Re: [PATCH V4 2/2] cpufreq: AMD "frequency sensitivity feedback"powersave bias for ondemand governor

From: Jacob Shin
Date: Thu Apr 04 2013 - 16:30:11 EST


On Thu, Apr 04, 2013 at 09:23:23PM +0200, Borislav Petkov wrote:
> On Thu, Apr 04, 2013 at 11:19:04AM -0500, Jacob Shin wrote:
> > Future AMD processors, starting with Family 16h, can provide software
> > with feedback on how the workload may respond to frequency change --
> > memory-bound workloads will not benefit from higher frequency, where
> > as compute-bound workloads will. This patch enables this "frequency
> > sensitivity feedback" to aid the ondemand governor to make better
> > frequency change decisions by hooking into the powersave bias.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Jacob Shin <jacob.shin@xxxxxxx>
>
> Looks good to me.
>
> Acked-by: Borislav Petkov <bp@xxxxxxx>

Rafael, got acks from both Boris and Thomas. Please commit to
linux-next when you get the chance.

Thanks,

-Jacob

>
> --
> Regards/Gruss,
> Boris.
>
> Sent from a fat crate under my desk. Formatting is fine.
> --
>

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