RE: [PATCH v4 2/3] tools/power/acpi/acpidbg: Use new flushing mechanism

From: Zheng, Lv
Date: Tue Aug 16 2016 - 22:44:07 EST


Hi, Rafael

> From: Rafael J. Wysocki [mailto:rjw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 2/3] tools/power/acpi/acpidbg: Use new flushing mechanism
>
> On Tuesday, July 26, 2016 07:01:39 PM Lv Zheng wrote:
> > This patch converts tools/power/acpi/tools/acpidbg/acpidbg to use the new
> > flushing mechanism.
>
> I guess it will use the flush interface provided by the kernel instead of the
> previously existing flush implementation in user space?

Yes.
The existing user space flush implementation is just a compromise during the period the kernel flush is not ready.

Thanks
Lv