linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH V4 2/2] cpufreq: AMD "frequency sensitivity feedback" powersave bias for ondemand governor

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Date:	Thu, 4 Apr 2013 15:29:47 -0500
From:	Jacob Shin <jacob.shin@....com>
To:	Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>, "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...k.pl>,
	<cpufreq@...r.kernel.org>, <linux-pm@...r.kernel.org>,
	<linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Viresh Kumar <viresh.kumar@...aro.org>,
	Thomas Renninger <trenn@...e.de>
Subject: Re: [PATCH V4 2/2] cpufreq: AMD "frequency sensitivity feedback"
 powersave bias for ondemand governor

On Thu, Apr 04, 2013 at 09:23:23PM +0200, Borislav Petkov wrote:
> On Thu, Apr 04, 2013 at 11:19:04AM -0500, Jacob Shin wrote:
> > Future AMD processors, starting with Family 16h, can provide software
> > with feedback on how the workload may respond to frequency change --
> > memory-bound workloads will not benefit from higher frequency, where
> > as compute-bound workloads will. This patch enables this "frequency
> > sensitivity feedback" to aid the ondemand governor to make better
> > frequency change decisions by hooking into the powersave bias.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Jacob Shin <jacob.shin@....com>
> 
> Looks good to me.
> 
> Acked-by: Borislav Petkov <bp@...e.de>

Rafael, got acks from both Boris and Thomas. Please commit to
linux-next when you get the chance.

Thanks,

-Jacob

> 
> -- 
> Regards/Gruss,
>     Boris.
> 
> Sent from a fat crate under my desk. Formatting is fine.
> --
> 

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