Re: [PATCH 5/5] intel_pstate: delete scheduler hook in HWP mode

[Len Brown]

On Fri, Jun 16, 2017 at 8:09 PM, Rafael J. Wysocki <rjw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Wednesday, June 07, 2017 07:39:16 PM Len Brown wrote:
>> From: Len Brown <len.brown@xxxxxxxxx>
>>
>> The cpufreqa/scaling_cur_freq sysfs attribute is now provided by
>> the x86 cpufreq core on all modern x86 systems, including
>> all systems supported by the intel_pstate driver.
>
> Not sure what you mean by "x86 cpufreq core"?

I refer to code that builds if (CONFIG_X86 && CONFIG_CPU_FREQ)

Since it was enough to provoke a comment form you, how about this wording?:

The cpufreq/scaling_cur_freq sysfs attribute is now provided by
shared x86 cpufreq code on modern x86 systems, including
all systems supported by the intel_pstate driver.

> Besides, I'd reorder this change with respect to patch [4/5] as this
> eliminates the hook entirely and then the "performance"-related change
> would only affect non-HWP.

I don't actually see a problem with either order,
but i'll send the refresh with the order you suggest.

thanks,
Len Brown, Intel Open Source Technology Center