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thermal: add interface to support tune governor in run-time

Message ID 1389172052-1484-1-git-send-email-wni@nvidia.com (mailing list archive)
State Superseded, archived
Delegated to: Zhang Rui
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Wei Ni Jan. 8, 2014, 9:07 a.m. UTC
The governers are not static, so added a new function
thermal_update_governor() to update a new one and throw away
old ones in run-time. And added start/stop callback to tuning governor
parameters at any time.

Signed-off-by: Wei Ni <wni@nvidia.com>
---
 drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c |  103 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 drivers/thermal/thermal_core.h |    1 +
 include/linux/thermal.h        |   11 +++++
 3 files changed, 106 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)

Comments

Eduardo Valentin Jan. 8, 2014, 12:47 p.m. UTC | #1
On 08-01-2014 05:07, Wei Ni wrote:
> The governers are not static, so added a new function
> thermal_update_governor() to update a new one and throw away
> old ones in run-time. And added start/stop callback to tuning governor
> parameters at any time.

Please provide better explanation of why you need this. Providing use
cases is good start.

> 
> Signed-off-by: Wei Ni <wni@nvidia.com>
> ---
>  drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c |  103 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----
>  drivers/thermal/thermal_core.h |    1 +
>  include/linux/thermal.h        |   11 +++++
>  3 files changed, 106 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c b/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c
> index 89e0637..be93f43 100644
> --- a/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c
> +++ b/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c
> @@ -93,10 +93,17 @@ int thermal_register_governor(struct thermal_governor *governor)
>  			name = pos->tzp->governor_name;
>  		else
>  			name = DEFAULT_THERMAL_GOVERNOR;
> -		if (!strnicmp(name, governor->name, THERMAL_NAME_LENGTH))
> +		if (!strnicmp(name, governor->name, THERMAL_NAME_LENGTH)) {
> +			if (governor->start) {
> +				err = governor->start(pos);
> +				if (err < 0)
> +					goto exit;
> +			}
>  			pos->governor = governor;
> +		}
>  	}
>  
> +exit:
>  	mutex_unlock(&thermal_list_lock);
>  	mutex_unlock(&thermal_governor_lock);
>  
> @@ -119,8 +126,11 @@ void thermal_unregister_governor(struct thermal_governor *governor)
>  
>  	list_for_each_entry(pos, &thermal_tz_list, node) {
>  		if (!strnicmp(pos->governor->name, governor->name,
> -						THERMAL_NAME_LENGTH))
> +						THERMAL_NAME_LENGTH)) {
> +			if (pos->governor->stop)
> +				pos->governor->stop(pos);
>  			pos->governor = NULL;
> +		}
>  	}
>  
>  	mutex_unlock(&thermal_list_lock);
> @@ -130,6 +140,49 @@ exit:
>  	return;
>  }
>  
> +/**
> + * thermal_update_governor() - update the thermal zone device's governor
> + * to a new one.
> + * @tzd: pointer of thermal zone device, which need to update governor.
> + * @name: thermal zone name to fetch the temperature
> + *
> + * Return: On success returns 0, an error code otherwise
> + */
> +int thermal_update_governor(struct thermal_zone_device *tzd,
> +			    const char *name)
> +{
> +	struct thermal_governor *old_gov, *new_gov;
> +	int ret = 0;
> +
> +	mutex_lock(&thermal_governor_lock);
> +
> +	new_gov = __find_governor(name);
> +	if (!new_gov) {
> +		ret = -EINVAL;
> +		goto exit;
> +	}
> +
> +	old_gov = tzd->governor;
> +
> +	if (old_gov && old_gov->stop)
> +		old_gov->stop(tzd);
> +
> +	if (new_gov->start) {
> +		ret = new_gov->start(tzd);
> +		if (ret < 0) {
> +			if (old_gov && old_gov->start)
> +				old_gov->start(tzd);
> +			goto exit;
> +		}
> +	}
> +
> +	tzd->governor = new_gov;
> +
> +exit:
> +	mutex_unlock(&thermal_governor_lock);
> +	return ret;
> +}
> +
>  static int get_idr(struct idr *idr, struct mutex *lock, int *id)
>  {
>  	int ret;
> @@ -734,22 +787,17 @@ policy_store(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
>  {
>  	int ret = -EINVAL;
>  	struct thermal_zone_device *tz = to_thermal_zone(dev);
> -	struct thermal_governor *gov;
>  	char name[THERMAL_NAME_LENGTH];
>  
>  	snprintf(name, sizeof(name), "%s", buf);
>  
> -	mutex_lock(&thermal_governor_lock);
> -
> -	gov = __find_governor(strim(name));
> -	if (!gov)
> +	ret = thermal_update_governor(tz, strim(name));
> +	if (ret < 0)
>  		goto exit;
>  
> -	tz->governor = gov;
>  	ret = count;
>  
>  exit:
> -	mutex_unlock(&thermal_governor_lock);
>  	return ret;
>  }
>  
> @@ -761,6 +809,24 @@ policy_show(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *devattr, char *buf)
>  	return sprintf(buf, "%s\n", tz->governor->name);
>  }
>  
> +static ssize_t
> +available_policies_show(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *devattr,
> +			char *buf)
> +{
> +	struct thermal_governor *pos;
> +	ssize_t count = 0;
> +
> +	mutex_lock(&thermal_governor_lock);
> +
> +	list_for_each_entry(pos, &thermal_governor_list, governor_list)
> +		count += sprintf(buf + count, "%s ", pos->name);
> +	count += sprintf(buf + count, "\n");
> +
> +	mutex_unlock(&thermal_governor_lock);
> +
> +	return count;
> +}
> +

