[PATCH v5 1/5] powercap/drivers/dtpm: Encapsulate even more the code

[PATCH v5 1/5] powercap/drivers/dtpm: Encapsulate even more the code

[Daniel Lezcano]

In order to increase the self-encapsulation of the dtpm generic code,
the following changes are adding a power update ops to the dtpm
ops. That allows the generic code to call directly the dtpm backend
function to update the power values.

The power update function does compute the power characteristics when
the function is invoked. In the case of the CPUs, the power
consumption depends on the number of online CPUs. The online CPUs mask
is not up to date at CPUHP_AP_ONLINE_DYN state in the tear down
callback. That is the reason why the online / offline are at separate
state. As there is already an existing state for DTPM, this one is
only moved to the DEAD state, so there is no addition of new state
with these changes. The dtpm node is not removed when the cpu is
unplugged.

That simplifies the code for the next changes and results in a more
self-encapsulated code.

Signed-off-by: Daniel Lezcano <daniel.lezcano@linaro.org>
Reviewed-by: Lukasz Luba <lukasz.luba@arm.com>
---
V4:
 - Replaced s/sprintf/snprintf/ for the dtpm node name
V2:
 - Updated the changelog with the CPU node not being removed
 - Commented the cpu hotplug callbacks to explain why there are two callbacks
 - Changed 'upt_power_uw' to 'update_power_uw'
 - Removed unused cpumask variable
---
 drivers/powercap/dtpm.c     |  54 ++++++-------
 drivers/powercap/dtpm_cpu.c | 148 ++++++++++++++++--------------------
 include/linux/cpuhotplug.h  |   2 +-
 include/linux/dtpm.h        |   3 +-
 4 files changed, 97 insertions(+), 110 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/powercap/dtpm.c b/drivers/powercap/dtpm.c
index c2185ec5f887..58433b8ef9a1 100644
--- a/drivers/powercap/dtpm.c
+++ b/drivers/powercap/dtpm.c
@@ -116,8 +116,6 @@ static void __dtpm_sub_power(struct dtpm *dtpm)
 		parent->power_limit -= dtpm->power_limit;
 		parent = parent->parent;
 	}
-
-	__dtpm_rebalance_weight(root);
 }
 
 static void __dtpm_add_power(struct dtpm *dtpm)
@@ -130,45 +128,45 @@ static void __dtpm_add_power(struct dtpm *dtpm)
 		parent->power_limit += dtpm->power_limit;
 		parent = parent->parent;
 	}
+}
+
+static int __dtpm_update_power(struct dtpm *dtpm)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	__dtpm_sub_power(dtpm);
 
-	__dtpm_rebalance_weight(root);
+	ret = dtpm->ops->update_power_uw(dtpm);
+	if (ret)
+		pr_err("Failed to update power for '%s': %d\n",
+		       dtpm->zone.name, ret);
+
+	if (!test_bit(DTPM_POWER_LIMIT_FLAG, &dtpm->flags))
+		dtpm->power_limit = dtpm->power_max;
+
+	__dtpm_add_power(dtpm);
+
+	if (root)
+		__dtpm_rebalance_weight(root);
+
+	return ret;
 }
 
 /**
  * dtpm_update_power - Update the power on the dtpm
  * @dtpm: a pointer to a dtpm structure to update
- * @power_min: a u64 representing the new power_min value
- * @power_max: a u64 representing the new power_max value
  *
  * Function to update the power values of the dtpm node specified in
  * parameter. These new values will be propagated to the tree.
  *
  * Return: zero on success, -EINVAL if the values are inconsistent
  */
-int dtpm_update_power(struct dtpm *dtpm, u64 power_min, u64 power_max)
+int dtpm_update_power(struct dtpm *dtpm)
 {
-	int ret = 0;
+	int ret;
 
 	mutex_lock(&dtpm_lock);
-
-	if (power_min == dtpm->power_min && power_max == dtpm->power_max)
-		goto unlock;
-
-	if (power_max < power_min) {
-		ret = -EINVAL;
-		goto unlock;
-	}
-
-	__dtpm_sub_power(dtpm);
-
-	dtpm->power_min = power_min;
-	dtpm->power_max = power_max;
-	if (!test_bit(DTPM_POWER_LIMIT_FLAG, &dtpm->flags))
-		dtpm->power_limit = power_max;
-
-	__dtpm_add_power(dtpm);
-
-unlock:
+	ret = __dtpm_update_power(dtpm);
 	mutex_unlock(&dtpm_lock);
 
 	return ret;
@@ -436,6 +434,7 @@ int dtpm_register(const char *name, struct dtpm *dtpm, struct dtpm *parent)
 
 	if (dtpm->ops && !(dtpm->ops->set_power_uw &&
 			   dtpm->ops->get_power_uw &&
+			   dtpm->ops->update_power_uw &&
 			   dtpm->ops->release))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
@@ -455,7 +454,8 @@ int dtpm_register(const char *name, struct dtpm *dtpm, struct dtpm *parent)
 		root = dtpm;
 	}
 
-	__dtpm_add_power(dtpm);
+	if (dtpm->ops && !dtpm->ops->update_power_uw(dtpm))
+		__dtpm_add_power(dtpm);
 
 	pr_info("Registered dtpm node '%s' / %llu-%llu uW, \n",
 		dtpm->zone.name, dtpm->power_min, dtpm->power_max);
diff --git a/drivers/powercap/dtpm_cpu.c b/drivers/powercap/dtpm_cpu.c
index 51c366938acd..f6076de39540 100644
--- a/drivers/powercap/dtpm_cpu.c
+++ b/drivers/powercap/dtpm_cpu.c
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
  * The CPU hotplug is supported and the power numbers will be updated
  * if a CPU is hot plugged / unplugged.
  */
+#define pr_fmt(fmt) KBUILD_MODNAME ": " fmt
+
 #include <linux/cpumask.h>
 #include <linux/cpufreq.h>
 #include <linux/cpuhotplug.h>
@@ -23,8 +25,6 @@
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/units.h>
 
-static struct dtpm *__parent;
-
 static DEFINE_PER_CPU(struct dtpm *, dtpm_per_cpu);
 
 struct dtpm_cpu {
@@ -32,57 +32,16 @@ struct dtpm_cpu {
 	int cpu;
 };
 
