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Wysocki" , MyungJoo Ham , Kyungmin Park , linux-pm@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [PATCH v3] PM / devfreq: Restart previous governor if new governor fails to start In-reply-to: <5164dea6-ad0c-d817-eb0d-36d9f4a718d4@codeaurora.org> X-Brightmail-Tracker: H4sIAAAAAAAAA+NgFnrNKsWRmVeSWpSXmKPExsWy7bCmnu5sH/4YgwdnWSzONr1ht7i8aw6b xefeI4wWtxtXsFmcOX2J1eLAxYlsDmwel/t6mTy2XG1n8ejbsorR4/MmuQCWqGybjNTElNQi hdS85PyUzLx0WyXv4HjneFMzA0NdQ0sLcyWFvMTcVFslF58AXbfMHKDlSgpliTmlQKGAxOJi JX07m6L80pJUhYz84hJbpdSClJwCywK94sTc4tK8dL3k/FwrQwMDI1OgwoTsjEWvAwsWa1Vs +v2aqYFxmVIXIyeHhICJxOWJ3WxdjFwcQgI7GCVmzzrLDuF8Z5Tovt7HDlM1b0YXI4gtJLCB UWLtGm8Qm1dAUOLH5HssXYwcHMwC8hJHLmWDhJkFNCVefJnEAjHnLqPEhdkvGCHqtSQ625Yw gdgsAqoS9y+3gc1nA4rvf3GDDcTmF1CUuPrjMVi9qECExM7538BqRAR0JP7+uQ42lFlgN6PE hJnnmEESwgIJEodnP2MBsTkFnCROv1rCCFIkIbCHTWLPrd8sEB+4SJw6dpkRwhaWeHV8CzvI 1RIC0hKXjtpC1LczSnx50cwK4UxglPhwajMTRIOxxLOFXUwQv/FJvPvawwrRzCvR0SYEUeIh sW/PD6iXe1gkXv66wDqBUXYWUijNQoTSLKRQWsDIvIpRLLWgODc9tdiwwBg59jYxghOalvkO xg3nfA4xCnAwKvHwKrTwxQixJpYVV+YeYpTgYFYS4dVN440R4k1JrKxKLcqPLyrNSS0+xGgK DOSJzFKiyfnAZJtXEm9oamRsbGxhYmhmamioJM77RGputJBAemJJanZqakFqEUwfEwenVAPj rGRH33PsrH2HH2il2YZZ7X71/J287pyw6B8T/k/Z57fyvawpx0lx/kA/lhtxaryWSfNS05IW 3J7OcExyS7TInCe5nBMX3+uKejtJW77Jo4pLosY599KdqWc2T70+85u0j/D8rVNt69ftflC6 KKJu6/fZltMXrPt+8fy8Z7aOL2piDebn9fbuVmIpzkg01GIuKk4EAA3BBkp+AwAA X-Brightmail-Tracker: H4sIAAAAAAAAA+NgFrrILMWRmVeSWpSXmKPExsVy+t9jQd1ZPvwxBvfW6lqcbXrDbnF51xw2 i8+9RxgtbjeuYLM4c/oSq8WBixPZHNg8Lvf1MnlsudrO4tG3ZRWjx+dNcgEsUVw2Kak5mWWp Rfp2CVwZi14HFizWqtj0+zVTA+MypS5GTg4JAROJeTO6GEFsIYF1jBK/b0mC2LwCghI/Jt9j 6WLk4GAWkJc4cikbwlSXmDIlt4uRC6j6PqPEnFuXmCHKtSQ625YwgdgsAqoS9y+3sYPYbEDx /S9usIHY/AKKEld/PGYEmSMqECHRfaISJCwioCPx9891FpCZzAJ7GSWWvlkE1isskCDR0HaM GWJZH4vE34ajrCAJTgEnidOvljBOYBSYheTUWQinzkI4dQEj8ypGydSC4tz03GKjAsO81HK9 4sTc4tK8dL3k/NxNjMCA3nZYq28H4/0l8YcYBTgYlXh4K9r4YoRYE8uKK3MPMUpwMCuJ8Oqm 8cYI8aYkVlalFuXHF5XmpBYfYpTmYFES572ddyxSSCA9sSQ1OzW1ILUIJsvEwSnVwKjlaVEe XlJ8UNYt4+YttUARxk7tbQIbFlgpGP2Rjf/0dt3FO+vqfv3/9vdGSL7r3feif7zOyMbq7mif 8Lur2kDM5yj/ksJHHGqu/moOp7Zxi2xZmX4//ukcXR4e1hVnVI+80P9oXRR0w3tdw8JS2yPi S/tT+I94hyUzT2o+GuXO+dBX0LNKSYmlOCPRUIu5qDgRAJCN8OlkAgAA X-CMS-MailID: 20181211053522epcas1p186d000de8c948a699df4d7cb7eec614b X-Msg-Generator: CA CMS-TYPE: 101P DLP-Filter: Pass X-CFilter-Loop: Reflected X-CMS-RootMailID: 20161026191715epcas1p311c2c626563a736e14c83fb0504c099e References: <1477509425-16936-1-git-send-email-skannan@codeaurora.org> <5820CE7E.40802@codeaurora.org> <5821948B.2010907@samsung.com> <58223AF1.2030605@codeaurora.org> <58227CDB.6050907@samsung.com> <58228B9E.2090108@samsung.com> <58228C10.3070502@samsung.com> <58238840.90802@codeaurora.org> <5823BB01.3090502@samsung.com> <5164dea6-ad0c-d817-eb0d-36d9f4a718d4@codeaurora.org> Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Hi Saravana, The devfreq git repo is maintained by Myungjoo Ham. you can check it on MAINTAINERS file. I think that you better to resend mail to mainline with my reviewed tag because the devfreq core could be modified and then merge conflict might be happen when apply this patch. Regards, Chanwoo Choi On 2018년 12월 08일 05:29, Saravana Kannan wrote: > > On 11/9/16 4:10 PM, Chanwoo Choi wrote: >> Hi, >> >> On 2016년 11월 10일 05:34, Saravana Kannan wrote: >>> On 11/08/2016 06:38 PM, Chanwoo Choi wrote: >>>> On 2016년 11월 09일 11:36, Chanwoo Choi wrote: >>>>> Hi, >>>>> >>>>> On 2016년 11월 09일 10:33, Chanwoo Choi wrote: >>>>>> On 2016년 11월 09일 05:52, Saravana Kannan wrote: >>>>>>> On 11/08/2016 01:02 AM, Chanwoo Choi wrote: >>>>>>>> Hi, >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On 2016년 11월 08일 03:57, Saravana Kannan wrote: >>>>>>>>> On 10/26/2016 05:06 PM, Chanwoo Choi wrote: >>>>>>>>>> Hi, >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> On 2016년 10월 27일 04:17, Saravana Kannan wrote: >>>>>>>>>>> If the new governor fails to start, switch back to old governor so that the >>>>>>>>>>> devfreq state is not left in some weird limbo. >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Signed-off-by: