linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH V2 1/3] OPP: Level zero is valid

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Date:   Mon, 30 Oct 2023 19:47:47 +0100
From:   Konrad Dybcio <konrad.dybcio@...aro.org>
To:     Viresh Kumar <viresh.kumar@...aro.org>,
        Viresh Kumar <vireshk@...nel.org>, Nishanth Menon <nm@...com>,
        Stephen Boyd <sboyd@...nel.org>,
        "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rafael@...nel.org>
Cc:     linux-pm@...r.kernel.org,
        Vincent Guittot <vincent.guittot@...aro.org>,
        Ulf Hansson <ulf.hansson@...aro.org>,
        Stephan Gerhold <stephan.gerhold@...nkonzept.com>,
        Manivannan Sadhasivam <manivannan.sadhasivam@...aro.org>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH V2 1/3] OPP: Level zero is valid

On 30.10.2023 11:24, Viresh Kumar wrote:
> The level zero can be used by some OPPs to drop performance state vote
> for the device. It is perfectly fine to allow the same.
> 
> _set_opp_level() considers it as an invalid value currently and returns
> early.
So, currently if the device is PM-enabled, but OPP requirements are lifted,
is the API currently internally stuck at the last non-zero level?

Just trying to understand if this could fix some silent issues

Konrad