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From: Dave Jones <davej@redhat.com>
To: Pavel Machek <pavel@ucw.cz>
Cc: cpufreq@www.linux.org.uk, linux@brodo.de,
	kernel list <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>,
	paul.devriendt@amd.com
Subject: Re: Cleanups for powernow-k8
Date: Tue, 13 Jan 2004 21:59:18 +0000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20040113215918.GK14674@redhat.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20040113215149.GA236@elf.ucw.cz>

On Tue, Jan 13, 2004 at 10:51:49PM +0100, Pavel Machek wrote:

 > powernow-k8 uses strange kind of comments

comments part I kinda agree with, though its not critical..

 > and is way too verbose.

I agree that something like that output belongs more in x86info,
or a standalone tool, but I think Paul wanted to keep debugging stuff
there for the time being. Maybe silence it, and have it enabled
with a 'debug' module param ? Paul ?
 
 > Also powernow-k7 should just shut up when it is monolithic
 > kernel and cpu is not k7.

Agreed, applied.

 > @@ -637,6 +629,7 @@
 >  		}
 >  
 >  		if ((numps <= 1) || (batps <= 1)) {
 > +			/* FIXME: Is this right? I can see one state on battery, two states total as an usefull config */
 >  			printk(KERN_ERR PFX "only 1 p-state to transition\n");
 >  			return -ENODEV;
 >  		}
 > the test probably should be numps <= 1 only, but it does not matter as
 > we force numps = batps]

1 state on battery sounds odd. Buggy BIOS ?

		Dave


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From: Dave Jones <davej@redhat.com>
To: Pavel Machek <pavel@ucw.cz>
Cc: kernel list <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>,
	paul.devriendt@amd.com, cpufreq@www.linux.org.uk, linux@brodo.de
Subject: Re: Cleanups for powernow-k8
Date: Tue, 13 Jan 2004 21:59:18 +0000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20040113215918.GK14674@redhat.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20040113215149.GA236@elf.ucw.cz>

On Tue, Jan 13, 2004 at 10:51:49PM +0100, Pavel Machek wrote:

 > powernow-k8 uses strange kind of comments

comments part I kinda agree with, though its not critical..

 > and is way too verbose.

I agree that something like that output belongs more in x86info,
or a standalone tool, but I think Paul wanted to keep debugging stuff
there for the time being. Maybe silence it, and have it enabled
with a 'debug' module param ? Paul ?
 
 > Also powernow-k7 should just shut up when it is monolithic
 > kernel and cpu is not k7.

Agreed, applied.

 > @@ -637,6 +629,7 @@
 >  		}
 >  
 >  		if ((numps <= 1) || (batps <= 1)) {
 > +			/* FIXME: Is this right? I can see one state on battery, two states total as an usefull config */
 >  			printk(KERN_ERR PFX "only 1 p-state to transition\n");
 >  			return -ENODEV;
 >  		}
 > the test probably should be numps <= 1 only, but it does not matter as
 > we force numps = batps]

1 state on battery sounds odd. Buggy BIOS ?

		Dave

  reply	other threads:[~2004-01-13 22:01 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 35+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2004-01-13 21:51 Cleanups for powernow-k8 Pavel Machek
2004-01-13 21:59 ` Dave Jones [this message]
2004-01-13 21:59   ` Dave Jones
2004-01-13 23:59   ` Pavel Machek
2004-01-13 22:37 paul.devriendt
2004-01-13 22:37 ` paul.devriendt
2004-01-13 23:06 ` Dave Jones
2004-01-13 23:06   ` Dave Jones
2004-01-14  9:33   ` Ducrot Bruno
2004-01-14 10:10   ` Dominik Brodowski
2004-01-14 10:10     ` Dominik Brodowski
2004-01-14 15:21     ` Dave Jones
2004-01-14  0:03 ` Pavel Machek
2004-01-14  0:03   ` Pavel Machek
2004-01-14  9:17 ` Ducrot Bruno
2004-01-14  9:17   ` Ducrot Bruno
2004-01-14  2:49 paul.devriendt
2004-01-14  2:49 ` paul.devriendt
2004-01-14  3:33 ` Dave Jones
2004-01-14  3:33   ` Dave Jones
2004-01-14 10:24 ` Dominik Brodowski
2004-01-14 10:24   ` Dominik Brodowski
2004-01-14  3:39 paul.devriendt
2004-01-14  3:39 ` paul.devriendt
2004-01-14  3:42 ` Dave Jones
2004-01-14  3:42   ` Dave Jones
2004-01-14  9:01   ` Pavel Machek
2004-01-14  9:25     ` Dominik Brodowski
2004-01-14  9:25       ` Dominik Brodowski
2004-01-14  9:11   ` Dominik Brodowski
2004-01-14  9:11     ` Dominik Brodowski
2004-01-14 14:49 paul.devriendt
2004-01-14 14:49 ` paul.devriendt
2004-01-14 15:08 ` Dominik Brodowski
2004-01-14 15:08   ` Dominik Brodowski

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