power/aidl/android/hardware/power/IPower.aidl

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package android.hardware.power;

import android.hardware.power.Boost;
import android.hardware.power.IPowerHintSession;
import android.hardware.power.Mode;

@VintfStability
interface IPower {
    /**
     * setMode() is called to enable/disable specific hint mode, which
     * may result in adjustment of power/performance parameters of the
     * cpufreq governor and other controls on device side.
     *
     * A particular platform may choose to ignore any mode hint.
     *
     * @param type Mode which is to be enable/disable.
     * @param enabled true to enable, false to disable the mode.
     */
    oneway void setMode(in Mode type, in boolean enabled);

    /**
     * isModeSupported() is called to query if the given mode hint is
     * supported by vendor.
     *
     * @return true if the hint passed is supported on this platform.
     *         If false, setting the mode will have no effect.
     * @param type Mode to be queried
     */
    boolean isModeSupported(in Mode type);

    /**
     * setBoost() indicates the device may need to boost some resources, as the
     * the load is likely to increase before the kernel governors can react.
     * Depending on the boost, it may be appropriate to raise the frequencies of
     * CPU, GPU, memory subsystem, or stop CPU from going into deep sleep state.
     * A particular platform may choose to ignore this hint.
     *
     * @param type Boost type which is to be set with a timeout.
     * @param durationMs The expected duration of the user's interaction, if
     *        known, or 0 if the expected duration is unknown.
     *        a negative value indicates canceling previous boost.
     *        A given platform can choose to boost some time based on durationMs,
     *        and may also pick an appropriate timeout for 0 case.
     */
    oneway void setBoost(in Boost type, in int durationMs);

    /**
     * isBoostSupported() is called to query if the given boost hint is
     * supported by vendor. When returns false, set the boost will have
     * no effect on the platform.
     *
     * @return true if the hint passed is supported on this platform.
     *         If false, setting the boost will have no effect.
     * @param type Boost to be queried
     */
    boolean isBoostSupported(in Boost type);

    /**
     * A Session represents a group of threads with an inter-related workload such that hints for
     * their performance should be considered as a unit. The threads in a given session should be
     * long-life and not created or destroyed dynamically.
     *
     * Each session is expected to have a periodic workload with a target duration for each
     * cycle. The cycle duration is likely greater than the target work duration to allow other
     * parts of the pipeline to run within the available budget. For example, a renderer thread may
     * work at 60hz in order to produce frames at the display's frame but have a target work
     * duration of only 6ms.
     *
     * Creates a session for the given set of threads and sets their initial target work
     * duration.
     *
     * @return  the new session if it is supported on this device, otherwise return with
     *          EX_UNSUPPORTED_OPERATION error if hint session is not supported on this device.
     * @param   tgid The TGID to be associated with this session.
     * @param   uid The UID to be associated with this session.
     * @param   threadIds The list of threads to be associated with this session.
     * @param   durationNanos The desired duration in nanoseconds for this session.
     */
    IPowerHintSession createHintSession(
            in int tgid, in int uid, in int[] threadIds, in long durationNanos);

    /**
     * Get preferred update rate (interval) information for this device. Framework must communicate
     * this rate to Apps, and also ensure the session hint sent no faster than the update rate.
     *
     * @return the preferred update rate in nanoseconds supported by device software. Return with
     *         EX_UNSUPPORTED_OPERATION if hint session is not supported.
     */
    long getHintSessionPreferredRate();
}