Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH] xenpm: Add option to report average CPU frequency

[Malcolm Crossley <malcolm.crossley@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On 19/01/16 11:06, Ian Campbell wrote:
> On Tue, 2016-01-19 at 10:50 +0000, Malcolm Crossley wrote:
>> The average is calculated over the period of time from the last
>> xenpm report of the average CPU frequency.
>>
>> Reporting the average CPU frequency helps confirm the level of turbo
>> boost being achieved per CPU.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Malcolm Crossley <malcolm.crossley@xxxxxxxxxx>
>> ---
>>  tools/misc/xenpm.c | 42 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
>>  1 file changed, 41 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/tools/misc/xenpm.c b/tools/misc/xenpm.c
>> index 08f2242..40cdd55 100644
>> --- a/tools/misc/xenpm.c
>> +++ b/tools/misc/xenpm.c
>> @@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ void show_help(void)
>>              "xenpm command list:\n\n"
>>              " get-cpuidle-states    [cpuid]       list cpu idle info of
>> CPU <cpuid> or all\n"
>>              " get-cpufreq-states    [cpuid]       list cpu freq info of
>> CPU <cpuid> or all\n"
>> +            " get-cpufreq-average   [cpuid]       average cpu frequency
>> since last invocation\n"
>> +            "                                     for CPU <cpuid> or
>> all\n"
>>              " get-cpufreq-para      [cpuid]       list cpu freq
>> parameter of CPU <cpuid> or all\n"
>>              " set-scaling-maxfreq   [cpuid] <HZ>  set max cpu frequency
>> <HZ> on CPU <cpuid>\n"
>>              "                                     or all CPUs\n"
>> @@ -296,6 +298,9 @@ static int get_pxstat_by_cpuid(xc_interface
>> *xc_handle, int cpuid, struct xc_px_
>>      return ret;
>>  }
>>  
>> +
>> +static int *avgfreq;
> 
> Do we need the global array of them all when each element is used exactly
> once entirely within show_cpufreq_by_cpuid in this mode?
> 

The global array was already defined for when xenpm is used as a cpu frequency 
control daemon, I
just moved it so that the new functions could use the variable.

Do you want me to spin the patch using a local int variable instead?

Malcolm


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