Re: [PATCH v3 2/3] cpuidle:powernv: Add helper function to populate powernv idle states.

From: Michael Ellerman
Date: Wed Nov 23 2016 - 04:57:01 EST


"Gautham R. Shenoy" <ego@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

> diff --git a/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle-powernv.c b/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle-powernv.c
> index 7fe442c..9240e08 100644
> --- a/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle-powernv.c
> +++ b/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle-powernv.c
> @@ -243,28 +262,31 @@ static int powernv_add_idle_states(void)
> */
> if (latency_ns[i] > POWERNV_THRESHOLD_LATENCY_NS)
> continue;
> + /*
> + * Firmware passes residency and latency values in ns.
> + * cpuidle expects it in us.
> + */
> + exit_latency = ((unsigned int)latency_ns[i]) / 1000;
> + target_residency = (!rc) ? ((unsigned int)residency_ns[i]) : 0;
> + target_residency /= 1000;

Urk.

Can you just do it normally:

if (rc == 0)
target_residency = (unsigned int)residency_ns[i] / 1000;

I also don't see why you need the cast?

cheers