linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/2] cpufreq: serialize calls to __cpufreq

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Date:	Mon, 02 Sep 2013 14:44:47 +0200
From:	"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...k.pl>
To:	Viresh Kumar <viresh.kumar@...aro.org>
Cc:	Stephen Boyd <sboyd@...eaurora.org>,
	Lists linaro-kernel <linaro-kernel@...ts.linaro.org>,
	Patch Tracking <patches@...aro.org>,
	"cpufreq@...r.kernel.org" <cpufreq@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-pm@...r.kernel.org" <linux-pm@...r.kernel.org>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] cpufreq: serialize calls to __cpufreq_governor()

On Sunday, September 01, 2013 09:30:49 PM Viresh Kumar wrote:
> On 1 September 2013 18:58, Rafael J. Wysocki <rjw@...k.pl> wrote:
> > On Sunday, September 01, 2013 10:56:02 AM Viresh Kumar wrote:
> >> We can't take a big lock around __cpufreq_governor() as this causes recursive
> >> locking for some cases. But calls to this routine must be serialized for every
> >> policy.
> >
> > Care to explain here why it must be serialized?
> 
> Yes, added that to the attached patches (Added reported-by too):

OK, the attached patches queued up for 3.12.

Thanks,
Rafael

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