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diff --git a/Documentation/power/opp.txt b/Documentation/power/opp.txt index b8a907dc0169..a9adad828cdc 100644 --- a/Documentation/power/opp.txt +++ b/Documentation/power/opp.txt @@ -10,8 +10,7 @@ Contents 3. OPP Search Functions 4. OPP Availability Control Functions 5. OPP Data Retrieval Functions -6. Cpufreq Table Generation -7. Data Structures +6. Data Structures 1. Introduction =============== @@ -72,7 +71,6 @@ operations until that OPP could be re-enabled if possible. OPP library facilitates this concept in it's implementation. The following operational functions operate only on available opps: opp_find_freq_{ceil, floor}, dev_pm_opp_get_voltage, dev_pm_opp_get_freq, dev_pm_opp_get_opp_count -and dev_pm_opp_init_cpufreq_table dev_pm_opp_find_freq_exact is meant to be used to find the opp pointer which can then be used for dev_pm_opp_enable/disable functions to make an opp available as required. @@ -96,10 +94,9 @@ using RCU read locks. The opp_find_freq_{exact,ceil,floor}, opp_get_{voltage, freq, opp_count} fall into this category. opp_{add,enable,disable} are updaters which use mutex and implement it's own -RCU locking mechanisms. dev_pm_opp_init_cpufreq_table acts as an updater and uses -mutex to implment RCU updater strategy. These functions should *NOT* be called -under RCU locks and other contexts that prevent blocking functions in RCU or -mutex operations from working. +RCU locking mechanisms. These functions should *NOT* be called under RCU locks +and other contexts that prevent blocking functions in RCU or mutex operations +from working. 2. Initial OPP List Registration ================================ @@ -311,34 +308,7 @@ dev_pm_opp_get_opp_count - Retrieve the number of available opps for a device /* Do other things */ } -6. Cpufreq Table Generation -=========================== -dev_pm_opp_init_cpufreq_table - cpufreq framework typically is initialized with - cpufreq_frequency_table_cpuinfo which is provided with the list of - frequencies that are available for operation. This function provides - a ready to use conversion routine to translate the OPP layer's internal - information about the available frequencies into a format readily - providable to cpufreq. - - WARNING: Do not use this function in interrupt context. - - Example: - soc_pm_init() - { - /* Do things */ - r = dev_pm_opp_init_cpufreq_table(dev, &freq_table); - if (!r) - cpufreq_frequency_table_cpuinfo(policy, freq_table); - /* Do other things */ - } - - NOTE: This function is available only if CONFIG_CPU_FREQ is enabled in - addition to CONFIG_PM as power management feature is required to - dynamically scale voltage and frequency in a system. - -dev_pm_opp_free_cpufreq_table - Free up the table allocated by dev_pm_opp_init_cpufreq_table - -7. Data Structures +6. Data Structures ================== Typically an SoC contains multiple voltage domains which are variable. Each domain is represented by a device pointer. The relationship to OPP can be |