Adding an ABI requires documenting it under Documentation/

Besides, I believe this is a matter for a different patch than this one.

>  #ifdef CONFIG_THERMAL_EMULATION
>  static ssize_t
>  emul_temp_store(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
> @@ -794,6 +860,7 @@ static DEVICE_ATTR(temp, 0444, temp_show, NULL);
>  static DEVICE_ATTR(mode, 0644, mode_show, mode_store);
>  static DEVICE_ATTR(passive, S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR, passive_show, passive_store);
>  static DEVICE_ATTR(policy, S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR, policy_show, policy_store);
> +static DEVICE_ATTR(available_policies, S_IRUGO, available_policies_show, NULL);
>  
>  /* sys I/F for cooling device */
>  #define to_cooling_device(_dev)	\
> @@ -1527,6 +1594,11 @@ struct thermal_zone_device *thermal_zone_device_register(const char *type,
>  	if (result)
>  		goto unregister;
>  
> +	/* Create available_policies attribute */
> +	result = device_create_file(&tz->device, &dev_attr_available_policies);
> +	if (result)
> +		goto unregister;
> +
>  	/* Update 'this' zone's governor information */
>  	mutex_lock(&thermal_governor_lock);
>  
> @@ -1535,6 +1607,12 @@ struct thermal_zone_device *thermal_zone_device_register(const char *type,
>  	else
>  		tz->governor = __find_governor(DEFAULT_THERMAL_GOVERNOR);
>  
> +	if (tz->governor->start) {
> +		result = tz->governor->start(tz);
> +		if (result < 0)
> +			tz->governor = NULL;
> +	}
> +
>  	mutex_unlock(&thermal_governor_lock);
>  
>  	if (!tz->tzp || !tz->tzp->no_hwmon) {
> @@ -1561,6 +1639,9 @@ struct thermal_zone_device *thermal_zone_device_register(const char *type,
>  		return tz;
>  
>  unregister:
> +	if (tz->governor && tz->governor->stop)
> +		tz->governor->stop(tz);
> +	tz->governor = NULL;
>  	release_idr(&thermal_tz_idr, &thermal_idr_lock, tz->id);
>  	device_unregister(&tz->device);
>  	return ERR_PTR(result);
> @@ -1622,7 +1703,11 @@ void thermal_zone_device_unregister(struct thermal_zone_device *tz)
>  	if (tz->ops->get_mode)
>  		device_remove_file(&tz->device, &dev_attr_mode);
>  	device_remove_file(&tz->device, &dev_attr_policy);
> +	device_remove_file(&tz->device, &dev_attr_available_policies);
>  	remove_trip_attrs(tz);
> +
> +	if (tz->governor && tz->governor->stop)
> +		tz->governor->stop(tz);
>  	tz->governor = NULL;
>  
>  	thermal_remove_hwmon_sysfs(tz);
> diff --git a/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.h b/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.h
> index 3db339f..89bcfe7 100644
> --- a/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.h
> +++ b/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.h
> @@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ struct thermal_instance {
>  
>  int thermal_register_governor(struct thermal_governor *);
>  void thermal_unregister_governor(struct thermal_governor *);
> +int thermal_update_governor(struct thermal_zone_device *, const char *);
>  
>  #ifdef CONFIG_THERMAL_GOV_STEP_WISE
>  int thermal_gov_step_wise_register(void);
> diff --git a/include/linux/thermal.h b/include/linux/thermal.h
> index 37e4e03..ad9ab14 100644
> --- a/include/linux/thermal.h
> +++ b/include/linux/thermal.h
> @@ -178,6 +178,7 @@ struct thermal_zone_device {
>  	struct thermal_zone_device_ops *ops;
>  	const struct thermal_zone_params *tzp;
>  	struct thermal_governor *governor;
> +	void *governor_data;
>  	struct list_head thermal_instances;
>  	struct idr idr;
>  	struct mutex lock; /* protect thermal_instances list */
> @@ -188,6 +189,15 @@ struct thermal_zone_device {
>  /* Structure that holds thermal governor information */
>  struct thermal_governor {
>  	char name[THERMAL_NAME_LENGTH];
> +
> +	/*
> +	 * The start and stop operations will be called when thermal zone is
> +	 * registered and when change governor via sysfs or driver in running
> +	 * time.
> +	 */
> +	int (*start)(struct thermal_zone_device *tz);
> +	void (*stop)(struct thermal_zone_device *tz);
> +

