linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 12/13] cpufreq: intel_pstate: Supply struct attribute description for get_aperf_mperf

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Message-ID: <20200714210306.GI1398296@dell>
Date:   Tue, 14 Jul 2020 22:03:06 +0100
From:   Lee Jones <lee.jones@...aro.org>
To:     "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rafael@...nel.org>
Cc:     "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...ysocki.net>,
        Viresh Kumar <viresh.kumar@...aro.org>,
        Linux ARM <linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Linux PM <linux-pm@...r.kernel.org>,
        Srinivas Pandruvada <srinivas.pandruvada@...ux.intel.com>,
        Len Brown <lenb@...nel.org>,
        Dirk Brandewie <dirk.j.brandewie@...el.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 12/13] cpufreq: intel_pstate: Supply struct attribute
 description for get_aperf_mperf_shift()

On Tue, 14 Jul 2020, Rafael J. Wysocki wrote:

> On Tue, Jul 14, 2020 at 4:51 PM Lee Jones <lee.jones@...aro.org> wrote:
> >
> > Fixes the following W=1 kernel build warning(s):
> >
> >  drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c:293: warning: Function parameter or member 'get_aperf_mperf_shift' not described in 'pstate_funcs'
> >
> > Cc: Srinivas Pandruvada <srinivas.pandruvada@...ux.intel.com>
> > Cc: Len Brown <lenb@...nel.org>
> > Cc: Dirk Brandewie <dirk.j.brandewie@...el.com>
> > Signed-off-by: Lee Jones <lee.jones@...aro.org>
> > ---
> >  drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c | 2 ++
> >  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)
> >
> > diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c b/drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c
> > index 44c7b4677675d..f92fc69c87269 100644
> > --- a/drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c
> > +++ b/drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c
> > @@ -275,6 +275,8 @@ static struct cpudata **all_cpu_data;
> >   * @get_min:           Callback to get minimum P state
> >   * @get_turbo:         Callback to get turbo P state
> >   * @get_scaling:       Callback to get frequency scaling factor
> > + * @get_aperf_mperf_shift: Callback to get the number of clock cycles after
> > + *                     aperf, merf is incremented
> 
> This added description is inaccurate.  It should be something like
> "Callback to get the APERF vs MPERF frequency difference".

Does that mean the description of @aperf_mperf_shift above is also
incorrect?

> >   * @get_val:           Callback to convert P state to actual MSR write value
> >   * @get_vid:           Callback to get VID data for Atom platforms
> >   *
> > --

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