Re: [PATCH v2] cpufreq: Make cpufreq_online() call driver->offline() on errors

[Viresh Kumar]

On 22-06-21, 21:11, Rafael J. Wysocki wrote:
> From: Rafael J. Wysocki <rafael.j.wysocki@xxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [PATCH] cpufreq: Make cpufreq_online() call driver->offline() on errors
> 
> In the CPU removal path the ->offline() callback provided by the
> driver is always invoked before ->exit(), but in the cpufreq_online()
> error path it is not, so ->exit() is expected to somehow know the
> context in which it has been called and act accordingly.
> 
> That is less than straightforward, so make cpufreq_online() invoke
> the driver's ->offline() callback, if present, on errors before
> ->exit() too.
> 
> This only potentially affects intel_pstate.
> 
> Fixes: 91a12e91dc39 ("cpufreq: Allow light-weight tear down and bring up of CPUs")
> Signed-off-by: Rafael J. Wysocki <rafael.j.wysocki@xxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> 
> -> v2:
>    * Avoid calling ->offline() after a failing ->online().
>    * Add a comment regarding the expected state after calling ->init().
>    * Edit the changelog a bit.

Acked-by: Viresh Kumar <viresh.kumar@xxxxxxxxxx>

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viresh