But no explanation why a governor would need it is provided..


>  	int (*throttle)(struct thermal_zone_device *tz, int trip);
>  	struct list_head	governor_list;
>  };
> @@ -235,6 +245,7 @@ struct thermal_zone_params {
>  	 */
>  	bool no_hwmon;
>  
> +	void *governor_params;
>  	int num_tbps;	/* Number of tbp entries */
>  	struct thermal_bind_params *tbp;
>  };
>
Wei Ni Jan. 9, 2014, 8:11 a.m. UTC | #2
On 01/08/2014 08:47 PM, Eduardo Valentin wrote:
> * PGP Signed by an unknown key
> 
> On 08-01-2014 05:07, Wei Ni wrote:
>> The governers are not static, so added a new function
>> thermal_update_governor() to update a new one and throw away
>> old ones in run-time. And added start/stop callback to tuning governor
>> parameters at any time.
> 
> Please provide better explanation of why you need this. Providing use
> cases is good start.

Ok I can add explanation in my next patch version.

In the of-thermal driver, it register a thermal zone device without
governor, since the governers are not static, we should update a new one
in run-time, so I add a new fucntion thermal_update_governor().

> 
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Wei Ni <wni@nvidia.com>
>> ---
>>  drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c |  103 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----
>>  drivers/thermal/thermal_core.h |    1 +
>>  include/linux/thermal.h        |   11 +++++
>>  3 files changed, 106 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c b/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c
>> index 89e0637..be93f43 100644
>> --- a/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c
>> +++ b/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c
>> @@ -93,10 +93,17 @@ int thermal_register_governor(struct thermal_governor *governor)
>>                       name = pos->tzp->governor_name;
>>               else
>>                       name = DEFAULT_THERMAL_GOVERNOR;
>> -             if (!strnicmp(name, governor->name, THERMAL_NAME_LENGTH))
>> +             if (!strnicmp(name, governor->name, THERMAL_NAME_LENGTH)) {
>> +                     if (governor->start) {
>> +                             err = governor->start(pos);
>> +                             if (err < 0)
>> +                                     goto exit;
>> +                     }
>>                       pos->governor = governor;
>> +             }
>>       }
>>
>> +exit:
>>       mutex_unlock(&thermal_list_lock);
>>       mutex_unlock(&thermal_governor_lock);
>>
>> @@ -119,8 +126,11 @@ void thermal_unregister_governor(struct thermal_governor *governor)
>>
>>       list_for_each_entry(pos, &thermal_tz_list, node) {
>>               if (!strnicmp(pos->governor->name, governor->name,
>> -                                             THERMAL_NAME_LENGTH))
>> +                                             THERMAL_NAME_LENGTH)) {
>> +                     if (pos->governor->stop)
>> +                             pos->governor->stop(pos);
>>                       pos->governor = NULL;
