linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 5/5] intel_pstate: delete scheduler hook in HWP mode

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Message-ID: <51646263.RzQfqm1Mfo@aspire.rjw.lan>
Date:   Sat, 17 Jun 2017 02:09:20 +0200
From:   "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...ysocki.net>
To:     Len Brown <lenb@...nel.org>
Cc:     x86@...nel.org, srinivas.pandruvada@...ux.intel.com,
        hpa@...ux.intel.com, peterz@...radead.org, rafael@...nel.org,
        linux-pm@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Len Brown <len.brown@...el.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 5/5] intel_pstate: delete scheduler hook in HWP mode

On Wednesday, June 07, 2017 07:39:16 PM Len Brown wrote:
> From: Len Brown <len.brown@...el.com>
> 
> The cpufreqa/scaling_cur_freq sysfs attribute is now provided by
> the x86 cpufreq core on all modern x86 systems, including
> all systems supported by the intel_pstate driver.

Not sure what you mean by "x86 cpufreq core"?

Besides, I'd reorder this change with respect to patch [4/5] as this
eliminates the hook entirely and then the "performance"-related change
would only affect non-HWP.

Thanks,
Rafael