linux-kernel - RE: [PATCH 1/2] x86,sched: Add support for frequency invariance

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Date:   Tue, 24 Sep 2019 10:52:13 -0700
From:   "Doug Smythies" <dsmythies@...us.net>
To:     "'Mel Gorman'" <mgorman@...hsingularity.net>
Cc:     "'Giovanni Gherdovich'" <ggherdovich@...e.cz>, <x86@...nel.org>,
        <linux-pm@...r.kernel.org>, <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        <matt@...eblueprint.co.uk>, <viresh.kumar@...aro.org>,
        <juri.lelli@...hat.com>, <pjt@...gle.com>,
        <vincent.guittot@...aro.org>, <qperret@...rret.net>,
        <dietmar.eggemann@....com>, <srinivas.pandruvada@...ux.intel.com>,
        <tglx@...utronix.de>, <mingo@...hat.com>, <peterz@...radead.org>,
        <bp@...e.de>, <lenb@...nel.org>, <rjw@...ysocki.net>
Subject: RE: [PATCH 1/2] x86,sched: Add support for frequency invariance

On 2019.09.24 01:06 Mel Gorman wrote:
> On Thu, Sep 19, 2019 at 07:42:29AM -0700, Doug Smythies wrote:
>> On 2019.09.17 07:25 Giovanni Gherdovich wrote:
>>>On Wed, 2019-09-11 at 08:28 -0700, Doug Smythies wrote:
>>> [...]
> 

> Hence, I think this patchset should be considered on its own merits.

Agree. 

> I think the patch is fine and should be merged with the main caveat being
> that some CPU families may need to use a different calculation to account
> for turbo boost which is a per-arch and per-cpu-family decision.

Agree.

> What, if anything, should change in this patchset before it can be merged?

Nothing, and apologies for the tangential discussion.

> Is that an acked-by?

Absolutely, if I am worthy of ack'ing then:

Acked-by: Doug Smythies <dsmythies@...us.net>

... Doug