>> +             }
>>       }
>>
>>       mutex_unlock(&thermal_list_lock);
>> @@ -130,6 +140,49 @@ exit:
>>       return;
>>  }
>>
>> +/**
>> + * thermal_update_governor() - update the thermal zone device's governor
>> + * to a new one.
>> + * @tzd: pointer of thermal zone device, which need to update governor.
>> + * @name: thermal zone name to fetch the temperature
>> + *
>> + * Return: On success returns 0, an error code otherwise
>> + */
>> +int thermal_update_governor(struct thermal_zone_device *tzd,
>> +                         const char *name)
>> +{
>> +     struct thermal_governor *old_gov, *new_gov;
>> +     int ret = 0;
>> +
>> +     mutex_lock(&thermal_governor_lock);
>> +
>> +     new_gov = __find_governor(name);
>> +     if (!new_gov) {
>> +             ret = -EINVAL;
>> +             goto exit;
>> +     }
>> +
>> +     old_gov = tzd->governor;
>> +
>> +     if (old_gov && old_gov->stop)
>> +             old_gov->stop(tzd);
>> +
>> +     if (new_gov->start) {
>> +             ret = new_gov->start(tzd);
>> +             if (ret < 0) {
>> +                     if (old_gov && old_gov->start)
>> +                             old_gov->start(tzd);
>> +                     goto exit;
>> +             }
>> +     }
>> +
>> +     tzd->governor = new_gov;
>> +
>> +exit:
>> +     mutex_unlock(&thermal_governor_lock);
>> +     return ret;
>> +}
>> +
>>  static int get_idr(struct idr *idr, struct mutex *lock, int *id)
>>  {
>>       int ret;
>> @@ -734,22 +787,17 @@ policy_store(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
>>  {
>>       int ret = -EINVAL;
>>       struct thermal_zone_device *tz = to_thermal_zone(dev);
>> -     struct thermal_governor *gov;
>>       char name[THERMAL_NAME_LENGTH];
>>
>>       snprintf(name, sizeof(name), "%s", buf);
>>
>> -     mutex_lock(&thermal_governor_lock);
>> -
>> -     gov = __find_governor(strim(name));
>> -     if (!gov)
>> +     ret = thermal_update_governor(tz, strim(name));
>> +     if (ret < 0)
>>               goto exit;
>>
>> -     tz->governor = gov;
>>       ret = count;
>>
>>  exit:
>> -     mutex_unlock(&thermal_governor_lock);
>>       return ret;
>>  }
>>
>> @@ -761,6 +809,24 @@ policy_show(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *devattr, char *buf)
>>       return sprintf(buf, "%s\n", tz->governor->name);
>>  }
>>
>> +static ssize_t
>> +available_policies_show(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *devattr,
>> +                     char *buf)
>> +{
>> +     struct thermal_governor *pos;
>> +     ssize_t count = 0;
>> +
>> +     mutex_lock(&thermal_governor_lock);
>> +
>> +     list_for_each_entry(pos, &thermal_governor_list, governor_list)
>> +             count += sprintf(buf + count, "%s ", pos->name);
>> +     count += sprintf(buf + count, "\n");
>> +
>> +     mutex_unlock(&thermal_governor_lock);
>> +
>> +     return count;
>> +}
>> +
> 
> Adding an ABI requires documenting it under Documentation/
> 
> Besides, I believe this is a matter for a different patch than this one.

Oh yes, I will do it.

