linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 14/25] openrisc: Initial support for the idle state

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Date:   Tue, 21 Feb 2017 12:24:41 -0800
From:   Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
To:     Stafford Horne <shorne@...il.com>, Jonas Bonn <jonas@...thpole.se>,
        Stefan Kristiansson <stefan.kristiansson@...nalahti.fi>
Cc:     linux@...ck-us.net, openrisc@...ts.librecores.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Sebastian Macke <sebastian@...ke.de>,
        Christian Svensson <blue@....nu>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 14/25] openrisc: Initial support for the idle state

On Wed, 2017-02-22 at 04:11 +0900, Stafford Horne wrote:
> From: Sebastian Macke <sebastian@...ke.de>
> 
> This patch adds basic support for the idle state of the cpu.
> The patch overrides the regular idle function, enables the interupts,
> checks for the power management unit and enables the cpu doze mode
> if available.

trivia:

> diff --git a/arch/openrisc/kernel/process.c b/arch/openrisc/kernel/process.c
[]
> @@ -75,6 +75,20 @@ void machine_power_off(void)
>  	__asm__("l.nop 1");
>  }
>  
> +/*
> + * Send the doze signal to the cpu if available.
> + * Make sure, that all interrupts are enabled
> + */
> +void arch_cpu_idle(void)
> +{
> +	unsigned long upr;
> +
> +	local_irq_enable();
> +	upr = mfspr(SPR_UPR);
> +	if (upr & SPR_UPR_PMP)
> +		mtspr(SPR_PMR, mfspr(SPR_PMR) | SPR_PMR_DME);
> +}

Perhaps this would be easier to read without the automatic

void arch_cpu_idle(void)
{
	local_irq_enable();
	if (mfspr(SPR_UPR) & SPR_UPR_PMP)
		mtspr(SPR_PMR, mfspr(SPR_PMR) | SPR_PMR_DME);
}