linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] cpufreq: CPPC: Correct desired

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Date:   Thu, 13 Oct 2016 23:12:09 +0200
From:   "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rafael@...nel.org>
To:     "Prakash, Prashanth" <pprakash@...eaurora.org>
Cc:     Hoan Tran <hotran@....com>,
        "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...ysocki.net>,
        Viresh Kumar <viresh.kumar@...aro.org>,
        Al Stone <ahs3@...hat.com>,
        Linux PM <linux-pm@...r.kernel.org>,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        lho@....com, Duc Dang <dhdang@....com>,
        Christopher Covington <cov@...eaurora.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] cpufreq: CPPC: Correct desired_perf calculation

On Thu, Oct 13, 2016 at 9:37 PM, Prakash, Prashanth
<pprakash@...eaurora.org> wrote:
> On 10/13/2016 11:33 AM, Hoan Tran wrote:
>> The desired_perf is an abstract performance number. Its value should
>> be in the range of [lowest perf, highest perf] of CPPC.
>> The correct calculation is
>>   desired_perf = freq * cppc_highest_perf / cppc_dmi_max_khz
>>
>> And cppc_cpufreq_set_target() returns if desired_perf is exactly
>> the same with the old perf.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Hoan Tran <hotran@....com>
> Reviewed-by: Prashanth Prakash <pprakash@...eaurora.org>
>
> Hi Rafael,
> Can you please pick this one for 4.9, as it is bug fix?

Sure, I will queue it up.

Thanks,
Rafael