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cruz7
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can't set cpu frequency governor with cpupower on AMD EPYC 7702P

I have a server HPE ProLiant system with AMD Epyc CPU, BIOS A43 v1.20, with Linux kernel 4.19.71. Now, I'm trying to set CPU performance governor:

 

# cpupower frequency-set -g performance
    Setting cpu: 0
    Error setting new values. Common errors:
    - Do you have proper administration rights? (super-user?)
    - Is the governor you requested available and modprobed?
    - Trying to set an invalid policy?
    - Trying to set a specific frequency, but userspace governor is not available,
       for example because of hardware which cannot be set to a specific frequency
       or because the userspace governor isn't loaded?
#

I started troubleshooting:

 

 

# cpupower frequency-info
analyzing CPU 0:
  no or unknown cpufreq driver is active on this CPU
  CPUs which run at the same hardware frequency: Not Available
  CPUs which need to have their frequency coordinated by software: Not Available
  maximum transition latency:  Cannot determine or is not supported.
Not Available
  available cpufreq governors: Not Available
  Unable to determine current policy
  current CPU frequency: Unable to call hardware
  current CPU frequency:  Unable to call to kernel
  boost state support:
    Supported: yes
    Active: yes
    Boost States: 0
    Total States: 3
    Pstate-P0:  2000MHz
    Pstate-P1:  1800MHz
    Pstate-P2:  1500MHz
#
# ls /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpufreq/
<Empty>
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For whatever reason, it thinks that cpufreq drivers are missing. However, the kernel .config has the following enabled:

 

 

CONFIG_CPU_FREQ=y
CONFIG_X86_ACPI_CPUFREQ=y
CONFIG_X86_ACPI_CPUFREQ_CPB=y
CONFIG_X86_INTEL_PSTATE=y
CONFIG_CPU_FREQ_DEFAULT_GOV_PERFORMANCE=y
CONFIG_CPU_FREQ_GOV_PERFORMANCE=y
CONFIG_CPU_FREQ_GOV_ONDEMAND=y

I did try to disable CONFIG_X86_INTEL_PSTATE and add CONFIG_X86_POWERNOW_K8 (the only AMD-specific in the current kernel), but it didn't seem to help. Does this mean my kernel version has no full support for AMD power-related features? Do I have an option except upgrading the kernel?

 

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best AMD Forum to post this question concerning EPYC Processors and its hardware and programming is at AMD Servers Guru: https://community.amd.com/t5/server-gurus/ct-p/amd-server-gurus

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Should I re-post my question in "amd-server-gurus" forum or you can move my post there?


@elstaci wrote:

best AMD Forum to post this question concerning EPYC Processors and its hardware and programming is at AMD Servers Guru: https://community.amd.com/t5/server-gurus/ct-p/amd-server-gurus


 

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You can see if anyone answers your question here on this thread but I would post the same question at AMD Forum Server GURUs since that AMD FORUM deals specifically with EPYC Processors and Server Hardware and software.

 

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