-/*
- * When a new CPU is inserted at hotplug or boot time, add the power
- * contribution and update the dtpm tree.
- */
-static int power_add(struct dtpm *dtpm, struct em_perf_domain *em)
-{
-	u64 power_min, power_max;
-
-	power_min = em->table[0].power;
-	power_min *= MICROWATT_PER_MILLIWATT;
-	power_min += dtpm->power_min;
-
-	power_max = em->table[em->nr_perf_states - 1].power;
-	power_max *= MICROWATT_PER_MILLIWATT;
-	power_max += dtpm->power_max;
-
-	return dtpm_update_power(dtpm, power_min, power_max);
-}
-
-/*
- * When a CPU is unplugged, remove its power contribution from the
- * dtpm tree.
- */
-static int power_sub(struct dtpm *dtpm, struct em_perf_domain *em)
-{
-	u64 power_min, power_max;
-
-	power_min = em->table[0].power;
-	power_min *= MICROWATT_PER_MILLIWATT;
-	power_min = dtpm->power_min - power_min;
-
-	power_max = em->table[em->nr_perf_states - 1].power;
-	power_max *= MICROWATT_PER_MILLIWATT;
-	power_max = dtpm->power_max - power_max;
-
-	return dtpm_update_power(dtpm, power_min, power_max);
-}
-
 static u64 set_pd_power_limit(struct dtpm *dtpm, u64 power_limit)
 {
 	struct dtpm_cpu *dtpm_cpu = dtpm->private;
-	struct em_perf_domain *pd;
+	struct em_perf_domain *pd = em_cpu_get(dtpm_cpu->cpu);
 	struct cpumask cpus;
 	unsigned long freq;
 	u64 power;
 	int i, nr_cpus;
 
-	pd = em_cpu_get(dtpm_cpu->cpu);
-
 	cpumask_and(&cpus, cpu_online_mask, to_cpumask(pd->cpus));
-
 	nr_cpus = cpumask_weight(&cpus);
 
 	for (i = 0; i < pd->nr_perf_states; i++) {
@@ -113,6 +72,7 @@ static u64 get_pd_power_uw(struct dtpm *dtpm)
 
 	pd = em_cpu_get(dtpm_cpu->cpu);
 	freq = cpufreq_quick_get(dtpm_cpu->cpu);
+
 	cpumask_and(&cpus, cpu_online_mask, to_cpumask(pd->cpus));
 	nr_cpus = cpumask_weight(&cpus);
 
@@ -128,6 +88,27 @@ static u64 get_pd_power_uw(struct dtpm *dtpm)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int update_pd_power_uw(struct dtpm *dtpm)
+{
+	struct dtpm_cpu *dtpm_cpu = dtpm->private;
+	struct em_perf_domain *em = em_cpu_get(dtpm_cpu->cpu);
+	struct cpumask cpus;
+	int nr_cpus;
+
+	cpumask_and(&cpus, cpu_online_mask, to_cpumask(em->cpus));
+	nr_cpus = cpumask_weight(&cpus);
+
+	dtpm->power_min = em->table[0].power;
+	dtpm->power_min *= MICROWATT_PER_MILLIWATT;
+	dtpm->power_min *= nr_cpus;
+
+	dtpm->power_max = em->table[em->nr_perf_states - 1].power;
+	dtpm->power_max *= MICROWATT_PER_MILLIWATT;
+	dtpm->power_max *= nr_cpus;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static void pd_release(struct dtpm *dtpm)
 {
 	struct dtpm_cpu *dtpm_cpu = dtpm->private;
@@ -139,39 +120,24 @@ static void pd_release(struct dtpm *dtpm)
 }
 
 static struct dtpm_ops dtpm_ops = {
-	.set_power_uw = set_pd_power_limit,
-	.get_power_uw = get_pd_power_uw,
-	.release = pd_release,
+	.set_power_uw	 = set_pd_power_limit,
+	.get_power_uw	 = get_pd_power_uw,
+	.update_power_uw = update_pd_power_uw,
+	.release	 = pd_release,
 };
 
 static int cpuhp_dtpm_cpu_offline(unsigned int cpu)
 {
-	struct cpufreq_policy *policy;
 	struct em_perf_domain *pd;
 	struct dtpm *dtpm;
 
-	policy = cpufreq_cpu_get(cpu);
-
-	if (!policy)
-		return 0;
-
 	pd = em_cpu_get(cpu);
 	if (!pd)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	dtpm = per_cpu(dtpm_per_cpu, cpu);
 
-	power_sub(dtpm, pd);
-
-	if (cpumask_weight(policy->cpus) != 1)
-		return 0;
-
-	for_each_cpu(cpu, policy->related_cpus)
-		per_cpu(dtpm_per_cpu, cpu) = NULL;
-
-	dtpm_unregister(dtpm);
-
-	return 0;
+	return dtpm_update_power(dtpm);
 }
 
 static int cpuhp_dtpm_cpu_online(unsigned int cpu)
@@ -184,7 +150,6 @@ static int cpuhp_dtpm_cpu_online(unsigned int cpu)
 	int ret = -ENOMEM;
 
 	policy = cpufreq_cpu_get(cpu);
-
 	if (!policy)
 		return 0;
 
@@ -194,7 +159,7 @@ static int cpuhp_dtpm_cpu_online(unsigned int cpu)
 
 	dtpm = per_cpu(dtpm_per_cpu, cpu);
 	if (dtpm)
-		return power_add(dtpm, pd);
+		return dtpm_update_power(dtpm);
 
 	dtpm = dtpm_alloc(&dtpm_ops);
 	if (!dtpm)
@@ -210,27 +175,20 @@ static int cpuhp_dtpm_cpu_online(unsigned int cpu)
 	for_each_cpu(cpu, policy->related_cpus)
 		per_cpu(dtpm_per_cpu, cpu) = dtpm;
 
-	sprintf(name, "cpu%d", dtpm_cpu->cpu);
+	snprintf(name, sizeof(name), "cpu%d-cpufreq", dtpm_cpu->cpu);
 
-	ret = dtpm_register(name, dtpm, __parent);
+	ret = dtpm_register(name, dtpm, NULL);
 	if (ret)
 		goto out_kfree_dtpm_cpu;
 
-	ret = power_add(dtpm, pd);
-	if (ret)
-		goto out_dtpm_unregister;
-
 	ret = freq_qos_add_request(&policy->constraints,
 				   &dtpm_cpu->qos_req, FREQ_QOS_MAX,
 				   pd->table[pd->nr_perf_states - 1].frequency);
 	if (ret)
-		goto out_power_sub;
+		goto out_dtpm_unregister;
 
 	return 0;
 
