Re: [PATCH 07/14] cpufreq: intel_pstate: Skip unnecessary PID resets on init

From: Rafael J. Wysocki
Date: Tue Mar 14 2017 - 12:46:35 EST


On Tuesday, March 14, 2017 09:06:52 AM Doug Smythies wrote:
> On 2017.03.12 10:19 Rafael J. Wysocki wrote:
>
> > From: Rafael J. Wysocki <rafael.j.wysocki@xxxxxxxxx>
> >
> > PID controller parameters only need to be initialized if the
> > get_target_pstate_use_performance() P-state selection routine
> > is going to be used. It is not necessary to initialize them
> > otherwise, so don't do that.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Rafael J. Wysocki <rafael.j.wysocki@xxxxxxxxx>
> > ---
> > drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c | 4 ++--
> > 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> >
> > Index: linux-pm/drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c
> > ===================================================================
> > --- linux-pm.orig/drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c
> > +++ linux-pm/drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c
> > @@ -1974,12 +1974,12 @@ static int intel_pstate_init_cpu(unsigne
> > intel_pstate_disable_ee(cpunum);
> >
> > intel_pstate_hwp_enable(cpu);
> > + } else if (pstate_funcs.get_target_pstate == get_target_pstate_use_performance) {
> > + intel_pstate_pid_reset(cpu);
> > }
> >
> > intel_pstate_get_cpu_pstates(cpu);
> >
> > - intel_pstate_pid_reset(cpu);
> > -
> > pr_debug("controlling: cpu %d\n", cpunum);
> >
> > return 0;
>
> Hi Rafael,
>
> The patch has a long line and scripts/checkpatch.pl complains.
>
> $ scripts/checkpatch.pl rjw_7_14.txt
> WARNING: line over 80 characters

I just ignore these. I disagree with checkpatch.pl about this particular item. :-)

> #27: FILE: drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c:1977:
> + } else if (pstate_funcs.get_target_pstate == get_target_pstate_use_performance) {
>
> total: 0 errors, 1 warnings, 14 lines checked
>
> Myself, I don't care, and only found this by accident. I am just passing along
> the information.

OK

Thanks,
Rafael