Re: [PATCH 1/6] cpufreq: Remove per-CPU QoS constraint
From: zhenglifeng (A)
Date: Fri Feb 06 2026 - 02:17:53 EST
On 2026/2/5 21:59, Pierre Gondois wrote:
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> On 1/31/26 04:28, zhenglifeng (A) wrote:
>> On 2026/1/26 18:18, Pierre Gondois wrote:
>>> policy->max_freq_req represents the maximum allowed frequency as
>>> requested by the policyX/scaling_max_freq sysfs file. This request
>>> applies to all CPUs of the policy. It is not possible to request
>>> a per-CPU maximum frequency.
>>>
>>> Thus, the interaction between the policy boost and scaling_max_freq
>>> settings should be handled by adding a boost specific QoS constraint.
>>> This will be handled in the following patches.
>>>
>>> This patch reverts of:
>>> commit 1608f0230510 ("cpufreq: Fix re-boost issue after hotplugging
>>> a CPU")
>>>
>>> Signed-off-by: Pierre Gondois <pierre.gondois@xxxxxxx>
>>> ---
>>> drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c | 4 ----
>>> 1 file changed, 4 deletions(-)
>>>
>>> diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
>>> index 4472bb1ec83c7..db414c052658b 100644
>>> --- a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
>>> +++ b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
>>> @@ -1481,10 +1481,6 @@ static int cpufreq_policy_online(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
>>> blocking_notifier_call_chain(&cpufreq_policy_notifier_list,
>>> CPUFREQ_CREATE_POLICY, policy);
>>> - } else {
>>> - ret = freq_qos_update_request(policy->max_freq_req, policy->max);
>>> - if (ret < 0)
>>> - goto out_destroy_policy;
>> I think this shouldn't be the first patch. This can be removed only after
>> adding boost_freq_req, otherwise it's letting the problem out again.
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> Would it be ok to change the order of the patches (i.e. patch 1 and 2) instead of melding this change in another patch ?
>
I tested the patch on my machine, and it seems the original problem no
longer exists. So I now think it's OK to revert this commit.
Reviewed-by: Lifeng Zheng <zhenglifeng1@xxxxxxxxxx>
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