From: Rafael J. Wysocki <rafael.j.wyso...@intel.com>

Adjust the next P-state formula in get_target_pstate_default()
(in the filtered case) to use the average P-state as given by
the APERF and MPERF feedback registers instead of the exact
P-state requested previously, as that request might not be
granted.

Suggested-by: Doug Smythies <dsmyth...@telus.net>
Signed-off-by: Rafael J. Wysocki <rafael.j.wyso...@intel.com>
---
 drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c |   18 +++++++++---------
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)

Index: linux-pm/drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c
===================================================================
--- linux-pm.orig/drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c
+++ linux-pm/drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c
@@ -98,7 +98,6 @@ static inline u64 div_ext_fp(u64 x, u64
  * @tsc:               Difference of time stamp counter between last and
  *                     current sample
  * @time:              Current time from scheduler
- * @target:            Target P-state
  *
  * This structure is used in the cpudata structure to store performance sample
  * data for choosing next P State.
@@ -110,7 +109,6 @@ struct sample {
        u64 mperf;
        u64 tsc;
        u64 time;
-       int target;
 };
 
 /**
@@ -1149,7 +1147,6 @@ static void intel_pstate_set_min_pstate(
 
        trace_cpu_frequency(pstate * cpu->pstate.scaling, cpu->cpu);
        cpu->pstate.current_pstate = pstate;
-       cpu->sample.target = pstate;
        /*
         * Generally, there is no guarantee that this code will always run on
         * the CPU being updated, so force the register update to run on the
@@ -1305,8 +1302,8 @@ static inline int32_t get_target_pstate_
 {
        struct sample *sample = &cpu->sample;
        int32_t busy_frac, boost;
-       int pstate, max_perf, min_perf;
        int64_t target;
+       int pstate;
 
        pstate = limits->no_turbo || limits->turbo_disabled ?
                        cpu->pstate.max_pstate : cpu->pstate.turbo_pstate;
@@ -1341,17 +1338,20 @@ static inline int32_t get_target_pstate_
                 * Take the raw gain as 1/8 and compute the effective gain as
                 *
                 *      iir_gain = 1/8 * delta_t / sampling_interval
+                *
+                * Moreover, since the output is a request that may or may not
+                * be granted (depending on what the other CPUs are doing, for
+                * example), instead of using the output value obtained
+                * previously in the computation, use the effective average
+                * P-state since the last pass as given by APERF and MPERF.
                 */
                iir_gain = div_fp(sample->time - cpu->last_sample_time,
                                  pid_params.sample_rate_ns << 3);
                if (iir_gain < int_tofp(1))
-                       target = sample->target * (int_tofp(1) - iir_gain) +
+                       target = get_avg_pstate(cpu) * (int_tofp(1) - iir_gain) 
+
                                        mul_fp(target, iir_gain);
        }
-       intel_pstate_get_min_max(cpu, &min_perf, &max_perf);
-       target = clamp_val(target, int_tofp(min_perf), int_tofp(max_perf));
-       sample->target = fp_toint(target + (1 << (FRAC_BITS-1)));
-       return sample->target;
+       return fp_toint(target + (1 << (FRAC_BITS-1)));
 }
 
 static inline void intel_pstate_update_pstate(struct cpudata *cpu, int pstate)

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