linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/3] sched: idle: Add sched balance option

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Message-ID: <20140425184327.GH26782@laptop.programming.kicks-ass.net>
Date:	Fri, 25 Apr 2014 20:43:27 +0200
From:	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
To:	Daniel Lezcano <daniel.lezcano@...aro.org>
Cc:	"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...ysocki.net>,
	Amit Kucheria <amit.kucheria@...aro.org>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>,
	Lists linaro-kernel <linaro-kernel@...ts.linaro.org>,
	Linux PM list <linux-pm@...r.kernel.org>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/3] sched: idle: Add sched balance option

On Fri, Apr 25, 2014 at 07:01:23PM +0200, Daniel Lezcano wrote:
> As the sysctl is some kind of ABI, I would like to make sure we reach a
> consensus and discuss a bit about that.

We could make it a sysfs file, like /sys/power/state, which when read
provides the words it takes.

That is more flexible than a numeric sysctl for which we have to keep an
enumeration.
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