linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 1/2] cpufreq: powernv: Remove flag use-case of policy->driver

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Date:	Mon, 18 Apr 2016 15:45:05 +0530
From:	Viresh Kumar <viresh.kumar@...aro.org>
To:	Akshay Adiga <akshay.adiga@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
Cc:	rjw@...ysocki.net, linux-pm@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linuxppc-dev@...ts.ozlabs.org,
	ego@...ux.vnet.ibm.com,
	Shilpasri G Bhat <shilpa.bhat@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 1/2] cpufreq: powernv: Remove flag use-case of
 policy->driver_data

On 15-04-16, 11:58, Akshay Adiga wrote:
> From: Shilpasri G Bhat <shilpa.bhat@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
> 
> commit 1b0289848d5d ("cpufreq: powernv: Add sysfs attributes to show
> throttle stats") used policy->driver_data as a flag for one-time creation
> of throttle sysfs files. Instead of this use 'kernfs_find_and_get()' to
> check if the attribute already exists. This is required as
> policy->driver_data is used for other purposes in the later patch.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Shilpasri G Bhat <shilpa.bhat@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
> Signed-off-by: Akshay Adiga <akshay.adiga@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
> ---
>  drivers/cpufreq/powernv-cpufreq.c | 11 +++++------
>  1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

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

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viresh