Re: [PATCH] thermal: power allocator: Add control for non-power actor devices

[Lukasz Luba]

Hi Daniel,

Gentle ping.

On 1/5/21 7:01 PM, Lukasz Luba wrote:
> The cooling devices which are used in IPA should provide power mapping
> functions. The callback functions are used for power estimation and state
> setting. When these functions are missing IPA ignores such cooling devices
> and does not limit their performance. It could happen that the platform
> configuration is missing these functions in example when the Energy Model
> was not setup properly (missing DT entry 'dynamic-power-coefficient').
>
> The patch adds basic control over these devices' performance. It
> manages to throttle them to stay safe and not overheat. It also adds a
> warning during the binding phase, so it can be captured during testing.
>
> The patch covers also a corner case when all of the cooling devices are
> non-power actors.
>
> Signed-off-by: Lukasz Luba <lukasz.luba@xxxxxxx>
> ---
>   drivers/thermal/gov_power_allocator.c | 71 +++++++++++++++++++++++++--
>   1 file changed, 68 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

Could you have a look on the patch and if OK take it into
your tree, please?
If you missed it, I can resend. I'm still going through emails received
around my holidays.

Regards,
Lukasz