linux-kernel - Re: Regression on cpufreq in v3.12-rc1

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Date:	Fri, 20 Sep 2013 14:19:18 +0530
From:	Viresh Kumar <viresh.kumar@...aro.org>
To:	Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>
Cc:	"Srivatsa S. Bhat" <srivatsa.bhat@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
	"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...ysocki.net>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: Regression on cpufreq in v3.12-rc1

On 20 September 2013 14:11, Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org> wrote:
> Any other idea why this patch is causing the issue?

I went into looking that patch in more detail
after my first reply, not as if I ran away from answering that :)

Probably yes.. I know what's causing it:

 unsigned int cpufreq_get(unsigned int cpu)
 {
        unsigned int ret_freq = 0;
-       struct cpufreq_policy *policy = cpufreq_cpu_get(cpu);

-       if (!policy)
-               goto out;
+       if (!down_read_trylock(&cpufreq_rwsem))
+               return 0;

        if (unlikely(lock_policy_rwsem_read(cpu)))
                goto out_policy;
@@ -1438,8 +1413,8 @@ unsigned int cpufreq_get(unsigned int cpu)
        unlock_policy_rwsem_read(cpu);

 out_policy:
-       cpufreq_cpu_put(policy);
-out:
+       up_read(&cpufreq_rwsem);
+
        return ret_freq;
 }

---------x---------------x--------------

We used to return early in case policy isn't found, but now we went
and took the lock..

Hmm... Remember I told you last time that I have another way of fixing
it up, probably we need that now..

I wanted to add another variable to reflect if a cpufreq_driver is registered
or not, and if not then return early from these routines..

I will get that in now, please see if you can give it a try..

But I am still surprised how are we reaching this place before your cpufreq
driver gets registered..
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