linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] cpufreq: powernow-k8: Re-order the init checks

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Date:   Thu, 17 Mar 2022 09:33:57 +0530
From:   Viresh Kumar <viresh.kumar@...aro.org>
To:     Mario Limonciello <mario.limonciello@....com>
Cc:     "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rafael@...nel.org>,
        "open list:CPU FREQUENCY SCALING FRAMEWORK" 
        <linux-pm@...r.kernel.org>,
        open list <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, Ray.Huang@....com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] cpufreq: powernow-k8: Re-order the init checks

On 16-03-22, 16:55, Mario Limonciello wrote:
> The powernow-k8 driver will do checks at startup that the current
> active driver is acpi-cpufreq and show a warning when they're not
> expected.
> 
> Because of this the following warning comes up on systems that
> support amd-pstate and compiled in both drivers:
> `WTF driver: amd-pstate`
> 
> The systems that support powernow-k8 will not support amd-pstate,
> so re-order the checks to validate the CPU model number first to
> avoid this warning being displayed on modern SOCs.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Mario Limonciello <mario.limonciello@....com>
> ---
>  drivers/cpufreq/powernow-k8.c | 6 +++---
>  1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/powernow-k8.c b/drivers/cpufreq/powernow-k8.c
> index 12ab4014af71..d289036beff2 100644
> --- a/drivers/cpufreq/powernow-k8.c
> +++ b/drivers/cpufreq/powernow-k8.c
> @@ -1172,14 +1172,14 @@ static int powernowk8_init(void)
>  	unsigned int i, supported_cpus = 0;
>  	int ret;
>  
> +	if (!x86_match_cpu(powernow_k8_ids))
> +		return -ENODEV;
> +
>  	if (boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_HW_PSTATE)) {
>  		__request_acpi_cpufreq();
>  		return -ENODEV;
>  	}
>  
> -	if (!x86_match_cpu(powernow_k8_ids))
> -		return -ENODEV;
> -
>  	cpus_read_lock();
>  	for_each_online_cpu(i) {
>  		smp_call_function_single(i, check_supported_cpu, &ret, 1);

Acked-by: Viresh Kumar <viresh.kumar@...aro.org>

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viresh