-out_power_sub:
-	power_sub(dtpm, pd);
-
 out_dtpm_unregister:
 	dtpm_unregister(dtpm);
 	dtpm_cpu = NULL;
@@ -248,10 +206,38 @@ static int cpuhp_dtpm_cpu_online(unsigned int cpu)
 
 int dtpm_register_cpu(struct dtpm *parent)
 {
-	__parent = parent;
+	int ret;
+
+	/*
+	 * The callbacks at CPU hotplug time are calling
+	 * dtpm_update_power() which in turns calls update_pd_power().
+	 *
+	 * The function update_pd_power() uses the online mask to
+	 * figure out the power consumption limits.
+	 *
+	 * At CPUHP_AP_ONLINE_DYN, the CPU is present in the CPU
+	 * online mask when the cpuhp_dtpm_cpu_online function is
+	 * called, but the CPU is still in the online mask for the
+	 * tear down callback. So the power can not be updated when
+	 * the CPU is unplugged.
+	 *
+	 * At CPUHP_AP_DTPM_CPU_DEAD, the situation is the opposite as
+	 * above. The CPU online mask is not up to date when the CPU
+	 * is plugged in.
+	 *
+	 * For this reason, we need to call the online and offline
+	 * callbacks at different moments when the CPU online mask is
+	 * consistent with the power numbers we want to update.
+	 */
+	ret = cpuhp_setup_state(CPUHP_AP_DTPM_CPU_DEAD, "dtpm_cpu:offline",
+				NULL, cpuhp_dtpm_cpu_offline);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return ret;
+
+	ret = cpuhp_setup_state(CPUHP_AP_ONLINE_DYN, "dtpm_cpu:online",
+				cpuhp_dtpm_cpu_online, NULL);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return ret;
 
-	return cpuhp_setup_state(CPUHP_AP_DTPM_CPU_ONLINE,
-				 "dtpm_cpu:online",
-				 cpuhp_dtpm_cpu_online,
-				 cpuhp_dtpm_cpu_offline);
+	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/include/linux/cpuhotplug.h b/include/linux/cpuhotplug.h
index f14adb882338..b9c50c1b5948 100644
--- a/include/linux/cpuhotplug.h
+++ b/include/linux/cpuhotplug.h
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ enum cpuhp_state {
 	CPUHP_LUSTRE_CFS_DEAD,
 	CPUHP_AP_ARM_CACHE_B15_RAC_DEAD,
 	CPUHP_PADATA_DEAD,
+	CPUHP_AP_DTPM_CPU_DEAD,
 	CPUHP_WORKQUEUE_PREP,
 	CPUHP_POWER_NUMA_PREPARE,
 	CPUHP_HRTIMERS_PREPARE,
@@ -195,7 +196,6 @@ enum cpuhp_state {
 	CPUHP_AP_ONLINE_DYN_END		= CPUHP_AP_ONLINE_DYN + 30,
 	CPUHP_AP_X86_HPET_ONLINE,
 	CPUHP_AP_X86_KVM_CLK_ONLINE,
-	CPUHP_AP_DTPM_CPU_ONLINE,
 	CPUHP_AP_ACTIVE,
 	CPUHP_ONLINE,
 };
diff --git a/include/linux/dtpm.h b/include/linux/dtpm.h
index e80a332e3d8a..acf8d3638988 100644
--- a/include/linux/dtpm.h
+++ b/include/linux/dtpm.h
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ struct dtpm {
 struct dtpm_ops {
 	u64 (*set_power_uw)(struct dtpm *, u64);
 	u64 (*get_power_uw)(struct dtpm *);
+	int (*update_power_uw)(struct dtpm *);
 	void (*release)(struct dtpm *);
 };
 
@@ -62,7 +63,7 @@ static inline struct dtpm *to_dtpm(struct powercap_zone *zone)
 	return container_of(zone, struct dtpm, zone);
 }
 
-int dtpm_update_power(struct dtpm *dtpm, u64 power_min, u64 power_max);
+int dtpm_update_power(struct dtpm *dtpm);
 
 int dtpm_release_zone(struct powercap_zone *pcz);
 
-- 
2.17.1

[PATCH v5 2/5] powercap/drivers/dtpm: Create a registering system

[Daniel Lezcano]

A SoC can be differently structured depending on the platform and the
kernel can not be aware of all the combinations, as well as the
specific tweaks for a particular board.

The creation of the hierarchy must be delegated to userspace.

These changes provide a registering mechanism where the different
subsystems will initialize their dtpm backends and register with a
name the dtpm node in a list.

The next changes will provide an userspace interface to create
hierarchically the different nodes. Those will be created by name and
found via the list filled by the different subsystem.

If a specified name is not found in the list, it is assumed to be a
virtual node which will have children and the default is to allocate
such node.

Cc: Greg KH <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
Signed-off-by: Daniel Lezcano <daniel.lezcano@linaro.org>
Reviewed-by: Lukasz Luba <lukasz.luba@arm.com>
---

V5:
  - Decrease log level from 'info' to 'debug'
  - Remove the refcount, it is pointless, lifetime cycle is already
    handled by the device refcounting. The dtpm node allocator is in
    charge of freeing it.
  - Rename the functions to 'dtpm_add, dtpm_del, dtpm_lookup'
  - Fix missing kfrees when deleting the node from the list
V4:
  - Fixed typo in the commit log
V2:
  - Fixed error code path by dropping lock
---
 drivers/powercap/dtpm.c     | 121 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--
 drivers/powercap/dtpm_cpu.c |   8 +--
 include/linux/dtpm.h        |   6 ++
 3 files changed, 127 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/powercap/dtpm.c b/drivers/powercap/dtpm.c
index 58433b8ef9a1..8df7adeed0cf 100644
--- a/drivers/powercap/dtpm.c
+++ b/drivers/powercap/dtpm.c
@@ -34,6 +34,14 @@ static DEFINE_MUTEX(dtpm_lock);
 static struct powercap_control_type *pct;
 static struct dtpm *root;
 
+struct dtpm_node {
+	const char *name;
+	struct dtpm *dtpm;
+	struct list_head node;
+};
+
+static LIST_HEAD(dtpm_list);
+
 static int get_time_window_us(struct powercap_zone *pcz, int cid, u64 *window)
 {
 	return -ENOSYS;
@@ -152,6 +160,113 @@ static int __dtpm_update_power(struct dtpm *dtpm)
 	return ret;
 }
 
