linux-kernel - Re: [GIT PULL] ACPI fixes for v5.18-rc5

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Message-ID: <CAHk-=wit9xfwAf=z6YqkZerH28qFYeTnhr3GtBqCYBnsTsSYXw@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Thu, 28 Apr 2022 11:50:03 -0700
From:   Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
To:     "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rafael@...nel.org>
Cc:     ACPI Devel Maling List <linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org>,
        Linux PM <linux-pm@...r.kernel.org>,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [GIT PULL] ACPI fixes for v5.18-rc5

On Thu, Apr 28, 2022 at 8:30 AM Rafael J. Wysocki <rafael@...nel.org> wrote:
>
>  - Make the ACPI processor driver avoid falling back to C3 type of
>    C-states when C3 cannot be requested (Ville Syrjälä).

Hmm.

Doesn't this avoid C3 for _everybody_ rather than some conditional
"when C3 cannot be requested"?

Of course, it looks like the 'has_lpi' state still potentially allows
C3 even for busmastering sleeps. Maybe that is what you meant.

             Linus