Re: [RFC PATCH] PM: Introduce generic DVFS framework with device-specific OPPs

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On Tue, Apr 26, 2011 at 01:54:30PM -0700, Greg KH wrote:
> On Tue, Apr 26, 2011 at 10:45:18PM +0800, Jiejing.Zhang  wrote:

> > I think DVFS here means ???Dynamic voltage and frequency scaling???,?? refering the
> > first google's result:

> Ok, if so, please spell it out.

> Also, don't use 'dvfs' as a prefix in the kernel, too many other people
> will think it is a filesystem.  How about "dynvolt"?

> Or anything else, just no 'fs' in the name otherwise confusion will
> reign.

This really is the standard technical term for this, it's vanishingly
rare for it to be a source of confusion in context.  We should at least
mention the actual term in the documentation even if we invent our own
name for it.
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