linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v4 3/3] PM: Introduce Intel PowerClamp Driver

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Date:	Thu, 03 Jan 2013 11:34:14 -0800
From:	Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
To:	Jacob Pan <jacob.jun.pan@...ux.intel.com>
Cc:	Linux PM <linux-pm@...r.kernel.org>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Rafael Wysocki <rafael.j.wysocki@...el.com>,
	Len Brown <len.brown@...el.com>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>, Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>,
	Zhang Rui <rui.zhang@...el.com>, Rob Landley <rob@...dley.net>,
	Arjan van de Ven <arjan@...ux.intel.com>,
	Paul McKenney <paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
	Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@...llo.nl>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 3/3] PM: Introduce Intel PowerClamp Driver

On Thu, 2013-01-03 at 03:01 -0800, Jacob Pan wrote:
> Intel PowerClamp driver performs synchronized idle injection across
> all online CPUs. The goal is to maintain a given package level C-state
> ratio.

just trivia:

> diff --git a/drivers/thermal/intel_powerclamp.c b/drivers/thermal/intel_powerclamp.c

> +static int clamping;

bool and use true/false?

> +static int window_size_set(const char *arg, const struct kernel_param *kp)
[]
> +	if (new_window_size >= 10 || new_window_size < 2) {
> +		pr_err("Invalid window size %lu, between 2-10\n",
> +			new_window_size);

This is a misleading message or a bad test,
It's from 2 to 9

This would more normally be tested/written as

	val < low || val > high

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