This patch introduces the ability to configure the PSE PI budget evaluation
strategies. Budget evaluation strategies is utilized by PSE controllers to
determine which ports to turn off first in scenarios such as power budget
exceedance.
The pis_prio_max value is used to define the maximum priority level
supported by the controller. Both the current priority and the maximum
priority are exposed to the user through the pse_ethtool_get_status call.
This patch add support for two mode of budget evaluation strategies.
1. Static Method:
This method involves distributing power based on PD classification.
It’s straightforward and stable, the PSE core keeping track of the
budget and subtracting the power requested by each PD’s class.
Advantages: Every PD gets its promised power at any time, which
guarantees reliability.
Disadvantages: PD classification steps are large, meaning devices
request much more power than they actually need. As a result, the power
supply may only operate at, say, 50% capacity, which is inefficient and
wastes money.
Priority max value is matching the number of PSE PIs within the PSE.
2. Dynamic Method:
To address the inefficiencies of the static method, vendors like
Microchip have introduced dynamic power budgeting, as seen in the
PD692x0 firmware. This method monitors the current consumption per port
and subtracts it from the available power budget. When the budget is
exceeded, lower-priority ports are shut down.
Advantages: This method optimizes resource utilization, saving costs.
Disadvantages: Low-priority devices may experience instability.
Priority max value is set by the PSE controller driver.
For now, budget evaluation methods are not configurable and cannot be
mixed. They are hardcoded in the PSE driver itself, as no current PSE
controller supports both methods.
Signed-off-by: Kory Maincent (Dent Project) <kory.maincent@bootlin.com>
Acked-by: Oleksij Rempel <o.rempel@pengutronix.de>
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20250617-feature_poe_port_prio-v14-7-78a1a645e2ee@bootlin.com
Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>
