Re: [PATCH] cpuidle: sysfs: Export target residency information

From: Rafael J. Wysocki
Date: Tue Apr 08 2014 - 06:48:10 EST


On Tuesday, April 08, 2014 11:13:16 AM Daniel Lezcano wrote:
> On 03/17/2014 12:17 PM, Daniel Lezcano wrote:
> > From userspace, there is no way to know the target residency for each idle
> > state. If we want to write tools to measure the accuracy of the idle state
> > selection from the governor, we need this info.
> >
> > As the exit latency is exported through sysfs, exporting the target residency
> > in the same place makes sense.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Daniel Lezcano <daniel.lezcano@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > ---
>
> Hi Rafael,
>
> are you willing to take this patch ?

Yes, I'm going to take it.

Thanks!

> > drivers/cpuidle/sysfs.c | 3 +++
> > 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)
> >
> > diff --git a/drivers/cpuidle/sysfs.c b/drivers/cpuidle/sysfs.c
> > index e918b6d..efe2f17 100644
> > --- a/drivers/cpuidle/sysfs.c
> > +++ b/drivers/cpuidle/sysfs.c
> > @@ -293,6 +293,7 @@ static ssize_t show_state_##_name(struct cpuidle_state *state, \
> > }
> >
> > define_show_state_function(exit_latency)
> > +define_show_state_function(target_residency)
> > define_show_state_function(power_usage)
> > define_show_state_ull_function(usage)
> > define_show_state_ull_function(time)
> > @@ -304,6 +305,7 @@ define_store_state_ull_function(disable)
> > define_one_state_ro(name, show_state_name);
> > define_one_state_ro(desc, show_state_desc);
> > define_one_state_ro(latency, show_state_exit_latency);
> > +define_one_state_ro(residency, show_state_target_residency);
> > define_one_state_ro(power, show_state_power_usage);
> > define_one_state_ro(usage, show_state_usage);
> > define_one_state_ro(time, show_state_time);
> > @@ -313,6 +315,7 @@ static struct attribute *cpuidle_state_default_attrs[] = {
> > &attr_name.attr,
> > &attr_desc.attr,
> > &attr_latency.attr,
> > + &attr_residency.attr,
> > &attr_power.attr,
> > &attr_usage.attr,
> > &attr_time.attr,
> >
>
>
>

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Rafael J. Wysocki, Intel Open Source Technology Center.
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