linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/3] cpufreq: schedutil: enable fast switch earlier

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Message-ID: <CAKohponvq3vuzNvaGE7_Pn8vM54AMPZu_E8yRyeytegh-bjuzQ@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Sat, 12 Nov 2016 10:49:41 +0530
From:   Viresh Kumar <viresh.kumar@...aro.org>
To:     "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rafael@...nel.org>
Cc:     Rafael Wysocki <rjw@...ysocki.net>, Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>,
        Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.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>,
        Vincent Guittot <vincent.guittot@...aro.org>,
        Juri Lelli <Juri.Lelli@....com>,
        Robin Randhawa <robin.randhawa@....com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/3] cpufreq: schedutil: enable fast switch earlier

On 12 November 2016 at 03:28, Rafael J. Wysocki <rafael@...nel.org> wrote:

>> @@ -478,8 +484,6 @@ static void sugov_exit(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
>>         struct sugov_tunables *tunables = sg_policy->tunables;
>>         unsigned int count;
>>
>> -       cpufreq_disable_fast_switch(policy);
>> -
>
> ->but why is this change necessary?
>
> sugov_stop() has been called already, so the ordering here shouldn't matter.

Because sugov_policy_free() would be using the flag fast_switch_enabled.

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viresh