Re: [PATCH v2] thermal: intel: powerclamp: Simplify idle_inject_update()

From: Rafael J. Wysocki (Intel)

Date: Fri Sep 04 2026 - 12:19:38 EST


On Fri, Aug 28, 2026 at 9:45 PM Thorsten Blum <blum@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Drop the local update variable and call idle_inject_set_duration()
> directly instead. Also return !should_skip directly.
>
> Signed-off-by: Thorsten Blum <blum@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> Changes in v2:
> - Call get_run_time() after powerclamp_adjust_controls() as before and
> as suggested by Sashiko [1]
> - v1: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20260828184354.39423-2-blum@xxxxxxxxxx/
>
> [1] https://sashiko.dev/#/patchset/20260828184354.39423-2-blum%40kernel.org
> ---
> drivers/thermal/intel/intel_powerclamp.c | 15 +++------------
> 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/thermal/intel/intel_powerclamp.c b/drivers/thermal/intel/intel_powerclamp.c
> index bd7fd98dc310..da10b02bc028 100644
> --- a/drivers/thermal/intel/intel_powerclamp.c
> +++ b/drivers/thermal/intel/intel_powerclamp.c
> @@ -536,23 +536,17 @@ static struct idle_inject_device *ii_dev;
> */
> static bool idle_inject_update(void)
> {
> - bool update = false;
> -
> /* We can't sleep in this callback */
> if (!mutex_trylock(&powerclamp_lock))
> return true;
>
> if (!(powerclamp_data.count % powerclamp_data.window_size_now)) {
> + unsigned int runtime;
>
> should_skip = powerclamp_adjust_controls(powerclamp_data.target_ratio,
> powerclamp_data.guard,
> powerclamp_data.window_size_now);
> - update = true;
> - }
> -
> - if (update) {
> - unsigned int runtime = get_run_time();
> -
> + runtime = get_run_time();
> idle_inject_set_duration(ii_dev, runtime, duration);
> }
>
> @@ -560,10 +554,7 @@ static bool idle_inject_update(void)
>
> mutex_unlock(&powerclamp_lock);
>
> - if (should_skip)
> - return false;
> -
> - return true;
> + return !should_skip;
> }
>
> /* This function starts idle injection by calling idle_inject_start() */

Applied as 7.4 material, thanks!