Re: [PATCH v11 2/2] cpufreq: qcom-hw: Add support for QCOM cpufreq HW driver

[Taniya Das <tdas@codeaurora.org>]

Hello Viresh,

On 12/12/2018 10:17 AM, Viresh Kumar wrote:
> On 11-12-18, 19:05, Taniya Das wrote:
>> The design here assumes that there would not be any per-cpu/per-cluster
>> based SW requirement for the HW during frequency transitions, which again
>> makes me think that we would require to re-introduce these structures again
>> in case we have such requirements in near future.
> 
> Firstly, even in such cases we can go ahead with the design we proposed. And I
> am not at all concerned about some hardware which we don't have right now. We
> will see what to do when such hardware comes, maybe reintroduce the structures,
> but that doesn't matter right now.
> 
>> Also I think leaving the structures also helps us debug any boot up issues
>> looking at the ram contents of the per-(cpu/cluster) structures with the
>> contents from the firmware.
> 
> I don't see how debugging would be hard without those structures in place.
> 
>> Hope these above helps us to go ahead with the current SW design.
> 
> Sorry, but I don't see any satisfactory reason on why you shouldn't make the
> suggested changes. We are trying to make your (and any other developer who will
> work on that driver) life simple by simplifying the code. Nothing beyond that :)
> 

Sure, Thanks, will submit the next patch series for your ACK :).

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