Saravana Kannan >>>>>>>>>>> --- >>>>>>>>>>> * Fix NULL deref for real this time. >>>>>>>>>>> * Addressed some style preferences. >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> drivers/devfreq/devfreq.c | 13 +++++++++++-- >>>>>>>>>>> 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> diff --git a/drivers/devfreq/devfreq.c b/drivers/devfreq/devfreq.c >>>>>>>>>>> index bf3ea76..77c41a5 100644 >>>>>>>>>>> --- a/drivers/devfreq/devfreq.c >>>>>>>>>>> +++ b/drivers/devfreq/devfreq.c >>>>>>>>>>> @@ -919,7 +919,7 @@ static ssize_t governor_store(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr, >>>>>>>>>>> struct devfreq *df = to_devfreq(dev); >>>>>>>>>>> int ret; >>>>>>>>>>> char str_governor[DEVFREQ_NAME_LEN + 1]; >>>>>>>>>>> - struct devfreq_governor *governor; >>>>>>>>>>> + const struct devfreq_governor *governor, *prev_governor; >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> ret = sscanf(buf, "%" __stringify(DEVFREQ_NAME_LEN) "s", str_governor); >>>>>>>>>>> if (ret != 1) >>>>>>>>>>> @@ -944,12 +944,21 @@ static ssize_t governor_store(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr, >>>>>>>>>>> goto out; >>>>>>>>>>> } >>>>>>>>>>> } >>>>>>>>>>> + prev_governor = df->governor; >>>>>>>>>>> df->governor = governor; >>>>>>>>>>> strncpy(df->governor_name, governor->name, DEVFREQ_NAME_LEN); >>>>>>>>>>> ret = df->governor->event_handler(df, DEVFREQ_GOV_START, NULL); >>>>>>>>>>> - if (ret) >>>>>>>>>>> + if (ret) { >>>>>>>>>>> dev_warn(dev, "%s: Governor %s not started(%d)\n", >>>>>>>>>>> __func__, df->governor->name, ret); >>>>>>>>>>> + if (prev_governor) { >>>>>>>>>> I think that prev_governor is always set. You don't need to check it. >>>>>>>>>> Why do check it? >>>>>>>>> Not true. Even higher up in this function, we check if df->governor != NULL. Simple example would be that the default governor passed in while adding the device isn't compiled in. >>>>>>>> I don't understand. If device is not registered by devfreq_add_device(), >>>>>>>> you don't change the governor by using governor_store(). >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> If you can change the governor through governor_store(), >>>>>>>> it means that the devfreq instance was added without any problem. >>>>>>>> The added devfreq instance must have the sepecific governor >>>>>>>> on df->governor variable. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> So, I think that df->governor is always set and then prev_governor is always set. >>>>>>> Read the code more closely. add_device doesn't (and shouldn't) fail if the governor isn't present. After that, the governor could be changed from user space. >>>>>> If governor is not present during devfreq_add_device(), >>>>>> the devfreq instance is not able to register the devfreq framework. >>>>>> So, the user never touch the sysfs[1] to change the governor >>>>>> because the sysfs[1] is not created by devfreq framework. >>>>>> [1] /sys/class/devfreq/[device name]/governor >>>>>> >>>>>> In summary, if governor is not present during devfreq_add_device(), >>>>>> the devfreq framework doesn't create tye sysfs[1] for governor. >>>>>> >>>>>> The user-space never change the governor through sysfs[1] >>>>>> because there is no any sysfs entry[1]. >>>>> I checked the code of devfreq_add_device(). >>>>> As you mentioned, if there is no governor, >>>>> devfreq_add_device() don't pass wihtout calling the devfreq->governor->even_handler(). >>>> Wrong expression / don't pass -> pass >>>> >>> I think it's correct as is. Just because the governor isn't there (or hasn't registered yet) doesn't mean the device add should fail. >>> >>> That aside, do you care to ack this patch for the way the code is currently? >> Reviewed-by: Chanwoo Choi >> >> After fixing the bug of devfreq_add_device(), >> I'll remove the unneeded 'if statement' of prev_governor in governor_store. > > It's been 2 years and this patch still hasn't been picked up. Can we please pick this up and get this into the next kernel release? > > Thanks, > > Saravana >