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[v2] HID: i2c-hid: Use block reads when possible to save power

Message ID 20200616154951.3050-1-sultan@kerneltoast.com
State Superseded
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Series [v2] HID: i2c-hid: Use block reads when possible to save power | expand

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Sultan Alsawaf (unemployed) June 16, 2020, 3:49 p.m. UTC
From: Sultan Alsawaf <sultan@kerneltoast.com>

We have no way of knowing how large an incoming payload is going to be,
so the only strategy available up until now has been to always retrieve
the maximum possible report length over i2c, which can be quite
inefficient. For devices that send reports in block read format, the i2c
controller driver can read the payload length on the fly and terminate
the i2c transaction early, resulting in considerable power savings.

On a Dell Precision 15 5540 with an i9-9880H, resting my finger on the
touchpad causes psys power readings to go up by about 4W and hover there
until I remove my finger. With this patch, my psys readings go from 4.7W
down to 3.1W, yielding about 1.6W in savings. This is because my
touchpad's max report length is 60 bytes, but all of the regular reports
it sends for touch events are only 32 bytes, so the i2c transfer is
roughly halved for the common case.

Signed-off-by: Sultan Alsawaf <sultan@kerneltoast.com>
---
Jarkko, could you try this?
 drivers/hid/i2c-hid/i2c-hid-core.c | 5 ++++-
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

Comments

Jarkko Nikula July 3, 2020, 11:18 a.m. UTC | #1
Hi

On 7/1/20 6:00 PM, Sultan Alsawaf wrote:
> On Wed, Jul 01, 2020 at 11:04:01AM +0300, Jarkko Nikula wrote:

>> On 6/29/20 8:43 PM, Sultan Alsawaf wrote:

>>> Hmm, for some reason in 5.8 I get the same problem, but 5.7 is fine. Could you

>>> try this on 5.7 and see if it works?

>>>

>>> In the meantime I'll bisect 5.8 to see why it's causing problems for me...

>>>

>> I see the same issue on top of v5.7:

> 

> Try reverting my "i2c: designware: Only check the first byte for SMBus block

> read length" patch and apply the following change instead:

> 

This combination (the diff and this HID patch) works on top of v5.7.

I tried also these other combinations:

v5.7
- HID patch + this diff -> ok
- HID patch -> not ok
- HID + acked i2c-dw patch -> acked i2c-dw patch doesn't apply

v5.8-rc3
- acked i2c-dw patch -> ok
- HID patch -> nok
- HID patch + acked i2c-dw patch -> nok
- HID patch + this diff -> diff doesn't apply

Hopefully gives some glue. I'll be out of office for a few weeks and 
unfortunately cannot test patches meanwhile.

