cpufreq: schedutil: Reset cached_raw_freq when not in sync with next_freq
authorViresh Kumar <viresh.kumar@linaro.org>
Wed, 8 Nov 2017 14:53:55 +0000 (20:23 +0530)
committerRafael J. Wysocki <rafael.j.wysocki@intel.com>
Wed, 8 Nov 2017 22:59:33 +0000 (23:59 +0100)
'cached_raw_freq' is used to get the next frequency quickly but should
always be in sync with sg_policy->next_freq. There is a case where it is
not and in such cases it should be reset to avoid switching to incorrect
frequencies.

Consider this case for example:

 - policy->cur is 1.2 GHz (Max)
 - New request comes for 780 MHz and we store that in cached_raw_freq.
 - Based on 780 MHz, we calculate the effective frequency as 800 MHz.
 - We then see the CPU wasn't idle recently and choose to keep the next
   freq as 1.2 GHz.
 - Now we have cached_raw_freq is 780 MHz and sg_policy->next_freq is
   1.2 GHz.
 - Now if the utilization doesn't change in then next request, then the
   next target frequency will still be 780 MHz and it will match with
   cached_raw_freq. But we will choose 1.2 GHz instead of 800 MHz here.

Fixes: b7eaf1aab9f8 (cpufreq: schedutil: Avoid reducing frequency of busy CPUs prematurely)
Signed-off-by: Viresh Kumar <viresh.kumar@linaro.org>
Cc: 4.12+ <stable@vger.kernel.org> # 4.12+
Signed-off-by: Rafael J. Wysocki <rafael.j.wysocki@intel.com>
kernel/sched/cpufreq_schedutil.c

index ba0da243fdd8376196374c9ef5f9583cbb5ca78b..2f52ec0f1539fce62a099d9fa559df334a19869c 100644 (file)
@@ -282,8 +282,12 @@ static void sugov_update_single(struct update_util_data *hook, u64 time,
                 * Do not reduce the frequency if the CPU has not been idle
                 * recently, as the reduction is likely to be premature then.
                 */
-               if (busy && next_f < sg_policy->next_freq)
+               if (busy && next_f < sg_policy->next_freq) {
                        next_f = sg_policy->next_freq;
+
+                       /* Reset cached freq as next_freq has changed */
+                       sg_policy->cached_raw_freq = 0;
+               }
        }
        sugov_update_commit(sg_policy, time, next_f);
 }