tools/power x86_energy_perf_policy: support HWP.EPP

x86_energy_perf_policy(8) was created as an example
of how the user, or upper-level OS, can manage
MSR_IA32_ENERGY_PERF_BIAS (EPB).

Hardware consults EPB when it makes internal decisions
balancing energy-saving vs performance.
For example, should HW quickly or slowly
transition into and out of power-saving idles states?
Should HW quickly or slowly ramp frequency up or down
in response to demand in the turbo-frequency range?

Depending on the processor, EPB may have package, core,
or CPU thread scope.  As such, the only general policy
is to write the same value to EPB on every CPU in the system.

Recent platforms add support for Hardware Performance States (HWP).
HWP effectively extends hardware frequency control from
the opportunistic turbo-frequency range to control the entire
range of available processor frequencies.

Just as turbo-mode used EPB, HWP can use EPB to help decicde
how quickly to ramp frequency and voltage up and down
in response to changing demand.  Indeed, BDX and BDX-DE,
the first processors to support HWP, use EPB for this purpose.

Starting in SKL, HWP no longer looks to EPB for influence.
Instead, it looks in a new MSR specifically for this purpose:
IA32_HWP_REQUEST.Energy_Performance_Preference (HWP.EPP).
HWP.EPP is like EPB, except that it is specific to HWP-mode
frequency selection.  Also, HWP.EPP is defined to have
per CPU-thread scope.

Starting in SKX, IA32_HWP_REQUEST is augmented by
IA32_HWP_REQUEST_PKG -- which has the same function, but is
defined to have package-wide scope.  A new bit in IA32_HWP_REQUEST
determines if it over-rides the IA32_HWP_REQUEST_PKG or not.

Note that HWP-mode can be enabled in several ways.
The "in-band" method is for HWP to be exposed in CPUID,
and for the Linux intel_pstate driver to recognized that,
and thus enable HWP.  In this case, starting in Linux 4.10, intel_pstate
exports cpufreq sysfs attribute "energy_performance_preference"
which can be used to manage HWP.EPP.  This interface can be
used to set HWP.EPP to these values:

0 performance
128 balance_performance (default)
192 balance_power
255 power

Here, x86_energy_performance_policy is updated to use
idential strings and values as intel_pstate.

But HWP-mode may also be enabled by firmware before the OS boots,
and the OS may not be aware of HWP.  In this case, intel_pstate
is not available to provide sysfs attributes, and x86_energy_perf_policy
or a similar utility is invaluable for managing HWP.EPP, for
this utility works the same, no matter if cpufreq is enabled or not.

Signed-off-by: Len Brown <len.brown@intel.com>
This commit is contained in:
Len Brown 2015-12-10 01:28:19 -05:00
parent 2fc49cb0b5
commit 4beec1d751
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DESTDIR ?=
CC = $(CROSS_COMPILE)gcc
BUILD_OUTPUT := $(CURDIR)
PREFIX := /usr
DESTDIR :=
ifeq ("$(origin O)", "command line")
BUILD_OUTPUT := $(O)
endif
x86_energy_perf_policy : x86_energy_perf_policy.c
CFLAGS += -Wall
CFLAGS += -DMSRHEADER='"../../../../arch/x86/include/asm/msr-index.h"'
%: %.c
@mkdir -p $(BUILD_OUTPUT)
$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $< -o $(BUILD_OUTPUT)/$@
.PHONY : clean
clean :
rm -f x86_energy_perf_policy
@rm -f $(BUILD_OUTPUT)/x86_energy_perf_policy
install : x86_energy_perf_policy
install -d $(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/bin
install $(BUILD_OUTPUT)/x86_energy_perf_policy $(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/bin/x86_energy_perf_policy
install -d $(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/share/man/man8
install x86_energy_perf_policy.8 $(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/share/man/man8
install :
install x86_energy_perf_policy ${DESTDIR}/usr/bin/
install x86_energy_perf_policy.8 ${DESTDIR}/usr/share/man/man8/

