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SubjectRe: [PATCH v3] ARM: tegra: cpuidle: implement cpuidle_state.enter_freeze()
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On Tuesday, May 19, 2015 04:49:12 PM Tomeu Vizoso wrote:
> This callback is expected to do the same as enter() but it has to
> guarantee that interrupts aren't enabled at any point in its execution,
> as the tick is frozen.
>
> It will be called when the system goes to suspend-to-idle and will
> reduce power usage because CPUs won't be awaken for unnecessary IRQs.
>
> By setting the CPUIDLE_FLAG_TIMER_STOP flag, we can reuse the same code
> for both the enter() and enter_freeze() callbacks.
>
> Signed-off-by: Tomeu Vizoso <tomeu.vizoso@collabora.com>
> Cc: Rafael J. Wysocki <rafael.j.wysocki@intel.com>

Makes sense to me, but I suppose it should go in via arm-soc.


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Rafael J. Wysocki, Intel Open Source Technology Center.


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