Jarkko
Sultan Alsawaf (unemployed) Sept. 15, 2020, 5:48 p.m. UTC | #2
On Tue, Sep 15, 2020 at 02:55:48PM +0300, Jarkko Nikula wrote:
> Hi
> 
> On 9/14/20 3:15 AM, Sultan Alsawaf wrote:
> > From: Sultan Alsawaf <sultan@kerneltoast.com>
> > 
> > This is a squash of the following:
> > 
> > i2c: designware: Fix transfer failures for invalid SMBus block reads
> > 
> > SMBus block reads can be broken because the read function will just skip
> > over bytes it doesn't like until reaching a byte that conforms to the
> > length restrictions for block reads. This is problematic when it isn't
> > known if the incoming payload is indeed a conforming block read.
> > 
> > According to the SMBus specification, block reads will only send the
> > payload length in the first byte, so we can fix this by only considering
> > the first byte in a sequence for block read length purposes.
> > 
> > In addition, when the length byte is invalid, the original transfer
> > length still needs to be adjusted to avoid a controller timeout.
> > 
> > Fixes: c3ae106050b9 ("i2c: designware: Implement support for SMBus block read and write")
> > Signed-off-by: Sultan Alsawaf <sultan@kerneltoast.com>
> > 
> > i2c: designware: Ensure tx_buf_len is nonzero for SMBus block reads
> > 
> > The point of adding a byte to len in i2c_dw_recv_len() is to make sure
> > that tx_buf_len is nonzero, so that i2c_dw_xfer_msg() can let the i2c
> > controller know that the i2c transaction can end. Otherwise, the i2c
> > controller will think that the transaction can never end for block
> > reads, which results in the stop-detection bit never being set and thus
> > the transaction timing out.
> > 
> > Adding a byte to len is not a reliable way to do this though; sometimes
> > it lets tx_buf_len become zero, which results in the scenario described
> > above. Therefore, just directly ensure tx_buf_len cannot be zero to fix
> > the issue.
> > 
> > Fixes: c3ae106050b9 ("i2c: designware: Implement support for SMBus block read and write")
> > Signed-off-by: Sultan Alsawaf <sultan@kerneltoast.com>
> > 
> > i2c: designware: Allow SMBus block reads up to 255 bytes in length
> > 
> > According to the SMBus 3.0 protocol specification, block transfer limits
> > were increased from 32 bytes to 255 bytes. Remove the obsolete 32-byte
> > limitation.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Sultan Alsawaf <sultan@kerneltoast.com>
> > 
> > HID: i2c-hid: Use block reads when possible to save power
> > 
> > We have no way of knowing how large an incoming payload is going to be,
> > so the only strategy available up until now has been to always retrieve
> > the maximum possible report length over i2c, which can be quite
> > inefficient. For devices that send reports in block read format, the i2c
> > controller driver can read the payload length on the fly and terminate
> > the i2c transaction early, resulting in considerable power savings.
> > 
> > On a Dell Precision 15 5540 with an i9-9880H, resting my finger on the
> > touchpad causes psys power readings to go up by about 4W and hover there
> > until I remove my finger. With this patch, my psys readings go from 4.7W
> > down to 3.1W, yielding about 1.6W in savings. This is because my
> > touchpad's max report length is 60 bytes, but all of the regular reports
> > it sends for touch events are only 32 bytes, so the i2c transfer is
> > roughly halved for the common case.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Sultan Alsawaf <sultan@kerneltoast.com>
> > ---
> > Hi Jarkko,
> > 
> > Sorry for the delayed response. Life gets in the way of the things that really
> > matter, like kernel hacking ;)
> > 
> > I fixed the issue with the i2c block reads on 5.8. I've squashed all 4 of my i2c
> > commits into this email for simplicity; please apply this patch on either 5.8 or
> > 5.9 (it applies cleanly to both) and let me know if it works with your i2c-hid
> > touchscreen. If all is well, I will resubmit these patches individually in one
> > patchset, in a new thread.
> > 
> I tested this on top of fc4f28bb3daf ("Merge tag 'for-5.9-rc5-tag' of
> git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/kdave/linux") and seems to be
> working fine. What was the key change compared to previous version that was
> regressing for me?

This change fixed your issue (and my issue with 5.8):
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-designware-master.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-designware-master.c
@@ -395,8 +395,9 @@ i2c_dw_recv_len(struct dw_i2c_dev *dev, u8 len)
 	 * Adjust the buffer length and mask the flag
 	 * after receiving the first byte.
 	 */
-	len += (flags & I2C_CLIENT_PEC) ? 2 : 1;
-	dev->tx_buf_len = len - min_t(u8, len, dev->rx_outstanding);
+	if (flags & I2C_CLIENT_PEC)
+		len++;
+	dev->tx_buf_len = len - min_t(u8, len - 1, dev->rx_outstanding);
 	msgs[dev->msg_read_idx].len = len;
 	msgs[dev->msg_read_idx].flags &= ~I2C_M_RECV_LEN;

I've attributed this change with the following commit message:
"i2c: designware: Ensure tx_buf_len is nonzero for SMBus block reads

The point of adding a byte to len in i2c_dw_recv_len() is to make sure
that tx_buf_len is nonzero, so that i2c_dw_xfer_msg() can let the i2c
controller know that the i2c transaction can end. Otherwise, the i2c
controller will think that the transaction can never end for block
reads, which results in the stop-detection bit never being set and thus
the transaction timing out.

Adding a byte to len is not a reliable way to do this though; sometimes
it lets tx_buf_len become zero, which results in the scenario described
above. Therefore, just directly ensure tx_buf_len cannot be zero to fix
the issue."

Does the patch series look good to submit?

