Re: [PATCH 3/5] cpuidle: idle: menu: Don't reflect when a state selection failed

From: Daniel Lezcano
Date: Fri Oct 24 2014 - 09:44:08 EST


On 10/24/2014 03:38 PM, Peter Zijlstra wrote:
On Mon, Oct 20, 2014 at 06:25:41PM +0200, Daniel Lezcano wrote:
+++ b/kernel/sched/idle.c
@@ -162,7 +162,8 @@ use_default:
/*
* Give the governor an opportunity to reflect on the outcome
*/
- cpuidle_reflect(dev, entered_state);
+ if (entered_state >= 0)
+ cpuidle_reflect(dev, entered_state);


Given we'll do use_default: when next_state < 0, we actually never get
here unless this is true.

There is the 'cpuidle_enter' call in between which may fail.



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