Power Management Using XPm_InitFinalize - 2021.2 English

Versal ACAP System Software Developers Guide (UG1304)

Document ID
UG1304
Release Date
2021-10-27
Version
2021.2 English

A subsystem sends the XPm_InitFinalize(void) requests the PLM to finalize the subsystem configuration and power down unused nodes to maintain optimum power consumption.

For bare-metal application, an application developer needs to call XPm_InitFinalize(void) from the application.

For Linux applications, the platform management driver calls XPm_InitFinalize().

A subsystem that is incapable of PM never sends this request. Therefore, its platform management devices remain powered up at all times, or until the PM subsystem itself is powered down.

If XPm_InitFinalize() is not called, the PLM does not power down any device. The objective of XPm_InitFinalize() is to make the firmware aware that the caller subsystem of XPm_InitFinalize() is platform management capable (uses platform management APIs if it needs any device). XPm_RequestNode() will power up devices even if XPm_InitFinalize() is not invoked. Nodes will also be released through XPm_ReleaseNode() even if XPmInitFinalize() is not invoked XPm_ReleaseNode() also passes. However in this case, only the use count is decremented, and no power down operation is performed.

Pre-requisites for Power Management

Call XPm_InitFinalize() for proper power management and to obtain desired power values. The PLM power downs all unused nodes when you call XPm_InitFinalize() from each subsystem. The PLM also allows you to power down any device when you call the XPm_ReleaseNode() API. A PM-capable subsystem sends an XPm_InitFinalize() request after initializing the sub-system. The PLM then begins to power down the PM devices in this subsystem whenever they are not being used.

In a default subsystem (id = 0x1C000000), APU or RPUs can exist in same subsystem (id = 0x1C000000). In such a case, if any of master calls XPmInitFinalize(), all unused nodes are powered down by the PLM. For example, if the APU is running Linux and it calls XPmInitFinalize() during the Linux boot from the Linux Power Management driver, unused devices will be powered down. If this default subsystem has any other processors, for example an RPU application, they must request device using XPm_RequestNode(). This is done to avoid powering down required nodes or request for nodes which are already powered down during initial boot sequence. For more details, see Requesting and Releasing a Device From a Standalone Application.

Consider a APU subsystem that is PM capable (uses PM APIs), and a RPU subsystem that is PM incapable (does not use PM API). Assume that both subsystems use TCM.

As the APU subsystem is PM-capable, it calls both XPm_RequestNode(TCM) and XPm_InitFinalize(). The PLM then knows that the APU subsystem is PM capable, and calls XPm_RequestNode() when it requires a device.

In contrast, because the RPU is PM unaware, applications might be using devices without requesting the PM API, as Xilinx allows applications to run without using the XilPM library. The PLM is aware that the RPU subsystem is running, but remains unaware about the devices that are used by the RPU. Therefore, the PLM does not power down any device until each subsystem has called XPm_InitFinalize().