Sultan
Jiri Kosina Sept. 15, 2020, 8:44 p.m. UTC | #3
On Sun, 13 Sep 2020, Sultan Alsawaf wrote:

> From: Sultan Alsawaf <sultan@kerneltoast.com>
> 
> This is a squash of the following:
> 
> i2c: designware: Fix transfer failures for invalid SMBus block reads
[ .... ]
> HID: i2c-hid: Use block reads when possible to save power
[ .... ]
> ---
> Hi Jarkko,
> 
> Sorry for the delayed response. Life gets in the way of the things that really
> matter, like kernel hacking ;)
> 
> I fixed the issue with the i2c block reads on 5.8. I've squashed all 4 of my i2c
> commits into this email for simplicity; please apply this patch on either 5.8 or
> 5.9 (it applies cleanly to both) and let me know if it works with your i2c-hid
> touchscreen. If all is well, I will resubmit these patches individually in one
> patchset, in a new thread.
> 
> Thanks,
> Sultan
>  drivers/hid/i2c-hid/i2c-hid-core.c         |  5 ++++-
>  drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-designware-master.c | 15 +++++++++------
>  2 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

I believe it makes most sense for this to go through i2c tree as a whole, 
so feel free to add

	Acked-by: Jiri Kosina <jkosina@suse.cz>

for the drivers/hid/i2c-hid/i2c-hid-core.c hunk. Thanks,
Jarkko Nikula Sept. 16, 2020, 2:09 p.m. UTC | #4
On 9/15/20 8:48 PM, Sultan Alsawaf wrote:
> On Tue, Sep 15, 2020 at 02:55:48PM +0300, Jarkko Nikula wrote:
>> I tested this on top of fc4f28bb3daf ("Merge tag 'for-5.9-rc5-tag' of
>> git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/kdave/linux") and seems to be
>> working fine. What was the key change compared to previous version that was
>> regressing for me?
> 
> This change fixed your issue (and my issue with 5.8):
> --- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-designware-master.c
> +++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-designware-master.c
> @@ -395,8 +395,9 @@ i2c_dw_recv_len(struct dw_i2c_dev *dev, u8 len)
>   	 * Adjust the buffer length and mask the flag
>   	 * after receiving the first byte.
>   	 */
> -	len += (flags & I2C_CLIENT_PEC) ? 2 : 1;
> -	dev->tx_buf_len = len - min_t(u8, len, dev->rx_outstanding);
> +	if (flags & I2C_CLIENT_PEC)
> +		len++;
> +	dev->tx_buf_len = len - min_t(u8, len - 1, dev->rx_outstanding);
>   	msgs[dev->msg_read_idx].len = len;
>   	msgs[dev->msg_read_idx].flags &= ~I2C_M_RECV_LEN;
> 
> I've attributed this change with the following commit message:
> "i2c: designware: Ensure tx_buf_len is nonzero for SMBus block reads
> 
> The point of adding a byte to len in i2c_dw_recv_len() is to make sure
> that tx_buf_len is nonzero, so that i2c_dw_xfer_msg() can let the i2c
> controller know that the i2c transaction can end. Otherwise, the i2c
> controller will think that the transaction can never end for block
> reads, which results in the stop-detection bit never being set and thus
> the transaction timing out.
> 
> Adding a byte to len is not a reliable way to do this though; sometimes
> it lets tx_buf_len become zero, which results in the scenario described
> above. Therefore, just directly ensure tx_buf_len cannot be zero to fix
> the issue."
> 
Ok, nice that you found it.

> Does the patch series look good to submit?
> 
Yes, go ahead.

Jarkko
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Patch

diff --git a/drivers/hid/i2c-hid/i2c-hid-core.c b/drivers/hid/i2c-hid/i2c-hid-core.c
index 294c84e136d7..739dccfc57e1 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/i2c-hid/i2c-hid-core.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/i2c-hid/i2c-hid-core.c
@@ -472,11 +472,14 @@  static void i2c_hid_get_input(struct i2c_hid *ihid)
 	int ret;
 	u32 ret_size;
 	int size = le16_to_cpu(ihid->hdesc.wMaxInputLength);
+	u16 flags;
 
 	if (size > ihid->bufsize)
 		size = ihid->bufsize;
 
-	ret = i2c_master_recv(ihid->client, ihid->inbuf, size);
+	/* Try to do a block read if the size fits in one byte */
+	flags = size > 255 ? I2C_M_RD : I2C_M_RD | I2C_M_RECV_LEN;
+	ret = i2c_transfer_buffer_flags(ihid->client, ihid->inbuf, size, flags);
 	if (ret != size) {
 		if (ret < 0)
 			return;