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From: Sam Ravnborg <sam@ravnborg•org>
To: Len Brown <lenb@kernel•org>
Cc: Stephen Rothwell <sfr@canb•auug.org.au>,
	Len Brown <len.brown@intel•com>,
	linux-next@vger•kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger•kernel.org,
	"David S. Miller" <davem@davemloft•net>,
	sparclinux@vger•kernel.org,
	Linux PM list <linux-pm@vger•kernel.org>
Subject: Re: Should SPARC use cpuidle? (was: linux-next: build failure after merge of the final tree (acpi tree related))
Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2013 20:42:32 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20130212194232.GA15705@merkur.ravnborg.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <511A837B.8020804@kernel.org>

> 
> > Do you btw. have any hints how I can convert to the cpu_idle thing you hinted?
> 
> If you have exactly 1 idle state, then cpuidle isn't that interesting,
> except, perhaps the standard residency counters.  If you have multiple
> states to choose from, cpuidle becomes more valuable.
> 
> There are lots of cpuidle users now, including x86's intel_idle,
> processor_idle, and the entire ARM tree.

I think LEON has only a single power-down state.
The APC stuff I know nothing about :-(

So for now I think I will let it be as it is then.

	Sam

      parent reply	other threads:[~2013-02-12 19:42 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2013-02-11  7:34 linux-next: build failure after merge of the final tree (acpi tree related) Stephen Rothwell
2013-02-11 18:22 ` Bjorn Helgaas
2013-02-11 23:23 ` Len Brown
2013-02-12 17:35   ` Sam Ravnborg
2013-02-12 18:01     ` Should SPARC use cpuidle? (was: linux-next: build failure after merge of the final tree (acpi tree related)) Len Brown
2013-02-12 18:03       ` Should SPARC use cpuidle? Len Brown
2013-02-12 19:36         ` Sam Ravnborg
2013-02-12 19:42       ` Sam Ravnborg [this message]

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