Re: [PATCH v3 0/3] Add support for Tegra Activity Monitor

From: Tomeu Vizoso
Date: Tue Dec 09 2014 - 09:14:40 EST


On 12/09/2014 06:38 AM, Alexandre Courbot wrote:
> On Fri, Dec 5, 2014 at 1:14 AM, Tomeu Vizoso <tomeu.vizoso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> Hello,
>>
>> this v3 addresses the comments that the devfreq implementation got, namely:
>>
>> * Address misc. style issues found by Thierry and Alexander
>> * Added helpers for register i/o
>> * Further documented the structs
>> * Enable the ACTMON after the IRQ handler has been installed
>> * Disable the ACTMON before removing the IRQ handler
>> * Add governor in a subsys initcall
>>
>> There's an open question on whether some functionality currently in this
>> devfreq driver should be moved into the devfreq framework, but without knowing
>> of other SoC family that would benefit from it, I'm reticent. It would be
>> great to hear from the devfreq maintainers if they have any plans regarding
>> this, or if they have any suggestion.
>
> I cannot make a thorough review because of the problem I mentioned in
> patch 3/3, but I am guessing this series is converging towards what we
> want. Now the main question will be how we can leverage Arto's
> watermark series for this one. I am ready to bet that doing so can
> reduce quite a lot of code.
>
> Since you are likely to be the first user of the watermarking feature,
> could you comment on its potential shortcomings and whatever needs to
> be fixed to best implement ACTMON support using it? I will try to push
> it myself, but you are obviously in a better position to understand
> what is needed.

Sure, I'm still playing with the idea, but I have sent a few questions
to that thread already.

Cheers,

Tomeu

> Thanks!
>

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