linux-kernel - Re: [RESEND PATCH V2 7/9] cpufreq: amd_pstate: add AMD Pstate EPP support for the MSR based processors

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Message-ID: <20221011025426.xocfhvvkakdc4jzo@vireshk-i7>
Date:   Tue, 11 Oct 2022 08:24:26 +0530
From:   Viresh Kumar <viresh.kumar@...aro.org>
To:     Perry Yuan <Perry.Yuan@....com>
Cc:     rafael.j.wysocki@...el.com, ray.huang@....com,
        Deepak.Sharma@....com, Mario.Limonciello@....com,
        Nathan.Fontenot@....com, Alexander.Deucher@....com,
        Shimmer.Huang@....com, Xiaojian.Du@....com, Li.Meng@....com,
        linux-pm@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [RESEND PATCH V2 7/9] cpufreq: amd_pstate: add AMD Pstate EPP
 support for the MSR based processors

On 11-10-22, 00:22, Perry Yuan wrote:
> +static void amd_pstate_update_max_freq(unsigned int cpu)
> +{
> +	struct cpufreq_policy *policy = cpufreq_cpu_acquire(cpu);

Why isn't cpufreq_cpu_get() enough here ? cpufreq_cpu_acquire() is
special as it takes policy->rwsem as well and you shouldn't need it.

> +
> +	if (!policy)
> +		return;
> +
> +	refresh_frequency_limits(policy);
> +	cpufreq_cpu_release(policy);
> +}

-- 
viresh