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NAME

       x86_energy_perf_policy  -  Manage  Energy  vs.  Performance  Policy via x86 Model Specific
       Registers

SYNOPSIS

       x86_energy_perf_policy [ options ] [ scope ] [field  value]
       scope: --cpu cpu-list | --pkg pkg-list
       cpu-list, pkg-list: # | #,# | #-# | all
       field: --all | --epb | --hwp-epp | --hwp-min | --hwp-max | --hwp-desired
       other: (--force | --hwp-enable | --turbo-enable)  value)
       value: # | default | performance | balance-performance | balance-power | power

DESCRIPTION

       x86_energy_perf_policy displays and updates energy-performance policy settings specific to
       Intel  Architecture  Processors.   Settings are accessed via Model Specific Register (MSR)
       updates, no matter if the Linux cpufreq sub-system is enabled or not.

       Policy in MSR_IA32_ENERGY_PERF_BIAS (EPB) may affect a wide range of  hardware  decisions,
       such  as  how  aggressively  the  hardware enters and exits CPU idle states (C-states) and
       Processor Performance States (P-states).  This policy hint does not replace explicit OS C-
       state  and P-state selection.  Rather, it tells the hardware how aggressively to implement
       those selections.  Further, it allows the OS to  influence  energy/performance  trade-offs
       where  there  is  no software interface, such as in the opportunistic "turbo-mode" P-state
       range.  Note that MSR_IA32_ENERGY_PERF_BIAS is defined per CPU, but  some  implementations
       share a single MSR among all CPUs in each processor package.  On those systems, a write to
       EPB on one processor will be visible, and will have an effect, on all  CPUs  in  the  same
       processor package.

       Hardware  P-States (HWP) are effectively an expansion of hardware P-state control from the
       opportunistic turbo-mode P-state range to include the entire range of available  P-states.
       On Broadwell Xeon, the initial HWP implementation, EBP influenced HWP.  That influence was
       removed in subsequent generations, where it was moved to the Energy_Performance_Preference
       (EPP)    field    in    a   pair   of   dedicated   MSRs   --   MSR_IA32_HWP_REQUEST   and
       MSR_IA32_HWP_REQUEST_PKG.

       EPP is the most commonly managed knob in HWP mode, but  MSR_IA32_HWP_REQUEST  also  allows
       the  user  to  specify minimum-frequency for Quality-of-Service, and maximum-frequency for
       power-capping.  MSR_IA32_HWP_REQUEST is defined per-CPU.

       MSR_IA32_HWP_REQUEST_PKG has the same  capability  as  MSR_IA32_HWP_REQUEST,  but  it  can
       simultaneously  set  the  default  policy for all CPUs within a package.  A bit in per-CPU
       MSR_IA32_HWP_REQUEST   indicates   whether   it   is    over-ruled-by    or    exempt-from
       MSR_IA32_HWP_REQUEST_PKG.

       MSR_HWP_CAPABILITIES  shows the default values for the fields in MSR_IA32_HWP_REQUEST.  It
       is displayed when no values are being written.

   SCOPE OPTIONS
       -c, --cpu Operate on the MSR_IA32_HWP_REQUEST for each CPU in a  CPU-list.   The  CPU-list
       may  be  comma-separated CPU numbers, with dash for range or the string "all".  Eg. '--cpu
       1,4,6-8' or '--cpu all'.  When --cpu is used, --hwp-use-pkg is available, which  specifies
       whether  the per-cpu MSR_IA32_HWP_REQUEST should be over-ruled by MSR_IA32_HWP_REQUEST_PKG
       (1), or exempt from MSR_IA32_HWP_REQUEST_PKG (0).

       -p, --pkg Operate on the MSR_IA32_HWP_REQUEST_PKG for each package  in  the  package-list.
       The  list  is a string of individual package numbers separated by commas, and or ranges of
       package numbers separated by a dash, or the string "all".   For  example  '--pkg  1,3'  or
       '--pkg all'

   VALUE OPTIONS
       normal  |  default  Set  a  policy  with  a  normal balance between performance and energy
       efficiency.  The processor will tolerate  minor  performance  compromise  for  potentially
       significant  energy  savings.  This is a reasonable default for most desktops and servers.
       "default" is a synonym for "normal".

       performance Set a policy for maximum performance, accepting no performance  sacrifice  for
       the benefit of energy efficiency.

       balance-performance  Set  a  policy with a high priority on performance, but allowing some
       performance loss to benefit energy efficiency.

       balance-power Set a policy where the performance and power  are  balanced.   This  is  the
       default.

       power  Set  a  policy  where  the  processor can accept a measurable performance impact to
       maximize energy efficiency.

