Re: [PATCH v3 6/8] cpufreq: CPPC: Add sysfs for min/max_perf and perf_limited

From: Sumit Gupta

Date: Mon Oct 13 2025 - 07:59:49 EST



On 10/10/25 08:59, Jie Zhan wrote:
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On 10/1/2025 11:01 PM, Sumit Gupta wrote:
Add sysfs interfaces for Minimum Performance, Maximum Performance
and Performance Limited Register in the cppc_cpufreq driver.

Reviewed-by: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Sumit Gupta <sumitg@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
.../ABI/testing/sysfs-devices-system-cpu | 43 +++++++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 43 insertions(+)

diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-devices-system-cpu b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-devices-system-cpu
index ab8cd337f43a..82141b45d58c 100644
--- a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-devices-system-cpu
+++ b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-devices-system-cpu
@@ -327,6 +327,49 @@ Description: Energy performance preference

This file is only present if the cppc-cpufreq driver is in use.

+What: /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpuX/cpufreq/min_perf
+Date: September 2025
+Contact: linux-pm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
+Description: Minimum Performance
+
+ Read/write a 32 bits value from/to this file. This file
+ conveys the minimum performance level at which the platform
+ may run. Minimum performance may be set to any performance
+ value in the range [Lowest Performance, Highest Performance],
+ inclusive but must be set to a value that is less than or
+ equal to that specified by the Maximum Performance Register.
+
+ Writing to this file only has meaning when Autonomous Selection
+ is enabled.
+
+ This file is only present if the cppc-cpufreq driver is in use.
+
+What: /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpuX/cpufreq/max_perf
+Date: September 2025
+Contact: linux-pm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
+Description: Minimum Performance
Not adapted
Sorry, i missed this. Will update here and below.

Thank you,
Sumit

+
+ Read/write a 32 bits value from/to this file. This file conveys
+ the maximum performance level at which the platform may run.
+ Maximum performance may be set to any performance value in the
+ range [Lowest Performance, Highest Performance], inclusive.
+
+ Writing to this file only has meaning when Autonomous Selection is
+ enabled.
+
+ This file is only present if the cppc-cpufreq driver is in use.
+
+What: /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpuX/cpufreq/perf_limited
+Date: September 2025
+Contact: linux-pm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
+Description: Minimum Performance
Not adapted

Ack.


+
+ Read/write a 32 bits value from/to this file. This file indicates
+ to OSPM that an unpredictable event has limited processor
+ performance, and the delivered performance may be less than
+ desired/minimum performance.
+
+ This file is only present if the cppc-cpufreq driver is in use.

What: /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu*/cache/index3/cache_disable_{0,1}
Date: August 2008