Re: Re: [PATCHv7 00/10] devfreq: Add devfreq-event class to provide raw data for devfreq device

Re: Re: [PATCHv7 00/10] devfreq: Add devfreq-event class to provide raw data for devfreq device

[MyungJoo Ham]

>  
> On 01/12/2015 06:58 PM, MyungJoo Ham wrote:
>>>   
>>>  This patchset add new devfreq_event class to provide raw data to determine
>>> current utilization of device  which is used for devfreq governor.
>>>
>>> The following description explains the feature of two kind of devfreq class:
>>> - devfreq class (existing)
>>>  : devfreq consumer device use raw data from devfreq_event device for
>>>    determining proper current system state and change voltage/frequency
>>>    dynamically using various governors.
>>> - devfreq_event class (new)
>>>  : Provide measured raw data to devfreq device for governor
>>>
>> 
>> Question: Applying this patchset seems to imply that
>> drivers/devfreq/exynos/exynos_ppmu.c becomes obsolete.
>> How do you want to address it? Do you think it'd be ok to remove
>> thse obsolete drivers after your successing patchset?
>> 
>> If it is ok to remove old drivers after applying the new patchset,
>> please inclde a patch that removes old drivers unless such a removal
>> might result in compatibility issues with old (yet another obsolete)
>> board files, which I don't think probable.
>
>I agree to remove 'drviers/devfreq/exynos/exynos_ppmu.c.
>But, existing exynos_ppmu.c was used for drivers/devfreq/exynos/exynos5_bus.c.
>
>Before removing existing 'exynos_ppmu.c', might need to test the devfreq-event class
>on Exynos5260 SoC. I will just remove old driver('drivers/devfreq/exynos/exynos4_bus.{c|h}')
>on next patchset.

That's fine with me.


Cheers,
MyungJoo

>
>To Abhilash,
>Could you test this patch-set on Exynos5260 SoC?
>
>Best Regards,
>Chanwoo Choi