Re: [PATCH 12/13] cpufreq: intel_pstate: Supply struct attribute description for get_aperf_mperf_shift()

From: Rafael J. Wysocki
Date: Wed Jul 15 2020 - 08:39:06 EST


On Tue, Jul 14, 2020 at 11:28 PM Lee Jones <lee.jones@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> On Tue, 14 Jul 2020, Rafael J. Wysocki wrote:
>
> > On Tue, Jul 14, 2020 at 4:51 PM Lee Jones <lee.jones@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > >
> > > Fixes the following W=1 kernel build warning(s):
> > >
> > > drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c:293: warning: Function parameter or member 'get_aperf_mperf_shift' not described in 'pstate_funcs'
> > >
> > > Cc: Srinivas Pandruvada <srinivas.pandruvada@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > Cc: Len Brown <lenb@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > > Cc: Dirk Brandewie <dirk.j.brandewie@xxxxxxxxx>
> > > Signed-off-by: Lee Jones <lee.jones@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > > ---
> > > drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c | 2 ++
> > > 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)
> > >
> > > diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c b/drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c
> > > index 44c7b4677675d..f92fc69c87269 100644
> > > --- a/drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c
> > > +++ b/drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c
> > > @@ -275,6 +275,8 @@ static struct cpudata **all_cpu_data;
> > > * @get_min: Callback to get minimum P state
> > > * @get_turbo: Callback to get turbo P state
> > > * @get_scaling: Callback to get frequency scaling factor
> > > + * @get_aperf_mperf_shift: Callback to get the number of clock cycles after
> > > + * aperf, merf is incremented
> >
> > This added description is inaccurate. It should be something like
> > "Callback to get the APERF vs MPERF frequency difference".
>
> Does that mean the description of @aperf_mperf_shift above is also
> incorrect?

It is slightly unclear, let me improve it.

Thanks!