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authorJens Axboe <jens.axboe@oracle.com>2010-05-21 21:27:26 +0200
committerJens Axboe <jens.axboe@oracle.com>2010-05-21 21:27:26 +0200
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Merge branch 'master' into for-2.6.35
Conflicts: fs/ext3/fsync.c Signed-off-by: Jens Axboe <jens.axboe@oracle.com>
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+#include <linux/kernel.h>
+#include <linux/smp.h>
+#include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/init.h>
+#include <linux/cpufreq.h>
+#include <linux/slab.h>
+
+#include "mperf.h"
+
+static DEFINE_PER_CPU(struct aperfmperf, acfreq_old_perf);
+
+/* Called via smp_call_function_single(), on the target CPU */
+static void read_measured_perf_ctrs(void *_cur)
+{
+ struct aperfmperf *am = _cur;
+
+ get_aperfmperf(am);
+}
+
+/*
+ * Return the measured active (C0) frequency on this CPU since last call
+ * to this function.
+ * Input: cpu number
+ * Return: Average CPU frequency in terms of max frequency (zero on error)
+ *
+ * We use IA32_MPERF and IA32_APERF MSRs to get the measured performance
+ * over a period of time, while CPU is in C0 state.
+ * IA32_MPERF counts at the rate of max advertised frequency
+ * IA32_APERF counts at the rate of actual CPU frequency
+ * Only IA32_APERF/IA32_MPERF ratio is architecturally defined and
+ * no meaning should be associated with absolute values of these MSRs.
+ */
+unsigned int cpufreq_get_measured_perf(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
+ unsigned int cpu)
+{
+ struct aperfmperf perf;
+ unsigned long ratio;
+ unsigned int retval;
+
+ if (smp_call_function_single(cpu, read_measured_perf_ctrs, &perf, 1))
+ return 0;
+
+ ratio = calc_aperfmperf_ratio(&per_cpu(acfreq_old_perf, cpu), &perf);
+ per_cpu(acfreq_old_perf, cpu) = perf;
+
+ retval = (policy->cpuinfo.max_freq * ratio) >> APERFMPERF_SHIFT;
+
+ return retval;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(cpufreq_get_measured_perf);
+MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");