[RFC PATCH v5 1/4] cpufreq: Add a cpufreq driver for Marvell Dove

Andrew Lunn andrew at lunn.ch
Sat Dec 21 16:54:24 EST 2013


On Sat, Dec 21, 2013 at 02:25:01PM -0500, Jason Cooper wrote:
> Andrew,
> 
> On Sat, Dec 21, 2013 at 05:26:45PM +0100, Andrew Lunn wrote:
> > > > +Dove cpufreq driver
> > > > +-------------------
> > > > +
> > > > +The Dove cpufreq driver makes use of the pmu node in the device tree.
> > > 
> > > I would prefer to reword this to make it OS-agnostic.  The cpufreq
> > > driver is Linux-specific.
> > 
> > Why is it Linux specific? 
> 
> I'll admit I may be bike-shedding here, and I'm more seeking
> opinion/clarification than mandating anything.  The above sentence,
> imho, is describing how Linux/FreeBSD uses the node, not describing the
> hardware.

How about:

Dove has a PMU, which contains DFS, DVS, RTC, clock gates, and thermal
management,

	Andrew



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