linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/3] cpuidle/powernv: cpuidle backend driver for powernv

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Message-ID: <51EFA559.9050601@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
Date:	Wed, 24 Jul 2013 15:28:49 +0530
From:	Deepthi Dharwar <deepthi@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
To:	Michael Ellerman <michael@...erman.id.au>
CC:	linuxppc-dev@...ts.ozlabs.org, linux-pm@...ts.linux-foundation.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/3] cpuidle/powernv: cpuidle backend driver for powernv

On 07/23/2013 07:36 PM, Michael Ellerman wrote:
> On Tue, Jul 23, 2013 at 02:31:41PM +0530, Deepthi Dharwar wrote:
>> This patch implements a back-end cpuidle driver for
>> powernv calling power7_nap and snooze idle states.
>> This can be extended by adding more idle states
>> in the future to the existing framework.
> 
> Other than the state table and a few minor details this looks almost
> identical to the pseries driver. Can we not have a single version in
> sysdev and isolate just the differences?
>

Hi Michael,

Yes, I was actually looking at consolidating and moving all the powerpc
cpuidle driver code to drivers/cpuidle/. sysdev also seems fine. Let me
redo and club the drivers and have a single version of the code in
sysdev for both powerpc and powernv platforms.

Thanks !
Deepthi


> cheers
> 

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