linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] cpufreq/intel_pstate: Change to disallow module build

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Date:	Thu, 14 Feb 2013 21:40:43 +0530
From:	Viresh Kumar <viresh.kumar@...aro.org>
To:	dirk.brandewie@...il.com
Cc:	davej@...hat.com, rjw@...k.pl, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	cpufreq@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] cpufreq/intel_pstate: Change to disallow module build

On Thu, Feb 14, 2013 at 1:44 AM,  <dirk.brandewie@...il.com> wrote:
> From: Dirk Brandewie <dirk.brandewie@...il.com>
>
> Load order is important in order for intel_pstate to take over as the
> default scaling driver from acpi-cpufreq.
>
> If both are built-in acpi-cpufreq uses late_initcall() and
> intel_pstate uses device_initcall() so it will be able to register as
> the scaling before acpi-cpufreq for the processors supported by
> intel_pstate.
>
> If acpi-cpufreq is built as a module then intel_pstate still gets
> first option to become the scaling driver.
>
> Signed-off-by: Dirk Brandewie <dirk.brandewie@...il.com>

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