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+/*
+ *  processor_idle - idle state cpuidle driver.
+ *  Adapted from drivers/idle/intel_idle.c and
+ *  drivers/acpi/processor_idle.c
+ *
+ */
+
+#include <linux/kernel.h>
+#include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/init.h>
+#include <linux/moduleparam.h>
+#include <linux/cpuidle.h>
+#include <linux/cpu.h>
+
+#include <asm/paca.h>
+#include <asm/reg.h>
+#include <asm/system.h>
+#include <asm/machdep.h>
+#include <asm/firmware.h>
+
+#include "plpar_wrappers.h"
+#include "pseries.h"
+
+struct cpuidle_driver pseries_idle_driver = {
+	.name =		"pseries_idle",
+	.owner =	THIS_MODULE,
+};
+
+#define MAX_IDLE_STATE_COUNT	2
+
+static int max_idle_state = MAX_IDLE_STATE_COUNT - 1;
+static struct cpuidle_device __percpu *pseries_cpuidle_devices;
+static struct cpuidle_state *cpuidle_state_table;
+
+void update_smt_snooze_delay(int snooze)
+{
+	struct cpuidle_driver *drv = cpuidle_get_driver();
+	if (drv)
+		drv->states[0].target_residency = snooze;
+}
+
+static inline void idle_loop_prolog(unsigned long *in_purr, ktime_t *kt_before)
+{
+
+	*kt_before = ktime_get_real();
+	*in_purr = mfspr(SPRN_PURR);
+	/*
+	 * Indicate to the HV that we are idle. Now would be
+	 * a good time to find other work to dispatch.
+	 */
+	get_lppaca()->idle = 1;
+}
+
+static inline  s64 idle_loop_epilog(unsigned long in_purr, ktime_t kt_before)
+{
+	get_lppaca()->wait_state_cycles += mfspr(SPRN_PURR) - in_purr;
+	get_lppaca()->idle = 0;
+
+	return ktime_to_us(ktime_sub(ktime_get_real(), kt_before));
+}
+
+static int snooze_loop(struct cpuidle_device *dev,
+			struct cpuidle_driver *drv,
+			int index)
+{
+	unsigned long in_purr;
+	ktime_t kt_before;
+	unsigned long start_snooze;
+	long snooze = drv->states[0].target_residency;
+
+	idle_loop_prolog(&in_purr, &kt_before);
+
+	if (snooze) {
+		start_snooze = get_tb() + snooze * tb_ticks_per_usec;
+		local_irq_enable();
+		set_thread_flag(TIF_POLLING_NRFLAG);
+
+		while ((snooze < 0) || (get_tb() < start_snooze)) {
+			if (need_resched() || cpu_is_offline(dev->cpu))
+				goto out;
+			ppc64_runlatch_off();
+			HMT_low();
+			HMT_very_low();
+		}
+
+		HMT_medium();
+		clear_thread_flag(TIF_POLLING_NRFLAG);
+		smp_mb();
+		local_irq_disable();
+	}
+
+out:
+	HMT_medium();
+	dev->last_residency =
+		(int)idle_loop_epilog(in_purr, kt_before);
+	return index;
+}
+
+static int dedicated_cede_loop(struct cpuidle_device *dev,
+				struct cpuidle_driver *drv,
+				int index)
+{
+	unsigned long in_purr;
+	ktime_t kt_before;
+
+	idle_loop_prolog(&in_purr, &kt_before);
+	get_lppaca()->donate_dedicated_cpu = 1;
+
+	ppc64_runlatch_off();
+	HMT_medium();
+	cede_processor();
+
+	get_lppaca()->donate_dedicated_cpu = 0;
+	dev->last_residency =
+		(int)idle_loop_epilog(in_purr, kt_before);
+	return index;
+}
+
+static int shared_cede_loop(struct cpuidle_device *dev,
+			struct cpuidle_driver *drv,
+			int index)
+{
+	unsigned long in_purr;
+	ktime_t kt_before;
+
+	idle_loop_prolog(&in_purr, &kt_before);
+
+	/*
+	 * Yield the processor to the hypervisor.  We return if
+	 * an external interrupt occurs (which are driven prior
+	 * to returning here) or if a prod occurs from another
+	 * processor. When returning here, external interrupts
+	 * are enabled.
+	 */
+	cede_processor();
+
+	dev->last_residency =
+		(int)idle_loop_epilog(in_purr, kt_before);
+	return index;
+}
+
+/*
+ * States for dedicated partition case.
+ */
+static struct cpuidle_state dedicated_states[MAX_IDLE_STATE_COUNT] = {
+	{ /* Snooze */
+		.name = "snooze",
+		.desc = "snooze",
+		.flags = CPUIDLE_FLAG_TIME_VALID,
+		.exit_latency = 0,
+		.target_residency = 0,
+		.enter = &snooze_loop },
+	{ /* CEDE */
+		.name = "CEDE",
+		.desc = "CEDE",
+		.flags = CPUIDLE_FLAG_TIME_VALID,
+		.exit_latency = 1,
+		.target_residency = 10,
+		.enter = &dedicated_cede_loop },
+};
+
+/*
+ * States for shared partition case.