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.\" This page Copyright (C) 2010 Len Brown <len.brown@intel.com>
.\" This page Copyright (C) 2010 - 2015 Len Brown <len.brown@intel.com>
.\" Distributed under the GPL, Copyleft 1994.
.TH X86_ENERGY_PERF_POLICY 8
.SH NAME
x86_energy_perf_policy \- read or write MSR_IA32_ENERGY_PERF_BIAS
x86_energy_perf_policy \- Manage Energy vs. Performance Policy via x86 Model Specific Registers
.SH SYNOPSIS
.ft B
.B x86_energy_perf_policy
.RB [ "\-c cpu" ]
.RB [ "\-v" ]
.RB "\-r"
.RB "[ options ] [ scope ] [field \ value]"
.br
.B x86_energy_perf_policy
.RB [ "\-c cpu" ]
.RB [ "\-v" ]
.RB 'performance'
.RB "scope: \-\-cpu\ cpu-list | \-\-pkg\ pkg-list"
.br
.B x86_energy_perf_policy
.RB [ "\-c cpu" ]
.RB [ "\-v" ]
.RB 'normal'
.RB "cpu-list, pkg-list: # | #,# | #-# | all"
.br
.B x86_energy_perf_policy
.RB [ "\-c cpu" ]
.RB [ "\-v" ]
.RB 'powersave'
.RB "field: \-\-all | \-\-epb | \-\-hwp-epp | \-\-hwp-min | \-\-hwp-max | \-\-hwp-desired"
.br
.B x86_energy_perf_policy
.RB [ "\-c cpu" ]
.RB [ "\-v" ]
.RB n
.RB "other: (\-\-force | \-\-hwp-enable | \-\-turbo-enable) value)"
.br
.RB "value: # | default | performance | balance-performance | balance-power | power"
.SH DESCRIPTION
\fBx86_energy_perf_policy\fP
allows software to convey
its policy for the relative importance of performance
versus energy savings to the processor.
displays and updates energy-performance policy settings specific to
Intel Architecture Processors. Settings are accessed via Model Specific Register (MSR)
updates, no matter if the Linux cpufreq sub-system is enabled or not.
The processor uses this information in model-specific ways
when it must select trade-offs between performance and
energy efficiency.
Policy in MSR_IA32_ENERGY_PERF_BIAS (EPB)
may affect a wide range of hardware decisions,
such as how aggressively the hardware enters and exits CPU idle states (C-states)
and Processor Performance States (P-states).
This policy hint does not replace explicit OS C-state and P-state selection.
Rather, it tells the hardware how aggressively to implement those selections.
Further, it allows the OS to influence energy/performance trade-offs where there
is no software interface, such as in the opportunistic "turbo-mode" P-state range.
Note that MSR_IA32_ENERGY_PERF_BIAS is defined per CPU,
but some implementations
share a single MSR among all CPUs in each processor package.
On those systems, a write to EPB on one processor will
be visible, and will have an effect, on all CPUs
in the same processor package.
This policy hint does not supersede Processor Performance states
(P-states) or CPU Idle power states (C-states), but allows
software to have influence where it would otherwise be unable
to express a preference.
Hardware P-States (HWP) are effectively an expansion of hardware
P-state control from the opportunistic turbo-mode P-state range
to include the entire range of available P-states.
On Broadwell Xeon, the initial HWP implementation, EBP influenced HWP.
That influence was removed in subsequent generations,
where it was moved to the
Energy_Performance_Preference (EPP) field in
a pair of dedicated MSRs -- MSR_IA32_HWP_REQUEST and MSR_IA32_HWP_REQUEST_PKG.
For example, this setting may tell the hardware how
aggressively or conservatively to control frequency
in the "turbo range" above the explicitly OS-controlled
P-state frequency range. It may also tell the hardware
how aggressively is should enter the OS requested C-states.
EPP is the most commonly managed knob in HWP mode,
