linux/include/acpi/processor.h, branch v2.6.32

ACPI processor: force throttling state when BIOS returns incorrect value

2009-08-27T03:06:53Z

If the BIOS reports an invalid throttling state (which seems to be fairly common after system boot), a reset is done to state T0. Because of a check in acpi_processor_get_throttling_ptc(), the reset never actually gets executed, which results in the error reoccurring on every access of for example /proc/acpi/processor/CPU0/throttling. Add a 'force' option to acpi_processor_set_throttling() to ensure the reset really takes effect. Addresses http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=13389 This patch, together with the next one, fixes a regression introduced in 2.6.30, listed on the regression list. They have been available for 2.5 months now in bugzilla, but have not been picked up, despite various reminders and without any reason given. Google shows that numerous people are hitting this issue. The issue is in itself relatively minor, but the bug in the code is clear. The patches have been in all my kernels and today testing has shown that throttling works correctly with the patches applied when the system overheats (http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=13918#c14). Signed-off-by: Frans Pop Acked-by: Zhang Rui Cc: Len Brown Cc: "Rafael J. Wysocki" Cc: Rusty Russell Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds

ACPI: pdc init related memory leak with physical CPU hotplug

2009-06-20T04:50:52Z

arch_acpi_processor_cleanup_pdc() in x86 and ia64 results in memory allocated for _PDC objects that is never freed and will cause memory leak in case of physical CPU remove and add. Patch fixes the memory leak by freeing the objects soon after _PDC is evaluated. Reported-by: Bjorn Helgaas Signed-off-by: Venkatesh Pallipadi Signed-off-by: Len Brown

ACPI: delete obsolete "bus master activity" proc field

2009-04-22T23:56:09Z

Linux-2.6.29 deleted the legacy ACPI idle handler, leaving the CPU_IDLE handler, which does not track bus master activity. So delete the unused bm_activity field -- it is confusing to print an always zero value. This patch could break programs that parse /proc/acpi/processor/*/power, since it deletes this line from that file: bus master activity: 00000000 http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=13145 is not fixed by this patch, but provoked this patch. Signed-off-by: Len Brown

ACPI: constify VFTs (1/2)

2009-04-04T03:14:40Z

Signed-off-by: Jan Engelhardt Signed-off-by: Len Brown

cpumask: convert shared_cpu_map in acpi_processor* structs to cpumask_var_t

2009-01-03T18:15:40Z

Impact: Reduce memory usage, use new API. This is part of an effort to reduce structure sizes for machines configured with large NR_CPUS. cpumask_t gets replaced by cpumask_var_t, which is either struct cpumask[1] (small NR_CPUS) or struct cpumask * (large NR_CPUS). (Changes to powernow-k* by .) Signed-off-by: Rusty Russell Signed-off-by: Mike Travis Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar

ACPI: change processors from array to per_cpu variable

2008-07-16T21:27:01Z

Change processors from an array sized by NR_CPUS to a per_cpu variable. Signed-off-by: Mike Travis Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton Signed-off-by: Len Brown Signed-off-by: Andi Kleen

proper prototype for acpi_processor_tstate_has_changed()

2008-06-11T23:13:46Z

This patch adds a proper prototype for acpi_processor_tstate_has_changed() in include/acpi/processor.h Signed-off-by: Adrian Bunk Cc: Len Brown Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton Signed-off-by: Len Brown

ACPI, cpuidle: Clarify C-state description in sysfs

2008-02-14T05:09:55Z

Add a new sysfs entry under cpuidle states. desc - can be used by driver to communicate to userspace any specific information about the state. This helps in identifying the exact hardware C-states behind the ACPI C-state definition. Idea is to export this through powertop, which will help to map the C-state reported by powertop to actual hardware C-state. Signed-off-by: Venkatesh Pallipadi Signed-off-by: Len Brown

Merge branches 'release' and 'throttling-domains' into release

2008-02-07T08:30:48Z

Merge branches 'release' and 'menlo' into release

2008-02-07T08:18:04Z

Conflicts: drivers/acpi/video.c Signed-off-by: Len Brown