linux-kernel - Re: [RFC PATCH 2/4] cpufreq: acpi-cpufreq: Add processor to the ignore PSD override list

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Message-ID: <20201214142540.GB25916@zn.tnic>
Date:   Mon, 14 Dec 2020 15:25:40 +0100
From:   Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
To:     Punit Agrawal <punitagrawal@...il.com>
Cc:     Wei Huang <whuang2@....com>, rjw@...ysocki.net, wei.huang2@....com,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-pm@...r.kernel.org,
        x86@...nel.org
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH 2/4] cpufreq: acpi-cpufreq: Add processor to the
 ignore PSD override list

On Mon, Dec 14, 2020 at 10:27:09PM +0900, Punit Agrawal wrote:
> IIUC, this suggests that Linux booting on anything prior to Zen3 is down
> to pure luck - I hope that wasn't the case.

WTF does this have to do with linux booting?!

> At the moment acpi thermals is bust on this and other affected AMD
> system I have access to. That'll need fixing before any sensible
> measurements can be run.

Nope, still not answering my questions.

> Tbh, I didn't quite expect the patch to the PSD exclusion list to be
> so controversial

It won't be if you explain properly what your patch is fixing. That is,
if it fixes anything.

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    Boris.

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