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    SubjectRe: [PATCH 0/3] cpu: idle state framework for offline CPUs.
    Hi!

    > > Also, approaches such as [1] can make use of this
    > > extended infrastructure instead of putting the CPU to an arbitrary C-state
    > > when it is offlined, thereby providing the system administrator a rope to hang
    > > himself with should he feel the need to do so.
    > I didn't see the reason why administrator needs to know which state offline cpu
    > should stay. Don't know about powerpc side, but in x86 side, it appears deepest
    > C-state is already preferred.
    >

    Agreed, deepest c-state is always best, there's no need to make it configurable.

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