[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index] RE: [EXT] Re: xen arm64 low power sleep support
-----Original Message----- From: Stefano Stabellini <sstabellini@xxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, August 29, 2023 4:13 PM To: Anthony Chan <anthonychan@xxxxxxxxxx> Cc: xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; bertrand.marquis@xxxxxxx; julien@xxxxxxx; Volodymyr_Babchuk@xxxxxxxx; michal.orzel@xxxxxxx; Dan Waqar <danwaqar@xxxxxxxxxx>; sstabellini@xxxxxxxxxx Subject: [EXT] Re: xen arm64 low power sleep support On Tue, 29 Aug 2023, Anthony Chan wrote: > Hi all, > > My name is Tony and I've been researching/developing using Xen for potential > upcoming uses in our embedded systems. I started with Xen using Xilinx tools > about a year ago and still have lots to learn about what it can to do in the > embedded space. So far, I've managed to integrate Xen and Linux into an > existing product that exclusively runs bare-metal code on a ZynqMP SoC and > migrate some of the functionality into custom Linux driver/userspace. > > I'm now looking at low power support, for now at least between Xen (4.16) and > Linux (5.15) dom0. I've tried a few different Linux kernel configs around > power management and each time I try to suspend from linux dom0 (via sysfs or > systemctl), Xen will watchdog on dom0 guest. AFAIK, Xen should trap on a > 'WFI' from guests, but from what I can tell debugging through the linux > suspend process is it's spinning in a 'suspend-to-idle' loop before it can > get to issuing a 'WFI' or using PSCI interface to notify Xen. I'm beginning > to suspect that 'low power' support for embedded arm64 just isn't quite there > yet, or am I missing something in the configs? > > I realize this could very well be a Linux 'issue' but checking here first. I > know Xen presents a flattened device tree to Linux without CPU idle-state > nodes and maybe this is causing the linux guest to only do the > suspend-to-idle mode? I should mention that I'm booting up using dom0less > feature if that matters. Hi Anthony, Assuming you are using the default Xen command line parameters for Xilinx boards: sched=null vwfi=native, then if the guest uses WFI, the CPU will execute WFI directly and go into low power mode. Given the issue you are describing, I am suspecting the guest is not issuing WFI: that is simple and known to work. Instead, I suspect that Linux might be trying to use PSCI_suspend in a way that is not supported or well-implemented by Xen. Can you check? You can add a printk in Linux drivers/firmware/psci/psci.c:__psci_cpu_suspend or in Xen xen/arch/arm/vpsci.c:do_psci_0_2_cpu_suspend If that is the case, the attached patch might work because it disables PSCI_suspend support in Xen and Linux should fall back to WFI. (There is no power saving in using PSCI_suspend versus WFI.) Cheers, Stefano CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail, including any attachments, may contain information that is confidential and privileged. Any unauthorized disclosure, reproduction or use of this e-mail is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender by reply e-mail or telephone and permanently delete this e-mail and any reproductions immediately.
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