Re: [PATCH] doc: coresight: correct usage for '/dev/cpu_dma_latency'

[Sudeep Holla <sudeep.holla@arm.com>]

On 23/08/17 08:23, Leo Yan wrote:
> In the coresight CPU debug document it suggests to use 'echo' command
> to set latency request to /dev/cpu_dma_latency so can disable all CPU
> idle states, but in fact this doesn't work.
> 
> This is because when the command 'echo' exits, it releases the device
> node's file descriptor and the kernel release function removes the QoS
> constraint; finally when the command 'echo' finished there have no
> constraint imposed on cpu_dma_latency.
> 
> This patch changes to use 'exec' to access '/dev/cpu_dma_latency', the
> command 'exec' can avoid the file descriptor to be closed so we can
> keep the constraint on cpu_dma_latency.
> 
> This patch also corrects the description when set latency = 0uS, in
> this case the idle state0 still can be selected by CPUIdle governor so
> this means on ARM platform the 'WFI' state is still enabled, but all
> other deeper states have been disabled so CPUs will not be powered off.
> 


IMO, we should just refer to cpuidle and PM QoS documents from here so
that any updates or changes in those documents are observed. Having a
copy of the text may result in it getting obsolete.

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Regards,
Sudeep