linux-kernel - [PATCH v2 2/3] PM / EM: update the comments related to power scale

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Message-Id: <20201002114426.31277-3-lukasz.luba@arm.com>
Date:   Fri,  2 Oct 2020 12:44:25 +0100
From:   Lukasz Luba <lukasz.luba@....com>
To:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-pm@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-doc@...r.kernel.org, devicetree@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     robh+dt@...nel.org, amitk@...nel.org, corbet@....net,
        daniel.lezcano@...aro.org, lukasz.luba@....com,
        Dietmar.Eggemann@....com, qperret@...gle.com,
        dianders@...omium.org, mka@...omium.org, rnayak@...eaurora.org,
        rjw@...ysocki.net
Subject: [PATCH v2 2/3] PM / EM: update the comments related to power scale

The Energy Model supports power values expressed in milli-Watts or in an
'abstract scale'. Update the related comments is the code to reflect that
state.

Signed-off-by: Lukasz Luba <lukasz.luba@....com>
---
 include/linux/energy_model.h | 11 +++++------
 kernel/power/energy_model.c  |  2 +-
 2 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/include/linux/energy_model.h b/include/linux/energy_model.h
index b67a51c574b9..b19146b31760 100644
--- a/include/linux/energy_model.h
+++ b/include/linux/energy_model.h
@@ -13,9 +13,8 @@
 /**
  * em_perf_state - Performance state of a performance domain
  * @frequency:	The frequency in KHz, for consistency with CPUFreq
- * @power:	The power consumed at this level, in milli-watts (by 1 CPU or
-		by a registered device). It can be a total power: static and
-		dynamic.
+ * @power:	The power consumed at this level (by 1 CPU or by a registered
+ *		device). It can be a total power: static and dynamic.
  * @cost:	The cost coefficient associated with this level, used during
  *		energy calculation. Equal to: power * max_frequency / frequency
  */
@@ -55,7 +54,7 @@ struct em_data_callback {
 	/**
 	 * active_power() - Provide power at the next performance state of
 	 *		a device
-	 * @power	: Active power at the performance state in mW
+	 * @power	: Active power at the performance state
 	 *		(modified)
 	 * @freq	: Frequency at the performance state in kHz
 	 *		(modified)
@@ -66,8 +65,8 @@ struct em_data_callback {
 	 * and frequency.
 	 *
 	 * In case of CPUs, the power is the one of a single CPU in the domain,
-	 * expressed in milli-watts. It is expected to fit in the
-	 * [0, EM_MAX_POWER] range.
+	 * expressed in milli-Watts or an abstract scale. It is expected to
+	 * fit in the [0, EM_MAX_POWER] range.
 	 *
 	 * Return 0 on success.
 	 */
diff --git a/kernel/power/energy_model.c b/kernel/power/energy_model.c
index c1ff7fa030ab..2bd2afbb83f5 100644
--- a/kernel/power/energy_model.c
+++ b/kernel/power/energy_model.c
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ static int em_create_perf_table(struct device *dev, struct em_perf_domain *pd,
 
 		/*
 		 * The power returned by active_state() is expected to be
-		 * positive, in milli-watts and to fit into 16 bits.
+		 * positive and to fit into 16 bits.
 		 */
 		if (!power || power > EM_MAX_POWER) {
 			dev_err(dev, "EM: invalid power: %lu\n",
-- 
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