linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/4] x86: do not use cpufreq_quick

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Message-ID: <alpine.DEB.2.20.1706201215171.1869@nanos>
Date:   Tue, 20 Jun 2017 12:15:35 +0200 (CEST)
From:   Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
To:     Len Brown <lenb@...nel.org>
cc:     rafael@...nel.org, x86@...nel.org,
        srinivas.pandruvada@...ux.intel.com, peterz@...radead.org,
        linux-pm@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Len Brown <len.brown@...el.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/4] x86: do not use cpufreq_quick_get() for /proc/cpuinfo
 "cpu MHz"

On Fri, 16 Jun 2017, Len Brown wrote:
> Issue 4 will remain -- users that really care about
> accurate frequency information should not be using either
> proc or sysfs kernel interfaces.
> They should be using using turbostat(8), or a similar
> purpose-built analysis tool.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Len Brown <len.brown@...el.com>

Reviewed-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>