Re: [PATCH V2 3/4] cpufreq: schedutil: move slow path from workqueue to SCHED_FIFO task

From: Ingo Molnar
Date: Wed Nov 23 2016 - 23:51:28 EST



* Viresh Kumar <viresh.kumar@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> + /*
> + * For Real Time and Deadline tasks, schedutil governor shoots the
> + * frequency to maximum. And special care must be taken to ensure that
> + * this kthread doesn't result in that.
> + *
> + * This is (mostly) guaranteed by the work_in_progress flag. The flag is
> + * updated only at the end of the sugov_work() and before that schedutil
> + * rejects all other frequency scaling requests.
> + *
> + * Though there is a very rare case where the RT thread yields right
> + * after the work_in_progress flag is cleared. The effects of that are
> + * neglected for now.
> + */

s/schedutil governor/
the schedutil governor

s/And special care must be taken/
Special care must be taken

s/at the end of the sugov_work()/
at the end of the sugov_work() function

s/before that schedutil rejects/
before the schedutil governor rejects

s/Though there is a very rare case where
There is a very rare case though, where

Thanks,

Ingo