Re: [PATCH v3 2/2] PM / devfreq: Add governor attribute flag for specifc sysfs nodes

From: Dmitry Osipenko
Date: Sun Oct 18 2020 - 20:38:45 EST


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> diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-class-devfreq b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-class-devfreq
> index deefffb3bbe4..67af3f31e17c 100644
> --- a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-class-devfreq
> +++ b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-class-devfreq
> @@ -37,20 +37,6 @@ Description:
> The /sys/class/devfreq/.../target_freq shows the next governor
> predicted target frequency of the corresponding devfreq object.
>
> -What: /sys/class/devfreq/.../polling_interval
> -Date: September 2011
> -Contact: MyungJoo Ham <myungjoo.ham@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> -Description:
> - The /sys/class/devfreq/.../polling_interval shows and sets
> - the requested polling interval of the corresponding devfreq
> - object. The values are represented in ms. If the value is
> - less than 1 jiffy, it is considered to be 0, which means
> - no polling. This value is meaningless if the governor is
> - not polling; thus. If the governor is not using
> - devfreq-provided central polling
> - (/sys/class/devfreq/.../central_polling is 0), this value
> - may be useless.
> -
> What: /sys/class/devfreq/.../trans_stat
> Date: October 2012
> Contact: MyungJoo Ham <myungjoo.ham@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> @@ -65,14 +51,6 @@ Description:
> as following:
> echo 0 > /sys/class/devfreq/.../trans_stat
>
> -What: /sys/class/devfreq/.../userspace/set_freq
> -Date: September 2011
> -Contact: MyungJoo Ham <myungjoo.ham@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> -Description:
> - The /sys/class/devfreq/.../userspace/set_freq shows and
> - sets the requested frequency for the devfreq object if
> - userspace governor is in effect.
> -
> What: /sys/class/devfreq/.../available_frequencies
> Date: October 2012
> Contact: Nishanth Menon <nm@xxxxxx>
> @@ -109,6 +87,35 @@ Description:
> The max_freq overrides min_freq because max_freq may be
> used to throttle devices to avoid overheating.
>
> +What: /sys/class/devfreq/.../polling_interval
> +Date: September 2011
> +Contact: MyungJoo Ham <myungjoo.ham@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> +Description:
> + The /sys/class/devfreq/.../polling_interval shows and sets
> + the requested polling interval of the corresponding devfreq
> + object. The values are represented in ms. If the value is
> + less than 1 jiffy, it is considered to be 0, which means
> + no polling. This value is meaningless if the governor is
> + not polling; thus. If the governor is not using
> + devfreq-provided central polling
> + (/sys/class/devfreq/.../central_polling is 0), this value
> + may be useless.
> +
> + A list of governors that support the node:
> + - simple_ondmenad
> + - tegra_actmon
> +
> +What: /sys/class/devfreq/.../userspace/set_freq
> +Date: September 2011
> +Contact: MyungJoo Ham <myungjoo.ham@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> +Description:
> + The /sys/class/devfreq/.../userspace/set_freq shows and
> + sets the requested frequency for the devfreq object if
> + userspace governor is in effect.
> +
> + A list of governors that support the node:
> + - userspace
> +
> What: /sys/class/devfreq/.../timer
> Date: July 2020
> Contact: Chanwoo Choi <cw00.choi@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> @@ -120,3 +127,6 @@ Description:
> as following:
> echo deferrable > /sys/class/devfreq/.../timer
> echo delayed > /sys/class/devfreq/.../timer
> +
> + A list of governors that support the node:
> + - simple_ondemand

Hello, Chanwoo!

Could you please explain the reason of changing the doc? It looks like
you only added the lists of governors, but is it a really useful change?
Are you going to keep these lists up-to-date?