Re: [RFC PATCH v2 1/3] cpufreq: handle the return value of '.set_boost()' properly

From: Viresh Kumar
Date: Mon May 18 2020 - 03:46:25 EST


On 18-05-20, 15:10, Xiongfeng Wang wrote:
> 'freq_qos_update_request()' called by 'cpufreq_boost_set_sw()' reutrns 1
> when the effective constraint value of frequency QoS has changed. It's
> not an error code. So handle the return value 1 of '.set_boost()' in
> 'cpufreq_boost_trigger_state()' properly.
>
> Signed-off-by: Xiongfeng Wang <wangxiongfeng2@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c | 5 ++++-
> 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
> index 4adac3a..bb6746e 100644
> --- a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
> +++ b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
> @@ -2540,7 +2540,10 @@ int cpufreq_boost_trigger_state(int state)
> write_unlock_irqrestore(&cpufreq_driver_lock, flags);
>
> ret = cpufreq_driver->set_boost(state);
> - if (ret) {
> + if (ret == 1) {
> + pr_debug("The effective constraint value of frequency QoS has changed.\n");
> + return 0;
> + } else if (ret) {

Rafael, IMO it is better to pick patch from Sergey for this as this is
implementation detail.

> write_lock_irqsave(&cpufreq_driver_lock, flags);
> cpufreq_driver->boost_enabled = !state;
> write_unlock_irqrestore(&cpufreq_driver_lock, flags);
> --
> 1.7.12.4

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viresh