Re: [PATCH v6 3/7] cpufreq/schedutil: Use a fixed reference frequency

From: Viresh Kumar
Date: Fri Nov 10 2023 - 15:47:44 EST


On 09-11-23, 11:14, Vincent Guittot wrote:
> cpuinfo.max_freq can change at runtime because of boost as an example. This
> implies that the value could be different than the one that has been
> used when computing the capacity of a CPU.
>
> The new arch_scale_freq_ref() returns a fixed and coherent reference
> frequency that can be used when computing a frequency based on utilization.
>
> Use this arch_scale_freq_ref() when available and fallback to
> policy otherwise.
>
> Signed-off-by: Vincent Guittot <vincent.guittot@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Reviewed-by: Lukasz Luba <lukasz.luba@xxxxxxx>
> Tested-by: Lukasz Luba <lukasz.luba@xxxxxxx>
> Acked-by: Rafael J. Wysocki <rafael@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Reviewed-by: Dietmar Eggemann <dietmar.eggemann@xxxxxxx>
> ---
> kernel/sched/cpufreq_schedutil.c | 26 ++++++++++++++++++++++++--
> 1 file changed, 24 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

Acked-by: Viresh Kumar <viresh.kumar@xxxxxxxxxx>

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viresh