[PATCH] drm/amdgpu: Check vcn state before profile switch

Alex Deucher alexdeucher at gmail.com
Tue Aug 19 12:51:52 UTC 2025


On Tue, Aug 19, 2025 at 5:28 AM Lijo Lazar <lijo.lazar at amd.com> wrote:
>
> The patch uses power state of VCN instances for requesting video
> profile.
>
> In idle worker of a vcn instance, when there is no outstanding
> submisssion or fence, the instance is put to power gated state. When all
> instances are powered off that means video profile is no longer
> required. A request is made to turn off video profile.
>
> A job submission starts with begin_use of ring, and at that time
> vcn instance state is changed to power on. Subsequently a check is
> made for active video profile, and if not active, a request is made.
>
> Signed-off-by: Lijo Lazar <lijo.lazar at amd.com>

Reviewed-by: Alex Deucher <alexander.deucher at amd.com>

> ---
>  drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_vcn.c | 85 ++++++++++++++++---------
>  drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_vcn.h |  3 +
>  drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/vcn_v2_5.c   | 27 +-------
>  3 files changed, 61 insertions(+), 54 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_vcn.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_vcn.c
> index 9a76e11d1c18..f3eb64edf6d2 100644
> --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_vcn.c
> +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_vcn.c
> @@ -410,6 +410,59 @@ int amdgpu_vcn_resume(struct amdgpu_device *adev, int i)
>         return 0;
>  }
>
> +void amdgpu_vcn_get_profile(struct amdgpu_device *adev)
> +{
> +       int r;
> +
> +
> +       mutex_lock(&adev->vcn.workload_profile_mutex);
> +
> +       if (adev->vcn.workload_profile_active) {
> +               mutex_unlock(&adev->vcn.workload_profile_mutex);
> +               return;
> +       }
> +       r = amdgpu_dpm_switch_power_profile(adev, PP_SMC_POWER_PROFILE_VIDEO,
> +                                           true);
> +       if (r)
> +               dev_warn(adev->dev,
> +                        "(%d) failed to enable video power profile mode\n", r);
> +       else
> +               adev->vcn.workload_profile_active = true;
> +       mutex_unlock(&adev->vcn.workload_profile_mutex);
> +
> +       return;
> +}
> +
> +void amdgpu_vcn_put_profile(struct amdgpu_device *adev)
> +{
> +       bool pg = true;
> +       int r, i;
> +
> +       mutex_lock(&adev->vcn.workload_profile_mutex);
> +       for (i = 0; i < adev->vcn.num_vcn_inst; i++) {
> +               if (adev->vcn.inst[i].cur_state != AMD_PG_STATE_GATE) {
> +                       pg = false;
> +                       break;
> +               }
> +       }
> +
> +       if (pg) {
> +               r = amdgpu_dpm_switch_power_profile(
> +                       adev, PP_SMC_POWER_PROFILE_VIDEO, false);
> +               if (r)
> +                       dev_warn(
> +                               adev->dev,
> +                               "(%d) failed to disable video power profile mode\n",
> +                               r);
> +               else
> +                       adev->vcn.workload_profile_active = false;
> +       }
> +
> +       mutex_unlock(&adev->vcn.workload_profile_mutex);
> +
> +       return;
> +}
> +
>  static void amdgpu_vcn_idle_work_handler(struct work_struct *work)
>  {
>         struct amdgpu_vcn_inst *vcn_inst =
> @@ -417,7 +470,6 @@ static void amdgpu_vcn_idle_work_handler(struct work_struct *work)
>         struct amdgpu_device *adev = vcn_inst->adev;
>         unsigned int fences = 0, fence[AMDGPU_MAX_VCN_INSTANCES] = {0};
>         unsigned int i = vcn_inst->inst, j;
> -       int r = 0;
>
>         if (adev->vcn.harvest_config & (1 << i))
>                 return;
> @@ -446,15 +498,8 @@ static void amdgpu_vcn_idle_work_handler(struct work_struct *work)
>                 mutex_lock(&vcn_inst->vcn_pg_lock);
>                 vcn_inst->set_pg_state(vcn_inst, AMD_PG_STATE_GATE);
>                 mutex_unlock(&vcn_inst->vcn_pg_lock);
> -               mutex_lock(&adev->vcn.workload_profile_mutex);
> -               if (adev->vcn.workload_profile_active) {
> -                       r = amdgpu_dpm_switch_power_profile(adev, PP_SMC_POWER_PROFILE_VIDEO,
> -                                                           false);
> -                       if (r)
> -                               dev_warn(adev->dev, "(%d) failed to disable video power profile mode\n", r);
> -                       adev->vcn.workload_profile_active = false;
> -               }
> -               mutex_unlock(&adev->vcn.workload_profile_mutex);
> +               amdgpu_vcn_put_profile(adev);
> +
>         } else {
>                 schedule_delayed_work(&vcn_inst->idle_work, VCN_IDLE_TIMEOUT);
>         }
> @@ -464,30 +509,11 @@ void amdgpu_vcn_ring_begin_use(struct amdgpu_ring *ring)
>  {
>         struct amdgpu_device *adev = ring->adev;
>         struct amdgpu_vcn_inst *vcn_inst = &adev->vcn.inst[ring->me];
> -       int r = 0;
>
>         atomic_inc(&vcn_inst->total_submission_cnt);
>
>         cancel_delayed_work_sync(&vcn_inst->idle_work);
>
> -       /* We can safely return early here because we've cancelled the
> -        * the delayed work so there is no one else to set it to false
> -        * and we don't care if someone else sets it to true.
