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SubjectRe: [PATCH v5 5/5] powerpc/85xx: add support to JOG feature using cpufreq interface
On Tue, Jun 05, 2012 at 10:58:41AM -0500, Scott Wood wrote:
> On 06/05/2012 05:59 AM, Zhao Chenhui wrote:
> > On Fri, Jun 01, 2012 at 06:30:55PM -0500, Scott Wood wrote:
> >> On 05/11/2012 06:53 AM, Zhao Chenhui wrote:
> >>> The jog mode frequency transition process on the MPC8536 is similar to
> >>> the deep sleep process. The driver need save the CPU state and restore
> >>> it after CPU warm reset.
> >>>
> >>> Note:
> >>> * The I/O peripherals such as PCIe and eTSEC may lose packets during
> >>> the jog mode frequency transition.
> >>
> >> That might be acceptable for eTSEC, but it is not acceptable to lose
> >> anything on PCIe. Especially not if you're going to make this "default y".
> >
> > It is a hardware limitation.
>
> Then make sure jog isn't used if PCIe is used.
>
> Maybe you could do something with the suspend infrastructure, but this
> is sufficiently heavyweight that transitions should be manually
> requested, not triggered by the automatic cpufreq governor.
>
> Does this apply to p1022, or just mpc8536?

Both of them.

>
> > Peripherals in the platform will not be operating
> > during the jog mode frequency transition process.
>
> What ensures this?
>
> -Scott

Hardware ensures it without software intervention.

-Chenhui



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