+static struct dtpm *__dtpm_lookup(const char *name)
+{
+	struct dtpm_node *node;
+
+	list_for_each_entry(node, &dtpm_list, node) {
+		if (!strcmp(name, node->name))
+			return node->dtpm;
+	}
+
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+/**
+ * dtpm_lookup - Lookup for a registered dtpm node given its name
+ * @name: the name of the dtpm device
+ *
+ * The function looks up in the list of the registered dtpm
+ * devices. This function must be called to create a dtpm node in the
+ * powercap hierarchy.
+ *
+ * Return: a pointer to a dtpm structure, NULL if not found.
+ */
+struct dtpm *dtpm_lookup(const char *name)
+{
+	struct dtpm *dtpm;
+
+	mutex_lock(&dtpm_lock);
+	dtpm = __dtpm_lookup(name);
+	mutex_unlock(&dtpm_lock);
+
+	return dtpm;
+}
+
+/**
+ * dtpm_add - Add the dtpm in the dtpm list
+ * @name: a name used as an identifier
+ * @dtpm: the dtpm node to be registered
+ *
+ * Stores the dtpm device in a list. The list contains all the devices
+ * which are power capable in terms of limitation and power
+ * consumption measurements. Even if conceptually, a power capable
+ * device won't register itself twice, the function will check if it
+ * was already registered in order to prevent a misuse of the API.
+ *
+ * Return: 0 on success, -EEXIST if the device name is already present
+ * in the list, -ENOMEM in case of memory allocation failure.
+ */
+int dtpm_add(const char *name, struct dtpm *dtpm)
+{
+	struct dtpm_node *node;
+	int ret;
+
+	mutex_lock(&dtpm_lock);
+
+	ret = -EEXIST;
+	if (__dtpm_lookup(name))
+		goto out_unlock;
+
+	ret = -ENOMEM;
+	node = kzalloc(sizeof(*node), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!node)
+		goto out_unlock;
+
+	node->name = kstrdup(name, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!node->name) {
+		kfree(node);
+		goto out_unlock;
+	}
+
+	node->dtpm = dtpm;
+
+	list_add(&node->node, &dtpm_list);
+
+	ret = 0;
+out_unlock:
+	mutex_unlock(&dtpm_lock);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+/**
+ * dtpm_del - Remove the dtpm device from the list
+ * @name: the dtpm device name to be removed
+ *
+ * Remove the dtpm device from the list of the registered devices.
+ */
+void dtpm_del(const char *name)
+{
+	struct dtpm_node *node;
+
+	mutex_lock(&dtpm_lock);
+
+	list_for_each_entry(node, &dtpm_list, node) {
+
+		if (strcmp(name, node->name))
+			continue;
+
+		list_del(&node->node);
+		kfree(node->name);
+		kfree(node);
+
+		break;
+	}
+
+	mutex_unlock(&dtpm_lock);
+}
+
 /**
  * dtpm_update_power - Update the power on the dtpm
  * @dtpm: a pointer to a dtpm structure to update
@@ -208,8 +323,6 @@ int dtpm_release_zone(struct powercap_zone *pcz)
 	if (root == dtpm)
 		root = NULL;
 
-	kfree(dtpm);
-
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -388,7 +501,7 @@ void dtpm_unregister(struct dtpm *dtpm)
 {
 	powercap_unregister_zone(pct, &dtpm->zone);
 
-	pr_info("Unregistered dtpm node '%s'\n", dtpm->zone.name);
+	pr_debug("Unregistered dtpm node '%s'\n", dtpm->zone.name);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -457,7 +570,7 @@ int dtpm_register(const char *name, struct dtpm *dtpm, struct dtpm *parent)
 	if (dtpm->ops && !dtpm->ops->update_power_uw(dtpm))
 		__dtpm_add_power(dtpm);
 
-	pr_info("Registered dtpm node '%s' / %llu-%llu uW, \n",
+	pr_debug("Created dtpm node '%s' / %llu-%llu uW, \n",
 		dtpm->zone.name, dtpm->power_min, dtpm->power_max);
 
 	mutex_unlock(&dtpm_lock);
diff --git a/drivers/powercap/dtpm_cpu.c b/drivers/powercap/dtpm_cpu.c
index f6076de39540..9deafd16a197 100644
--- a/drivers/powercap/dtpm_cpu.c
+++ b/drivers/powercap/dtpm_cpu.c
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ static int cpuhp_dtpm_cpu_online(unsigned int cpu)
 
 	snprintf(name, sizeof(name), "cpu%d-cpufreq", dtpm_cpu->cpu);
 
-	ret = dtpm_register(name, dtpm, NULL);
+	ret = dtpm_add(name, dtpm);
 	if (ret)
 		goto out_kfree_dtpm_cpu;
 
@@ -185,12 +185,12 @@ static int cpuhp_dtpm_cpu_online(unsigned int cpu)
 				   &dtpm_cpu->qos_req, FREQ_QOS_MAX,
 				   pd->table[pd->nr_perf_states - 1].frequency);
 	if (ret)
-		goto out_dtpm_unregister;
+		goto out_dtpm_del;
 
 	return 0;
 
-out_dtpm_unregister:
-	dtpm_unregister(dtpm);
+out_dtpm_del:
+	dtpm_del(name);
 	dtpm_cpu = NULL;
 	dtpm = NULL;
 
diff --git a/include/linux/dtpm.h b/include/linux/dtpm.h
index acf8d3638988..577c71d4e098 100644
--- a/include/linux/dtpm.h
+++ b/include/linux/dtpm.h
@@ -75,4 +75,10 @@ int dtpm_register(const char *name, struct dtpm *dtpm, struct dtpm *parent);
 
 int dtpm_register_cpu(struct dtpm *parent);
 
+struct dtpm *dtpm_lookup(const char *name);
+
+int dtpm_add(const char *name, struct dtpm *dtpm);
+
+void dtpm_del(const char *name);
+
 #endif
-- 
2.17.1

[PATCH v5 3/5] powercap/drivers/dtpm: Simplify the dtpm table

[Daniel Lezcano]

The dtpm table is an array of pointers, that forces the user of the
table to define initdata along with the declaration of the table
entry. It is more efficient to create an array of dtpm structure, so
the declaration of the table entry can be done by initializing the
different fields.

