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charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable MIME-Version: 1.0 X-OriginatorOrg: Dell.com X-MS-Exchange-CrossTenant-AuthAs: Internal X-MS-Exchange-CrossTenant-AuthSource: DM6PR19MB2636.namprd19.prod.outlook.com X-MS-Exchange-CrossTenant-Network-Message-Id: d67f8e65-2550-4fae-d18b-08d8692e4f9d X-MS-Exchange-CrossTenant-originalarrivaltime: 05 Oct 2020 12:58:09.6501 (UTC) X-MS-Exchange-CrossTenant-fromentityheader: Hosted X-MS-Exchange-CrossTenant-id: 945c199a-83a2-4e80-9f8c-5a91be5752dd X-MS-Exchange-CrossTenant-mailboxtype: HOSTED X-MS-Exchange-CrossTenant-userprincipalname: bmDQlpxac7Mwz2RSVVZzCeBmPuth3NHLfQDKS7Gbyz7lOIcDYVqe1ir01By05Sxr0Wymagr1hKaFEwaRZ+ITIvTtFmxpvv5XrK5TtgTkYTw= X-MS-Exchange-Transport-CrossTenantHeadersStamped: DM6PR19MB4076 X-Proofpoint-Virus-Version: vendor=fsecure engine=2.50.10434:6.0.235,18.0.687 definitions=2020-10-05_07:2020-10-02,2020-10-05 signatures=0 X-Proofpoint-Spam-Details: rule=outbound_notspam policy=outbound score=0 spamscore=0 impostorscore=0 phishscore=0 malwarescore=0 suspectscore=0 priorityscore=1501 adultscore=0 lowpriorityscore=0 clxscore=1011 mlxlogscore=999 mlxscore=0 bulkscore=0 classifier=spam adjust=0 reason=mlx scancount=1 engine=8.12.0-2006250000 definitions=main-2010050096 X-Proofpoint-Spam-Details: rule=notspam policy=default score=0 spamscore=0 bulkscore=0 malwarescore=0 adultscore=0 suspectscore=0 mlxlogscore=999 phishscore=0 mlxscore=0 classifier=spam adjust=0 reason=mlx scancount=1 engine=8.12.0-2006250000 definitions=main-2010050096 Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-acpi@vger.kernel.org > On modern systems CPU/GPU/... performance is often dynamically configurab= le > in the form of e.g. variable clock-speeds and TPD. The performance is oft= en > automatically adjusted to the load by some automatic-mechanism (which may > very well live outside the kernel). >=20 > These auto performance-adjustment mechanisms often can be configured with > one of several performance-profiles, with either a bias towards low-power > consumption (and cool and quiet) or towards performance (and higher power > consumption and thermals). >=20 > Introduce a new performance_profile class/sysfs API which offers a generi= c > API for selecting the performance-profile of these automatic-mechanisms. >=20 If introducing an API for this - let me ask the question, why even let each driver offer a class interface and userspace need to change "each" driver's performance setting? I would think that you could just offer something kernel-wide like /sys/power/performance-profile Userspace can read and write to a single file. All drivers can get notifie= d on this sysfs file changing. The systems that react in firmware (such as the two that prompted this discussion) can change at that time. It leaves the possibility for a more open kernel implementation that can do the same thing though too by directly modifying device registers instead of ACPI devices. > Cc: Mark Pearson > Cc: Elia Devito > Cc: Bastien Nocera > Cc: Benjamin Berg > Cc: linux-pm@vger.kernel.org > Cc: linux-acpi@vger.kernel.org > Signed-off-by: Hans de Goede > --- > .../testing/sysfs-class-performance_profile | 104 ++++++++++++++++++ > 1 file changed, 104 insertions(+) > create mode 100644 Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-class-performance_pro= file >=20 > diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-class-performance_profile > b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-class-performance_profile > new file mode 100644 > index 000000000000..9c67cae39600 > --- /dev/null > +++ b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-class-performance_profile > @@ -0,0 +1,104 @@ > +Performance-profile selection (e.g. > /sys/class/performance_profile/thinkpad_acpi/) > + > +On modern systems CPU/GPU/... performance is often dynamically configura= ble > +in the form of e.g. variable clock-speeds and TPD. The performance is of= ten > +automatically adjusted to the load by some automatic-mechanism (which ma= y > +very well live outside the kernel). Are you intending to word this specifically to cover both firmware and user= space implementations? Or were you really meaning firmware implementations? > + > +These auto performance-adjustment mechanisms often can be configured wit= h > +one of several performance-profiles, with either a bias towards low-powe= r > +consumption (and cool and quiet) or towards performance (and higher powe= r > +consumption and thermals). > + > +The purpose of the performance_profile class is to offer a generic sysfs > +API for selecting the