but MSR_IA32_HWP_REQUEST also allows the user to specify
minimum-frequency for Quality-of-Service,
and maximum-frequency for power-capping.
MSR_IA32_HWP_REQUEST is defined per-CPU.
Support for this feature is indicated by CPUID.06H.ECX.bit3
per the Intel Architectures Software Developer's Manual.
MSR_IA32_HWP_REQUEST_PKG has the same capability as MSR_IA32_HWP_REQUEST,
but it can simultaneously set the default policy for all CPUs within a package.
A bit in per-CPU MSR_IA32_HWP_REQUEST indicates whether it is
over-ruled-by or exempt-from MSR_IA32_HWP_REQUEST_PKG.
.SS Options
\fB-c\fP limits operation to a single CPU.
The default is to operate on all CPUs.
Note that MSR_IA32_ENERGY_PERF_BIAS is defined per
logical processor, but that the initial implementations
of the MSR were shared among all processors in each package.
MSR_HWP_CAPABILITIES shows the default values for the fields
in MSR_IA32_HWP_REQUEST. It is displayed when no values
are being written.
.SS SCOPE OPTIONS
.PP
\fB-v\fP increases verbosity. By default
x86_energy_perf_policy is silent.
\fB-c, --cpu\fP Operate on the MSR_IA32_HWP_REQUEST for each CPU in a CPU-list.
The CPU-list may be comma-separated CPU numbers, with dash for range
or the string "all". Eg. '--cpu 1,4,6-8' or '--cpu all'.
When --cpu is used, \fB--hwp-use-pkg\fP is available, which specifies whether the per-cpu
MSR_IA32_HWP_REQUEST should be over-ruled by MSR_IA32_HWP_REQUEST_PKG (1),
or exempt from MSR_IA32_HWP_REQUEST_PKG (0).
\fB-p, --pkg\fP Operate on the MSR_IA32_HWP_REQUEST_PKG for each package in the package-list.
The list is a string of individual package numbers separated
by commas, and or ranges of package numbers separated by a dash,
or the string "all".
For example '--pkg 1,3' or '--pkg all'
.SS VALUE OPTIONS
.PP
\fB-r\fP is for "read-only" mode - the unchanged state
is read and displayed.
.PP
.I performance
Set a policy where performance is paramount.
The processor will be unwilling to sacrifice any performance
for the sake of energy saving. This is the hardware default.
.PP
.I normal
.I normal | default
Set a policy with a normal balance between performance and energy efficiency.
The processor will tolerate minor performance compromise
for potentially significant energy savings.
This reasonable default for most desktops and servers.
This is a reasonable default for most desktops and servers.
"default" is a synonym for "normal".
.PP
.I powersave
.I performance
Set a policy for maximum performance,
accepting no performance sacrifice for the benefit of energy efficiency.
.PP
.I balance-performance
Set a policy with a high priority on performance,
but allowing some performance loss to benefit energy efficiency.
.PP
.I balance-power
Set a policy where the performance and power are balanced.
This is the default.
.PP
.I power
Set a policy where the processor can accept
a measurable performance hit to maximize energy efficiency.
.PP
.I n
Set MSR_IA32_ENERGY_PERF_BIAS to the specified number.
The range of valid numbers is 0-15, where 0 is maximum
performance and 15 is maximum energy efficiency.
a measurable performance impact to maximize energy efficiency.
.PP
The following table shows the mapping from the value strings above to actual MSR values.
This mapping is defined in the Linux-kernel header, msr-index.h.
.nf
VALUE STRING EPB EPP
performance 0 0
balance-performance 4 128
normal, default 6 128
balance-power 8 192
power 15 255
.fi
.PP
For MSR_IA32_HWP_REQUEST performance fields
(--hwp-min, --hwp-max, --hwp-desired), the value option
is in units of 100 MHz, Eg. 12 signifies 1200 MHz.