Signed-off-by: Daniel Lezcano <daniel.lezcano@linaro.org>
Reviewed-by: Lukasz Luba <lukasz.luba@arm.com>
---
 drivers/powercap/dtpm.c     |  4 ++--
 drivers/powercap/dtpm_cpu.c |  4 +++-
 include/linux/dtpm.h        | 20 +++++++++-----------
 3 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/powercap/dtpm.c b/drivers/powercap/dtpm.c
index 8df7adeed0cf..3bcd8374baf8 100644
--- a/drivers/powercap/dtpm.c
+++ b/drivers/powercap/dtpm.c
@@ -580,7 +580,7 @@ int dtpm_register(const char *name, struct dtpm *dtpm, struct dtpm *parent)
 
 static int __init dtpm_init(void)
 {
-	struct dtpm_descr **dtpm_descr;
+	struct dtpm_descr *dtpm_descr;
 
 	pct = powercap_register_control_type(NULL, "dtpm", NULL);
 	if (IS_ERR(pct)) {
@@ -589,7 +589,7 @@ static int __init dtpm_init(void)
 	}
 
 	for_each_dtpm_table(dtpm_descr)
-		(*dtpm_descr)->init(*dtpm_descr);
+		dtpm_descr->init();
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/powercap/dtpm_cpu.c b/drivers/powercap/dtpm_cpu.c
index 9deafd16a197..74b39a1082e5 100644
--- a/drivers/powercap/dtpm_cpu.c
+++ b/drivers/powercap/dtpm_cpu.c
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ static int cpuhp_dtpm_cpu_online(unsigned int cpu)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-int dtpm_register_cpu(struct dtpm *parent)
+static int __init dtpm_cpu_init(void)
 {
 	int ret;
 
@@ -241,3 +241,5 @@ int dtpm_register_cpu(struct dtpm *parent)
 
 	return 0;
 }
+
+DTPM_DECLARE(dtpm_cpu, dtpm_cpu_init);
diff --git a/include/linux/dtpm.h b/include/linux/dtpm.h
index 577c71d4e098..2ec2821111d1 100644
--- a/include/linux/dtpm.h
+++ b/include/linux/dtpm.h
@@ -33,25 +33,23 @@ struct dtpm_ops {
 	void (*release)(struct dtpm *);
 };
 
-struct dtpm_descr;
-
-typedef int (*dtpm_init_t)(struct dtpm_descr *);
+typedef int (*dtpm_init_t)(void);
 
 struct dtpm_descr {
-	struct dtpm *parent;
-	const char *name;
 	dtpm_init_t init;
 };
 
 /* Init section thermal table */
-extern struct dtpm_descr *__dtpm_table[];
-extern struct dtpm_descr *__dtpm_table_end[];
+extern struct dtpm_descr __dtpm_table[];
+extern struct dtpm_descr __dtpm_table_end[];
 
-#define DTPM_TABLE_ENTRY(name)			\
-	static typeof(name) *__dtpm_table_entry_##name	\
-	__used __section("__dtpm_table") = &name
+#define DTPM_TABLE_ENTRY(name, __init)				\
+	static struct dtpm_descr __dtpm_table_entry_##name	\
+	__used __section("__dtpm_table") = {			\
+		.init = __init,					\
+	}
 
-#define DTPM_DECLARE(name)	DTPM_TABLE_ENTRY(name)
+#define DTPM_DECLARE(name, init)	DTPM_TABLE_ENTRY(name, init)
 
 #define for_each_dtpm_table(__dtpm)	\
 	for (__dtpm = __dtpm_table;	\
-- 
2.17.1

[PATCH v5 4/5] powercap/drivers/dtpm: Use container_of instead of a private data field

[Daniel Lezcano]

The dtpm framework provides an API to allocate a dtpm node. However
when a backend dtpm driver needs to allocate a dtpm node it must
define its own structure and store the pointer of this structure in
the private field of the dtpm structure.

It is more elegant to use the container_of macro and add the dtpm
structure inside the dtpm backend specific structure. The code will be
able to deal properly with the dtpm structure as a generic entity,
making all this even more self-encapsulated.

The dtpm_alloc() function does no longer make sense as the dtpm
structure will be allocated when allocating the device specific dtpm
structure. The dtpm_init() is provided instead.

Signed-off-by: Daniel Lezcano <daniel.lezcano@linaro.org>
Reviewed-by: Lukasz Luba <lukasz.luba@arm.com>
---
 drivers/powercap/dtpm.c     | 24 +++++++++----------
 drivers/powercap/dtpm_cpu.c | 46 ++++++++++++++++++-------------------
 include/linux/dtpm.h        |  3 +--
 3 files changed, 35 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/powercap/dtpm.c b/drivers/powercap/dtpm.c
index 3bcd8374baf8..03dbabc1ffd0 100644
--- a/drivers/powercap/dtpm.c
+++ b/drivers/powercap/dtpm.c
@@ -190,6 +190,12 @@ struct dtpm *dtpm_lookup(const char *name)
 	dtpm = __dtpm_lookup(name);
 	mutex_unlock(&dtpm_lock);
 
+	if (!dtpm) {
+		dtpm = kzalloc(sizeof(*dtpm), GFP_KERNEL);
+		if (dtpm)
+			dtpm_init(dtpm, NULL);
+	}
+
 	return dtpm;
 }
 
@@ -470,24 +476,18 @@ static struct powercap_zone_ops zone_ops = {
 };
 
 /**
- * dtpm_alloc - Allocate and initialize a dtpm struct
- * @name: a string specifying the name of the node
- *
- * Return: a struct dtpm pointer, NULL in case of error
+ * dtpm_init - Allocate and initialize a dtpm struct
+ * @dtpm: The dtpm struct pointer to be initialized
+ * @ops: The dtpm device specific ops, NULL for a virtual node
  */
-struct dtpm *dtpm_alloc(struct dtpm_ops *ops)
+void dtpm_init(struct dtpm *dtpm, struct dtpm_ops *ops)
 {
-	struct dtpm *dtpm;
-
-	dtpm = kzalloc(sizeof(*dtpm), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (dtpm) {
 		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&dtpm->children);
 		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&dtpm->sibling);
 		dtpm->weight = 1024;
 		dtpm->ops = ops;
 	}
-
-	return dtpm;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -578,7 +578,7 @@ int dtpm_register(const char *name, struct dtpm *dtpm, struct dtpm *parent)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int __init dtpm_init(void)
+static int __init init_dtpm(void)
 {
 	struct dtpm_descr *dtpm_descr;
 
@@ -593,4 +593,4 @@ static int __init dtpm_init(void)
 
 	return 0;
 }
-late_initcall(dtpm_init);
+late_initcall(init_dtpm);
diff --git a/drivers/powercap/dtpm_cpu.c b/drivers/powercap/dtpm_cpu.c
index 74b39a1082e5..f4092d1b01d7 100644
--- a/drivers/powercap/dtpm_cpu.c
+++ b/drivers/powercap/dtpm_cpu.c
@@ -25,16 +25,22 @@
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/units.h>
 
