linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH V2] cpufreq: Disallow ->resolve_freq() for drivers providing ->target

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Message-ID: <20160722210919.GC3122@ubuntu>
Date:	Fri, 22 Jul 2016 14:09:19 -0700
From:	Viresh Kumar <viresh.kumar@...aro.org>
To:	"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...ysocki.net>
Cc:	Steve Muckle <steve.muckle@...aro.org>,
	"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rafael@...nel.org>,
	Lists linaro-kernel <linaro-kernel@...ts.linaro.org>,
	Linux PM <linux-pm@...r.kernel.org>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>,
	Vincent Guittot <vincent.guittot@...aro.org>,
	Morten Rasmussen <morten.rasmussen@....com>,
	Dietmar Eggemann <dietmar.eggemann@....com>,
	Juri Lelli <Juri.Lelli@....com>,
	Patrick Bellasi <patrick.bellasi@....com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH V2] cpufreq: Disallow ->resolve_freq() for drivers
 providing ->target_index()

On 22-07-16, 23:11, Rafael J. Wysocki wrote:
> No, they aren't deprecated, not even sort of.
> 
> Of course, stuff that can use frequency tables should implement ->target_index,
> because there's no valid reason for it not to do that.
> 
> However, there are cases (and not legacy) where frequency tables are simply
> impractical and those drivers have no choice but to implement ->target.
> 
> And if you want to try to force them into the frequency tables model
> regardless, then think twice, because I'm not going to let you do that.

No I am not :)

Perhaps this was just mis-worded in the Documentation then.

-- 
viresh