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From: Thomas Renninger <trenn-l3A5Bk7waGM@public.gmane.org>
To: Dominik Brodowski
	<linux-X3ehHDuj6sIIGcDfoQAp7OTW4wlIGRCZ@public.gmane.org>
Cc: Shaohua Li <shaohua.li-ral2JQCrhuEAvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>,
	ACPI-ML <linux-acpi-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org>,
	Len Brown <len.brown-ral2JQCrhuEAvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>,
	Pallipadi Venkatesh
	<venkatesh.pallipadi-ral2JQCrhuEAvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
Subject: Re: [RFC 2/2] new C-state policy
Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2006 12:22:05 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <43C4EA5D.9040907@suse.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20060111080402.GB599-JwFqNg2GrOVrgjWwlLH9qw@public.gmane.org>

Dominik Brodowski wrote:
> Hi,
> 
>>> Also, the actual checking for bm_activity should be common code, e.g.
>> It's policy specific. Each policy could have its own method to calculate
>> bm_activity.
> 
> What to do once bm_activity is or was detected, yes. How to determine
> whether there is current bus mastering activity, no -- that's core stuff,
> not policy stuff.
> 
I had the experience that tweaking how bm_activity is detected could help a lot.
An aggressive policy might also accept some faulty transitions in respect of more
power saving achievements.
What about the way in the middle?:
A general check_bm_activity() function. This one can be overridden by more
complex policy drivers/modules.

I hope to get some time the next days to play with all this...

  Thomas
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  parent reply	other threads:[~2006-01-11 11:22 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2006-01-10  4:12 [RFC 2/2] new C-state policy Shaohua Li
     [not found] ` <1136866376.5750.29.camel-U5EdaLXB8smDugQYiPIPGdh3ngVCH38I@public.gmane.org>
2006-01-10 23:17   ` Dominik Brodowski
     [not found]     ` <20060110231711.GB30356-JwFqNg2GrOVrgjWwlLH9qw@public.gmane.org>
2006-01-11  2:00       ` Shaohua Li
     [not found]         ` <1136944855.5750.61.camel-U5EdaLXB8smDugQYiPIPGdh3ngVCH38I@public.gmane.org>
2006-01-11  8:04           ` Dominik Brodowski
     [not found]             ` <20060111080402.GB599-JwFqNg2GrOVrgjWwlLH9qw@public.gmane.org>
2006-01-11 11:22               ` Thomas Renninger [this message]
     [not found]                 ` <43C4EA5D.9040907-l3A5Bk7waGM@public.gmane.org>
2006-01-11 13:51                   ` Dominik Brodowski
     [not found]                     ` <20060111135113.GA11960-JwFqNg2GrOVrgjWwlLH9qw@public.gmane.org>
2006-01-11 14:19                       ` Thomas Renninger
2006-01-12  2:54               ` Shaohua Li

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