linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/4] cpufreq: schedutil: Initialize sg

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Date:   Wed, 13 Dec 2017 16:52:10 +0530
From:   Viresh Kumar <viresh.kumar@...aro.org>
To:     Juri Lelli <juri.lelli@...hat.com>
Cc:     Rafael Wysocki <rjw@...ysocki.net>, Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>,
        Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
        linux-pm@...r.kernel.org,
        Vincent Guittot <vincent.guittot@...aro.org>,
        dietmar.eggemann@....com, morten.rasmussen@....com,
        tkjos@...roid.com, joelaf@...gle.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/4] cpufreq: schedutil: Initialize sg_cpu->flags to 0

On 13-12-17, 12:13, Juri Lelli wrote:
> Hi Viresh,
> 
> On 13/12/17 15:23, Viresh Kumar wrote:
> > Initializing sg_cpu->flags to SCHED_CPUFREQ_RT has no obvious benefit.
> > The flags field wouldn't be used until the utilization update handler is
> > called for the first time, and once that is called we will overwrite
> > flags anyway.
> > 
> > Initialize it to 0.
> > 
> > Change-Id: I028dbb40c5c242cff52fe1b14aeaff37f29a2f8d
> 
> Without ^

Wow. I have a script in place to make sure this doesn't get added. Not sure how
this got added here, while its not present in any of the other patches.

> > Signed-off-by: Viresh Kumar <viresh.kumar@...aro.org>
> 
> Reviewed-by: Juri Lelli <juri.lelli@...hat.com>
> 
> Best,
> 
> - Juri

-- 
viresh