Hi there,

Well, I did not modify the content of the patch. It can be 'git am' on ubuntu kernel without conflict.
This patch is directly from git://git.linaro.org/amitarora/powertop.git
commit cc1aaff10ee9046b835441d295fda498f68cb1ac
Author: Arjan van de Ven <arjan@linux.intel.com>
Date:   Mon Jul 12 17:25:49 2010 -0400

    alpm kernel patch

Based on my understanding, powertop only uses it to collect harddisk's status. so if it is risky to merge to current ubuntu kernel, we may wait a better version of this from Arjan.

Yong

On Wed, Sep 15, 2010 at 6:33 AM, Leann Ogasawara <leann.ogasawara@canonical.com> wrote:
On Tue, 2010-09-14 at 10:37 -0600, Tim Gardner wrote:
> On 09/13/2010 12:31 AM, yong.shen@linaro.org wrote:
> > From: Arjan van de Ven<arjan@linux.intel.com>
> >
> > PowerTOP wants to be able to show the user how effective the ALPM link
> > power management is for the user. ALPM is worth around 0.5W on a quiet
> > link; PowerTOP wants to be able to find cases where the "quiet link" isn't
> > actually quiet.
> >
> > This patch adds state accounting functionality to the AHCI driver for
> > PowerTOP to use.
> > The parts of the patch are
> > 1) the sysfs logic of exposing the stats for each state in sysfs
> > 2) the basic accounting logic that gets update on link change interrupts
> >     (or when the user accesses the info from sysfs)
> > 3) a "accounting enable" flag; in order to get the accounting to work,
> >     the driver needs to get phyrdy interrupts on link status changes.
> >     Normally and currently this is disabled by the driver when ALPM is
> >     on (to reduce overhead); when PowerTOP is running this will need
> >     to be on to get usable statistics... hence the sysfs tunable.
> >
> > The PowerTOP output currently looks like this:
> >
> > Recent SATA AHCI link activity statistics
> > Active      Partial Slumber Device name
> >    0.5%      99.5%    0.0%  host0
> >
> > (work to resolve "host0" to a more human readable name is in progress)
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Arjan van de Ven<arjan@linux.intel.com>
> > Signed-off-by: Shen Yong<yong.shen@linaro.org>
> > ---
> >   drivers/ata/ahci.h    |   15 ++++
> >   drivers/ata/libahci.c |  190 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
> >   2 files changed, 203 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/drivers/ata/ahci.h b/drivers/ata/ahci.h
> > index 7113c57..6a3a291 100644
> > --- a/drivers/ata/ahci.h
> > +++ b/drivers/ata/ahci.h
> > @@ -261,6 +261,13 @@ struct ahci_em_priv {
> >     unsigned long led_state;
> >   };
> >
> > +enum ahci_port_states {
> > +   AHCI_PORT_NOLINK = 0,
> > +   AHCI_PORT_ACTIVE = 1,
> > +   AHCI_PORT_PARTIAL = 2,
> > +   AHCI_PORT_SLUMBER = 3
> > +};
> > +
> >   struct ahci_port_priv {
> >     struct ata_link         *active_link;
> >     struct ahci_cmd_hdr     *cmd_slot;
> > @@ -279,6 +286,14 @@ struct ahci_port_priv {
> >     int                     fbs_last_dev;   /* save FBS.DEV of last FIS */
> >     /* enclosure management info per PM slot */
> >     struct ahci_em_priv     em_priv[EM_MAX_SLOTS];
> > +
> > +   /* ALPM accounting state and stats */
> > +   unsigned int            accounting_active:1;
> > +   u64                     active_jiffies;
> > +   u64                     partial_jiffies;
