[PATCH v4 8/8] cpufreq: exynos: remove all exynos specific cpufreq driver support

Thomas Abraham
2014-05-14T13:53:02Z

Hi Lukasz,

On Wed, May 14, 2014 at 12:50 PM, Lukasz Majewski
<l.majewski@samsung.com> wrote:
> Hi Thomas,
>
>> -config ARM_EXYNOS_CPU_FREQ_BOOST_SW
>> - bool "EXYNOS Frequency Overclocking - Software"
>> - depends on ARM_EXYNOS_CPUFREQ
>> - select CPU_FREQ_BOOST_SW
>> - select EXYNOS_THERMAL
>> - help
>> - This driver supports software managed overclocking (BOOST).
>> - It allows usage of special frequencies for Samsung Exynos
>> - processors if thermal conditions are appropriate.
>> -
>> - It reguires, for safe operation, thermal framework with
>> properly
>> - defined trip points.
>> -
>> - If in doubt, say N.
>> -
>
> If I might ask, where this switch,to enable BOOST, will be moved? All
> in all, I would like to be able to enable boost :-).

The intent was to have a separate boost config option for cpufreq-cpu0
driver, only available if cpufreq-cpu0 driver is selected, as done in
the other patch.

>
> In my opinion we should have the Kconfig option to enable/disable the
> CPU_FREQ_BOOST_SW and this may be used with cpufreq-cpu0 driver as I've
> pointed out in the other patch.

Okay, this is how this patch series handles CPU_FREQ_BOOST_SW config option.

Thanks,
Thomas.

>
> --
> Best regards,
>
> Lukasz Majewski
>
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