Re: [PATCH v2 1/2] cpufreq: ondemand: Refactor frequency increasecode

From: Pallipadi, Venkatesh
Date: Tue Jan 26 2010 - 14:31:44 EST


On Mon, 2010-01-25 at 17:47 -0800, Mike Chan wrote:
> Make simpler to read and call.
>
> Signed-off-by: Mike Chan <mike@xxxxxxxxxxx>

Nack.
This patch seem to be changing the logic in the code. Comment inlined
below.

> ---
> drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_ondemand.c | 26 +++++++++++++-------------
> 1 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_ondemand.c b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_ondemand.c
> index 4b34ade..3dcf126 100644
> --- a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_ondemand.c
> +++ b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_ondemand.c
> @@ -443,6 +443,17 @@ static struct attribute_group dbs_attr_group_old = {
>
> /************************** sysfs end ************************/
>
> +static int dbs_freq_increase(struct cpufreq_policy *p, unsigned int target_freq)
> +{
> + if (dbs_tuners_ins.powersave_bias)
> + target_freq = powersave_bias_target(p, target_freq,
> + CPUFREQ_RELATION_H);
> +
> + __cpufreq_driver_target(p, target_freq,
> + dbs_tuners_ins.powersave_bias ?
> + CPUFREQ_RELATION_L : CPUFREQ_RELATION_H);
> +}
> +
> static void dbs_check_cpu(struct cpu_dbs_info_s *this_dbs_info)
> {
> unsigned int max_load_freq;
> @@ -520,19 +531,8 @@ static void dbs_check_cpu(struct cpu_dbs_info_s *this_dbs_info)
>
> /* Check for frequency increase */
> if (max_load_freq > dbs_tuners_ins.up_threshold * policy->cur) {
> - /* if we are already at full speed then break out early */
> - if (!dbs_tuners_ins.powersave_bias) {
> - if (policy->cur == policy->max)
> - return;
> -
> - __cpufreq_driver_target(policy, policy->max,
> - CPUFREQ_RELATION_H);
> - } else {
> - int freq = powersave_bias_target(policy, policy->max,
> - CPUFREQ_RELATION_H);
> - __cpufreq_driver_target(policy, freq,
> - CPUFREQ_RELATION_L);
> - }
> + if (policy->cur != policy->max)
> + dbs_freq_increase(policy, policy->max);


In case of powersave_bias, bias_target and driver_target was getting
called even for cur == max before. After this change, they wont be
getting called, which would be wrong.


Thanks,
Venki

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