linux-kernel - Re: [PATCHv2 0/3] Update cpupower and make it more accurate

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Message-ID: <4a095339-82ab-54c7-4957-63d0338d122f@kernel.org>
Date:   Fri, 25 Oct 2019 09:18:52 -0600
From:   shuah <shuah@...nel.org>
To:     Thomas Renninger <trenn@...e.com>,
        "Natarajan, Janakarajan" <Janakarajan.Natarajan@....com>,
        Borislav Petkov <bp@...e.de>
Cc:     "linux-pm@...r.kernel.org" <linux-pm@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Allison Randal <allison@...utok.net>,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        Kate Stewart <kstewart@...uxfoundation.org>,
        Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        Richard Fontana <rfontana@...hat.com>, shuah <shuah@...nel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCHv2 0/3] Update cpupower and make it more accurate

On 10/25/19 4:47 AM, Thomas Renninger wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Removed: Pu Wen <puwen@...on.com>
> 
> On Tuesday, October 22, 2019 6:39:11 PM CEST Natarajan, Janakarajan wrote:
>> On 10/11/2019 2:37 PM, Natarajan, Janakarajan wrote:
>>
>>> This patchset updates cpupower to make it more accurate by removing
>>> the userspace to kernel transitions and read_msr initiated IPI delays.
> 
> Acked-by: Thomas Renninger <trenn@...e.de>
> 
> Shuan: If you do not object, it would be great if you can schedule these
> to be included into Rafael's pm tree.
> 

I have no objections.

> It's a nice enhancement for these CPUs.
> Doing it even nicer and more generic (per cpu measures) needs further
> restructuring, but should not delay this any further.
> 

Thanks. I was waiting for you to Ack these before I pulled them in.
I will get them in for 5.5-rc1

thanks,
-- Shuah