cpupower: Add intel_pstate turbo boost support for Intel platforms

On modern Intel platforms, the intel_pstate driver is commonly used and
it provides turbo boost control via
/sys/devices/system/cpu/intel_pstate/no_turbo.

However, cpupower doesn't handle this. it
1. shows turbo boost as "active" blindly for Intel platforms
2. controls turbo boost functionality via the generic
   /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpufreq/boost sysfs interface only.

Enhance the cpupower tool to ensure the "--boost" command works
seamlessly on Intel platforms with intel_pstate driver running.

Without this patch,
   $ echo 1 | sudo tee /sys/devices/system/cpu/intel_pstate/no_turbo
   1
   $ sudo cpupower frequency-info --boost
   analyzing CPU 21:
     boost state support:
       Supported: yes
       Active: yes
   $ sudo cpupower set --boost 0
   Error setting turbo-boost
   $ sudo cpupower set --boost 1
   Error setting turbo-boost

With this patch,
   $ cat /sys/devices/system/cpu/intel_pstate/no_turbo
   0
   $ sudo cpupower set --boost 0
   $ sudo cpupower frequency-info --boost
   analyzing CPU 21:
     boost state support:
       Supported: yes
       Active: no
   $ cat /sys/devices/system/cpu/intel_pstate/no_turbo
   1
   $ sudo cpupower set --boost 1
   $ sudo cpupower frequency-info --boost
   analyzing CPU 28:
     boost state support:
       Supported: yes
       Active: yes
   $ cat /sys/devices/system/cpu/intel_pstate/no_turbo
   0

Signed-off-by: Zhang Rui <rui.zhang@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Shuah Khan <skhan@linuxfoundation.org>
This commit is contained in:
Zhang Rui
2026-02-09 11:24:41 +08:00
committed by Shuah Khan
parent 50ad1a31be
commit 3817b1d344
3 changed files with 48 additions and 4 deletions

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@@ -124,7 +124,11 @@ int cmd_set(int argc, char **argv)
}
if (params.turbo_boost) {
ret = cpupower_set_turbo_boost(turbo_boost);
if (cpupower_cpu_info.vendor == X86_VENDOR_INTEL)
ret = cpupower_set_intel_turbo_boost(turbo_boost);
else
ret = cpupower_set_generic_turbo_boost(turbo_boost);
if (ret)
fprintf(stderr, "Error setting turbo-boost\n");
}

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@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ extern struct cpupower_cpu_info cpupower_cpu_info;
/* cpuid and cpuinfo helpers **************************/
int cpufreq_has_generic_boost_support(bool *active);
int cpupower_set_turbo_boost(int turbo_boost);
int cpupower_set_generic_turbo_boost(int turbo_boost);
/* X86 ONLY ****************************************/
#if defined(__i386__) || defined(__x86_64__)
@@ -143,6 +143,7 @@ extern int decode_pstates(unsigned int cpu, int boost_states,
int cpufreq_has_x86_boost_support(unsigned int cpu, int *support,
int *active, int *states);
int cpupower_set_intel_turbo_boost(int turbo_boost);
/* AMD P-State stuff **************************/
bool cpupower_amd_pstate_enabled(void);
@@ -189,6 +190,8 @@ static inline int cpupower_set_amd_pstate_mode(char *mode)
static inline int cpufreq_has_x86_boost_support(unsigned int cpu, int *support,
int *active, int *states)
{ return -1; }
static inline int cpupower_set_intel_turbo_boost(int turbo_boost)
{ return -1; }
static inline bool cpupower_amd_pstate_enabled(void)
{ return false; }

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@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ int cpufreq_has_x86_boost_support(unsigned int cpu, int *support, int *active,
{
int ret;
unsigned long long val;
char linebuf[MAX_LINE_LEN];
char path[SYSFS_PATH_MAX];
char *endp;
*support = *active = *states = 0;
@@ -42,8 +45,42 @@ int cpufreq_has_x86_boost_support(unsigned int cpu, int *support, int *active,
}
} else if (cpupower_cpu_info.caps & CPUPOWER_CAP_AMD_PSTATE) {
amd_pstate_boost_init(cpu, support, active);
} else if (cpupower_cpu_info.caps & CPUPOWER_CAP_INTEL_IDA)
} else if (cpupower_cpu_info.caps & CPUPOWER_CAP_INTEL_IDA) {
*support = *active = 1;
snprintf(path, sizeof(path), PATH_TO_CPU "intel_pstate/no_turbo");
if (!is_valid_path(path))
return 0;
if (cpupower_read_sysfs(path, linebuf, MAX_LINE_LEN) == 0)
return -1;
val = strtol(linebuf, &endp, 0);
if (endp == linebuf || errno == ERANGE)
return -1;
*active = !val;
}
return 0;
}
int cpupower_set_intel_turbo_boost(int turbo_boost)
{
char path[SYSFS_PATH_MAX];
char linebuf[2] = {};
snprintf(path, sizeof(path), PATH_TO_CPU "intel_pstate/no_turbo");
/* Fallback to generic solution when intel_pstate driver not running */
if (!is_valid_path(path))
return cpupower_set_generic_turbo_boost(turbo_boost);
snprintf(linebuf, sizeof(linebuf), "%d", !turbo_boost);
if (cpupower_write_sysfs(path, linebuf, 2) <= 0)
return -1;
return 0;
}
@@ -274,7 +311,7 @@ void print_speed(unsigned long speed, int no_rounding)
}
}
int cpupower_set_turbo_boost(int turbo_boost)
int cpupower_set_generic_turbo_boost(int turbo_boost)
{
char path[SYSFS_PATH_MAX];
char linebuf[2] = {};