Re: [linux-pm] [PATCH 8/8] intel_idle: create a native cpuidledriver for select intel processors

[Arjan van de Ven]

On Fri, 28 May 2010 10:27:32 -0700
Kevin Hilman <khilman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> On Thu, 2010-05-27 at 20:14 -0700, Arjan van de Ven wrote:
> > On Thu, 27 May 2010 17:51:00 +0300
> > Igor Stoppa <igor.stoppa@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > 
> > > Hi,
> > > 
> > > 
> > > ext Arjan van de Ven wrote:
> > > 
> > > > it's really inconvenient to have such drivers hidden in the
> > > > architecture code; it's much more convenient for cpuidle
> > > > developers if they're all in one place.
> > > >   
> > > 
> > > why?
> > 
> > because you have all the users of your API in one place.
> > 
> 
> That's a rather x86-centric definition of "all".
> 
> Are you suggesting we move all the embedded SoC specific CPUidle
> drivers to drivers/idle as well?

yes.



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