linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v10 13/14] cpufreq: Add module to register cpufreq on Krait CPUs

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Date:   Wed, 20 Jun 2018 14:38:58 +0530
From:   sricharan@...eaurora.org
To:     Sudeep Holla <sudeep.holla@....com>
Cc:     mark.rutland@....com, robh@...nel.org, linux@....linux.org.uk,
        ctatlor97@...il.com, rjw@...ysocki.net, viresh.kumar@...aro.org,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v10 13/14] cpufreq: Add module to register cpufreq on
 Krait CPUs

Hi Sudeep,

>> 
>> Register a cpufreq-generic device whenever we detect that a
>> "qcom,krait" compatible CPU is present in DT.
>> 
> 
> Just curious to know how different is this from qcom kryo driver
> that was added recently. IIRC even that gets the speedbin from nvmem.
> Can they be merged ? I don't see need to have different driver for 
> Krait
> and Kryo CPUs when the code is not even remotely related to CPU type.
> 
> Sorry if I have missed anything from previous versions, I just happen
> to open and looked at this series first time today.

  Correct, having these two merged was pointed out earlier as well by 
Viresh.
  Now that kryo is merged, i will check once and see if they can be 
nicely
  merged.

Regards,
  Sricharan