linux-dev/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-platform_profile, branch master

ACPI: platform-profile: call sysfs_notify() from platform_profile_store()

2021-08-16T16:32:02Z

Drivers like thinkpad_acpi and ideapad_laptop call the platform_profile_notify() helper when the profile is changed by hardware (the embedded-controller/EC) in response to an EC handled hotkey. This allows userspace to monitor for such changes by polling for POLLPRI on the platform_profile sysfs file. But the profile can also be changed underneath a userspace program monitoring it by anonther userspace program storing a new value. Add a sysfs_notify() call to platform_profile_store(), so that userspace programs monitoring for changes also get notified in this case. Also update the documentation to document that POLLPRI polling can be used to watch for changes. Signed-off-by: Hans de Goede Signed-off-by: Rafael J. Wysocki

ACPI: platform: Add balanced-performance platform profile

2021-02-24T13:52:41Z

Some devices, including most Microsoft Surface devices, have a platform profile somewhere inbetween balanced and performance. More specifically, adding this profile allows the following mapping on Surface devices: Vendor Name Platform Profile ------------------------------------------ Battery Saver low-power Recommended balanced Better Performance balanced-performance Best Performance performance Suggested-by: Hans de Goede Signed-off-by: Maximilian Luz Reviewed-by: Hans de Goede Signed-off-by: Rafael J. Wysocki

Documentation: Add documentation for new platform_profile sysfs attribute

2020-12-30T17:28:57Z

On modern systems the platform performance, temperature, fan and other hardware related characteristics are often dynamically configurable. The profile is often automatically adjusted to the load by some automatic-mechanism (which may very well live outside the kernel). These auto platform-adjustment mechanisms often can be configured with one of several 'platform-profiles', with either a bias towards low-power consumption or towards performance (and higher power consumption and thermals). Introduce a new platform_profile sysfs API which offers a generic API for selecting the performance-profile of these automatic-mechanisms. Co-developed-by: Hans de Goede Signed-off-by: Mark Pearson Signed-off-by: Hans de Goede Signed-off-by: Rafael J. Wysocki