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From: Andrew Lunn <andrew-g2DYL2Zd6BY@public.gmane.org>
To: Santosh Shilimkar <santosh.shilimkar-l0cyMroinI0@public.gmane.org>
Cc: Andrew Lunn <andrew-g2DYL2Zd6BY@public.gmane.org>,
	Jason Cooper <jason-NLaQJdtUoK4Be96aLqz0jA@public.gmane.org>,
	len.brown-ral2JQCrhuEAvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org,
	devicetree-discuss-uLR06cmDAlY/bJ5BZ2RsiQ@public.gmane.org,
	rafael.j.wysocki-ral2JQCrhuEAvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org,
	linux ARM
	<linux-arm-kernel-IAPFreCvJWM7uuMidbF8XUB+6BGkLq7r@public.gmane.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] cpuidle: kirkwood: Move out of mach directory, add DT.
Date: Fri, 28 Dec 2012 18:56:18 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20121228175618.GC7578@lunn.ch> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <50DDDBEB.3000002-l0cyMroinI0@public.gmane.org>

> Is this single CPU or multi-cpu machine ?

Its a uniprocessor.

> Even though the cpu_do_idle()
> has just couple of instructions, there can be lot more happening in
> background especially with multi masters system. It might be safe if the
> single CPU is the only master accessing DDR. In multi-master, multi-CPU
> scenario though it can't work reliably.

There are DMA engines which could be active, moving stuff into/out of
memory.

Having said that, this code is not new, it is just getting a new home.
There has not been problems before. Having this 256 cycle delay etc,
suggests the hardware design is robust.

	 Andrew

  parent reply	other threads:[~2012-12-28 17:56 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 18+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2012-12-28 12:47 [PATCH] cpuidle: kirkwood: Move out of mach directory, add DT Andrew Lunn
     [not found] ` <1356698844-4220-1-git-send-email-andrew-g2DYL2Zd6BY@public.gmane.org>
2012-12-28 14:18   ` Rob Herring
     [not found]     ` <50DDAA42.2020101-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
2012-12-28 14:35       ` Andrew Lunn
     [not found]         ` <20121228143517.GA5172-g2DYL2Zd6BY@public.gmane.org>
2012-12-28 14:55           ` Rob Herring
     [not found]             ` <50DDB2E3.103-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
2012-12-28 15:49               ` Andrew Lunn
     [not found]                 ` <20121228154927.GC5172-g2DYL2Zd6BY@public.gmane.org>
2012-12-28 16:14                   ` Rob Herring
     [not found]                     ` <50DDC54A.3020509-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
2012-12-28 16:38                       ` Andrew Lunn
     [not found]                         ` <20121228163815.GD5172-g2DYL2Zd6BY@public.gmane.org>
2012-12-28 16:59                           ` Rob Herring
2012-12-28 16:56                       ` Santosh Shilimkar
     [not found]                         ` <50DDCF47.1030305-l0cyMroinI0@public.gmane.org>
2012-12-28 17:28                           ` Andrew Lunn
     [not found]                             ` <20121228172807.GA7578-g2DYL2Zd6BY@public.gmane.org>
2012-12-28 17:50                               ` Santosh Shilimkar
     [not found]                                 ` <50DDDBEB.3000002-l0cyMroinI0@public.gmane.org>
2012-12-28 17:56                                   ` Andrew Lunn [this message]
     [not found]                                     ` <20121228175618.GC7578-g2DYL2Zd6BY@public.gmane.org>
2012-12-28 18:02                                       ` Santosh Shilimkar
2013-02-08 21:34   ` Grant Likely
2013-02-10 18:58     ` Andrew Lunn
2013-02-11 11:41       ` Grant Likely
2012-12-28 14:32 ` Florian Fainelli
     [not found]   ` <50DDAD68.4090704-p3rKhJxN3npAfugRpC6u6w@public.gmane.org>
2012-12-28 14:37     ` Andrew Lunn

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