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/init.c
index e5c1eea..658ea02 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/init.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/init.c
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(btcoex_enable, "Enable wifi-BT coexistence");
 
 int ath9k_pm_qos_value = ATH9K_PM_QOS_DEFAULT_VALUE;
 module_param_named(pmqos, ath9k_pm_qos_value, int, S_IRUSR | S_IRGRP | S_IROTH);
-MODULE_PARM_DESC(pmqos, "User specified PM-QOS value");
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(pmqos, "User specified PM-QOS value, by default disabled");
 
 bool is_ath9k_unloaded;
 /* We use the hw_value as an index into our private channel structure */
@@ -759,8 +759,8 @@ int ath9k_init_device(u16 devid, struct ath_softc *sc, u16 subsysid,
 
 	ath_init_leds(sc);
 	ath_start_rfkill_poll(sc);
-
-	pm_qos_add_request(&sc->pm_qos_req, PM_QOS_CPU_DMA_LATENCY,
+	if (ath9k_pm_qos_value)
+		pm_qos_add_request(&sc->pm_qos_req, PM_QOS_CPU_DMA_LATENCY,
 			   PM_QOS_DEFAULT_VALUE);
 
 	return 0;
@@ -819,7 +819,8 @@ void ath9k_deinit_device(struct ath_softc *sc)
 	ath9k_ps_restore(sc);
 
 	ieee80211_unregister_hw(hw);
-	pm_qos_remove_request(&sc->pm_qos_req);
+	if (ath9k_pm_qos_value)
+		pm_qos_remove_request(&sc->pm_qos_req);
 	ath_rx_cleanup(sc);
 	ath_tx_cleanup(sc);
 	ath9k_deinit_softc(sc);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/main.c
index 4ed43b2..3855092 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/main.c
@@ -1119,9 +1119,10 @@ static int ath9k_start(struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
 
 	/* User has the option to provide pm-qos value as a module
 	 * parameter rather than using the default value of
-	 * 'ATH9K_PM_QOS_DEFAULT_VALUE'.
+	 * 'ATH9K_PM_QOS_DEFAULT_VALUE' which disables PM QOS.
 	 */
-	pm_qos_update_request(&sc->pm_qos_req, ath9k_pm_qos_value);
+	if (ath9k_pm_qos_value)
+		pm_qos_update_request(&sc->pm_qos_req, ath9k_pm_qos_value);
 
 	if (ah->caps.pcie_lcr_extsync_en && common->bus_ops->extn_synch_en)
 		common->bus_ops->extn_synch_en(common);
@@ -1266,8 +1267,8 @@ static void ath9k_stop(struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
 	ath_radio_disable(sc, hw);
 
 	sc->sc_flags |= SC_OP_INVALID;
-
-	pm_qos_update_request(&sc->pm_qos_req, PM_QOS_DEFAULT_VALUE);
+	if (ath9k_pm_qos_value)
+		pm_qos_update_request(&sc->pm_qos_req, PM_QOS_DEFAULT_VALUE);
 
 	mutex_unlock(&sc->mutex);
 
-- 
1.7.0.4


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* [RFC] ath9k: Fix ath9k prevents CPU to enter C3 states
@ 2011-02-15 15:59 Mohammed Shafi Shajakhan
  2011-02-15 16:12 ` John W. Linville
  0 siblings, 1 reply; 17+ messages in thread
From: Mohammed Shafi Shajakhan @ 2011-02-15 15:59 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: linville; +Cc: linux-wireless, lrodriguez, Mohammed Shafi Shajakhan

From: Mohammed Shafi Shajakhan <mshajakhan@atheros.com>

The DMA latency issue is observed only in Intel pinetrail platforms but
in the driver we had a default PM-QOS value of 55. This caused
unnecessary power consumption and battery drain in other platforms.
	Remove the pm-qos thing in the driver code and address the throughput issue in
Intel pinetrail platfroms in user space using any one of the scripts in below links:
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/mcgrof/scripts/cpudmalatency.c
http://johannes.sipsolutions.net/files/netlatency.c.txt
More details can be found in the following bugzilla link:
https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=27532

Signed-off-by: Mohammed Shafi Shajakhan <mshajakhan@atheros.com>
---
 drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ath9k.h |    5 -----
 drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/init.c  |    7 -------
 drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/main.c  |    8 --------
 3 files changed, 0 insertions(+), 20 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ath9k.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ath9k.h
index ba436cd..0052f64 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ath9k.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ath9k.h
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
 #include <linux/device.h>
 #include <linux/leds.h>
 #include <linux/completion.h>
-#include <linux/pm_qos_params.h>
 
