linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/3] cpufreq: governor: Simplify cpufreq_governor

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Message-ID: <10187078.AMqBgvu9OI@vostro.rjw.lan>
Date:	Mon, 08 Feb 2016 01:59:23 +0100
From:	"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...ysocki.net>
To:	Viresh Kumar <viresh.kumar@...aro.org>
Cc:	Linux PM list <linux-pm@...r.kernel.org>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Srinivas Pandruvada <srinivas.pandruvada@...ux.intel.com>,
	Juri Lelli <juri.lelli@....com>,
	Steve Muckle <steve.muckle@...aro.org>,
	Saravana Kannan <skannan@...eaurora.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/3] cpufreq: governor: Simplify cpufreq_governor_limits()

On Sunday, February 07, 2016 09:10:24 PM Viresh Kumar wrote:
> On 07-02-16, 16:23, Rafael J. Wysocki wrote:
> > From: Rafael J. Wysocki <rafael.j.wysocki@...el.com>
> > 
> > Use the observation that cpufreq_governor_limits() doesn't have to
> > get to the policy object it wants to manipulate by walking the
> > reference chain cdbs->policy_dbs->policy, as the final pointer is
> > actually equal to its argument, and make it access the policy
> > object directy via its argument.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Rafael J. Wysocki <rafael.j.wysocki@...el.com>
> > ---
> >  drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_governor.c |   17 ++++++++---------
> >  1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
> 
> Why the hell did we write it that way earlier ? :)

Honestly, I have no idea.

> Acked-by: Viresh Kumar <viresh.kumar@...aro.org>

Thanks!