Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 30 Aug 2016 17:11:58 +0100 | From | Juri Lelli <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH v6 1/8] Documentation: arm: define DT cpu capacity-dmips-mhz bindings |
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On 16/08/16 11:02, Vincent Guittot wrote: > On 19 July 2016 at 14:40, Juri Lelli <juri.lelli@arm.com> wrote: > > ARM systems may be configured to have cpus with different power/performance > > characteristics within the same chip. In this case, additional information > > has to be made available to the kernel (the scheduler in particular) for it > > to be aware of such differences and take decisions accordingly. > > > > Therefore, this patch aims at standardizing cpu capacities device tree > > bindings for ARM platforms. Bindings define cpu capacity-dmips-mhz > > parameter, to allow operating systems to retrieve such information from > > the device tree and initialize related kernel structures, paving the way > > for common code in the kernel to deal with heterogeneity. > >
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> > FWIW, Acked-by Vincent Guittot <vincent.guittot@linaro.org> >
Thanks!
Best,
- Juri
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