> > +   u64                     slumber_jiffies;
> > +   int                     previous_state;
> > +   int                     previous_jiffies;
> >   };
> >
> >   struct ahci_host_priv {
> > diff --git a/drivers/ata/libahci.c b/drivers/ata/libahci.c
> > index 81e772a..c3250ee 100644
> > --- a/drivers/ata/libahci.c
> > +++ b/drivers/ata/libahci.c
> > @@ -59,6 +59,20 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(ignore_sss, "Ignore staggered spinup flag (0=don't ignore, 1=ig
> >   static int ahci_enable_alpm(struct ata_port *ap,
> >             enum link_pm policy);
> >   static void ahci_disable_alpm(struct ata_port *ap);
> > +static ssize_t ahci_alpm_show_active(struct device *dev,
> > +                             struct device_attribute *attr, char *buf);
> > +static ssize_t ahci_alpm_show_slumber(struct device *dev,
> > +                             struct device_attribute *attr, char *buf);
> > +static ssize_t ahci_alpm_show_partial(struct device *dev,
> > +                             struct device_attribute *attr, char *buf);
> > +
> > +static ssize_t ahci_alpm_show_accounting(struct device *dev,
> > +                             struct device_attribute *attr, char *buf);
> > +
> > +static ssize_t ahci_alpm_set_accounting(struct device *dev,
> > +                             struct device_attribute *attr,
> > +                             const char *buf, size_t count);
> > +
> >   static ssize_t ahci_led_show(struct ata_port *ap, char *buf);
> >   static ssize_t ahci_led_store(struct ata_port *ap, const char *buf,
> >                           size_t size);
> > @@ -118,6 +132,12 @@ static DEVICE_ATTR(ahci_host_caps, S_IRUGO, ahci_show_host_caps, NULL);
> >   static DEVICE_ATTR(ahci_host_cap2, S_IRUGO, ahci_show_host_cap2, NULL);
> >   static DEVICE_ATTR(ahci_host_version, S_IRUGO, ahci_show_host_version, NULL);
> >   static DEVICE_ATTR(ahci_port_cmd, S_IRUGO, ahci_show_port_cmd, NULL);
> > +static DEVICE_ATTR(ahci_alpm_active, S_IRUGO, ahci_alpm_show_active, NULL);
> > +static DEVICE_ATTR(ahci_alpm_partial, S_IRUGO, ahci_alpm_show_partial, NULL);
> > +static DEVICE_ATTR(ahci_alpm_slumber, S_IRUGO, ahci_alpm_show_slumber, NULL);
> > +static DEVICE_ATTR(ahci_alpm_accounting, S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR,
> > +           ahci_alpm_show_accounting, ahci_alpm_set_accounting);
> > +
> >   static DEVICE_ATTR(em_buffer, S_IWUSR | S_IRUGO,
> >                ahci_read_em_buffer, ahci_store_em_buffer);
> >
> > @@ -129,6 +149,10 @@ static struct device_attribute *ahci_shost_attrs[] = {
> >     &dev_attr_ahci_host_cap2,
> >     &dev_attr_ahci_host_version,
> >     &dev_attr_ahci_port_cmd,
> > +   &dev_attr_ahci_alpm_active,
> > +   &dev_attr_ahci_alpm_partial,
> > +   &dev_attr_ahci_alpm_slumber,
> > +   &dev_attr_ahci_alpm_accounting,
> >     &dev_attr_em_buffer,
> >     NULL
> >   };
> > @@ -734,9 +758,14 @@ static int ahci_enable_alpm(struct ata_port *ap,
> >      * getting woken up due to spurious phy ready interrupts
> >      * TBD - Hot plug should be done via polling now, is
> >      * that even supported?
> > +    *
> > +    * However, when accounting_active is set, we do want
> > +    * the interrupts for accounting purposes.
> >      */
> > -   pp->intr_mask&= ~PORT_IRQ_PHYRDY;
> > -   writel(pp->intr_mask, port_mmio + PORT_IRQ_MASK);
