linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] cpuidle/powernv : Add Description for cpuidle state

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Date:   Tue, 29 May 2018 11:39:01 +1000
From:   Stewart Smith <stewart@...ux.ibm.com>
To:     Abhishek Goel <huntbag@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>, rjw@...ysocki.net,
        daniel.lezcano@...aro.org, benh@...nel.crashing.org,
        paulus@...ba.org, mpe@...erman.id.au, linux-pm@...r.kernel.org,
        linuxppc-dev@...ts.ozlabs.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     Abhishek Goel <huntbag@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] cpuidle/powernv : Add Description for cpuidle state

Abhishek Goel <huntbag@...ux.vnet.ibm.com> writes:
> @@ -215,7 +216,7 @@ static inline void add_powernv_state(int index, const char *name,
>  				     u64 psscr_val, u64 psscr_mask)
>  {
>  	strlcpy(powernv_states[index].name, name, CPUIDLE_NAME_LEN);
> -	strlcpy(powernv_states[index].desc, name, CPUIDLE_NAME_LEN);
> +	strlcpy(powernv_states[index].desc, desc, CPUIDLE_DESC_LEN);

We should still fall back to using name in the event of desc being null,
as not all firmware will expose the descriptions.

> @@ -311,6 +313,11 @@ static int powernv_add_idle_states(void)
>  		pr_warn("cpuidle-powernv: missing ibm,cpu-idle-state-names in DT\n");
>  		goto out;
>  	}
> +	if (of_property_read_string_array(power_mgt,
> +		"ibm,cpu-idle-state-descs", descs, dt_idle_states) < 0) {
> +		pr_warn("cpuidle-powernv: missing ibm,cpu-idle-state-descs in DT\n");
> +		goto out;
> +	}

I don't think pr_warn is appropriate here, as for all current released
firmware we don't have that property. I think perhaps just silently
continuing on is okay, as we have to keep compatibility with that firmware.

> --- a/include/linux/cpuidle.h
> +++ b/include/linux/cpuidle.h
> @@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
>
>  #define CPUIDLE_STATE_MAX	10
>  #define CPUIDLE_NAME_LEN	16
> -#define CPUIDLE_DESC_LEN	32
> +#define CPUIDLE_DESC_LEN	60

Do we really get that long?

-- 
Stewart Smith
OPAL Architect, IBM.