Re: [PATCH v2 0/2] cpufreq: userspace: add CPUFREQ_GOV_STRICT_TARGET flag

From: Rafael J. Wysocki
Date: Wed Jun 18 2025 - 15:35:49 EST


On Tue, May 27, 2025 at 3:00 PM Shashank Balaji
<shashank.mahadasyam@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> In-Reply-To: 20250522-userspace-governor-doc-v1-1-c8a038e39084@xxxxxxxx
> Signed-off-by: Shashank Balaji <shashank.mahadasyam@xxxxxxxx>
> ---
> Changes in v2:
> - Instead of modifying the documentation to say that variation in frequency is
> possible despite setting scaling_setspeed, add the CPUFREQ_GOV_STRICT_TARGET
> flag to the userspace governor to make its behaviour match the expectation when
> used with the intel_pstate driver with HWP enabled
> - Mention in the documentation that variation in frequency due to hardware
> factors is possible
> - Link to v1: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20250522-userspace-governor-doc-v1-1-c8a038e39084@xxxxxxxx
>
> ---
> Shashank Balaji (2):
> cpufreq: userspace: set CPUFREQ_GOV_STRICT_TARGET flag
> cpufreq, docs: userspace: mention variation in freq due to hw coordination
>
> Documentation/admin-guide/pm/cpufreq.rst | 4 +++-
> drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_userspace.c | 1 +
> 2 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> ---

Both patches applied as 6.17 material, thanks!