linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] cpufreq: powernv: Replacing pstate

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Date:	Mon, 11 Jul 2016 11:47:53 -0700
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, paulus@...abs.org, mpe@...erman.id.au
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] cpufreq: powernv: Replacing pstate_id with frequency
 table index

On 30-06-16, 11:53, Akshay Adiga wrote:
> Refactoring code to use frequency table index instead of pstate_id.
> This abstraction will make the code independent of the pstate values.
> 
> - No functional changes
> - The highest frequency is at frequency table index 0 and the frequency
>   decreases as the index increases.
> - Macros pstates_to_idx() and idx_to_pstate() can be used for conversion
>   between pstate_id and index.
> - powernv_pstate_info now contains frequency table index to min, max and
>   nominal frequency (instead of pstate_ids)
> - global_pstate_info new stores index values instead pstate ids.
> - variables renamed as *_idx which now store index instead of pstate
> 
> Signed-off-by: Akshay Adiga <akshay.adiga@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
> Reviewed-by: Gautham R. Shenoy <ego@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
> ---
> Changes from v1:
>   - changed macro names from get_pstate()/ get_index() to 
> idx_to_pstate()/ pstate_to_idx()
>   - Renamed variables that store index instead of pstate_id to *_idx
>   - Retained previous printk's 
> 
> v1 : http://marc.info/?l=linux-pm&m=146677701501225&w=1
> 
>  drivers/cpufreq/powernv-cpufreq.c | 177 ++++++++++++++++++++++----------------
>  1 file changed, 102 insertions(+), 75 deletions(-)

Haven't done in-depth review, but I trust that Gautham has done it :)

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

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viresh