> 
>>  #ifdef CONFIG_THERMAL_EMULATION
>>  static ssize_t
>>  emul_temp_store(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
>> @@ -794,6 +860,7 @@ static DEVICE_ATTR(temp, 0444, temp_show, NULL);
>>  static DEVICE_ATTR(mode, 0644, mode_show, mode_store);
>>  static DEVICE_ATTR(passive, S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR, passive_show, passive_store);
>>  static DEVICE_ATTR(policy, S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR, policy_show, policy_store);
>> +static DEVICE_ATTR(available_policies, S_IRUGO, available_policies_show, NULL);
>>
>>  /* sys I/F for cooling device */
>>  #define to_cooling_device(_dev)      \
>> @@ -1527,6 +1594,11 @@ struct thermal_zone_device *thermal_zone_device_register(const char *type,
>>       if (result)
>>               goto unregister;
>>
>> +     /* Create available_policies attribute */
>> +     result = device_create_file(&tz->device, &dev_attr_available_policies);
>> +     if (result)
>> +             goto unregister;
>> +
>>       /* Update 'this' zone's governor information */
>>       mutex_lock(&thermal_governor_lock);
>>
>> @@ -1535,6 +1607,12 @@ struct thermal_zone_device *thermal_zone_device_register(const char *type,
>>       else
>>               tz->governor = __find_governor(DEFAULT_THERMAL_GOVERNOR);
>>
>> +     if (tz->governor->start) {
>> +             result = tz->governor->start(tz);
>> +             if (result < 0)
>> +                     tz->governor = NULL;
>> +     }
>> +
>>       mutex_unlock(&thermal_governor_lock);
>>
>>       if (!tz->tzp || !tz->tzp->no_hwmon) {
>> @@ -1561,6 +1639,9 @@ struct thermal_zone_device *thermal_zone_device_register(const char *type,
>>               return tz;
>>
>>  unregister:
>> +     if (tz->governor && tz->governor->stop)
>> +             tz->governor->stop(tz);
>> +     tz->governor = NULL;
>>       release_idr(&thermal_tz_idr, &thermal_idr_lock, tz->id);
>>       device_unregister(&tz->device);
>>       return ERR_PTR(result);
>> @@ -1622,7 +1703,11 @@ void thermal_zone_device_unregister(struct thermal_zone_device *tz)
>>       if (tz->ops->get_mode)
>>               device_remove_file(&tz->device, &dev_attr_mode);
>>       device_remove_file(&tz->device, &dev_attr_policy);
>> +     device_remove_file(&tz->device, &dev_attr_available_policies);
>>       remove_trip_attrs(tz);
>> +
>> +     if (tz->governor && tz->governor->stop)
>> +             tz->governor->stop(tz);
>>       tz->governor = NULL;
>>
>>       thermal_remove_hwmon_sysfs(tz);
>> diff --git a/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.h b/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.h
>> index 3db339f..89bcfe7 100644
>> --- a/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.h
>> +++ b/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.h
>> @@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ struct thermal_instance {
>>
>>  int thermal_register_governor(struct thermal_governor *);
>>  void thermal_unregister_governor(struct thermal_governor *);
>> +int thermal_update_governor(struct thermal_zone_device *, const char *);
>>
>>  #ifdef CONFIG_THERMAL_GOV_STEP_WISE
>>  int thermal_gov_step_wise_register(void);
>> diff --git a/include/linux/thermal.h b/include/linux/thermal.h
>> index 37e4e03..ad9ab14 100644
>> --- a/include/linux/thermal.h
>> +++ b/include/linux/thermal.h
>> @@ -178,6 +178,7 @@ struct thermal_zone_device {
>>       struct thermal_zone_device_ops *ops;
>>       const struct thermal_zone_params *tzp;
>>       struct thermal_governor *governor;
>> +     void *governor_data;
>>       struct list_head thermal_instances;
>>       struct idr idr;
>>       struct mutex lock; /* protect thermal_instances list */
>> @@ -188,6 +189,15 @@ struct thermal_zone_device {
>>  /* Structure that holds thermal governor information */
>>  struct thermal_governor {
>>       char name[THERMAL_NAME_LENGTH];
>> +
>> +     /*
>> +      * The start and stop operations will be called when thermal zone is
>> +      * registered and when change governor via sysfs or driver in running
>> +      * time.
>> +      */
>> +     int (*start)(struct thermal_zone_device *tz);
>> +     void (*stop)(struct thermal_zone_device *tz);
>> +
> 
> But no explanation why a governor would need it is provided..

I think in the future, the governor will be more complex, it may want to
tune governor-specific parameters/configuration for different thermal
zone at different run-time, so I add start/stop for the governor and add
governor_data, so that the thermal driver can tune the governor
parameters in run-time.