       The following table shows the mapping from the value strings above to actual  MSR  values.
       This mapping is defined in the Linux-kernel header, msr-index.h.

       VALUE STRING        EPB  EPP
       performance         0    0
       balance-performance 4    128
       normal, default          6    128
       balance-power       8    192
       power               15   255

       For  MSR_IA32_HWP_REQUEST  performance  fields  (--hwp-min, --hwp-max, --hwp-desired), the
       value option is in units of 100 MHz, Eg. 12 signifies 1200 MHz.

   FIELD OPTIONS
       -a, --all value-string Sets all EPB and EPP and HWP limit fields to the  value  associated
       with  the  value-string.   In  addition,  enables  turbo-mode  and  HWP-mode, if they were
       previous disabled.  Thus "--all normal" will set a system  without  cpufreq  into  a  well
       known configuration.

       -B, --epb set EPB per-core or per-package.  See value strings in the table above.

       -d,  --debug  debug  increases verbosity.  By default x86_energy_perf_policy is silent for
       updates, and verbose for read-only mode.

       -P, --hwp-epp set HWP.EPP per-core or per-package.  See value strings in the table above.

       -m, --hwp-min request HWP to not go below the specified core/bus ratio.  The "default"  is
       the value found in IA32_HWP_CAPABILITIES.min.

       -M, --hwp-max request HWP not exceed a the specified core/bus ratio.  The "default" is the
       value found in IA32_HWP_CAPABILITIES.max.

       -D, --hwp-desired request HWP 'desired' frequency.   The  "normal"  setting  is  0,  which
       corresponds  to  'full  autonomous'  HWP  control.   Non-zero performance values request a
       specific performance level on this processor, specified in multiples of 100 MHz.

       -w, --hwp-window specify integer number of microsec in the sliding window that HWP uses to
       maintain  average  frequency.   This parameter is meaningful only when the "desired" field
       above is non-zero.  Default is 0, allowing the HW to choose.

OTHER OPTIONS

       -f, --force writes the specified values without bounds checking.

       -U, --hwp-use-pkg (0 | 1), when used in conjunction with --cpu, indicates whether the per-
       CPU   MSR_IA32_HWP_REQUEST  should  be  overruled  (1)  or  exempt  (0)  from  per-Package
       MSR_IA32_HWP_REQUEST_PKG settings.  The default is exempt.

       -H, --hwp-enable enable HardWare-P-state  (HWP)  mode.   Once  enabled,  system  RESET  is
       required to disable HWP mode.

       -t, --turbo-enable enable (1) or disable (0) turbo mode.

       -v, --version print version and exit.

       If  no  request  to change policy is made, the default behavior is to read and display the
       current system state, including the default capabilities.

WARNING

       This utility writes directly  to  Model  Specific  Registers.   There  is  no  locking  or
       coordination  should this utility be used to modify HWP limit fields at the same time that
       intel_pstate's sysfs attributes access the same MSRs.

       Note that --hwp-desired and --hwp-window are considered experimental.  Future versions  of
       Linux  reserve the right to access these fields internally -- potentially conflicting with
       user-space access.

EXAMPLE

       # sudo x86_energy_perf_policy
       cpu0: EPB 6
       cpu0: HWP_REQ: min 6 max 35 des 0 epp 128 window 0x0 (0*10^0us) use_pkg 0
       cpu0: HWP_CAP: low 1 eff 8 guar 27 high 35
       cpu1: EPB 6
       cpu1: HWP_REQ: min 6 max 35 des 0 epp 128 window 0x0 (0*10^0us) use_pkg 0
       cpu1: HWP_CAP: low 1 eff 8 guar 27 high 35
       cpu2: EPB 6
       cpu2: HWP_REQ: min 6 max 35 des 0 epp 128 window 0x0 (0*10^0us) use_pkg 0
       cpu2: HWP_CAP: low 1 eff 8 guar 27 high 35
       cpu3: EPB 6
       cpu3: HWP_REQ: min 6 max 35 des 0 epp 128 window 0x0 (0*10^0us) use_pkg 0
       cpu3: HWP_CAP: low 1 eff 8 guar 27 high 35

NOTES

       x86_energy_perf_policy runs only as root.

FILES

       /dev/cpu/*/msr

SEE ALSO

       msr(4)
       Intel(R) 64 and IA-32 Architectures Software Developer's Manual

AUTHORS

       Len Brown

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