Re: [PATCH 00/11] cpufreq: Keep policy->freq_table sorted

From: Viresh Kumar
Date: Thu Jun 02 2016 - 23:11:45 EST


On 03-06-16, 03:43, Rafael J. Wysocki wrote:
> On Friday, June 03, 2016 05:31:34 AM Viresh Kumar wrote:
> > So, yeah, I get your overall concern. What about this:
> > - A single patchset to make sure the current policy->freq_table is
> > always sorted in Ascending order of frequencies.
>
> Be careful here. acpi-cpufreq sorts the table in the descending order
> and at least acpi_cpufreq_fast_switch() assumes that.

Yeah, it was already fixed in [V2 0/2] series. Thanks.

> > - And this sorting will be done per policy only when the policy is
> > first created.
> > - Which would eventually mean merging this series with the [v2 0/2]
> > one.
> >
> > Will that work ?
>
> Well, it may. :-)
>
> I would like you to talk to Steve and agree on the approach, including which
> changes to make first, though. You are both from Linaro after all ...

Sure, we can get that done and I am not particular here on whose patches should
get in first. The outcome should be same whatever order we follow :)

Thanks.

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viresh