> 
> 
>>       int (*throttle)(struct thermal_zone_device *tz, int trip);
>>       struct list_head        governor_list;
>>  };
>> @@ -235,6 +245,7 @@ struct thermal_zone_params {
>>        */
>>       bool no_hwmon;
>>
>> +     void *governor_params;
>>       int num_tbps;   /* Number of tbp entries */
>>       struct thermal_bind_params *tbp;
>>  };
>>
> 
> 
> --
> You have got to be excited about what you are doing. (L. Lamport)
> 
> Eduardo Valentin
> 
> 
> * Unknown Key
> * 0x75D0BCFD
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diff mbox

Patch

diff --git a/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c b/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c
index 89e0637..be93f43 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c
+++ b/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c
@@ -93,10 +93,17 @@  int thermal_register_governor(struct thermal_governor *governor)
 			name = pos->tzp->governor_name;
 		else
 			name = DEFAULT_THERMAL_GOVERNOR;
-		if (!strnicmp(name, governor->name, THERMAL_NAME_LENGTH))
+		if (!strnicmp(name, governor->name, THERMAL_NAME_LENGTH)) {
+			if (governor->start) {
+				err = governor->start(pos);
+				if (err < 0)
+					goto exit;
+			}
 			pos->governor = governor;
+		}
 	}
 
+exit:
 	mutex_unlock(&thermal_list_lock);
 	mutex_unlock(&thermal_governor_lock);
 
@@ -119,8 +126,11 @@  void thermal_unregister_governor(struct thermal_governor *governor)
 
 	list_for_each_entry(pos, &thermal_tz_list, node) {
 		if (!strnicmp(pos->governor->name, governor->name,
-						THERMAL_NAME_LENGTH))
+						THERMAL_NAME_LENGTH)) {
+			if (pos->governor->stop)
+				pos->governor->stop(pos);
 			pos->governor = NULL;
+		}
 	}
 
 	mutex_unlock(&thermal_list_lock);
@@ -130,6 +140,49 @@  exit:
 	return;
 }
 
+/**
+ * thermal_update_governor() - update the thermal zone device's governor
+ * to a new one.
+ * @tzd: pointer of thermal zone device, which need to update governor.
+ * @name: thermal zone name to fetch the temperature
+ *
+ * Return: On success returns 0, an error code otherwise
+ */
+int thermal_update_governor(struct thermal_zone_device *tzd,
+			    const char *name)
+{
+	struct thermal_governor *old_gov, *new_gov;
+	int ret = 0;
+
+	mutex_lock(&thermal_governor_lock);
+
+	new_gov = __find_governor(name);
+	if (!new_gov) {
+		ret = -EINVAL;
+		goto exit;
+	}
+
+	old_gov = tzd->governor;
+
+	if (old_gov && old_gov->stop)
+		old_gov->stop(tzd);
+
+	if (new_gov->start) {
+		ret = new_gov->start(tzd);
+		if (ret < 0) {
+			if (old_gov && old_gov->start)
+				old_gov->start(tzd);
+			goto exit;
+		}
+	}
+
+	tzd->governor = new_gov;
+
+exit:
+	mutex_unlock(&thermal_governor_lock);
+	return ret;
+}
+
 static int get_idr(struct idr *idr, struct mutex *lock, int *id)
 {
 	int ret;
@@ -734,22 +787,17 @@  policy_store(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
 {
 	int ret = -EINVAL;
 	struct thermal_zone_device *tz = to_thermal_zone(dev);
-	struct thermal_governor *gov;
 	char name[THERMAL_NAME_LENGTH];
 
 	snprintf(name, sizeof(name), "%s", buf);
 
-	mutex_lock(&thermal_governor_lock);
-
-	gov = __find_governor(strim(name));
-	if (!gov)
+	ret = thermal_update_governor(tz, strim(name));
+	if (ret < 0)
 		goto exit;
 
-	tz->governor = gov;
 	ret = count;
 
 exit:
-	mutex_unlock(&thermal_governor_lock);
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -761,6 +809,24 @@  policy_show(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *devattr, char *buf)
 	return sprintf(buf, "%s\n", tz->governor->name);
 }
 
+static ssize_t
+available_policies_show(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *devattr,
+			char *buf)
+{
+	struct thermal_governor *pos;
+	ssize_t count = 0;
+
+	mutex_lock(&thermal_governor_lock);
+
+	list_for_each_entry(pos, &thermal_governor_list, governor_list)
+		count += sprintf(buf + count, "%s ", pos->name);
+	count += sprintf(buf + count, "\n");
+
+	mutex_unlock(&thermal_governor_lock);
+
+	return count;
+}
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_THERMAL_EMULATION
 static ssize_t
 emul_temp_store(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
@@ -794,6 +860,7 @@  static DEVICE_ATTR(temp, 0444, temp_show, NULL);
 static DEVICE_ATTR(mode, 0644, mode_show, mode_store);
 static DEVICE_ATTR(passive, S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR, passive_show, passive_store);
 static DEVICE_ATTR(policy, S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR, policy_show, policy_store);
+static DEVICE_ATTR(available_policies, S_IRUGO, available_policies_show, NULL);
 
