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[v2,11/11] amd-pstate: Add missing documentation for `amd_pstate_prefcore_ranking`

Message ID 20240903203701.2695040-12-superm1@kernel.org (mailing list archive)
State Accepted, archived
Delegated to: Mario Limonciello
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Series Adjustments for preferred core detection | expand

Commit Message

Mario Limonciello Sept. 3, 2024, 8:37 p.m. UTC
From: Mario Limonciello <mario.limonciello@amd.com>

`amd_pstate_prefcore_ranking` reflects the dynamic rankings of a CPU
core based on platform conditions.  Explicitly include it in the
documentation.

Signed-off-by: Mario Limonciello <mario.limonciello@amd.com>
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 Documentation/admin-guide/pm/amd-pstate.rst | 9 ++++++++-
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

Comments

Gautham R. Shenoy Sept. 5, 2024, 4:11 p.m. UTC | #1
On Tue, Sep 03, 2024 at 03:37:01PM -0500, Mario Limonciello wrote:
> From: Mario Limonciello <mario.limonciello@amd.com>
> 
> `amd_pstate_prefcore_ranking` reflects the dynamic rankings of a CPU
> core based on platform conditions.  Explicitly include it in the
> documentation.

Thanks for adding this.

> 
> Signed-off-by: Mario Limonciello <mario.limonciello@amd.com>

Reviewed-by: Gautham R. Shenoy <gautham.shenoy@amd.com>

> ---
>  Documentation/admin-guide/pm/amd-pstate.rst | 9 ++++++++-
>  1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/pm/amd-pstate.rst b/Documentation/admin-guide/pm/amd-pstate.rst
> index d5c050ea390dc..210a808b74ec2 100644
> --- a/Documentation/admin-guide/pm/amd-pstate.rst
> +++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/pm/amd-pstate.rst
> @@ -252,7 +252,8 @@ In some ASICs, the highest CPPC performance is not the one in the ``_CPC``
>  table, so we need to expose it to sysfs. If boost is not active, but
>  still supported, this maximum frequency will be larger than the one in
>  ``cpuinfo``. On systems that support preferred core, the driver will have
> -different values for some cores than others.
> +different values for some cores than others and this will reflect the values
> +advertised by the platform at bootup.
>  This attribute is read-only.
>  
>  ``amd_pstate_lowest_nonlinear_freq``
> @@ -268,6 +269,12 @@ This attribute is read-only.
>  Whether the platform supports the preferred core feature and it has been
>  enabled. This attribute is read-only.
>  
> +``amd_pstate_prefcore_ranking``
> +
> +The performance ranking of the core. This number doesn't have any unit, but
> +larger numbers are preferred at the time of reading. This can change at
> +runtime based on platform conditions. This attribute is read-only.
> +
>  ``energy_performance_available_preferences``
>  
>  A list of all the supported EPP preferences that could be used for
> -- 
> 2.43.0
>
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diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/pm/amd-pstate.rst b/Documentation/admin-guide/pm/amd-pstate.rst
index d5c050ea390dc..210a808b74ec2 100644
--- a/Documentation/admin-guide/pm/amd-pstate.rst
+++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/pm/amd-pstate.rst
@@ -252,7 +252,8 @@  In some ASICs, the highest CPPC performance is not the one in the ``_CPC``
 table, so we need to expose it to sysfs. If boost is not active, but
 still supported, this maximum frequency will be larger than the one in
 ``cpuinfo``. On systems that support preferred core, the driver will have
-different values for some cores than others.
+different values for some cores than others and this will reflect the values
+advertised by the platform at bootup.
 This attribute is read-only.
 
 ``amd_pstate_lowest_nonlinear_freq``
@@ -268,6 +269,12 @@  This attribute is read-only.
 Whether the platform supports the preferred core feature and it has been
 enabled. This attribute is read-only.
 
+``amd_pstate_prefcore_ranking``
+
+The performance ranking of the core. This number doesn't have any unit, but
+larger numbers are preferred at the time of reading. This can change at
+runtime based on platform conditions. This attribute is read-only.
+
 ``energy_performance_available_preferences``
 
 A list of all the supported EPP preferences that could be used for