linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 0/2] cpufreq: userspace: add CPUFREQ_GOV_STRICT

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Message-ID: <CAJZ5v0ipapmw==9rePsnsdUt_Ks1duLfFKs+qU8s4q44XAfuGA@mail.gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2025 21:35:23 +0200
From: "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rafael@...nel.org>
To: Shashank Balaji <shashank.mahadasyam@...y.com>
Cc: "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rafael@...nel.org>, Viresh Kumar <viresh.kumar@...aro.org>, 
	Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>, linux-pm@...r.kernel.org, linux-doc@...r.kernel.org, 
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Shinya Takumi <shinya.takumi@...y.com>, 
	20250522-userspace-governor-doc-v1-1-c8a038e39084@...y.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 0/2] cpufreq: userspace: add CPUFREQ_GOV_STRICT_TARGET flag

On Tue, May 27, 2025 at 3:00 PM Shashank Balaji
<shashank.mahadasyam@...y.com> wrote:
>
> In-Reply-To: 20250522-userspace-governor-doc-v1-1-c8a038e39084@...y.com
> Signed-off-by: Shashank Balaji <shashank.mahadasyam@...y.com>
> ---
> Changes in v2:
> - Instead of modifying the documentation to say that variation in frequency is
> possible despite setting scaling_setspeed, add the CPUFREQ_GOV_STRICT_TARGET
> flag to the userspace governor to make its behaviour match the expectation when
> used with the intel_pstate driver with HWP enabled
> - Mention in the documentation that variation in frequency due to hardware
> factors is possible
> - Link to v1: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20250522-userspace-governor-doc-v1-1-c8a038e39084@sony.com
>
> ---
> Shashank Balaji (2):
>       cpufreq: userspace: set CPUFREQ_GOV_STRICT_TARGET flag
>       cpufreq, docs: userspace: mention variation in freq due to hw coordination
>
>  Documentation/admin-guide/pm/cpufreq.rst | 4 +++-
>  drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_userspace.c      | 1 +
>  2 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> ---

Both patches applied as 6.17 material, thanks!