 #include "debug.h"
 #include "common.h"
@@ -57,8 +56,6 @@ struct ath_node;
 
 #define A_MAX(a, b) ((a) > (b) ? (a) : (b))
 
-#define ATH9K_PM_QOS_DEFAULT_VALUE	55
-
 #define TSF_TO_TU(_h,_l) \
 	((((u32)(_h)) << 22) | (((u32)(_l)) >> 10))
 
@@ -650,7 +647,6 @@ struct ath_softc {
 
 	struct ath_ant_comb ant_comb;
 
-	struct pm_qos_request_list pm_qos_req;
 };
 
 void ath9k_tasklet(unsigned long data);
@@ -665,7 +661,6 @@ static inline void ath_read_cachesize(struct ath_common *common, int *csz)
 extern struct ieee80211_ops ath9k_ops;
 extern int ath9k_modparam_nohwcrypt;
 extern int led_blink;
-extern int ath9k_pm_qos_value;
 extern bool is_ath9k_unloaded;
 
 irqreturn_t ath_isr(int irq, void *dev);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/init.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/init.c
index e5c1eea..8fed4e4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/init.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/init.c
@@ -41,9 +41,6 @@ static int ath9k_btcoex_enable;
 module_param_named(btcoex_enable, ath9k_btcoex_enable, int, 0444);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(btcoex_enable, "Enable wifi-BT coexistence");
 
-int ath9k_pm_qos_value = ATH9K_PM_QOS_DEFAULT_VALUE;
-module_param_named(pmqos, ath9k_pm_qos_value, int, S_IRUSR | S_IRGRP | S_IROTH);
-MODULE_PARM_DESC(pmqos, "User specified PM-QOS value");
 
 bool is_ath9k_unloaded;
 /* We use the hw_value as an index into our private channel structure */
@@ -760,9 +757,6 @@ int ath9k_init_device(u16 devid, struct ath_softc *sc, u16 subsysid,
 	ath_init_leds(sc);
 	ath_start_rfkill_poll(sc);
 
-	pm_qos_add_request(&sc->pm_qos_req, PM_QOS_CPU_DMA_LATENCY,
-			   PM_QOS_DEFAULT_VALUE);
-
 	return 0;
 
 error_world:
@@ -819,7 +813,6 @@ void ath9k_deinit_device(struct ath_softc *sc)
 	ath9k_ps_restore(sc);
 
 	ieee80211_unregister_hw(hw);
-	pm_qos_remove_request(&sc->pm_qos_req);
 	ath_rx_cleanup(sc);
 	ath_tx_cleanup(sc);
 	ath9k_deinit_softc(sc);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/main.c
index 4f568b8..1d2c7c3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/main.c
@@ -1117,12 +1117,6 @@ static int ath9k_start(struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
 			ath9k_btcoex_timer_resume(sc);
 	}
 
-	/* User has the option to provide pm-qos value as a module
-	 * parameter rather than using the default value of
-	 * 'ATH9K_PM_QOS_DEFAULT_VALUE'.
-	 */
-	pm_qos_update_request(&sc->pm_qos_req, ath9k_pm_qos_value);
-
 	if (ah->caps.pcie_lcr_extsync_en && common->bus_ops->extn_synch_en)
 		common->bus_ops->extn_synch_en(common);
 
@@ -1267,8 +1261,6 @@ static void ath9k_stop(struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
 
 	sc->sc_flags |= SC_OP_INVALID;
 
-	pm_qos_update_request(&sc->pm_qos_req, PM_QOS_DEFAULT_VALUE);
-
 	mutex_unlock(&sc->mutex);
 
 	ath_dbg(common, ATH_DBG_CONFIG, "Driver halt\n");
-- 
1.7.0.4


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2011-02-09 14:33 [RFC] ath9k: Fix ath9k prevents CPU to enter C3 states Mohammed Shafi Shajakhan
2011-02-09 14:42 ` John W. Linville
2011-02-09 14:50   ` Mohammed Shafi
2011-02-09 16:48 ` Richard Schütz
2011-02-10 14:19   ` Mohammed Shafi
2011-02-10 17:41     ` Luis R. Rodriguez
2011-02-10 17:44       ` Richard Schütz
2011-02-11 13:31         ` Richard Schütz
2011-02-09 19:58 ` Luis R. Rodriguez
2011-02-10 14:18   ` Mohammed Shafi
2011-02-10 14:18     ` Mohammed Shafi
2011-02-15 15:59 Mohammed Shafi Shajakhan
2011-02-15 16:12 ` John W. Linville
2011-02-16  5:05   ` Mohammed Shafi
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