Re: [PATCH 06/17][V2] ARM: OMAP4: cpuidle - use the omap4_idle_data variable directly

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Daniel Lezcano <daniel.lezcano@xxxxxxxxxx> writes:

> We are storing the 'omap4_idle_data' in the private data field
> of the cpuidle device. As we are using this variable only in this file,
> that does not really make sense. Let's use the global variable directly
> instead dereferencing pointers in an idle critical loop.

Did you notice a performance impact before this change?   

> Also, that simplfies the code.

possibly, but at the expense of clean abstractions which IMO helps readability.

Unless there is a real performance hit here (which I doubt), I'd prefer
to leave this as is.

Kevin
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