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SubjectRe: Regression on cpufreq in v3.12-rc1
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On Fri, Sep 20, 2013 at 5:40 PM, Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@linaro.org> wrote:
> On Fri, Sep 20, 2013 at 5:32 PM, Srivatsa S. Bhat
> <srivatsa.bhat@linux.vnet.ibm.com> wrote:
>> On 09/20/2013 08:51 PM, Linus Walleij wrote:
>
>>> sa11x0_pcmcia_init() which starts this chain of events is called as
>>> an fs_initcall(), see drivers/pcmcia/sa1100_generic.c
>>
>> But fs_initcall() comes after arch_initcall() right? (looking at
>> include/linux/init.h). Since the corresponding cpufreq-driver (drivers/
>> cpufreq/sa1100-cpufreq.c) uses arch_initcall() to register itself, it
>> is all the more surprising how this could happen...
>
> Hm it does happen if the cpufreq driver does not probe *at all*
> right? I will look closer at this, maybe it just doesn't register
> properly for some SA1100 variants...

Aha yeah this is it. The h3600 has an SA1110 and uses
drivers/cpufreq/sa1110-cpufreq.c.

This driver needs to know the RAM mounted on the board,
if it is this or that type, to perform properly.

This is passed from the command line or a default is selected
from the machine type:

if (!name[0]) {
if (machine_is_assabet())
name = "TC59SM716-CL3";
if (machine_is_pt_system3())
name = "K4S641632D";
if (machine_is_h3100())
name = "KM416S4030CT";
if (machine_is_jornada720())
name = "K4S281632B-1H";
if (machine_is_nanoengine())
name = "MT48LC8M16A2TG-75";
}

In this case we have neither. So the cpufreq driver fails to
register. But the kernel used to survive in any case, as you
could call cpufreq_get() without a cpufreq driver registered.

I think your suggested patch fixes the issue.

As a proper fix I'd like to add a default RAM type for the h3600
but that is for later...

Yours,
Linus Walleij


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