-static DEFINE_PER_CPU(struct dtpm *, dtpm_per_cpu);
-
 struct dtpm_cpu {
+	struct dtpm dtpm;
 	struct freq_qos_request qos_req;
 	int cpu;
 };
 
+static DEFINE_PER_CPU(struct dtpm_cpu *, dtpm_per_cpu);
+
+static struct dtpm_cpu *to_dtpm_cpu(struct dtpm *dtpm)
+{
+	return container_of(dtpm, struct dtpm_cpu, dtpm);
+}
+
 static u64 set_pd_power_limit(struct dtpm *dtpm, u64 power_limit)
 {
-	struct dtpm_cpu *dtpm_cpu = dtpm->private;
+	struct dtpm_cpu *dtpm_cpu = to_dtpm_cpu(dtpm);
 	struct em_perf_domain *pd = em_cpu_get(dtpm_cpu->cpu);
 	struct cpumask cpus;
 	unsigned long freq;
@@ -64,7 +70,7 @@ static u64 set_pd_power_limit(struct dtpm *dtpm, u64 power_limit)
 
 static u64 get_pd_power_uw(struct dtpm *dtpm)
 {
-	struct dtpm_cpu *dtpm_cpu = dtpm->private;
+	struct dtpm_cpu *dtpm_cpu = to_dtpm_cpu(dtpm);
 	struct em_perf_domain *pd;
 	struct cpumask cpus;
 	unsigned long freq;
@@ -90,7 +96,7 @@ static u64 get_pd_power_uw(struct dtpm *dtpm)
 
 static int update_pd_power_uw(struct dtpm *dtpm)
 {
-	struct dtpm_cpu *dtpm_cpu = dtpm->private;
+	struct dtpm_cpu *dtpm_cpu = to_dtpm_cpu(dtpm);
 	struct em_perf_domain *em = em_cpu_get(dtpm_cpu->cpu);
 	struct cpumask cpus;
 	int nr_cpus;
@@ -111,7 +117,7 @@ static int update_pd_power_uw(struct dtpm *dtpm)
 
 static void pd_release(struct dtpm *dtpm)
 {
-	struct dtpm_cpu *dtpm_cpu = dtpm->private;
+	struct dtpm_cpu *dtpm_cpu = to_dtpm_cpu(dtpm);
 
 	if (freq_qos_request_active(&dtpm_cpu->qos_req))
 		freq_qos_remove_request(&dtpm_cpu->qos_req);
@@ -129,20 +135,19 @@ static struct dtpm_ops dtpm_ops = {
 static int cpuhp_dtpm_cpu_offline(unsigned int cpu)
 {
 	struct em_perf_domain *pd;
-	struct dtpm *dtpm;
+	struct dtpm_cpu *dtpm_cpu;
 
 	pd = em_cpu_get(cpu);
 	if (!pd)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	dtpm = per_cpu(dtpm_per_cpu, cpu);
+	dtpm_cpu = per_cpu(dtpm_per_cpu, cpu);
 
-	return dtpm_update_power(dtpm);
+	return dtpm_update_power(&dtpm_cpu->dtpm);
 }
 
 static int cpuhp_dtpm_cpu_online(unsigned int cpu)
 {
-	struct dtpm *dtpm;
 	struct dtpm_cpu *dtpm_cpu;
 	struct cpufreq_policy *policy;
 	struct em_perf_domain *pd;
@@ -157,27 +162,23 @@ static int cpuhp_dtpm_cpu_online(unsigned int cpu)
 	if (!pd)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	dtpm = per_cpu(dtpm_per_cpu, cpu);
-	if (dtpm)
-		return dtpm_update_power(dtpm);
-
-	dtpm = dtpm_alloc(&dtpm_ops);
-	if (!dtpm)
-		return -EINVAL;
+	dtpm_cpu = per_cpu(dtpm_per_cpu, cpu);
+	if (dtpm_cpu)
+		return dtpm_update_power(&dtpm_cpu->dtpm);
 
 	dtpm_cpu = kzalloc(sizeof(*dtpm_cpu), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!dtpm_cpu)
-		goto out_kfree_dtpm;
+		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	dtpm->private = dtpm_cpu;
+	dtpm_init(&dtpm_cpu->dtpm, &dtpm_ops);
 	dtpm_cpu->cpu = cpu;
 
 	for_each_cpu(cpu, policy->related_cpus)
-		per_cpu(dtpm_per_cpu, cpu) = dtpm;
+		per_cpu(dtpm_per_cpu, cpu) = dtpm_cpu;
 
 	snprintf(name, sizeof(name), "cpu%d-cpufreq", dtpm_cpu->cpu);
 
-	ret = dtpm_add(name, dtpm);
+	ret = dtpm_add(name, &dtpm_cpu->dtpm);
 	if (ret)
 		goto out_kfree_dtpm_cpu;
 
@@ -192,15 +193,12 @@ static int cpuhp_dtpm_cpu_online(unsigned int cpu)
 out_dtpm_del:
 	dtpm_del(name);
 	dtpm_cpu = NULL;
-	dtpm = NULL;
 
 out_kfree_dtpm_cpu:
 	for_each_cpu(cpu, policy->related_cpus)
 		per_cpu(dtpm_per_cpu, cpu) = NULL;
 	kfree(dtpm_cpu);
 
-out_kfree_dtpm:
-	kfree(dtpm);
 	return ret;
 }
 
diff --git a/include/linux/dtpm.h b/include/linux/dtpm.h
index 2ec2821111d1..e47bd5bbf56e 100644
--- a/include/linux/dtpm.h
+++ b/include/linux/dtpm.h
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ struct dtpm {
 	u64 power_max;
 	u64 power_min;
 	int weight;
-	void *private;
 };
 
 struct dtpm_ops {
@@ -65,7 +64,7 @@ int dtpm_update_power(struct dtpm *dtpm);
 
 int dtpm_release_zone(struct powercap_zone *pcz);
 
-struct dtpm *dtpm_alloc(struct dtpm_ops *ops);
+void dtpm_init(struct dtpm *dtpm, struct dtpm_ops *ops);
 
 void dtpm_unregister(struct dtpm *dtpm);
 
-- 
2.17.1

[PATCH v5 5/5] powercap/drivers/dtpm: Scale the power with the load

[Daniel Lezcano]

Currently the power consumption is based on the current OPP power
assuming the entire performance domain is fully loaded.

That gives very gross power estimation and we can do much better by
using the load to scale the power consumption.

Use the utilization to normalize and scale the power usage over the
max possible power.

Tested on a rock960 with 2 big CPUS, the power consumption estimation
conforms with the expected one.

