linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/2] cpufreq: governors: Get rid of dbs

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Date:	Thu, 31 Jan 2013 19:44:49 +0100
From:	Fabio Baltieri <fabio.baltieri@...aro.org>
To:	Viresh Kumar <viresh.kumar@...aro.org>
Cc:	rjw@...k.pl, cpufreq@...r.kernel.org, linux-pm@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linaro-dev@...ts.linaro.org,
	robin.randhawa@....com, Steve.Bannister@....com,
	Liviu.Dudau@....com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] cpufreq: governors: Get rid of dbs_data->enable field

On Thu, Jan 31, 2013 at 10:58:01PM +0530, Viresh Kumar wrote:
> CPUFREQ_GOV_START/STOP are called only once for all policy->cpus and hence we
> don't need to adapt cpufreq_governor_dbs() routine for multiple calls.
> 
> So, this patch removes dbs_data->enable field entirely. And rearrange code a
> bit.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Viresh Kumar <viresh.kumar@...aro.org>
> ---
> Hi Fabio,
> 
> I have fixed all the pending issues, but haven't checked these patches. Can you
> please add your tested-by (obviously after testing them) ?
> 
> Compile tested only.

Hello Viresh, thanks for getting this done... looks much cleaner now!

I tested both patches on my ux500 setup (dual Cortex-A9) and it seems to
run correctly on both CPU load changes and CPU hotplug, so:

Tested-by: Fabio Baltieri <fabio.baltieri@...aro.org>

As a sidenote, I noticed just now that since:

bc92bea cpufreq: Notify governors when cpus are hot-[un]plugged

governor's sampling_rate gets reset to default every time you hotplug a
CPU (the one you read/write on
/sys/devices/system/cpu/cpufreq/ondemand/sampling_rate).

If you need further tests, I'll be back on Monday.

Thanks,
Fabio

-- 
Fabio Baltieri
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