Re: [PATCH v2 2/2] cpufreq: cpufreq_boost_trigger_state() optimization

From: Viresh Kumar

Date: Tue Dec 02 2025 - 01:46:24 EST


On 02-12-25, 14:24, zhenglifeng (A) wrote:
> On 2025/12/2 12:58, Viresh Kumar wrote:
> > On 02-12-25, 09:32, zhenglifeng (A) wrote:
> >> On 2025/12/1 11:42, Viresh Kumar wrote:
> >>> On 28-11-25, 17:13, Lifeng Zheng wrote:
> >>>> Simplify the error handling branch code in cpufreq_boost_trigger_state().
> >>>>
> >>>> Signed-off-by: Lifeng Zheng <zhenglifeng1@xxxxxxxxxx>
> >>>> ---
> >>>> drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c | 11 +++--------
> >>>> 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
> >>>>
> >>>> diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
> >>>> index a4399e5490da..a725747572c9 100644
> >>>> --- a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
> >>>> +++ b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
> >>>> @@ -2824,18 +2824,13 @@ static int cpufreq_boost_trigger_state(int state)
> >>>>
> >>>> ret = policy_set_boost(policy, state);
> >>>> if (ret)
> >>>> - goto err_reset_state;
> >>>> + break;
> >>>> }
> >>>>
> >>>> - if (ret)
> >>>> - goto err_reset_state;
> >>>> -
> >>>> cpus_read_unlock();
> >>>>
> >>>> - return 0;
> >>>> -
> >>>> -err_reset_state:
> >>>> - cpus_read_unlock();
> >>>> + if (!ret)
> >>>
> >>> Maybe we can make this `if (likely(!ret))`
> >>
> >> For the platforms which are not boost supported, this will never be
> >> matched. Is `likely` OK in this situation?
> >
> > Ideally they won't have a `boost` file in sysfs, and if they have it, we don't
> > really need to optimize the failure case.
>
> I see. Then I think the `if (ret)` in the loop should be
> `if (unlikely(ret))` too.

That can be done too.

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viresh