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-rw-r--r--drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle.c12
-rw-r--r--drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle.h1
-rw-r--r--drivers/cpuidle/driver.c16
-rw-r--r--drivers/cpuidle/governors/menu.c60
-rw-r--r--drivers/cpuidle/sysfs.c5
5 files changed, 83 insertions, 11 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle.c b/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle.c
index 12fdd39..1994885 100644
--- a/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle.c
+++ b/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle.c
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ int cpuidle_enable_device(struct cpuidle_device *dev)
if (dev->enabled)
return 0;
- if (!cpuidle_curr_driver || !cpuidle_curr_governor)
+ if (!cpuidle_get_driver() || !cpuidle_curr_governor)
return -EIO;
if (!dev->state_count)
return -EINVAL;
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ void cpuidle_disable_device(struct cpuidle_device *dev)
{
if (!dev->enabled)
return;
- if (!cpuidle_curr_driver || !cpuidle_curr_governor)
+ if (!cpuidle_get_driver() || !cpuidle_curr_governor)
return;
dev->enabled = 0;
@@ -271,10 +271,11 @@ static int __cpuidle_register_device(struct cpuidle_device *dev)
{
int ret;
struct sys_device *sys_dev = get_cpu_sysdev((unsigned long)dev->cpu);
+ struct cpuidle_driver *cpuidle_driver = cpuidle_get_driver();
if (!sys_dev)
return -EINVAL;
- if (!try_module_get(cpuidle_curr_driver->owner))
+ if (!try_module_get(cpuidle_driver->owner))
return -EINVAL;
init_completion(&dev->kobj_unregister);
@@ -284,7 +285,7 @@ static int __cpuidle_register_device(struct cpuidle_device *dev)
per_cpu(cpuidle_devices, dev->cpu) = dev;
list_add(&dev->device_list, &cpuidle_detected_devices);
if ((ret = cpuidle_add_sysfs(sys_dev))) {
- module_put(cpuidle_curr_driver->owner);
+ module_put(cpuidle_driver->owner);
return ret;
}
@@ -325,6 +326,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(cpuidle_register_device);
void cpuidle_unregister_device(struct cpuidle_device *dev)
{
struct sys_device *sys_dev = get_cpu_sysdev((unsigned long)dev->cpu);
+ struct cpuidle_driver *cpuidle_driver = cpuidle_get_driver();
if (dev->registered == 0)
return;
@@ -340,7 +342,7 @@ void cpuidle_unregister_device(struct cpuidle_device *dev)
cpuidle_resume_and_unlock();
- module_put(cpuidle_curr_driver->owner);
+ module_put(cpuidle_driver->owner);
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(cpuidle_unregister_device);
diff --git a/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle.h b/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle.h
index 9476ba3..33e50d5 100644
--- a/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle.h
+++ b/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle.h
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
/* For internal use only */
extern struct cpuidle_governor *cpuidle_curr_governor;
-extern struct cpuidle_driver *cpuidle_curr_driver;
extern struct list_head cpuidle_governors;
extern struct list_head cpuidle_detected_devices;
extern struct mutex cpuidle_lock;
diff --git a/drivers/cpuidle/driver.c b/drivers/cpuidle/driver.c
index 2257004..fd1601e 100644
--- a/drivers/cpuidle/driver.c
+++ b/drivers/cpuidle/driver.c
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
#include "cpuidle.h"
-struct cpuidle_driver *cpuidle_curr_driver;
+static struct cpuidle_driver *cpuidle_curr_driver;
DEFINE_SPINLOCK(cpuidle_driver_lock);
/**
@@ -40,13 +40,25 @@ int cpuidle_register_driver(struct cpuidle_driver *drv)
EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(cpuidle_register_driver);
/**
+ * cpuidle_get_driver - return the current driver
+ */
+struct cpuidle_driver *cpuidle_get_driver(void)
+{
+ return cpuidle_curr_driver;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(cpuidle_get_driver);
+
+/**
* cpuidle_unregister_driver - unregisters a driver
* @drv: the driver
*/
void cpuidle_unregister_driver(struct cpuidle_driver *drv)
{
- if (!drv)
+ if (drv != cpuidle_curr_driver) {
+ WARN(1, "invalid cpuidle_unregister_driver(%s)\n",
+ drv->name);
return;
+ }
spin_lock(&cpuidle_driver_lock);
cpuidle_curr_driver = NULL;
diff --git a/drivers/cpuidle/governors/menu.c b/drivers/cpuidle/governors/menu.c
index b81ad9c..52ff8aa 100644
--- a/drivers/cpuidle/governors/menu.c
+++ b/drivers/cpuidle/governors/menu.c
@@ -21,9 +21,12 @@
#include <linux/math64.h>
#define BUCKETS 12
+#define INTERVALS 8
#define RESOLUTION 1024
-#define DECAY 4
+#define DECAY 8
#define MAX_INTERESTING 50000
+#define STDDEV_THRESH 400
+
/*
* Concepts and ideas behind the menu governor
@@ -64,6 +67,16 @@
* indexed based on the magnitude of the expected duration as well as the
* "is IO outstanding" property.
