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From: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
To: Zhaoyang Huang <zhaoyang.huang@linaro.org>
Cc: "Daniel Lezcano" <daniel.lezcano@linaro.org>,
	"Geng Ren" <geng.ren@spreadtrum.com>,
	"Alex Wang" <alex.wang@spreadtrum.com>,
	"Vincent Guittot" <vincent.guittot@linaro.org>,
	linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-pm@vger.kernel.org,
	mingo@redhat.com, peterz@infradead.org,
	"Zhaoyang Huang (黄朝阳)" <zhaoyang.huang@spreadtrum.com>
Subject: Re: [RESEND PATCH v2 2/2] power/idle: enhance the precision of sleep_length
Date: Thu, 23 Jun 2016 10:35:45 +0200 (CEST)	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <alpine.DEB.2.11.1606231033530.5839@nanos> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CAN2waFt8u7HX9GC0SMeRtc2AB3SN=yu7GLbVHY5O6DtK4GFZeQ@mail.gmail.com>

On Thu, 23 Jun 2016, Zhaoyang Huang wrote:
> On 23 June 2016 at 16:18, Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de> wrote:
> > On Thu, 23 Jun 2016, Zhaoyang Huang wrote:
> >> On 23 June 2016 at 15:01, Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de> wrote:
> >> Thomas, I agree with you, I have discussed the modification with the
> >> call back owner. However, I wonder if we can make the idle's framework
> >> to be more precised without the assumption of short CPU_PM_ENTER
> >> callbacks. Thank you!
> >
> > What's the point? To help people who put insanities into the idle code path?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> >         tglx
> >
> Hi, Thomas. If the entry,exit,min time of one idle state sums up to
> 500us in some platform, the 100us callback which should be common as
> caused by cache miss would also generate 20% imprecision. Don't you

A cache miss is causing a 100us callback? What are you talking about?

Thanks,

	tglx

  reply	other threads:[~2016-06-23  8:37 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 16+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2016-06-17  9:13 [RESEND PATCH v2 1/2] power/cpuidle: enhance the precision of state select Zhaoyang Huang
2016-06-17  9:13 ` [RESEND PATCH v2 2/2] power/idle: enhance the precision of sleep_length Zhaoyang Huang
2016-06-17  9:27   ` Thomas Gleixner
2016-06-17 11:18     ` Zhaoyang Huang
2016-06-17 11:50       ` Thomas Gleixner
2016-06-20  1:14         ` Zhaoyang Huang
2016-06-22  3:01           ` Zhaoyang Huang
2016-06-23  7:01             ` Thomas Gleixner
2016-06-23  7:26               ` Zhaoyang Huang
2016-06-23  8:18                 ` Thomas Gleixner
2016-06-23  8:34                   ` Zhaoyang Huang
2016-06-23  8:35                     ` Thomas Gleixner [this message]
2016-06-23  8:45                       ` Zhaoyang Huang
2016-06-23 10:16                         ` Thomas Gleixner
2016-06-25  1:09 ` [RESEND PATCH v2 1/2] power/cpuidle: enhance the precision of state select Rafael J. Wysocki
2016-06-27  1:13   ` Zhaoyang Huang

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