linux-kernel - Re: Regression on cpufreq in v3.12-rc1

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Message-ID: <523D333C.1090609@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
Date:	Sat, 21 Sep 2013 11:18:44 +0530
From:	"Srivatsa S. Bhat" <srivatsa.bhat@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
To:	Viresh Kumar <viresh.kumar@...aro.org>
CC:	Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>,
	Russell King - ARM Linux <linux@....linux.org.uk>,
	"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...ysocki.net>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Kristoffer Ericson <kristoffer.ericson@...il.com>
Subject: Re: Regression on cpufreq in v3.12-rc1

On 09/20/2013 10:31 PM, Viresh Kumar wrote:
> On 20 September 2013 22:04, Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org> wrote:
>> In this case we have neither. So the cpufreq driver fails to
>> register. But the kernel used to survive in any case, as you
>> could call cpufreq_get() without a cpufreq driver registered.
> 
> Aha, so exactly what I suspected in my first mail..
> 

Yep, your analysis was perfect right from the beginning :-)

Regards,
Srivatsa S. Bhat

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