linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v8 0/4] SRF: Fix offline CPU preventing pc6 entry

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Message-ID: <e45dbc7c-5506-4343-b6b1-ba610e5088af@intel.com>
Date: Wed, 4 Dec 2024 07:05:14 -0800
From: Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...el.com>
To: Patryk Wlazlyn <patryk.wlazlyn@...ux.intel.com>, x86@...nel.org
Cc: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-pm@...r.kernel.org,
 rafael.j.wysocki@...el.com, peterz@...radead.org,
 dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com, gautham.shenoy@....com, tglx@...utronix.de,
 len.brown@...el.com, artem.bityutskiy@...ux.intel.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v8 0/4] SRF: Fix offline CPU preventing pc6 entry

On 12/4/24 06:08, Patryk Wlazlyn wrote:
> Changes since v7:
>   * Doing the s/mwait_play_dead/mwait_play_dead_cpuid_hint/
>           and s/mwait_play_dead_with_hint/mwait_play_dead/
> 
>     as suggested by Gautham. It was a left-over from previous patches.
>     The function(s) got renamed in the patches and I forgot to update
>     the changelog accordingly for patch 4/4.
> 
> Patryk Wlazlyn (4):
>   x86/smp: Allow calling mwait_play_dead with an arbitrary hint
>   ACPI: processor_idle: Add FFH state handling
>   intel_idle: Provide the default enter_dead() handler
>   x86/smp native_play_dead: Prefer cpuidle_play_dead() over
>     mwait_play_dead()
> 
>  arch/x86/include/asm/smp.h    |  3 +++
>  arch/x86/kernel/acpi/cstate.c | 10 ++++++++
>  arch/x86/kernel/smpboot.c     | 46 ++++-------------------------------
>  drivers/acpi/processor_idle.c |  2 ++
>  drivers/idle/intel_idle.c     | 18 ++++++++++++--
>  include/acpi/processor.h      |  5 ++++
>  6 files changed, 41 insertions(+), 43 deletions(-)

Hey Patryk,

I know this series is up to v8 and we all know what it's about. But it
would be much appreciated in the future if you could send along a cover
letter. It's important and really does help reviewers dive into a series
more efficiently.