Re: [PATCH] x86/idle: Mark "idle=poll" as deprecated

[Borislav Petkov]

On Mon, Jan 19, 2026 at 07:41:20AM -0500, Aaron Tomlin wrote:
> I will investigate the possibility of implementing a boot-time parameter
> for the PM QoS subsystem to bridge this gap. This would provide the same
> immediate enforcement as "idle=poll" while retaining the runtime
> flexibility of the QoS framework.

No, if what you claim is a valid and actual use case, then all it needs is
documentation. Everything else is unnecessary.

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