linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH V2 3/4] cpufreq: schedutil: move slow path from workqueue to SCHED

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Date:   Thu, 24 Nov 2016 05:51:18 +0100
From:   Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>
To:     Viresh Kumar <viresh.kumar@...aro.org>
Cc:     Rafael Wysocki <rjw@...ysocki.net>, Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>,
        Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
        linaro-kernel@...ts.linaro.org, linux-pm@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Vincent Guittot <vincent.guittot@...aro.org>,
        Juri Lelli <Juri.Lelli@....com>,
        Robin Randhawa <robin.randhawa@....com>,
        Steve Muckle <smuckle.linux@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH V2 3/4] cpufreq: schedutil: move slow path from workqueue
 to SCHED_FIFO task


* Viresh Kumar <viresh.kumar@...aro.org> wrote:

> +	/*
> +	 * For Real Time and Deadline tasks, schedutil governor shoots the
> +	 * frequency to maximum. And special care must be taken to ensure that
> +	 * this kthread doesn't result in that.
> +	 *
> +	 * This is (mostly) guaranteed by the work_in_progress flag. The flag is
> +	 * updated only at the end of the sugov_work() and before that schedutil
> +	 * rejects all other frequency scaling requests.
> +	 *
> +	 * Though there is a very rare case where the RT thread yields right
> +	 * after the work_in_progress flag is cleared. The effects of that are
> +	 * neglected for now.
> +	 */

s/schedutil governor/
  the schedutil governor

s/And special care must be taken/
  Special care must be taken

s/at the end of the sugov_work()/
  at the end of the sugov_work() function

s/before that schedutil rejects/
  before the schedutil governor rejects

s/Though there is a very rare case where
  There is a very rare case though, where

Thanks,

	Ingo