Re: [PATCH 0/5] Add P state driver for Intel Core Processors

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On Thursday, February 14, 2013 09:38:21 AM Viresh Kumar wrote:
> On Wed, Feb 13, 2013 at 10:08 PM, Dirk Brandewie
> <dirk.brandewie@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > For the case where both are built-in the load order works my driver uses
> > device_initcall() and acpi_cpufreq uses late_initcall().
> >
> > For the case where both are a module (which I was sure I tested) you are
> > right
> > I will have to do something.
> >
> > For now I propose to make my driver built-in only while I sort out the right
> > solution for the module build.  Does this seem reasonable to everyone?
> 
> Of-course i am missing something here. Why would anybody want to insert
> acpi-cpufreq module when the system supports the pstate driver.
> 
> In case they are mutually exclusive, then we can have something like
> depends on !ACPI-DRIVER in the kconfig option of pstate driver.

Yes.  Or the other way around (i.e. make acpi_cpufreq depend on
!X86_INTEL_PSTATE).

Thanks,
Rafael


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Rafael J. Wysocki, Intel Open Source Technology Center.
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