Re: [PATCH 2/2] cpufreq: powernv: Use PMSR to verify global and local pstate

On 04-11-16, 10:57, Akshay Adiga wrote:

As fast_switch may get called in interrupt disable mode, it does not

s/in interrupt disable mode/with interrupts disabled
s/it does/it may

update the global_pstate_info data structure. Hence the global_pstate_info
has stale data whenever pstate is updated through fast_swtich().

s/has/may have
s/swtich/switch

So the gpstate_timer can fire after a fast_switch() call has update

s/So the/The
s/a fast_swtich() call has update/the fast_switch() call has updated

the pstates to a different value. Hence the timer handler cannot rely
on the cached values of local and global pstate and needs to read it
from the PMSR. 

Signed-off-by: Akshay Adiga <redacted>

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 drivers/cpufreq/powernv-cpufreq.c | 32 ++++++++++++++++++++++----------
 1 file changed, 22 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)

I am not the best guy to judge the code changes here. Can you please include
Shilpa and Gautham to the mail chain and get there feedback.

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viresh