performance-profile of these automatic-mechanisms. > + > +Note that this API is only for selecting the performance-profile, it is > +NOT a goal of this API to allow monitoring the resulting performance > +characteristics. Monitoring performance is best done with device/vendor > +specific tools such as e.g. turbostat. Another thought that comes to mind (which is completely separate from my pr= evious idea): Why not make this register to firmware-attributes class as being discussed = in the new Dell driver? It seems like it could easily be read as: /sys/class/firmware-attributes/thinkpad-foo/attributes/PerformanceProfile/c= urrent_value /sys/class/firmware-attributes/thinkpad-foo/attributes/PerformanceProfile/p= ossible_values > + > +Specifically when selecting a high-performance profile the actual achiev= ed > +performance may be limited by various factors such as: the heat generate= d by > +other components, room temperature, free air flow at the bottom of a lap= top, > +etc. It is explicitly NOT a goal of this API to let userspace know about > +any sub-optimal conditions which are impeding reaching the requested > +performance level. > + > +Since numbers are a rather meaningless way to describe performance-profi= les > +this API uses strings to describe the various profiles. To make sure tha= t > +userspace gets a consistent experience when using this API this API docu= ment > +defines a fixed set of profile-names. Drivers *must* map their internal > +profile representation/names onto this fixed set. > + > +If for some reason there is no good match when mapping then a new profil= e-name > +may be added. Drivers which wish to introduce new profile-names must: > +1. Have very good reasons to do so. > +2. Add the new profile-name to this document, so that future drivers whi= ch also > + have a similar problem can use the same new. Usually new profile-name= s will > + be added to the "extra profile-names" section of this document. But i= n some > + cases the set of standard profile-names may be extended. > + > +What: /sys/class/performance_profile//available_profiles > +Date: October 2020 > +Contact: Hans de Goede > +Description: > + Reading this file gives a space separated list of profiles > + supported for this device. > + > + Drivers must use the following standard profile-names whenever > + possible: > + > + low-power: Emphasises low power consumption > + (and also cool and quiet) > + balanced-low-power: Balances between low power consumption > + and performance with a slight bias > + towards low power > + balanced: Balance between low power consumption > + and performance > + balanced-performance: Balances between performance and low > + power consumption with a slight bias > + towards performance > + performance: Emphasises performance (and may lead to > + higher temperatures and fan speeds) > + > + Userspace may expect drivers to offer at least several of these > + standard profile-names! If none of the above are a good match > + for some of the drivers profiles, then drivers may use one of > + these extra profile-names: > + > + > +What: /sys/class/performance_profile//current_profile > +Date: October 2020 > +Contact: Hans de Goede > +Description: > + Reading this file gives the current selected profile for this > + device. Writing this file with one of the strings from > + available_profiles changes the profile to the new value. > + > + Reading this file may also return "custom". This is intended for > + drivers which have and export multiple knobs influencing > + performance. Such drivers may very well still want to offer a > + set of profiles for easy of use and to be able to offer a > + consistent standard API (this API) to userspace for configuring > + their performance. The "custom" value is intended for when a > + user has directly configured the knobs (through e.g. some > + advanced control-panel for a GPU) and the knob values do not > + match any of the presets represented by the > + performance-profiles. In this case writing this file will > + override the modifications and restore the selected presets. > + > +What: /sys/class/performance_profile//type > +Date: October 2020 > +Contact: Hans de Goede > +Description: > + Performance-profiles may be system-wide, or for a specific > + device (e.g. CPU / GPU). System-wide profiles are typically > + used on devices where where a single cooling solution is > + shared between all components, such as laptops and NUCs. > + > + Reading this file indicates the type of the device for which > + the thermal-profile is being configured. > + > + Valid values: "system" > + Reserved for future use values: "cpu", "gpu" > -- > 2.28.0