linux-kernel - Re: [RFC PATCH] cpufreq: intel_pstate: Change the calculation of next pstate

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Date:	Tue, 13 May 2014 03:34:53 +0800
From:	Yuyang Du <yuyang.du@...el.com>
To:	Stratos Karafotis <stratosk@...aphore.gr>
Cc:	Dirk Brandewie <dirk.brandewie@...il.com>,
	"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...ysocki.net>,
	Viresh Kumar <viresh.kumar@...aro.org>,
	Dirk Brandewie <dirk.j.brandewie@...el.com>,
	"linux-pm@...r.kernel.org" <linux-pm@...r.kernel.org>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Doug Smythies <dsmythies@...us.net>
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH] cpufreq: intel_pstate: Change the calculation of
 next pstate

On Mon, May 12, 2014 at 11:30:03PM +0300, Stratos Karafotis wrote:
> On 09/05/2014 05:56 μμ, Stratos Karafotis wrote:
>
> Next performance state = min_perf + (max_perf - min_perf) * load / 100
> 
Hi,

This formula is fundamentally broken. You need to associate the load with its
frequency.

Thanks,
Yuyang
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