linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] cpufreq: schedutil: Rectify comment in sugov_irq

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Message-ID: <CAJZ5v0gF9Ss7mifa8m7jt79C6zM+O-eZWOp7oUXA4MYpDWrH7g@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Thu, 24 Nov 2016 22:05:04 +0100
From:   "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rafael@...nel.org>
To:     Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>
Cc:     Viresh Kumar <viresh.kumar@...aro.org>,
        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>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] cpufreq: schedutil: Rectify comment in sugov_irq_work() function

On Thu, Nov 24, 2016 at 9:45 AM, Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org> wrote:
>
> * Viresh Kumar <viresh.kumar@...aro.org> wrote:
>
>> This patch rectifies a comment present in sugov_irq_work() function to
>> follow proper grammar.
>>
>> Suggested-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>
>> Signed-off-by: Viresh Kumar <viresh.kumar@...aro.org>
>> ---
>>  kernel/sched/cpufreq_schedutil.c | 12 ++++++------
>>  1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/kernel/sched/cpufreq_schedutil.c b/kernel/sched/cpufreq_schedutil.c
>> index 42a220e78f00..71e1a980d40a 100644
>> --- a/kernel/sched/cpufreq_schedutil.c
>> +++ b/kernel/sched/cpufreq_schedutil.c
>> @@ -315,15 +315,15 @@ static void sugov_irq_work(struct irq_work *irq_work)
>>       sg_policy = container_of(irq_work, struct sugov_policy, irq_work);
>>
>>       /*
>> +      * For Real Time and Deadline tasks, the schedutil governor shoots the
>> +      * frequency to maximum. Special care must be taken to ensure that this
>> +      * kthread doesn't result in the same behavior.
>>        *
>>        * This is (mostly) guaranteed by the work_in_progress flag. The flag is
>> +      * updated only at the end of the sugov_work() function and before that
>> +      * the schedutil governor rejects all other frequency scaling requests.
>>        *
>> +      * There is a very rare case though, where the RT thread yields right
>>        * after the work_in_progress flag is cleared. The effects of that are
>>        * neglected for now.
>>        */
>
> Also:
>
>   s/Real Time task/RT task
>   s/Deadline task/deadline task
>
> With those:
>
>   Acked-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>
>

Fixed up and applied.

Thanks,
Rafael