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Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 1/4] PM: EM: convert power field to micro-Watts
 precision and align drivers
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To:     Daniel Lezcano <daniel.lezcano@linaro.org>
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From:   Lukasz Luba <lukasz.luba@arm.com>
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On 7/7/22 09:31, Daniel Lezcano wrote:
> On 07/07/2022 09:15, Lukasz Luba wrote:
>> The milli-Watts precision causes rounding errors while calculating
>> efficiency cost for each OPP. This is especially visible in the 'simple'
>> Energy Model (EM), where the power for each OPP is provided from OPP
>> framework. This can cause some OPPs to be marked inefficient, while
>> using micro-Watts precision that might not happen.
>>
>> Update all EM users which access 'power' field and assume the value is
>> in milli-Watts.
>>
>> Solve also an issue with potential overflow in calculation of energy
>> estimation on 32bit machine. It's needed now since the power value
>> (thus the 'cost' as well) are higher.
>>
>> Example calculation which shows the rounding error and impact:
>>
>> power = 'dyn-power-coeff' * volt_mV * volt_mV * freq_MHz
>>
>> power_a_uW = (100 * 600mW * 600mW * 500MHz) / 10^6 = 18000
>> power_a_mW = (100 * 600mW * 600mW * 500MHz) / 10^9 = 18
>>
>> power_b_uW = (100 * 605mW * 605mW * 600MHz) / 10^6 = 21961
>> power_b_mW = (100 * 605mW * 605mW * 600MHz) / 10^9 = 21
>>
>> max_freq = 2000MHz
>>
>> cost_a_mW = 18 * 2000MHz/500MHz = 72
>> cost_a_uW = 18000 * 2000MHz/500MHz = 72000
>>
>> cost_b_mW = 21 * 2000MHz/600MHz = 70 // <- artificially better
>> cost_b_uW = 21961 * 2000MHz/600MHz = 73203
>>
>> The 'cost_b_mW' (which is based on old milli-Watts) is misleadingly
>> better that the 'cost_b_uW' (this patch uses micro-Watts) and such
>> would have impact on the 'inefficient OPPs' information in the Cpufreq
>> framework. This patch set removes the rounding issue.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Lukasz Luba <lukasz.luba@arm.com>
> 
> Acked-by: Daniel Lezcano <daniel.lezcano@linaro.org>
> 
> 
> 

Thanks Daniel! I'll ping Rafael to take this via his PM tree