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SubjectRe: [PATCH 1/4] PM / devfreq: reuse system workqueue machanism
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On 10.12.2019 02:41, Chanwoo Choi wrote:
> On 12/9/19 11:44 PM, Kamil Konieczny wrote:
>> There is no need for creating another workqueue, it is enough
>> to reuse system_freezable_power_efficient one.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Kamil Konieczny <k.konieczny@samsung.com>
>> ---
>> drivers/devfreq/devfreq.c | 6 +++---
>> 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/drivers/devfreq/devfreq.c b/drivers/devfreq/devfreq.c
>> index 46a7ff7c2994..955949c6fc1f 100644
>> --- a/drivers/devfreq/devfreq.c
>> +++ b/drivers/devfreq/devfreq.c
>> @@ -1532,11 +1532,11 @@ static int __init devfreq_init(void)
>> return PTR_ERR(devfreq_class);
>> }
>>
>> - devfreq_wq = create_freezable_workqueue("devfreq_wq");
>> + devfreq_wq = system_freezable_power_efficient_wq;
>
> It affect the behaviors of whole device drivers using devfreq subsystem.
> It is not good to change the workqueue type without any reasonable
> data like experiment result, power-consumption result and performance
> result for almost device drivers using devfreq subsystem.
>
> Are there any problem or any benefit to change workqueue type?

The workqueue is freezable with additional capability of 'power_efficient',
it is already developed by linux community so why not reuse it ?

> Actually, it is not simple to change the like just one device driver
> because devfreq subsytem is very important for both performance
> and power-consumption.

I agree. The name of this wq promises what you want, both freezable
and power efficiency.

> If you hope to change the feature related to both performance
> and power-consumption, please suggest the reasonable data
> with fundamental reason.
>
> So, I can't agree it.
>
>
>> if (!devfreq_wq) {
>> class_destroy(devfreq_class);
>> - pr_err("%s: couldn't create workqueue\n", __FILE__);
>> - return -ENOMEM;
>> + pr_err("%s: system_freezable_power_efficient_wq isn't initialized\n", __FILE__);
>> + return -EINVAL;
>> }
>> devfreq_class->dev_groups = devfreq_groups;
>>
>>
>
>

--
Best regards,
Kamil Konieczny
Samsung R&D Institute Poland

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