*
+ * Repeatable-interval-detector
+ * ----------------------------
+ * There are some cases where "next timer" is a completely unusable predictor:
+ * Those cases where the interval is fixed, for example due to hardware
+ * interrupt mitigation, but also due to fixed transfer rate devices such as
+ * mice.
+ * For this, we use a different predictor: We track the duration of the last 8
+ * intervals and if the stand deviation of these 8 intervals is below a
+ * threshold value, we use the average of these intervals as prediction.
+ *
* Limiting Performance Impact
* ---------------------------
* C states, especially those with large exit latencies, can have a real
@@ -104,6 +117,8 @@ struct menu_device {
unsigned int exit_us;
unsigned int bucket;
u64 correction_factor[BUCKETS];
+ u32 intervals[INTERVALS];
+ int interval_ptr;
};
@@ -175,6 +190,42 @@ static u64 div_round64(u64 dividend, u32 divisor)
return div_u64(dividend + (divisor / 2), divisor);
}
+/*
+ * Try detecting repeating patterns by keeping track of the last 8
+ * intervals, and checking if the standard deviation of that set
+ * of points is below a threshold. If it is... then use the
+ * average of these 8 points as the estimated value.
+ */
+static void detect_repeating_patterns(struct menu_device *data)
+{
+ int i;
+ uint64_t avg = 0;
+ uint64_t stddev = 0; /* contains the square of the std deviation */
+
+ /* first calculate average and standard deviation of the past */
+ for (i = 0; i < INTERVALS; i++)
+ avg += data->intervals[i];
+ avg = avg / INTERVALS;
+
+ /* if the avg is beyond the known next tick, it's worthless */
+ if (avg > data->expected_us)
+ return;
+
+ for (i = 0; i < INTERVALS; i++)
+ stddev += (data->intervals[i] - avg) *
+ (data->intervals[i] - avg);
+
+ stddev = stddev / INTERVALS;
+
+ /*
+ * now.. if stddev is small.. then assume we have a
+ * repeating pattern and predict we keep doing this.
+ */
+
+ if (avg && stddev < STDDEV_THRESH)
+ data->predicted_us = avg;
+}
+
/**
* menu_select - selects the next idle state to enter
* @dev: the CPU
@@ -218,6 +269,8 @@ static int menu_select(struct cpuidle_device *dev)
data->predicted_us = div_round64(data->expected_us * data->correction_factor[data->bucket],
RESOLUTION * DECAY);
+ detect_repeating_patterns(data);
+
/*
* We want to default to C1 (hlt), not to busy polling
* unless the timer is happening really really soon.
@@ -310,6 +363,11 @@ static void menu_update(struct cpuidle_device *dev)
new_factor = 1;
data->correction_factor[data->bucket] = new_factor;
+
+ /* update the repeating-pattern data */
+ data->intervals[data->interval_ptr++] = last_idle_us;
+ if (data->interval_ptr >= INTERVALS)
+ data->interval_ptr = 0;
}
/**
diff --git a/drivers/cpuidle/sysfs.c b/drivers/cpuidle/sysfs.c
index 0ba9c8b..0310ffa 100644
--- a/drivers/cpuidle/sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/cpuidle/sysfs.c
@@ -47,10 +47,11 @@ static ssize_t show_current_driver(struct sysdev_class *class,
char *buf)
{
ssize_t ret;
+ struct cpuidle_driver *cpuidle_driver = cpuidle_get_driver();
spin_lock(&cpuidle_driver_lock);
- if (cpuidle_curr_driver)
- ret = sprintf(buf, "%s\n", cpuidle_curr_driver->name);
+ if (cpuidle_driver)
+ ret = sprintf(buf, "%s\n", cpuidle_driver->name);
else
ret = sprintf(buf, "none\n");
spin_unlock(&cpuidle_driver_lock);
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