Before this change:

~$ ~/dhrystone -t 1 -l 10000&
~$ cat /sys/devices/virtual/powercap/dtpm/dtpm:0/dtpm:0:1/constraint_0_max_power_uw
2260000

After this change:

~$ ~/dhrystone -t 1 -l 10000&
~$ cat /sys/devices/virtual/powercap/dtpm/dtpm:0/dtpm:0:1/constraint_0_max_power_uw
1130000

~$ ~/dhrystone -t 2 -l 10000&
~$ cat /sys/devices/virtual/powercap/dtpm/dtpm:0/dtpm:0:1/constraint_0_max_power_uw
2260000

Signed-off-by: Daniel Lezcano <daniel.lezcano@linaro.org>
Reviewed-by: Lukasz Luba <lukasz.luba@arm.com>
---

V3:
  - Fixed uninitialized 'cpu' in scaled_power_uw()
V2:
  - Replaced cpumask by em_span_cpus
  - Changed 'util' metrics variable types
  - Optimized utilization scaling power computation
  - Renamed parameter name for scale_pd_power_uw()
---
 drivers/powercap/dtpm_cpu.c | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------
 1 file changed, 39 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/powercap/dtpm_cpu.c b/drivers/powercap/dtpm_cpu.c
index f4092d1b01d7..eae35ae3c42e 100644
--- a/drivers/powercap/dtpm_cpu.c
+++ b/drivers/powercap/dtpm_cpu.c
@@ -68,27 +68,59 @@ static u64 set_pd_power_limit(struct dtpm *dtpm, u64 power_limit)
 	return power_limit;
 }
 
+static u64 scale_pd_power_uw(struct cpumask *pd_mask, u64 power)
+{
+	unsigned long max = 0, sum_util = 0;
+	int cpu;
+
+	for_each_cpu_and(cpu, pd_mask, cpu_online_mask) {
+
+		/*
+		 * The capacity is the same for all CPUs belonging to
+		 * the same perf domain, so a single call to
+		 * arch_scale_cpu_capacity() is enough. However, we
+		 * need the CPU parameter to be initialized by the
+		 * loop, so the call ends up in this block.
+		 *
+		 * We can initialize 'max' with a cpumask_first() call
+		 * before the loop but the bits computation is not
+		 * worth given the arch_scale_cpu_capacity() just
+		 * returns a value where the resulting assembly code
+		 * will be optimized by the compiler.
+		 */
+		max = arch_scale_cpu_capacity(cpu);
+		sum_util += sched_cpu_util(cpu, max);
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * In the improbable case where all the CPUs of the perf
+	 * domain are offline, 'max' will be zero and will lead to an
+	 * illegal operation with a zero division.
+	 */
+	return max ? (power * ((sum_util << 10) / max)) >> 10 : 0;
+}
+
 static u64 get_pd_power_uw(struct dtpm *dtpm)
 {
 	struct dtpm_cpu *dtpm_cpu = to_dtpm_cpu(dtpm);
 	struct em_perf_domain *pd;
-	struct cpumask cpus;
+	struct cpumask *pd_mask;
 	unsigned long freq;
-	int i, nr_cpus;
+	int i;
 
 	pd = em_cpu_get(dtpm_cpu->cpu);
-	freq = cpufreq_quick_get(dtpm_cpu->cpu);
 
-	cpumask_and(&cpus, cpu_online_mask, to_cpumask(pd->cpus));
-	nr_cpus = cpumask_weight(&cpus);
+	pd_mask = em_span_cpus(pd);
+
+	freq = cpufreq_quick_get(dtpm_cpu->cpu);
 
 	for (i = 0; i < pd->nr_perf_states; i++) {
 
 		if (pd->table[i].frequency < freq)
 			continue;
 
-		return pd->table[i].power *
-			MICROWATT_PER_MILLIWATT * nr_cpus;
+		return scale_pd_power_uw(pd_mask, pd->table[i].power *
+					 MICROWATT_PER_MILLIWATT);
 	}
 
 	return 0;
-- 
2.17.1

Re: [PATCH v5 2/5] powercap/drivers/dtpm: Create a registering system

[Greg KH]

On Wed, Mar 31, 2021 at 01:00:45PM +0200, Daniel Lezcano wrote:
> A SoC can be differently structured depending on the platform and the
> kernel can not be aware of all the combinations, as well as the
> specific tweaks for a particular board.
> 
> The creation of the hierarchy must be delegated to userspace.

Isn't that what DT is for?

> These changes provide a registering mechanism where the different
> subsystems will initialize their dtpm backends and register with a
> name the dtpm node in a list.
> 
> The next changes will provide an userspace interface to create
> hierarchically the different nodes. Those will be created by name and
> found via the list filled by the different subsystem.
> 
> If a specified name is not found in the list, it is assumed to be a
> virtual node which will have children and the default is to allocate
> such node.

There's no userspace portion here, so why talk about it?

> 
> Cc: Greg KH <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
> Signed-off-by: Daniel Lezcano <daniel.lezcano@linaro.org>
> Reviewed-by: Lukasz Luba <lukasz.luba@arm.com>
> ---
> 
> V5:
>   - Decrease log level from 'info' to 'debug'
>   - Remove the refcount, it is pointless, lifetime cycle is already
>     handled by the device refcounting. The dtpm node allocator is in
>     charge of freeing it.
>   - Rename the functions to 'dtpm_add, dtpm_del, dtpm_lookup'
>   - Fix missing kfrees when deleting the node from the list
> V4:
>   - Fixed typo in the commit log
> V2:
>   - Fixed error code path by dropping lock
> ---
>  drivers/powercap/dtpm.c     | 121 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--
>  drivers/powercap/dtpm_cpu.c |   8 +--
>  include/linux/dtpm.h        |   6 ++
>  3 files changed, 127 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/powercap/dtpm.c b/drivers/powercap/dtpm.c
> index 58433b8ef9a1..8df7adeed0cf 100644
> --- a/drivers/powercap/dtpm.c
> +++ b/drivers/powercap/dtpm.c
> @@ -34,6 +34,14 @@ static DEFINE_MUTEX(dtpm_lock);
>  static struct powercap_control_type *pct;
>  static struct dtpm *root;
>  
> +struct dtpm_node {
> +	const char *name;
> +	struct dtpm *dtpm;
> +	struct list_head node;
> +};
> +
> +static LIST_HEAD(dtpm_list);
> +
>  static int get_time_window_us(struct powercap_zone *pcz, int cid, u64 *window)
>  {
>  	return -ENOSYS;
> @@ -152,6 +160,113 @@ static int __dtpm_update_power(struct dtpm *dtpm)
>  	return ret;
>  }
>  
> +static struct dtpm *__dtpm_lookup(const char *name)
> +{
> +	struct dtpm_node *node;
> +
> +	list_for_each_entry(node, &dtpm_list, node) {
> +		if (!strcmp(name, node->name))
> +			return node->dtpm;
> +	}
> +
> +	return NULL;
> +}
> +
> +/**
> + * dtpm_lookup - Lookup for a registered dtpm node given its name
> + * @name: the name of the dtpm device
> + *
> + * The function looks up in the list of the registered dtpm
> + * devices. This function must be called to create a dtpm node in the
> + * powercap hierarchy.
> + *
> + * Return: a pointer to a dtpm structure, NULL if not found.
> + */
> +struct dtpm *dtpm_lookup(const char *name)
> +{
> +	struct dtpm *dtpm;
> +
> +	mutex_lock(&dtpm_lock);
> +	dtpm = __dtpm_lookup(name);
> +	mutex_unlock(&dtpm_lock);
> +
> +	return dtpm;
> +}
> +
> +/**
> + * dtpm_add - Add the dtpm in the dtpm list
> + * @name: a name used as an identifier
> + * @dtpm: the dtpm node to be registered
> + *
> + * Stores the dtpm device in a list. The list contains all the devices
> + * which are power capable in terms of limitation and power
> + * consumption measurements. Even if conceptually, a power capable
> + * device won't register itself twice, the function will check if it
> + * was already registered in order to prevent a misuse of the API.
> + *
> + * Return: 0 on success, -EEXIST if the device name is already present
> + * in the list, -ENOMEM in case of memory allocation failure.
> + */
> +int dtpm_add(const char *name, struct dtpm *dtpm)