.SS FIELD OPTIONS
\fB-a, --all value-string\fP Sets all EPB and EPP and HWP limit fields to the value associated with
the value-string. In addition, enables turbo-mode and HWP-mode, if they were previous disabled.
Thus "--all normal" will set a system without cpufreq into a well known configuration.
.PP
\fB-B, --epb\fP set EPB per-core or per-package.
See value strings in the table above.
.PP
\fB-d, --debug\fP debug increases verbosity. By default
x86_energy_perf_policy is silent for updates,
and verbose for read-only mode.
.PP
\fB-P, --hwp-epp\fP set HWP.EPP per-core or per-package.
See value strings in the table above.
.PP
\fB-m, --hwp-min\fP request HWP to not go below the specified core/bus ratio.
The "default" is the value found in IA32_HWP_CAPABILITIES.min.
.PP
\fB-M, --hwp-max\fP request HWP not exceed a the specified core/bus ratio.
The "default" is the value found in IA32_HWP_CAPABILITIES.max.
.PP
\fB-D, --hwp-desired\fP request HWP 'desired' frequency.
The "normal" setting is 0, which
corresponds to 'full autonomous' HWP control.
Non-zero performance values request a specific performance
level on this processor, specified in multiples of 100 MHz.
.PP
\fB-w, --hwp-window\fP specify integer number of microsec
in the sliding window that HWP uses to maintain average frequency.
This parameter is meaningful only when the "desired" field above is non-zero.
Default is 0, allowing the HW to choose.
.SH OTHER OPTIONS
.PP
\fB-f, --force\fP writes the specified values without bounds checking.
.PP
\fB-U, --hwp-use-pkg\fP (0 | 1), when used in conjunction with --cpu,
indicates whether the per-CPU MSR_IA32_HWP_REQUEST should be overruled (1)
or exempt (0) from per-Package MSR_IA32_HWP_REQUEST_PKG settings.
The default is exempt.
.PP
\fB-H, --hwp-enable\fP enable HardWare-P-state (HWP) mode. Once enabled, system RESET is required to disable HWP mode.
.PP
\fB-t, --turbo-enable\fP enable (1) or disable (0) turbo mode.
.PP
\fB-v, --version\fP print version and exit.
.PP
If no request to change policy is made,
the default behavior is to read
and display the current system state,
including the default capabilities.
.SH WARNING
.PP
This utility writes directly to Model Specific Registers.
There is no locking or coordination should this utility
be used to modify HWP limit fields at the same time that
intel_pstate's sysfs attributes access the same MSRs.
.PP
Note that --hwp-desired and --hwp-window are considered experimental.
Future versions of Linux reserve the right to access these
fields internally -- potentially conflicting with user-space access.
.SH EXAMPLE
.nf
# sudo x86_energy_perf_policy
cpu0: EPB 6
cpu0: HWP_REQ: min 6 max 35 des 0 epp 128 window 0x0 (0*10^0us) use_pkg 0
cpu0: HWP_CAP: low 1 eff 8 guar 27 high 35
cpu1: EPB 6
cpu1: HWP_REQ: min 6 max 35 des 0 epp 128 window 0x0 (0*10^0us) use_pkg 0
cpu1: HWP_CAP: low 1 eff 8 guar 27 high 35
cpu2: EPB 6
cpu2: HWP_REQ: min 6 max 35 des 0 epp 128 window 0x0 (0*10^0us) use_pkg 0
cpu2: HWP_CAP: low 1 eff 8 guar 27 high 35
cpu3: EPB 6
cpu3: HWP_REQ: min 6 max 35 des 0 epp 128 window 0x0 (0*10^0us) use_pkg 0
cpu3: HWP_CAP: low 1 eff 8 guar 27 high 35
.fi
.SH NOTES
.B "x86_energy_perf_policy "
.B "x86_energy_perf_policy"
runs only as root.
.SH FILES
.ta
.nf
/dev/cpu/*/msr
.fi
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.nf
msr(4)
Intel(R) 64 and IA-32 Architectures Software Developer's Manual
.fi
.PP
.SH AUTHORS
.nf
Written by Len Brown <len.brown@intel.com>
Len Brown

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