linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 00/11] cpufreq: Keep policy->freq

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Date:	Fri, 3 Jun 2016 08:41:36 +0530
From:	Viresh Kumar <viresh.kumar@...aro.org>
To:	"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...ysocki.net>
Cc:	"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rafael@...nel.org>,
	Lists linaro-kernel <linaro-kernel@...ts.linaro.org>,
	"linux-pm@...r.kernel.org" <linux-pm@...r.kernel.org>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Dmitry Eremin-Solenikov <dbaryshkov@...il.com>,
	Kevin Hilman <khilman@...nel.org>,
	Krzysztof Kozlowski <k.kozlowski@...sung.com>,
	Kukjin Kim <kgene@...nel.org>, Sekhar Nori <nsekhar@...com>,
	Steven Miao <realmz6@...il.com>,
	Steve Muckle <steve.muckle@...aro.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 00/11] cpufreq: Keep policy->freq_table sorted

On 03-06-16, 03:43, Rafael J. Wysocki wrote:
> On Friday, June 03, 2016 05:31:34 AM Viresh Kumar wrote:
> > So, yeah, I get your overall concern. What about this:
> > - A single patchset to make sure the current policy->freq_table is
> >   always sorted in Ascending order of frequencies.
> 
> Be careful here.  acpi-cpufreq sorts the table in the descending order
> and at least acpi_cpufreq_fast_switch() assumes that.

Yeah, it was already fixed in [V2 0/2] series. Thanks.

> > - And this sorting will be done per policy only when the policy is
> >   first created.
> > - Which would eventually mean merging this series with the [v2 0/2]
> >   one.
> > 
> > Will that work ?
> 
> Well, it may. :-)
> 
> I would like you to talk to Steve and agree on the approach, including which
> changes to make first, though.  You are both from Linaro after all ...

Sure, we can get that done and I am not particular here on whose patches should
get in first. The outcome should be same whatever order we follow :)

Thanks.

-- 
viresh