linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3] cpufreq: fix compile-test defaults

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Message-ID: <f151f848-d337-4bf3-b88d-8a032e843ae1@linaro.org>
Date: Thu, 17 Apr 2025 09:56:59 +0200
From: Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski@...aro.org>
To: Johan Hovold <johan+linaro@...nel.org>,
 "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rafael@...nel.org>,
 Viresh Kumar <viresh.kumar@...aro.org>
Cc: "Rob Herring (Arm)" <robh@...nel.org>, linux-pm@...r.kernel.org,
 linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, stable@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3] cpufreq: fix compile-test defaults

On 17/04/2025 09:28, Johan Hovold wrote:
> Commit 3f66425a4fc8 ("cpufreq: Enable COMPILE_TEST on Arm drivers")
> enabled compile testing of most Arm CPUFreq drivers but left the
> existing default values unchanged so that many drivers are enabled by
> default whenever COMPILE_TEST is selected.
> 
> This specifically results in the S3C64XX CPUFreq driver being enabled
> and initialised during boot of non-S3C64XX platforms with the following
> error logged:
> 
> 	cpufreq: Unable to obtain ARMCLK: -2
> 
> Commit d4f610a9bafd ("cpufreq: Do not enable by default during compile
> testing") recently fixed most of the default values, but two entries
> were missed and two could use a more specific default condition.
> 
> Fix the default values for drivers that can be compile tested and that
> should be enabled by default when not compile testing.
> 
> Fixes: 3f66425a4fc8 ("cpufreq: Enable COMPILE_TEST on Arm drivers")

I would not consider original code a bug, but a feature, however I am
fine with other choice as well, so to close discussion from my side:

Reviewed-by: Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski@...aro.org>

Best regards,
Krzysztof