[v11,02/11] Documentation: amd-pstate: add EPP profiles introduction

Message ID 20230118075210.447418-3-perry.yuan@amd.com
State New
Headers
Series Implement AMD Pstate EPP Driver |

Commit Message

Yuan, Perry Jan. 18, 2023, 7:52 a.m. UTC
  From: Perry Yuan <Perry.Yuan@amd.com>

The amd-pstate driver supports a feature called energy performance
preference (EPP). Add information to the documentation to explain
how users can interact with the sysfs files for this feature.

1) See all EPP profiles
$ sudo cat /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu0/cpufreq/energy_performance_available_preferences
default performance balance_performance balance_power power

2) Check current EPP profile
$ sudo cat /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu0/cpufreq/energy_performance_preference
performance

3) Set new EPP profile
$ sudo bash -c "echo power > /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu0/cpufreq/energy_performance_preference"

Acked-by: Huang Rui <ray.huang@amd.com>
Reviewed-by: Mario Limonciello <mario.limonciello@amd.com>
Tested-by: Wyes Karny <wyes.karny@amd.com>
Signed-off-by: Perry Yuan <Perry.Yuan@amd.com>
---
 Documentation/admin-guide/pm/amd-pstate.rst | 19 +++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 19 insertions(+)
  

Comments

Wyes Karny Jan. 19, 2023, 5:17 a.m. UTC | #1
On 1/18/2023 1:22 PM, Perry Yuan wrote:
> From: Perry Yuan <Perry.Yuan@amd.com>
> 
> The amd-pstate driver supports a feature called energy performance
> preference (EPP). Add information to the documentation to explain
> how users can interact with the sysfs files for this feature.
> 
> 1) See all EPP profiles
> $ sudo cat /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu0/cpufreq/energy_performance_available_preferences
> default performance balance_performance balance_power power
> 
> 2) Check current EPP profile
> $ sudo cat /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu0/cpufreq/energy_performance_preference
> performance
> 
> 3) Set new EPP profile
> $ sudo bash -c "echo power > /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu0/cpufreq/energy_performance_preference"
> 
> Acked-by: Huang Rui <ray.huang@amd.com>
> Reviewed-by: Mario Limonciello <mario.limonciello@amd.com>
> Tested-by: Wyes Karny <wyes.karny@amd.com>
> Signed-off-by: Perry Yuan <Perry.Yuan@amd.com>
Reviewed-by: Wyes Karny <wyes.karny@amd.com>

> ---
>  Documentation/admin-guide/pm/amd-pstate.rst | 19 +++++++++++++++++++
>  1 file changed, 19 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/pm/amd-pstate.rst b/Documentation/admin-guide/pm/amd-pstate.rst
> index 5376d53faaa8..98a2bb44f80c 100644
> --- a/Documentation/admin-guide/pm/amd-pstate.rst
> +++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/pm/amd-pstate.rst
> @@ -262,6 +262,25 @@ lowest non-linear performance in `AMD CPPC Performance Capability
>  <perf_cap_>`_.)
>  This attribute is read-only.
>  
> +``energy_performance_available_preferences``
> +
> +A list of all the supported EPP preferences that could be used for
> +``energy_performance_preference`` on this system.
> +These profiles represent different hints that are provided
> +to the low-level firmware about the user's desired energy vs efficiency
> +tradeoff.  ``default`` represents the epp value is set by platform
> +firmware. This attribute is read-only.
> +
> +``energy_performance_preference``
> +
> +The current energy performance preference can be read from this attribute.
> +and user can change current preference according to energy or performance needs
> +Please get all support profiles list from
> +``energy_performance_available_preferences`` attribute, all the profiles are
> +integer values defined between 0 to 255 when EPP feature is enabled by platform
> +firmware, if EPP feature is disabled, driver will ignore the written value
> +This attribute is read-write.
> +
>  Other performance and frequency values can be read back from
>  ``/sys/devices/system/cpu/cpuX/acpi_cppc/``, see :ref:`cppc_sysfs`.
>
  

Patch

diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/pm/amd-pstate.rst b/Documentation/admin-guide/pm/amd-pstate.rst
index 5376d53faaa8..98a2bb44f80c 100644
--- a/Documentation/admin-guide/pm/amd-pstate.rst
+++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/pm/amd-pstate.rst
@@ -262,6 +262,25 @@  lowest non-linear performance in `AMD CPPC Performance Capability
 <perf_cap_>`_.)
 This attribute is read-only.
 
+``energy_performance_available_preferences``
+
+A list of all the supported EPP preferences that could be used for
+``energy_performance_preference`` on this system.
+These profiles represent different hints that are provided
+to the low-level firmware about the user's desired energy vs efficiency
+tradeoff.  ``default`` represents the epp value is set by platform
+firmware. This attribute is read-only.
+
+``energy_performance_preference``
+
+The current energy performance preference can be read from this attribute.
+and user can change current preference according to energy or performance needs
+Please get all support profiles list from
+``energy_performance_available_preferences`` attribute, all the profiles are
+integer values defined between 0 to 255 when EPP feature is enabled by platform
+firmware, if EPP feature is disabled, driver will ignore the written value
+This attribute is read-write.
+
 Other performance and frequency values can be read back from
 ``/sys/devices/system/cpu/cpuX/acpi_cppc/``, see :ref:`cppc_sysfs`.