linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/3] clk: qcom: gdsc: add support for collapse-vote registers

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Message-ID: <Yot4XHaf6uHcJxTL@hovoldconsulting.com>
Date:   Mon, 23 May 2022 14:04:44 +0200
From:   Johan Hovold <johan@...nel.org>
To:     Stephen Boyd <sboyd@...nel.org>
Cc:     Bjorn Andersson <bjorn.andersson@...aro.org>,
        Johan Hovold <johan+linaro@...nel.org>,
        Andy Gross <agross@...nel.org>,
        Michael Turquette <mturquette@...libre.com>,
        linux-arm-msm@...r.kernel.org, linux-clk@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/3] clk: qcom: gdsc: add support for collapse-vote
 registers

On Fri, May 20, 2022 at 08:52:26PM -0700, Stephen Boyd wrote:
> Quoting Johan Hovold (2022-05-20 03:09:47)
> > Recent Qualcomm platforms have APCS collapse-vote registers that allow
> > for sharing GDSCs with other masters (e.g. LPASS).
> 
> Maybe just say 'with other subsystems' because LPASS is an entire
> subsystem.

The term "subsystem" is too broad and also has a different meaning in
Linux.

The vendor kernel uses "masters" here which is clear enough and
presumably matches their documentation.

Johan