linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] cpufreq: stats: Add 'load_table' debugfs file to show accumulated data of CPUs

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Date:	Fri, 21 Jun 2013 13:01:35 +0900
From:	Chanwoo Choi <cw00.choi@...sung.com>
To:	Viresh Kumar <viresh.kumar@...aro.org>
Cc:	rjw@...k.pl, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Kyungmin Park <kyungmin.park@...sung.com>,
	Myungjoo Ham <myungjoo.ham@...sung.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] cpufreq: stats: Add 'load_table' debugfs file to show
 accumulated data of CPUs

On 06/21/2013 12:42 AM, Viresh Kumar wrote:
> On 20 June 2013 16:48, Chanwoo Choi <cw00.choi@...sung.com> wrote:
>> But,
>> To show old frequency/new frequency on load_table debugfs file,
>> governor function(dbs_check_cpu()) pass calculated CPUs load to specific governor(e.g., ondemand)
>> as below function flow.
>>
>> dbs_check_cpu() (in cpufreq.c)
>> -> od_check_cpu() (in cpufreq_ondemand.c)
>> -> __cpufreq_driver_target() (in cpufreq.c)
>> -> cpufreq_driver->target(policy)
>>
>> Also, The __cpufreq_driver_target() is external function which can be called on other file
>> so I must consider exception case.
>>
>> If send CPUFREQ_LOADCHECK noti after changed cpu frequency,
>> I think it is complicated and has quite a little difficulty.
>>
>> What is your opinion?
> 
> What you can do is:
> - create another routine: cpufreq_governor_driver_target()
> - replace all __cpufreq_driver_target() from ondemand/conservative governors
> with this one
> - In cpufreq_governor_driver_target() call __cpufreq_driver_target() and
> take a note of new freq.
> 
> Maybe you don't need to check the actual freq that is set (even
> that would be simple to implement), but what is requested.
> 

OK, I understand and will try to implement it.
Thanks.

@Rafael?
If possible, I want to know the your opinion about this.

Best Regards,
Chanwoo Choi



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