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[v8,6/6] Documentation: cpufreq: amd-pstate: Update amd_pstate status sysfs for guided

Message ID 20230307112740.132338-7-wyes.karny@amd.com
State Accepted
Commit 7a9dec665f6875f61fe0c2e71b25842daade5110
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Series [v8,1/6] acpi: cppc: Add min and max perf reg writing support | expand

Commit Message

Wyes Karny March 7, 2023, 11:27 a.m. UTC 
Update amd_pstate status sysfs for guided mode.

Acked-by: Huang Rui <ray.huang@amd.com>
Reviewed-by: Bagas Sanjaya <bagasdotme@gmail.com>
Reviewed-by: Mario Limonciello <mario.limonciello@amd.com>
Tested-by: Oleksandr Natalenko <oleksandr@natalenko.name>
Signed-off-by: Wyes Karny <wyes.karny@amd.com>
---
 Documentation/admin-guide/pm/amd-pstate.rst | 31 ++++++++++++++++-----
 1 file changed, 24 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
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diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/pm/amd-pstate.rst b/Documentation/admin-guide/pm/amd-pstate.rst
index 6e5298b521b1..1cf40f69278c 100644
--- a/Documentation/admin-guide/pm/amd-pstate.rst
+++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/pm/amd-pstate.rst
@@ -303,13 +303,18 @@  efficiency frequency management method on AMD processors.
 AMD Pstate Driver Operation Modes
 =================================
 
-``amd_pstate`` CPPC has two operation modes: CPPC Autonomous(active) mode and
-CPPC non-autonomous(passive) mode.
-active mode and passive mode can be chosen by different kernel parameters.
-When in Autonomous mode, CPPC ignores requests done in the Desired Performance
-Target register and takes into account only the values set to the Minimum requested
-performance, Maximum requested performance, and Energy Performance Preference
-registers. When Autonomous is disabled, it only considers the Desired Performance Target.
+``amd_pstate`` CPPC has 3 operation modes: autonomous (active) mode,
+non-autonomous (passive) mode and guided autonomous (guided) mode.
+Active/passive/guided mode can be chosen by different kernel parameters.
+
+- In autonomous mode, platform ignores the desired performance level request
+  and takes into account only the values set to the minimum, maximum and energy
+  performance preference registers.
+- In non-autonomous mode, platform gets desired performance level
+  from OS directly through Desired Performance Register.
+- In guided-autonomous mode, platform sets operating performance level
+  autonomously according to the current workload and within the limits set by
+  OS through min and max performance registers.
 
 Active Mode
 ------------
@@ -338,6 +343,15 @@  to the Performance Reduction Tolerance register. Above the nominal performance l
 processor must provide at least nominal performance requested and go higher if current
 operating conditions allow.
 
+Guided Mode
+-----------
+
+``amd_pstate=guided``
+
+If ``amd_pstate=guided`` is passed to kernel command line option then this mode
+is activated.  In this mode, driver requests minimum and maximum performance
+level and the platform autonomously selects a performance level in this range
+and appropriate to the current workload.
 
 User Space Interface in ``sysfs`` - General
 ===========================================
@@ -358,6 +372,9 @@  control its functionality at the system level.  They are located in the
 	"passive"
 		The driver is functional and in the ``passive mode``
 
+	"guided"
+		The driver is functional and in the ``guided mode``
+
 	"disable"
 		The driver is unregistered and not functional now.