Re: [PATCH] cpupower: Fix querying boost support for amd-pstate-epp mode

[Shuah Khan]

On 8/14/23 17:33, Limonciello, Mario wrote:
> On 8/14/2023 6:22 PM, Shuah Khan wrote:
> > On 8/14/23 15:50, Limonciello, Mario wrote:
> > > On 8/14/2023 4:28 PM, Shuah Khan wrote:
> > > > On 8/13/23 22:14, Huang Rui wrote:
> > > > > On Sat, Aug 12, 2023 at 05:35:01AM +0800, Limonciello, Mario wrote:
> > > > > > When running in active mode the driver for amd-pstate has -epp appended.
> > > > > > This throws off amd-pstate detection.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > To detect amd-pstate look for the prefix instead.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Fixes: ffa5096a7c33 ("cpufreq: amd-pstate: implement Pstate EPP support for the AMD processors")
> > > > > > Reported-by: chenhq2005@xxxxxxxxx
> > > > > > Closes: https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=217755
> > > > > > Signed-off-by: Mario Limonciello <mario.limonciello@xxxxxxx>
> > > > >
> > > > > Acked-by: Huang Rui <ray.huang@xxxxxxx>
> > > >
> > > > This patch doesn't apply on top of cpupower latest:
> > > >
> > > > https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/shuah/linux.git coupower
> > > >
> > > > Please rebase and send it.
> > > >
> > > > thanks,
> > > > -- Shuah
> > >
> > > It looks like a variation of it is already in your tree as:
> > >
> > > a1cf97c2d43ae ("cpupower: Recognise amd-pstate active mode driver")
> > >
> > > Considering it was also reported to a kernel bugzilla, perhaps this should be considered for fixes?
> >
> > If it is already fixed, there is no need to revert and apply your fix.
> > Please close the bugzilla bug as fixed with the above commit.
>
> Sorry I was unclear. My suggestion was that perhaps a1cf97c2d43ae should be considered alone for 6.5-rc7 instead of waiting for 6.6-rc1 as it fixes the Bugzilla issue.  Otherwise we should wait until it's in Linus' tree for 6.6-rc1 to close the Bugzilla.

Got it. There isn't enough time now to get this to flow through
my workflow and then into pm workflow. Since the bug is fixed
in linux-next, it will go inot Linux 6.6-rc1. Then it can go into
stables.

thanks,
-- Shuah