> -        */
> -       if (adev->vcn.workload_profile_active)
> -               goto pg_lock;
> -
> -       mutex_lock(&adev->vcn.workload_profile_mutex);
> -       if (!adev->vcn.workload_profile_active) {
> -               r = amdgpu_dpm_switch_power_profile(adev, PP_SMC_POWER_PROFILE_VIDEO,
> -                                                   true);
> -               if (r)
> -                       dev_warn(adev->dev, "(%d) failed to switch to video power profile mode\n", r);
> -               adev->vcn.workload_profile_active = true;
> -       }
> -       mutex_unlock(&adev->vcn.workload_profile_mutex);
> -
> -pg_lock:
>         mutex_lock(&vcn_inst->vcn_pg_lock);
>         vcn_inst->set_pg_state(vcn_inst, AMD_PG_STATE_UNGATE);
>
> @@ -515,6 +541,7 @@ void amdgpu_vcn_ring_begin_use(struct amdgpu_ring *ring)
>                 vcn_inst->pause_dpg_mode(vcn_inst, &new_state);
>         }
>         mutex_unlock(&vcn_inst->vcn_pg_lock);
> +       amdgpu_vcn_get_profile(adev);
>  }
>
>  void amdgpu_vcn_ring_end_use(struct amdgpu_ring *ring)
> diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_vcn.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_vcn.h
> index b3fb1d0e43fc..6d9acd36041d 100644
> --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_vcn.h
> +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_vcn.h
> @@ -565,4 +565,7 @@ int amdgpu_vcn_reg_dump_init(struct amdgpu_device *adev,
>                              const struct amdgpu_hwip_reg_entry *reg, u32 count);
>  void amdgpu_vcn_dump_ip_state(struct amdgpu_ip_block *ip_block);
>  void amdgpu_vcn_print_ip_state(struct amdgpu_ip_block *ip_block, struct drm_printer *p);
> +void amdgpu_vcn_get_profile(struct amdgpu_device *adev);
> +void amdgpu_vcn_put_profile(struct amdgpu_device *adev);
> +
>  #endif
> diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/vcn_v2_5.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/vcn_v2_5.c
> index 3a7c137a83ef..904b94bc8693 100644
> --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/vcn_v2_5.c
> +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/vcn_v2_5.c
> @@ -116,7 +116,6 @@ static void vcn_v2_5_idle_work_handler(struct work_struct *work)
>         struct amdgpu_device *adev = vcn_inst->adev;
>         unsigned int fences = 0, fence[AMDGPU_MAX_VCN_INSTANCES] = {0};
>         unsigned int i, j;
> -       int r = 0;
>
>         for (i = 0; i < adev->vcn.num_vcn_inst; ++i) {
>                 struct amdgpu_vcn_inst *v = &adev->vcn.inst[i];
> @@ -149,15 +148,7 @@ static void vcn_v2_5_idle_work_handler(struct work_struct *work)
>         if (!fences && !atomic_read(&adev->vcn.inst[0].total_submission_cnt)) {
>                 amdgpu_device_ip_set_powergating_state(adev, AMD_IP_BLOCK_TYPE_VCN,
>                                                        AMD_PG_STATE_GATE);
> -               mutex_lock(&adev->vcn.workload_profile_mutex);
> -               if (adev->vcn.workload_profile_active) {
> -                       r = amdgpu_dpm_switch_power_profile(adev, PP_SMC_POWER_PROFILE_VIDEO,
> -                                                           false);
> -                       if (r)
> -                               dev_warn(adev->dev, "(%d) failed to disable video power profile mode\n", r);
> -                       adev->vcn.workload_profile_active = false;
> -               }
> -               mutex_unlock(&adev->vcn.workload_profile_mutex);
> +               amdgpu_vcn_put_profile(adev);
>         } else {
>                 schedule_delayed_work(&adev->vcn.inst[0].idle_work, VCN_IDLE_TIMEOUT);
>         }
> @@ -167,7 +158,6 @@ static void vcn_v2_5_ring_begin_use(struct amdgpu_ring *ring)
>  {
>         struct amdgpu_device *adev = ring->adev;
>         struct amdgpu_vcn_inst *v = &adev->vcn.inst[ring->me];
> -       int r = 0;
>
>         atomic_inc(&adev->vcn.inst[0].total_submission_cnt);
>
> @@ -177,20 +167,6 @@ static void vcn_v2_5_ring_begin_use(struct amdgpu_ring *ring)
>          * the delayed work so there is no one else to set it to false
>          * and we don't care if someone else sets it to true.
>          */
> -       if (adev->vcn.workload_profile_active)
> -               goto pg_lock;
> -
> -       mutex_lock(&adev->vcn.workload_profile_mutex);
> -       if (!adev->vcn.workload_profile_active) {
> -               r = amdgpu_dpm_switch_power_profile(adev, PP_SMC_POWER_PROFILE_VIDEO,
> -                                                   true);
> -               if (r)
> -                       dev_warn(adev->dev, "(%d) failed to switch to video power profile mode\n", r);
> -               adev->vcn.workload_profile_active = true;
> -       }
> -       mutex_unlock(&adev->vcn.workload_profile_mutex);
> -
> -pg_lock:
>         mutex_lock(&adev->vcn.inst[0].vcn_pg_lock);
>         amdgpu_device_ip_set_powergating_state(adev, AMD_IP_BLOCK_TYPE_VCN,
>                                                AMD_PG_STATE_UNGATE);
> @@ -218,6 +194,7 @@ static void vcn_v2_5_ring_begin_use(struct amdgpu_ring *ring)
>                 v->pause_dpg_mode(v, &new_state);
>         }
>         mutex_unlock(&adev->vcn.inst[0].vcn_pg_lock);
> +       amdgpu_vcn_get_profile(adev);
>  }
>
>  static void vcn_v2_5_ring_end_use(struct amdgpu_ring *ring)
> --
> 2.49.0
>


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