[PATCH 1/2] cpufreq,arm,arm64: restructure definitions of arch_set_freq_scale()
Catalin Marinas
catalin.marinas at arm.com
Wed Oct 7 11:21:18 EDT 2020
On Thu, Sep 24, 2020 at 01:30:15PM +0100, Ionela Voinescu wrote:
> Compared to other arch_* functions, arch_set_freq_scale() has an atypical
> weak definition that can be replaced by a strong architecture specific
> implementation.
>
> The more typical support for architectural functions involves defining
> an empty stub in a header file if the symbol is not already defined in
> architecture code. Some examples involve:
> - #define arch_scale_freq_capacity topology_get_freq_scale
> - #define arch_scale_freq_invariant topology_scale_freq_invariant
> - #define arch_scale_cpu_capacity topology_get_cpu_scale
> - #define arch_update_cpu_topology topology_update_cpu_topology
> - #define arch_scale_thermal_pressure topology_get_thermal_pressure
> - #define arch_set_thermal_pressure topology_set_thermal_pressure
>
> Bring arch_set_freq_scale() in line with these functions by renaming it to
> topology_set_freq_scale() in the arch topology driver, and by defining the
> arch_set_freq_scale symbol to point to the new function for arm and arm64.
>
> While there are other users of the arch_topology driver, this patch defines
> arch_set_freq_scale for arm and arm64 only, due to their existing
> definitions of arch_scale_freq_capacity. This is the getter function of the
> frequency invariance scale factor and without a getter function, the
> setter function - arch_set_freq_scale() has not purpose.
>
> Signed-off-by: Ionela Voinescu <ionela.voinescu at arm.com>
> Cc: Russell King <linux at armlinux.org.uk>
> Cc: Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas at arm.com>
> Cc: Will Deacon <will at kernel.org>
For the arm64 changes:
Acked-by: Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas at arm.com>
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