Re: [PATCH 2/2] ARM: EXYNOS: add cpuidle-exynos.max_states kernel parameter

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On 08/30/2013 12:21 PM, Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz wrote:
> Add "cpuidle-exynos.max_states=" parameter to allow user to specify
> the maximum of allowed CPU idle states for ARM EXYNOS cpuidle driver.
> 
> This change is needed because C1 state (AFTR mode) is often not able
> to work properly due to incompatibility with some bootloader versions.
> 
> Usage examples:
> 
> "cpuidle-exynos.max_states=1" disables C1 state (AFTR mode).
> 
> "cpuidle-exynos.max_states=0" disables the driver completely.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz <b.zolnierkie@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Kyungmin Park <kyungmin.park@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Tomasz Figa <t.figa@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Amit Daniel Kachhap <amit.daniel@xxxxxxxxxxx>

There is a max_cstate option for acpi and intel idle. There is also the
cpuidle.off=1 option. As the semantic is the same, I think adding a
common cpuidle option usable for all the drivers is better.

Thanks
  -- Daniel

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