> > +   if (!pp->accounting_active) {
> > +           pp->intr_mask&= ~PORT_IRQ_PHYRDY;
> > +           writel(pp->intr_mask, port_mmio + PORT_IRQ_MASK);
> > +   }
> >
> >     /*
> >      * Set a flag to indicate that we should ignore all PhyRdy
> > @@ -1645,6 +1674,162 @@ static void ahci_error_intr(struct ata_port *ap, u32 irq_stat)
> >             ata_port_abort(ap);
> >   }
> >
> > +static int get_current_alpm_state(struct ata_port *ap)
> > +{
> > +   u32 status = 0;
> > +
> > +   ahci_scr_read(&ap->link, SCR_STATUS,&status);
> > +
> > +   /* link status is in bits 11-8 */
> > +   status = status>>  8;
> > +   status = status&  0x7;
> > +
> > +   if (status == 6)
> > +           return AHCI_PORT_SLUMBER;
> > +   if (status == 2)
> > +           return AHCI_PORT_PARTIAL;
> > +   if (status == 1)
> > +           return AHCI_PORT_ACTIVE;
> > +   return AHCI_PORT_NOLINK;
> > +}
> > +
> > +static void account_alpm_stats(struct ata_port *ap)
> > +{
> > +   struct ahci_port_priv *pp;
> > +
> > +   int new_state;
> > +   u64 new_jiffies, jiffies_delta;
> > +
> > +   if (ap == NULL)
> > +           return;
> > +   pp = ap->private_data;
> > +
> > +   if (!pp) return;
> > +
> > +   new_state = get_current_alpm_state(ap);
> > +   new_jiffies = jiffies;
> > +
> > +   jiffies_delta = new_jiffies - pp->previous_jiffies;
> > +
> > +   switch (pp->previous_state) {
> > +   case AHCI_PORT_NOLINK:
> > +           pp->active_jiffies = 0;
> > +           pp->partial_jiffies = 0;
> > +           pp->slumber_jiffies = 0;
> > +           break;
> > +   case AHCI_PORT_ACTIVE:
> > +           pp->active_jiffies += jiffies_delta;
> > +           break;
> > +   case AHCI_PORT_PARTIAL:
> > +           pp->partial_jiffies += jiffies_delta;
> > +           break;
> > +   case AHCI_PORT_SLUMBER:
> > +           pp->slumber_jiffies += jiffies_delta;
> > +           break;
> > +   default:
> > +           break;
> > +   }
> > +   pp->previous_state = new_state;
> > +   pp->previous_jiffies = new_jiffies;
> > +}
> > +
> > +static ssize_t ahci_alpm_show_active(struct device *dev,
> > +                              struct device_attribute *attr, char *buf)
> > +{
> > +   struct Scsi_Host *shost = class_to_shost(dev);
> > +   struct ata_port *ap = ata_shost_to_port(shost);
> > +   struct ahci_port_priv *pp;
> > +
> > +   if (!ap || ata_port_is_dummy(ap))
> > +           return -EINVAL;
> > +   pp = ap->private_data;
> > +   account_alpm_stats(ap);
> > +
> > +   return sprintf(buf, "%u\n", jiffies_to_msecs(pp->active_jiffies));
> > +}
> > +
> > +static ssize_t ahci_alpm_show_partial(struct device *dev,
> > +                              struct device_attribute *attr, char *buf)
> > +{
> > +   struct Scsi_Host *shost = class_to_shost(dev);
> > +   struct ata_port *ap = ata_shost_to_port(shost);
> > +   struct ahci_port_priv *pp;
> > +
> > +   if (!ap || ata_port_is_dummy(ap))
> > +           return -EINVAL;
> > +
> > +   pp = ap->private_data;
> > +   account_alpm_stats(ap);
> > +
> > +   return sprintf(buf, "%u\n", jiffies_to_msecs(pp->partial_jiffies));
> > +}
> > +
> > +static ssize_t ahci_alpm_show_slumber(struct device *dev,
> > +                              struct device_attribute *attr, char *buf)
> > +{
> > +   struct Scsi_Host *shost = class_to_shost(dev);
