linux-kernel - RE: [PATCH v2] cpufreq: amd-pstate: Let user know amd-pstate is disabled

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Date:   Thu, 23 Feb 2023 19:43:21 +0000
From:   "Limonciello, Mario" <Mario.Limonciello@....com>
To:     "Huang, Ray" <Ray.Huang@....com>,
        Kai-Heng Feng <kai.heng.feng@...onical.com>
CC:     "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rafael@...nel.org>,
        Viresh Kumar <viresh.kumar@...aro.org>,
        "linux-pm@...r.kernel.org" <linux-pm@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: RE: [PATCH v2] cpufreq: amd-pstate: Let user know amd-pstate is
 disabled

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Huang, Ray <Ray.Huang@....com>
> Sent: Thursday, February 23, 2023 05:38
> To: Kai-Heng Feng <kai.heng.feng@...onical.com>
> Cc: Limonciello, Mario <Mario.Limonciello@....com>; Rafael J. Wysocki
> <rafael@...nel.org>; Viresh Kumar <viresh.kumar@...aro.org>; linux-
> pm@...r.kernel.org; linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
> Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] cpufreq: amd-pstate: Let user know amd-pstate is
> disabled
> 
> On Thu, Feb 23, 2023 at 03:02:52PM +0800, Kai-Heng Feng wrote:
> > Commit 202e683df37c ("cpufreq: amd-pstate: add amd-pstate driver
> > parameter for mode selection") changed the driver to be disabled by
> > default, and this can surprise users.
> >
> > Let users know what happened so they can decide what to do next.
> >
> > Link: https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2006942
> > Signed-off-by: Kai-Heng Feng <kai.heng.feng@...onical.com>
> 
> Please feel free to add my Acked on V2 as well.
> 
> Acked-by: Huang Rui <ray.huang@....com>

Reviewed-by: Mario Limonciello <mario.limonciello@....com>

> 
> > ---
> > v2:
> >  - Remove redundancy in pr_info().
> >  - Fix spelling and URL tag.
> >
> >  drivers/cpufreq/amd-pstate.c | 2 +-
> >  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/amd-pstate.c b/drivers/cpufreq/amd-pstate.c
> > index 45c88894fd8e..f965f54f7ae7 100644
> > --- a/drivers/cpufreq/amd-pstate.c
> > +++ b/drivers/cpufreq/amd-pstate.c
> > @@ -1263,7 +1263,7 @@ static int __init amd_pstate_init(void)
> >  	 * with amd_pstate=passive or other modes in kernel command line
> >  	 */
> >  	if (cppc_state == AMD_PSTATE_DISABLE) {
> > -		pr_debug("driver load is disabled, boot with specific mode to
> enable this\n");
> > +		pr_info("driver load is disabled, boot with specific mode to
> enable this\n");
> >  		return -ENODEV;
> >  	}
> >
> > --
> > 2.34.1
> >