Re: [PATCH v2 0/8] RFC: CPU frequency min/max as PM QoS params

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On Thursday, January 19, 2012, Antti P Miettinen wrote:
> "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@xxxxxxx> writes:
> [..]
> > Perhaps we need a new cpufreq governor that would take use PM QoS internally
> > to store requests from different sources, but that would work on a per-CPU
> > basis (not globally) and would provide a new interface for user space?
> >
> > Rafael
> 
> I think it would be nice if the choice of governor could be independent
> of the constraints. Also, implementing the constraints in the cpufreq
> core is easier than in governors.

Well, while it might be easier, the _whole_ _point_ of governors is to make
decisions on the basis of available data.  By introducing an independent
mechanism for that we're bypassing governors in a sense.

Thanks,
Rafael
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