Re: [PATCH v2 2/3] cpufreq: acpi-cpufreq: add resolve_freq callback

[Viresh Kumar]

On 30-05-16, 09:20, Steve Muckle wrote:
> A couple concerns... One is that if we do the lookup in
> cpufreq_driver_resolve_freq() for drivers which implement target_index()
> then it means using cpufreq_frequency_table_target() there.  This is a
> heavier weight function that can't take advantage of driver-specific
> knowledge that the freq table is sorted a particular way.

I completely agree.

> So for
> acpi-cpufreq we'd now be having to walk the whole table for every
> fast_switch.

I have just tried to address that with following set:

[PATCH 0/2] cpufreq: Use sorted frequency tables

Lets see what Rafael has to say about that.

> Another is that it'll be a a bit odd that the logic used to lookup the
> driver frequency will be different in the cached and uncached
> fast_switch cases. In the cached case it will have been determined by
> code in cpufreq_driver_resolve_freq() whereas in the uncached case it
> will be logic in the driver, in its fast_switch routine.

We can make both of them refer the above code then. Lets see.

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viresh