Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 11 Feb 2016 16:29:35 +0100 | From | Peter Zijlstra <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH 0/3] cpufreq: Replace timers with utilization update callbacks |
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On Thu, Feb 11, 2016 at 01:08:28PM +0100, Rafael J. Wysocki wrote: > > Not really pretty though. It blows a bit that you require this callback > > to be periodic (in order to replace a timer). > > We need it for now, but that's because of how things work on the cpufreq side.
Right, maybe stick a big comment on cpufreq_trigger_update() noting its a big ugly hack and will go away 'soon'.
> The last version is here: > > https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/8275271/ > > but it has the additional hooks for RT/DL which you seem to be > thinking are a mistake.
As long as we make sure everbody knows they're a band-aid and will be taken out back and shot that should be fine for a little while I suppose.
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