From: Arjan van de Ven <arjan@linux.intel.com>
To: "Jan-Simon Möller" <dl9pf@gmx.de>
Cc: linux-pm@lists.linux-foundation.org
Subject: Re: [RFC]: [PATCH] Export cpuidle_(un)register_governor
Date: Wed, 04 Jan 2012 09:51:51 -0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <4F0491B7.9090207@linux.intel.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <7458223.HLZRiFjcWF@frodo.auenland.lan>
On 1/4/2012 9:48 AM, Jan-Simon Möller wrote:
> Hi all!
>
> This patch exports cpuidle_register_governor and cpuidle_unregister_governor
> with EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL (as the other cpuidle_(un)register_* ).
>
> Reasoning: allow runtime loading of a cpuidle governor (mainly for
> development for now).
>
> Usually we don't need this as we're using built-ins for the governors - but
> during development it is really handy to load and unload a cpuidle governor
> (together with the cpuidle_sysfs_switch).
while I don't mind this for development purposes, I really am
opposed to loadable governors; cpufreq did this and it has been a huge
disaster in terms of complexity and locking.... it's really not a good
idea to repeat this mistake.... and it's not like normally this sort of
thing should or would switch.
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2012-01-04 17:48 [RFC]: [PATCH] Export cpuidle_(un)register_governor Jan-Simon Möller
2012-01-04 17:51 ` Arjan van de Ven [this message]
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2011-12-20 16:15 Jan-Simon Möller
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