RE: [PATCH] x86: fix idle notifier not being called in CONFIG_X86_32

From: Mansoor, Illyas
Date: Wed Mar 06 2013 - 05:21:12 EST


> * Illyas Mansoor <illyas.mansoor@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > Idle notifier not registered if CONFIG_X86_32 is defined, those
> > callbacks are empty for X86_32 platform.
> >
> > ifdef CONFIG_X86_64
> > void enter_idle(void);
> > void exit_idle(void);
> > else
> > static inline void enter_idle(void) { } static inline void
> > exit_idle(void) { } static inline void __exit_idle(void) { } endif
> >
> > Make this work on X86_32 platforms by
> > removing the restriction for X86_64
>
> What will they be used for?

It's being used by interactive governor, and since the idle notifications are
not received
It breaks the governor functionality on X86_32

Thanks,
-Illyas

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