Why not just use the name of the dtpm?

Where does this "new" name come from?  And why would it differ?

> +{
> +	struct dtpm_node *node;
> +	int ret;
> +
> +	mutex_lock(&dtpm_lock);
> +
> +	ret = -EEXIST;
> +	if (__dtpm_lookup(name))
> +		goto out_unlock;

Why do you have yet-another-list of these devices?  They are already all
on a list, why do you need another?

And you seem to be ignoring reference count issues here, you add a
reference counted pointer to a random list in the kernel and never
increment the reference count.  That's bad :(

So just don't use a new list please...

thanks,

greg k-h

Re: [PATCH v5 2/5] powercap/drivers/dtpm: Create a registering system

[Greg KH]

On Wed, Mar 31, 2021 at 01:00:45PM +0200, Daniel Lezcano wrote:
> +struct dtpm *dtpm_lookup(const char *name);
> +
> +int dtpm_add(const char *name, struct dtpm *dtpm);
> +
> +void dtpm_del(const char *name);

You can not add new kernel apis that have no user.  How do you know if
they actually work or not?  We have no idea as we do not see anyone
using them :(

So no need to add things with no user, feel free to just drop this patch
until you have one.

thanks,

greg k-h

Re: [PATCH v5 2/5] powercap/drivers/dtpm: Create a registering system

[Daniel Lezcano]

Hi Greg,

On 31/03/2021 20:06, Greg KH wrote:
> On Wed, Mar 31, 2021 at 01:00:45PM +0200, Daniel Lezcano wrote:
>> +struct dtpm *dtpm_lookup(const char *name);
>> +
>> +int dtpm_add(const char *name, struct dtpm *dtpm);
>> +
>> +void dtpm_del(const char *name);
> 
> You can not add new kernel apis that have no user.  How do you know if
> they actually work or not?  We have no idea as we do not see anyone
> using them :(
> 
> So no need to add things with no user, feel free to just drop this patch
> until you have one.

I've sent a couple of patches [1] on top of the previous series. I'm
finishing to respin it against this new one.

  -- Daniel

[1] https://lkml.org/lkml/2021/3/12/1514


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Re: [PATCH v5 2/5] powercap/drivers/dtpm: Create a registering system

[Greg KH]

On Wed, Mar 31, 2021 at 10:46:48PM +0200, Daniel Lezcano wrote:
> 
> Hi Greg,
> 
> On 31/03/2021 20:06, Greg KH wrote:
> > On Wed, Mar 31, 2021 at 01:00:45PM +0200, Daniel Lezcano wrote:
> >> +struct dtpm *dtpm_lookup(const char *name);
> >> +
> >> +int dtpm_add(const char *name, struct dtpm *dtpm);
> >> +
> >> +void dtpm_del(const char *name);
> > 
> > You can not add new kernel apis that have no user.  How do you know if
> > they actually work or not?  We have no idea as we do not see anyone
> > using them :(
> > 
> > So no need to add things with no user, feel free to just drop this patch
> > until you have one.
> 
> I've sent a couple of patches [1] on top of the previous series. I'm
> finishing to respin it against this new one.
> 
>   -- Daniel
> 
> [1] https://lkml.org/lkml/2021/3/12/1514

Please use lore.kernel.org, we do not control lkml and it has been down
in the past and it's impossible to reply from.

Please always provide a user of a function in the patch series,
otherwise you will end up with comments like mine above.

thanks,

greg k-h

Re: [PATCH v5 2/5] powercap/drivers/dtpm: Create a registering system

[Daniel Lezcano]

On 01/04/2021 08:02, Greg KH wrote:
> On Wed, Mar 31, 2021 at 10:46:48PM +0200, Daniel Lezcano wrote:
>>
>> Hi Greg,
>>
>> On 31/03/2021 20:06, Greg KH wrote:
>>> On Wed, Mar 31, 2021 at 01:00:45PM +0200, Daniel Lezcano wrote:
>>>> +struct dtpm *dtpm_lookup(const char *name);
>>>> +
>>>> +int dtpm_add(const char *name, struct dtpm *dtpm);
>>>> +
>>>> +void dtpm_del(const char *name);
>>>
>>> You can not add new kernel apis that have no user.  How do you know if
>>> they actually work or not?  We have no idea as we do not see anyone
>>> using them :(
>>>
>>> So no need to add things with no user, feel free to just drop this patch
>>> until you have one.
>>
>> I've sent a couple of patches [1] on top of the previous series. I'm
>> finishing to respin it against this new one.
>>
>>   -- Daniel
>>
>> [1] https://lkml.org/lkml/2021/3/12/1514
> 
> Please use lore.kernel.org, we do not control lkml and it has been down
> in the past and it's impossible to reply from.
> 
> Please always provide a user of a function in the patch series,
> otherwise you will end up with comments like mine above.

Ok, will do.

Thanks

  -- Daniel


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