Re: [PATCH V2] cpufreq: Make sure CPU is running on a freq from freq-table

From: Rafael J. Wysocki
Date: Thu Nov 28 2013 - 15:19:13 EST


On Thursday, November 28, 2013 07:44:02 PM Viresh Kumar wrote:
> On 28 November 2013 19:42, Rafael J. Wysocki <rjw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > On Thursday, November 28, 2013 07:11:17 PM Viresh Kumar wrote:
> >> Okay.. So wouldn't it be better that we add this special flag only when we
> >> face a real problem? Otherwise this flag might stay unused for long time
> >> and then we might end up removing it..
>
> What about this one?

Well, so are you saying that the problem is only theoretical now?

> > SKIP_INITIAL_FREQUENCY_CHECK ?
>
> Looks fine.. In case this is required, you want this to be set initially for any
> driver?

That depends on what is less work and code churn. How many platforms/drivers
have this problem today? Which ones are they?

Rafael

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