linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH V2 11/15] cpufreq: mediatek: Update logic of voltage

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Message-ID: <7hczhr5lm3.fsf@baylibre.com>
Date:   Fri, 08 Apr 2022 14:08:36 -0700
From:   Kevin Hilman <khilman@...libre.com>
To:     Rex-BC Chen <rex-bc.chen@...iatek.com>, rafael@...nel.org,
        viresh.kumar@...aro.org, robh+dt@...nel.org, krzk+dt@...nel.org
Cc:     matthias.bgg@...il.com, jia-wei.chang@...iatek.com,
        roger.lu@...iatek.com, hsinyi@...gle.com, linux-pm@...r.kernel.org,
        devicetree@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
        linux-mediatek@...ts.infradead.org,
        Project_Global_Chrome_Upstream_Group@...iatek.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH V2 11/15] cpufreq: mediatek: Update logic of
 voltage_tracking()

Rex-BC Chen <rex-bc.chen@...iatek.com> writes:

> From: Jia-Wei Chang <jia-wei.chang@...iatek.com>
>
> - Remove VOLT_TOL because CCI may share the same sram and vproc
>   regulators with CPU. Therefore, set the max voltage in
>   regulator_set_voltage() to the proc{sram}_max_volt.

This could you a bit more detailed explanation.  Why does VOLT_TOL get
in the way when regulators are shared between CPU & CCI?

> - Move comparison of new and old voltages to
>   mtk_cpufreq_voltage_tracking().

Why?  And how is this related to the above change?  Seems to me that it
belongs in a separate patch.

Kevin