linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] powercap/rapl: lower warning level for domain detection

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Date:	Tue, 02 Sep 2014 01:48:40 +0200
From:	"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...ysocki.net>
To:	Jacob Pan <jacob.jun.pan@...ux.intel.com>
Cc:	Rafael Wysocki <rafael.j.wysocki@...el.com>,
	Linux PM <linux-pm@...r.kernel.org>,
	Srinivas Pandruvada <srinivas.pandruvada@...ux.intel.com>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] powercap/rapl: lower warning level for domain detection

On Thursday, August 28, 2014 09:56:08 PM Jacob Pan wrote:
> Many CPUs do not support complete set of RAPL domains, as a
> result this detection failed message is very misleading and
> annoying. So lower the warning message to info and reword.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Jacob Pan <jacob.jun.pan@...ux.intel.com>

What about printing a (info-level) message if the RAPL domain *is*
supported?  That surely is more interesting?

> ---
>  drivers/powercap/intel_rapl.c | 2 +-
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/powercap/intel_rapl.c b/drivers/powercap/intel_rapl.c
> index b1cda6f..0b282e7 100644
> --- a/drivers/powercap/intel_rapl.c
> +++ b/drivers/powercap/intel_rapl.c
> @@ -1169,7 +1169,7 @@ static int rapl_detect_domains(struct rapl_package *rp, int cpu)
>  		if (!rapl_check_domain(cpu, i))
>  			rp->domain_map |= 1 << i;
>  		else
> -			pr_warn("RAPL domain %s detection failed\n",
> +			pr_info("RAPL domain %s not supported\n",
>  				rapl_domain_names[i]);
>  	}
>  	rp->nr_domains = bitmap_weight(&rp->domain_map,	RAPL_DOMAIN_MAX);
> 

-- 
I speak only for myself.
Rafael J. Wysocki, Intel Open Source Technology Center.
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