Re: [RFT][PATCH 0/3] cpufreq / PM: QoS: Introduce frequency QoS and use it in cpufreq

From: Viresh Kumar
Date: Fri Oct 18 2019 - 04:27:50 EST


On 18-10-19, 10:24, Rafael J. Wysocki wrote:
> On Fri, Oct 18, 2019 at 7:44 AM Viresh Kumar <viresh.kumar@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > On 17-10-19, 18:34, Rafael J. Wysocki wrote:
> > > [BTW, Viresh, it looks like cpufreq_set_policy() should still ensure
> > > that the new min is less than the new max, because the QoS doesn't do
> > > that.]
> >
> > The ->verify() callback does that for us I believe.
>
> It does in practice AFAICS, but in theory it may assume the right
> ordering between the min and the max and just test the boundaries, may
> it not?

I think cpufreq_verify_within_limits() gets called for sure from
within ->verify() for all platforms and this explicitly checks

if (policy->min > policy->max)
policy->min = policy->max;

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viresh