linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/7] cpufreq: Drop cpufreq_policy

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Date:	Mon, 27 Jul 2015 20:18:54 +0530
From:	Viresh Kumar <viresh.kumar@...aro.org>
To:	"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...ysocki.net>
Cc:	Linux PM list <linux-pm@...r.kernel.org>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Russell King - ARM Linux <linux@....linux.org.uk>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/7] cpufreq: Drop cpufreq_policy_restore()

On 27-07-15, 16:03, Rafael J. Wysocki wrote:
> From: Rafael J. Wysocki <rafael.j.wysocki@...el.com>
> 
> Notice that when cpufreq_policy_restore() is called, its per-CPU
> cpufreq_cpu_data variable has been already dereferenced and if that
> variable is not NULL, the policy local pointer in cpufreq_add_dev()
> contains its value.
> 
> Therefore it is not necessary to dereference it again and the
> policy pointer can be used directly.  Moreover, if that pointer
> is not NULL, the policy is inactive (or the previous check would
> have made us return from cpufreq_add_dev()) so the restoration
> code from cpufreq_policy_restore() can be moved to that point
> in cpufreq_add_dev().
> 
> Do that and drop cpufreq_policy_restore().
> 
> Signed-off-by: Rafael J. Wysocki <rafael.j.wysocki@...el.com>
> ---
>  drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c |   44 +++++++++++---------------------------------
>  1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 33 deletions(-)

Acked-by: Viresh Kumar <viresh.kumar@...aro.org>

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viresh
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