* [PATCH] Update ToDo with ideas for per_cpu_schedule handling
@ 2019-10-29 22:21 Natarajan, Janakarajan
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From: Natarajan, Janakarajan @ 2019-10-29 22:21 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: linux-pm, linux-kernel
Cc: Thomas Renninger, Shuah Khan, Natarajan, Janakarajan
Re-structure the code to better handle the per_cpu_schedule mechanism,
which was introduced when updating cpupower for AMD Zen based processors.
Based on Thomas Renninger's feedback/ideas.
Signed-off-by: Janakarajan Natarajan <Janakarajan.Natarajan@amd.com>
---
tools/power/cpupower/ToDo | 14 ++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 14 insertions(+)
diff --git a/tools/power/cpupower/ToDo b/tools/power/cpupower/ToDo
index 6e8b89f282e6..3f12ee451403 100644
--- a/tools/power/cpupower/ToDo
+++ b/tools/power/cpupower/ToDo
@@ -8,3 +8,17 @@ ToDos sorted by priority:
- Add another c1e debug idle monitor
-> Is by design racy with BIOS, but could be added
with a --force option and some "be careful" messages
+- Add cpu_start()/cpu_stop() callbacks for monitor
+ -> This is to move the per_cpu_schedule logic from inside
+ the monitor to outside it. This can be given higher
+ priority in fork_it. The per_cpu logic allows the
+ cpupower process to move to each cpu before taking
+ measurements.
+- Fork as many processes as there are CPUs in case the
+ per_cpu_schedule flag is set.
+ -> Bind forked processes to each cpu.
+ -> Execute start measures via the forked processes on
+ each cpu.
+ -> Run test executable in a forked process.
+ -> Execute stop measures via the forked processes on
+ each cpu.
--
2.17.1
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