> > +   struct ata_port *ap = ata_shost_to_port(shost);
> > +   struct ahci_port_priv *pp;
> > +
> > +   if (!ap || ata_port_is_dummy(ap))
> > +           return -EINVAL;
> > +
> > +   pp = ap->private_data;
> > +
> > +   account_alpm_stats(ap);
> > +
> > +   return sprintf(buf, "%u\n", jiffies_to_msecs(pp->slumber_jiffies));
> > +}
> > +
> > +static ssize_t ahci_alpm_show_accounting(struct device *dev,
> > +                             struct device_attribute *attr, char *buf)
> > +{
> > +   struct Scsi_Host *shost = class_to_shost(dev);
> > +   struct ata_port *ap = ata_shost_to_port(shost);
> > +   struct ahci_port_priv *pp;
> > +
> > +   if (!ap || ata_port_is_dummy(ap))
> > +           return -EINVAL;
> > +
> > +   pp = ap->private_data;
> > +
> > +   return sprintf(buf, "%u\n", pp->accounting_active);
> > +}
> > +
> > +static ssize_t ahci_alpm_set_accounting(struct device *dev,
> > +                             struct device_attribute *attr,
> > +                             const char *buf, size_t count)
> > +{
> > +   unsigned long flags;
> > +   struct Scsi_Host *shost = class_to_shost(dev);
> > +   struct ata_port *ap = ata_shost_to_port(shost);
> > +   struct ahci_port_priv *pp;
> > +   void __iomem *port_mmio;
> > +
> > +   if (!ap || ata_port_is_dummy(ap))
> > +           return 1;
> > +
> > +   pp = ap->private_data;
> > +   port_mmio = ahci_port_base(ap);
> > +
> > +   if (!pp)
> > +           return 1;
> > +   if (buf[0] == '0')
> > +           pp->accounting_active = 0;
> > +   if (buf[0] == '1')
> > +           pp->accounting_active = 1;
> > +
> > +   /* we need to enable the PHYRDY interrupt when we want accounting */
> > +   if (pp->accounting_active) {
> > +           spin_lock_irqsave(ap->lock, flags);
> > +           pp->intr_mask |= PORT_IRQ_PHYRDY;
> > +           writel(pp->intr_mask, port_mmio + PORT_IRQ_MASK);
> > +           spin_unlock_irqrestore(ap->lock, flags);
> > +   }
> > +   return count;
> > +}
> > +
> > +
> >   static void ahci_port_intr(struct ata_port *ap)
> >   {
> >     void __iomem *port_mmio = ahci_port_base(ap);
> > @@ -1670,6 +1855,7 @@ static void ahci_port_intr(struct ata_port *ap)
> >     if ((hpriv->flags&  AHCI_HFLAG_NO_HOTPLUG)&&
> >             (status&  PORT_IRQ_PHYRDY)) {
> >             status&= ~PORT_IRQ_PHYRDY;
> > +           account_alpm_stats(ap);
> >             ahci_scr_write(&ap->link, SCR_ERROR, ((1<<  16) | (1<<  18)));
> >     }
> >
>
> Yong Shen - is this patch faithful to the version released by Arjan?

This looks like a modified verison of the patch which Arjan submitted
upstream a while back, ie Nov 2009:

http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.linux.ide/43337

Has there been any recent follow up to get this accepted upstream?

> Since its not upstream I can't really tell. Otherwise this patch looks
> OK since accounting is not on by default. Note that statistics gathering
> within the PHY interrupt handler could have an impact on throughput.
> This is definitely a SAUCE patch since its not upstream, and is likely
> to suffer some edits before acceptance.
>
> Does Maverick have a version of powertop that uses any of these sysfs
> entries?
>
> Acked-by: Tim Gardner <tim.gardner@canoncial.com>

Applied to Maverick linux master but marked as SAUCE.

Thanks,
Leann