Re: [PATCH 5/5] cpufreq:boost:Kconfig: Enable boost support atKconfig

[Dave Jones]

On Thu, Jun 06, 2013 at 05:14:31PM +0200, Lukasz Majewski wrote:
 > Hi Dave,
 > 
 > > On Thu, Jun 06, 2013 at 09:07:52AM +0200, Lukasz Majewski wrote:
 > > 
 > >  > +config CPU_FREQ_BOOST
 > >  > +	bool "CPU frequency boost support"
 > >  > +	help
 > >  > +	  Switch to enable support for frequency boost
 > >  > +
 > >  > +	  If in doubt, say N.
 > >  > +
 > > 
 > > This help text is devoid of any useful information.
 > > 
 > > On what platforms ? What's the upside/downside ? Why is it an option ?
 > 
 > I shall be more verbose here.
 > 
 > The boost option is supposed to provide one solution to control
 > software based (like is is done with Samsung Exynos4 SoC) and hardware
 > based (like Intel's Turbo Boost feature) boost.
 > 
 > Support for Intel's boost is already in mainline. Therefore I aimed to
 > extend cpufreq to also manage software based solutions (e.g. Exynos).

Given CPUFREQ is available on more platforms than X86/ARM, this option
could also use a depends.

	Dave

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