| From | "Rafael J. Wysocki" <> | Date | Wed, 12 Feb 2020 10:39:13 +0100 | Subject | Re: [PATCH 00/28] PM: QoS: Get rid of unuseful code and rework CPU latency QoS interface |
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On Wed, Feb 12, 2020 at 12:39 AM Rafael J. Wysocki <rjw@rjwysocki.net> wrote: > > Hi All, > > This series of patches is based on the observation that after commit > c3082a674f46 ("PM: QoS: Get rid of unused flags") the only global PM QoS class > in use is PM_QOS_CPU_DMA_LATENCY, but there is still a significant amount of > code dedicated to the handling of global PM QoS classes in general. That code > takes up space and adds overhead in vain, so it is better to get rid of it. > > Moreover, with that unuseful code removed, the interface for adding QoS > requests for CPU latency becomes inelegant and confusing, so it is better to > clean it up. > > Patches [01/28-12/28] do the first part described above, which also includes > some assorted cleanups of the core PM QoS code that doesn't go away. > > Patches [13/28-25/28] rework the CPU latency QoS interface (in the classic > "define stubs, migrate users, change the API proper" manner), patches > [26-27/28] update the general comments and documentation to match the code > after the previous changes and the last one makes the CPU latency QoS depend > on CPU_IDLE (because cpuidle is the only user of its target value today). > > The majority of the patches in this series don't change the functionality of > the code at all (at least not intentionally). > > Please refer to the changelogs of individual patches for details. > > Thanks!
This patch series is available in the git branch at
git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/rafael/linux-pm.git cpu-latency-qos
for easier access, but please note that it may be updated in response to review comments etc.
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