The need_freq_update flag makes sugov_should_update_freq() return true
regardless of the rate_limit_us throttling, and is cleared in
sugov_update_next_freq(). sugov_update_single_freq() and
sugov_update_shared() go through that helper, so the flag does not
persist there.
However, sugov_update_single_perf(), used by drivers implementing the
.adjust_perf() callback (e.g. intel_pstate or amd-pstate in passive
mode) calls cpufreq_driver_adjust_perf() directly and never goes through
sugov_update_next_freq(), so the need_freq_update flag is not cleared in
that path.
Before commit 75da043d8f ("cpufreq/sched: Set need_freq_update in
ignore_dl_rate_limit()"), this was effectively harmless because
sugov_should_update_freq() still honored the rate limit even when
need_freq_update was set. After that change, the flag forces
sugov_should_update_freq() to always return true, so once set, it
stays effective indefinitely on the .adjust_perf() path.
As a result, cpufreq_driver_adjust_perf() gets called on every scheduler
utilization update (with the runqueue lock held) rather than being
throttled by rate_limit_us, even if the driver itself may skip redundant
hardware updates.
Clear need_freq_update at the end of the adjust_perf path as well.
Fixes: 75da043d8f ("cpufreq/sched: Set need_freq_update in ignore_dl_rate_limit()")
Signed-off-by: Zhongqiu Han <zhongqiu.han@oss.qualcomm.com>
Reviewed-by: Hongyan Xia <hongyan.xia@transsion.com>
Reviewed-by: Christian Loehle <christian.loehle@arm.com>
Cc: All applicable <stable@vger.kernel.org>
[ rjw: Subject and changelog edits ]
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260616154733.2405236-1-zhongqiu.han@oss.qualcomm.com
Signed-off-by: Rafael J. Wysocki <rafael.j.wysocki@intel.com>
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