[PATCH] cpufreq: pcc: Fix the potentinal scheduling delays in target_index()

From: Liao Chang
Date: Sat Aug 26 2023 - 06:00:34 EST


pcc_cpufreq_target():
cpufreq_freq_transition_begin();
spin_lock(&pcc_lock);
[critical section]
cpufreq_freq_transition_end();
spin_unlock(&pcc_lock);

Above code has a performance issue, consider that Task0 executes
'cpufreq_freq_transition_end()' to wake Task1 and preempted imediatedly
without releasing 'pcc_lock', then Task1 needs to wait for Task0 to
release 'pcc_lock'. In the worst case, this locking order can result in
Task1 wasting two scheduling rounds before it can enter the critical
section.

Signed-off-by: Liao Chang <liaochang1@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/cpufreq/pcc-cpufreq.c | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/pcc-cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/pcc-cpufreq.c
index 73efbcf5513b..9d732a00e2a5 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/pcc-cpufreq.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/pcc-cpufreq.c
@@ -232,8 +232,8 @@ static int pcc_cpufreq_target(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
status = ioread16(&pcch_hdr->status);
iowrite16(0, &pcch_hdr->status);

- cpufreq_freq_transition_end(policy, &freqs, status != CMD_COMPLETE);
spin_unlock(&pcc_lock);
+ cpufreq_freq_transition_end(policy, &freqs, status != CMD_COMPLETE);

if (status != CMD_COMPLETE) {
pr_debug("target: FAILED for cpu %d, with status: 0x%x\n",
--
2.34.1