From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Daniel Lezcano Subject: Re: [PATCH 14/16] intel_idle: remove use and definition of MWAIT_MAX_NUM_CSTATES Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2013 23:43:52 +0100 Message-ID: <511AC5A8.4030509@linaro.org> References: <1360372100-28482-1-git-send-email-lenb@kernel.org> <137ecc779c80138723677209730738d76262e810.1360371180.git.len.brown@intel.com> <5118B16E.6010709@linaro.org> <511982C6.7080505@kernel.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: QUOTED-PRINTABLE Return-path: Received: from mail-wi0-f181.google.com ([209.85.212.181]:41244 "EHLO mail-wi0-f181.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1752677Ab3BLWnu (ORCPT ); Tue, 12 Feb 2013 17:43:50 -0500 Received: by mail-wi0-f181.google.com with SMTP id hm6so733595wib.8 for ; Tue, 12 Feb 2013 14:43:49 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <511982C6.7080505@kernel.org> Sender: linux-pm-owner@vger.kernel.org List-Id: linux-pm@vger.kernel.org To: Len Brown Cc: linux-pm@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, Len Brown On 02/12/2013 12:46 AM, Len Brown wrote: > On 02/11/2013 03:53 AM, Daniel Lezcano wrote: >> On 02/09/2013 02:08 AM, Len Brown wrote: >=20 >>> The reason to change is that intel_idle will soon be able >>> to export more than the 8 "major" states supported by MWAIT. >>> When we hit that limit, it is important to know >>> where the limit comes from. >> >> Does it mean CPUIDLE_STATE_MAX may increase in a near future ? >=20 > Yes, perhaps to 10. > Let me know if you anticipate issues with doing that. No, I don't see any issue so far. Maybe the array state is increasing more and more, so for most architecture it is a waste of memory, but anyway ... --=20 Linaro.org =E2=94=82 Open source software for= ARM SoCs =46ollow Linaro: Facebook | Twitter | Blog