linux-kernel - Re: [linux-pm] [PATCH 11/18] cpuidle: stop using pm

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Date:	Mon, 25 Apr 2011 16:11:23 +0530
From:	Trinabh Gupta <trinabh@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
To:	Len Brown <lenb@...nel.org>
CC:	linux-pm@...ts.linux-foundation.org,
	Kevin Hilman <khilman@...prootsystems.com>,
	Len Brown <len.brown@...el.com>, x86@...nel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [linux-pm] [PATCH 11/18] cpuidle: stop using pm_idle



On 04/02/2011 11:52 AM, Len Brown wrote:
> From: Len Brown<len.brown@...el.com>
>
> pm_idle does not scale as an idle handler registration mechanism.
> Don't use it for cpuidle.  Instead, call cpuidle directly, and
> allow architectures to use pm_idle as an arch-specific default
> if they need it.  ie.
>
> cpu_idle()
> 	...
> 	if(cpuidle_call_idle())
> 		pm_idle();
>

Hi Len,

This doesn't compile right now for ARM. The patch below
(on top of your series) is required to compile on arm, sh

Thanks,
-Trinabh

diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/process.c b/arch/arm/kernel/process.c
index d7ee0d4..1a347f4 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/arm/kernel/process.c
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ void cpu_idle(void)
  				cpu_relax();
  			} else {
  				stop_critical_timings();
-				if (cpuidle_call_idle())
+				if (cpuidle_idle_call())
  					pm_idle();
  				start_critical_timings();
  				/*
diff --git a/arch/sh/kernel/idle.c b/arch/sh/kernel/idle.c
index 9c7099e..1db1968 100644
--- a/arch/sh/kernel/idle.c
+++ b/arch/sh/kernel/idle.c
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ void cpu_idle(void)
  			local_irq_disable();
  			/* Don't trace irqs off for idle */
  			stop_critical_timings();
-			if (cpuidle_call_idle())
+			if (cpuidle_idle_call())
  				pm_idle();
  			/*
  			 * Sanity check to ensure that pm_idle() returns
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