linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 2/9] cpufreq: Auto-register the driver as a thermal cooling device if asked

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Message-ID: <20190123104403.bl7mdidmvd7c227q@vireshk-i7>
Date:   Wed, 23 Jan 2019 16:14:03 +0530
From:   Viresh Kumar <viresh.kumar@...aro.org>
To:     "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rafael@...nel.org>
Cc:     Amit Kucheria <amit.kucheria@...aro.org>,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        linux-arm-msm <linux-arm-msm@...r.kernel.org>,
        Eduardo Valentin <edubezval@...il.com>,
        Stephen Boyd <swboyd@...omium.org>,
        Doug Anderson <dianders@...omium.org>,
        Matthias Kaehlcke <mka@...omium.org>,
        "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...ysocki.net>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>,
        Sudeep Holla <sudeep.holla@....com>,
        Tao Wang <kevin.wangtao@...ilicon.com>,
        Linux PM <linux-pm@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 2/9] cpufreq: Auto-register the driver as a thermal
 cooling device if asked

On 23-01-19, 16:13, Viresh Kumar wrote:
> On 23-01-19, 11:39, Rafael J. Wysocki wrote:
> > On Wed, Jan 23, 2019 at 11:36 AM Viresh Kumar <viresh.kumar@...aro.org> wrote:
> > >
> > > On 21-01-19, 21:10, Amit Kucheria wrote:
> > > > @@ -151,6 +152,11 @@ struct cpufreq_policy {
> > > >
> > > >       /* For cpufreq driver's internal use */
> > > >       void                    *driver_data;
> > > > +
> > > > +#ifdef CONFIG_CPU_THERMAL
> > > > +     /* Pointer to the cooling device if used for thermal mitigation */
> > > > +     struct thermal_cooling_device *cdev;
> > > > +#endif
> > > >  };
> > > >
> > > >  /* Only for ACPI */
> > > > @@ -386,6 +392,12 @@ struct cpufreq_driver {
> > > >   */
> > > >  #define CPUFREQ_NO_AUTO_DYNAMIC_SWITCHING    BIT(6)
> > > >
> > > > +/*
> > > > + * Set by drivers that want the core to automatically register the cpufreq
> > > > + * driver as a thermal cooling device.
> > > > + */
> > > > +#define CPUFREQ_AUTO_REGISTER_COOLING_DEV    BIT(7)
> > > > +
> > > >  int cpufreq_register_driver(struct cpufreq_driver *driver_data);
> > > >  int cpufreq_unregister_driver(struct cpufreq_driver *driver_data);
> > > >
> > > > @@ -415,6 +427,19 @@ cpufreq_verify_within_cpu_limits(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
> > > >                       policy->cpuinfo.max_freq);
> > > >  }
> > > >
> > > > +#ifdef CONFIG_CPU_THERMAL
> > > > +static inline void register_cooling_device(struct cpufreq_policy *policy) {
> > > > +     policy->cdev = of_cpufreq_cooling_register(policy);
> > > > +}
> > > > +
> > > > +static inline void unregister_cooling_device(struct cpufreq_policy *policy) {
> > > > +     cpufreq_cooling_unregister(policy->cdev);
> > > > +     policy->cdev = NULL;
> > > > +}
> > > > +#else
> > > > +static inline void register_cooling_device(struct cpufreq_policy *policy) {}
> > > > +static inline void unregister_cooling_device(struct cpufreq_policy *policy) {}
> > > > +#endif
> > >
> > > The whole ifdef hackery here saves space for a pointer per policy.
> > > Just get rid of it, it isn't worth it.
> > 
> > Is struct thermal_cooling_device defined if CONFIG_THERMAL is unset?
> 
> No and it is defined in thermal.h without any ifdef stuff.

I meant it is always available and doesn't depend on CONFIG_THERMAL.

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viresh