linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v9 0/4] SRF: Fix offline CPU preventing pc6 entry

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Message-ID: <860da841-fa82-4984-9e34-fba02e7aa556@intel.com>
Date: Fri, 10 Jan 2025 08:07:39 -0800
From: Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...el.com>
To: Artem Bityutskiy <artem.bityutskiy@...ux.intel.com>,
 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, len.brown@...el.com, dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v9 0/4] SRF: Fix offline CPU preventing pc6 entry

On 1/10/25 07:26, Artem Bityutskiy wrote:
>> I noticed there are no Fixes: or Cc:stable@ tags on this. Should we be
>> treating this like a new feature or a bug fix?
> It would be very helpful to have this in v6.12, because it is LTS. So I would
> suggest
> 
> Cc: stable@...r.kernel.org # v6.12

I was _kinda_ hoping to hear how this affects users.

Is this a big deal for real users out in the field today? Or is this for
some theoretical savings of 0.2% of battery life for a platform that's
coming out in 2029?