linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/2] cpufreq: Return error if ->get() failed in cpufreq_update

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Message-ID: <CAKohpomHEjqN+qPF9_v95kG+1=Yzpm54mVoN-3Vn51X=QckbHw@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Mon, 17 Feb 2014 14:40:26 +0530
From:	Viresh Kumar <viresh.kumar@...aro.org>
To:	"Srivatsa S. Bhat" <srivatsa.bhat@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
Cc:	"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...ysocki.net>,
	Lists linaro-kernel <linaro-kernel@...ts.linaro.org>,
	"cpufreq@...r.kernel.org" <cpufreq@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-pm@...r.kernel.org" <linux-pm@...r.kernel.org>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Pierre Ossman <pierre-list@...man.eu>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] cpufreq: Return error if ->get() failed in cpufreq_update_policy()

On 17 February 2014 14:25, Srivatsa S. Bhat
<srivatsa.bhat@...ux.vnet.ibm.com> wrote:
> Specifically, I'm referring to the problem where there _is_ a difference,
> but the ->get() is not reporting it properly, like returning a 0 for example.

I think get() returning zero isn't acceptable at all. How can current freq be
zero :) .. There has to be a bug somewhere and so we shouldn't really
try to get working here.. That's what I thought.
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