linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 3/5] cpuidle: idle: menu: Don't reflect when a state selection failed

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Date:	Fri, 24 Oct 2014 15:43:53 +0200
From:	Daniel Lezcano <daniel.lezcano@...aro.org>
To:	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
CC:	rjw@...ysocki.net, nicolas.pitre@...aro.org,
	linux-pm@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linaro-kernel@...ts.linaro.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/5] cpuidle: idle: menu: Don't reflect when a state selection
 failed

On 10/24/2014 03:38 PM, Peter Zijlstra wrote:
> On Mon, Oct 20, 2014 at 06:25:41PM +0200, Daniel Lezcano wrote:
>> +++ b/kernel/sched/idle.c
>> @@ -162,7 +162,8 @@ use_default:
>>   	/*
>>   	 * Give the governor an opportunity to reflect on the outcome
>>   	 */
>> -	cpuidle_reflect(dev, entered_state);
>> +	if (entered_state >= 0)
>> +		cpuidle_reflect(dev, entered_state);
>>
>
> Given we'll do use_default: when next_state < 0, we actually never get
> here unless this is true.

There is the 'cpuidle_enter' call in between which may fail.



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