linux-kernel - RE: [PATCH v4 2/3] tools/power/acpi/acpidbg: Use new flushing mechanism

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Message-ID: <1AE640813FDE7649BE1B193DEA596E883BC0EB35@SHSMSX101.ccr.corp.intel.com>
Date:	Wed, 17 Aug 2016 02:41:19 +0000
From:	"Zheng, Lv" <lv.zheng@...el.com>
To:	"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...ysocki.net>
CC:	"Wysocki, Rafael J" <rafael.j.wysocki@...el.com>,
	"Brown, Len" <len.brown@...el.com>, Lv Zheng <zetalog@...il.com>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org" <linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: RE: [PATCH v4 2/3] tools/power/acpi/acpidbg: Use new flushing
 mechanism

Hi, Rafael

> From: Rafael J. Wysocki [mailto:rjw@...ysocki.net]
> Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 2/3] tools/power/acpi/acpidbg: Use new flushing mechanism
> 
> On Tuesday, July 26, 2016 07:01:39 PM Lv Zheng wrote:
> > This patch converts tools/power/acpi/tools/acpidbg/acpidbg to use the new
> > flushing mechanism.
> 
> I guess it will use the flush interface provided by the kernel instead of the
> previously existing flush implementation in user space?

Yes.
The existing user space flush implementation is just a compromise during the period the kernel flush is not ready.

Thanks
Lv