+ */
+static struct cpuidle_state shared_states[MAX_IDLE_STATE_COUNT] = {
+	{ /* Shared Cede */
+		.name = "Shared Cede",
+		.desc = "Shared Cede",
+		.flags = CPUIDLE_FLAG_TIME_VALID,
+		.exit_latency = 0,
+		.target_residency = 0,
+		.enter = &shared_cede_loop },
+};
+
+int pseries_notify_cpuidle_add_cpu(int cpu)
+{
+	struct cpuidle_device *dev =
+			per_cpu_ptr(pseries_cpuidle_devices, cpu);
+	if (dev && cpuidle_get_driver()) {
+		cpuidle_disable_device(dev);
+		cpuidle_enable_device(dev);
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/*
+ * pseries_cpuidle_driver_init()
+ */
+static int pseries_cpuidle_driver_init(void)
+{
+	int idle_state;
+	struct cpuidle_driver *drv = &pseries_idle_driver;
+
+	drv->state_count = 0;
+
+	for (idle_state = 0; idle_state < MAX_IDLE_STATE_COUNT; ++idle_state) {
+
+		if (idle_state > max_idle_state)
+			break;
+
+		/* is the state not enabled? */
+		if (cpuidle_state_table[idle_state].enter == NULL)
+			continue;
+
+		drv->states[drv->state_count] =	/* structure copy */
+			cpuidle_state_table[idle_state];
+
+		if (cpuidle_state_table == dedicated_states)
+			drv->states[drv->state_count].target_residency =
+				__get_cpu_var(smt_snooze_delay);
+
+		drv->state_count += 1;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/* pseries_idle_devices_uninit(void)
+ * unregister cpuidle devices and de-allocate memory
+ */
+static void pseries_idle_devices_uninit(void)
+{
+	int i;
+	struct cpuidle_device *dev;
+
+	for_each_possible_cpu(i) {
+		dev = per_cpu_ptr(pseries_cpuidle_devices, i);
+		cpuidle_unregister_device(dev);
+	}
+
+	free_percpu(pseries_cpuidle_devices);
+	return;
+}
+
+/* pseries_idle_devices_init()
+ * allocate, initialize and register cpuidle device
+ */
+static int pseries_idle_devices_init(void)
+{
+	int i;
+	struct cpuidle_driver *drv = &pseries_idle_driver;
+	struct cpuidle_device *dev;
+
+	pseries_cpuidle_devices = alloc_percpu(struct cpuidle_device);
+	if (pseries_cpuidle_devices == NULL)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	for_each_possible_cpu(i) {
+		dev = per_cpu_ptr(pseries_cpuidle_devices, i);
+		dev->state_count = drv->state_count;
+		dev->cpu = i;
+		if (cpuidle_register_device(dev)) {
+			printk(KERN_DEBUG \
+				"cpuidle_register_device %d failed!\n", i);
+			return -EIO;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/*
+ * pseries_idle_probe()
+ * Choose state table for shared versus dedicated partition
+ */
+static int pseries_idle_probe(void)
+{
+
+	if (!firmware_has_feature(FW_FEATURE_SPLPAR))
+		return -ENODEV;
+
+	if (max_idle_state == 0) {
+		printk(KERN_DEBUG "pseries processor idle disabled.\n");
+		return -EPERM;
+	}
+
+	if (get_lppaca()->shared_proc)
+		cpuidle_state_table = shared_states;
+	else
+		cpuidle_state_table = dedicated_states;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int __init pseries_processor_idle_init(void)
+{
+	int retval;
+
+	retval = pseries_idle_probe();
+	if (retval)
+		return retval;
+
+	pseries_cpuidle_driver_init();
+	retval = cpuidle_register_driver(&pseries_idle_driver);
+	if (retval) {
+		printk(KERN_DEBUG "Registration of pseries driver failed.\n");
+		return retval;
+	}
+
+	retval = pseries_idle_devices_init();
+	if (retval) {
+		pseries_idle_devices_uninit();
+		cpuidle_unregister_driver(&pseries_idle_driver);
+		return retval;
+	}
+
+	printk(KERN_DEBUG "pseries_idle_driver registered\n");
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void __exit pseries_processor_idle_exit(void)
+{
+
+	pseries_idle_devices_uninit();
+	cpuidle_unregister_driver(&pseries_idle_driver);
+
+	return;
+}
+
+module_init(pseries_processor_idle_init);
+module_exit(pseries_processor_idle_exit);
+
+MODULE_AUTHOR("Deepthi Dharwar <deepthi@linux.vnet.ibm.com>");
+MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Cpuidle driver for POWER");
+MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");