linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] platform/x86/intel-uncore-freq: Conditionally create attribute for read frequency

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Date:   Mon, 02 Oct 2023 06:19:45 -0700
From:   srinivas pandruvada <srinivas.pandruvada@...ux.intel.com>
To:     Ilpo Järvinen <ilpo.jarvinen@...ux.intel.com>
Cc:     Hans de Goede <hdegoede@...hat.com>, markgross@...nel.org,
        Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com>,
        platform-driver-x86@...r.kernel.org,
        LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] platform/x86/intel-uncore-freq: Conditionally create
 attribute for read frequency

On Mon, 2023-10-02 at 15:01 +0300, Ilpo Järvinen wrote:
> On Mon, 2 Oct 2023, Srinivas Pandruvada wrote:
> 
> > When the current uncore frequency can't be read, don't create
> > attribute
> > "current_freq_khz" as any read will fail later. Some user space
> > applications like turbostat fail to continue with the failure. So,
> > check
> > error during attribute creation.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Srinivas Pandruvada
> > <srinivas.pandruvada@...ux.intel.com>
> 
> Should there be a Fixes tag?
Although it can happen when some processor not provide. There is one
obvious one, which I can add.

Thanks,
Srinivas

>