Re: [PATCH 1/2 V6] intel_pstate: skip this driver if Sun server has _PPC method

From: Linda Knippers
Date: Mon Dec 01 2014 - 17:04:00 EST


On 12/1/2014 10:11 AM, Dirk Brandewie wrote:
> On 11/30/2014 06:32 PM, Ethan Zhao wrote:
>> Oracle Sun X86 servers have dynamic power capping capability that works via
>> ACPI _PPC method etc, so skip loading this driver if Sun server has ACPI _PPC
>> enabled.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Ethan Zhao <ethan.zhao@xxxxxxxxxx>
>> Signed-off-by: Dirk Brandewie <dirk.brandewie@xxxxxxxxx>
>> Tested-by: Linda Knippers <linda.knippers@xxxxxx>
>
> In the future you should not add other peoples Signed-off-by or Tested-by
> tags unless they have explicitly told you can do so. Other than that I
> am fine with this patch.

I hadn't previously testing this version of the patch but I have now so I'm
now ok with the Tested-by.

Thanks,

--ljk
>
> --Dirk
>> ---
>> v2: fix break HP Proliant issue.
>> v3: expand the hardware vendor list.
>> v4: refine code.
>> v5v6: change enum PCC to PPC.
>>
>> drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c | 45 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----
>> 1 file changed, 41 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c b/drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c
>> index 27bb6d3..1bb62ca 100644
>> --- a/drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c
>> +++ b/drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c
>> @@ -943,15 +943,46 @@ static bool intel_pstate_no_acpi_pss(void)
>> return true;
>> }
>>
>> +static bool intel_pstate_has_acpi_ppc(void)
>> +{
>> + int i;
>> +
>> + for_each_possible_cpu(i) {
>> + struct acpi_processor *pr = per_cpu(processors, i);
>> +
>> + if (!pr)
>> + continue;
>> + if (acpi_has_method(pr->handle, "_PPC"))
>> + return true;
>> + }
>> + return false;
>> +}
>> +
>> +enum {
>> + PSS,
>> + PPC,
>> +};
>> +
>> struct hw_vendor_info {
>> u16 valid;
>> char oem_id[ACPI_OEM_ID_SIZE];
>> char oem_table_id[ACPI_OEM_TABLE_ID_SIZE];
>> + int oem_pwr_table;
>> };
>>
>> /* Hardware vendor-specific info that has its own power management modes */
>> static struct hw_vendor_info vendor_info[] = {
>> - {1, "HP ", "ProLiant"},
>> + {1, "HP ", "ProLiant", PSS},
>> + {1, "ORACLE", "X4-2 ", PPC},
>> + {1, "ORACLE", "X4-2L ", PPC},
>> + {1, "ORACLE", "X4-2B ", PPC},
>> + {1, "ORACLE", "X3-2 ", PPC},
>> + {1, "ORACLE", "X3-2L ", PPC},
>> + {1, "ORACLE", "X3-2B ", PPC},
>> + {1, "ORACLE", "X4470M2 ", PPC},
>> + {1, "ORACLE", "X4270M3 ", PPC},
>> + {1, "ORACLE", "X4270M2 ", PPC},
>> + {1, "ORACLE", "X4170M2 ", PPC},
>> {0, "", ""},
>> };
>>
>> @@ -966,15 +997,21 @@ static bool intel_pstate_platform_pwr_mgmt_exists(void)
>>
>> for (v_info = vendor_info; v_info->valid; v_info++) {
>> if (!strncmp(hdr.oem_id, v_info->oem_id, ACPI_OEM_ID_SIZE) &&
>> - !strncmp(hdr.oem_table_id, v_info->oem_table_id,
>> ACPI_OEM_TABLE_ID_SIZE) &&
>> - intel_pstate_no_acpi_pss())
>> - return true;
>> + !strncmp(hdr.oem_table_id, v_info->oem_table_id,
>> + ACPI_OEM_TABLE_ID_SIZE))
>> + switch (v_info->oem_pwr_table) {
>> + case PSS:
>> + return intel_pstate_no_acpi_pss();
>> + case PPC:
>> + return intel_pstate_has_acpi_ppc();
>> + }
>> }
>>
>> return false;
>> }
>> #else /* CONFIG_ACPI not enabled */
>> static inline bool intel_pstate_platform_pwr_mgmt_exists(void) { return
>> false; }
>> +static inline bool intel_pstate_has_acpi_ppc(void) { return false; }
>> #endif /* CONFIG_ACPI */
>>
>> static int __init intel_pstate_init(void)
>>
>
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