linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 5/5] cpuidle: stop depending on pm

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Message-ID: <4E39CD63.409@zytor.com>
Date:	Wed, 03 Aug 2011 15:36:19 -0700
From:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
To:	Len Brown <lenb@...nel.org>
CC:	linux-pm@...ts.linux-foundation.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Len Brown <len.brown@...el.com>, x86@...nel.org,
	Kevin Hilman <khilman@...prootsystems.com>,
	Paul Mundt <lethal@...ux-sh.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 5/5] cpuidle: stop depending on pm_idle

On 08/03/2011 12:44 PM, Len Brown wrote:
> From: Len Brown <len.brown@...el.com>
> 
> cpuidle users should call cpuidle_call_idle() directly
> rather than via (pm_idle)() function pointer.
> 
> Architecture may choose to continue using (pm_idle)(),
> but cpuidle need not depend on it:
> 
>   my_arch_cpu_idle()
> 	...
> 	if(cpuidle_call_idle())
> 		pm_idle();
> 
> cc: x86@...nel.org
> cc: Kevin Hilman <khilman@...prootsystems.com>
> cc: Paul Mundt <lethal@...ux-sh.org>
> Signed-off-by: Len Brown <len.brown@...el.com>

Acked-by: H. Peter Anvin <hpa@...ux.intel.com>

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