linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/2] cpufreq: Make iowait boost a policy option

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Date:   Thu, 18 May 2017 18:24:21 -0700
From:   Joel Fernandes <joelaf@...gle.com>
To:     "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rafael@...nel.org>
Cc:     Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] cpufreq: Make iowait boost a policy option

On Thu, May 18, 2017 at 6:03 PM, Rafael J. Wysocki <rafael@...nel.org> wrote:
[..]
>> diff --git a/include/linux/cpufreq.h b/include/linux/cpufreq.h
>> index a5ce0bbeadb5..4bb086dbe7ec 100644
>> --- a/include/linux/cpufreq.h
>> +++ b/include/linux/cpufreq.h
>> @@ -127,6 +127,9 @@ struct cpufreq_policy {
>>          */
>>         unsigned int            transition_delay_us;
>>
>> +       /* Boost switch for tasks with p->in_iowait set */
>> +       unsigned int            iowait_boost_enable;
>
> Could that be a bool field?

Yes that would be better, will do.

thanks,

-Joel