linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 21/21] cpuidle: change governor from within cpuidle_replace

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Date:	Thu, 26 Sep 2013 10:20:11 +0200
From:	Daniel Lezcano <daniel.lezcano@...aro.org>
To:	Viresh Kumar <viresh.kumar@...aro.org>
CC:	"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...k.pl>,
	Lists linaro-kernel <linaro-kernel@...ts.linaro.org>,
	Patch Tracking <patches@...aro.org>,
	"linux-pm@...r.kernel.org" <linux-pm@...r.kernel.org>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 21/21] cpuidle: change governor from within cpuidle_replace_governor()

On 09/26/2013 08:37 AM, Viresh Kumar wrote:
> On 26 September 2013 04:20, Daniel Lezcano <daniel.lezcano@...aro.org> wrote:
>> Actually I am wondering if all this stuff is not over-engineered.
>>
>> There are 2 governors, each of them suits for a specific kernel config,
>> periodic tick or tickless system.
>>
>> menu     => tickless system
>> periodic => periodic tick system
>>
>> IMHO, all the code with rating checking and so do not really makes
>> sense. Wouldn't make sense to remove this code ?
>
> I am a newbie here, really can't think of all side effects of this :)

Rafael is pretty busy ATM but may be he can give his feedback on this later.


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