 /* sys I/F for cooling device */
 #define to_cooling_device(_dev)	\
@@ -1527,6 +1594,11 @@  struct thermal_zone_device *thermal_zone_device_register(const char *type,
 	if (result)
 		goto unregister;
 
+	/* Create available_policies attribute */
+	result = device_create_file(&tz->device, &dev_attr_available_policies);
+	if (result)
+		goto unregister;
+
 	/* Update 'this' zone's governor information */
 	mutex_lock(&thermal_governor_lock);
 
@@ -1535,6 +1607,12 @@  struct thermal_zone_device *thermal_zone_device_register(const char *type,
 	else
 		tz->governor = __find_governor(DEFAULT_THERMAL_GOVERNOR);
 
+	if (tz->governor->start) {
+		result = tz->governor->start(tz);
+		if (result < 0)
+			tz->governor = NULL;
+	}
+
 	mutex_unlock(&thermal_governor_lock);
 
 	if (!tz->tzp || !tz->tzp->no_hwmon) {
@@ -1561,6 +1639,9 @@  struct thermal_zone_device *thermal_zone_device_register(const char *type,
 		return tz;
 
 unregister:
+	if (tz->governor && tz->governor->stop)
+		tz->governor->stop(tz);
+	tz->governor = NULL;
 	release_idr(&thermal_tz_idr, &thermal_idr_lock, tz->id);
 	device_unregister(&tz->device);
 	return ERR_PTR(result);
@@ -1622,7 +1703,11 @@  void thermal_zone_device_unregister(struct thermal_zone_device *tz)
 	if (tz->ops->get_mode)
 		device_remove_file(&tz->device, &dev_attr_mode);
 	device_remove_file(&tz->device, &dev_attr_policy);
+	device_remove_file(&tz->device, &dev_attr_available_policies);
 	remove_trip_attrs(tz);
+
+	if (tz->governor && tz->governor->stop)
+		tz->governor->stop(tz);
 	tz->governor = NULL;
 
 	thermal_remove_hwmon_sysfs(tz);
diff --git a/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.h b/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.h
index 3db339f..89bcfe7 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.h
+++ b/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.h
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@  struct thermal_instance {
 
 int thermal_register_governor(struct thermal_governor *);
 void thermal_unregister_governor(struct thermal_governor *);
+int thermal_update_governor(struct thermal_zone_device *, const char *);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_THERMAL_GOV_STEP_WISE
 int thermal_gov_step_wise_register(void);
diff --git a/include/linux/thermal.h b/include/linux/thermal.h
index 37e4e03..ad9ab14 100644
--- a/include/linux/thermal.h
+++ b/include/linux/thermal.h
@@ -178,6 +178,7 @@  struct thermal_zone_device {
 	struct thermal_zone_device_ops *ops;
 	const struct thermal_zone_params *tzp;
 	struct thermal_governor *governor;
+	void *governor_data;
 	struct list_head thermal_instances;
 	struct idr idr;
 	struct mutex lock; /* protect thermal_instances list */
@@ -188,6 +189,15 @@  struct thermal_zone_device {
 /* Structure that holds thermal governor information */
 struct thermal_governor {
 	char name[THERMAL_NAME_LENGTH];
+
+	/*
+	 * The start and stop operations will be called when thermal zone is
+	 * registered and when change governor via sysfs or driver in running
+	 * time.
+	 */
+	int (*start)(struct thermal_zone_device *tz);
+	void (*stop)(struct thermal_zone_device *tz);
+
 	int (*throttle)(struct thermal_zone_device *tz, int trip);
 	struct list_head	governor_list;
 };
@@ -235,6 +245,7 @@  struct thermal_zone_params {
 	 */
 	bool no_hwmon;
 
+	void *governor_params;
 	int num_tbps;	/* Number of tbp entries */
 	struct thermal_bind_params *tbp;
 };